Sokurov, Sergey Anatolyevich

Sergey Sokurov was born on April 9, 1940 in the city of Minusinsk, Krasnoyarsk Territory, into a family of teachers. His ancestors raznochintsy known since the XVII century. Father, a participant in the Great Patriotic War , after its termination moved the family to the Carpathian region, to the place of his garrison service. After graduating from the seven-year plan, Sergey Sokurov studied at the Drohobych Petroleum College with a degree in Geology ^[3] and at the geological department of Lviv State University .

He worked in the Carpathian expeditions on a mass search for oil and gas structures and gold, on the state geological survey; also in design institutes. At the same time engaged in writing work. Total geological experience of 30 years, in positions from geophysical technician to the head of the detachment. He left his work in the specialty during the years of Perestroika and the collapse of the USSR for the sake of public work in his place of residence in Lviv.

During Perestroika, the cultural activities of amateur organizations revived in the country. In 1988-1990 the Russian society of them was founded in Lviv. A. Pushkin ^[4] with the Russian Cultural Center . Sergey Sokurov became the founder and the first head of the organization, the director of the Cultural Center. The Russian-cultural life of the region was concentrated here, as state institutions of Russian culture were closed, the number of schools with the Russian language of instruction was reduced . At the same time, extremists launched warnings, threats, attacks on the Cultural Center, on individual activists. In a confrontation with extremists for the temple of the ROC MP, the writer lost an eye ^[5] . In protest ^[6] against the open actions of extremists in Lviv, S.Sokurov withdrew from the Writers' Union of Ukraine , began to write sharp publications about the situation of Russian citizens of Ukraine, which were published in the newspaper Sovest, founded by his like-minded people, in the post-Soviet periodicals. Many of his polemical articles of the time were later included in the collection “The Motives of the New Ruin”. Upon the expiration of the statutory powers, the leader of the Russian society, Sergei Sokurov, was elevated to the dignity of the Honorary Coordinator ^{[7] of the} organization and approved by its Plenipotentiary Representative ^[8] in the Russian Federation , where he moved to a permanent place of residence.

In 1994, S. Sokurov returned to Russia, settled in the Moscow region. He worked as editor of the Russian Culture without Borders magazine (published by the Russian State Library and the State Association Russia, Moscow), assistant to deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, head of the department of the Vremya newspaper (Shchyolkovo, Moscow Region), consultant Institute for Problems of Diaspora and Integration (Moscow), political observer of JSC "Journal" New Book Review: Book and Time "(Moscow), Head of Publishing and Information Department of the Department of Employees population of the Moscow region. Since 2000, retired. Lives in the city of Reutov, Moscow region with his wife Alvina Nikolaevna, children Alexei and Olga, granddaughters Yulia, Darya and Varvara.

Work in the Library of Ukrainian Literature

From 2007 to 2010 he worked as the main librarian of the Library of Ukrainian Literature in Moscow ^[9] . Sokurov came to the library as an expert on Ukraine, an expert on the Ukrainian language, literature, Russian-Ukrainian relations ^[10] . For a long time, he submitted reports on the reorganization of the library, developed a new concept for the library; however, Sokurov’s proposals went unheeded ^{[10] [11]} . Former library director Natalya Sharina claimed in July 2017 that Sokurov sent to the library “a curator from the relevant structures” ^[12] . According to Sharina, Sokurov came to work once a week for two or three hours, published articles criticizing officials of the Moscow mayor’s office and other authorities ^[12] . However, Sokurov was not touched ^[12] .

Role in the criminal case of N.Sharina

In 2010, Sharina fired Sokurov to downsize ^[12] . According to Sharina, Sokurov told her before leaving: “You will cry again!” ^[12] . Sokurov wrote a statement to the prosecutor's office with a request to inspect Sharina’s actions, noting that, despite his warnings, she was distributing extremist books and conducting various activities, such as meetings in the library with the writer Dmitry Pavlychko ^[12] . According to Sokurov and library visitor Alexander Gnezdilov, a criminal case was initiated ^[12] . According to other information, the municipal deputy of the Moscow district of Yakimanka Dmitry Zakharov turned to law enforcement agencies ^[13] .

Sokurov’s position regarding N. Sharina was as follows: the case should not be brought to court, dismissed from her position as library director as a specialist who did not meet the requirements of a specific cultural institution ^{[10] [14]} . On August 5, 2011, the case was closed due to the absence of corpus delicti ^[12] . However, in January 2015, the case again began to interrogate witnesses ^[12] . In October of the same year, a search was conducted in the library, during which some publications were seized ^[12] . The case was transferred to the court, which sentenced N. Sharin to a suspended sentence ^[12] .

The first publications of S. Sokurov appeared in the periodicals of the USSR in 1968. Since 1988, a member of the Union of Writers of the USSR. Printed on the pages of such publications as “ Izvestia ”, “ Literary Gazette ”, “ Rural Life ”, “ Culture ”, “ Teacher's Newspaper ”, “ Voice of the Motherland ”, “ Young Naturalist ”, “ Chemistry and Life ”, “Book and Time”, “Literaturna Ukraine”, “Moscow and Compatriots”, “ Bratina ”, “ Young Guard ”, “ 2000 ”, and others (555 publications on paper).

In 2009, a collection of selected journalism titled “The Motives of the New Ruin” was published by the patronage of the Government of Moscow, which immediately appeared on the Internet buildings, in part or in full ^[15] . The writer signs his writings “Sergei Sokurov”, works on the Ukrainian theme - “Sergei Sokurov-Velichko”, in memory of one of his ancestors, “the last of the Little Russia chroniclers,” S. V. Velichko ( 1670 - 1728 ) ^[16] . But according to the documentary information, the Ukrainian ancestors of the writer came from the spiritual clan Velichko, who served in the Kherson diocese. The father of his great-grandmother was the priest I. F. Velichko ( 1837 - 1874 ) ^{[17] [18]} .

More than 1000 publications in the Internet editions of Russia, Ukraine, other CIS countries, Western Europe, overseas.

S. Sokurov also works in the genres of fiction and poetry. His name is on the covers of more than 20 books published by various publishing houses in Moscow and Lvov, including the 5-year-book of essays published by the publishing house "Civilization" . They include novels, stories, short stories, essays, essays, historical miniatures and portraits. The fourth edition printed the novel of world history in verses “The Historiade”.

In the winter of 2011/12, the Central Publishing House "Air Transport" released 2 books by Sergei Sokurov - "Living Antiquity" and "The Story of a Cache".

The long-term work on the novel “Romance with Russia”, covering the events of two centuries of national history since 1812 , has been completed. In 2013, he appeared in online publications. A short version of the novel called “The Black Hussar and His Descendants” was published in 2016.

The results of S. Sokurov’s writing work are reflected in the bibliographic yearbook “On the Threshold of the 21st Century” (Moscow, 1997). Most fully - in the essay-interview "Black Poplar on the Jurassic, or Conversations with Sergei Sokurov" (Nikolai Yaremenko, publication of the "Russian Commonwealth" and other organizations, Poltava-Moscow, 2010) ^[19] .

Selected books

• Sokurov S.A. Tethys. Stories . - Lviv: Kamenyar, 1982.

• Sokurov S.A. A sign of pure sun. Novels and stories. . - Lviv: Kamenyar, 1990.

• Sokurov S.A. Mirages of the Fourth Rome. Essay. . - M .: Erebus, 1997.

• Sokurov S.A. Historiada. World history in epic poems. . - M. , 2003.

• Sokurov S.A. Motives of the new Ruins. Publicism. . - M .: MDS and PM, 2009.

• Sokurov S.A. Live old. East miniatures and others. Op. . - M .: TSI "VT", 2011.

• Sokurov S.A. The story of one cache. Novel. . - M .: TSI "VT", 2012.

• Sokurov S.A. Black Hussar and his descendants. - Reutov: AI Naukograd, 2016. - 414 p. - 1000 copies - ISBN 978-5-91325-093-3 .

Periodical Writing

A dozen of the best (in the number of reader's responses) works by S. A. Sokurov, published on paper in different years, include the following:

• Sokurov S.A. The story "What is in my name to you?". - Kiev: the newspaper "Komsomolsk banner", 1968.

• Sokurov S.A. essay "Flows river Lucha." - Izvestia newspaper, №205, 1968.

• Sokurov S.A. the story "After the duel." - Lvivskaya Pravda newspaper, 04/04/1990.

• Sokurov S.A. article "When smerd was equal to Rurikovich." - the newspaper Literary newspaper , 9/10/1991.

• Sokurov S.A. historical miniature "The Book Said to Me". - Journal of the book and time, №2, 1998.

• Sokurov S.A. "Drevlyan Execution". - Moscow: Bratina Almanac, Issue 3, 2003.

• Sokurov S.A. article "Attempt on the first printer." - Book newspaper, № 7/8, 2003.

• Sokurov S.A. Historical miniature "Ocean sails of Russia". - Soyuznaya Gazeta, No. 12, 2003.

• Sokurov S.A. historical miniature "Revenge in Russian." - Soyuznaya Gazeta, No. 8, 2004.

• Sokurov S.A. Prologue to the novel "Bylina and were the tree Kor". - Book newspaper, № 11, 2008.

• Sokurov S.A. essay "Dear Guest" ("Slanderer of Russia"). - Kiev: 2000 (newspaper) , No. 11, November, 2010.

• Sokurov S.A. article "General-Character". - Young Guard , № 5-6, 2012.

Writing in online editions

Novels and novels

• Sokurov S.A. Romance with Russia .

• Sokurov S.A. The novel in the verses of the Historias .

• Sokurov S.A. Island Sanarov .

• Sokurov S.A. Swan Lake, from Theodore’s novel .

• Sokurov S.A. "The Mystery of a Manuscript", the story .

Stories

• Sokurov S.A. Christmas tale .

• Sokurov S.A. Raven

• Sokurov S.A. Dr. Weisberg .

Essay

• Sokurov S.A. About democracy .

• Sokurov S.A. The adventures of Pushkin in Galicia .

• Sokurov S.A. Earth doctor .

Articles

• Sokurov S.A. Our May .

• Sokurov S.A. Kill Moskal in Gogol .

• Sokurov S.A. Their nobility Taras Grygorovych .

Poems

• Sokurov S.A. Crimean motive .

Comments on S. Sokurov's literary activity appeared almost immediately after the first publications in the Izvestia newspaper in 1969. The editors of this central publication at that time named them among the best for the first half of the year and noted the prize of the all-union competition (Izvestia, No. 305, 30.12. 1969).

Later, writer Arkady Strugatsky noted in the works of the Lviv writer he read “psychological authenticity of images”, “masterfully described landscapes”, “a good sense of color”, and other “artistic merit” of works that are “complemented by cognitive merits”.

Professor V. K. Volkov (D.Sc. Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Director of the Institute of Slavonic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences) responded to the publication of the Historiad: “The book of S. A. Sokurov has no analogues in fiction, not to mention scientific. This novelty immediately captivates the reader. The author has set himself a seemingly very heavy task - to display the history of mankind in a poetic form ... He coped with the task set ... The poetic form gives the author both the right and the opportunity to create memorable images, reflect on historical and philosophical themes ... map the historical process into capacious and memorable sections, with respect to historical science ... Before the reader are the names and brief characteristics of the most important persons, as well as events, resurrecting the spirit of the time. "

The review of “Roman with Russia” provides a selection of responses to the works of S. Sokurov published on the Internet. The historian Sergei Nefyodov puts S. Sokurov's artistic prose on a par with the works of Stefan Zweig (letter from S. Nefyodov, 12/25/2006. Ekaterinburg. Archive of S. Sokurov). The scientist and publisher ( MGIMO ) Anatoly Samarin writes: “With great delight, I read and published your diptych about Fedorov . From him - delighted. It is written for centuries! ” Many recognize the author's "mind, poetry and realism, irony and sophistication" ^[20] .

• 1969 - the second prize at the Contest of the Izvestia newspaper (Izvestia, No. 305, December 30, 1969);
• 1987 - the third prize at the Rural Life newspaper competition (Rural Life, December 29, 1987, publication number 285, December 12, 1987).
• 1999 - awarded the silver Pushkin medal with entry in the Honorary Register of Trustees of the International Fund of the 200th Anniversary of Pushkin ^[21] (now the International Pushkin Fund "Classic") - "For a great contribution to the implementation of programs supporting the national culture" (Testimony, 1999, Pushkin House, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences N. N. Skatov. Information on the award in the newspaper "Podmoskovnie Izvestia", No. 153, August 24, 1999)
• 1999 - Diploma of the Congress of the Russian Communities of Western Ukraine and the Russian Society to them. A.Pushkina - "For active participation in the creation of the museum of A.S. Pushkin in Lviv.
• 2003 - awarded the diploma of Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine Vladimir - “For the Preservation of Orthodox Spirituality and Culture”
• 2004 - awarded the Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh , 3rd degree of the Russian Orthodox Church - “In Attention to the Works” ( Patriarch Alexy II ) (Information about the award in the newspaper for compatriots Russkaya Pravda, Kiev, No. 24, December 2004).
• 2008 - awarded the Medal of Honor for Contribution to the Rally of the Russian World by the International Council of Russian Compatriots (Beat No. 20) ^[22] ..
• 2009 - Honorary Badge of the Russian Society. A. Pushkin No. 1 was awarded to the founder of this public organization and its first leader, and now Honorary Coordinator Sergey Anatolyevich Sokurov ^[23]
• 2010 - Diploma of the Government and the Moscow Union of Journalists for a series of materials in print and electronic media in support of Russian compatriots living abroad and the Russian language in the post-Soviet space ^[24] .
• 2010 - Diploma and medal of the Moscow city organization of the Writers' Union of Russia - “For faithful service to Russian literature” ^[25] .

• 2013 - Silver Medal of the Pushkin House (IRL, Academy of Sciences of Russia, St. Petersburg)

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  Reviewed by SA Nefedov (with personal signature) on the book by Sergei Sokurov "Historiad"

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  1st page of A. Strugatsky’s recommendation for S. Sokurov’s admission to the Union of Writers of the USSR

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  2nd page of A. Strugatsky’s recommendation (with personal signature) for admission of S. Sokurov to the members of the Union of Writers of the USSR

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  1st page of the review VK Volkov on Sergei Sokurov's book "Historiad"

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  2nd page of the review (with personal signature) V.K. Volkov on Sergei Sokurov's book "Historiad"