Alexander Alexandrovich Fedorov-Davydov ( 1875 - 1936 ) - children's writer, editor, publisher, translator.
| Alexander Alexandrovich Fedorov-Davydov | |
|---|---|
| Aliases | A. Fede, F.D., Weaver Basis, A. Ishimov, P. Lesnoy and others. |
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| Date of death | |
| Occupation | prose writer , poet |
| Language of Works | Russian |
Biography
Born in the family of a teacher. The first children's book Winter Twilight was published in 1895. Fedorov-Davydov wrote 125 books for children and many notes, articles, essays. He translated the tales of Grimm ( 1900 ), Andersen ( 1907 ), in 1908 he released a collection of Russian folk tales.
He was popular in the 1900s . He was the editor and publisher of children's magazines: “Spark” (the first magazine for kids 4-8 years old), “Guiding Light”, “Affair and Fun”, which propagated liberal-humanistic ideas about “creating human happiness in the principles of love, work and self-sacrifice for the good of others. " Despite the extreme vagueness and moderation of this program, it was advanced in comparison with the official children's literature, which introduced the ideas of Orthodoxy, false patriotism and autocracy. Magazines edited by Fedorov-Davydov favorably differed from such "well-meaning" monotonous sugary magazines as " Sincere Word ," Children's Friend "and others. The journals of Fedorov-Davydov included: Mamin-Sibiryak , Nemirovich-Danchenko , Zasodimsky , Stanyukov , Chekhov , Barantsevich and the best for that time children's writers. A lot of space was given to natural history material.
In addition to works for young children, he wrote popular books on history and various branches of knowledge, the most famous of which is the essay Crusades (1905), decorated with engravings by Gustave Dore .
In 1918 - 1923 - head of the publishing house "Firefly".
As a writer, Fedorov-Davydov, although he was popular, did not create such a work that would remain in children's literature. His works are usually riddled with humor and are distinguished by an entertaining plot. Excessive didacticism spoils even his most successful things.
After the October Revolution, Fedorov-Davydov wrote up to 40 books for kids, collaborated in the magazine Murzilka . His best post-revolutionary work - " Prank-Prank Pranks ."
In recent years, Fedorov-Davydov has somewhat departed from literature.
His grandson is German Alekseevich Fedorov-Davydov (1931–2000), a Soviet historian and archaeologist, doctor of historical sciences, professor of Moscow State University .
He was buried at Vvedensky cemetery .
Interesting Facts
According to other sources, the writer was born in 1873 .
See also
- Fedorov-Davydov, Alexey Alexandrovich
The article is based on the materials of the Literary Encyclopedia of 1929-1939 .