Writer Georgy Markov

The writer Georgy Markov is well known to the older generation, those who have personal memories of the Soviet period of history. Are the books of this author interesting today? Or did he remain forever in the Soviet era?

Some facts from the biography of the writer

The future writer George Markov, whose biography is largely typical for a Soviet man, was born in April 1911 in the remote Siberian village of Novokuskovo, Tomsk province, in the family of a taiga hunter. Get education, get out in the people and ultimately find the realization of his creative potential, George Markov was able only because of the radical changes that occurred in Russia in 1917. The revolution and Soviet power gave young people the opportunity to access knowledge and higher education, which allowed them to rise up the social ladder. And Markov Georgy Mokeevich, a well-known Soviet writer from the Siberian outback, is a graphic illustration of this statement. He began his journey upward with the activities of a rural Komsomol activist. This allowed to move to the regional city of Tomsk and enter a local university for evening classes. The future writer combined the study with active Komsomol and social activities.

Editorial everyday life

It remains unknown for what reason Georgi Markov never completed his studies at Tomsk State University. His way to great literature lay through routine journalistic and editorial work in various periodicals published in the regional centers of Western Siberia - Tomsk, Novosibirsk and Omsk. But in parallel with journalism Georgy Markov begins work on his own works. Its first publication was marked in 1936. After it, immediately begins work on a significant by volume work, which in the future will be called "Strict". But the development of the young writer's creative plans was interrupted by the war. From the beginning of the novel he managed to publish only the first chapters, they came out in the Irkutsk literary magazine "New Siberia".

During the war

In the first month of the war, the writer was drafted into the active army. He served on the Trans-Baikal Front as a military correspondent for the newspaper "At the fighting post." The command decided that Georgi Markov, whose biography was in no way connected with military service, would do more good in literary and ideological work. It was this circumstance that allowed the writer to continue working on the unfinished novel. And in the offensive against the Kwantung Army, the Transbaikal Front passed only in the autumn of 1945. And Georgi Markov participated in its composition in the defeat of the Japanese in Manchuria. Subsequently, these events will be reflected by him in a number of literary works and in the screenplays of the films "Order: Do Not Open Fire" and "Order: Cross the Border." In 1943 Georgi Markov was admitted to the Union of Soviet Writers. And in December 1945 he was demobilized from the Soviet army in the rank of major.

The novel "Strict"

It is generally accepted that Georgi Markov (writer) began precisely with this book. And this statement is quite fair. Over a voluminous novel that tells of the life of a Siberian village during the civil war, Georgi Markov worked for seven years. It would be an exaggeration to say that the book has an autobiographical character, but many of its realities are taken by a writer from his childhood that passed in the Tomsk taiga. At the center of the narrative are the events of the civil war and the fate of the peasants leading the guerrilla war against the whites. The novel received recognition from ordinary readers and approval of literary criticism. The book was awarded the Stalin Prize. In the seventies, on its basis, a script of a television film will be written. After the success of the "Strogov" Georgy Markov is elected to a secretarial post in the Writers' Union, which allows him to move from Irkutsk to Moscow. In the capital, the writer continues his active literary work.

Socialist Realism

The entire literature of Georgy Markov ideally corresponds to the standard, which in the Soviet Union was considered to be the only one acceptable for all kinds of artistic creativity. This is the so-called socialist realism, based on the principles of party spirit, ideology and nationality. Anyone who refused to create in this direction could not count on the publication and recognition of the results of his work. And after this era is gone, a natural question arose-how to relate to her works? Do they have any value at all? Or are they just literary monuments and artifacts of their time? Of course, everyone has the right to give his own answer to these questions. But for so many writers George Markov is forever in the past. However, it can be interesting for those who study the Soviet historical era. His books can help in understanding the past realities.

Literary functionary

Throughout the postwar decades, writer Georgy Markov actively worked, published, performed numerous nomenclature and public duties. He was a very influential figure in the leadership of the Writers' Union of the USSR, he constantly sat in various commissions, sat in the stands of numerous presidiums and congresses. He signed letters and petitions, including those for which he was later ashamed - with the condemnation of Sakharov and Solzhenitsyn. With the start of perestroika Markov Georgy Mokeevich left all posts.