Vasily Mikhailovich Chichkov (July 11, 1925 - October 30, 1985) - Russian Soviet writer, member of the Union of Writers of the USSR (1964), journalist.
| Vasily Mikhailovich Chichkov | |
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| Date of Birth | July 11, 1925 |
| Place of Birth | Moscow |
| Date of death | October 30, 1985 (aged 60) |
| Place of death | Moscow |
| Citizenship |  the USSR |
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At the age of 17, being the front commander of the artillery platoon of the BM-13 Katyusha division, he was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Battle .
After the war, he was an international journalist, correspondent for the Pravda newspaper in Latin America, and deputy editor-in-chief of Vokrug Sveta magazine. In 1981-1985, he was the editor-in-chief of the literary and artistic almanac " Contemporary Drama ".
Two works of the writer were filmed: " This strange Russian " and " These naughty sons ."
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Biography
Born July 11, 1925 in the city of Moscow.
With the outbreak of World War II , Chichkov, who in July 1941 was only 16 years old, having changed his birth year to 1923, entered the First Moscow Art Special School.
Since the fall of 1942, on the Voronezh Front - lieutenant, intelligence chief of 389 separate guards mortar division of the 97th guards mortar regiment ( rocket artillery regiment , which was armed with 36 BM-13 Katyusha units, from September 12, 1942 as part of the 40th army ) .
At seventeen he was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of War:
Comrade Chichkov was given the task of exploring the exact location of enemy units. On September 22, 1942, the Guard, Lieutenant V. Chichkov, discovered an accumulation of enemy infantry, and on his initiative and given the coordinates, a volley was given. As a result, infantry and two enemy tanks were destroyed before the company. As head of intelligence, he accurately adjusted the fire of his division. As a result of the volleys of 09/22/1942 at 11:45, 12:20, 16:15, 16:30 on the account there are 4 wrecked tanks and destroyed near the enemy infantry battalion.
- from the award sheet to the Order of the Red Banner, dated September 22, 1942
In October 1942, in the battles near Voronezh on the Chizhov bridgehead he was seriously wounded, after being cured in a hospital in 1943 he returned to duty.
He met the victory in Stettin with the rank of senior lieutenant. He was also awarded the Order of the Patriotic War I degree (1985).
Journalist
After the war he entered MGIMO , which he graduated in 1952.
He worked as a literary officer, and then as a special correspondent for the newspaper Pravda in Latin America.
When the Cuban revolution won the revolution in Cuba, Vasily Chichkov was the first Soviet correspondent to fly to Havana, met with Fidel Castro and Che Guevara .
In 1958, the first book, Under the Constellation of the Southern Cross, was published. In 1964 he was admitted to the USSR Writers Union .
He worked as deputy chief editor of the magazine " Around the World ".
In 1981-1985, he was the chief editor of the literary and artistic almanac " Contemporary Drama ".
He died on October 30, 1985.
Creativity
... And another quality attracts the reader to the books of Vasily Chichkov. His heroes in all circumstances, even in the most difficult, do not disappear optimism, a bold look into the future. The writer draws a bright, selfless image of the Soviet man, a life-affirming image and calling for itself.
Author of books about South America: “Under the Constellation of the Southern Cross”, “Dawn over Cuba”, “Pepe is a Little Cuban”, “Rebellious Earth”, “Mexican Tales”, “Chasing Mexico,” “Secret of the Sacred Well” (about search for treasures of the Mayan people) and others.
The autobiographical documentary novels “Three in a hurry to war”, “Peace never dreamed of”, and others are devoted to the military theme.
The author of the plays “This Strange Russian”, “Unfinished Dialogue”, “Boys from Havana” (according to the novel “Pepe is a Little Cuban”), “These Naughty Sons” (based on the novel of the same name), “Confession of the Commissar”, “A Guest at Home” ".
Screenwriter
Documentaries:
- 1967 - Mexico, born of centuries (documentary)
- 1970 - Difficult starts in Mexico City (documentary about the 68 Olympics in Mexico City , awarded the Gold Medal at the Riga Film Festival in 1970)
Art films:
- 1976 - These naughty sons are based on the story of the same name by V. Chichkov.
- 1985 - Contract of the Century - together with E. Volodarsky .
- 1985 - This strange Russian - based on the play of the same name by V. Chichkov, a television performance staged by the Moscow Theater named after M. N. Ermolova .
Bibliography
- Under the constellation of the Southern Cross (In South America) - Moscow: Detgiz, 1958. - 167 p.
- Dawn over Cuba: Notes of a Journalist - Moscow: IMO Publishing House, 1960. - 126 p.
- Dawn over Cuba: Notes of a Journalist - 2nd ed. - Moscow: IMO Publishing House, 1961. - 144 p.
- Cuba - yes !: Essays / G. Osheverov, V. Polyakovsky, V. Chichkov. - Moscow: Young Guard, 1961 .-- 93 p.
- Rebellious Land: Travels and Meetings - Moscow: Detgiz, 1961. - 158 p.
- Pepe - Little Cuban / Rice. D. Haikin. - Moscow: Detgiz, 1961 .-- 95 p.
- Pepe - Little Cuban / Rice. D. Haikin. - 2nd ed. - Moscow: Detgiz, 1963 .-- 112 p.
- The island of brave children: Stories / Il .: B. Korzhevsky. - Moscow: Children's literature, 1965. - 96 p.
- Mexican Stories - Moscow: Children's Literature, 1966–159 p.
- Steps on a foreign land - Moscow: Young Guard, 1966. - 126 p.
- Chasing Mexico - Moscow: Young Guard, 1968 .-- 238 p.
- Three rush to war: The Story / Il .: A. Tambovkin. - Moscow: Children's Literature, 1969. - 174 p.
- How athletes mine gold - Moscow: Children's Literature, 1971-112 p.
- These naughty sons: A Tale / Fig. Yu. Raksha. - Moscow: Children's literature, 1974. - 176 p.
- These naughty sons: A Tale / Fig. Yu. Raksha. - 2nd ed. - Moscow: Children's literature, 1979. - 189 p.
- These Naughty Sons: Tales and Stories / Art. A. Tambovkin. - M .: Children's literature, 1985. - 398 p.
- Incomplete dialogue: Plays / Art. L. G. Saxonov. - Moscow: Soviet writer, 1977 .-- 216 p.
- Return to Havana - Moscow: Sovremennik, 1977. - 285 p.
- We never dreamed of peace ... (Docum. Tale of the 1st Moscow Art. Special School) / V. Kassis, V. Komarov, V. Chichkov; The artist. B. Fedyushkin. - M .: Young Guard, 1982. - 254 s
- Steps on a foreign land: Tale, short stories, essays / Art. B. Chuprygin. - M .: Sovremennik, 1983 .-- 398 p.
- This strange Russian: Drama in 2 hours - M .: Art, 1985. - 55 p.
- Fight: Novel / Hudozh. V. Levinson. - M.: Soviet writer, 1985 .-- 272 p.
- Mystery of the sacred well: Tales, short stories, essays / Art. A. Begak. - M .: Soviet writer, 1989 .-- 445 p.
Sources
- Vladimir Razumnevich - With faith in a person (On the work of Vasily Mikhailovich Chichkov) // Foreword to the book M .: Children's Literature, 1975
- Vasily Mikhailovich Chichkov: [Writer: 1925-1985. Obituary] // News. - 1985. - Nov 2. (Moscow. Vesp. Issue). - Signatures: V.V. Grishin, P.N. Demichev, M.V. Zimyanin, etc.