Boris Chichibabin
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—15 December 1994, Kharkiv
; born Polushin) was a Soviet poet of Ukrainian
origin and a laureat of the USSR State Prize (1990), who is typically regarded as one of the 'Sixtiers'.
He lived in Kharkiv
, and in the course of three decades became one of the most famous and best-loved members of the artistic intelligentsia of the city, i.e. from the 1950s to 1980s. From the end of the 1950s, his poetry was widely distributed throughout the Soviet Union
. Official recognition came only at the end of his life in the time of perestroika
.
, an eminent chemist and one of the first Soviet 'nonreturnees'. In 1940, Boris began his studies at the Kharkov Institute, but on the outbreak of war was called up to the Caucasus Front.
In 1945 he entered the philological department of the Kharkov State University, but by June 1946 had been arrested and sentenced to five in the camps for "anti-Soviet agitation". The cause of his arrest was his poetry itself.
In prison Chichibabin wrote «Красные помидоры» (Red tomatoes), in the gulag
«Махорку» (To cheap tobacco), and two spectacular pieces «тюремной лирики» (Lyrics from the Gaol). This poetry, put to music by the actor and singer Leonid Pugachev, is widely known throughout Russia
.
By the 1950s, by the time of his release from the camps, the principal themes of Chichibabin's writing were already marked out. Above all these are the lyrics of the citizenry. "The new Radischev is angry and sad" reminds us of the "state boors" in hhis poem of 1959, «Клянусь на знамени весёлом» "I bow to the banner of jollity" («Не умер Сталин», or "Stalin did not die").
Chichibabin died in 1994.
Kremenchuk
Kremenchuk is an important industrial city in the Poltava Oblast of central Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Kremenchutskyi Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast, and is located on the banks of Dnieper River.-History:Kremenchuk was...
—15 December 1994, Kharkiv
Kharkiv
Kharkiv or Kharkov is the second-largest city in Ukraine.The city was founded in 1654 and was a major centre of Ukrainian culture in the Russian Empire. Kharkiv became the first city in Ukraine where the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was proclaimed in December 1917 and Soviet government was...
; born Polushin) was a Soviet poet of Ukrainian
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
origin and a laureat of the USSR State Prize (1990), who is typically regarded as one of the 'Sixtiers'.
He lived in Kharkiv
Kharkiv
Kharkiv or Kharkov is the second-largest city in Ukraine.The city was founded in 1654 and was a major centre of Ukrainian culture in the Russian Empire. Kharkiv became the first city in Ukraine where the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was proclaimed in December 1917 and Soviet government was...
, and in the course of three decades became one of the most famous and best-loved members of the artistic intelligentsia of the city, i.e. from the 1950s to 1980s. From the end of the 1950s, his poetry was widely distributed throughout the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. Official recognition came only at the end of his life in the time of perestroika
Perestroika
Perestroika was a political movement within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during 1980s, widely associated with the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev...
.
Life and work
Boris Chichibabin was the son of an army officer, was educated in Chuguev in Kharkov oblast. His pseudonym was taken in honour of his uncle once removed on his mother's side, the academic Aleksei ChichibabinAleksei Chichibabin
For the poet, see Boris Chichibabin.Alekséy Yevgényevich Chichibábin was a Soviet/Russian organic chemist. His name is also written Alexei Yevgenievich Chichibabin and Alexei Euguenievich Tchitchibabine.- Life :...
, an eminent chemist and one of the first Soviet 'nonreturnees'. In 1940, Boris began his studies at the Kharkov Institute, but on the outbreak of war was called up to the Caucasus Front.
In 1945 he entered the philological department of the Kharkov State University, but by June 1946 had been arrested and sentenced to five in the camps for "anti-Soviet agitation". The cause of his arrest was his poetry itself.
In prison Chichibabin wrote «Красные помидоры» (Red tomatoes), in the gulag
Gulag
The Gulag was the government agency that administered the main Soviet forced labor camp systems. While the camps housed a wide range of convicts, from petty criminals to political prisoners, large numbers were convicted by simplified procedures, such as NKVD troikas and other instruments of...
«Махорку» (To cheap tobacco), and two spectacular pieces «тюремной лирики» (Lyrics from the Gaol). This poetry, put to music by the actor and singer Leonid Pugachev, is widely known throughout Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
.
By the 1950s, by the time of his release from the camps, the principal themes of Chichibabin's writing were already marked out. Above all these are the lyrics of the citizenry. "The new Radischev is angry and sad" reminds us of the "state boors" in hhis poem of 1959, «Клянусь на знамени весёлом» "I bow to the banner of jollity" («Не умер Сталин», or "Stalin did not die").
Chichibabin died in 1994.
External links
- Биография, стихи, воспоминания (In Russian)
- А.Н.Губайдуллина Две родины в лирике Б.Чичибабина (In Russian)