Alexander Viktorovich Ilichevsky - poet, prose writer, master of words. A man whose life and personality is surrounded by a constant halo of loneliness and renunciation. It is not known for certain what became the root cause, the seclusion far from media and secularism gave rise to his unusual literary works, or prose far from the minds of ordinary people and Russian poems influenced the author’s detached lifestyle. In any case, his work deserves attention. Russian poet and writer Alexander Viktorovich Ilichevsky is the winner of many awards.
The childhood of the poet
The biography of Alexander Viktorovich Ilichevsky originates in the small town of Sumgait, which at that time was the village of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. The author was born on November 25, 1970. Born on the coast of the Caspian Sea, he will often mention her beauty in his works. When Alexander was 4 years old, his parents took him to Moscow. From childhood, the boy was very capable, quickly learned to count, showed great interest in mathematics. Parents thought that he would grow up and become a great scientist. Well, they were only half right. Only at present is Ilichevsky realizing his abilities and meeting his parents' hopes regarding his scientific career. He managed to establish himself as a successful poet, prose writer, and now, in his own words, is catching up and is trying to bring into our world not only the beauty of the syllable, but also the beauty of technical thought.
Poet and physicist
At the age of 15, Alexander Viktorovich Ilichevsky decided that he wanted to get an education at the Kolmogorov Physics and Mathematics School, which operates at Moscow State University. After 8 years, he became a graduate of the faculty of general and applied physics at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, having received the specialty "Theoretical Physics". For 7 years he was engaged in scientific activities in California and Israel. It was there that he began work on his first collection of poems. In 1998, Ilichevsky returned to Moscow, but did not stay here for a long time. When he was 34 years old, he went back to Israel and no longer plans to return to his homeland. Alexander Vladimirovich Ilichevsky is pleased to be engaged in new work in a physical laboratory, which operates in a clinic at a university in Israel. It is worth noting that Ilichevsky is as close to receiving awards for his contribution to the study of physics, as he often received awards for literary achievements at one time.
The personal life of the "Russian hermit"
Ilichevsky prefers to carefully protect his personal life. Despite the generally recognized reputation of the famous Russian hermit, the man still got a family. The author of many literary works (Alexander Viktorovich Ilichevsky) has a wife and two beautiful children - a son and a daughter. By the way, the habit of living aloof and away from the bohemian socialites has paid off. On the network it is impossible to find a single photograph of either the spouse or the children of Ilichevsky. He tries to keep them away from attention, lenses of annoying paparazzi and microphones of curious reporters. Perhaps this is not a bad decision. As the close families of Ilichevsky say, his children are very obedient, have excellent upbringing and did not have time to "catch a star." And all this thanks to my father’s efforts and desire to give the younger generation the opportunity to live in peace.
Ilichevsky about writing
In an interview with one of the Russian publications, Alexander Viktorovich Ilichevsky said that he misses one of his favorite genres - stories. He says that they no longer pay for them, because the stories are small. They are paying now for not losing the dynamics of perception among readers for at least several days. Therefore, the monetization of the writing profession has led those who seek to earn money and become a media person into it. These people are ready to write not at the call of the heart, but at the behest of the masses. This is precisely what became the main reason for leaving Ilichevsky from the literary platform.
Contribution to Poetry
On the account of Alexander Ilichevsky, three collections of poems, which he wrote in his youth. This "Case", written in 1996, "Non-Vision" - a creation dated 1999, and of the "Volga of honey and glass", created after 5 years. According to Alexander, for him this was not the last rush of inspiration, but the quality and quantity of poems written later is not comparable with existing ones. Therefore, the collection of 2004 was the final for the poet in terms of versification. Well, we hope that the author will be able to return his muse and begin to create again. After all, Ilichevsky is known for his unusual and penetrating to the depths of the soul syllable, vivid metaphors and a strong influence on the minds of readers.
A prose writer burning a word
As mentioned above, the favorite genre of Alexander Viktorovich Ilichevsky is stories. He wrote many of these small works that sometimes come under criticism and are called "ephemera." No matter what they say, the stories of Ilichevsky found their grateful audience. Among them are “Ring, washing, breakthrough”, “Case of the Crimean bridge”, “April 12” and many others. In addition, Ilichevsky is considered a storyteller. Of course, a couple of them managed to get criticized by Secretov, Pasechnik and Golubkova, but for the most part they always received extremely positive reviews. Otherwise, they simply would not have brought their author the number of prizes that he currently holds.
The works of Ilichevsky were published in various collections. He was praised and published by the editors of the magazines "New World", "Comments", on the Internet at the forum "Network Literature". Many publications that publish literary essays often used the work of Alexander to enlighten their readers and provide them with quality literature. The journal "Comments" published by Ilichevsky a record number of times (in comparison with statistics on publications on the pages of this publication of works of other authors).
Prizes of Alexander Viktorovich Ilichevsky
Through the solution of experienced literary critics, Ilichevsky repeatedly became the winner of various awards. Yuri Kazakov Prize, “Russian Booker”, “Big Book” - these and many other awards became confirmation that Alexander’s work is revered and recognized. The author of beautiful Russian poems and meaningful works, understandable to a narrow circle of people due to intricate words and deep philosophical thought, has been repeatedly named one of the most intelligent authors of our time.
The books with the greatest impact
In the section "Lectures" on the channel "Rain" Ilichevsky presented a number of books that left the deepest mark in his life and creative activity. We start with children's literature, among which the author was influenced by the following works: Konstantin Sergienko “Keyes”, Yuri Olesha “Favorites”, Jan Larry “The Extraordinary Adventures of Karik and Vali”. This was followed by growing up, here the views of the author were influenced by older books. Surprisingly, the favorite book of Alexander Viktorovich is the work of Turgenev "Notes of the hunter." Ilichevsky said that there is some special charm in looking at the province and people through the "Notes of the hunter." It is not surprising that such a talented and educated author could discern the hidden meaning in the book, most of which consists of a description of nature. Alexander Viktorovich considers the modernist novel by James Joyce "Ulysses" to be his second main book. This is not surprising, because the syllable that Ilichevsky writes speaks of his well-read and incredible vocabulary. A person of a different mindset simply could not have mastered a work such as Ulysses. We remind the reader that this book is considered extra-genre and quite complex. In addition to these authors, who influenced Ilichevsky, Babel, Dostoevsky and Nabokov are in his favor.
The Dozhd TV channel invited the author three times to his Lecture column, and its host repeatedly called Ilichevsky one of the main writers of modern Russia (of course, in his subjective opinion).