Vasily Aksenov was born on August 20, 1932 in Kazan. His father, Pavel Vasilyevich Aksenov, was a party leader, served as chairman of the Kazan City Council. The writer's mother, Evgenia Solomonovna Ginzburg, taught at the Kazan Pedagogical Institute, was engaged in journalism, and wrote several literary works. Vasily was the youngest child in the family and the only common child of his parents (Maya is the daughter of P.V. Aksenov, Alexei is the son of E.S. Ginzburg from his first marriage).

In 1937, the parents were convicted and sentenced (Evgeny Solomonovna - to 10 years in prison and camps, and her husband - to 15 years). Vasily's brother and sister were taken away by relatives, and he himself was not allowed to stay with his grandmothers, and he was sent to an orphanage for prisoners. In 1938, his uncle, Andrey Vasilyevich Aksenov, took him from the Kostroma orphanage, with whom he lived until 1948, when his mother, who left the camps in 1947 and lived in exile in Magadan, obtained permission to move Vasya to her.

He received a medical education, graduating from the 1st Leningrad Medical Institute in 1956, after which he worked on distribution in the Baltic Shipping Company on long-distance ships. Aksyonov also worked as a quarantine doctor in Karelia, in the Leningrad Sea Commercial Port and in a tuberculosis hospital in Moscow.

Starting in 1963, when Nikita Khrushchev subjected Aksyonov to devastating criticism at a meeting of the intelligentsia in the Kremlin, the writer began to have problems with the authorities. His works ceased to be published in the 70s, after the end of the "thaw", and the writer began to be called "non-Soviet" and "non-folk". It is not surprising that in 1977-1978 his works began to appear abroad, mainly in the United States, where he went on an invitation on July 22, 1980 (after which he was deprived of Soviet citizenship) and where he lived until 2004.

In 1980-1991, he actively collaborated in several major radio stations and magazines, wrote essays, and was a professor of Russian literature at one of the universities. Literary activity also continued. For the first time after nine years of emigration, Aksyonov visited the USSR in 1989. The following year, he was given back Soviet citizenship. In the last years of his life he lived with his family in Biarritz (France).

In 2008, the writer was diagnosed with a stroke. Since then, his condition has been "stably grave." On July 6, 2009, Vasily Pavlovich Aksyonov died in Moscow. He was buried on July 9, 2009 at the Vagankovsky cemetery. In Kazan, the house where the writer lived in his youth was restored; in 2009, the Museum of his work was created there.

Literary activity

Vasily Aksyonov began his career as a writer by writing the story "Colleagues" in 1959 (in 1962, a film of the same name was made based on it). It was followed by the novel Star Ticket, written in 1961, which was also filmed in 1962 under the title My Little Brother. The year 1962 ends with the writing of the novel "Oranges from Morocco" (1962). Collections of short stories "Catapult", "Halfway to the Moon" are published in 1963 and 1966, respectively. In 1968, the fantastic story "The Overstocked Barrel" was published. In 1964, Aksenov became one of the nine authors of the collective novel "The one who laughs laughs", published in the newspaper "Nedelya".

In the 60s, Aksenov often published in the journal Yunost, of which he has been a member of the editorial board for several years. By 1970, the first part of the adventure dilogy for children "My grandfather is a monument" was written. The second part, entitled "A chest in which something knocks," young readers saw in 1972.

The experimental work "Search for a Genre" was written in 1972. At the first publication in the Novy Mir magazine, the genre of the work was indicated as such: "Searching for a Genre". There were also attempts at translation activities. In 1976, the writer translated E. L. Doctorow's novel Ragtime from English.

Novels written in the USA: Paper Landscape, Say Raisins, In Search of a Sad Baby, Egg Yolk, Moscow Saga trilogy, collection of short stories Goodie Negative, Sweet New Style, "Caesarean Glow".

In 2010, Aksyonov's unfinished autobiographical novel "Lend-Lease" was published.

The best books of the writer

• If you decide to study the work of this wonderful writer, I suggest starting with literature dedicated to children. The story "My grandfather is a monument" will serve as an excellent start. Adventures, seas, oceans, pirates, captains - romance! When reading, it is impossible not to recall the famous "Treasure Island" by Stevenson. Will not leave indifferent neither adults nor children.
• The story "Colleagues" is recommended if you plan to approach Aksenov's work thoroughly, since this work is his first literary experience, the starting point in his career. It tells about young doctors and their understanding of the world around them, finding themselves in it.
• Novel "Star ticket". I would very much like to be impartial, but alas, I cannot calmly write about my favorite work of the author. Three guys and a girl, the first trip, youthful maximalism, mistakes and experience, parting are the main "tags" of this story. It was here that the writer's style was born, it is for this novel that readers love him.
• "Island of Crimea". Historical and geographical alternative, where Crimea is a full-fledged island in the Black Sea. The plot is based on the biographies of the heroes; throughout the novel there is a satirical and political overtones.
• "The one who laughs laughs." The novel is interesting at least because 9 writers worked on it. The plot tells about a man who once returned home from work and did not find his wife and child at home. That same evening, wandering around the city, he learns that he is considered a foreign agent ...

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Advice 2: Vasily Pavlovich Aksyonov: biography, career and personal life

In the history of any country there are tragic pages that excite the memory of the victims. For the Soviet people and their descendants, the events of the 1930s will be a subject of discussion for a long time to come. The construction of a new society was accompanied by an uncompromising struggle between supporters and opponents of cardinal changes. Vasily Pavlovich Aksenov, as a child, became a victim of these tragic events. The time spent in government institutions was forever imprinted in his memory. It was printed and manifested in literary creativity.

The son is not responsible for the father

Literary creativity is often based on dissatisfaction with life, one's position in society and relationships with power structures. Vasily Aksenov received the profession of a doctor, but he did not have a career in this area. And then he tried to become a writer. The young man had genetic prerequisites for this. His mother, Evgenia Solomonovna Ginzburg, was successfully engaged in journalism and literary creativity. Aksenov's biography developed dramatically from the very beginning. The boy was born on August 20, 1932 in the family of a party worker.

Parents lived in Kazan. His father worked in the City Council, his mother worked in the editorial office of a local newspaper. A son and a daughter were already growing up in the family. Vasily was the third child. Political events in the country developed along a steep route and, in the literal sense of the word, destroyed the Aksenov family nest. The parents were arrested, convicted and sent to places where they were assigned to serve their sentences. Four-year-old Vasya was placed in a special reception for the children of enemies of the people. The brother of the father, was looking for a nephew for a long time. Found. He took him from the orphanage and brought him to his own aunt.

Vasily had to live with close relatives for ten years, while waiting for his mother to be released from prison. In 1948, Evgenia Ginzburg was released, but she was forbidden to return to her homeland. She took her son to her infamous Magadan. Aksyonov had the opportunity for several years to observe how people live in exile. It was not difficult for the young man to finish school in this city. In order to get a decent education as the next step, he had to invent a legend for himself, go to Leningrad and graduate from medical school.

First books

Dissatisfaction with professional activities served as a powerful motivation for writing. In 1959, Aksenov completed the story "Colleagues" and a few months later it was published in the magazine "Youth". Further career developed on the rise. New works came out from the pen of the young writer and were enthusiastically received by readers. Novels, stories, novels are published in "thick" magazines and in separate books.

The personal life of the writer did not develop immediately. In the first marriage, Aksenov had a daughter. However, the child could not cement the family. The second time Vasily was legally married to Maya Carmen. Figuratively speaking, it was love at first sight. Husband and wife lived happy and long lives. The writer passed away in 2009. Maya was there until the last hour.

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Advice 3: Sergey Valerievich Aksyonov: biography, career and personal life

Leadership qualities and incredible charisma helped Sergey Aksyonov to make a rapid career from a member of the local parliament to the head of the Republic of Crimea. All this became possible after the entry of the peninsula into Russia.

The beginning of the way

Sergei Aksenov is from the Moldovan city of Balti. He was born in 1972 to a family of local factory workers. The boy studied well and graduated from school with a silver medal. He was distinguished by an active social position and a love of sports. In 1989, the graduate entered the Simferopol Higher Military-Political Construction School.

Entrepreneur

With the collapse of the USSR, many young people took up entrepreneurship. Aksenov was no exception. He worked as an insurance agent, then worked in senior positions in cooperatives that sold food and industrial goods. During this period of his biography, the young businessman acquired useful contacts in the prosecutor's office and the State Property Fund. The entrepreneur managed to privatize several Crimean enterprises and shops in Simferopol, Yalta, Alushta. His next acquisitions were residential real estate, which were rented out and a company that provides services for issuing visas. Practical work required a certain theoretical base, so Sergey received an education in the specialty "Economics of enterprises", and then became a master in finance.

Politician

In the second half of the 2000s, the businessman decided to try his hand at politics. He was active in the organizations "Russian Community of Crimea" and "Civil Assets of Crimea". In 2010, an experienced politician became the head of the Russian Unity movement, from this party he won the elections to the Crimean Parliament. The people's choice considered the support of domestic producers, differentiation in the taxation system and care for the poor segments of the population to be the priority areas of his work. The activity of the deputy created the basis for the further career of a politician.

"Crimean Spring"

At the time of the Crimean referendum on the entry of the peninsula into the Russian Federation, Aksyonov's leadership qualities were especially clearly manifested. The country's leadership saw in him a strong man capable of uniting the multinational Crimea and taking responsibility for its development in a new legal field. For four years, Sergei Valerievich has been the head of the Crimean Council of Ministers. During this time, the head of the republic showed himself as a competent, self-confident leader. Colleagues speak of him as an intelligent, energetic person who is able to develop. He considers the peninsula his home and devotes a lot of energy to the restoration of the national economy of the republic. Over the past two years, the fight against corruption and road construction have become important accents of his work. Particularly popular on the website of the republican government is an online form in which every resident of the peninsula can apply to its chairman. Openness and efficiency in decision-making helped Aksenov earn the authority and recognition of the Crimeans.

Personal life

The famous politician is reluctant to share with journalists the details of his private life. With his wife Elena, he started a family more than twenty years ago. The wife received an economic education, is engaged in entrepreneurial activities. By the way, her official income is twice the salary of the official's husband. The couple has two children. Daughter Christina recently successfully graduated from high school. Son Oleg served in the army, enthusiastically engaged in Greco-Roman wrestling. This love was instilled in the young man by his father, who heads the Crimean Federation for this sport. The family spends their free time traveling.