In the middle of the last century, the whole world, including the Soviet Union, experienced a poetic boom. Poems were read and written. Bella Akhmadulina was at the forefront of this mainstream. People gathered in stadiums to listen to their favorite poet.
Childhood and youth
Bella Akhmadulina's works differ significantly in thematic orientation from the poetry of her contemporaries. The poetess, as it were, avoided politics. Although in reality it was not always possible to stay on the sidelines. The works created by Akhmadulina are distinguished by their intimacy and a subtle understanding of the inner world of a person. At the same time, she demonstrated adherence to principles in her assessments and a clear civil position. Critics at one time noted that such character traits and demeanors are more often characteristic of representatives of the male part of the population.
The future poetess was born on April 10, 1937 in a family of Soviet employees. Parents at that time lived in Moscow. My father worked in the Komsomol and party bodies. Mother served as a translator in the state security agencies. In childhood, the girl spent most of her time with her grandmother. At birth, when a name was chosen for the child, she offered to name the baby Isabella. The granddaughter learned her grandmother's lessons and instructions with great attention. Together they read not only folk tales, but also the works of the classics of Russian literature.
Creative way
When the war began, his father went to the front, and little Bella was evacuated to Kazan. The second grandmother lived here. In 1944, the girl returned home and went to school. Akhmadulina was not distinguished by her diligence in her studies. She often skipped lessons. Most of all she liked the lessons of the Russian language and literature. Bella stood out among her peers for her erudition and general erudition. She began to compose words in rhyming lines early. When Akhmadulina turned 18, the magazine "October" published the first collection of her poems.
After graduating from school, Akhmadulina tried to enter the Faculty of Journalism at Moscow State University, but did not pass the competition. Not particularly upset, she became a student at the Literary Institute a year later. In her third year, she was expelled because she, one of the few, refused to support the persecution of the famous poet Boris Pasternak. Resolute Bella left for the distant Siberian city of Irkutsk, where she worked for a whole year in a local newspaper. Life "in the depths of Siberian ores" only hardened the character of Akhmadulina. She returned to Moscow as an accomplished poet.
Recognition and privacy
In the early 60s, the name of Bella Akhmadulina was always mentioned among the outstanding Soviet poets. In 1962, the first collection of poems of the poetess entitled "The String" was published. She works hard and performs. For her great contribution to the development of Russian literature, the poetess was awarded the Orders of Friendship of Peoples and For Services to the Fatherland.
Bella Akhmadulina's personal life was uneven. The first time she married a colleague in the shop Yevgeny Yevtushenko. After three years, the couple broke up. And only on the fourth attempt, she found a family home together with the decorator Boris Messerer. The poetess died after a serious long illness in the fall of 2010.
