Biography of the writer Cassil

Lev Kassil - biography Lev Abramovich Kassil - prose writer, Soviet writer and screenwriter. It is a laureate of the Stalin Prize of the third degree. The works of Leo Cassil are loved by Soviet readers, especially young literature lovers. Lev Abramovich gave the children amazing countries Schvambrain, Sinerai and Dzungahor. Several generations of Soviet people were happy to travel to these countries invented by the writer.

The writer was moved by age inherent in the desire to travel and look for adventures, a thirst for justice and already accumulated social experience, to see the world and get new unforgettable emotions. Childhood and youth Leo Kassil was born in the year, July 10, in a Jewish family. The place of birth was the Pokrovskaya Sloboda, in the Saratov province, now it is the city of Engels.

The father of the future children's writer, Abram Grigorievich Kassil worked as a doctor, and mother Anna Iosifovna Perelman Perelman, but then she learned to a dentist. Lev from early childhood had a whole set of talents. He painted well, was fond of music, the addiction to which he had thanks to his mother and of course literature. The child was very fond of reading adventure books.

But Lev was not going to become a writer in the future, he dreamed of a completely different childhood, he was attracted by a romantic profession of a cab. Lev Kassil in childhood has matured a little, the dreams changed, the lion wanted to become a shipbuilder. Starting to embody his dreams into reality, he makes a miniature of the ship, and calls him “Dobrynya Nikitich”, thanks to which he became known, since they wrote about it in a local newspaper, a note was about a young inventor.

Lev Abramovich was studying at the gymnasium, which, after the revolution, was renamed a single labor school. He finished her in the year. At school, he received the first labor experience, as the school directed students to public labor work. The lion was very lucky, the children's library became his place of work. He fell into his favorite world of books.

And here for the first time his talent was manifested as the organizer. He was interested in working, he began to collect various creative circles, a magazine was organized, which was written by hand. Leo Cassil became the editor and his drawing skills were useful here, he took over the decoration. The public work, which Lev Abramovich carried out enthusiastically marked by the regional committee of the party, which gave him a direction to the Moscow State University, the young man chooses the specialty “Aerodynamic Cycle” at the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics.

But he did not have to graduate from the university. Already in the third year, he understands that literature and journalism are fascinated by much more than mathematics. He did not see the point to study further, and takes the documents from the educational institution. The literature Lev Abramovich begins to write, at first it did not matter about what, he just wanted to share his thoughts and observations with readers.

He writes letters home, his younger brother. They were truly huge and made up no less manuscript sheets. In them, he described Moscow, which he saw, walking around the capital. The subject of description was visiting museums and exhibitions, he described his admiration for theatrical performances, trips to football matches, street holidays, on which he was lucky to visit. His relatives were aware of everything that happened in his life.

Brother, Joseph, loved to read his letters, and he had the idea to attribute texts to the newspaper, so that others learn about the life of Moscow. He began to reprint the texts and attribute from the editorial office of the local newspaper, in which the column “Letters from Moscow” appeared. The young entrepreneur bought the sweets with which he treated his friends “for the health of his brother” to fees.

Lev Kassil behind the microphone Lev Abramovich found out about the tricks of his younger brother, and decided that he himself could take care of his health. Since the year, Cassil begins its literary activity. From a year to a year, he writes essays and feuilletons, works as a correspondent in the newspapers “Soviet Siberia”, “Pravda East”, “Izvestia” in which he writes essays about the “Chelyuski” epics, on the launch of the USSR balloon.

A little later, he will work in the journal Pioneer. At the same time, he begins to try himself as a children's writer. Acquaintance with Vladimir Mayakovsky allows him to enter the creative elite, in which the young writer was well received. Over time, Mayakovsky became not only his creative mentor, but also a friend. Lev Abramovich listens to the advice of the master of Soviet literature, following his instructions.

The rapid fame and love of readers came to Lev Abramovich after the release of his two biographical stories, which became the classic of children's domestic literature in the 20th century. In the year, the novel “Conduit” was published, and in the year “Schvambrania”. The work tells about the adventures of Jewish brothers-schoolboy, who bored the world of adults, and they passionately wishing adventures.

In the year, Lev Abramovich united them into one book.To the question of Kassil why his works became so popular, the author replied that children choose what is interesting to them. Leo Cassil at the table after the release of Konduit and cooperation with the Pioneer magazine, Lev Abramovich is finally determined in the creative genre. Since the year, it has become the editor of the magazine Murzilka.

Then two more invented countries of Sineria and Dzungakhor appeared, small readers met with them on the pages in the books “My Dear Boys”, which entered the cycle about the Great Patriotic War and “Be prepared, Your Highness! Lev Abramovich in writing these works was helped by the experience of a military correspondent. Later, Lev Abramovich will write a number of works that will be ranked to the golden heritage of children's literature.

They include “great confrontation”, “fire hazardous load”, “at the classroom board”, and “the street of the youngest son”, which he wrote in co -authorship with Maxim Polyansky. This work tells about the death of a very young partisan. The government noted this book, having awarded the author at once with three orders: Red Star, Red Banner and Honor. After the end of the war, Cassil holds the post of chairman of the Commission on Children's Literature in the Writers' Union.

He leads seminars, takes an active part in the life of the country, where it is about children's creativity. The rhythm of the writer’s life is saturated with events, one can only be surprised at his performance, because in addition to public work, he published a new work every year. Leo Cassil was a frequent guest at various children's holidays and events. He took part in the celebration of the New Year in the House of Unions, conducted reports from the holidays on Red Square, often he could hear how the leading football matches.

He even managed to work with a correspondent at the Olympic Games. Leo Kassil with children was in time for Leo Abramovich and travel. Trips to foreign countries gave him the necessary creative energy. He sailed around Europe, visited Italy, traveling around the country lectures on Mayakovsky, in which he introduced his work and personality. He held many meetings with his compatriots who loved his work.

Cassil was a very fascinated person, and in completely different areas. The journey through his native country was his main hobby. But few people know that he experienced new models of aircraft, went on a campaign of Soviet glossers, visited the mine of the metro under construction, and made a trip together with a football team to Turkey. Leo Cassil in the creative process, he was familiar with the famous people of that time.

With his light presentation, in our country the holiday “The Week of the Children's Book” has become held in our country. But Cassil called the first celebrations "Book Namedays." They may be familiar.