Alexander Artemov - Soviet front-line poet

In the tragic fate of many poets and writers who died during the Patriotic War, as in the immovable water surface, the geography and statistics of military operations were reflected. One of these people was Alexander Artemov - a poet whose life was not long, but was substantial. He always believed that real life is in action, not at rest. The poet traveled a lot, communicated and even in those few years that he managed to live, he did a lot.

Artemov Alexander (biography): life is just beginning

Alexander was born in 1912. In the 1920s, the Artemov family moves to the Far East, where the grown-up Sasha studies and participates in the construction of the Primorye railway. At the age of 15, Alexander Artemov begins to write his first poems. At first he reads to his comrades at the Komsomol meetings and meetings.

After a short time, he publishes them not only in the famous Moscow and St. Petersburg magazines, but also in the local Far Eastern press. The first creations Alexander Artemov (poet) places in the city newspaper of Vladivostok "Red Flag" and in the magazine "On the Border". Poems of the young poet like the audience and are successful, because they are written in the spirit of the times, full of optimism, vivacity and hope.

Published during the life of the poet collections

In just a short time, Alexander Artemov published four books. The first two books - a collection of poems "Pacific Ocean" and a children's book of poems "The Adventure of Three Bears" were published in 1939. The third was a collection of poems "Winners". The year of his publication is 1940. The fourth and last book published during the poet's life is a collection of poems "The Attacking Word".

The essence and meaning of A. Artemov's poems

All life of Alexander Artemov was connected with his profession and the Far East. Therefore, through all his work, the theme of war and soldier's life is a red thread.

In connection with the fact that on the eve of the war any other specialties Alexander Artemov preferred the difficult service of a border guard officer, he devotes a fundamental part of his work to his border guards. In addition, the poet is deeply interested in the history of the Far East and Siberia, he writes a lot about Semen Dezhnev, Vitus Bering, as well as other explorers and explorers of the North.

Many times, Alexander Artemov met with combatants on Lake Khazan and Khalkhin-Gol. The result of the meetings were new poems about the heroes of the war.

A lot of written by the poet Alexander Artemov also about the heroes of the Soviet army.

The Great Patriotic War and the tragic death

In 1940, Alexander Artemov (poet) arrives in Moscow at the Maxim Gorky Literary University, which he is no longer destined to finish, as one of the greatest wars - the Great Patriotic War begins. In June of the following year, as a volunteer, he went to the front. During the fighting, the poet actively writes poems about the war, soldier's life and struggle against fascism. In 1942, at the age of thirty, a fighter Alexander Artemov tragically perishes in battle.