Anniversary dates of writers and poets. Essay competition

2016 is notable not only because it is a leap year. We will celebrate many anniversaries and significant dates in all areas of life: in politics and history, in culture and sports, in art and economics. Our article will introduce you to the most significant of them.

You will learn not only about anniversaries of global significance, but also about dates associated with the most significant historical incidents, outstanding personalities and events important for. So, what are the anniversary dates for 2016?

In 2016, the Russian ruble will turn 700 years old

Historical events

• 1000th anniversary celebrations approaching presence of Russian monasticism on Holy Mount Athos in Greece, which is an autonomous monastic state, and for Orthodox Christians around the world - one of the main holy places on earth. It is believed that monasticism came to Rus' from Holy Athos, and the Russian Incas have been present on the Mountain from the 11th century to the present day. Since 2016 is called the “Year of Greece in Russia and the Year of Russia in Greece,” these countries decided to hold a joint celebration of this great date. Negotiations have already taken place between the foreign ministers of Greece and Russia regarding the organization of the celebration.
• Important holiday of 2016 – 700th anniversary of the ruble. The monetary unit “ruble” appeared during the times of Ancient Rus', but then it periodically disappeared and then came into use again. In 1704 (during the reign of Peter I), the minting of ruble coins resumed again and never stopped. The original weight of the ruble was 28 grams and contained up to 26 grams of pure silver. But later the share of silver decreased, and coins were partially replaced by paper bills. Over time, the silver standard was replaced by a gold one, and the gold ruble became the monetary unit. Today the ruble has no gold equivalent.
• A very important date - 155 years ago in Russian Empire was serfdom abolished. Emperor Alexander II, who ascended the throne in 1855, decided to actively fight the shortcomings of Russian life, one of which he considered to be a feudal relic of the past - serfdom. In 1861, the emperor signed the manifesto “Regulations on the Liberation of Peasants,” which was reviewed and approved by the State Council.
• 160 years ago, by the highest imperial permission, the first domestic information service was created - Russian Telegraph Agency.
• 75th anniversary of the liberation battle for Leningrad will be celebrated in 2016. In January 1944, the Soviet Army began a deadly battle for the city, which ended in victory and the liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi invaders.
• Two more important dates will be celebrated in 2016: 50 years have passed since automatic interplanetary station "Luna-9" carried out the world's first soft landing, and after that, for the first time, broadcast television footage of a panorama of the lunar landscape.
• The last date on our list is 50th anniversary of the first trip around the world committed by a detachment of USSR nuclear submarines in the depths of the sea. It lasted a month and a half. This strategic maneuver demonstrated the strength and capabilities of Soviet weapons, and also gained the authority of Western countries.

2016 is the centenary anniversary of the death of Grigory Rasputin

Historical figures

• 2016 will mark the 220th anniversary of the birth of the Emperor of Russia Nicholas I Romanov, son of Emperor Paul I and Maria Feodorovna. It was during his reign that the Decembrist uprising took place on Senate Square, after which Russia received the unflattering international nickname of “the gendarme of Europe.”
• Russia will also celebrate the 100th anniversary of his death Grigory Rasputin, a peasant of the Tobolsk province, who gained worldwide fame and became close to the imperial family and a close friend of the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II. He was a seer and healer, as well as the personal confessor of the Empress. Its impact on all members royal family it was huge; it was also believed that he influenced the fate of the Russian Empire. There were many rumors about Rasputin and mysterious stories. Even his death is shrouded in mystery. In the USSR, the image of Rasputin was severely criticized and debunked.
• 2016 will mark the 120th anniversary of the birth of the legendary Soviet commander, Marshal and four times Hero Soviet Union – Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov, who, as Deputy Supreme Commander-in-Chief, played a decisive role in the victory of the USSR in the Great Patriotic War. IN post-war years Zhukov was Commander in Chief ground forces, commanded the Odessa and Ural military districts, fought against post-war banditry.
• Also in 2016 will be the 110th anniversary of the birth of Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev- statesman and political figure of the USSR, penultimate General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee. According to the results of a 2013 sociological survey in Russia, Brezhnev was recognized as the best head of state.
• Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, the last General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee and the last Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Council, as well as the Only President of the USSR, will celebrate his 85th birthday in 2016. Under him, a large-scale reform of the state system began - perestroika. Under him, the Cold War ended and Soviet troops were withdrawn from Afghanistan. Under him, the Soviet Union collapsed.
• In 2016, the First President Russian Federation Boris Nikolaevich Yeltsin would have turned 85 years old. He became the first popularly elected head of state, a radical reformer of the country's socio-political and economic structure.
• July 2016 will mark the 170th anniversary of the birth of the famous Russian ethnographer, traveler, anthropologist and biologist Nikolai Nikolaevich Miklouho-Maclay, who studied the indigenous populations of Southeast Asia, Australia, Oceania and New Guinea. He left behind many invaluable works, which became textbooks for his followers. Miklouho-Maclay's birthday is celebrated throughout the world as Ethnographer's Day.
• Another significant date - 180 years since the birth of the great Russian scientist-surgeon, professor and director of the Imperial Clinical Institute Nikolai Vasilievich Sklifosovsky. He became especially famous for his work on military field surgery of the abdominal cavity.

The novel “Crime and Punishment” will turn 150 years old in 2016

Significant dates for Russia

• The first opera in Russia began 280 years ago, during the time of Empress Anna Ioannovna, and began with the arrival of the Italian opera troupe. The first performance was the opera “The Power of Love and Hate.”
• The oldest reserve in Russia– Barguzinsky – was created 100 years ago. Established before the October Revolution, today it has been transformed into the Trans-Baikal National Park of federal significance.
• 150 years ago Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky created his literary masterpiece - "Crime and Punishment", which became one of the favorite works for theatrical productions and film adaptations for directors around the world.
• 120 years ago passed First World Skating Championships. It took place at the Yusupov skating rink in St. Petersburg. The first place was taken by the German athlete Gilbert Fuchs. Russian skating master Georgy Sanders took third place.
• The city on the Neva, which, as a result of the 1991 referendum, was returned to its historical name, will celebrate its 25th anniversary. Saint Petersburg. The historical names of many streets, squares, boulevards and bridges in St. Petersburg were also returned.

In 2016, the world will celebrate 175 years since the birth of Tchaikovsky
2016 will mark the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare.

Outstanding personalities celebrating anniversaries

• One of the most important anniversary dates will be the 250th anniversary of his birth Nikolai Mikhailovich Karamzin, an outstanding writer, historian, critic and publicist. An entire period in the history of Russian literature and literature is called “Karamzinsky”, so great was its influence on Russian culture. Already today, grandiose preparations are underway to celebrate the anniversary of this great creative person. This date will be celebrated in many cities of Russia - Moscow, St. Petersburg, Tver, etc.
• Celebrations of the 195th anniversary of the birth of the great Russian writer, philosopher and thinker are also being prepared. Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky. This classic of Russian literature is recognized as one of the best novelists of all times.
• The date of 190 years since the birth of another Russian writer, journalist and bright satirist will be widely celebrated Mikhail Evgrafovich Saltykov-Shchedrin. His work rightfully occupies a special place in Russian literature, because no other writer so boldly, accurately and mercilessly ridiculed, criticized and denounced Russian reality. His aphorisms, created almost 200 years ago, are still striking in their relevance today.
• The world will celebrate the 175th birthday of the greatest Russian romantic composer, conductor and music teacher - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. His famous ballets “Swan Lake”, “Sleeping Beauty”, “The Nutcracker”, operas “Eugene Onegin”, “Iolanta” and “The Queen of Spades”, numerous symphonies and concerts became a grandiose and most valuable contribution to world musical culture.
• For the entire world of fine arts, two dates are important, which will be celebrated in 2016 - 90 years since the death of the great Russian storyteller. Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov and 160 years since the birth of the brilliant symbolist artist Mikhail Alexandrovich Vrubel.
• Also in 2016 we will celebrate the 125th anniversary of the birth of Sergei Sergeevich Prokofiev and 110th birthday anniversary Dmitry Dmitrievich Shostakovich, two of the most important composers, pianists and music teachers of the twentieth century.
• The world of poetry and literature will celebrate the 125th anniversary of his birth Osip Mandelstam, Ilya Ehrenburg And Mikhail Bulgakov, as well as 50 years from the date of death Anna Akhmatova.
• Children's literature will celebrate the 110th anniversary of the birth of the Russian Soviet poet and writer Agni Barto, whose books are known and loved by children of several generations.
• The world of cinema will celebrate several dates at once: the talented Russian actor theater and cinema Valery Zolotukhin in 2016 he would have turned 75 years old, and his colleague Evgeniy Leonov– 90 years old. Also, many will remember the anniversary date - 105 years since birth Arkadia Raikina, an outstanding Soviet humorist, director and actor of theatre, cinema and stage.
• We must not forget the greatest Russian theater and film actress of the twentieth century, the author catch phrases and aphorisms - Faina Ranevskaya. 2016 marks the 120th anniversary of her birth.

World anniversaries

• In 2016, the whole world will celebrate 400 years to the death of the great English poet and world famous playwright - William Shakespeare.
• England will celebrate a sad date - 350 years since Great Fire of London, which literally wiped the city off the face of the earth, depriving dozens of people of their lives and hundreds of families of a roof over their heads.
• 2016 will mark the 310th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding American statesman, diplomat, inventor and writer, one of the leaders of the American War of Independence - Benjamin Franklin, whose portrait we see on the 100 dollar bill.
• For all lovers of literature (as well as for all cultural people) the date of 240 years since the birth of the German novelist, lawyer, composer and artist will be important Ernst-Theodor-Amadeus Hoffmann.
• All artists, as well as many residents of France, will celebrate the 175th anniversary of the birth of one of the representatives of impressionism, the great French artist and sculptor Pierre Auguste Renoir.
• The 160th anniversary of the birth of the world famous Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist will be celebrated on a grand scale - Sigmund Freud.

Calendar of significant dates for 2016

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Dear Colleagues!

The selection included:

Dates by month in chronology, starting from JULY to DECEMBER. At first - dates-HOLIDAYS, and then - Memorable (literary) dates.

MEDIA ANNIVERSARY 2016

JULY

Holidays

July 10 - Day military glory Russia– Army Victory Day under the command of Peter I over the Swedes in the Battle of Poltava (1709). Celebrated in accordance with the Federal Law of the Russian Federation dated March 13, 1995 No. 32-FZ “On the days of military glory (victory days) of Russia.”

July 11 is World Chocolate Day. It was first invented by the French in 1995. The world's first monument to chocolate was opened on July 1, 2009 in the city of Pokrov, Vladimir region.

July 20 - International Chess Day. Celebrated by the decision of the World Chess Federation since 1966.

July 28 is the Day of the Baptism of Rus'. On this day the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates the day of Equal-to-the-Apostles Grand Duke Vladimir, Baptist of Rus'. (Federal Law of May 31, 2010 No. 105-FZ “On Amendments to Article 1.1 of the Federal Law “On Days of Military Glory and Memorable Dates of Russia””).

July 30 is International Friendship Day. This is one of the youngest holidays in the calendar. The decision to hold it was made by the UN General Assembly on April 27, 2011 at its 65th session. The ideological basis for the new date was the Declaration and Program of Action for a Culture of Peace and the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Whole Planet (it covered 2001–2010).

Memorable (literary) dates

July 1 - 120th birthday Pavel Grigorievich ANTOKOLSKY (1896-1978), Russian poet, prose writer. The early poems of P. Antokolsky are characterized by a romantic intonation and a broad invasion of the world of Russian and Western history. Later in the poet's booksThe multi-colored East also entered. During the Great Patriotic War, the poet worked in the front-line press and led a front-line theater troupe. The most important work of P. Antokolsky of that time is the heartfelt, tragic poem “Son”. In the post-war years,Without stopping his intensive work, the poet traveled a lot. He created the poems “In the Lane Behind the Arbat”, books of poems “Workshop”, “The Power of Vietnam”, “High Voltage”, “The Fourth Dimension”, “Night View”.

July 1 - 115th birthday Vladimir Alexandrovich LUGOVSKY(1901-1957), Russian poet. The first poems were mainly about Civil War . From the very beginning, Lugovsky’s poetry is characterized by an internal duality, which over timeacquired an increasingly dramatic and even tragic character. The poet and his heroes constantly struggle between the reflective intellectual and the strong-willed soldier of the revolution, feeling and duty, personal attachments and the harsh demands of the era. These opposing principlesform two interacting lines in Lugovskaya’s poetry: lyrical, associated with intimate and personal experiences, with love for a woman and perception of nature, and epic, effectively-volitional, determined by the pace of time.

July 3 - 90 years since the birth of the Russian writer Vladimir Osipovich Bogomolov(1926-2003). The stories “Ivan”, “Zosya”, the novel “In August of '44”.

July 5 - 75 years since the birth of the English writer Harry Douglas Kilworth (nicknames: Harry Douglas, F.C. Salwood, Kim Hunter) (b. 1941). “Vampire Mice”, “Cybercats”, “Under Sail”, “Castle of Storms”, “Nightwalkers”, “The Last Secret”.

July 5 - 115 years since the birth of the Russian actor, director, founder And head of the Central Puppet Theater Sergei Vladimirovich Obraztsov(1901-1992) . “I’ve been playing with dolls all my life,” “Nothing special.”

July 6 - 110 years since the birth of the Russian writer, publicist, literary critic Kirill Konstantinovich Andreev (1906-1968). “The Adventurers”, “On the Threshold of a New Era”, “The Three Lives of Jules Verne”.

July 7 - 80th birthday Igor (Garik) Mironovich GUBERMAN (b. 1936), Russian poet. He became widely known for his aphoristic and satirical quatrains - “gariks”.

July 8- 395 years since the birth of the French poet, fabulist Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695). "Fables".

July 10 - 115 years since the birth of the Russian Soviet writer Max Leonidovich Polyanovsky (1901-1977). Engaged in literary activities since 1921. During this period he published about 20 books and essays for children and youth. Among them: “With a primer from the Gilyaks”, “Among the three seas”, “On the distant outskirts”, “Tropical flight”, "Travel to hot countries" and etc. In 1949, together with L.A. Kassil, he published the story “Street of the Youngest Son” about the pioneer hero Volodya Dubinin.

July 10 - 145th anniversary of the birth of Marcel PROUST, French writer(1871-1922). Representative of modernism in literature. He gained worldwide fame as the author of the seven-volume epic In Search of Lost Time, one of the most significantworks of world literature of the 20th century.

July 15 - 90 years since the birth of the Russian artist, illustrator of children's books Yuri Alexandrovich Molokanov ( 1926-1977).Illustrations for books: Barto A. “Lyubochka”, “Nana Tanya is crying loudly”, “Flashlight”, “I am growing”; Gorky M. “The Case of Evseyka”; Kipling R. “Baby Elephant.”

July 17 - 125th birthday Boris Andreevich Lavrenev, Russian writer, playwright(1891 — 1959)

July 17 - 70 years since the birth of the Russian artist, illustrator of children's books Alexander Georgievich Antonov (b. 1946). Illustrations for books: Voskoboynikov V.M. “Artem”; Ivanov S. A. “Summer with Captain Grant”; Platonov A.P. “Chevengur”.

July 17 - 230 years since the birth of the Russian writer, translator Anna Petrovna SONTAG (1786-1864). “Olenka and her grandmother Nazarevna”, “Gift for children on Holy Sunday”, “Sacred History”. She is known as the author of many children's books, original and translated. Stories and fairy tales by Sontag, thanks to their simplicity and sincerity, gained great popularity in their time. Her composition was particularly successful. "Sacred history for children, selected from the Old and New Testaments."The books of Sontag, who along with A. Ishimova became the leading children's writer of the mid-19th century, were an indispensable part of children's reading and home education.

July 17 - 75 years since the birth of the Russian writer Sergei Anatolyevich Ivanov (1941-1999). “Twins and the Burnt Castle”, “Lost and Found-2”, “I spent a good summer”, “It won’t be enough”.

July 18 - 205th birthday William Makepeace THACKERAY, English writer(1811-1864). The basis of Thackeray’s novels and humorous essays is his pessimism and realistic depiction of English life; the author wanted to contrast the truth of life with the conventional idealization of typical English novels. In the noveltime, an ideal hero or heroine was supposed, but Thackeray, calling his best work - "Vanity Fair" - a novel without a hero, puts vicious or at least selfish people at the center of action. Based on the belief that there is evil in lifeMuch more interesting and varied than good, Thackeray studied the characters of people acting from bad motives. By portraying the evil, vices and pettiness of his characters, he thereby preached positive ideals more clearly.

July 19 - born 80 years ago Boris Nikolaevich Sizov, Russian librarian (1936 - 2011)

July 20 - 105 years since the birth of the Russian writer Leonid Malakhievich Zharikov(n. and. Ilya Malakhievich) (1911-1985). “The Tale of a Harsh Friend”, “Snows, rise like a blizzard!”

July 20 - 130 years since the birth of the Russian translator Mikhail Leonidovich Lozinsky (1886-1955). Translations: D. Alighieri " The Divine Comedy"; W. Shakespeare “Hamlet, Prince of Denmark”, “Othello”, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”; R. Kipling “The Commandment”; Miguel de Cervantes "The Cunning Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha."

July 20 - 85 years since the birth of the Russian artist, illustrator of children's books Evgeniy Grigorievich Monin (1931-2002). Illustrations for books: Barto A. “Toys”; Grimm Y. “The Daring Little Tailor”; Marshak S. Ya. “Tales of two quitters.”

July 22 - 90 years since the birth of the Russian writer, editor Sergei Alekseevich Baruzdin ( 1926-1991). “Old-young”, “Your friends are my comrades”.

July 23 - 190 years since the birth of the Russian historian, folklore researcher Alexander Nikolaevich Afanasyev (1826-1871). “Geese-swans”, “Elena the Wise”, “Russian children's fairy tales”.

July 26 - 60 years since the birth of the Russian artist, children's book illustrator, animator Vadim Borisovich Medzhibovsky (b. 1956). Illustrations for books: Usachev A. A. “Smart dog Sonya.”

July 26 - 160 years since the birth of the British writer, playwright, Nobel Prize laureate 1925. George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950). “A Little Comedy of Manners”, “Heartbreak House”, “Pygmalion”.

July 27 - Memorial Day of M.Yu. Lermontov (1814-1841) , 175 years since the death of the writer. On July 27 (15 old style) he died in a duel. Lermontov's work, which successfully combines civil, philosophical and personal motives, responding to the urgent needs of the spiritual life of Russian society, marked a new flowering of Russian literature. It had a great influence on Russian writers and poets of the 19th and 20th centuries. Lermontov's works received a great response in painting, theater, and cinema. His poems have become a veritable treasure trove for opera, symphony andromance creativity, many of them became folk songs.

July 27 - 85 years since the birth of the Russian literary critic, historian of children's literature Vladimir Iosifovich Glotser (1931-2009).

July 28 - 150 years since the birth of the English writer and artist Beatrix (Helen Beatrix) Potter (1866-1943). “Tales of Tabitha the Cat”, “Tales of Flopsy the Rabbit”.

July 28 - 120 years since the birth of the Russian writer Boris Viktorovich Shergin (1896-1973). “Heart Joy”, “Magic Ring”, “Tales of Shisha”.

July 30 - 95 years since the birth of the Soviet bibliographer, author of popular science books Boris Valerianovich Lyapunov (1921-1972). “People, rockets, books”, “From the depths of centuries”, “Undiscovered planet”, “Ocean ahead!”

July 30 -105th birthday Sergei Alexandrovich VASILIEV (1911-1975), writer and poet. Author of the poem “In the Urals”, collections “Soviet Moscow”, “Moscow Coal””, the poetic trilogy “Portrait of a Partisan”, the poem about aviation pioneer A.F. Mozhaisky “First in the World”, as well as satirical poems, parodies and other pigram.

July 31 - 180th birthday Vasily Alexandrovich Sleptsov (1836–1878), Russian writer, journalist

AUGUST

Holidays

August 9 - Day of Military Glory of Russia - victory at Cape Gangut. In accordance with Federal law No. 32-FZ “On the days of military glory and memorable dates of Russia” dated March 13, 1995, August 9 marks the Day of Military Glory of Russia - the day of the first naval victory in Russian history of the Russian fleet under the command of Peter I over the Swedes at Cape Gangut in 1714.

12th of August - International Youth Day. Established by the UN General Assembly on December 17, 1999, at the proposal of the World Conference of Ministers of Youth, held in Lisbon on August 8-12, 1998. The first time International Youth Day was celebrated was on August 12, 2000.

August 27 is Russian Cinema Day. According to Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR No. 3018-X dated October 1, 1980 “On holidays and memorable days”, as amended by Decree of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR No. 9724-XI dated November 1, 1988 “On amendments to the legislation of the USSR on holidays and memorial days.”

Memorable (literary) dates

August 5 - 90 years since the birth of the Russian translator, philologist and Germanist Lyubov Grigorievna Gorlina (1926-2013). Translations: A. K. Westley "Dad, Mom, Grandma, Eight Children and a Truck"; A. Lindgren “We are all from Bullerby”; T. Haugen “Night Birds”.

August 7 - 100 years since the birth of the Russian writer Vitaly Grigorievich Melentyev (1916-1984). "Blue People of the Pink Land", "Black Light".

August 8 - 115th birthday Nina Nikolaevna BERBEROVA, writers of Russian diaspora (1901-1993). Author of documentary biographical studies. She has published a series of stories “Biancourt Holidays”, novels “The Last and the First”, “The Lady”, “Without Sunset”, literary biographies “Tchaikovsky, the story of a lonely life”, “Borodin”, etc.

August 8 - 160 years since the birth of the English writer, humorist, playwright F. Anstey (n. and Thomas Anstey Guthrie) (1856-1934). “The Copper Jug,” “Topsy-Turvy, or a Lesson for Fathers.”

August 9 - 110 years since the birth of the English writer Pamela Liliana Travers(n.i. Helen Lyndon Goff) (1906-1996). "Mary Poppins", "Mary Poppins Returns", "Mary Poppins Opens the Door".

August 11 - 55 years since the birth of the Russian artist, illustrator of children's books Natalia Petrovna Salienko (b. 1961). Illustrations for books: Karem M. “Tales for Caprina”; Lindgren A. “Mio, my Mio”; Sabitova D. “Circus in a box.”

August 12 – 185th birthday Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831–1891), Russian religious thinker and writer.

August 14 - 150 years since the birth of the Russian writer Dmitry Sergeevich Merezhkovsky(1866-1941). "Alexander the First", "Resurrected Gods", "Dante".

August 15 - 245 years since the birth of the English (Scottish) writer Walter SCOTT (1771-1832). He is considered the founder of the historical novel genre. Romantic poems brought him fame greatest poet, made the genre of lyric-epic populara poem that combines the dramatic plot of the Middle Ages with picturesque landscapes and lyrical song in ballad style: "The Song of the Last Minstrel", "Marmion", "Maid of the Lake", "Rokeby" etc. At the center of Scott's novels are events that are associated with significant socio-historical conflicts. Among them Scott's "Scottish" novels« Guy Mannering, The Antiquary, The Puritans, Rob Roy, The Legend of Montrose.

Going beyond Scotland, the writer turns to the ancient history of England and France. Events of English history depicted in novels “Ivanhoe”, “Monastery”, “Abbot”, “Kenilworth”, “Woodstock”, “Perth Beauty”.

August 15 - 80 years since the birth of the Russian writer, translator Vladislav Anatolyevich Bakhrevsky (b. 1936). “Arsyuta and other six-year-olds”, “Vasilko and Vasily”, “Uncle Rustle and Shurshavy”.

August 15 - 85th birthday Mikael Leonovich Tariverdieva (1931–1996), composer

August 16 - 140 years since the birth of the Russian illustrator Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin (1876-1942). AND illustrations for Russians folk tales : “Vasilisa the Beautiful”, “Marya Morevna”, “Feather of Finist Yasna-Falcon”.

August 17 -85 years since the birth of Lev Valerianovich Kuklin ( b.1931), St. Petersburg writer

August 19 - 110 years since the birth of the Russian writer Leonid Vasilievich Solovyov (1906-1962). "The Tale of Khoja Nasreddin."

August 20 - 110 years since the birth of the Russian writer Grigory Georgievich Belykh (1906-1938). Gained fame as one of the authors of the book "Republic of Shkid" (together with L. Panteleev) about homeless teenagers who find themselves in a children's colony.

August 21 - 145 years since the birth of the Russian writer Leonid Nikolaevich ANDREEV(1871-1919) . The first works of Leonid Andreev, largely under the influence of the disastrous conditions in which the writer then found himself, are imbued with critical analysismodern world (“Bargamot and Garaska”, “City”). However, back in early period The writer’s creative work revealed his main motives: extreme skepticism, disbelief in the human mind (“The Wall”, “The Life of Vasily Fiveysky”), a passion arises

spiritualism and religion (“Judas Iscariot”).

August 22 - 100 years since the birth of the Russian writer Anatoly Veniaminovich KALININ (1916-2008). Rural essays "At the intermediate level." The novel “The Harsh Field” and the stories “Echo of War”, “No Return”, “Gypsy” are about the Great Patriotic War and its consequences. Authorbooks about M. A. Sholokhov.

August 22 - 95th birthday Sergei Sergeevich Orlov (1921–1977), front-line poet.

August 22 - 110th birthday Leonid Panteleev (Alexey Ivanovich Eremeev) (1906–1987), writer.

August 23 - 165 years since the birth of the Czech writer Alois Jirasek(1851-1930). “Skalak”, “Doglavtsy”, “Ancient Czech Tales”.

August 24 - 130 years since the birth of the Russian artist, illustrator of children's books Dmitry Nikolaevich Kardovsky (1886-1943). Illustrations for books: Griboedov A.S. “Woe from Wit”; Chekhov A.P. “Kashtanka”.

August 25 - 180 years since the birth of the American writer Francis Bret Harte (1836-1902). “Sylvester the Bear,” “Find in the Blazing Star,” “Steppe Foundling.”

August 27 - 145 years since the birth of the American writer Theodore Dreiser (1871-19450). The novels “Sister Carrie” and “Jenny Gerhardt” are about the opposite social and moral destinies of ordinary girls. “The Financier”, “Titan”, “Stoic” - a trilogy about a “superman” financier who has come to realize the futility of acquisitiveness; “Genius” is about the deadening power of money over art; “American Tragedy” is about the failure of the “average” young man, who at any cost sought to achieve the “American Dream” of social success. Combines realism with naturalistic principles of creativity.

August 27 -180th birthday Peter Dmitrievich Boborykin (1836–1921), Russian writer, playwright, journalist.

August 30 - 110 years since the birth of the Russian cartoonist, illustrator of children's books Ivan Maksimovich Semenov (1906-1982). Illustrations for books: Jerome J. K. “Three in a Boat and a Dog”; Nosov N. N. “Bobik visiting Barbos”, “Dreamers”.

August 31 - 205 years since the birth of the French writer, criticism of Théophile Gautier (1811-1872). "Captain Fracasse", "Journey to Russia".

SEPTEMBER

Holidays

September 1 - Day of Knowledge. Celebrated since 1984 on the basis of the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated 01.10.80 No. 3018-X “On holidays and memorial days”, as amended by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated 01.11.88 No. 9724-XI “On amendments to the legislation of the USSR on holidays and memorial days"

September 2 - Military Glory Day - Day of the end of World War II (1945). This memorable date was established by the Federal Law “On Amendments to Article 1(1) of the Federal Law “On Days of Military Glory and Memorable Dates of Russia””, signed by the President of the Russian Federation D. Medvedev on July 23, 2010.

September 3 - Day of Solidarity in the Fight against Terrorism. The date was established by the federal law “On the Days of Military Glory of Russia” dated July 6, 2005. It is connected with the tragic events in Beslan (North Ossetia, September 1-3, 2004), when militants seized one of the city schools. As a result of the terrorist attack at school No. 1, more than three hundred people were killed, including more than 150 children.

September 8 - Day of Military Glory of Russia - Day of the Battle of Borodino of the Russian army under the command of M.I. Kutuzov with French army(1812). Established by Federal Law No. 32-FZ of March 13, 1995 “On the days of military glory and memorable dates of Russia.”

September 8 is International Literacy Day. Celebrated since 1967 by decision of UNESCO.

September 9 is World Beauty Day. The initiative belongs to the International Committee of Aesthetics and Cosmetology SIDESCO.

September 11 - Day of Military Glory of Russia - Day of the victory of the Russian squadron of Rear Admiral Fyodor Ushakov over the Turkish squadron at Cape Tendra. Established by Federal Law No. 32-FZ of March 13, 1995 “On the days of military glory and memorable dates of Russia.”

September 11 - Lake Baikal Day. Established in 1999 and since then celebrated annually on the fourth Sunday in August, but since 2008 by decision of the Legislative Assembly Irkutsk region Baikal Day has been moved to the second Sunday in September.

September 21 - Day of Military Glory of Russia - Day of the victory of Russian regiments led by Grand Duke Dmitry Donskoy over the Mongol-Tatar troops in the Battle of Kulikovo in 1380. Established by Federal Law No. 32-FZ of March 13, 1995 “On the days of military glory and memorable dates of Russia.”

September 21 - International Day of Peace. In 1982, in its resolution, the UN General Assembly proclaimed the International Day of Peace as a day of general ceasefire and renunciation of violence. Since then, the holiday has been celebrated annually on September 21.

September 24 is World Maritime Day. It was established at the 10th session of the Assembly by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), noted since 1978. Included in the UN system of world and international days. Until 1980, it was celebrated on March 17, but then it began to be celebrated on one of the days of the last week of September. In Russia it is celebrated on September 24th.

September 28 is International Day of the Deaf. Established in 1951, in honor of the creation of the World Federation of the Deaf and Mutes. Celebrated on the last Sunday of September. The most striking example was the contribution of the deaf in France, who to this day idolize the founder of the first school - the Paris Institute of the Deaf and Dumb (1760) - Abbé de L'Epée. He was the founder of the mimic method and a great supporter of Sign Language. His name is surrounded by legends and myths that deaf people are sure to tell to visitors to deaf clubs in France.

Memorable (literary) dates

September 1 -160 years ago born Innokenty Fedorovich Annensky , poet (1856 - 1909). Russian poet, playwright, translator, critic, researcher of literature and language, director of the Tsarskoye Selo men's gymnasium. Annensky's poetry had a strong influenceinfluence on the work of the Acmeists, who declared the poet their spiritual teacher.

September 2 - 125 years since the birth of the Russian storyteller Alexandra Petrovna Anisimova (1891-1969). “The Enchanted Linden Tree”, “About Grandfather Vodyany”, “Bird Joy”.

September 2 - 110 years since the birth of the Russian writer, author of popular science books Alexander Petrovich Kazantsev (1906-2002). “The Burning Island”, “The Death of Faena”, “Caissa’s Gift”, “The Dome of Hope”.

September 3 - born 75 years ago Sergei Donatovich Dovlatov, writer (1941– 1990). The first editions of Dovlatov's works were published in samizdat, as well as in foreign magazines. Later, during the period of his emigration, individual prose works began to appear, which were distinguished by complex content and strict, summary. Dovlatov’s most famous works are “Reserve”, “Foreign Woman”, “Solo on Underwood: Notebooks”, “Performance”, “Zone”.

September 7 - 75 years since the birth of the Russian writer Vladimir Nikolaevich Krupin(b. 1941). Became famous thanks to first collection of stories “Grains”", in which in simple language tells about the difficult fate of the village residents. Vladimir Krupin’s story “ Living water" Here, in an ironic manner, the writer rethinks the legend of living water. He also addresses other topics: problemsartistic creativity, Orthodoxy and the hope that it will save the country. “Brother Ivanushka”, “Ivan the Peasant Son”, “On Green Land” and other works.

September 8 - 105 years since the birth of the Russian prose writer and publicist Vasily Ivanovich Ardamatsky (1911 — 1989)

September 12 - 95 years since the birth of the Polish science fiction writer Stanislaw Lem (1921-2006). “Return from the Stars”, “Tales of the Pilot Pirx”, “Solaris”.

Sergei Nikolaevich Markov, Russian writer, poet(1906 - 1979). Author of collections of stories “Blue Lizard”, “Arabian Clock”, “Salt Well” and others, collections of poems “Rainbow River”, “Golden Bee”, “Heavenly Mountains”,“Earthly Roots” and others, a number of books on the history of travel and geographical discoveries (“People of Great Purpose” about N.M. Przhevalsky and N.N. Miklouho-Maclay; “Chronicle of Alaska”; “The Feat of Semyon Dezhnev”; “The Circle of the Earth” " and others).

September 12 - 110th birthday Zinaida Alekseevna Shakhovskaya (Malevskaya-Malevich)(1906–2001), poetess, writer, journalist

September 13 - 100 years since the birth of the English writer Roald Dahl (1916-1990). Master of paradoxical storytelling. His stories are famous for their unexpected endings, and his children's books are famous for their lack of sentimentality, and often for their dark humor: “Danny the World Champion”, “Charlie and the Great Glass Cable Car”, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”.

September 13 - 80 years since the birth of the Russian writer Gennady Alexandrovich Cherkashin(1936-1996). He is known as one of the most widely read children's writers, as a historical novelist, and publicist. Author of one of the best stories about the Leningrad siege “Doll”,writer-marine painter who committed circumnavigation, writer-historian: “Brig “Mercury”, “Return”, “Lieutenant Schmidt”.

September 14 - 80 years since the birth of the Russian poet, laureate of the Prize. Korney Chukovsky (2007) Alexander Semenovich Kushner(b. 1936). Author of books of poems for children “A Fun Walk”, “How Do You Live”, “To Scare Everyone”.

September 19 - 105 years since the birth of the English writer, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1983) William Gerald Golding(1911-1993). "Lord of the Flies".

September 19 - 105 years since the birth of the Russian poet and prose writer Semyon Izrailevich Lipkin(1911-2003) . “The Life and Fate of Vasily Grossman”, “Lyra”, “Moonlight”.

September 19 - 85 years since the birth of the Russian writer Stanislav Timofeevich Romanovsky (1931-1996). The main theme of creativity is the theme of goodness, justice, love for life, for people, for nature, the theme of patriotism, the “big” and “small” Motherland. “Alexander Nevsky”, “Tchaikovsky’s Childhood”, “The Tale of Andrei Rublev”.

September 21 - 150 years since the birth of the English science fiction writer Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) . "War of the Worlds", "Time Machine", "The Invisible Man".

September 21 -105 years since the birth of the Russian pop singer and film actor Mark Naumovich Bernes(1911 — 1969)

September 22 - 55 years since the birth of the illustrator Mikhail Matveevich Misuno(b. 1961). Illustrations for books: Volkov A. M. “The Wizard Emerald City"," Oorfene Deuce and his wooden soldiers.

September 22 - 125 years since the birth of the Russian writer Reuben Isaevich Fraerman (1891-1972) . Author of stories, mainly for children, “Ognyovka”, “Buran”, “Vaska-Gilyak”, “Second Spring”, “Nikichen”, “Spy”, and the novel “Golden Cornflower”. Most famous work- “The Wild Dog Dingo, or the Tale of First Love.”

September 23 - 80th birthday Edward Stanislavovich RADZINSKY(b. 1936), Russian writer, playwright, screenwriter and TV presenter. Author of popular books on Russian history. E.S. Radzinsky wrote books about Napoleon, Beaumarchais, and the famousFrench writer Chateaubriand. Documentary books about the execution of Nicholas II, biographies of Stalin and Rasputin became world bestsellers.

September 24 - 120 years since the birth of the American writer Francis Scott Kay Fitzgerald (1896-1940). The largest representative of the so-called “lost generation” in literature. Fitzgerald is best known for his novel The GreatGatsby,” published in 1925, as well as a number of novels and short stories about the American “Jazz Age” of the 1920s. "The Great Gatsby", "Tender is the Night", "The Last Tycoon".

September 25 - 110 years since the birth of the Russian composer, People's Artist of the USSR Dmitry Dmitrievich Shostakovich (1906-1975) .

September 28 – 110th birthday Alexander Petrovich Stein, Russian playwright (1906 - 1993)

September 30 - 110 years since the birth of the Russian writer Lyubov Fedorovna Voronkova (1906-1976). In 1940, her first book “Shurka” was published. Then “Girl from the City”, “Sunny Day”, “Swan Geese” appeared. These books, which have become classics of children's literature, speak about the main thing: love for the Motherland, respect for work, human kindness and responsiveness. And also about overcoming oneself: a person is scared, but he goes to ward off trouble from someone. Of course, such a person will grow up strong in spirit and, when necessary, will be capable of heroic deeds. In the last years of her life, Lyubov Fedorovna Voronkova wrote on historical topics: about the childhood and youth of the Macedonian king, about his campaigns of conquest.

“Altai Tale”, “Girl from the City”, “Son of Zeus”, “Rough Days”, “Sunny Day”, “Golden Keys”.

OCTOBER

Holidays

October 1 -. It was proclaimed at the 45th session of the UN General Assembly on December 14, 1990, celebrated since October 1, 1991.

October 1 is International Music Day. Established in 1975 by decision of UNESCO. One of the initiators of the establishment International Day music is composer Dmitry Shostakovich.

October 5 is International Teachers' Day. Celebrated by UNESCO since 1944.

October 9 is World Post Day. On this day in 1874 the Universal Postal Union was founded.

October 13 - World Sight Day(celebrated on the second Thursday of October)

October 19 is the Day of the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum. All-Russian Lyceum Student Day. This holiday owes its appearance to an educational institution - on October 19, 1811, the Imperial Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum, in which Alexander Pushkin and many other people who glorified Russia were brought up. The Lyceum was founded by decree of Alexander I for the education of noble children. According to the original plan, the emperor’s younger brothers, Nicholas and Mikhail, were to be raised here, but these plans did not come true.

October 22 - White Crane Festival. A holiday of poetry and memory of those who fell on the battlefields in all wars. Appeared on the initiative of the poet Rasul Gamzatov. According to the poet’s idea, the holiday should help strengthen the traditions of friendship between the peoples and cultures of Russia. The name of the holiday comes from Gamzatov’s poem, which was inspired by the famous song performed by Mark Bernes. In Gamzatov’s homeland, the holiday has been celebrated for several decades. last years it has acquired an all-Russian scale.

October 24 - United Nations Day. October 24, 1945 - Day of the creation of the UN.

October 26 is International School Library Day. Established by the International Association school libraries, celebrated on the 4th Monday of October.

October 27 is World Audiovisual Heritage Day. Established in 2005 at its 33rd session by the General Conference of UNESCO to commemorate the anniversary of the adoption in 1980 of the Recommendation concerning the Protection and Preservation of Movable Images.

October 28 is International Animation Day. Established on the initiative of the French branch of the International Association of Animated Films (ASIFA) in 2002 in honor of the 110th anniversary of the public presentation of the first animation technology.

Memorable (literary) dates

October 1 - 225 years since the birth of the Russian writer Sergei Timofeevich Aksakov (1791-1859). “The Scarlet Flower”, “The Childhood Years of Bagrov the Grandson”, “Stories about Native Nature”.

October 2 - 120th birthday Fyodor Ivanovich Panferov (1896–1960), writer.

October 3 - Yesenin poetry festival. Born on this day (1895–1925) S. A. Yesenin, Russian poet. Since 1985, the All-Russian Yesenin Poetry Festival has been held in the poet’s homeland.

October 4 - 85 years since the birth of the Russian poet, prose writer Gleb Yakovlevich Gorbovsky(b. 1931). In poetry, marked by a wealth of associations and musicality, it addresses the eternal questions of the meaning of being, the responsibility of man, his organic connection withnature. In prose - the moral quest of a modern intellectual. In the 50s, Gleb Gorbovsky became one of the most popular unofficial poets of Leningrad. Literally everyone became familiar with his songs - “When the lanterns swing at night...”, “There was a drunken guard standing near the premises of “Beer-Voda...”, etc. “Freckles on the grass”, “City signs”, “Who is riding what”.

October 4 - 200th anniversary of the birth of Eugene Potier (1816–1887),French songwriter.

October 5 - 95 years since the birth of the Russian popular writer and journalist Viktor Davydovich Pekelis (1921-1997). “How to find yourself”, “Happy journey”, “Little encyclopedia about big cybernetics”.

October 6 - 110 years since the birth of Italian writer, journalist, artist Dino Buzzati (n.i. Dino Traverso) (1906-1972). “The incredible invasion of bears in Sicily”, “Tatar Desert”.

October 6 - 85 years since the birth of the Russian poet, prose writer, playwright, translator, laureate of the second All-Russian competition"Scarlet Sails" (2004) Roman Semyonovich Sefa (n. Roald Fairmark) (1931-2009). The poems and plays of Roman Sef are widely known,written by him for children. 30 poetry books have been published with a total circulation of more than ten million copies: “Giants Walk,” “Water Bus,” “Blue Meteorite,” “If You Don’t Believe,” “I Myself,” “My Song,” “Who Invented the Alphabet,” etc.

October 8 – 85 years since the birth of the Russian writer, screenwriter Yuliana Semenovich SEMENOVA(n. f. Lyandres) (1931-1993). Newspaper founder "Top secret", for which I came up with a name. One of the pioneers of the genre " investigative journalism"in Soviet periodicals. Posted by a large number of stories, tales and novels of action-adventure content: “49 hours 25 minutes”, “On duty”, “Petrovka, 38”, “Major Whirlwind”, “Seventeen Moments of Spring”, “Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat”. Almost all of Y. Semenov’s works were filmed and enjoyed great success with viewers. The multi-part television film “Seventeen Moments of Spring” was watched by the whole country.

October 8 - 200 years since the birth of the Russian writer, the founder of children's historical fiction Pyotr Romanovich Furman (1816-1856) . « Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov-Rymniksky”, “Alexander Danilovich Menshikov”, “Son of a fisherman Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov”.

October 9 - 65 years since the birth of the Russian writer Svyatoslav Vladimirovich Loginov (n. f. Vitman) (b. 1951). “The Many-Armed God of Dalaina”, “The Well”, “Earthly Paths”, the collection “Guardian of the Pass”.

October 13 - 80 years since the birth of the Australian artist, illustrator of children's books, winner of the International Gold Medal. H. C. Andersen (1986) by Robert Ingpen(b. 1936). Illustrations for books: Kipling R. D. “The Jungle Book”; Collodi K. “The Adventures of Pinocchio”; Stevenson R. L. “Treasure Island.”

October 13 is the 80th anniversary of the birth of the Austrian children's writer, laureate of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Prize (2003), winner of the International Gold Medal. H. C. Andersen (1984) Christine Nestlinger(b. 1936). “Down with the Cucumber King”, “Ilsa Janda, fourteen years old”, “The Thinker Acts”, “An Unprecedented Game”.

October 15 - 175th birthday Savva Ivanovich Mamontov(1841–1918), Russian entrepreneur and philanthropist

October 15 - 90 years since the birth of the Russian writer, engineer-inventor Genrikh Saulovich Altov(n.f. Altshuller)(1926-1998). He made his debut as a science fiction writer with the story “Icarus and Daedalus.” All science fiction works were published under the pseudonym G. Altov. Subsequently, he had inventive ideas that bordered on fantasy, and fantastic ideas that bordered on real technology. In such cases, it was necessary to argue with the expert, proving that the invention was still real. As a science fiction writer, I set the task: using literary methods to show the development of science and technology in the direction of the ideal, while at the same time considering the main goal of science fiction as a literary genre to be human studies.

“And Then the Inventor Came”, collections “Legends of Star Captains”, “Scorching Mind”, “Made for the Storm”.

October 15 - 110 years since the birth of the Russian Soviet science fiction writer Georgy Sergeevich Martynov (1906-1983). In total, Martynov wrote five books of the science fiction genre: “220 days on a starship”, “Sister of the Earth”, “Legacy of the Phaetonians” (all of them are united under the general title “Astronautics”), the story “Callisto and the Callistans”.

October 17 - 55 years since the birth of the Russian artist, illustrator of children's books Evgeniy Nikolaevich Podkolzin(b. 1961). Illustrations for books: Akimushkin I. I. “In the animal world”; Bianchi V.V. “Mouse Peak”; Nechiporenko Yu. D. “The fair boy: the life and works of Nikolai Gogol.”

October 17 - 85 years since the birth of the Russian writer, laureate of the USSR State Prize Anatoly Ignatievich Pristavkin (1931-2008). Anatoly Pristavkin gained worldwide fame from the story “The Golden Cloud Spent the Night,” touching on the topic of deportation.Chechen people in 1944. He also wrote the stories “Soldier and Boy”, “Cuckoo”, novels “Town”, “Ryazanka”, “Valley of the Shadow of Death”, “My Distant Carriage”, etc.

October 18 - 80 years since the birth of the Russian children's writer Yakov Noevich Dlugolensky(b. 1936). “Two identical bicycles”, “Once upon a time there were soldiers”, “Don’t lose the banner!”

October 18 - 275th birthday Pierre Ambroise François Laclos (Choderlos de Laclos)(1741–1803), French writer.

October 19 - 70 years since the birth of the English writer, laureate of the Memorial Prize. Astrid Lindgren (2005) by Philip Pullman(b. 1946). “Polar Lights”, “Northern Lights”, “Amber Telescope”.

October 19 - 85 years since the birth of John Le Carré (1931), English writer, author of detective stories. In his spy works, Le Carré dispenses with superheroes and without the romantic overtones of the secret agent profession. He depicts the tense but dull everyday world of the work of special services, a powerful confrontation between intelligence services, but without shootouts and protracted chases.

October 20 - 70 years since the birth of the Russian artist, illustrator of children's books Olga Konstantinovna Kondakova(b. 1946). Illustrations for books: Akim Ya. L. “Where do you roam, autumn”; Grimm Y., Grimm V. “Snow White”, “Golden Goose”.

OCTOBER 20 - 200 years since the birth of the Russian writer, the founder of children's historical fiction Peter Romanovich FURMAN(1816-1856). Furman is the author of several books for children: “Notes of Pyotr Ivanovich”, “Grigory Aleksandrovich Potemkin”, “Son fisherman, Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov", "Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov-Rymniksky", "Close boyar Artamon Sergeevich Matveev", "The Carpenter of Saardam" (about Peter I). In light images, he resurrected the images of Russian historical figures and managed to make them interesting for young readers.

October 21 - 120 years since the birth of the Russian writer, playwright, screenwriter Evgeniy Lvovich Schwartz (1896-1958). An outstanding Soviet author and playwright created about 25 plays. And although not all of them were published, his creative achievements cannot be overestimated.

Schwartz is the author of the well-known plays “Dragon”, “Shadow”, “Ordinary Miracle”. His scripts made possible the appearance of such cinema masterpieces as Don Quixote, Cinderella and First Grader. And of course, “The Tale of Lost Time” is about schoolchildren who did not want to do their homework or homework on time and generally believed that they still had as much time as they wanted. And that's why one day they turned from children into old men and women.

“The New Adventures of Puss in Boots”, “The Tale of Lost Time”, “Alien Girl”.

October 24 - 105 years since the birth of A Rkady Isaakovich Raikin (1911–1987), pop artist.

October 24 - 170 years since the birth of the Danish-Russian literary figure, translator Peter Gottfridovich Hansen(1846-1930 ). Translated into Danish by I. A. Goncharov, L. N. Tolstoy and others; from Danish by Andersen H. K.; from the Norwegian language by Ibsen G.

October 25 - 110 years since the birth of the Russian writer, journalist, publicist Tatiana Nikolaevna Tess(n.f. Sosyura)(1906-1983). “American Women”, “Friends of My Soul”, “Invisible Witness”.

October 27 - 280 years since the birth of the Scottish poet, collector of folklore James McPherson (1736-1796), author of The Poems of Ossian.

October 31 -170 years since the birth of the Italian writer Edmondo De Amicisa ( 1846-1908). “From the Apennines to the Andes”, “Heart: Notes of a Schoolboy”.

NOVEMBER

Holidays

November 4 - . Day of military glory of Russia. This holiday was established in honor of an important event in the history of Russia - the liberation of Moscow from Polish invaders in 1612. On December 16, 2004, the State Duma of the Russian Federation adopted simultaneously in three readings amendments to the Federal Law “On the Days of Military Glory (Victory Days of Russia).” One of the changes was the introduction of a new holiday - Day national unity— and the actual transfer of the state holiday from November 7 (Day of Accord and Reconciliation) to November 4.

November 7 is World Men's Day. It is celebrated on the initiative of USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev, who was supported by the Vienna Magistrate, the UN office in Vienna and a number of other international organizations. Men's Day is traditionally celebrated on the first Saturday of November.

November 7 is the Day of Military Glory of Russia - the day of the military parade on Red Square in 1941. Established by Federal Law No. 32-FZ of March 13, 1995 “On the days of military glory and memorable dates of Russia.” (The day of the military parade on Red Square in Moscow to commemorate the twenty-fourth anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution).

November 8 is International KVN Day. The idea of ​​the holiday was proposed by the president of the international KVN club, Alexander Maslyakov. The date of the celebration was chosen in honor of the anniversary of the first game of the Merry and Resourceful Club that aired November 8, 1961.

November 10 is World Science Day. This day was recommended in 1999 at the World scientific conference, where the need for closer interaction between science and society was expressed. Following the agenda of the 1999 conference, UNESCO officially established World Science Day at its general conference in 2001. Globally, the Day was first celebrated on November 10, 2002 and has since been widely celebrated throughout the world.

November 13 is International Day of the Blind. On November 13, 1745, Valentin Hauis was born in France, a famous teacher who founded several schools and enterprises for the blind in Paris and St. Petersburg. According to the decision of the World Health Organization, this date became the basis for the International Day of the Blind.

November 20 - World Children's Day A. Celebrated by decision of the UN since 1954. November 20 is the day of adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989.

November 20 - No Smoking Day celebrated on the third Thursday of November. It was established by the American Cancer Society in 1977.

November 26 - World Information Day. Celebrated annually since 1994 by the initiative International Academy Information Technology (MAI), which has general consultative status in the UN Economic and Social Council, and the World Information Parliament (WIP). On this day in 1992, the first International Informatization Forum took place.

November 27 Established by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation B.N. Yeltsin No. 120 “On Mother’s Day” dated January 30, 1998, it is celebrated on the last Sunday of November, paying tribute to mothers’ work and their selfless sacrifice for the benefit of their children. The initiative to establish Mother's Day was taken by the State Duma Committee on Women, Family and Youth Affairs.

November 29 is the Day of the Foundation of the World Conservation Society. On this day, in 1948, IUCN/UICN - the World Conservation Union - was founded, which is the largest international non-profit environmental organization. The Union unites 82 states (including the Russian Federation represented by the Ministry of natural resources and ecology).

November 24-30 - All-Russian week “Theater and Children”. Established by the Ministry of Culture of the RSFSR, the Ministry of Education of the RSFSR in 1974.

Memorable (literary) dates

November 2 - 110th birthday Daniil Leonidovich ANDREEV, (1906-1959), poet, writer. In early poetry there is an anxious expectation of disasters approaching Russia. During the years of political imprisonment (1947-57), he wrote poems that captured his mysticalcontemplation of the “worlds of enlightenment” and “worlds of retribution”, and the treatise “Rose of the World” - an experience of metahistorical knowledge and a plan for the salvation of humanity through the common efforts of world religions - the petals of a single Rose.

November 3 - 105 years since the birth of the Russian writer Boris Stepanovich Ryabinin (1911-1990) . “A friend raised by you”, “Niger: the life story of one dog”, “Miracles in a sieve”.

November 4 - 85th anniversary of the birth of the illustrator Oleg Vladimirovich Vasiliev(b. 1931). Illustrations for books: Barto A. “Toys”, “Songs”; Berestov V.D. “Book for reading in kindergarten"; "Mitten"; "Tales of the Peoples of the World".

November 7 - 85th anniversary of the birth of the illustrator Vadim Ivanovich Gusev (1931-2008). Illustrations for books: Gusev V.I. “The Mosquito and the Baby Elephant”, “Read about what’s inside, see for yourself and without moms and dads”; Shibaev A. A. “Native language, be friends with me!”

November 7 - 125th birthday Dmitry Andreevich Furmanov (1891-1926). Soviet prose writer, revolutionary, military andpolitical figure. Real name is Furman. Later he began to sign as Furmanov. The most famous of Furmanov’s literary heritage is the novel “Chapaev”.

November 11 - 195 years since the birth of the greatest Russian writer Fyodor Mikhailovich DOSTOEVSKY (1821-1881) . Author of such immortal works as: “The Idiot”, “Crime and Punishment”, “Humiliated and Insulted”, “The Brothers Karamazov”, “Demons” and many others

November 11 is the 105th anniversary of the birth of the Spanish writer, journalist, filmmaker, author of numerous works for children, laureate of the International Prize named after. H. C. Andersen (1968) Jose Maria Sanchez-Silva (1911-2002). “Marcelino’s Great Journey”, “Marcelino Bread-and-Wine”.

November 11 - 115 years since the birth of the Russian writer, illustrator Evgeniy Ivanovich Charushin (1901-1965) . “Who lives how”, “My first zoology”, “About squirrels, hares and funny bear cubs.”

November 13 - 120 years since the birth of the illustrator Ksenia Alexandrovna Klementieva (1896-1984). Illustrations for books: Nekrasov N. “Russian women”; Tolstoy L.N. “Childhood”, “Adolescence”; Turgenev I. S. “Asya”, “First Love”.

November 14 - 100 years since the birth of the Russian writer Viktor Ivanovich Banykin(1916-1986). “Valerkin’s calendar”, “Where the birches live”, “Brave stream”.

November 19 - 110 years since the birth of the Russian physicist, author of popular science books Matveya Petrovich Bronshtein (1906-1938). "X-Rays", "Solar Matter".

November 19 - 305 years since the birth of the Russian scientist, poet, thinker Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov(1711-1765). The great Russian scientist, chemist, physicist, artist, historian, poet and writer, whose works became known throughout the world. Along with scientific research Lomonosov was engaged in literary creativity and published several odes and tragedies. “Conversation with Anacreon”, “A word of praise... to Peter the Great”, etc.

November 20 - 100 years since the birth of the Russian poet and prose writer Mikhail Alexandrovich Dudin (1916-1993). Dudin’s military-patriotic poems (“Take care of the earth, take care,” “Peaks,” “Fate,” etc.) are courageous and energetic in tone. They created a lyrical and romantic image of a Russian soldier. Together with S. S. Orlov, he wrote the script for the film “Lark” (1964), dedicated to the feat of tank crews who were captured in Germany.

November 20 - 85 years since the birth of the Russian writer Leonid Andreevich Zavalnyuk(b. 1931). “Seasons”, “Long Road”, “Like the Hare Proshka Was a Magician”.

November 22 - 215th birthday Vladimir Ivanovich Dahl(1801-1872). Russian scientist, writer, ethnographer and lexicographer, compiler of " Explanatory dictionary living Great Russian language." Dahl also wrote journalistic works and prose works (“There were fables”, “Pictures from Russian life”, “Soldiers’ leisure”, numerous fairy tales “The Little Fox”, “The Snow Maiden”, etc.)

November 23 - 75th anniversary of the birth of the illustrator Mikhail Nikolaevich Fedorov (b. 1941). Illustrations for books: Andersen H. K. “The Steadfast Tin Soldier”; Grimm, br. "Snow White"; Perrault S. “Puss in Boots.”

November 24 - 190 years since the birth of the Italian writer Carlo Collodi (n.f. Lorenzini)(1826-1890) . "The Adventures of Pinocchio: An Exciting Story from the Life of a Wooden Man"

November 25 - 90 years since the birth of the American science fiction writer Paul William Anderson(1926-2001) . “Time Patrol”, “Winner on Three Worlds”, “Queen of Winds and Darkness”.

November 25 - 160 years since the birth of the Russian composer, pianist Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev (1856-1915).

November 28 - 110 years since the birth of the Russian historian and literary critic Dmitry Sergeevich Likhachev (1906-1999). Soviet and Russian philologist, culturologist, art critic, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Author of fundamental works on the history of Russian literature(mainly Old Russian) and Russian culture. He made a significant contribution to the study of ancient Russian literature and art. Throughout all the years of his activity, he was an active defender of culture, a promoter of morality and spirituality. "Letters about the good and the beautiful."

November 28 - 135 years since the birth of the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig (1881-1942). “Mary Stuart”, “Letter from a Stranger”, “The Feat of Magellan”.

November 29 - 120 years since the birth of the Russian writer-naturalist Maxim Dmitrievich Zverev (1896-1996) . “Behind the Scenes of the Zoo”, “Forest Doctors”, “Tales of Grandmother Turtle”.

November 30 - 80 years since the birth of the illustrator Galina Alexandrovna Makaveeva(b. 1936). Illustrations for books: Andersen H. K. “The Ugly Duckling”; Barto A. “You don’t need forty”; Berestov V.D. “I’m going to study.”

DECEMBER

Holidays

December 1 - Russian Military Glory Day— Victory Day of the Russian squadron under the command of Admiral Pavel Nakhimov over the Turkish squadron at Cape Sinop in 1853. Celebrated in accordance with Federal Law No. 32-FZ of March 13, 1995 “On the days of military glory (victory days) of Russia.”

December 3 - International Day of Persons with Disabilities. In 1992, the UN General Assembly at its 47th session, in a special resolution, declared December 3 as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (resolution No. A/RES/47/3) and called on all states and international organizations to cooperate in celebrating this day. Later, at the same session, in resolution No. A/RES/47/88, the General Assembly called on UN Member States to organize activities to commemorate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities with a view to integrating persons with disabilities into society.

December 5 - Day of Military Glory of Russia - Day of the start of the counteroffensive Soviet troops in the 1941 Battle of Moscow. Established by Federal Law No. 32-FZ of March 13, 1995 “On the days of military glory (victory days) of Russia.”

This is a memorable date that is celebrated in our country every year on December 9th. It was established by Federal Law of the Russian Federation No. 22-FZ of February 28, 2007 “On Amendments to Article 1-1 of the Federal Law “On Days of Military Glory and Memorable Dates of Russia”.

December 10 is International Human Rights Day. The date was chosen to honor the adoption and proclamation by the UN General Assembly in 1948 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which proclaimed the right of everyone to life, liberty and security.

December 11 is World Children's Television and Radio Day. Celebrated at the initiative of UNICEF (UN Children's Fund) since 1994 on the second Sunday of December.

December 12 - Constitution Day of the Russian Federation. On December 12, 1993, the Constitution of the Russian Federation was adopted in a referendum. Full text The Constitution was published in " Rossiyskaya newspaper» December 25, 1993, and since then Constitution Day has been one of the most significant public holidays in Russia.

December 24 - Day of Military Glory of Russia - Day of the capture of the Turkish fortress of Izmail by Russian troops under the command of A.V. Suvorov in 1790. The holiday was established by Federal Law No. 32-FZ of March 13, 1995 “On the days of military glory (victory days) of Russia.”

December 28 is International Cinema Day. On December 28, 1895, in Paris, at the Grand Café on the Boulevard des Capucines (not the Capucines, as many are accustomed to), the first session of the Lumière brothers' cinematography took place. It was this date that became the day of celebration of International Cinema Day/

Memorable (literary) dates

December 5 - 115 years since the birth of the Russian illustrator Valerian Vasilievich Shcheglov (1901-1984). Illustrations for books: Polevoy B.N. “The Tale of a Real Man”; Fadeev A. A. “Young Guard”.

December 9 - 105 years since the birth of the Russian adventure writer, science fiction writer Nikolai Vladimirovich Toman(1911-1974). “In the constellation Trapezium”, “Space speaks!”, “Girl from the planet Effa”.

December 10 - 195 years since the birth of the Russian poet, prose writer, critic, publisher Nikolai Alekseevich Nekrasov(1821-1878) . He is best known for such works as the epic poem “Who Lives Well in Rus'”, the poems “Frost, Red Nose”, “Russianswomen”, poem “Grandfather Mazai and the Hares”. His poems were devoted mainly to the suffering of the people, the idyll and tragedy of the peasantry. Nekrasov introduced the richness of the folk language and folklore into Russian poetry.

December 11 - 85th birthday Yuri Vitalievich MAMLEEV (1931), Russian writer, playwright, poet, philosopher. Founder of the literary movement “metaphysical realism” and the philosophical doctrine “Eternal Russia”.

December 12 - 250 years since the birth of the Russian writer, critic, historian, journalist Nikolai Mikhailovich Karamzin (1766-1825) . An outstanding historian, the largest Russian writer of the era of sentimentalism. “Poor Liza”, “History of the Russian State”, “Letters of a Russian Traveler”.

December 12 - 195 years since the birth of Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880), French writer. French realist prose writer, considered one of the greatest European writers of the 19th century. He worked a lot on the style of his works, putting forward the theory of the “exact word”. He is best known as the author of the novel Madame Bovary.

December 16 - 150 years since the birth of the painter, the founder of abstract art Wassily Vasilyevich Kandinsky (1866-1944) .

December 19 - 130 years since the birth of the Russian writer Elena Nikolaevna Vereiskaya (1886-1966). “Maid Masha”, “Seryozha in the Village”, “Three Girls”.

December 23 - 80 years since the birth of the Russian poet Yulia Chersanovicha KIMA(b. 1936). Soviet and Russian poet, composer, playwright, screenwriter, bard, participant in the dissident movement in the USSR. The songs of Yuli Kim were included in all anthologies of art songs, as well as in many poetic anthologies of modern Russian poetry, includingwhich “Strophes of the Century” (1994). Works: " Here are your trousers!”, “Whale Fish”, “Dot, Dot, Comma” and others.

December 24 - 75 years since the birth of the Brazilian writer, laureate of the International H. C. Andersen Prize (2000) Anna Maria Machado (Mashado)(b. 1941). "Eyes on feathers."

December 24 - 130 years since the birth of the Russian writer, critic, publicist Alexander Alexandrovich FADEEV (1901-1956). “Blizzard”, “Young Guard”, “Destruction”, “The Last of Udege”. Theorist of "socialist realism".

December 24 - 70th birthday Leonid Alekseevich FILATOV(1946-2003), actor, screenwriter, poet. Since his studies, Filatov has been engaged in literary creativity, writing poetry and parodies of famous Soviet poets. In total, he wrote three parodiescycle: variations on the theme of Korney Chukovsky’s fairy tale “The Tsokotukha Fly” (parodies of Bulat Okudzhava, Boris Slutsky, Yuri Levitansky); variations on the theme of the cartoon “Well, wait a minute!” (parodies of Bella Akhmadulina, David Samoilov, Yulia Drunina, Andrei Voznesensky); a series of parodies “Taganka75” dedicated to the Taganka Theater (parodies of Evgeny Yevtushenko, Rasul Gamzatov, Robert Rozhdestvensky, Bella Akhmadulina, Andrei Voznesensky and Sergei Mikhalkov). His books “About Fedot the Sagittarius, a daring fellow”, “The Great Love of Robin Hood”, “Love for Three Oranges”, “Lysistrata”, “The Theater of Leonid Filatov”, “I am a theatrical man”, “Sons of bitches” were published.

December 25 -130 years since the birth of the Russian writer Pavel Andreevich Blyakhin (1886-1961 ). “Little Red Devils”, “Moscow is on Fire”, “At Dawn”.

December 31 - 105 years since the birth of the Russian popular writer, historian, geographer, local historian Georgy Ivanovich KUBLITSKY (1911-1989) . Author of more than 30 books, including children's books, as well as articles, notes, and essays in various publications. Also the author of stories for the radio program “Famous Captains Club”. “The Whole Globe”, “Where the Homing Pigeon Flies, or the History of Postal Service”, “Stories about Travels and Discoveries”.

320 years

Istomin Karion “Domostroy”: [about the rules of children’s behavior] (1696)

235 years

Fonvizin D. I. “Undergrowth” (1781)

195 years

Pushkin A.S. " Prisoner of the Caucasus"(1821)

185 years

Gogol N.V. “Evenings on a farm near Dikanka” (1831)

Griboyedov A. S. “Woe from Wit” (1831)

Pushkin A. S. “The Tale of Tsar Saltan, of his son, the glorious and mighty hero Prince Guidon Saltanovich, and of the beautiful Princess Swan” (1831)

Pushkin A. S. “Tales of the late Ivan Petrovich Belkin” (First publication, 1831)

180 years

Gogol N.V. “The Inspector General” (1836)

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The calendar of significant and memorable dates for 2017 contains anniversaries of domestic and foreign writers, poets, international and professional holidays and other significant dates that will be celebrated in 2017. Dates are indicated according to the new style.

According to the UN decision:

2013-2022 - International Decade for the Rapprochement of Cultures

International decades

2015-2024 - International Decade for People of African Descent

2014-2024 - A decade of sustainable energy for all

2011-2020 - Third International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism

2011-2020 - United Nations Decade of Biodiversity

2011-2020 - Decade of Action for Road Safety

2010-2020 - United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification

2008-2017 - Second decade of the United Nations for the eradication of poverty.

The year 2017 in the Russian Federation will be announced Year of specially protected natural areas. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on holding the Year of Specially Protected Natural Areas in 2017. The Year of Protected Natural Areas will be timed to coincide with the celebration 100th anniversary of the Russian nature reserve system.

ANNIVERSARY DATES:

WRITERS AND BOOKS ANNIVERSARY OF 2017

ANNIVERSARY BOOKS

255 years- C. Gozzi "The Deer King", "Turandot"(1762)

240 years- R.B. Sheridan "School of Scandal"(1777)

225 years- N. M. Karamzin "Poor Lisa"(1792)

195 years- A. S. Pushkin "Song about the prophetic Oleg"(1822)

180 years- M. Yu. Lermontov "Borodino"(1837)

155 years- A. S. Griboyedov "Woe from Wit" V. M. Hugo "Les Miserables" I. S. Turgenev "Fathers and Sons" (1862)

150 years- Charles De Coster “The Legend of Ulenspiegel and Lamm Gudzak, about their valiant, funny and glorious deeds in Flanders and other lands”, V. V. Krestovsky "Petersburg slums" F. M. Dostoevsky "Crime and Punishment", G. Ibsen "Peer Gynt"(1867)

145 years- I. S. Turgenev "Spring Waters" J. Verne "Around the world in 80 Days" (1872)

140 years- L. N. Tolstoy "Anna Karenina"(1877)

135 years- M. Twain "Prince and the Pauper"(1882)

120 years- G. D. Wells "Invisible Man"(1897)

115 years- A.C. Doyle "The Hound of the Baskervilles" E. L. Voynich "Gadfly" (1902)

110 years- G. R. Haggart "Beautiful Margaret"(1907)

105 years- A.C. Doyle "Lost World"(1912)

90 years old- A. N. Tolstoy "Engineer Garin's Hyperboloid" M. A. Bulgakov "White Guard"(1927)

85 years old- N. A. Ostrovsky "As the Steel Was Tempered"(1932)

80 years old- J. R. R. Tolkien "The Hobbit, or There and Back Again" A. Christie "Death on the Nile"(1937)

65 years old- E. M. Hemingway "The Old Man and the Sea"(1952)

60 years- R.D. Bradbury "Dandelion Wine" N. N. Nosov "Dreamers" M. V. Sholokhov "The Fate of Man" I. A. Efremov "Andromeda's nebula"(1957)

45 years- V. S. Pikul "Pen and Sword" A. N. Strugatsky , B. N. Strugatsky “Roadside Picnic”(1972)

40 years- V. S. Pikul "Battle of the Iron Chancellors"(1977)

30 years- A. N. Rybakov "Children of Arbat"(1987)

WRITERS-JUBILARIES

350 years

November 30th - 350 yearsJonathan Swift(1667-1745)

300 years

November 25 - 300 yearsAlexander Petrovich Sumarokov(1717-1777)

200 years

April 10th - 200 years on the birthday of the Russian writer, publicist Konstantin Sergeevich Aksakov(1817-1860)

16th of May - 200 years on the birthday of the Russian historian and writer Nikolai Ivanovich Kostomarov(1817-1885)

September 29 - 200 yearsAlexander Vasilievich Sukhovo-Kobylin(1817-1903)

September 5 - 200 yearsAlexei Konstantinovich Tolstoy(1817-1875)

150 years

June 16 - 150 years-symbolist, translator, essayist, one of the most prominent representatives of Silver Age poetry Konstantin Dmitrievich Balmont(1867-1942)

August 14 - 150 years anniversary of the birth of the English writer John Galsworthy(1867-1933)

100 years

21 December - 100 years, Nobel Prize winner Heinrich Böll(1917-1985)

December 16 - 100 years anniversary of the birth of the English science fiction writer Arthur Charles Clarke(1917)

JANUARY

January 3 - 125 years since the birth of the English writer - the founder of the literary genre of fantasy, poet and philologist John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973)

January 15 - 395 years anniversary of the birth of the French playwright, reformer of performing arts Jean Baptiste Poquelin, stage name Moliere(1622-1673)

January 16 - 150 years on the birthday of the Russian writer, literary critic, translator Vikenty Vikentyevich Veresaev(1867-1945)

January 24 - 285 years on the birthday of the famous French playwright and publicist Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais(1732-1799)

The 25th of January - 135 years anniversary of the birth of the English writer and literary critic Virginia Woolf(1882-1941)

January 27 - 185 years anniversary of the birth of the English writer, mathematician, philosopher and photographer Lewis Carroll real name Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-1898)

January 27 - 85 years old on the birthday of the Russian poetess, author of popular songs Rimma Fedorovna Kazakova(1932-2008)

28 January - 120 years on the birthday of the Russian writer, playwright, screenwriter, Hero of Socialist Labor Valentin Petrovich Kataev(1897-1986)

FEBRUARY

February 2 - 135 years anniversary of the birth of the Irish writer and poet James Joyce(1882-1941)

February 7 - 205 years anniversary of the birth of the English writer Charles Dickens(1812-1870)

11 February - 100 years and screenwriter Sydney Sheldon real name Sidney Schechtel(1917-2007)

February 13 - 85 years oldIgor Davydovich Shaferan(1932-1994)

February 17 - 210 years since the birth of the bishop, Russian theologian and spiritual writerIgnatius (Brianchaninova), in the world Dmitry Alexandrovich Brianchaninov(1807-1867)

February 20th - 165 years since the birth of the Russian writer Nikolai Georgievich Garin-Mikhailovsky(1852-1906)

24 February - 125 years on the birthday of the Russian writer, Hero of Socialist Labor Konstantin Alexandrovich Fedin(1892-1977)

25 February - 100 years birthday of the English writer, critic Anthony Burgess ( 1917-1993)

25 February - 310 years on the birthday of the Italian playwright, creator of national comedy Carlo Goldoni ( 1707-1793)

February 26 - 215 years anniversary of the birth of the French romantic writer and playwright Victor Marie Hugo(1802-1885)

February 27 - 210 years anniversary of the birth of the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow(1807-1882)

February 27 - 115 yearsJohn Ernst Steinbeck(1902-1968)

28th of February - 95 years old since the birth of the Russian literary critic and culturologist Yuri Mikhailovich Lotman(1922-1993)

MARCH

5th of March - 95 years old since the birth of the Soviet front-line poet Semyon Petrovich Gudzenko(1922-1953)

March 13 - 80 years old since the birth of the Russian writer Vladimir Semenovich Makanin(1937)

March 15th - 80 years old on the birthday of the Russian writer, representative of “village prose” Valentin Grigorievich Rasputin(1937-2015)

18th of March - 85 years old anniversary of the birth of the American writer John Updike(1932-2009)

18th of March - 175 years anniversary of the birth of the French symbolist poet Stefan Mallarmé(1842-1898)

March 24 - 140 years since the birth of the Russian writer Alexey Silych (Silantievich) Novikov-Priboi(1877-1944)

March 24 - 110 years on the birthday of the Russian writer, poet, publicist, editor Lidia Korneevna Chukovskaya(1907-1996)

March 27 - 220 years anniversary of the birth of the French poet, writer, historian, playwright, translator, philosopher Alfred Victor de Vigny(1797-1863)

playwright Alexander Konstantinovich Gladkov(1912-1976)

March 31 - 195 years since the birth of the Russian writer Dmitry Vasilievich Grigorovich(1822-1899)

March 31 - 135 years on the birthday of the Russian writer, poet and literary critic Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky(1882-1969)

APRIL

April 1 - 320 years on the birthday of the French writer, author of adventure novels Antoine Francois Prevost ( 1697-1763)

April 6 - 205 years on the birthday of the Russian writer, philosopher and revolutionary Alexander Ivanovich Herzen(1812-1870)

April 10th - 80 years old on the birthday of the Russian poetess, writer, translator Bella Akhatovna Akhmadulina ( 1937-2010)

April 10th - 90 years old since the birth of the Russian writer Vilya Vladimirovich Lipatov(1927-1979)

12th of April - 130 years on the birthday of the Russian poetess Elizaveta Ivanovna Dmitrieva, better known by her pen name Cherubina de Gabriac(1887-1928)

April 19 - 115 years on the birthday of the Russian writer and screenwriter Veniamin Aleksandrovich Kaverin(1902-1989)

April 22 - 310 years on the birthday of the English writer and playwright Henry Fielding(1707-1754)

April 22 - 110 years on the birthday of the outstanding Russian science fiction writer, paleontologist Ivan Antonovich Efremov(1907-1972)

MAY

may 13 - 80 years old anniversary of the birth of the American writer Roger Zelazny(1937-1995)

16th of May - 130 years since the birth of the Russian poet of the Silver Age Igor Severyanin, real name Igor Vasilievich Lotarev ( 1897-1941)

May 21st - 145 years on the birthday of the Russian poetess and writer Teffi, real name Nadezhda Aleksandrovna Lokhvitskaya(1872-1952)

May 28 - 140 years since the birth of the Russian poet, literary critic, translator, artist Maximilian Aleksandrovich Voloshin(1877-1932)

May 29 - 230 years since the birth of the Russian poet Konstantin Nikolaevich Batyushkov(1787-1855)

May 29 - 125 years since the birth of the Russian writer Ivan Sergeevich Sokolov-Mikitov(1892-1975)

May 30 - 105 years since the birth of the Soviet songwriter Lev Ivanovich Oshanin(1912-1996)

May 31 - 125 years since the birth of the Russian writer Konstantin Georgievich Paustovsky(1892-1968)

JUNE

June 18 - 205 years since the birth of the Russian writer Ivan Alexandrovich Goncharov(1812-1891)

June 18 - 110 years on the birthday of the Russian writer and poet Varlam Tikhonovich Shalamov(1907-1982)

June 20 - 85 years old since the birth of the Soviet poet, translator Robert Ivanovich Rozhdestvensky, birth name Robert Stanislavovich Petkevich(1932-1994)

21st of June - 220 yearsWilhelm Karlovich Kuchelbecker(1797-1846)

June 25 - 110 years on the birthday of the Russian poet, translator Arseny Alexandrovich Tarkovsky(1907-1989)

JULY

July 2 - 140 years on the birthday of the German writer, poet and essayist, Nobel Prize laureate Hermann Hesse(1877-1962)

July 6 - 120 years since the birth of the Russian writer Anatoly Borisovich Mariengof(1897-1962)

July 6 - 140 years since the birth of the Russian writer Alexey Mikhailovich Remizov ( 1877-1957)

July 22 - 210 years on the birthday of the Russian poetess and translator Karolina Karlovna Pavlova(1807-1893)

July 23 - 225 years since the birth of the Russian poet, literary critic Pyotr Andreevich Vyazemsky(1792-1878)

July 24 - 215 years on the birthday of the French writer, author of romantic historical dramas and adventure novels Alexandra Dumas(1802-1870)

July 28th - 195 years since the birth of the Russian poet, literary and theater critic Apollo Alexandrovich Grigoriev(1822-1864)

July 28th - 120 years on the birthday of the Russian poet and prose writer Peter Vasilievich Oreshin(1887-1938)

A B G U S T

August 4 - 225 years on the birthday of the English romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley(1792-1822)

10th of August - 105 years anniversary of the birth of the Brazilian writer, public and political figure Jorge Amadou(1912-2001)

August 19 - 80 years old on the birthday of the Russian playwright Alexander Valentinovich Vampilov(1937-1972)

August 20 - 85 years old since the birth of the Russian writer Vasily Pavlovich Aksenov(1932-2010)

August 20 - 190 years anniversary of the birth of the Belgian French-speaking writer Theodore Henri de Coster ( 1827-1879)

August 27 - 140 years on the birthday of the Russian writer and poet Sergei Konstantinovich Makovsky(1877-1962).

August 30 - 220 years anniversary of the birth of the English writer Mary Shelley, born Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin ( 1797-1851)

SEPTEMBER

6 September - 80 years old since the birth of the Soviet screenwriter, director, poet Gennady Fedorovich Shpalikov ( 1937-1974)

11 September - 155 years anniversary of the birth of the American writer O.Henry, real name William Sydney Porter(1862-1910)

September 25 - 120 years anniversary of the birth of the American writer, Nobel laureate William Faulkner(1897-1962)

September 26 - 85 years old since the birth of the Russian writer Vladimir Nikolaevich Voinovich(1932)

September 29 - 470 years anniversary of the birth of the Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra(1547-1616)

September 30th - 810 years anniversary of the birth of the Persian Sufi poet Mawlana Jalal ad-Din Muhammadt Rumi(1207-1273)

OCTOBER

October 3 - 120 years since the birth of the French poet, one of the founders of surrealism Louis Aragon(1897-1982)

The 4th of October - 170 years anniversary of the birth of the French writer Louis Henri Boussenard(1847-1910)

October 8 - 125 years on the birthday of the Russian poetess, prose writer, translator, the greatest poet of the 20th century Marina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva(1892-1941)

October 15 - 120 years since the birth of the Russian writer Ilya Arnoldovich Ilf, at birth Yechiel-Leib Arievich Fainzilberg(1897-1937)

October 21 - 245 years anniversary of the birth of the English poet and critic Coleridge Samuel Taylor(1772-1834)

October 31 - 115 years since the birth of the Russian writer Evgeniy Andreevich Permyak(1902-1982)

NOVEMBER

the 3rd of November - 130 years since the birth of the Soviet poet and translator Samuil Yakovlevich Marshak(1887-1964)

November 6 - 165 years since the birth of the Russian writer Dmitry Narkisovich Mamin-Sibiryak(1852-1912)

10th of November - 130 years on the birthday of the German writer Arnold Zweig(1887-1968)

November 14 - 110 years anniversary of the birth of the Swedish children's writer Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren, born Erickson ( 1907-2002)

November 17 - 210 years since the birth of the Russian poet Vladimir Grigorievich Benediktov(1807-1873)

20 November - 80 years old on the birthday of the Russian writer Victoria Samoilovna Tokareva(1937)

November 27 - 70 years old since the birth of one of the most read and published Russian children's writers Grigory Bentsionovich Oster(1947).

November 28 - 260 years anniversary of the birth of the English poet, artist and engraver William Blake(1757-1827)

29th of November - 215 years on the birthday of the German writer Wilhelm Hauff(1802-1827)

DECEMBER

December 8 - 215 years since the birth of the Russian poet, Decembrist Alexander Ivanovich Odoevsky(1802-1839)

December 10 - 195 years on the birthday of the Russian publicist and sociologist Nikolai Yakovlevich Danilevsky(1822-1885)

December 13th - 220 years on the birthday of the German poet and publicist Heinrich Heine(1797-1856)

December 22 - 80 years old on the birthday of the Russian children's writer Eduard Nikolaevich Uspensky(1937)

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The 2018 calendar is rich in dozens of significant dates, a special place among which is given to the birth anniversaries of “geniuses of the pen.” The creativity of writers opens up the opportunity to enjoy the atmosphere of feelings and emotions, gain precious knowledge and find answers to burning questions.

We recommend!Anniversaries of writers and poets in 2019

The whole world honors the memory of the eternal builders of the flowering wall of celebration and inspiration on the days of writers' anniversaries in 2018 by month:

date	Anniversary	Literary hero of the day
03.01.1903	115	Alexander Beck
22.01.1788	230	George Gordon Byron
23.01.1783	235	Stendhal
25.01.1938	80
04.02.1873	145	Mikhail Prishvin
10.02.1938	80	Georgy Weiner
01.03.1863	155	Fedor Sologub
13.03.1913	105
16.03.1903	115	Tamara Gabbe
28.03.1868	150	Maksim Gorky
15.04.1843	175	Henry James
22.06.1898	120	Erich Maria Remarque
25.06.1903	115	George Orwell
03.07.1883	135
12.07.1828	190	Nikolai Chernyshevsky
27.07.1848	170	Hans Hoffmann
27.07.1853	165	Vladimir Korolenko
30.07.1818	200	Emily Brontë
09.09.1828	190	Lev Tolstoy
09.09.1918	100	Boris Zakhoder
21.09.1708	310	Antioch Cantemir
28.09.1803	215	Prosper Merimee
09.10.1733	285	Mikhail Kheraskov
09.11.1818	200	Ivan Turgenev
23.11.1908	110
01.12.1913	105	Victor Dragunsky

The immortal creations of writers are a precious heritage that is not measured in material terms, but makes humanity many times richer and wiser.

Russian and foreign anniversaries

Prose writers and poets, whose birthdays fall in 2018, created their masterpieces on different continents, in different countries and different parts of the world.

A galaxy of Russian writers

"Winter" birthday people

The eightieth anniversary of the birth of the outstanding “master of rhyme” Vladimir Vysotsky will be celebrated on January 25. In addition to the traditional visit to his grave by devoted friends and fans, this day will be marked by the opening of new halls in the Vysotsky House dedicated to the life path of the genius.

The anniversary date - 115 years from the birth of the writer Alexander Bek, who immortalized a whole milestone in the history of the Soviet period in his stories, falls on January 3, 2018. And on February 10, the great screenwriter and master of detective stories, Georgy Weiner, would have turned 80 years old.

Spring and summer

On March 16, the literary society will celebrate the anniversary of Maxim Gorky - 150 years from birth. The opening of restored museums dedicated to the memory of the great writer, who made a significant contribution to world literature, was timed to coincide with this day.

July will be marked by the anniversary of the Soviet-era writer-critic Nikolai Chernyshevsky and publicist Vladimir Korolenko.

"Autumn" birthday people

The brightest and most significant autumn event for true connoisseurs of verbal art is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Ivan Turgenev. By November 11, a large-scale celebration of the round anniversary is being prepared with the presentation of the “Turgenev” encyclopedia, the opening of a museum with its six branches and the release of memorable works of the writer.

The brightest anniversary stars in the literary firmament of foreign countries

Winter

On January 22, the whole world will pay tribute to the well-deserved respect and recognition of the great English poet of the Romantic era, George Gordon Byron, who would have turned 230 years old in 2018. And the 23rd day of the same month marks the 235th anniversary of Stendhal, a French writer whose works are read by fans of the “psychological novel” genre.

The writer and traveler, whose name is known throughout the world, the great Jules Verne was born on February 8, 1828. And on this day, but already in 2018, the public will celebrate its 190th anniversary.

Spring

An American writer who wrote 12 plays, 112 gripping stories and 20 novels, prose writer Henry James was born on April 15, 1843. 2018 marks the 175th anniversary of his birth.

Summer

The public will celebrate the 120th birthday of the famous German prose writer, one of the best writers of the “lost generation” Erich Maria Remarque on June 22.

The outstanding “genius of the pen,” the German-language writer Franz Kafka, would have celebrated his 135th birthday on July 3, 2018. In the same month, but on the 30th back in 1818, Emily Bronte was born in Foggy Albion, who glorified her great literary family with the novel “Wuthering Heights”. In 2018 she would have turned 200 years old.

The 170th anniversary of Hans Hoffmann, a talented German innovative teacher and writer, whose pen wrote the famous grotesque story “Little Zaches,” falls on July 27.

Autumn

The date September 28, 1803 is known in literary circles as the birthday of the French prose writer Prosper Merimee, a recognized master of the short story. In 2018, the date of its 215th anniversary is celebrated.

Each of these literary geniuses, in their works, presented the world with a piece of their soul, feelings, emotions and experiences, the spirit of the time and the extraordinary flavor of the era in which they happened to live and create.

As a gift to children

The dates of the anniversaries of children's writers in 2018 deserve special attention. Open the door to a fairy tale, open the curtain mysterious secret, to give a whole world of fantastic adventures - because for this it is not enough to just be a talented author, you need to love children with all your heart, and subtly feel their emotional experiences.

Among everyone’s favorite poets and prose writers who have created real masterpieces of the pen for their smallest and most grateful readers is the 110-year-old hero of the day, Nikolai Nosov. His stories, fairy tales and stories full of love for children are lively, real, witty and exciting. That is why they are so loved by young literature connoisseurs. Little Dunno, smart Bobik and Barbos, Vitya Maleev - these and other ageless, perky characters have forever settled in the hearts of long-grown-up “kids” and are just as quickly gaining warm recognition among modern children.

Boris Zakhoder, whose centenary is being celebrated in 2018, has also done a lot for the development of children's literature. His poems about professions and animals, which are both light and filled with deep meaning, and playful little rhymes are written simply and clearly, as if the author himself is still a child and sees the whole world as a child, in its brightest colors.

2018 marks the 145th anniversary of the birth of Mikhail Prishvin, whose authorship includes stories about nature that very captivatingly and kindly introduce little readers to the greatness and beauty of the world around them.

Tamara Gabbe, a teacher at heart and a talented storyteller, gave many works to children's literature (“A Book for First Reading,” plays “The Crystal Slipper,” “City of Masters, or the Tale of the Two Hunchbacks,” a retelling of “Gulliver at the Lilliputians,” etc.). Her 115th anniversary also falls in 2018.

The 105th anniversary of the birth of Sergei Mikhalkov, a famous and beloved author of perky poems by children, will be celebrated on March 13, 2018. The same age would have been this year for the great classic Viktor Dragunsky, whose pen the cycle “Deniska’s Stories” belongs to.

True masters of artistic expression have brought their valuable gifts, filled with love and respect for young readers, to the collection of literature for children.

The anniversaries of writers and poets in 2018 are the best occasion to discover the wonderful world of words, to revive the work of venerable geniuses of the pen, or to enjoy amazing novels, short stories, novellas and poems for the first time.

Every year in the Russian Federation many significant and memorable dates are celebrated. 2018 was no exception. A huge number of writers, poets, literary critics and other cultural figures who are known throughout the world were born on the territory of our country. Everyone is cultural and educated person in our great country, of course, celebrates anniversaries of poets and writers in 2018.

The activities of these people influenced the ideological consciousness of humanity, and possibly the historical course of events.

Some people confuse the concepts of “anniversaries” and “memorable” dates. They need to be clarified. Today, all over the world it is customary to celebrate an anniversary that is a multiple of five. For example, the 130th anniversary of the birth of Leonid Grossman will be celebrated on January 24, 2018, a famous literary critic, writer, also known as the creator of the ZhZL series of books, in which, by the way, he wrote about Pushkin and Dostoevsky.

Memorable dates include events that influenced the course of history of a country or even all of humanity.

Systematization of significant and anniversary dates of writers and poets can be proposed in different chronological order:

1. Distribution of dates by century or sequence literary movements, directions. For example: first come the writers and poets of the Golden Age, and then the Silver Age.
2. Distribution of dates in the calendar sequence of 2018, starting from January and ending with December. In this case, the list may include writers and poets of the Renaissance and our contemporaries.

This article presents the second option of chronological order.

Domestic and foreign anniversaries in 2018

Among the poets and writers of the 2018 anniversary, there are a lot of famous, big names. These people worked in different time, in different parts of the world, have made a huge contribution to the heritage of pestilent culture and literature.

Domestic writers and poets

• On January 3, Alexander Bek will turn 115 years old, who managed to convey in his works the unique flavor of the reality of the times of the USSR.
• On January 25, singer and composer Vladimir Vysotsky could celebrate his eightieth birthday.

• On February 4, the Russian prose writer, writer and publicist Mikhail Prishvin will be 145 years old.
• February 10 marks the 80th anniversary of Georgy Weiner, a Soviet detective writer, screenwriter and editor.
• March 3 - 155 years have passed since the birth of one of the most prominent representatives of Russian symbolism - Fyodor Sologub.
• March 13 will mark the 105th anniversary of the birth of Sergei Mikhalkov, a children's writer, poet, playwright, publicist and, which is also not unimportant, a war correspondent.

• March 16, 115 years old Tamara Gabbe is a famous literary critic, playwright, folklorist, editor, writer and translator.
• March 28 is the 150th anniversary of the writer, playwright, and prose writer Maxim Gorky.
• On July 12, Nikolai Chernyshevsky will turn 190 years old. He is known as a literary critic and writer.
• June 27 is the 165th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Korolenko, a Ukrainian and Russian writer.
• September 9 is the 190th anniversary of Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy, the great Russian writer.

• On September 9, Boris Zakhoder, a beloved children's writer, poet, translator and screenwriter, is exactly one hundred years old.
• On September 21, Antioch Cantemir, satirist and translator, was born 310 years ago.
• October 9. Mikhail Kheraskov is a poet, writer and playwright. 285 years have passed since his birth.
• November 6 is exactly 200 years old for Pavel Melnikov (Pechersky), a realist writer, ethnographer, fiction writer, and publicist.
• November 9 marks the bicentenary of Ivan Turgenev. Poet, realist writer, translator, playwright, publicist, classic of Russian literature.

• November 23 – Nikolai Nosov is 110 years old. Playwright and screenwriter best known as children's writer prose writer
• On December 1, Victor Dragunsky turns 105 years old. A classic of Soviet children's literature, author of novels and short stories. His most popular series is Deniska's Stories.

Foreign artists

Russians honor and remember not only their compatriots, but also study foreign writers and poets. This worldwide list of anniversaries of writers and poets is quite huge, so only a small part of literary figures are highlighted in the article.

• January 22. 230 years have passed since the birth of the English romantic poet George Gordon Byron.

• January 23. The French writer, founder of the psychological novel, Stendhal, celebrates his 235th birthday.
• April 15. 175 years have passed since the birth of Henry James, an American writer.
• July 22. 120 years after the birth of the German writer Erich Maria Remarque.

• July 25. George Orwell, a British writer and publicist, author of the acclaimed dystopian novel “1984,” was born 115 years ago.
• June 3. 135 years ago, the German writer Franz Kafka was born, who, by the way, was of Jewish origin.
• July 30. The middle of the Brontë sisters, Emily, was born exactly 200 years ago. This is an English writer and poetess, author of the extraordinary novel Wuthering Heights.

• September 28. Master of the novel - Prosper Merimee was born 215 years ago. Writer of French origin and translator.

These dates will be celebrated in many educational institutions Russian Federation, somewhere in literary circles, in schools, in libraries, or perhaps in the home circle. At such events, the biography of these creative figures is remembered, their contribution to literature is studied, poetry and excerpts from prose works are read.

It is in this way that culture is instilled and ethical and aesthetic education is formed.

2018 is rich in significant dates (not only for literary figures). This year will give many impressions to people for whom creativity plays an important place in life.

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