Konstantin Mikhailovich Simonov has a rather rich biography. This man did not forget about literature even during the Second World War. During his life, he managed to do a lot and left a mark for his admirers.
1. The real name of Konstantin Mikhailovich Simonov is Cyril.
2. This writer knew nothing about his father, because he went missing during the First World War.
3. From the age of 4, Simonov began to live with his mother in Ryazan.
4. The first wife of Konstantin Mikhailovich Simonov was Natalya Viktorovna Ginzburg.
5. The writer dedicated a wonderful poem to his wife with the title "Five Pages".
6. Since 1940, the writer was in love with the actress Valentina Serova, who at that time was the wife of the brigade commander Serov.
7. The main inspiration for the writer was precisely love.
8. The last wife of Simonov is Larisa Alekseevna Zhadova, from whom he had a daughter.
9. The first poems of Konstantin Mikhailovich Simonov were published in the editions "October" and "Young Guard".
10. Simonov chose a pseudonym for himself because it was difficult for him to pronounce his name Cyril.
11.In 1942, the writer was awarded the title of senior battalion commissar.
12.After the end of the war, Simonov already had the rank of colonel.
13. Mom Konstantin Mikhailovich Simonov was a princess.
14.Konstantin Mikhailovich Simonov's dad was of Armenian origin.
15.In childhood, the future writer was brought up by his stepfather.
16. The writer spent his childhood in the commander's hostels and military camps.
17.Mother Simonov never recognized his pseudonym.
18. Konstantin Mikhailovich Simonov died of cancer in Moscow.
19. In his youth, Simonov had to work as a metal turner, but even then he had a passion for literature.
20. Konstantin Mikhailovich Simonov is considered a laureate of six Stalin prizes.
21. Despite the fact that his stepfather treated the future writer strictly, Constantine respected and loved him.
22.Simonov was able to combine two professions into a single one: military science and literature. He was a war correspondent.
23. Konstantin Mikhailovich wrote his first poem in the house of his own aunt of a noble family, Sophia Obolenskaya.
24. In 1952, Simonov's first novel with the title "comrades in arms" was presented to the people.
25. Konstantin Mikhailovich Simonov became in demand only in the 40-50s.
26. Only 7 people took part in the farewell ceremony for the great writer of Soviet times: a widow with children and local historians from Mogilev.
27. In the postwar years, Simonov had to work as an editor in the magazine "New World".
28. This writer had no respect for Solzhenitsyn, Akhmatova and Zoshchenko.
29.The first wife of Konstantin Mikhailovich Simonov was from a respected noble family.
30. When Simonov's second wife, with whom he lived for 15 long years, died, he sent her a bouquet of 58 roses.
31. After the death of the writer, his body was cremated, and the ashes were scattered over the Buinichesky field.
32. Until 1935, Simonov worked at the plant.
33. After the war, Konstantin Mikhailovich Simonov visited the USA, Japan and China.
34. The writer had a speech defect.
35. Films were shot based on the scripts of most of the works of this creator.
36.Shortly before his own death, Simonov managed to burn all the records that had anything to do with the painful love for Serova.
37.The most touching poem from Simonov's work was dedicated to Serova.
38. Konstantin Mikhailovich Simonov had to treat his wife Valentin Serov for alcoholism.
39.The writer's stepfather participated in the German and Japanese wars, and therefore the discipline in their house was harsh.
40.Simonov was considered the first person who began to study trophy documents and extract reliable information from them.
41. When Simonov's wife died, he was resting in Kislovodsk.
42 In the Gorky Literary Institute, the future writer received a successful education.
43.Simonov's service began at Khalkin-Gol, where he met Georgy Zhukov.
44. It was Simonov's first wife who insisted on the publication of Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita.
45 At the age of 30, Simonov finished fighting.
46. Konstantin Mikhailovich Simonov was present at the signing of the act of surrender of enemy Germany.
47. Konstantin Mikhailovich gave a harsh assessment of Stalin.
48.Simonov was considered the only Soviet writer who gave answers to every letter.
49. In addition to the fact that Konstantin Mikhailovich Simonov was a writer, he was also considered a screenwriter of that time.
50 The stepfather of the writer who raised him was a teacher.
