Kolychev, Nikolai Vladimirovich

Nikolai Vladimirovich Kolychev was born in 1959 in the city of Murmansk ^[1] .

Mother - Apollinaria Petrovna Kolycheva, medical worker, head of the kindergarten, cosmetologist. Father - Vladimir Nikolaevich Kolychev, shipping company engineer ^[2] .

He studied at the Leningrad Arctic School (1975-1977) ^[1] , but was expelled for lack of discipline.

He served in the army as an instructor of the training unit ^[3] .

He lived in Murmansk, Kandalaksha, the village of Luvenga, the village of Kolvitsa, Murmansk region, studied farming in Norway ^[4] .

He worked as a driver, storekeeper, distributor, head of amateur performances, a locksmith, a farmer (1989-1998), a journalist, a fireman ^[1] .

He began to engage in literary activity after returning from the army. It has been published in periodicals and poetry collections since 1982 ^[1] . The first collection of poems “Flowers and People” was published by the Murmansk Book Publishing House in 1987 ^[1] .

Member of the Union of Writers of the USSR (1990), member of the Union of Writers of Russia (1991) ^[1] .

Laureate of the Great Literary Prize of Russia (2009) ^[1] , “Ladoga” Prize named after A. Prokofiev (2005) ^[1] , the prize "Inescapable Helicopter" named after N. Tryapkina (2007) ^[5] , reader's sympathy prize “Open Book” ^[6] as the most widely read poet of the Murmansk region, etc.

Prizewinner of the International Poetry Competition of the International Pushkin Society (New York), dedicated to the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg (2003) ^[7] .

Graduate of the Moscow International Poetry Competition “Golden Pen” (twice) ^[8] .

Laureate of the Interregional Song and Poetry Festival “Silver Psalter” (2005, Dubna) ^[9] .

He was a scholar of the Peace Fund and the Literary Fund of the Union of Writers of Russia ^{[10] [11]} .

He was awarded the Commemorative Medal "The Great Russian Writer, Nobel Prize Laureate M. A. Sholokhov 1905-2005" for humanism and the ministry of Russia (2004); commemorative medal "In commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the formation of the USSR" (2012); commemorative medal “200th anniversary of M. Yu. Lermontov ” (2014); commemorative medal named after Nikolai Rubtsov (2017); the badge of honor “For Merit to the City of Kandalaksha” (2014) ^[12] .

He took part in the revival of the Day of Slavic writing and culture in the USSR ^[13] .

Composed and performed songs on his poems.

Since 1998 he lived in Murmansk.

Died of a stroke in Kandalaksha on June 6, 2017.

Nikolay Kolychev was buried in the City cemetery of Murmansk, in sector No. 44. In Kandalaksha, he was asked to erect a monument on one of the central streets.

The very first poetic publications of Nikolai Kolychev, which appeared in periodicals (1982), aroused the interest of specialists. ^{[14] [15]} .

Between the first poetry collection “Flowers and People”, published in the cassette “The First Book of Poems” (1987) and the second “Learning to Be Sad and Smile” (1990), a number of publications in the thick magazines “Neva”, “Sever”, and the almanac “Followed” Poetry". The poet received his first big fee for publishing in the Youth Calendar (Politizdat) ^[16] .

The heyday of the poetic talent of Nikolai Kolychev came during the period of perestroika and the 90s of the 20th century. In 1993, the third book of poetry, The Ringer's Pupil, was published, which for many years became a landmark for the poet's work. In 1995, it was reprinted in a bilingual (Russian-Finnish) version, which caused rave reviews from the poet's Finnish colleagues. The collection included poems of the farmer’s period of life and work of Nikolai Kolychev, and reflected the poet’s pain for the destruction of Russia and the village, the human person, the soul. The peasant theme, the troubles of the Russian village of the perestroika and post-perestroika periods, are also devoted to the emotionally rich essay “How I was a peasant in Russia and Norway” ^[17] .

The work of Nikolai Kolychev can conditionally be divided into two periods. The first (until 2012) - following the best traditions of classical Russian poetry. In the second period (since 2013) - the search for new poetic forms. Vrubel notes are added to Kolychev’s poetry - sharp, somewhat torn. The poems of the second period carry a powerful emotional charge, however, literary critics note the excessive journalistic nature of the poetry of Nikolai Kolychev in the late period ^{[18] [19]} .

The poet also wrote for children of different ages. (Poetic collections “Murmansk Manchanka”, “Murmansk Steps”, “Clubfoot Boots,“ Children's Poems ” ^[10] , the fairy tale story“ Nufotsey Bach ” ^[20] .

The musicality of N. Kolychev’s poems contributed to the fact that many of them became songs and are performed by professional and amateur singers. N. Kolychev is the author of the song that became the anthem of Kandalaksha ^[21] .

Nikolai Kolychev is the author of the historical novel Theodoret ^[22] , dedicated to the holy Russian North Theodorit Kola, the humorous story “Tomorrow we fly out!” ^[23] , stories and journalistic essays, an unfinished play about the holy Russian North Tryphon Pechenga ^[24] .

Nikolai Kolychev - compiler of a number of poetry collections ^[25] .

The poet proved himself to be interesting as a translator. He made poetic translations of Serbian, Udmurt, Kazakh languages ​​by interlinear. In 2011, a book of poetic translations from the Finnish language was published ^{[26] [27]} .

In recent years, he worked in collaboration with the honored artist of Russia Anatoly Sergienko .

• Flowers and people ^[28]
• Learning to be sad and smile ^[29]
• Ringer's pupil ^[30]
• Ringer's pupil. Russian-Finnish edition ^[31] .
• And again the snow is piling ... ^[32]
• Visibly ^[33]
• Children's Poems ^[34]
• Clubfoot Boots ^[35]
• Poets fall into the sky ... ^[36]
• You love me, love me ... ^[37]
• Everyone has an initial Russia ^[38]
• Harmony of Controversy ^[39]
• Murmansk Munchanka ^[40]
• Murmansk Steps (2008) ^[41]
• Where are you going? ^[42]
• I will survive ^[43]
• Ugly ^[44]
• Coming Spring ^[45]
• Nufotsey Bach ^[46]

Editor and participant of collections:

• Spiritual Poetry of the North: Murmansk Anthology (2000)
• North at Heart Level (2004)

Published in collections (except for the above):

• Bratina. Vol. 4. - M., 2004.
• Be a man, man! - Murmansk: MGYUB, 1997.
• Living North breathing. - Mrmansk: North, 2000.
• Here the roads begin. - Arkhangelsk: Barents publisher, - 2001.
• Murmansk, hello! - Murmansk: MGYUB, 2011.
• On top of the Kola land. - Apatity: Book Publishing House, 2006.
• About our glorious monuments ... Poems about the monuments of Murmansk. - Murmansk: MGYUB, 2013.
• The word light in the Arctic: an anthology of Murman literature. - Murmansk: North, 2008.
• Bullfinches. - Petrozavodsk: Northern Lights, 2013.
• My fate is Olenegorsk. - Murmansk, 2014.
• Generous Russia with the word spring. - Murmansk: Opimakh, 2012.
• I love my Arctic ... Poetic photo album - M.: Red Proletarian, 2006 and others.

Translations :

• Hyunyunen M. Nameless island of stones: Poems / Art. per. with fin. N.V. Kolycheva. Murmansk: Dobrokhot, 2011.