Nikolay Nosov
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| Nikolai Nikolaevich Nosov | |
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 Nikonai Nosov |
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| Born | 23 November 1908 Kiev, Russian Empire, now Ukraine |
| Died | 7 February 1976 (aged 68) Moscow, USSR |
| Occupation | Writer, film producer |
| Nationality | Russian |
Nikolai(y) Nikolaevich Nosov (Николай Николаевич Носов) (23 November [O.S. 10 November] 1908 Kiev - 26 July 1976 Moscow) was a Soviet children's literature writer, the author of a number of humorous short stories, a school novel, and the popular trilogy of fairy tale novels about the adventures of the infamous Neznaika and his friends.
[edit] Early life
Nosov N.N. was born in a family of an entertainer actor. From 1927 to 1929 he was a student of Kiev Institute of Art, from where he moved to Moscow Institute of Cinematography, from which he graduated in 1932.
[edit] Career
In 1932-1951 he worked as a producer of animated and educational films (including ones for the Red Army, having deserved the Order of the Red Star in 1943).
In 1938 Nosov began to publish his stories, including Zatejniki (from Russian Затейники, which roughly translates as Jokers); Alive Hat, Cucumbers, Miraculous Trousers, and Dreamers. These stories were published mainly in the magazine for children Murzilka and many of them make up the foundation of the Nosov's first collection Rat-tat-tat, 1945). Nosov introduced a new hero — naive and sensible, naughty and curious fidget obsessed by craving for activities and always getting into unusual, often comic situations — into children's literature.
The most popular works became his stories for teenagers Merry Family (1949), The Kolya Sinitsyn's Diary (1950), Vitya Maleev at School and at Home (1951; and The State Stalin Prize 1952).
Long-term fame and love of readers were gained by his fairy stories about Neznaika. The first of those is the fairy tale Vintik, Shpuntik and vacuum cleaner. Further the hero appeared in the famous trilogy consisting of fairy tale novels The Adventures of Neznaika and His Friends (1953-1954), Neznaika in Sun City (1958), and Neznaika on the Moon (1964-1965).
He received the State RSFSR Prize of Krupskaya N.K. in 1969).
The writer is also the author of an autobiographical work Story about My Friend Igor (1971-1972) and a memoirs narrative Mistery on a Well Bottom (1977).
