Russia is not only an immense expanse andrich subsoil, it is also the birthplace of world literature. It was here, on Russian soil, that great poets lived and worked, the works of which, after decades, are read, translated into many languages and became an invaluable asset of descendants. One of these poets is Pavel Vasilyev.
First Steps to Poetry
Pavel Vasiliev was born in Kazakhstan, in the city ofbeautiful name Zaisan. The poet's birthday was a windy day on December 25, 1910. Paul's parents are the simplest people with an average income. My father was engaged in teaching mathematics. The love of literature was imparted to the poet by his mother. However, the grandfather and grandmother also played an important role in the formation of the grandson's personality. Pavel Vasiliev enjoyed listening to the stories he composed every evening. Such an interest in knowledge contributed to the fact that already at the age of 10 he began to get involved in poetry and tried to write himself.
Student years of Pavel Vasilyev
In 1926 Paul received a secondary education inPavlodar. Good study and a desire to learn allowed the future poet to enter Vladivostok University. Serious pursuits contributed to the success in studying Japanese literature. Young talents were noticed, and in October, 1926, the editors of Vladivostok University published his first poem "October." The newspaper in which it was printed, was called "Red young". To get to the pages of such a publication meant recognition of merit, and every reader did not doubt: Pavel Vasiliev - a poet. The biography of the writer is rich and includes a number of various events.
Pavel Vasiliev: biography against the background of the country's formation
Life situations in which Vasilyev had toto visit, were not easy. In 1927-1929, Pavel Vasiliev lived in Novosibirsk, Omsk and many other cities. He began to devote a great time traveling to Siberia. In order to feed himself, Paul had to work very much, while he mastered a variety of professions - from the worker in the gold mines to the steering fishing boat. Heavy was not only the financial condition of the poet. He experienced a real literary crisis, because in those years no one of his works was published. Various life situations could not break the true vocation of this man. He did not give up, because he always knew about himself: Pavel Vasilyev is a poet. Biography is supplemented by years of successful education in literary courses in Moscow, which were considered prestigious among beginners.
Literary ascent
In 1929 the recognition came. Pavel Vasilyev began to publish many magazines of the capital. Suddenly, the need for a large amount of material has increased, so Vasiliev diligently writes a lot. The result of painstaking work by the end of 1930 was the poem "The Song of the Cossack Host". The work turned out to be very voluminous, so the newspaper publications printed only a few excerpts. The whole poem was published only in 1932 by the magazine Novy Mir.
The arrest of Pavel Vasiliev
Publications brought the author fame. At the peak of his youth Pavel Vasiliev became popular. The poet's biography was overshadowed by political events of that time. In 1932, Paul, along with his fellow poets, was arrested for several months. They were accused of participating in the banned group of writers "Sibiryaki." The participants in this meeting were considered counter-revolutionaries. Paul Vasiliev's cellmates were: Evgeni Zabelin, Leonid Martynov, Sergei Markov. Pavel's friends were convicted for three years, and the city of Arkhangelsk became the place of their exile. Paul received a suspended sentence.
Vasiliev Pavel Nikolaevich. Biography of tragic fate
1935 was the most fruitful year in lifeVasilyev Pavel Nikolayevich. The biography of the poet is full of dramatic events. Among them was the place and betrayal of friends. The poet's success provoked hatred and envy. Many of the poet's "friends" wrote letters to the editorial office asking them not to print Vasiliev, giving various implausible arguments. The editorial offices stopped cooperating with him. The outcome of this tense situation was a fight, initiated by the employees of the editorial staff of "Komsomolskaya Pravda". Pavel Vasiliev was arrested and imprisoned for a year. In 1936 he was released. However, anticipating that this is not for long, Paul wrote one of his best poems - "Farewell to Friends." This work carries with it all the pain of the soul and regret that he will not be able to see people who are dear to him.
The Way of the Poet
In 1937 Pavel Vasilyev was arrestedemployees of the NKVD. This time, the reason for detention was the suspicion of organizing a terrorist act directed against Stalin. And Pavel Vasiliev was assigned the role of performer. The place of the last refuge of the poet was Lefortovo prison. After the interrogations, his beautiful signature grew worse, the letters lost their legibility, and at the end they turned into one continuous line. He was exhausted by the most brutal torture, with a broken spine, almost blind, and was brought to the courtroom. The verdict was read out on July 15, 1937. Pavel Vasiliev was only 27 years old when he was declared an enemy of the people and sentenced to be shot. The meeting lasted no more than 20 minutes, after which the verdict was carried out.
The young and talented poet fell to the lotmany tests. Unfortunately, he did not even have his own grave. For a long time the place of burial of the poet was unknown. Only in the 80's it was possible to restore the picture of events of that time and to find the last refuge of the poet. It was the mass grave No. 1 of the Don cemetery with unclaimed ashes. The 30s were the most difficult for the whole country. Every famous writer was subjected to repression. Pavel Vasiliev did not become an exception, the biography is short, because the life's path turned out to be only 27 years old. About the life of the poet tell talented works, which he left behind.
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