P.P. Ershov: biography and interesting facts from life
Each of us in childhood read or watched a fairy tale"Humpbacked Horse", but what do we know about its author, who is P. P. Ershov? The biography of this person is known to very few people. Moreover, some people consider this folk story. To whom he was and in what years the author of the famous work lived, this article is devoted.
Childhood
Gymnasium at this time is headed by Ivan Mendeleev,father of the famous chemist, he takes patronage over Peter. In many ways thanks to this mentor in 1831 he graduated from high school with honors P. P. Ershov.
The biography of the writer is also interesting becauseErshov himself was a versatile person. Already in his youth he was able to play the flute and harpsichord, and also was engaged in collecting local legends and legends, which he recorded and preserved.
Youth years
In the same year, 1831, Pavel Ershov sought his transfer to St. Petersburg. Thanks to the protection of the governor of Siberia, the Ershov family is in North Palmira.
A great impression was made by the architecturalthe splendor of St. Petersburg on the young Ershov. In addition, this city gave him a lot of acquaintances, who subsequently played a big role in the life of the writer.
Upon arrival, Ershov submits the documents to theThe Imperial University at the Faculty of History and Philology. But because of the weak knowledge of European languages, it is accepted only for philosophical and legal. At university, he was not very diligent and very negligent in his studies, as P. Ershov himself claimed.
The biography of the writer is also numerousloss. So, in 1833 his father died, and soon his elder brother. Pyotr Pavlovich remains with his sick mother. The financial situation of the family is greatly deteriorating.
Simultaneously with it in student's years it is writtenthe first part of the famous "Humpbacked Horse". The fairy tale was published in 1834 in the journal "Library for Reading". In the same year, she published a separate edition, which includes all three parts. Ershov PP (whose biography became the topic of our article) was then a nineteen-year-old boy.
In the Petersburg years the writer is seriously interested in theater and opera. The reason for this - his love of music, taken out of childhood.
Inspired by success, Ershov continues to write and publish. So, from under his pen there are two pieces ("Foma smith" and "Suvorov and stationmaster"), as well as a number of poems.
Because of the deplorable financial situation in 1836, Ershov submits a petition for the position of a teacher and leaves for Tobolsk.
Return to Tobolsk
So, he returns to work in his nativeGymnasium Ershov Peter Pavlovich, whose biography is not so brilliant as the fate of his famous fairy tale. He teaches Latin, literature and philosophy. The then director EM Kachurin in every possible way annoyed the celebrity who came from St. Petersburg.
In 1839, Ershov married a widow with fourchildren, Serafima Alexandrovna Lescheva. A young teacher waited a long time for her consent to marry. From this moment, the main thing in a writer's life is making money to feed a large family.
The fate of Ershov was far from happy, helost many close people. Having lost his father, brother and mother in his youth, in his mature years he buried two wives, and out of 15 of his children only four survived to adulthood.
However, all the suffering that has fallen to his lothumbly accepted Ershov PP The brief biography of this man could be represented only by enumeration of losses. As a true Christian, the poet did not grumble and did not despair. Moreover, he managed to do creativity. So, the light was seen by the poem "Suzge", byl "Siberian Cossack", stories "Autumn evenings" and several poems.
The last years of his life passed in relative calm. Pyotr Pavlovich died in 1869 and was buried in Tobolsk in the Zavalny cemetery.
Interesting Facts
A lot of amazing events survived Ershov Peter Pavlovich, whose biography without mentioning even the most interesting of them would be incomplete.
As noted above, in his childhood, the writerwas very sick. And one day, when the child's condition worsened, desperate parents ventured to perform a magical rite. He looked like this: the child was sold for a penny to a beggar, who, according to beliefs, took all his illnesses and sorrows. In this regard, Ershov in his mature years joked that he knew for sure his own price - a penny.
During his life in Siberia Ershov was a patronDmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev, the famous scientist. Since the father of the boy died, when the child was only 13 years old, Dmitry needed a mentor. And it was P. Ershov that helped Mendeleyev to go to Petersburg Pedagogical University.
A biography for the children of this writer could be collected only from the amazing and noteworthy cases that there were a lot in his life.
The Fairy Tale "The Humpbacked Horse"
The history of this work is veryis unusual. One of Ershov's teachers at the university was Pletnev, Pushkin's great friend. One day he instructed the students to write a paper on folk art. The writing of the young writer shocked Pletnev, and he even read a passage at the lecture. This manuscript was the first part of the "Humpbacked Horse". The fairy tale was shown to Pushkin, whom he responded to with great delight.
A connoisseur of folk language and folklore turned out to beErshov PP, whose biography greatly contributed to this. It was gathered in the youthful years spent in Siberia, legends and legends formed the basis of the work.
The fairy tale was written in verse and told of the youngest of the three sons who were instructed to protect the fields from an unknown thief at night.
Conclusion
Heavy but interesting and eventful lifelived P. Ershov, whose biography was considered in the article. Unfortunately, in addition to the fairy tale "The Little Humpbacked Horse", not a single work of the writer was successful with the public. And the complete collection of works by Ershov came out only in 2005.
