From biography
Gerasimov Nikolay Nikolaevich was born in 1956 in the village of Klyuchi in the Kostroma region. The family had two more younger brothers. The boy loved books and rural open spaces. He was considered the pride of the school. The class teacher and poet Vladimir Leonovich wrote about him in a school characterization as a person whose desire was to "lift the heaviest burden." He encouraged the young student to write poetry.
At Moscow State University N. Gerasimov liked to study. He was involved in athletics, was an activist in all university events. In high school, he alone at the faculty received the Lenin scholarship.
He could remain in graduate school, but preferred Vorkuta. He wrote a dissertation on the Parnoksky manganese deposit.
From geologist to minister
The career of N. Gerasimov, which began with an ordinary geologist, brought him to the government of the Komi Republic.
N. Gerasimov in the 90s restored the geological industry after its collapse. The deputy ministers called him a professional "walking encyclopedia." He was able to captivate specialists with the idea and together implement any tasks.
N. Gerasimov was engaged in the Belkomur program, in accordance with which the Arkhangelsk-Solikamsk railway through Syktyvkar should be laid. In recent years, he worked in the government. He was especially concerned about the state of mining Inta. He wanted to talk about how to solve the problems of the residents of the city, but did not have time
.After heart surgery, he died in 2018 - at 63 years of age.
Mountain climbing
N. Gerasimov was all impregnated with a climbing spirit. He and a group of climbers climbed the top of Mount McKinley in Alaska. Few can stand it. Nikolai, while relaxing, enthusiastically read Pushkin’s poems to his friends.
Cultural drive of the Arctic
The cultural life of the Arctic around Gerasimov did not fade. He was considered his man in libraries, in the troupe of the Vorkuta Theater, in the bard club "Ballad". In his apartment, gatherings were often held and songs and poems sounded.
In the early 90s, in Komi they decided to publish a literary almanac of geologists. N. Gerasimov voluntarily took upon himself the burden of compiling and preparing for the press. The 18th issue was already published. He was interested in doing literary work himself and helping others publish books.
N. Gerasimov suggested creating a book about how mineral deposits were discovered in Komi, about his friends and veterans. He himself collected material and carried away this business of many. The book is collected, it remains to issue and publish it.
In addition to the wealth of the bowels, placers of words are needed.
N. Gerasimov read a lot and was engaged in poetry. His poems were successful in the geological environment, because they are filled with memories of the time spent on expeditions, about the geologist’s difficult roads, friendship, love, and mountains. He was called a romantic poet. And this despite the fact that he was a representative of the official authorities.
As of 01.01.2014, it is known that only 8 people lived in the village of Klyuchi in the Petretsovsky rural settlement where N. Gerasimov was born. In the poem, the author writes about his small homeland, where he visited. It is surrounded by dense forests. Old destroyed church, groomed cemetery. It’s good that we met, but bereavement will never leave the heart. Like the pain of ubiquitous villages.
The poem begins with a colloquial interrogative phrase and an appeal to a fellow geologist. And sad man is not to face. Let him look at the beauty surrounding him. The male profession of a geologist has been chosen, and geologists will be at their best - both literally and figuratively. Here they feel like kings, free birds. And let other pessimistic feelings go away. They do not catch up with geologists.
What can be seen in the early morning is not a city pedestrian, but a provincial one. What I could see, being a geologist, climber, Nikolai Gerasimov. A steamer walking along the river, sunrise, a village dozing on the shore, a bright temple. All this is eternal, all this is always - no matter how many years a person has lived. The thought of eternity is central to the poem. There will always be a new season, a new morning, a new day. And the traces of people, even if they cool quickly, will also be anyway.
From personal life
He was married with two children. He was a kind and caring father and husband. His friend Nikolai Lapshin, with whom he worked in a geological detachment, recalled how N. Gerasimov, after the route, ran 20 kilometers to the station where the geologists had a base, and his future wife Olga came there. And in the morning, having returned, he again went out on the route.
