A Soviet poet, writer and public figure, Konstantin Simonov lived in an era of glorious accomplishments. This man can rightfully be called the grateful son of his country. The country that will remain an example for future generations in the history of human civilization.
Starting conditions
Astrologers claim that a person's life path is determined by distant and dispassionate luminaries in heaven. Kirill Mikhailovich Simonov was born on November 28, 1915 in the family of a Russian general. Father at that moment was at the front. Mother, Alexandra Obolenskaya, lived in Petrograd. The boy never managed to see his father, who soon died a heroic death in battle. After a short time, the mother, together with little Cyril, moved to relatives in Ryazan. In a new place, she married a military specialist Alexander Ivanishev for the second time.
As a child, Simonov could not pronounce the letter "l". And therefore he did not like to give his name. Then the parents began to call their son Constantine. Childhood and adolescence of the future writer passed in constant travel. The stepfather was transferred from one garrison to another, and the boy learned from his own experience all the hardships of military service. After graduating from seven classes of a comprehensive school, Simonov entered a factory school and received the specialty of a turner. He was accepted into the friendly team of the Saratov Metal Plant.
Creative activity
Already in his school years, the future poet read a lot and tried to engage in literary creativity. Over time, this hobby grew into a habit. In the early 30s, the family moved to Moscow. Here Simonov continued to work at the Krasny Proletary plant and entered the correspondence department of the Literary Institute. In 1936, a selection of his poems appeared on the pages of the magazines "New World" and "Znamya". Three years later, when hostilities began in Mongolia on the Khalkhin-Gol River, he was sent there as a special correspondent for the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper.
In 1940, Simonov's play "The Story of One Love" was staged at the Moscow theater "Lenkom". A year later, the audience saw another production - "A guy from our city". When the war broke out, Simonov was drafted into the army and sent to the editorial office of the army newspaper "Battle Banner". For four long years in the war, Konstantin Mikhailovich fulfilled the tasks set by the editor-in-chief of the newspaper. The meaning of the work of the war correspondent Simonov outlined in short lines of the poem - from Moscow to Brest, there is no place where we wander in the dust.
Recognition and privacy
The poem "Wait for me" has become the poet's calling card. Soldiers at the front memorized it. They rewrote these lines and sent them home in letters. In the post-war period, the writer published several books, including the novel "The Living and the Dead", which was used as a multi-part film.
Simonov was awarded the honorary title of Hero of Socialist Labor. The writer is a multiple winner of the Stalin Prize. He was awarded the Orders of Lenin, the Red Banner of the Battle, and many medals.
The writer's personal life was dramatic. He entered into legal marriage three times. Konstantin Mikhailovich Simonov passed away in August 1979.
