This famous Avar poet and a native of a small Dagestan aul was proud of his nationality. Rasul Gamzatov had the opportunity to move to the capital of a large country, but chose to live with his family in his small homeland. Relatives noted his sparkling sense of humor. Gamzatov's jokes have always been kind.
From the biography of Rasul Gamzatov
Rasul Gamzatovich Gamzatov was born on September 8, 1923 in one of the villages of Dagestan. Rasul wrote his first poetic lines in childhood when he saw an airplane flying over the village. The child was overwhelmed with emotions, which he hastened to pour out on paper.
The upbringing of the boy was initially dealt with by his father Gamzat, the national poet of Dagestan. He read his poems to his son, told tales and stories that woke Rasul's mind and imagination. Gamzatov published his first poetic works in local newspapers. He continued to print and later, already becoming a student.
Rasul Gamzatov received a good pedagogical education, and then for some time worked as a teacher in a school, which now bears the name of his illustrious father.
Having received pedagogical experience, Rasul entered in 1945 at the Literary Institute in the capital of the USSR. By this time, he had already published several books. While studying at the institute, Rasul discovered the bottomless world of Russian literature, which was reflected in his subsequent work.
Creativity of Rasul Gamzatov
In 1947, the Avar poet first published his works in Russian. However, Rasul Gamzatovich never wrote his books in Russian: his stories and poems were translated by different authors. Some of Gamzatov’s works received musical design. The company "Melody" has repeatedly published collections of songs based on the works of Rasul Gamzatovich. Raymond Pauls, Dmitry Kabalevsky, Jan Frenkel, Yuri Antonov, Alexandra Pakhmutova collaborated with the famous Avar poet. Songs to the poet's poetry were performed by Muslim Magomayev, Joseph Kobzon, Anna German, Sofia Rotaru, Mark Bernes, Vakhtang Kikabidze.
For more than half a century, Rasul Gamzatov led the organization of writers of Dagestan. He served on the editorial boards of a number of popular literary magazines. Gamzatov is also known as a translator: he translated the works of Pushkin, Nekrasov, Lermontov, Blok, Yesenin, and other classics of Russian literature into their native language.
