Vasiliev Ivan Vasilievich general. Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedic Dictionary

VASILIEV Ivan Vasilievich (1810s - 1870s) - an outstanding gypsy musician of the 19th century, conductor of the famous gypsy choir, singer, guitarist and composer. It was to Ivan Vasiliev, as the most talented musician, and not to his sons or other relatives, that before his death in 1848 I.O. Sokolov leadership of his choir. In the 50-70s. The choir became famous in Moscow for performing Russian songs and everyday romances in the unique choral style of Moscow gypsies. The performance of the songs was devoid of the vulgarity that later gypsy choirs acquired. The choir was highly appreciated by A. Ostrovsky, I. Gorbunov, Ap. Grigoriev, A. Fet and others. A.N. Ostrovsky recorded a number of old Russian songs from Vasiliev; one of them – “The Baby Was Coming Out” – was used by M. Mussorgsky in the opera “Khovanshchina” (Marfa’s song “The Baby Was Coming Out”). Vasiliev was the first to introduce ensemble singing into the choir - trios and quartets. He was the author of popular romances and songs and became the first gypsy composer whose works were published: about twenty published songs by Vasiliev are known.

Historian and writer M.I. Pylyaev, the author of the books “Old Moscow” and “Old Petersburg,” wrote about I. Vasiliev’s choir: “In the fifties, Ivan Vasiliev, a student of Ilya Sokolov, appeared; he was a great expert in his field, a good musician and wonderful person, who enjoyed the friendship of many Moscow writers, such as A.N. Ostrovsky, A.A. Grigoriev and others. During a conversation with him, the latter wrote his own poem, which was later set to music by Iv. Vasilyev. Gypsy choirs in Moscow and St. Petersburg picked up this song, and it went for a walk around the world without the name of the poet, without the name of the musician-composer, losing the words and stanzas of the poetic original, acquiring new words, and became a folk gypsy and folk Russian song. Here are the words of this unpublished romance:

Two guitars behind the wall began to ring and whine,
O motive, my beloved, my old friend, is it you?
It's you: I recognize your move in D minor
And your melody is played frequently.
Chimbiryak, chimbiryak, chimbiryashki,
You have blue eyes, my darlings!..

Ivan Vasiliev himself was a good baritone, his romances at that time were a great success and were sung by everyone<...>Ivan Vasiliev especially flourished in quartet and trio singing..." (Pylyaev M.I. Old Petersburg. 3rd edition. St. Petersburg, ed. A.S. Suvorin, 1903, pp. 408-417).

M.I. Pylyaev’s reference to Ivan Vasiliev as the author of the melody to the famous “Gypsy Hungarian” by Apollo Grigoriev is very significant, since before him the name of the author was not disclosed in musical literature. At the same time, Pylyaev, judging by his remark about this romance as “not published,” was not aware that in 1857 “The Gypsy Hungarian” was published.

The following is known about the history and further fate of this romance:

Apollo Aleksandrovich Grigoriev - one of the brightest figures of Russian culture of the mid-19th century, poet, prose writer, translator, literary critic - was a selflessly enthusiastic guitarist and “gypsy player” (as passionate fans and connoisseurs of gypsy songs and gypsy dances were then called) . In his youth, he learned to play the forte piano from a famous musician and teacher and played this instrument well, but later he mastered the guitar and abandoned everything for the sake of his “seven-string girlfriend,” with whom he almost never left and whom he played with true skill. “He sang all evenings,” Fet wrote. “He brought real pleasure with the sincerity and skill of his singing. He didn’t actually sing, but rather outlined the musical outline of the play with a dotted line... His repertoire was varied, but his favorite song was “Hungarian,” in which the melancholy revelry of lost happiness broke through.” It was Apollo Grigoriev who composed the poems “Oh, at least talk to me...” and “Gypsy Hungarian” (both poems were written by the poet in 1857). The poet’s friend, Ivan Vasiliev, was a sensitive person, capable of understanding and sharing the pain of others: when Grigoriev read “The Gypsy Hungarian” to him, the musician immediately imbued with the poet’s feelings. He arranged the “Hungarian” melody and composed the famous guitar variations. So Grigoriev’s “Gypsy Hungarian” became a song. Very soon gypsy choirs began to perform it. The second part of the song includes verses from the poem “Oh, at least talk to me...”. Someone completed the chorus “Eh, once, again!..”, which was not in Grigoriev’s poems. On the basis of this new “Hungarian”, the tap gypsy dance began to develop, which we simply call “Gypsy”. Subsequently, the “Gypsy Hungarian” healed independent life. That is, not according to a written text or according to notes, but as if by itself. Different performers included different stanzas from Grigoriev’s poems in “their” song and, with the same freedom, added new couplets. There were sometimes mediocre and vulgar additions, but mostly the versions of “Gypsy Hungarian” - now the song was called “Two Guitars” - were worthy of the original. The dance "Gypsy" is a unique monument to the life of Moscow gypsies; this guitar improvisation on a dance theme in the spirit of the traditions of camp art has remained alive in the performing practice of the best gypsy guitarists.

Apollo Grigoriev himself performed his poems to his own guitar accompaniment as two different romances:

"Oh, at least talk to me..."

Oh, at least talk to me Seven-string friend! The soul is full of such longing, And the night is so moonlit! Over there one star is burning So bright and painful The heart moves with rays, Teasing him sarcastically. What does she need from her heart? After all, she knows without it What is the longing for her long days My whole life is chained... And my heart knows Doused with poison,

That I absorbed it into myself The breath is poisonous... I am from dawn to dawn I'm sad, I'm tormented, I'm complaining... Finish your drink for me - make an agreement You're an unsung song. Make an agreement with your sister All the omissions are strange... Look: the star is burning brighter... Oh, sing my beloved! And I'm ready with you until dawn I will lead this conversation... Just finish the deal for me, finish it You're an unsung song!

"Gypsy Hungarian"("Two Guitars")

Two guitars, ringing, They whined pitifully... A memorable chant from childhood, My old friend - is that you? How can I not recognize you? There's a mark on you A violent hangover Bitter fun! It's you, the dashing spree, You are a fusion of evil sadness With the voluptuousness of a bayadere - You, Hungarian motive! The fifths rattle sharply, Sounds pour out... The sounds whine and squeal, Like groans of agony. What kind of grief? Spit and drink! Wind it up, wind it up A string of grief! Drown your melancholy into the sea! Here's a Basque walk With careless daring, And behind her - the ringing and din Wild and rebellious. Bust... and fifth again Whines and howls; Blood rushes to the heart, My head is on fire. Chibiryak, chibiryak, chibiryashka, You have blue eyes, my darling! Shut up, don't whine Burst, you evil quint! Don't remember them... I know them without you! I wish I could look at them at least once Directly, clearly, boldly... And then die - No big deal. How can you really not love? This is no good! But what strength is enough to live, You have to marvel! Pull yourself together and die He won't come to say goodbye! People will interpret: This is no good! Why wouldn't it be good? Roughly speaking? So, just give it all up... It's really bad! Well, you're my share, You are a crazy lot! I would break you If only there is will! If only she were mine I would love you deeply... Yes, that fierce snake Share - ruined life. Hands and feet Confused and tied up On sleepless nights Sucked my heart out! How it hurts, how it hurts, My heart hurts and aches... That's what the quint says Why does the Basque howl like that? Noisily jumping from top to bottom The sounds are scattered, They rang and tangled Dance in a circle. Like a camp all day long With a squeal, a whistle, a scream Everyone comes in with delight In a wild rapture.

Sounds murmur in a whisper Voluptuous speech... Nudes tremble Chest, arms, shoulders. The sounds are all drunk A kiss of kisses. The sounds are full of screams Passionate shudders... Basan, basan, basan, Basanata, basanata! You were given to someone else No return, no return... What's the matter? you are mine! Does he love like I do? No - these are pipes! You are my evil share, These jokes are stupid! You and I, my soul, To live one life, Life together is so good Separated - woe is evil! Oh, life, my life... Hold your heart close to your heart! There will be no sin on you Let people judge me God forgive me... Why are you whining, my Zealous heart? I saw her There's a ring on my hand!.. Basan, basan, basan, Basanata, basanata! You were given to someone else No return, no refund! Eh-ma, you start A rope of grief... Go out and drink Drown your melancholy into the sea! Again a sad bust, The sounds of crying again... Why the silent reproach? Say a word! I'm at your feet - look - With mortal melancholy, Speak, speak, Have pity on me! Am I really to blame? Because because of the look Yours - I would be glad Endure the torment of hell? That I would destroy you And myself with you... If only you were mine Forever with me. If only we knew Never, neither here nor there Parting pain... Do you hear... the demonic din again, The sounds are coming again... Into the ugliest chaos Screaming and wailing Everything came together painfully. This is a moment of farewell. Go away, go away Bright vision!.. I have fire in my chest And there is excitement in the blood. Dear friend, forgive me, goodbye, Farewell - be healthy! Whine, whine, The evil quint, again! Squeal as if in agony, Like a child in pain, All the sorrow rattles Damned share! Let it hurt more and more The sounds are whining To speed up your heart Burst with flour!

Ivan Vasiliev's romances were designed for sad half-singing, half-talking with a guitar. He himself was a master of this genre, but it was a different kind of music than the work of his predecessor. A music observer of that time wrote: “One cannot help but regret the unforgettable Ilya Sokolov... And now they sing well, harmoniously, often excitingly; but there is no that revelry, that fire, distinctive feature gypsy song, sharply separating it from any other tune." The work of time is visible here. Life has changed, the audience is different - so gypsy art follows them, turning into a form of salon music-making. Shadows of past passions flicker in the elegiac sound of Vasiliev's romances - " They ruined me,” “It’s not for me to listen,” “The Love of a Gypsy" - and in the beautifully mournful singing of his choir. Alexander Blok called the 1870s of “Russian reality” “a muddy sea and threatening shipwreck.” Since that time, more and more disengagement truly folk art of the gypsies and the variety, restaurant, and everyday performance of the gypsy romance.On this basis, a phenomenon arises and flourishes associated with the decline and exaggeration of song forms, which in the 19th century was called “gypsyism”, and in the 20th - “gypsyism”.

Vasiliev Sergeevich Alekseevich

(Malinovkiy), (1909) in 1909, second lieutenant of the infantry reserve. brigade [General sp.officer. to 1909. See section ]

Vasiliev N

(aka XIAO-DING-GUY, aka XU-DEN-KUI) (1880, China, Jelli Province --- 1938.05.11) Chinese, cook of restaurant No. 3, resident: Khabarovsk. Arrest: 1938.03.01 Arrest. UGB UNKVD for DVK Convict. 1938.04.15 troika under the NKVD for the DVK. Obv. according to Art. 58-6 Criminal Code of the RSFSR Disorder. 1938.05.11. Place of execution: Khabarovsk Reab. 1989.07.24 According to the conclusion of the Military Prosecutor's Office of the KDVO, basis: according to the Decree of the PVS of the USSR dated 1989.01.16 [Book of Memory of the Khabarovsk Territory]

Vasiliev N

(---1905.01.09, St. Petersburg) priest, participant in the demonstration 1905.01.09 in St. Petersburg

Vasiliev N

(---1915) Colonel. Killed at the front [magazine, 1915]

Vasiliev N

(1772) in 1772, a corporal of the Tsaritsyn garrison (1772), accused in connection with the impostor Bogomolov, who was detained in Tsaritsyn, received 12,000 blows with spitzrutens as punishment and was demoted to the ranks. His wife, Avdotya Yakovlevna Vasilyeva, accused of denunciation in the same case, was determined:

Vasiliev N

(1881) graduate of the 1881 Mikhailovsky Artillery Academy

Vasiliev N

(1882) graduate of the Mikhailovsky Artillery Academy in 1882

Vasiliev N

(18?) descendant of Gur Vasiliev, the double coat of arms is included in the General Armorial Book, part VII, 151

Vasiliev N

(18?) descendant of Safon Dorofeich Vasiliev, the double coat of arms is included in the General Armorial Book, part X, 41

Vasiliev N

(1909) in 1909 second lieutenant of the grenadiers [General sp.officer. to 1909. See section ]

Vasiliev N

(1909) in 1909 ensign of field artillery [General sp.officer. to 1909. See section ]

Vasiliev N

(1909) in 1909 hl-ey Prokh. lieutenant of infantry [General sp.officer] to 1909. See section ]

Vasiliev N

(1914--1972,†Feodosia, Old School) military? [info.D.A.Panov]

Vasiliev N

(1917) Staff Captain of the 71st Infantry Regiment of Belevsky. In the regiment by May 25, 1917 [inf.: A.A. Vershinin, Moscow, 2006]

Vasiliev N

(1918,---1920) Ensign. In the All-Soviet Union of Socialists and the Russian Army, seconded to the squadron of the 12th Uhlan Regiment. Killed 1920 at Perekop [Volkov S.V. Officers of the Armed Cavalry M., 2002]

Vasiliev N

(1918,---1921.12.11) In the white troops Eastern Front, 1921.11. battalion commander in the 1st Cavalry Regiment. Captain Killed 12/19/11 in Vasil-evka [Volkov S.V. Officers of the Armed Cavalry M., 2002]

Vasiliev N

(1918,1921) Lieutenant. In the AFSR and the Russian Army in the Black Sea Fleet before the evacuation of Crimea. Evacuated with the fleet to Bizerte, 1921.02. in the mine brigade, sang in the squadron choir. [Volkov S.V. Fleet officers... M., 2004]

Vasiliev N

(1919) in 1919 Military foreman. In the white troops of the Eastern Front, on 05/1919 the commander of the Kazan Dragoon Regiment [Volkov S.V. Officers of the Armed Cavalry M., 2002]

Vasiliev N

(1919) in 1919 Second Lieutenant. In the Volunteer Army and the All-Russian Socialist Republic in the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, 12/19/14 officially transferred to the regiment and renamed cornets [Volkov S.V. Officers of the Armed Cavalry M., 2002]

Vasiliev N

(1919) in 1919 Lieutenant. In the Armed Forces of Southern Russia, in the spring of 1919 on a cruiser () then senior boatswain, 1919-1920 boatswain of an artillery company of the same cruiser. Staff Captain (1919) [Volkov S.V. Fleet officers... M., 2004]

Vasiliev N

(1919) cornet Comp. in the reserve of ranks at the headquarters of the UOA. Assignment in the 21st Orenb. Cossack Regiment (Order to the troops of the OOA No. 106.1919.02.14). [Ganin A.V., Semenov V.G. Officer corps.. M., 2007]

Vasiliev N

(1921) Orenb. Cossack troops esaul official. personal detachment of Ataman A.I. Dutova (Suidin, 1921). Official in reserve. officials For escape, he was excluded from the lists of the detachment from 02/1921/28. [Ganin A.V., Semenov V.G. Officer corps.. M., 2007]

Vasiliev N

(1921) Orenb.Cossack troops lieutenant in the Ataman con. regiment (camp on the Emil River, 03.1921). [Ganin A.V., Semenov V.G. Officer corps.. M., 2007]

Vasiliev N

(1921) Orenb. Cossack troops, ensign officer. personal detachment of Ataman A.I. Dutova (Suidin, 04.1921). [Ganin A.V., Semenov V.G. Officer corps.. M., 2007]

Vasiliev N

(1921) Machine gunner of the 3rd artillery division: load. Order of the Red Banner (RSFSR), Order of the RVSR No. 353: 1921

Vasiliev N

(1922) Skier of the 2nd regiment of a separate combined brigade of cadets: load. Order of the Red Banner (RSFSR), Order of the RVSR No. 44: 1922

Vasiliev N

(1938) resident: Krasnoyarsk region, city of Krasnoyarsk. Convicted 1938. [Database of the Krasnoyarsk Society]

Vasiliev N

gf. (18?) double coat of arms included in the General Book of Arms, part VII, 6

Vasiliev N If

Vasiliev N Zekhno

(1543) in 1543 payer-Novg.-Derev.pyat.

Vasiliev N Konyashka

(1627/49) zemstvo tselovalnik of Vozhbalskaya parish. Totemsk.u.

Vasiliev N Menshik

(1592) in 1592 archbishop's son-boyar. premises - Kolomna-u.

Vasiliev N Tomilo

(1619) in 1619 clerk clerk (1619)

Vasiliev N Tretyak Posnikov-son

(1596) in 1596 premises - Ryazan-u.

Vasiliev N Fedorovich

Oshurok (1551) in 1551 old-Novg.-Derev.pyat.

Vasiliev A.

(1935) resident: Novgorod region, Soletsky district, territory of the Rechkinsky village council. Convicted 1935. Verdict: deprived of voting rights [Book of Memory of the Novgorod Region]

Vasiliev A.V.

(1878--, 1930) resident: Novgorod region, Valdai district, Parshino village. Convicted 1930. Verdict: deprived of voting rights [Book of Memory of the Novgorod Region]

Vasiliev A.V.

(1896---1941/45, in Germany) Red Army soldier died in Vel.Otech. war

Vasiliev A. G.

(1891---1941/45, in Poland) Red Army soldier died in Great Patriotic War. war

Vasiliev A. M.

(1905, Nekouzsky district, Yarosl region --- 1941.08.08) In Vel.Otech. disappeared during the war. [CPNA, volume 7, page 14.]

Vasiliev A. P.

(1887--1976,†Moscow, Kalitnikovsk.kl-sche) WWII participant

Vasiliev A. T.

(1869--19) chamberlain()

Vasiliev AFinog. Prokop.

(1909) in 1909 esaul separately. cavalry Cossack brigade [General sp.officer. to 1909. See section ]

Vasiliev Abay Vasilievich

(1871, Irkutsk region, Burkov ulus, Alar aimag - -, 1937) Buryat, unemployed, collective farmer of the Burkov ulus collective farm, resident: Irkutsk region, Burkov ulus, Alar aimag Arrest: 1937.11.29 Conviction. 1937.12.25 troika under the NKVD of the Irkutsk region. Obv. according to Art. 58-10 of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR Sentence: 10 years ITL Reab. 1957.12.28 rehabilitated by the decision of the Presidium of the Irkutsk Regional Court [Book of Memory of the Irkutsk Region]

Vasiliev Abraham Nikolaevich

(1902, aimag of the BMASSR, Stepanovsky ulus, Ekhirit-Bulagatsky - -, 1930) Buryat, unemployed, individual peasant, resident of: aimag of the BMASSR, Stepanovsky ulus, Ekhirit-Bulagatsky Arrest: 03.1930.14 Conviction. 1930.06.16 troika under the PP OGPU VSK. Obv. according to Art. Art. 58-8, 58-10, 58-11 of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR Sentence: 5 years ITL Reab. 1989.06.13 rehabilitated by the conclusion of the prosecutor's office Irkutsk region[Book of Memory of the Irkutsk Region]

“Most of all I owe my artistic education to Grigory Konstantinovich Bureev, a teacher of Palekh miniatures.” (I.V. Vasiliev). Palekh Art School of Ancient Painting... How many wonderful masters it trained within its walls! The art of Palekh is a complex and unique art that has absorbed the traditions of Russian artistic culture. They were reflected in the high decorativeness, in the conventionality of the images, coming from the poetic interpretation of the image, in the expressiveness of the silhouette, patterning and festivity. It captivated those who were truly close to the people, knew their customs, and understood their soul. That's why I loved it Vasiliev Ivan Vasilievich, an interesting and original artist, whose homeland was the village of Malye Dorki, Palekh district, Ivanovo region. From childhood he was surrounded by rural nature, soft, lyrical, Russian, which later became a source of inspiration for him.

In 1932, he entered the Palekh school, which became his “gateway” to the world of art, to the world of worries, failures, and joys. The main special subject for three years was the art of Palekh. In the last, fourth, year, porcelain painting lessons were introduced. Remarkable artists, founders of Palekh painting, I.I. Golikov, I.V. Markichev, A.A. Dydykin, N.M. Zinoviev, F.A. Kaurtsev and others visited the Dulevo plant, where they got acquainted with the technology of making ceramics, painting with ceramic paints, and passed on the experience to their students. The study time was not wasted. And here Ivan Vasilyevich remains faithful to the traditions of the glorious masters and teachers of Palekh for many years. The painting on the “Deer Hunt” tea set and the painting on the “Partisans” plate are magnificent examples of Palekh on porcelain and now decorate the Museum of Ceramics in Kuskovo.

After graduating from school in October 1939, I.V. Vasiliev works at the faience factory named after. Kalinin in Konakovo, but does not work there for long, he is drafted into the ranks Soviet army. Then the difficult trials of war and the return to the plant as a holder of the Order of the Great Patriotic War with medals “For the Defense of Odessa” and “Victory over Germany”.

In the first years after the war, when it was necessary to restore the destroyed economy, we had to work on drawings for the mass production of tableware, vases, and plates. But even in these products the artist remains true to his creative style. For the last decade, Ivan Vasilyevich has been working on new forms for majolica and faience. He made original devices for water, for breakfast, for beer, and for children. The most interesting of them were exhibited in the country and abroad and were repeatedly awarded with medals, a diploma from the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR, a diploma of honor from the Board of the Union of Artists of the RSFSR, a diploma and medals from VDNKh.

Since September 1963 I.V. Vasiliev is the main artist of the Konakovo plant. He enjoys well-deserved honor and respect there, since Ivan Vasilyevich is not only a master of his craft, but also a man of great soul. His kind advice and encouraging smile now help those who are just starting their creative path.

Elena Bubnova

CATALOG

1. Chayno-coffee“People” service - 30 items, underglaze painting (faience), exhibited at the zonal exhibition in Volgograd and at the All-Union exhibition in Moscow in 1967.
2. Tea set - 24 items, underglaze painting (faience), exhibited for the first time in 1973.
3. Tea set “September”-- 24 objects, underglaze painting (faience), exhibited for the first time in 1973.
4. Tea set “Summer”- 30 items, underglaze painting (faience), exhibited in 1973 in Ulyanovsk and Moscow
5. Beer device “Appetizing” - 5 items (majolica), 1962G.,exhibited at VDNH and Kalinin
6. Wine device “The Third Extra” - 4 items (majolica), 1961 was exhibited in Leningrad and Moscow at VDNKh
7. Dinner set “Summer” - 34 items, underglaze painting, 1974, exhibited for the first time
8. Tea set - 15 items (majolica), 1965, exhibited at VDNKh
9. Tea set - 15 items (majolica), 1965, exhibited in Kalinin and at VDNKh
10. Coffee service “Hill Grouse” - 15 items (majolica), 1964, exhibited in Moscow at the Manege
11. Water device - 4 items (majolica), 1961, exhibited in Moscow at the Manege
12. Water device - 4 items (majolica), 1965, exhibited at VDNKh
13. Vase “Ornament” - underglaze painting (majolica), 1957, exhibited in Brussels
14. Vase “Russian motifs” - underglaze painting, 1957, exhibited in Moscow
15. Tea set “Flame” - 12 items (majolica), 1960, exhibited at VDNKh
16. Flask "Firebird" - faience, 1950, exhibited in Kalinin
17. Powder box “For the wood grouse”, earthenware, 1949, exhibited in Kalinin
18. Vase “Painted” - faience, 1967, exhibited in Moscow
19. Tea set “Summer”, 1970
20. Candy bowls - majolica, 1962, exhibited in Bulgaria
21. Teapots “Russian” - 4 items, exhibited at the Teapot Competition in Moscow and Kalinin
22. Fruit set “Summer” - 8 items, exhibited for the first time
23. Vase “Folk Motif” - cobalt, exhibited for the first time
24. Vase “Faience” - underglaze painting, exhibited for the first time
25. Large vase “People's” (1958)
26. Large vase “Tulips”
27. Large vase “Ornament” (1958)
28. Large vase “Blue”
29. Teapots "Russian" (1970)
30. Wall dish “Cobalt roses” (1973)
31. Dish “Asters” (cobalt), 1973
32. Jam maker “Orange” (1960)
33. Fruit set “Tulips” (1974)
34. Tea set “Appetizing” (1974)
35. Box “Tsar Guidon” (1950)
36. Powder compact "Troika" (1950)

Personal example of the commissioner

(based on materials from the WPA publishing house)

VASILIEV IVAN VASILIEVICH was born on January 2, 1899 in the village of Borovnya, now Leningrad Region, into a peasant family. Russian. Member of the CPSU since 1920. Since 1917 in the Red Guard, then in the Soviet Army. Participant civil war. He graduated from the Higher Border School of the GPU in 1925, and in 1933 from the Military-Political Academy. During the Great Patriotic War, he fought on the Western, Stalingrad, Don, Southwestern, and 1st Ukrainian fronts. Member of the Military Council of the 1st Guards Army (4th Ukrainian Front) Guard, Major General I. Vasilyev skillfully organized party political work during the battles for the liberation of Ukraine. He inspired soldiers and commanders by personal example. He died in August 1944 in the foothills of the Carpathians. Title of Hero Soviet Union awarded posthumously on June 29, 1945. Awarded the Order of Lenin, three Orders of the Red Banner, and the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree.

Brigade Commissar I. Vasiliev met the Great Patriotic War on the western border of the country as a division commissar. With fierce battles he retreated to the east. As head of the political department of the heroic 62nd Army, he participated in the defense of Stalingrad.

The head of the political department set an example of endurance and courage in battle. He was often seen in trenches and firing positions. He explained combat missions, the most important decisions of the party and government, and emphasized the personal responsibility of each soldier for the fate of Stalingrad, for the fate of the Motherland.

As a member of the Army Military Council major general I.V. Vasiliev showed himself to be a competent military leader and a principled political worker. Together with the army commander, Colonel General A. A. Grechko and other members of the Military Council, he participated in the development of operations, leadership of troops, and political and educational work.

At the beginning of August 1943, Vasilyev was appointed a member of the Military Council of the 1st Guards Army, which, participating in the Zhitomir-Berdichev and Proskurovo-Chernovtsy offensive operations of the 1st Ukrainian Front, liberated many settlements, inflicted significant losses on the enemy. In July - August 1944, the 1st Guards Army took part in the Lvov-Sandomierz operation. She was given the task of capturing the Drohobych region and the passes through the Carpathians.

In mid-July, a difficult situation arose in the offensive zone of the 38th Army. The front command decided to transfer the strike group of the 1st Guards Army there.

“It is quite clear,” recalled Marshal of the Soviet Union A. A. Grechko, “that it was not easy to castle large army forces secretly from the enemy in such a short time. The department officers, under the leadership of the chief of staff, General Batyuni, and a member of the Military Council, Vasiliev, did everything necessary to ensure that the movement of the strike group formations was organized and unnoticed. Our offensive forced the Nazis to pull back significant forces of the tank group.”

During the days of the offensive, Major General Vasiliev knew no peace. He traveled to difficult areas, assisted the commander in making operational decisions, providing the advancing troops with everything necessary for battle, and took care of strengthening propaganda work among the personnel.

Commissioner I.V. Vasiliev taught that any operation, any battle is an important exam for both the commander and the political worker. Despite the most difficult conditions of the offensive, party-political work in the army units did not weaken.

In July 1944, Vasiliev arrived in one of the regiments, which was counterattacked by large enemy forces. Having repelled the onslaught, the soldiers, by order of the commander, quickly dug in, consolidating their position on the occupied line. It was clear from everything that the enemy was preparing a new counterattack: fascist infantry were again accumulating, tanks were being pulled up. Vasiliev noticed the confused young soldier.

Was it difficult in the first fight? - he turned to him with a question in a fatherly manner.

Yes, it’s not easy,” he admitted.

And it will be even more difficult, son. But don't be shy. We managed to dig in well and set up fire weapons.

The enemy will not take us by surprise. Let's hold firm! Like 28 Panfilovites.

They accomplished a feat at the beginning of the war, in 1941, and now in 1944! Now we have better weapons and more experience. We will stand!

So the communist Vasiliev moved from fighter to fighter, strengthening in each of them confidence in victory, inspiring them to exploits.

Then Vasiliev met with the platoon agitator, junior sergeant N. Shishkin. He had long noticed how the communist, crawling from trench to trench, encouraged the soldiers, Vasiliev thanked him.

The general said just a few warm words, and the junior sergeant was literally transformed by this praise. Having said a warm farewell to Shishkin, Vasiliev moved further along the trench. There he met an enemy attack. Taking a machine gun, the general mowed down the Nazis with well-aimed bursts, encouraging the young soldiers:

This is how you should talk to fascists! Stay confident, guys, the enemy will not pass!

Personal resilience and the inspiring words of the communist leader greatly helped the soldiers to withstand combat trials with honor and repel the onslaught of the Nazis.

When visiting units, Vasiliev asked commanders and political workers whether all the soldiers who had accomplished feats and distinguished themselves in battle had been nominated for awards, and demanded that their combat experience be promoted in every possible way.

Along with “lightning” leaflets, combat leaflets and large-circulation soldier newspapers, on his initiative, the army’s political department published posters and leaflets dedicated to the best people units and formations of the 1st Guards Army; postcards with portraits of heroes, brief descriptions of their exploits, and poems. The nature of the leaflets was varied. In addition to those addressed to our troops, leaflets were issued informing enemy troops about the situation on the fronts and the victories of the Red Army.

As the Germans who surrendered have repeatedly stated, the leaflets had an effect on enemy soldiers.

Political work in a combat situation took on a wide variety of forms. Much depended on the initiative, creativity, and resourcefulness of commanders, political workers and communists who knew how to inspire, captivate and rouse the masses of soldiers to fight the hated enemy. The head of the army's political department, I. Vasiliev, spared neither effort nor time to teach active forms of this work to political workers and party activists.

The 1st Guards Army advanced towards the Carpathians with stubborn battles, crushing enemy troops along the way. She liberated Rohatyn, Galich, Kalush, the regional center Stanislav, and the Drohobych industrial center.

Major General Vasiliev dreamed of reaching Berlin. But this was not destined to come true. He died in the Carpathian region. The former commander of the 18th Guards Rifle Corps Stanislavsky, Hero of the Soviet Union, Lieutenant General I. Afonin, tells about the circumstances of the death of the brave communist:

On August 11, 1944, I received a call that a member of the Military Council of the 4th Ukrainian Front was going to the corps headquarters. He is accompanied by Major General Vasiliev. This trip was very risky, because the enemy conducted methodical artillery and mortar fire on the road and the area where the headquarters was located. I rode out to meet them. I saw several cars on the slope. They were hit by fascist artillery. During this artillery attack, a member of the Military Council of the 1st Guards Army, Major General I. Vasiliev, was killed. For me, he was not only a boss, but also a fighting friend and comrade. With a heavy heart I returned to corps headquarters. He gave orders and went to Drohobych to take part in the funeral of General I. Vasiliev.

Marshal of the Soviet Union A. Grechko characterizes I. Vasiliev this way: “Major General Vasiliev showed himself to be a devoted and active political worker. In any conditions, the army troops felt his concrete and operational leadership in combat and economic life. He was closely connected not only with the commanders and political composition units, but also with the Red Army soldiers. He always knew the mood and requests of soldiers, sergeants and officers, and responded to them in a timely and effective manner.

Comrade Vasilyev carried out exceptionally great work during the period of heavy defensive battles and offensive actions of army troops in the western regions of Ukraine. He skillfully influenced the morale of the unit personnel, thereby ensuring a high offensive impulse. Through personal behavior in battle, he instilled in soldiers and officers boundless devotion to the Motherland and burning hatred of the enemy, contempt for death.”

Major General I.V. Vasilyev was buried in the city of Drohobych.

There are always fresh flowers on his grave.

(1944-08-07 ) (45 years) A place of death Affiliation

RSFSR RSFSR USSR USSR

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Battles/wars Awards and prizes

Ivan Vasilievich Vasiliev(January 2, the village of Borovnya, Pskov province - August 7, near the village of Krintyata, Lviv region) - Major General, member of the Military Council of the 1st Guards Army. Hero of the Soviet Union ().

Biography

Ivan Vasilievich Vasiliev was born into a peasant family. Graduated primary school. At the age of thirteen he was apprenticed to a shoemaker. Later he worked as a turner in Petrograd.

Later, Marshal of the Soviet Union A. A. Grechko wrote in his book “Through the Carpathians”:

Yes, in fierce battles the enemy suffered heavy losses, but we also lost our comrades. On August 11, 1944, near the village of Krintyata, a member of the Supreme Council of the 1st Guards Army, Major General I.V. Vasilyev, died. A brave general, an experienced political worker, a man of wonderful soul, he was deeply respected in the army.

- Grechko A. A. Through the Carpathians. - 2nd ed., add. - M.: Military Publishing House, 1972. - P. 47-48.

Awards

• By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated June 29, 1945, for the exemplary performance of combat missions of the command on the front of the fight against the Nazi invaders and the courage and heroism of the guard, Major General Ivan Vasilievich Vasiliev was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
• Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree,
• medals.
• personalized weapon (twice)

Memory

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Notes

Literature

• Temmo A. M., Vyazinin I. N. Golden Stars of Novgorodians. - L., 1987. - P. 168-170.
• Vasiliev Ivan Vasilievich // Book of Memory. Novgorod region during the Great Patriotic War. Materials, documents, research. - Novgorod: Cyrillic, 1996. - P. 120. - 5000 copies.
• They are named after the hero. - Lenizdat, 1979. - P. 25.

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The Countess lay on an armchair, stretching out strangely awkwardly, and banging her head against the wall. Sonya and the girls held her hands.
“Natasha, Natasha!..” shouted the countess. - It’s not true, it’s not true... He’s lying... Natasha! – she screamed, pushing those around her away. - Go away, everyone, it’s not true! Killed!.. ha ha ha ha!.. not true!
Natasha knelt on the chair, bent over her mother, hugged her, lifted her with unexpected strength, turned her face towards her and pressed herself against her.
- Mama!.. darling!.. I’m here, my friend. “Mama,” she whispered to her, without stopping for a second.
She did not let her mother go, gently struggled with her, demanded a pillow, water, unbuttoned and tore her mother’s dress.
“My friend, my dear... mamma, darling,” she whispered incessantly, kissing her head, hands, face and feeling how uncontrollably her tears flowed in streams, tickling her nose and cheeks.
The Countess squeezed her daughter's hand, closed her eyes and fell silent for a moment. Suddenly she stood up with unusual speed, looked around senselessly and, seeing Natasha, began squeezing her head with all her might. Then she turned her face, wrinkled in pain, towards her and peered at it for a long time.
“Natasha, you love me,” she said in a quiet, trusting whisper. - Natasha, won’t you deceive me? Will you tell me the whole truth?
Natasha looked at her with tear-filled eyes, and in her face there was only a plea for forgiveness and love.
“My friend, mamma,” she repeated, straining all the strength of her love in order to somehow relieve her of the excess grief that was oppressing her.
And again, in a powerless struggle with reality, the mother, refusing to believe that she could live when her beloved boy, blooming with life, was killed, fled from reality in a world of madness.
Natasha did not remember how that day, that night, the next day, the next night went. She did not sleep and did not leave her mother. Natasha’s love, persistent, patient, not as an explanation, not as a consolation, but as a call to life, every second seemed to embrace the countess from all sides. On the third night, the Countess fell silent for a few minutes, and Natasha closed her eyes, resting her head on the arm of the chair. The bed creaked. Natasha opened her eyes. The Countess sat on the bed and spoke quietly.
– I’m so glad you came. Are you tired, do you want some tea? – Natasha approached her. “You have become prettier and more mature,” the countess continued, taking her daughter by the hand.
- Mama, what are you saying!..
- Natasha, he’s gone, no more! “And, hugging her daughter, the countess began to cry for the first time.

Princess Marya postponed her departure. Sonya and the Count tried to replace Natasha, but they could not. They saw that she alone could keep her mother from insane despair. For three weeks Natasha lived hopelessly with her mother, slept on an armchair in her room, gave her water, fed her and talked to her incessantly - she talked because her gentle, caressing voice alone calmed the countess.
The mother's mental wound could not be healed. Petya's death took away half of her life. A month after the news of Petya’s death, which found her a fresh and cheerful fifty-year-old woman, she left her room half-dead and not taking part in life - an old woman. But the same wound that half killed the countess, this new wound brought Natasha to life.
A mental wound that comes from a rupture of the spiritual body, just like a physical wound, no matter how strange it may seem, after a deep wound has healed and seems to have come together at its edges, a mental wound, like a physical one, heals only from the inside with the bulging force of life.
Natasha’s wound healed in the same way. She thought her life was over. But suddenly love for her mother showed her that the essence of her life - love - was still alive in her. Love woke up and life woke up.
The last days of Prince Andrei connected Natasha with Princess Marya. The new misfortune brought them even closer together. Princess Marya postponed her departure and for the last three weeks, like a sick child, she looked after Natasha. The last weeks Natasha spent in her mother’s room had strained her physical strength.
One day, Princess Marya, in the middle of the day, noticing that Natasha was trembling with a feverish chill, took her to her place and laid her on her bed. Natasha lay down, but when Princess Marya, lowering the curtains, wanted to go out, Natasha called her over.
– I don’t want to sleep. Marie, sit with me.
– You’re tired, try to sleep.
- No no. Why did you take me away? She will ask.
- She's much better. “She spoke so well today,” said Princess Marya.
Natasha lay in bed and in the semi-darkness of the room looked at the face of Princess Marya.
“Does she look like him? – thought Natasha. – Yes, similar and not similar. But she is special, alien, completely new, unknown. And she loves me. What's on her mind? All is good. But how? What does she think? How does she look at me? Yes, she is beautiful."
“Masha,” she said, timidly pulling her hand towards her. - Masha, don’t think that I’m bad. No? Masha, my dear. I love you so much. We will be completely, completely friends.
And Natasha, hugging and kissing the hands and face of Princess Marya. Princess Marya was ashamed and rejoiced at this expression of Natasha’s feelings.
From that day on, that passionate and tender friendship that only happens between women was established between Princess Marya and Natasha. They kissed constantly, spoke tender words to each other and spent most of their time together. If one went out, then the other was restless and hurried to join her. The two of them felt greater agreement among themselves than apart, each with itself. A feeling stronger than friendship was established between them: it was an exceptional feeling of the possibility of life only in the presence of each other.
Sometimes they were silent for hours; sometimes, already lying in bed, they began to talk and talked until the morning. They talked mostly about the distant past. Princess Marya talked about her childhood, about her mother, about her father, about her dreams; and Natasha, who had previously turned away with calm incomprehension from this life, devotion, humility, from the poetry of Christian self-sacrifice, now, feeling herself bound by love with Princess Marya, fell in love with Princess Marya’s past and understood a side of life that was previously incomprehensible to her. She did not think of applying humility and self-sacrifice to her life, because she was accustomed to looking for other joys, but she understood and fell in love with this previously incomprehensible virtue in another. For Princess Marya, listening to stories about Natasha’s childhood and early youth, a previously incomprehensible side of life, faith in life, in the pleasures of life, also opened up.
They still never spoke about him in the same way, so as not to violate with words, as it seemed to them, the height of feeling that was in them, and this silence about him made them forget him little by little, not believing it.