Tokmakova Irina Petrovna went down in historyRussian literature as a talented children's novelist and poet, interpreter of foreign poems. For her creative activity, Irina wrote a huge number of educational stories for schoolchildren. In addition, Peru Tokmakova includes translations of folklore poems from England and Sweden. Do you want to know more about this writer, get acquainted with her life and creative path? In this case, this article is for you.
The future poetess was born on March 3, 1929 inMoscow. The girl grew up in a well-off and well-off family. Her father Peter Manukov was an electrical engineer, and his mother Lydia Diligenskaya - a pediatrician and at the same time in charge of a local home of foundlings.
Tokmakova Irina Petrovna (photo can be seenabove) since the childhood showed the talents. For example, she had an irresistible craving for knowledge. She sat for hours in the school library and read books on various topics. A huge amount of knowledge helped the girl during her studies. It is for this reason that it was not difficult for Irina to finish school with a gold medal.
From the earliest years Tokmakov was drawn to literature.She actively read both Russian and foreign writers and poets. As a child Irina even wrote poems herself. However, the girl did not give this hobby much attention, because she believed that she did not have a literary talent. It is for this reason that after graduation she decided to go to the Faculty of Linguistics. The young poetess managed to enroll in one of the most prestigious universities in the country - the Moscow State University (MSU). A few years later, Irina graduated with honors from the university. She decided to go to work by profession. Thus, Tokmakova became an interpreter.
Her literary career, Irina beganit's pretty late. And in general Tokmakova was not going to study literature. Everything happened very spontaneously. One day, Mr. Borgqvist came to Russia, a power engineer from Sweden. During the joint work, the man got acquainted with the young interpreter closer. He learned that Tokmakova Irina Petrovna is a fan of Swedish folk poetry. It was for this reason that the man sent Tokmakova a collection of children's Swedish songs, which was intended for Irina's son. The first literary translations of the poems were made for home use. However, Irina's husband - a well-known illustrator artist Lev Tokmakov - secretly transferred from his wife translations of poems to the publishing house. Leo also drew to illustrations translations. As a result, the publishing house published the work, and thus the first book by Tokmakova appeared, which was called "The bee dance is conducted." This event happened in 1961.
Children's book Tokmakova enjoyedpretty still very popular. This inspired Irina, and she decided to actively engage in literary activity. Thus, a year later the collection of her own poems called "Trees" is published. As in the case of "Drive the bees round dance," the illustration for the painting was painted by Irina's husband.
As can be understood from the above, the mainthe Tokmakova audience is children. The writer quite actively produced small children's stories in poetic form. It was these works that brought her the greatest glory. As a rule, these books carried some kind of instructive history and morality. It is for this reason that the works of Irina Petrovna Tokmakova can be considered parables.
Irina also became famous as a playwright.Tokmakova's plays were staged in the best theaters in Russia. As in the case of prose, the dramatic works were oriented toward the children's audience. The most famous plays include "Kukareku", "Enchanted claw", "Star masters", "Morozko", "Starfighter Fedya" and so on.
In the bibliography Tokmakova presentrather atypical works. For example, she wrote various children's stories-games, through which the child could learn to read, count, understand the basics of grammar. It is also worth noting that Tokmakova participated in various literary collaborations. For example, Irina wrote a couple of children's plays in co-authorship with the well-known Soviet writer Sofya Prokofieva ("A Gift for the Snow Maiden", "Robin Hood's Arrow," "Ivan the Bogatyr and the Czar-Maiden," "Andrei Strelok and Marya Golubka").
In her student years Irina metpromising artist Lev Tokmakov. A passion flared up between them, and soon the couple formalized their marriage. A little later the Tokmakov family had a new member - Vasily, who decided to follow in the footsteps of his mother and become a poet.
In 2002, Irina Petrovna was awarded onefrom the most prestigious awards in our country - the State Prize of the Russian Federation. Tokmakova received the award for achievements in the field of literature and art.
