Yuri Vyacheslavovich Sotnik (1914 - 1997) - a wonderful children's writer. His first story he composed, when others still plainly can not write a statement. This happened in the fourth grade. Since then, he dreamed of becoming a writer.
Brief biography of the author
Sotnik Yuri graduated from the school by the age of 30 and began to pass life "universities". He traveled the country, visited a rafter on the Lena River, was a laboratory assistant at a photo studio. Sotnik Yuri learned life not by hearsay. All that he learned was reflected in his works. His first story was published in 1939. After the war, he writes stories in cycles. Particularly good, lyrical, with an intriguing intense action, which colors humor, stories about Lesha Tuchkov and his unchanging girlfriend Aglaya, which were written in the 50's and 60's of the last century. Heroes, described by Sotnik Yuri, are living, restless inquisitive children who, if they do something wrong, are only of the best motives. They can not imagine how their noblest motivation can end. An example of this is the story "Mask", which will be discussed below. Sotnik Yuri does not moralize, he just shows what leads to ill-considered actions. Each of the readers automatically makes himself, laughing, for himself the conclusion: now with me this would not happen!
Stories and novels
Stories about the children of this author can be read and an adult who has long forgotten what childhood is. Yury Vyacheslavovich opens the way to it. Adult people surrounded themselves with chains of debts and obligations, from which it is impossible to free themselves. Reading these stories to their child or grandson, discussing them with him, they are suddenly released for a short time from the heavy load that they imposed on them for years. A child, laughing at the adventures of hapless peers, gradually sees and begins to understand what can and should not be done. Children quickly "bite" the motives of the actions of the heroes of Yu. Sotnik. And his sly grin prompts that they themselves may unexpectedly find themselves in an ambiguous situation - in school, at home, and in the courtyard. Stories about children suggest how many interesting activities in the world, except sitting near a computer or iPhone. It is much more interesting to participate in a drama circle and stage a performance or build a submarine, that is, something to actively do with friends, and not just stick around the street. Even a modern know-it-all with enthusiasm will wait for what the heroes will get at the end of the story, and worry about them.
Yuri Sotnik: "How I was independent"
This story is very suitable for a child who studies in an elementary school, because he talks about his peer. Who from children did not dream even for a day to be released from a word "it is necessary" which constantly speak adults! And then the parents of Alyosha Tuchkova, arguably arguing, nevertheless agreed to leave the ten-year-old son at home alone, and in the morning they went to the friends of Father Lesha for the whole day at the dacha. Having risen in the morning in an empty apartment, the boy was full of noble plans, how to properly and worthily spend the day: to solve instead of 10 to 20 examples, do not sweep the parquet, and rub it, in the evening before going to bed, warm up for parents dinner, wrap it in an old blanket and leave it on A desk note with a wish for a pleasant appetite for my father and mother. However, in life everything turns differently. Going out to the courtyard to walk the dachshund, he meets naughty Aglaya. She is looking for a place to rehearse the performance, which will be tonight. And Lesha, not imagining anything wrong, allows all the guys to come to his house. Affectionate and boneless boy does not know how to say "no", even if he does not like the actions of the guys. As a result, in the apartment, of course, a pogrom, and still - a live goat, who so loudly screams that all the neighbors and his master, who was temporarily taken by his children, run off. Then suddenly parents come to Leschin - and a picture is obtained, worthy of Repin's brush, under the title "Did not wait."
Yuri Sotnik: stories for children
All the stories of Y. Sotnik begin with an entirely ordinary situation, which the writer skillfully develops dialogue and action, brings to the point of absurdity. Sometimes scary, as in the story "How I was saved," sometimes comic, as in "The Mask". But, one way or another, the end is always instructive and prosperous.
Revolt, or independence number 2
In the story "All Hope for You" parents again leave Lesha, but not one, but with their friend Aunt Sonya. So, dad and mom are leaving to swim in kayaks, and Aunt Sonya begins to train Lesha. That is how it should be called her pedagogical talents. She makes up the daily routine so that Lyosha lives like Pavlov's dog, and when he does not stand up and stops listening to her, she goes on a hunger strike. In response, Lesha also stopped eating and runs away from home, taking crackers, cutlets, sausages, bread and sugar. And, of course, "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", which Aunt Sonya prevented him from reading. Lesha was going to spend the night on a bench in the park, but the guys from the yard decided to settle him in an empty apartment, the owners of which left for the summer in the country. When Lesha remained alone in it and began to look around, he saw a human skull. Lesch was frightened in earnest. But then the guys came and said that Aunt Sonya should send an ultimatum. All together have made the protest, and children have carried its aunt Sone. But with Lesha disaster happened: the father of the kids locked him in an empty apartment and took away the key. In the meantime, Aunt Sonya began to bypass all apartments in the house and look for the missing Lesha. He found himself in a completely unexpected way, and peace and order reigned in the house. This story should be read and learn how everything was settled.
All the stories of Y. Sotnik are equally entertaining and unexpectedly end. Good entertaining films were put on them.