In the twentieth century, interest in poetry has reached incredible proportions. Rimma Kazakova was at the forefront of the processes taking place in society. Her poems reflected the dreams and aspirations of people who were looking for a path to a brighter future.
Childhood
The famous Soviet poet Rimma Fedorovna Kazakova was born on January 27, 1932 in a military family. Parents at that time lived in the famous city of Sevastopol. Father served in an officer position in the communications forces. Mother worked as a secretary-typist at the headquarters of the regiment. The birth certificate of the future poetess recorded the name of Remo. In terms of content, it was an abbreviation of the words "Revolution, Electrification, World October." In those years, many members of the Bolshevik party constructed names for their children in a similar way.
Father was periodically transferred from one duty station to another. Kazakov school graduated in Leningrad. She studied well and after the tenth grade decided to get an education at the historical faculty of Leningrad University. In his student years, Rimma took an active part in the work of a poetry studio. The first poetic lines were discussed in the classes, which were attended by students and children from the working outskirts. After graduating from university, Kazakova received distribution in the Far East. In the city of Khabarovsk she was accepted to the post of editor of the local film studio.
Creative activity
In the far from their native land, Kazakov’s head plunged into work and the new situation. Taiga open spaces and deep snowdrifts had an inspiring effect on the poetess. Poems were easy to write. As part of her job duties, she had to travel a lot and meet with the local population. As a rule, such meetings were reflected in verses and travel notes. The poetess admitted that this style of communication helped her to find the right expressions and comparisons, to outline colorful images. In 1958, her first poetry collection, entitled “Meet in the East, ” was released.
A year after the release of the collection, Rimma Kazakova was admitted to the Union of Writers of the USSR. To hone her professional skills, she entered higher literary courses. In the early 70s, the poetess finally moved to Moscow. After some time, she was elected secretary of the Board of the Writers' Union. Over the years, she managed to combine literary creativity with administrative duties. Kazakova traveled a lot in the Soviet Union and foreign countries. Every time she brought a poetry collection from a business trip.
