The history of the Russian state is written not only on paper. Significant events remain in memory and are made out in granite images. The works of Varlam Shalamov can be found in libraries. In his works, he expressed his attitude to a certain historical segment.
short biography
Varlam Tikhonovich Shalamov was born on June 18, 1907 in the family of a priest. The parents of the future writer lived at that time in the city of Vologda. His father was engaged in missionary work for several years, bringing the foundations of the Orthodox faith to natives living in the Aleutian Islands. Mother - an ordinary Russian woman - houseworked, looked after her husband and children. The child grew up in an atmosphere of love and severity. He was accustomed to work and respect for elders from an early age.
In the neighborhood of the house where the Shalamovs lived, the “working-class freedom fighters” lodged, who were serving their term of exile in Vologda. As a teenager, Varlusha often interacted with these people. When the boy was seven years old, he was determined to receive education in a local gymnasium. He shows interest in history and literature. He himself tries to compose verses, observing how people live in the bosom of the harsh northern nature. Creativity captivates the young man and implicitly outlines the orbit of fate to him.
Stages and timelines
In the mid-20s, Varlam Shalamov, after graduating from the Vologda school, like many young people, went to Moscow to build his life. At first I found a job in a leather artel. In 1926 he entered the Moscow State University at the branch of Soviet law. At the same time with work and study he visited various circles and sections of literary creation. The biography of the budding poet could have developed completely differently. However, Shalamov, as they say, embarked on a warpath with the current government.
The first time Varlam Tikhonovich was arrested in 1929 for participating in the distribution of the Lenin Testament, unknown to the general public. At that moment, a campaign was conducted across the country to neutralize the "famous torch of the revolution" of Leon Trotsky. Active Trotskyist Shalamov received a sparing term of three years. As the subsequent course of events showed, frightening methods did not act on his worldview. Varlam freed himself and returned to Moscow to his fellow supporters.
