Boris Bogatkov, the poet-front-line soldier: biography, creativity

Boris Bogatkov is a Soviet poet, known for his front-line verses. Won the title of hero of the Great Patriotic War posthumously - he died in the war. In Novosibirsk, where the poet spent most of his life, in his honor named street, school number 3, a library. And in 1977 Bogatkov was installed a monument. Now we will talk in more detail about the life and work of the poet, who did not live up to his 21st birthday just a few months.

Boris Bogatkov: Biography

The poet was born on October 3, 1922 in a small village Balakhta, which is located near Achinsk (Krasnoyarsk Territory). His mother, Maria Evgenievna, worked at school as a mathematics teacher, and his father, Andrei Mikhailovich, was on the party service and very often went on business trips.

In the Bogatkov family, Boris was the only child, and his parents gave him all their free time. It is not surprising that the boy learned to read early, and since childhood he has become interested in literature. However, this idyllic atmosphere in the family did not last long.

In 1931, Boris's mother fell ill. Soon she was taken to the hospital, where she had not returned. Shortly before her death, she wrote a letter to her son, asking him not to cry over her and grow up to be a worthy person.

Moving to Novosibirsk

After the death of the most precious man, Boris Andreevich Bogatkov was taken to be raised by his mother's colleague Tatiana Evgenievna Zykova. However, the woman and her family were living in Novosibirsk at the time, so Boris had to move. Here he settled on Oktyabrskaya street, in house number 3, and was immediately recorded in the second grade of school number 3. Bogatkov studied medium, but he adored history and literature, more and more over the years getting carried away with poetry. His favorite writer was Mayakovsky. Imitating his idol, he began to write poetry as early as 10 years. Gradually, his works began to be printed in wall newspapers, on the pages of Pionerskaya Pravda.

In 1933, Boris was accepted as a pioneer. He took a very active part in school life, had many friends among his peers.

Teenage years

Boris Bogatkov had very tender feelings for Tatyana Evgenyevna because she took him to her and raised her as her own son. Nevertheless, he missed his deceased mother very much.

In his teenage years, the future writer became interested in sports - swimming and skiing, went to soccer, attended an athletics circle. During these years, friends and acquaintances described him as a young man of high stature and athletic build. Boris differed in strength and character, courage and willpower. Like many front-line poets, he was not indifferent to the people around him. Could stand up for the weak or get a bully. In addition, he watched what was happening in the country. Already by the age of 16 he had his own opinion on the development of literature, science, poetry. He liked to argue about a person's place in public life.

Youth

Boris Bogatkov maintained good relations with his father. Very often the boy went to the parent in Achinsk, where he was transferred on an official need.

After graduation, Boris entered the road school, while continuing to attend classes in the evening school. Nevertheless, he did not abandon poetry, on free evenings engaged in a circle of young writers and poets. In addition, after graduating from the evening school, he entered the Literary Institute, combining it with the technical school.

In 1938, the poet wrote the first major work - "The Duma on the Red Flag".

And in 1940, under the newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda, a poetry council was organized, led by Antokolsky, and Bogotkov was also admitted to it. By this time, the writer was actively published in the "Siberian Lights" and "Achinsk newspaper."

Creativity of the young poet interested Alexei Tolstoy, who made Boris his fellowship.

The War Begins

The Great Patriotic War began. Having arrived at the military enlistment office, Boris Andreevich Bogatkov asked to send his flight school. The young man dreamed of aerial battles with the Nazis, but he was identified in the ranks of aviation technicians. This became for him a serious blow and was reflected in the work. So he wrote after that in one of his poems: "So I'll be at the airport, / I will not be at the front, but in the rear?"

But Boris did not reconcile himself with fate and volunteered for the front as a member of the infantry. However, in autumn the poet received a heavy concussion and was demobilized to Novosibirsk.

Here he settled with his adoptive mother in a small log cabin. In the period of recovery after injury, he wrote actively. In his works sounded military themes, he urged the people to work and fight with the invaders.

Bogatkov begins to cooperate with the "TASS Windows", the newspaper "Krasnoyarsk Star", Boris's poems and songs appear in the satirical program "Fire on the enemy."

Soldier's Song

Poems by Boris Bogatkov by this time already become widely known among soldiers. So, one day a poet, walking along one of the streets of Novosibirsk, witnessed such a case. Soldiers walked from the exercises, and then the commander commanded: "Sing." And in response, it was heard: "At home zauralalskom plant / it is made strong, fascists for fear ..."

These were the words of the song about the Guards machine, the author of which was Bogotkov. Soldiers passed by, no one, of course, knew the author of the work. Nevertheless, for the writer himself, this event became very joyful.

Again to the front

Like other front-line poets, Boris wanted to be on the battlefields, and not sit out in the rear. And in 1942, despite the strictest prohibitions of physicians, the poet goes to the front as part of the Siberian Voluntary Division.

Before leaving Boris writes a letter to a fellow soldier that he is very glad to finally return to the front. And also says goodbye to Tatyana Evgenievna, who, with tears in her eyes, accompanies the adopted son, who assured her that nothing terrible will happen to him.

Boris Bogatkov falls on the Western Front. His division is gradually coming to the approaches to Smolensk. Here the way to the Siberians was blocked by Gnezdilovskie heights, well fortified by the Germans. It was one of the most important fascist fortifications, as it covered the communications of the German army.

Bogatkov's regiment was sent to storm the Gnezdilov heights. The poet was a sergeant and commanded a detachment. Several times his soldiers tried to go to the assault, but the attack choked under machine gun bursts of the enemy.

Then Bogotkov rose from the trench and went on the attack, singing the song he wrote: "We left the factories, came from the fields of collective farms ..." Other soldiers began to rise behind their commander, picking up the song. Despite the huge losses, the Siberian division managed to break through the German fortifications.

Death

Bogatkov was among the first who broke into the trenches of the enemy, the battle began, and the poet was killed by a machine-gun burst in the back. The battle ended with the capture of the Gnezdilov heights. The soldiers carried out the body of their commander on the greatcoat and laid them under the birch. Here, the last time to say goodbye approached those who were lucky enough to survive the battle. So on August 11, 1943, the poet died.

Boris Andreevich Bogatkov: "Agenda"

"Agenda" is probably the most famous poem of the writer, which is included in the school curriculum. The work was written in 1941, at the very beginning of the Great Patriotic War. In it, the poet describes the state in which there is a man who goes to war, walking around a peaceful city. At the same time, there is neither sorrow nor sorrow in the poem. It is all permeated with joy and enthusiasm. Actually, that's exactly how Bogatkov perceived the departure to the front.