Albert Ivanov Children's writer Date of Birth: 05.06.1938 Country: Russia

Albert Ivanov - Biography of a Children's Writer

Albert Anatolyevich Ivanov, a renowned children's writer and screenwriter, was born on June 5th. His books, like essential vaccinations, are enjoyed during the early years of life. There are "adult" authors such as Alexandre Dumas or Charles Dickens whose works are often read in childhood. Albert Ivanov, a remarkable writer and screenwriter, chose the most genuine children's genre for his books - fairy tales. Generations of young readers and viewers have grown up with his stories. For nearly 40 years, not only children but also their parents have eagerly followed the adventures of his characters. On the eve of the writer's 75th birthday, nine books of his fairy tales were translated and published in China. Giants, Lilliputians...

Albert Anatolyevich was born in the Moscow region in a village with an unusual name - Ozheryelie. Perhaps this name determined the fate of the future storyteller. His first books, lively and captivating, included "The Judo King," "The Flying Dutchman, or the Whims of the Diver Hurricane," "The Ordinary Adventures of the 'Olympian' Mikhail Enokhin," and "Whistle Everyone Up!" Then came his amazing fairy tales, such as "Notes of the Star Gazer Sirius" and "Lilliput - Son of a Giant," as well as collections of fairy tales like "Wings, Legs, and Tails" and "The Cunning Crow." Many talented animated films were based on these tales. These stories accompanied our childhood.

Albert Ivanov's most famous characters are the brave hamster Homa and his best friend Squirrel. The first book about them was published in 1975 by the publishing house "Malysh." Since then, 24 books about the adventures of these inseparable friends have been published. Beautiful tales, at times funny and amusing, at times naive and ironic, and even instructive on Gospel themes - over 300 of them have been written in almost 40 years. The Christmas film studio has produced 13 new animated films about Homa in recent years. This is not counting those created earlier in "Soyuzmultfilm." Children continue to be captivated by the adventures of Homa, Squirrel, and the cunning crow. A "first-class" writer.

However, Albert Ivanov wrote not only fairy tales. Many read his poignant books about post-war childhood, such as "A Ticket There and Back," "February - Winding Paths," and "Wooden Bread." His not entirely children's novel, "The Old German Fairy Tale, or the Game of War," was published in the journal "Novy Mir" in 2006 and later released as a separate book. It became the pinnacle of this secret cycle. It was the first time that it spoke about the lives of Russian children after the war in defeated Germany, in the Soviet occupation zone. For adults, the war had ended, but Russian and German boys continued to fight each other, not for life but for death. After graduating from the Philological Faculty of Voronezh State University, Albert Ivanov also completed the Screenwriting Department of the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. Famous films have been made based on his screenplays, some in collaboration, including "The Staircase," "Whistle Everyone Up!," "Seven Old Men and One Girl," "Let's Talk, Brother...," "Three Days in Moscow," and "Tit for Tat."

"It is always amazing when your crazy ideas suddenly come to life, both in cinema and in life," says Albert Anatolyevich. "But cinema is a collective work, and the final product depends on many factors. A fairy tale, on the other hand, is just your imagination, fantasy. It is close and understandable to everyone, in any language." It is evident why it remains the centerpiece of his work. "Ever since my fairy tales began to appear in school readers for first graders, I have been called a first-class writer," jokes Albert Ivanov. He has been elected as a full member of the Academy of Russian Words and the Academy of Russian Literature. He has been awarded the Pushkin Medal "To the Zealot of Education." Today, his books have been published in a total circulation of 15 million copies and translated into 11 languages.

One thing he is sure of is that goodness always triumphs - sooner or later. As in fairy tales, so in life!