Russian writer Kerdan Alexander Borisovich -a man of an interesting fate. His rich life experience is reflected in poetic and prosaic literary works, which are loved by the general public.
Kerdan Alexander was born in a small Uraltown Korkino Chelyabinsk region January 11, 1957. Neither the surrounding situation of a small, deeply provincial, mining town, nor a family far from creative work, nothing seemed to contribute to the development of the literary talent of the boy, but fate decreed otherwise.
The writer recalls that for already three yearsrhyming words. So, seeing a woman in pants, which at that time was a rarity, he gave out a "rhyme": "nah-nah-naranah - there is a woman in pants." At school Alexander was the permanent editor of the wall newspaper, which regularly appeared his satirical works on topical topics: truants, dvoechniki. However, no one, including the future writer himself, attached importance to these poetic opuses. Ability and desire to write was considered as an insignificant ability, which is hardly useful in the future.
After school Kerdan Alexander decides to becomeand enlisted in the Kurgan Higher Military-Political Aviation School, which graduated in 1978 with a gold medal and a diploma with honors. He studies brilliantly in the Military-Political Academy at the Pedagogical Faculty and at the Adjuncture of the Military University in Moscow. For 27 years Kerdan Alexander served in the Russian army. He went from politician and teacher of military high school to military journalist: children's talents made themselves felt. Kerdan wrote for the central journals of the Ministry of Defense: "I have honor", "Landmark", "Russian Warrior". Having risen to the rank of colonel, in 2001 he goes into reserve, his new life begins.
Teaching work inspired AlexanderKerdana for science classes. In 1996, his culturological research on the topic "Art in the system of means of forming the honor of an officer of the Armed Forces of Russia" became the basis for defending a thesis for the degree of Candidate of Philosophy. In 2007, he defended his doctoral dissertation on cultural studies on the theme "Social prestige of public service in Russia: cultural analysis (on the example of becoming an officer's honor)." Kerdan has a number of scientific and methodical publications.
Свои первые стихи Кердан пишет и публикует, еще as a cadet of a military school. It is published in the newspapers Patriot, Gornyatskaya Pravda to the printed organ of the city of Korkino, in the Kurgan regional newspaper for young people "Young Leninist", in the Kirov regional newspaper for teenagers and youth "Komsomol tribe". In 1975-78 there was the formation of a young poet. In the Urals literature there is a new author - Alexander Kerdan. The writer writes for a long time as an amateur, but publishes his poems in literary magazines. He works quite productively, and over 20 years of his collection appear in the magazines "Ural", "Aurora", "Moscow", "Ladoga", "Fires of Kuzbass", "Rural Nova" and many others.
In the 80s Kerdan wrote a lot of journalism,tries himself in prose. While studying at a military school, she participates in All-Army and All-Union conferences of young writers, communicates with professionals a lot, learns from them, receives her first lessons in writing, masters the foundations of literary craft.
The first poetic collection "Inheritance"It appeared only in 1990, before that he had been at the publishing house for eight years, waiting for his turn. During this time, Kerdan managed to accumulate a huge store of poems, and when publications become more accessible, much is published. For 25 years, he has published about thirty poetry collections.
The main themes of creativity A.Kerdan - patriotism, male honor and dignity, respect for ancestors and the history of the Fatherland, glorification of the beauty of a woman. He continues the tradition of Russian poetry school. Rubtsov, Zabolotsky, Yesenin are close to him in style and in spirit. His collections “The Court of Officers' Honor”, “Inheritance”, “Playing with the Soldiers”, “Found the Soul unintentionally shelter” received a wide response from readers and positive reviews of critics.
Kerdan - a unique author, he creates talentedworks not only in poetry, but also in prose. He is interested in the history of the motherland, and he writes in the genre of historical novel and novel. There is a special category of writers who, with their works, strive to tell the reader not only about their inner world and attitude, but also about real events of history. These authors include Kerdan Alexander Borisovich. “The Shoreline Remote” and “The Cross of the Commander” is a dilogy about the pioneers of the Russian land: Rezanov, Krusenstern, Bering. Novels are distinguished by a dynamic plot, vivid characters of characters, exciting events.
Historical adventures are a genre, especiallydemanded by the youth, which the writer Kerdan Alexander Borisovich seeks to educate. "Slaves of Honor" - another novel from the series about the pioneers, it is dedicated to the history of the development of Russian America. The author continues the traditions of Russian historical prose, the writer's keen love for the Motherland and pride in its history are clearly felt in it. In the same series, the author writes the novel “The Stone of Spirits,” this time he turns to the history of Russian Fort Ross in California.
Another topic close to Alexander Kerdan ismilitary adventures, many stories and stories of the author are devoted to her, as well as the novel “The Guard”, telling about the wars in Afghanistan and Chechnya, about military exploits, everyday life and fame. The works are distinguished by sincerity of experiences and autobiography, which captivates and touches the reader.
Total Kerdan Alexander wrote 8 prose collections and novels.
Writer Alexander Kerdan is a member of the Union.Writers since 1993, he later becomes Secretary of the Board and heads the Association of Ural Writers. He works as the editor-in-chief of two literary and art magazines: “The Bowl of Circular” and “The Great Bear”. He spends a lot of energy on organizing meetings and meetings of writers in his region, is the initiator of the creation of a literary contest to them. D.N. Mamina-Sibiryak, included in the group of founders of the publishing house "ASPUR".
Alexander Kerdan, whose books are usedwidely popular, was repeatedly awarded various awards, in particular, the name of A. Green, A. Suvorov, Tatishchev, he repeatedly won in literary competitions. Kerdan Alexander was awarded the Order of Friendship, is an honored cultural worker of Russia and an honorary citizen of Korkino.
