Marina Moskvina: biography, best books

Marina Moskvina is known not only for her literary talent and numerous books for adults and children. Almost 10 years she met with listeners on Radio Rossiya in her author's program "In the Company of Marina Moskvina", entertaining and philosophical at the same time. And someone was a listener of her master classes, which she also taught for 10 years, being a teacher of the Institute of Contemporary Art, developing creative abilities, and also teaching the art of writing.

About the girl, ready for a miracle

Born in Moscow Moskvina Marina Lvovna in Moscow in 1954. The daughter of a television journalist and historian, she from the very childhood was noted for an incredible imagination. Adventure books gave birth to her dream to go on a trip across the land to pass through "fire, water and brass pipes", meet different people, become a real adventurer. And all this in order that someday an ancient old woman with a captain's pipe in her teeth and a glass of grog in her hand tell her grandchildren about her such an interesting life, in which there were such heroic deeds, which it is impossible to believe.

One of the most significant events of childhood Marina Moskvina considers her fifth birthday. It was on this day that she first went by herself on a three-wheeled bicycle to help Yuri Vizbor.

But in the soul of the girl lived a dream. She saw herself as an actress or a successful fashion designer. But they remained so. Especially to enter the theater school, she was not allowed a small increase.

But in travel she still went. And whoever she had to be! The cook in geological exploration expeditions, with whom he saw the Far East, and the Arctic, and this at 17 years old. At the time when I was a student of the evening department of the Moscow State University (journalism faculty), I had to work hard for a guide in the Durov Corner, even the editor of the publishing house Progress.

First experience

Its main teacher for many years will be Yu. Sotnik, a teacher of the literary seminar Ya. Akima, where Marina has been engaged since 1987. Her friend was the children's writer and poet Yu. Koval.

Her first fairy tale "What happened to the crocodile" neither Akim nor Koval was initially accepted. Only an excellent cartoon film directed by A. Gorlinko made the harsh critics change their minds. Still, they presented their pupil with another lesson. Mentors taught her that writing about some distant crocodile who had chickened an egg was not the best way to talk with your reader. Much more important, if you write it will be about what she experienced herself, thus investing her soul in her stories.

And then Marina went to the court of mentors to tell the story of "Krokha" about a small tortoise that actually lived in their house in her childhood. The pet disappeared somewhere, and her mother, not wanting to hurt the baby, came up with a story about how she gave the turtle to the geologist, so that he would take her home to the desert, because she was very bored. Marina told this story. And it was a fairy tale in which Kroha, the name of the tortoise, sent a telegram from Kara Kum to his small hostess with greetings.

Fairy tales became the most favorite genre of the writer. By the way, some of them were shot cartoons.

M. Moskvin and "Murzilka"

A certain segment of her professional activity is connected with the magazine "Murzilka". Here she led an athletic heading and told the kids the most interesting facts about the sport. And then came the "Adventures of Olympionics", a book with stories, riddles, questions, pictures with explanations. Marina herself in it acts as a cheerful narrator.

The sports heading was just the beginning. It is Marina who owns the idea of creating other equally interesting sections. Such as the column "Suitcase" about aliens and traces of civilizations that have long disappeared, from the materials of which the book "Outside the Window - UFO, or While the Holy Sacrificial Is Burning", or the novel "Days of Awe", or "The Adventures of Murzilka" - comics, her And writer S. Sedov joint project.

In all the works Moskvina funny and serious side by side: funny stories that end sadly, and sad with a happy ending. And often the book, according to the laws of the genre obliged to be a drama, causes laughter in readers.

Life-affirming creativity Moskvina

What is the principle of Marina Moskvin in her books? The stories of this writer are written according to one iron rule: a fairy tale should always end well. On the pages of her books, she arranges a "circus" in which lies sadness, and she replaces the carnival game, well concealing what is under the mask. So the writer tells about serious modern problems. Her heroes never lose heart, and they do not sit idly by, they often say where they should not, but they certainly help anyone who needs help.

The fact that Marina Moskvina, whose biography is presented to your attention in the article, loves her characters, says that they appear in one or another story. Among the most beloved: Shishkin Lenka, Antonov Andryukha, his parents and dog Kit, just about him the story "The Bloch Monster".

And yet the main thing in her works are people, and more often children, regardless of genre. Among her books there is a detective novel "Do not step on the bug". It seems at first glance that this is a hilarious story from the life of the children's boarding school, but the problems are rising no joke. Lenka, a little girl who dreams of becoming a detective, comes into conflict with scoundrels who steal dogs and make hats out of them. So, almost jokingly, in a parody manner, the writer tries to convince people that the person in the world is not the most important, that we must protect our smaller brothers. And Lenka is a sincere child with an ironic adult look at life.

And she successfully demonstrates these qualities in another story "Let All Be All Right", helping the lovers to unite.

In the role of a critic

Her articles as a critic of children's literature are not at all similar to the analysis. Her critical articles are warm, living memories, filled with humor and peculiarly filed. Especially fortunate for her teachers, Sotnik and Koval.

Memories of Yuri Koval "Water with Closed Eyes" is a continuous answer-reflection on the only question of what could have happened if there had not been this writer who is so dear. And about Yuri Sotnik - almost a personal story, telling how his books taught her, what you need to write about your own life, about what you know and understand.

Commandments for yourself

This children's writer, traveler and storyteller, in love with life and people, in her life adheres firmly to those precepts that once took for herself as the norm of life and creativity:

1. Loving your work.
2. Do not consider yourself smarter than children.
3. Must have a sense of humor.
4. Do not imagine.
5. Do not complain if you do not take writers to the Union.
6. Do not get old.

Marina Moskvina, whose books are filled with love for life and for people, has long become a favorite among readers. Let's talk about some of her books.

Marina Moskvina, "My dog loves jazz"

This book of short stories brought the writer the title of laureate of the art festival "Artiada of Russia", in 1989 she became the holder of the international diploma of Andersen, to receive which, she traveled to India, and later the story "Heavenly slow ships" to him (travel) dedicated.

Sometimes almost meaningless stories on behalf of the ten-year-old Andrew still find a response in the hearts of children and adults. This book is able to save from a disgusting mood, a real anti-stress, like any story about this boy.

Marina Moskvina, "The novel with the moon"

Just a good book. Light. Optimistic. And it's surprising how such naive oddities manage to survive in a metropolis, and pleases the happy end of history. Because it's fine when it all ends so well.

"Learn to see"

As once Exupery, once Marina realized that you need to learn, first of all, to see, and not write. This difficult, but such fascinating science, she comprehends along with her students. They walk around Moscow, look at the life of the capital, make friends with people, then write stories ...

The most remarkable stories of Marina Moskvin collected in this book. Reading them, you understand that every man is talented, when he looks and sees.

Perhaps you will also want to discover the wonderful world of this writer and storyteller.