Kazakova, Rimma Fedorovna

Rimma (Remo) Kazakova was born on January 27, 1932 in Sevastopol. Her father, Fyodor Lazarevich Kazakov (1899-1967), was a soldier, and her mother, Sofya Alexandrovna Shulman, worked as a secretary-typist. The name given by the parents means “Revolution, Electrification, World October.” At 20, she took the name of Rimma ^[1] .

Kazakov spent her early childhood in Belarus , and her school years in Leningrad . She graduated from the History Department of Leningrad State University .

For seven years she lived in the Far East in Khabarovsk . She worked as a lecturer, teacher, in a newspaper, at a film studio.

The first poems of Kazakova, who belonged to the generation of the sixties along with Yevtushenko , Okudzhava , Voznesensky , Akhmadulina , Rozhdestvensky , Kashezheva , were published in 1955 , and already in 1958 the first collection of her poems “Meet me in the East” was published.

In 1959, Kazakova was admitted to the Union of Writers of the USSR .

In 1964 she graduated from higher literary courses at the Writers' Union .

In 1976 - 1981 - Secretary of the Board of the Writers' Union. Since 1977, she was a member of the CPSU .

In 1999, she was elected first secretary of the Moscow Writers Union , which she was until the end of her life.

Rimma Kazakova - the author of numerous collections of poems, was also involved in translations from the languages ​​of the countries of near and far abroad. Millions of Russians, Rimma Kazakova, is known as the author of verses for the popular songs “You Love Me” (composer Igor Krutoy , performer Alexander Serov ), Madonna (composer I. Krutoy , performer Alexander Serov ), and My Beloved (composer - Alexandra Pakhmutova , performer - Maya Kristalinskaya ) and others.

The lyrics of Kazakova are rich in images, and are distinguished by their thoroughness in selecting words. Her sensitivity to human suffering has its origins in military childhood, in the experience of harsh life in the Far East. Her work is determined characteristic of the late 50s. the search for human decency and the rejection of pathos and propaganda. Often this is philosophical lyrics, in which at the end of the poem the symbolism of nature is revealed; Kazakova’s love lyrics are distinguished by tender penetration. The word - especially in its early verses - serves to express the experience and is chosen with a great sense of responsibility. Some of Kazakova’s later poems are narrative, less saturated. Sometimes Kazakova has unusual metaphors that are too contrasting with respect to the context, but her poems are always dictated by a serious feeling.

- Wolfgang Cossack

Rimma Kazakova died on May 19, 2008, at the 77th year of her life in the sanatorium of the village of Yudino . The cause of death was acute heart failure. Rimma Kazakova was buried on May 22, 2008 at the Vagankovsky cemetery in Moscow .

She was a civic activist with a pronounced liberal position. In October 1993, she signed the 42-letter , in 2000 she was one of the authors of the letter against the return of the Stalinist anthem . She took an active part in the publication of the newspaper “ Informsprostranstvo ”, actively collaborated ^{[2] [3] [4]} with the public organization “Unity”, the president of which was the well-known criminal authority Vladimir Podatev ^[5] , the organization “Unity” was a sponsor of some books by Rimma Kazakova ^[6] , and Rimma Kazakova was co-chair of Unity. In the lawsuit on the defense of honor and dignity of the chairman of the Khabarovsk public organization "Unity" Vladimir Podatev to the newspaper "Izvestia", the famous poetess Rimma Kazakova also took an active part:

The publication hit Poodle for life, and he decided to sue the newspaper. It is curious that Podatev did not dispute the fact that he “held a common fund”, or that he was convicted of “robbery and gang rape”. The plaintiff sought to refute other information provided by the newspaper, for example, that he was convicted “for theft” (actually for hooliganism), that he was “criminal authority” or that he was “criminal on horseback”. Poodle also demanded to refute the information that “Unity” (co-source) is a mafia structure. It is curious that the statement of claim was supported by the famous poetess Rimma Kazakova, whose collection of poems was published at the expense of his organization. By the way, the poetess grateful to him agreed to become co-chair of Unity, which was supposed to enhance the prestige of this society. ^[7]

• Spouse - writer and writer George Radov .
  • Son - writer Egor Radov ,
  • sister-in-law (until 1986): rock singer and poetess Anna Gerasimova (Umka ).
    • Grandchildren - writer Alexei Radov, Maria Radova.

• The Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV degree ( January 27, 2007 ) - for great merits in the field of literature and fruitful educational activities ^[8] .
• The Order of the Red Banner of Labor ( November 16, 1984 ) - for services to the development of Soviet literature and in connection with the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Union of Writers of the USSR ^[9] .
• The Order of Friendship of Peoples ( November 14, 1980 ) - for the great work on the preparation and holding of the Games of the XXII Olympic Games ^[10] .
• medal “In memory of the 850th anniversary of Moscow” (1997).
• medal "In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" ( 1970 ).
• medal “For the construction of the Baikal-Amur Railway” .
• Order of Cyril and Methodius I degree (Bulgaria) ( 1981 ).
• Golden Calf Award of Literary Newspaper ( Club of 12 Chairs ) (1981).
• commemorative medal "The Great Russian writer Nobel Prize laureate M. A. Sholokhov 1905-2005"
• Honored Worker of Culture of Uzbekistan and Karakalpakstan ( 1981 )
• S. Borodin Prize of the Union of Writers of Uzbekistan ( 1981 )

In July 2008, to encourage young poets under the age of 35, a literary prize named after Rimma Kazakova “The Beginning” was established. The award ceremony will be held on the day of the poet's death on May 19. The regulation on the prize does not imply its annual presentation, according to the organizers, it will be awarded if there are “worthy candidates and money”. The first prize was awarded on May 19, 2009 to the poetess Natalya Polyakova “for the bright start of her career” ^[11] .

• Cossack V. Lexicon of Russian literature of the XX century = Lexikon der russischen Literatur ab 1917 / [trans. with him.]. - M .: RIC "Culture", 1996. - XVIII, 491, [1] p. - 5,000 copies. - ISBN 5-8334-0019-8 .

• Rimma Kazakova in the " Journal Hall "
• Interview for the radio "Echo of Moscow"
• Interview and photo by Rimma Kazakova
• Nikolai Starshinov "The restlessness of the soul." The Horizon Magazine (No. 3, 1983)