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Russian literature of the 19th century

Eduard Nikolaevich Uspensky

Biography

Eduard Nikolaevich Uspensky was born on December 22, 1937 in the city of Yegorievsk, Moscow Region.

After graduating from school, he entered the Moscow Aviation Institute. In his student years, he began to engage in literary creativity, published since 1960. He graduated from the institute in 1961.

He began his career as a humorist, he, together with A. Arkanov, published several humorous books. By his own admission, he got into children's literature by accident. His children's poems began to be published as humorous ones in the Literary Gazette, they sounded in the radio program Good Morning!

He became widely known as the author of children's books: "Gena the Crocodile and His Friends" (1966), "Down the Magic River" (1972), etc. His plays, written jointly with R. Kachanov, "Cheburashka and His Friends" are gaining immense popularity "(1970); Bahram's Legacy (1973); “Vacation of the crocodile Gena” (1974), etc. The images of Cheburashka, the crocodile Gena and other heroes invented by him are loved by children of several generations. In 1976, a collection of poems “Everything is in order” was published. in Prostokvashino", "Uncle Fyodor, a dog and a cat", "Gingerbread man is on the trail", "Colorful family", "Red Hand, Black Sheet, Green Fingers (terrible stories for fearless children)", "Lectures by Professor Chainikov (an entertaining textbook on radio engineering)" was published in 1994.

No less success fell to the lot of adventures of friends from Prostokvashino - Uncle Fyodor, Sharik, cat Matroskin. And they also found their on-screen incarnation. In addition, Eduard Uspensky wrote for the popular children's program "Baby Monitor", for the TV program "ABVGDeika", now he is broadcasting "Ships entered our harbor."

The writer's works have been translated into more than 25 languages, his books have been published in Finland, Holland, France, Japan, and the USA. In recent years, his new books have been published in the Samovar publishing house organized by him. Lives and works in Moscow.

Recently, Eduard Uspensky announced that he had completed many years of work on a cycle of historical novels telling about the period of False Dmitry and the Time of Troubles.

Uspensky Eduard Nikolaevich was born on December 22, 1937 in the Moscow region. The boy's father was a party worker, and his mother was an engineer in the machine-building department. After school, he applied to the Moscow Aviation Institute for an engineer, who successfully graduated in 1961.

The first literary works were published by the writer in his student years. These works were created jointly with A. Arkanov and had a humorous character. But many of them never passed the "censorship" of the publishers of that time due to their inconsistency with communist ideals.

Ouspensky's humorous works were a success with the public, but he is better known to everyone as an author of children's literature. Among his books are well-known to everyone "Crocodile Gena and his friends" and "Down the magic river", as well as "Vacations in Prostokvashino".

Under his leadership, several dozen cartoons were filmed. He is the author of such well-known TV programs as: "Good night kids" and "Ships came into our harbor." In the life of Uspensky there were three marriages. The first marriage gave the writer his only own daughter, Tanechka. But twenty years later, the union broke up and Edward, taking his daughter, married a second time. Surprisingly, this marriage lasted exactly 20 years. Life together with the second wife was not cloudless (the couple could not have children), and the couple decided to adopt children from the orphanage. So two more girls appeared in the Uspensky family - Ira and Sveta. The beginning of a relationship with Eleonora Filina was overshadowed by a lawsuit with Edward's second wife, who accused him of not paying alimony. After the completion of the case, Ouspensky and Filina legalized their relationship.

Eduard Nikolaevich Uspensky. Born December 22, 1937 in Yegorievsk, Moscow Region - died August 14, 2018 in Moscow. Soviet and Russian writer, screenwriter, author of children's books.

Eduard Uspensky was born in Yegorievsk, Moscow Region.

Father - Uspensky Nikolai Mikhailovich (1903-1947), an employee of the apparatus of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks.

Mother - Uspenskaya Natalya Alekseevna (1907-1982), mechanical engineer.

Brothers: Igor (senior) and Yuri (younger).

Educated at the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) and becoming an engineer, he made a living by writing and scripting cartoons. In addition to children's books, Uspensky wrote poetry and theatrical scenes from the cycle about Cheburashka, Gena the Crocodile and His Friends.

Ouspensky's first book about Uncle Fyodor "Uncle Fedor, dog and cat" was published in 1974. The main character was a six-year-old boy, whose name was Uncle Fyodor because he was very independent. After his parents forbade him to leave the talking stray cat Matroskin in the apartment, Uncle Fyodor left home. Together with Matroskin and the dog Sharik, the three of them settled in the village of Prostokvashino. Having found the treasure, they were able to buy a tractor that drives soup and potatoes. Three popular animated films were shot based on the book: "Three from Prostokvashino", "Vacations in Prostokvashino" and "Winter in Prostokvashino".

Interestingly, the image of the old woman Shapoklyak was written off by Uspensky from his ex-wife.

The cycle of works about Prostokvashino was translated into Turkish.

He was the chairman of the jury for the Cherished Dream award. Also in 1986, he was a member of the jury in the first games of the revived Major League of KVN.

Eduard Uspensky is the organizer of such programs as "Good night, kids!", "ABVGDeyka", "Baby Monitor" and "Ships came into our harbor."

In 2007-2008 he was a member of the Supreme Council of the political party "Civil Force".

In 2010, Uspensky was awarded the Korney Chukovsky Prize, established for children's writers, in the main nomination "For outstanding creative achievements in Russian children's literature."

He died on the evening of August 14, 2018 in a private house in the village of Puchkovo, which is part of the Troitsky administrative district of Moscow. Earlier, on August 9, the writer became ill in his house. He lost consciousness, and his wife called the doctors.

The second wife is Elena Uspenskaya. In marriage, twin daughters Irina and Svetlana were born.

In 2005-2011 he was married to TV presenter Eleonora Filina.

After breaking up with Filina, he got back together with his second wife Elena.

Bibliography of Eduard Uspensky:

"Crocodile Gena and his friends" M., 1966, 1970
Multicolored family. M., 1967
Crocodile Gena. M., 1970
That's the school. M., 1968
"Balloons" M., 1971
"Down the Magic River" M., 1972
Ice. M., 1973
Bahram's Legacy, 1973
"Uncle Fyodor, dog and cat" M., 1974
Academician Ivanov. M., 1974
Crocodile Gena. Tallinn, 1975
Repeat. M., 1976
An amazing thing. M., 1976
Crocodile Gena. M., 1977
Crocodile Gena and other fairy tales. M., 1977
"Down the Magic River" M., 1979
If I were a girl. M., 1983
Holidays in Prostokvashino. M., 1983
above our apartment. M., 1980, 1981, 1984
Vera and Anfisa in the clinic. M., 1985
Vera and Anfisa get to know each other. M., 1985
"Vacation of Crocodile Gena", 1974
"Guarantee little men" M., 1975
Ice. M., 1982
"Guarantee men are back", 2011
"Everything is in order" M., 1976
"Sage"
"School of clowns", 1981
"Gingerbread man is on the trail" M., 1987
About Sidorov Vova. M., 1988
"Clown Ivan Bultykh", 1987
"25 professions of Masha Filipenko", 1988
"Fur boarding" M., 1989
"Red hand, black sheet, green fingers", 1990
"Uncle Fyodor, a dog and a cat" (dialogues on political issues), 1990
"Lectures of Professor Chainikov", 1991
"Literacy: A book for one reader and ten illiterates", 1992
«Business of Crocodile Gena», 1992
"The Year of the Good Child" (1992) (co-author E. de Grun)
"Underwater Berets" (1993)
"Uncle Fyodor's Aunt, or Escape from Prostokvashino" (1994)
"Favorite girl of Uncle Fedor" (1997)
"Uncle Fyodor goes to school, or Nancy from the Internet in Prostokvashino" (1999)
"Crocodile Gena - Police Lieutenant" (2001)
"Kidnapping of Cheburashka" (2001)
"The Case with Stepanide" (stories) (2002)
"Mystery Guest from Space" (2004)
"Stories about a girl with a strange name" (2009)
"Winter in Prostokvashino" (1997)
"New order in Prostokvashino"
"Holidays in the village of Prostokvashino"
"Ghost from Prostokvashino"
"Trouble in Prostokvashino"
Treasure from the village of Prostokvashino
"Holidays in Prostokvashino"
"New life in Prostokvashino"
"Spring in Prostokvashino" (2004)
"The error of the postman Pechkin"
"Cheburashka goes to the people"
"Mushrooms for Cheburashka" (2001)
"Ivan - the king's son and the Gray Wolf"
"About Vera and Anfisa"
"Zhab Zhabych Skovorodkin"
"Son of Toad Zhabych"
"The Story of the Sparrowhawk"
"The investigation is conducted by koloboks"
"Magnetic house near Vladimir"
"Viper Sting" (2002)
"Household dog on a Belarusian farm"
"Uncle Fedor, a dog and a cat, and politics"
"Pechkin vs. Khwatayka"
"Acid rain in Prostokvashino and other funny stories"
"Birthdays in Prostokvashino"
"Incidents in Prostokvashino, or the invention of the postman Pechkin"
"The story of Geveichik, the gutta-percha man"
"False Dmitry II, real"

Plays by Eduard Uspensky:

"Spanish series"
Uncle Fedor, dog and cat (1976)
Warranty Men (1979)
Teacher Girl (1983)
"New Year in Prostokvashino"
"Island of Scientists"
"Santa's Vacation"
"About the pike command"
"Missing White Elephant"
"The investigation is conducted by Koloboks"

Feature films by Eduard Uspensky:

1982 - There, on unknown paths (based on the story "Down the Magic River")
1991 - Year of a good child (based on the story of the same name by E. Uspensky and E. de Grun)

Scripts of cartoons by Eduard Uspensky:

1969 - Antoshka (Merry Carousel, No. 1), Crocodile Gena
1971 - Cheburashka
1971 - Defeat (Merry Carousel, No. 3)
1971 - Red, red, freckled (Merry Carousel, No. 3)
1972 - Loser (script: R. Kachanova, E. Uspensky, director V. Golikov)
1974 - Shapoklyak
1974 - Bird Market
1975 - Painting. Vanya rode
1975 - The legacy of the wizard Bahram
1975 - Wonderful day
1975 - Elephant Dilo Senok
1975 - Uncle Fedor, dog and cat: Matroskin and Sharik (first film)
1976 - Uncle Fedor, dog and cat: Mitya and Murka (second film)
1976 - Uncle Fedor, dog and cat: Mom and Dad (third film)
1976 - Octopuses
1978 - Three from Prostokvashino
1979 - Uncle Au (film one)
1979 - Uncle Au's Mistake (film two)
1979 - Uncle Au in the city (third film)
1979 - About the refrigerator, gray mice and warranty men
1979 - Olympic character
1980 - Vacation in Prostokvashino
1980 - Blob
1980 - Canoeing (from a series of microfilms about sports for the Olympics-80)
1980 - Judo (from a series of microfilms about sports for the Olympics-80)
1980 - Equestrian sport (from a series of microfilms about sports for the Olympics-80)
1980 - Artistic gymnastics (from a series of microfilms about sports for the Olympics-80)
1980 - Race walking (from a series of microfilms about sports for the Olympics-80)
1980 - Field hockey (from a series of microfilms about sports for the Olympics-80)
1980 - Baba Yaga is against! (film one)
1980 - Baba Yaga is against! (film two)
1980 - Baba Yaga is against! (film third)
1981 - Plasticine Crow
1981 - Ivashka from the Palace of Pioneers
1982 - Teleglaz (screensaver for a series of programs about savings)
1983 - Cheburashka goes to school
1983 - Koloboks are investigating (film one)
1983 - Koloboks are investigating (second film)
1983 - New Year's song of Santa Claus
1984 - Winter in Prostokvashino
1985 - About Sidorov Vova
1986 - Academician Ivanov
1986 - About Vera and Anfisa
1986 - Koloboks are investigating (film one, two)
1987 - Koloboks are investigating (film third, fourth)
1987 - About Vera and Anfisa: Vera and Anfisa put out the fire
1988 - About Vera and Anfisa: Vera and Anfisa in a lesson at school
1988 - Riddle (Merry Carousel, No. 19)
1989 - Today in our city
1989 - Happy Start 1 (dolphin movie)
1989 - Happy Start 3 (dolphin movie)
1989 - Lake at the bottom of the sea (film about dolphins)
1989 - Miko - Pavlova's son (director E. Prorokova) (film about dolphins)
1989 - The surface of the iceberg (film about dolphins)
1989 - Secret ocean dump (dolphin movie)
1990 - Happy Start 4 (dolphin movie)
1991 - Underwater berets
1993 - Three types and a violinist
2011 - Spring in Prostokvashino
2013 - Cheburashka (directed by Makoto Nakamura)

Eduard Nikolaevich Uspensky (12/22/1937 - 08/14/2018) - Soviet and Russian writer, playwright and screenwriter, author of children's books, TV presenter.

BIOGRAPHY

Educated at the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI). Becoming an engineer, he made a living writing and scripting cartoons. In addition to children's books, Uspensky wrote poetry and theatrical scenes from the cycle about Cheburashka, Gena the Crocodile and His Friends.

Uspensky's first book about Uncle Fyodor, Uncle Fyodor, the Dog and the Cat, was published in 1974. The main characters were a six-year-old boy Uncle Fyodor, a talking stray cat Matroskin and a dog Sharik. Three popular animated films were shot based on the book: "Three from Prostokvashino", "Vacations in Prostokvashino" and "Winter in Prostokvashino".

Eduard Nikolaevich was the chairman of the jury for the Cherished Dream award. In 1986 he was a member of the jury in the first games of the revived Major League of KVN.

Uspensky was one of the creators of the programs "Good night, kids!", "ABVGDeika", "Baby Monitor", as well as a program about the author's song "Ships entered our harbor", which in 2000 was awarded the TEFI award.

In 2007-2008, he was a member of the Supreme Council of the political party Civil Force.

In 2010, Uspensky was awarded the Korney Chukovsky Prize, established for children's writers, in the main nomination "For outstanding creative achievements in Russian children's literature."

DISEASE

The illness of Eduard Uspensky became known in 2012. The writer tried to carefully monitor his health: he was regularly observed by doctors. According to some media reports, in 2011 Ouspensky underwent surgery: then he thought that he had managed to defeat a serious illness. Later, the disease reappeared. In the summer of 2018, the writer underwent treatment in Germany. On August 9, Ouspensky felt ill at home and lost consciousness. He died on August 14, 2018 in his house in the village of Puchkovo, Troitsky Administrative District of Moscow.

A FAMILY

Father - Uspensky Nikolai Mikhailovich (1903-1947), an employee of the apparatus of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks.
Mother - Natalya Alekseevna Uspenskaya (before her marriage Dzyurova) (1907-1982), mechanical engineer.

Brothers: the eldest - Igor, the youngest - Yuri.

The first wife is Rimma.
Daughter Tatyana.
Granddaughter Ekaterina.
Grandson Edward.

The second wife is Elena Uspenskaya.
Twin daughters Irina and Svetlana,

Third wife (2005-2011) - Eleonora Filina, TV presenter.

WORKS

1966 - Crocodile Gena and his friends.
1967 - A colorful family.
1968 - That's the school.
1970 - Crocodile Gena.
1971 - Balloons.
1972 - Down the magic river.
1973 - Ice.
1973 - Bahram's legacy.
1974 - Uncle Fedor, dog and cat.
1974 - Academician Ivanov.
1974 - Vacation of the crocodile Gena.
1975 - Warranty little men.
1975 - Crocodile Gena.
1976 - It's all right.
1976 - Repeat.
1976 - Amazing thing.
1977 - Crocodile Gena.
1977 - Crocodile Gena and other tales.
1979 - Down the magic river.
1981 - School of clowns.
1982 - Ice.
1983 - If I were a girl.
1983 - Vacation in Prostokvashino.
1980, 1981, 1984 - Above our apartment.
1985 - Vera and Anfisa in the clinic.
1985 - Vera and Anfisa meet.
1987 - Clown Ivan Bultykh.
1987 - Kolobok is on the trail.
1988 - 25 professions of Masha Filipenko.
1988 - About Sidorov Vova.
1989 - Fur boarding school.
— Sage.
1990 - Red hand, black sheet, green fingers.
1990 - Uncle Fyodor, a dog and a cat (dialogues on political issues).
1991 - Uncle Fedor, a dog and a cat, and politics.
1991 - Lectures by Professor Chainikov.
1992 - Literacy: A book for one reader and ten illiterates.
1992 - Crocodile Gena business.
1992 - Year of the Good Child (co-author E. de Grun).
1993 - Underwater berets.
1995 - Uncle Fyodor's aunt, or Escape from Prostokvashino.
1997 - Winter in Prostokvashino.
1997 - Uncle Fedor's favorite girl.
1997 - New order in Prostokvashino.
1999 - Uncle Fyodor goes to school, or Nancy from the Internet in Prostokvashino.
1999 - False Dmitry II, real.
2001 - Spring in Prostokvashino.
2001 - Mushrooms for Cheburashka.
2001 - Crocodile Gena - police lieutenant.
2001 - Pechkin vs. Khwatayka.
2001 - Kidnapping of Cheburashka.
2001 - Holidays in the village of Prostokvashino.
2002 - Trouble in Prostokvashino.
2002 - The case with stepanid: stories.
2002 - Viper bite.
2004 - Treasure from the village of Prostokvashino.
2004 - Mysterious guest from outer space.
2005 - Birthdays in Prostokvashino.
2005 - Acid rain in Prostokvashino and other funny stories.
2007 - New life in Prostokvashino
- Postman Pechkin's mistake.
- Cheburashka goes to the people.
- Ivan is the king's son and the Gray Wolf.
- About Vera and Anfisa.
— Zhab Zhabych Skovorodkin.
- The son of Zhab Zhabych.
— The Story of the Sparrowhawk.
- Koloboks are investigating.
- Magnetic house near Vladimir.
— Household dog on a Belarusian farm.
- Incidents in Prostokvashino, or the Inventions of the Postman Pechkin.
2009 - Stories about a girl with a strange name.
2011 - Warranty men are back.
2011 - A story about Geveichik, a gutta-percha man.
2011 - Ghost from Prostokvashino.

PIECES:

- Spanish series
1976 - Uncle Fedor, dog and cat.
1979 - Warranty little men.
1983 - Girl teacher.
— New Year in Prostokvashino.
- The island of scientists.
- Santa Claus vacation.
- About the pike command.
- Missing white elephant.
- Koloboks are investigating.

FILMOGRAPHY

Art films :

1982 - There, on unknown paths (based on the story "Down the Magic River")
1991 - Year of a good child (based on the story of the same name by E. Uspensky and E. de Grun)

Animated film scripts:

1969 - Antoshka (Merry Carousel, No. 1)
1969 - Crocodile Gena
1971 - Cheburashka
1971 - Defeat (Merry Carousel, No. 3) (director V. Ugarov, composer Sh. Kallosh, text read: A. Livshits, A. Levenbuk)
1971 - Red, red, freckled (Merry Carousel, No. 3)
1972 - Loser (script: R. Kachanova, E. Uspensky, director V. Golikov)
1974 - Shapoklyak
1974 - Bird Market (director M. Novogrudskaya)
1975 - Painting. Vanya rode
1975 - The legacy of the wizard Bahram
1975 - Wonderful day
1975 - Elephant-dilo-senok (director B. Ardov)
1975 - Uncle Fedor, dog and cat: Matroskin and Sharik (first film)
1976 - Uncle Fedor, dog and cat: Mitya and Murka (second film)
1976 - Uncle Fedor, dog and cat: Mom and Dad (third film)
1976 - Octopuses
1978 - Three from Prostokvashino
1979 - Uncle Au (film one)
1979 - Uncle Au's Mistake (film two)
1979 - Uncle Au in the city (third film)
1979 - About the refrigerator, gray mice and warranty men (director L. Domnin)
1979 - Olympic character
1980 - Vacation in Prostokvashino
1980 - Blob
1980 - Canoeing (from a series of microfilms about sports for the Olympics-80) (director R. Strautmane)
1980 - Judo (from a series of microfilms about sports for the Olympics-80) (director Yu. Butyrin)
1980 - Equestrian sport (from a series of microfilms about sports for the Olympics-80) (director Y. Butyrin)
1980 - Artistic gymnastics (from a series of microfilms about sports for the Olympics-80) (director B. Akulinichev)
1980 - Race walking (from a series of microfilms about sports for the Olympics-80) (director O. Churkin)
1980 - Field hockey (from a series of microfilms about sports for the Olympics-80) (director O. Churkin)
1980 - Baba Yaga is against! (film one)
1980 - Baba Yaga is against! (film two)
1980 - Baba Yaga is against! (film third)
1981 - Plasticine Crow
1981 - Ivashka from the Palace of Pioneers
1982 - Teleglaz (screen saver for a series of programs on economy) (director A. Tatarsky)
1983 - Cheburashka goes to school
1983 - Koloboks are investigating (film one) (directed by Aida Zyablikova)
1983 - Koloboks are investigating (second film) (directed by Aida Zyablikova)
1983 - New Year's song of Santa Claus
1984 - Winter in Prostokvashino
1985 - About Sidorov Vova
1986 - Academician Ivanov
1986 - About Vera and Anfisa
1986 - Koloboks are investigating (film one, two) (directors: Igor Kovalev, Alexander Tatarsky
1987 - Koloboks are investigating (film third, fourth) (directors: Igor Kovalev, Alexander Tatarsky)
1987 - About Vera and Anfisa: Vera and Anfisa put out the fire
1988 - About Vera and Anfisa: Vera and Anfisa in a lesson at school
1988 - Riddle (Merry Carousel, No. 19)
1989 - Today in our city
1989 - Happy Start 1 (dolphin movie)
1989 - Happy Start 3 (dolphin movie)
1989 - Lake at the bottom of the sea (film about dolphins)
1989 - Miko - Pavlova's son (director E. Prorokova) (film about dolphins)
1989 - The surface of the iceberg (film about dolphins) (director A. Gorlenko, composers: T. Hayen, E. Artemyev)
1989 - Secret ocean dump (dolphin movie)
1990 - Happy Start 4 (dolphin movie)
1991 - Underwater Berets [feature film about dolphins]
TV serials
2001 - "Professor Chainikov's Advice", a television series for children (director Oleg Ryaskov, MNVK, TV6).

AWARDS AND PRIZES

1991 - Prize and Diploma to them. A. Gaidar for the story "The Year of a Good Child" to the writer Eles de Grun and the writer Eduard Uspensky.
1997 - the award of the magazine "Spark"
1997 - Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree
2005 - gold medal of the World Intellectual Property Organization
2010 - Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of culture for the book "Stories about a girl with a strange name"
2010 - Prize to them. K. Chukovsky in the nomination "For outstanding creative achievements in Russian children's literature"
Laureate of the All-Union competition for the best children's book
2015 - Prize to them. Lev Kopelev for the fight for peace and human rights.
2015 - Telegrand national award for outstanding contribution to the creation of children's television programs and significant achievements in the development of animated films.

The cycle of works about Prostokvashino was translated into Turkish.

The image of the old woman Shapoklyak was written off by Uspensky from his ex-wife.

The famous writer Eduard Uspensky, beloved by several generations of children, died on the evening of August 14 at the age of 80.

A friend of Eduard Uspensky, who died the day before, composer Grigory Gladkov named the cause of the writer's death.

“Yes, Eduard Uspensky died in his house from cancer. He was treated for it for a long time in Baden-Baden. This is very sad, ”Moskva City News Agency quotes Gladkov.

A monument to Eduard Uspensky may be erected in Moscow

A monument to children's writer Eduard Uspensky may appear in Moscow, according to TASS. According to Yevgeny Gerasimov, chairman of the Moscow City Duma commission on culture and mass communications, the writer deserves a monument in his honor in the capital. He noted that the profile commission of the city parliament will certainly consider such a proposal, if it arrives.

Biography

Eduard Nikolaevich Uspensky (December 22, 1937, Yegoryevsk, Moscow Region - August 14, 2018, Puchkovo) - Soviet and Russian writer, playwright and screenwriter, author of children's books, TV presenter. Among the popular characters invented by him are Crocodile Gena and Cheburashka, Matroskin the cat, Uncle Fyodor, the postman Pechkin, the dog Sharik, the Kolobok brothers, Guarantee little men, Tr-tr Mitya.

Eduard Uspensky was born in Yegorievsk, Moscow Region. Father - Uspensky Nikolai Mikhailovich (1903-1947), an employee of the apparatus of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks. Mother - Uspenskaya Natalya Alekseevna (1907-1982), mechanical engineer. Educated at the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) and becoming an engineer, he made a living by writing and scripting cartoons. In addition to children's books, Uspensky wrote poetry and theatrical scenes from the cycle about Cheburashka, Gena the Crocodile and His Friends.

Uspensky's first book about Uncle Fyodor, Uncle Fyodor, the Dog and the Cat, was published in 1974. The main character was a six-year-old boy, whose name was Uncle Fyodor because he was very independent. After his parents forbade him to leave the talking stray cat Matroskin in the apartment, Uncle Fyodor left home. Together with Matroskin and the dog Sharik, the three of them settled in the village of Prostokvashino. Having found the treasure, they were able to buy a tractor that drives soup and potatoes. A little-known cartoon "Uncle Fyodor, a dog and a cat" was shot based on the book, as well as three popular animated films: "Three from Prostokvashino", "Vacations in Prostokvashino" and "Winter in Prostokvashino".

He was the chairman of the jury for the Cherished Dream award. Also in 1986, he was a member of the jury in the first games of the revived Major League of KVN.

Eduard Uspensky was one of the creators of the programs “Good night, kids!”, “ABVGDeika”, “Baby Monitor”, as well as a program about the author's song “Ships entered our harbor”, which was awarded the TEFI award in 2000.

In 2007-2008, he was a member of the Supreme Council of the political party Civil Force.

In 2010, Uspensky was awarded the Korney Chukovsky Prize, established for children's writers, in the main nomination "For outstanding creative achievements in Russian children's literature."

Personal life of Eduard Uspensky

Father - Uspensky Nikolai Mikhailovich (1903-1947), an employee of the apparatus of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks.

Mother - Natalya Alekseevna Uspenskaya (before her marriage Dzyurova) (1907-1982), mechanical engineer.

Senior - Igor,

Junior - Yuri,

First wife - Rimma,

Daughter Tatyana,

granddaughter Ekaterina,

grandson Edward,

Second wife - Elena Uspenskaya,

Twin daughters Irina and Svetlana,

Third wife (2005-2011) - Eleonora Filina, TV presenter.

Works by Eduard Uspensky

Crocodile Gena and his friends. - M., 1966, 1970
Multicolored family. - M., 1967
That's the school. - M., 1968
Crocodile Gena. - M., 1970
Balloons. - M., 1971
Down the magic river - M., 1972
Ice. - M., 1973
Bahram's Legacy (1973)
Uncle Fedor, dog and cat. - M., 1974
Academician Ivanov. - M., 1974
Crocodile Gena's Vacation (1974)
Warranty people. - M., 1975
Crocodile Gena. - Tallinn, 1975
Everything is fine. - M., 1976
Repeat. - M., 1976
An amazing thing. - M., 1976
Crocodile Gena. - M., 1977
Crocodile Gena and other fairy tales. - M., 1977
Down the magic river - M., 1979
Clown School (1981)
Ice. - M., 1982
If I were a girl. - M., 1983
Holidays in Prostokvashino. - M., 1983
above our apartment. - M., 1980, 1981, 1984
Vera and Anfisa in the clinic. - M., 1985
Vera and Anfisa get to know each other. - M., 1985
Clown Ivan Bultykh (1987)
The bun is following. - M., 1987
25 Professions of Masha Filipenko (1988)
About Sidorov Vova. - M., 1988
Fur boarding school. - M., 1989
Sage
Red hand, black sheet, green fingers (1990)
Uncle Fyodor, dog and cat (dialogues on political issues) (1990)
"Uncle Fyodor, a dog and a cat, and politics (1991)
Lectures by Professor Chainikov (1991)
Literacy: A Book for One Reader and Ten Illiterates (1992)
The Business of Crocodile Gena (1992)
Year of the Good Child (1992) (co-author E. de Grun)
Underwater Berets (1993)
Uncle Fyodor's aunt, or Escape from Prostokvashino. - M.: Samovar, 1995
Winter in Prostokvashino (1997)
Uncle Fyodor's favorite girl (1997)
New order in Prostokvashino (1997)
Uncle Fyodor goes to school, or Nancy from the Internet in Prostokvashino (1999)
False Dmitry II, real (1999)
Spring in Prostokvashino (2001)
Mushrooms for Cheburashka (2001)
Crocodile Gena - police lieutenant (2001)
Pechkin vs. Khwatayka (2001)
Kidnapping of Cheburashka (2001)
Holidays in the village of Prostokvashino (2001)
Trouble in Prostokvashino (2002)
The Stepanide Case: Stories (2002)
Viper Sting (2002)
Treasure from the village of Prostokvashino (2004)
Mystery Guest from Space (2004)
Birthdays in Prostokvashino (2005)
Acid rain in Prostokvashino and other funny stories (2005)
New life in Prostokvashino (2007)
Postman Pechkin's mistake
Cheburashka goes to the people "
Ivan - the king's son and the Gray Wolf
About Vera and Anfisa
Zhab Zhabych Skovorodkin
Son of Zhab Zhabych
History of the Sparrowhawk
Koloboks are investigating
Magnetic house near Vladimir
Household dog on a Belarusian farm
Incidents in Prostokvashino, or the Inventions of the Postman Pechkin
Stories about a girl with a strange name (2009)
Warranty Men Return (2011)
The story of Geveichik, the gutta-percha man (2011)
Ghost from Prostokvashino (2011)

Uspensky Edward biography for children is summarized in this article.

Eduard Nikolaevich Uspensky biography

Edward Uspensky- Novelist, screenwriter, author of children's books. Its popular characters are Crocodile Gena and Cheburashka, Matroskin the cat, Uncle Fyodor, Pechkin the postman, Sharik the dog.

Was born December 22, 1937 in the city of Egoryevsk, Moscow region. He began to write his first poems and stories in high school.

In 1961, Eduard Uspensky graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) with a degree in instrumentation. During his studies, he began to write his first works, published since 1960.

After graduating from the institute, he worked as an engineer for three years. But he continued to write cartoon scripts.

He started his career as a humorist. By his own admission, he got into children's literature by accident. His children's poems began to be published as humorous in the Literary Gazette.

Eduard Uspensky became popular after the release of his children's books. In 1960-1970, Gena the Crocodile and His Friends (1966), Down the Magic River (1972) were published; the plays "Cheburashka and His Friends" (1970), "Bakhram's Legacy" (1973), "Gena the Crocodile's Vacation" (1974), written together with Roman Kachanov.

Many of these books have been made into cartoons.

In 1980-1990, the writer published a series of children's books "Holidays in Prostokvashino", "Uncle Fyodor, a dog and a cat", "Kolobok is on the trail", "Colorful family", "Red Hand, Black Sheet, Green Fingers" (terrible stories for fearless children) and others. In 1994, Lectures by Professor Chainikov (an entertaining textbook on radio engineering) were published.

Also, the writer was a member of the jury in such projects as the Higher League of KVN, the Cherished Dream award.

Uspensky came up with and conducted programs on radio and television: "Baby Monitor", "ABVGDeika", "Ships entered our harbor."

In 2010, he was awarded the Korney Chukovsky Prize.

The writer was married three times. From his first marriage he has a daughter Tatyana, from the second - twin daughters Irina and Svetlana.

Eduard Uspensky biography for children in grade 2 will help prepare a story about the writer or a presentation.