Alexey Surkov

Alexey Alexandrovich Surkov (Russian: Алексе́й Алекса́ндрович Сурко́в, October 13, 1899 in Yaroslavl Province, Russian Empire – June 14, 1983 in Moscow, USSR) was a Russian Soviet poet, editor, literary critic and high-profile nomenklatura figure, the head of the Soviet Union of Writers in 1953–1959.[1]

The grave of the poet Alexei Surkov at the Novodevichy cemetery in Moscow.
Alexey Alexandrovich Surkov
Born
Алексей Александрович Сурков

(1899-10-13)October 13, 1899
Yaroslavl Province, Russian Empire
DiedJune 14, 1983(1983-06-14) (aged 83)
Moscow, USSR
Occupationpoet, editor, literary critic
Years active1925 – 1970s
Spouse(s)Sofia Antonovna Krevs
AwardsStalin Prize (1946, 1951)
Order of Lenin (1959, 1967, 1969, 1979)
Order of the Red Star (1940, 1942)
Order of the Red Banner (1945)

Surkov, a war correspondent during the Great Patriotic War (who took an active part in fighting at the Battle of Moscow and on the Belorussian Front), received numerous state awards, including the Orders of Red Banner and the Red Star (twice), four Orders of Lenin and two Stalin Prizes.[1]

The author of numerous poetry books, he is best remembered for his poems that were adapted into songs: "The March of the Defenders of Moscow" (composer Boris Mokrousov, 1942), "Not a Step Back", T. A. Kuliyev, 1942), "The Song of the Brave Ones" (V. A. Bely, 1941) and, most famously, "Zemlyanka" (Konstantin Listov, 1941).[1]

References

  1. "Surkov, Alexey Alexandrovich". www.litra.ru. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
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