Asadov Eduard Arkadyevich
Eduard Arkadyevich Asadov is a Soviet poet and novelist, participant of the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union (1998).
Biography
Early years. He was born into a teaching family. At the age of eight, he wrote his first poem. In 1929, after his father's death, he moved with his mother to Sverdlovsk, and since 1939 he lived in Moscow. He graduated from the 38th Moscow School in 1941.
War. A week after graduation, in June 1941, he volunteered for the front. He served as a mortar gunner, then as an assistant commander of the Katyusha battery on the North Caucasus, 4th Ukrainian and Leningrad fronts.
A feat and a wound. On the night of May 3 to 4, 1944, in the battles for Sevastopol near Belbek, he was seriously wounded in the face by a shell fragment. Losing consciousness, he drove a truck with ammunition to an artillery battery, which made it possible to suppress the enemy's firing points. For this feat, he was awarded the Order of the Red Star (February 1, 1945).
After the injury. He underwent many operations, but completely lost his eyesight. He wore a black half mask on his face until the end of his life.
The post-war years. Graduated from the Gorky Literary Institute (1951). In the same year, his first poetry collection, The Bright Road, was published. He was actively engaged in creative work until the end of his life. He was buried at the Kuntsevo Cemetery in Moscow.
Creation
Asadov is the author of 47 books, including:
"Snowy Evening" (1956);
"Soldiers Returned from the War" (1957);
"In the Name of Great Love" (1962);
"I Love Forever" (1965);
"Be Happy, Dreamers" (1966);
"Kindness" (1972);
"The Years of Courage and Love" (1978);
"I fight, I believe, I love!" (1983);
"Lightning Strikes of War" (1995);
"Don't give up, people" (1997) and others.
The most famous poems:
"When I see the bad in people";
"Poems about a red-haired mongrel";
"I can really wait for you.";
"Never get used to love."
He also wrote prose (the novella "Frontline Spring", the short stories "Scout Sasha" and "Lightning Strikes of War") and translated poets from Uzbekistan, Kalmykia, Bashkiria, Kazakhstan and Georgia.
The title of Hero of the Soviet Union
The title Hero of the Soviet Union was awarded to Eduard Asadov on November 18, 1998 by Decree of the so-called permanent Presidium of the Congress of People's Deputies of the USSR, with the award of the Order of Lenin.
Main awards
Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin (1998);
Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree (2004);
Order of Honor (1998);
Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree (1985);
Order of Friendship of Peoples (1993);
Order of the Red Star (1945);
two Orders of the Badge of Honor (1967, 1973);
Medal "For the Defense of Leningrad";
medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945";
Honorary Citizen of Sevastopol (1989).
Eduard Asadov left a deep mark on Russian literature: his poems about love, courage, kindness and loyalty resonated with millions of readers. The poet's life path, which combined military feats and creative dedication, became an example of perseverance and service to the Motherland.