Uncle Styopa author. Uncle Styopa (Poem)
In the house there are eight fraction one
At the Ilyich outpost
There lived a tall citizen
Nicknamed "Kalancha"
By surname Stepanov
And named Stepan,
From the regional giants
The most important giant.
Respected Uncle Styopa
For such a height.
Uncle Styopa was coming home from work -
It was visible a mile away.
Dashingly measured their steps
Two huge legs:
Size forty five
He bought boots.
He was looking for in the market
Greatest boots
He was looking for his pants
Unprecedented width.
Will buy with grief in half,
Turns to the mirrors -
All tailoring work
It's coming apart at the seams!
He's through any fence
From the pavement I looked into the courtyard.
The dogs started barking:
They thought that a thief was breaking in.
Uncle Styopa took it from the dining room
Double lunch for yourself.
Uncle Styopa went to bed -
He put his feet on a stool.
Sitting, he took books from the cabinet.
And more than once he goes to the cinema
They said: - Sit on the floor,
You, comrade, don’t care!
But to the stadium
It was free:
They let Uncle Styopa through -
They thought he was a champion.
From gate to gate
All the people in the area knew
Where does Stepanov work?
Where is it registered?
How does he live?
Because everyone is faster
Without special efforts
He filmed the kite for the guys
From telegraph wires.
And the one who is small in stature,
At the parade he raised
Because everyone should
See the country's army.
Everyone loved Uncle Styopa,
They respected Uncle Styopa:
He was the best friend
All the guys from all the yards.
He is in a hurry home from Arbat.
He sneezes - the guys in unison:
- Uncle Styopa, be healthy!
Uncle Styopa early in the morning
He quickly jumped up from the sofa,
The windows were opened wide,
I took a cold shower.
Uncle Styopa brushing teeth
I never forgot.
A man sits in the saddle
Feet dragging along the ground -
This is Uncle Styopa coming
Along the boulevard on a donkey.
“You,” people shout to Stepan, “
You need to ride a camel!
He rode on a camel -
People are choking with laughter:
- Hey, comrade, where are you from?
You will crush the camel!
To you, at your height,
You need to ride an elephant!
Uncle Styopa two minutes
It remains until the jump.
He's standing under a parachute
And he's a little worried.
And below the people laugh:
The tower wants to jump from the tower!
To the shooting range, under a low canopy,
Uncle Styopa barely got in.
- Allow me to address you,
I pay for the shots.
In this ball and in this bird
I want to take aim!
Looking around the shooting range with alarm,
The cashier says in response:
- You will have to kneel,
Dear comrade, stand up -
You can target
Without a gun, reach it with your hand!
Until the morning in the alleys of the park
It will be fun and bright
The music will thunder
The audience will be noisy.
Uncle Styopa asks for the cash register:
— I came to the carnival.
Give me this mask
So that no one finds out!
— It’s quite easy to recognize you, —
There is a friendly laugh -
We recognize you by your height:
You, comrade, are above everyone!
What's happened?
What kind of scream?
- This is a student drowning!
He fell off a cliff into the river -
Help the man! —
In front of all the people
Uncle Styopa climbs into the water.
- This is extraordinary! —
Everyone shouts to him from the bridge. —
You, comrade, are knee-deep
All deep places!
Alive, healthy and unharmed
Boy Vasya Borodin.
Uncle Styopa this time
Saved a drowning man.
For a noble deed
Everyone thanks him.
“Ask for anything,”
They tell Uncle Styopa.
- I don't need anything -
I saved him for nothing!
The locomotive is flying, humming,
The driver looks ahead.
Driver at the stop
Kochegaru says:
— From station to station
I made a lot of flights,
But I’m ready to argue -
This is a new semaphore.
They drive up to the semaphore.
What kind of deception is this?
No semaphore -
Stepan is standing by the path.
He stands and says:
— The path here is washed out by rain.
I deliberately raised my hand -
Show that the path is closed. —
What's that smoke overhead?
What's that thunder on the pavement?
The house is burning around the corner
A hundred onlookers are standing around.
The team is putting up the ladders,
Saves the house from fire.
The whole attic is already on fire,
Pigeons are fighting in the window.
In the yard in a crowd of guys
They say to Uncle Styopa:
- Is it really together with the house?
Will our pigeons burn?
Uncle Styopa from the sidewalk
Reaches up to the attic.
Through the fire and smoke of the fire
His hand reaches out.
He opens the window.
They fly out of the window
Eighteen doves
And behind them is a sparrow.
Everyone is grateful to Stepan.
He saved the birds, and therefore
Become a firefighter immediately
Everyone advises him.
But in response to the firefighters
Stepanov says: “No!”
I'm going to serve in the navy,
If I'm tall enough.
There is laughter and stomping in the corridor,
There is a buzz of speeches in the corridor.
Uncle Styopa is in the office
Being examined by doctors.
It costs. Him bend over
The sister asks politely.
- We can't reach! —
Doctors explain. —
Everything from sight to hearing
We will investigate for you:
Does your ear hear well?
How far can the eye see?
Uncle Styopa was examined
Conducted to the scales
And they said: - In this body
My heart beats like a clock!
The growth is great, but nothing -
Let's take him into the army!
But you are not fit to be a tank driver:
You won't fit in the tank!
And they are not fit for infantry:
You can be seen from the trench!
With your height on the plane
Inconvenient to be on a flight:
Your legs will get tired -
You have nowhere to put them!
For people like you
There are no horses
And the navy needs you -
Serve for the country!
“I am ready to serve the people,”
Stepin's bass is heard, -
I will go through fire and water!
Send it now! —
Winter and summer have passed,
And winter came again.
- Uncle Styopa, how are you? Where are you? —
There is no answer for us from the sea,
No postcard, no letter...
And one day past the bridge
To the house eight fraction one
Uncle Stepa's growth
A citizen is moving.
Who, comrades, do you know?
With this prominent sailor?
Snowflakes creak
Under his thumb.
Pleated uniform trousers,
He is wearing an overcoat under a belt.
Hands in woolen gloves,
The anchors shine on it.
Here the sailor approaches the house,
Unknown to all the guys.
And the guys are here for him
They say: “Who are you going to?”
Uncle Styopa turned around,
Raised his hand to the visor
And he answered: “I’m back.”
They gave the sailor leave.
I didn't sleep that night. Tired from the road.
My feet are not used to dry conditions.
I'll rest. I'll put on my jacket.
I'll lie on the sofa.
Come in after tea -
I'll tell you a hundred stories!
About the war and about the bombing,
About the big battleship "Marat"
How I was a little wounded,
Defending Leningrad.
And now the guys are proud -
Pioneers, October, -
That you know Uncle Styopa,
With a real sailor.
He is walking home from Arbat.
- How are you? - the guys shout.
And now the guys are calling
IN house eight fraction one
At the Ilyich outpost
There lived a tall citizen
Nicknamed Kalancha,
By surname Stepanov
And named Stepan,
From the regional giants
The most important giant.
Respected Uncle Styopa
For such a height.
Uncle Styopa was coming home from work -
It was visible a mile away.
Dashingly measured their steps
Two huge legs:
Size forty five
He bought boots.
He was looking for in the market
Greatest boots
He was looking for his pants
Unprecedented width.
Will buy with grief in half,
Turns to the mirrors -
All tailoring work
It's coming apart at the seams!
He's through any fence
From the pavement I looked into the courtyard.
The dogs started barking:
They thought that a thief was breaking in.
Uncle Styopa took it from the dining room
Double lunch for yourself.
Uncle Styopa went to bed -
He put his feet on a stool.
While sitting, he took books from the cabinet.
And more than once he goes to the cinema
They said: - Sit on the floor
You, comrade, don’t care!
But to the stadium
It was free:
They let Uncle Styopa through -
They thought he was a champion.
From gate to gate
All the people in the area knew
Where does Stepanov work?
Where is it registered?
How does he live?
Because everyone is faster
Without special efforts
He filmed the kite for the guys
From telegraph wires.
And the one who is small in stature,
At the parade he raised
Because everyone should
See the country's army.
Everyone loved Uncle Styopa,
Respected Uncle Styopa:
He was the best friend
All the guys from all the yards.
He is in a hurry home from Arbat.
He sneezes - the guys in unison:
- Uncle Styopa, be healthy!
Uncle Styopa early in the morning
He quickly jumped up from the sofa,
The windows were opened wide,
I took a cold shower.
Uncle Styopa brushing teeth
I never forgot.
---------------
A man sits in the saddle
Legs dragging along the ground -
This is Uncle Styopa coming
Along the boulevard on a donkey.
“You,” people shout to Stepan, “
You need to ride a camel!
He rode on a camel -
People are choking with laughter:
- Hey, comrade, where are you from?
You will crush the camel!
To you, at your height,
You need to ride an elephant!
Uncle Styopa two minutes
It remains until the jump.
He's standing under a parachute
And he's a little worried.
And below the people laugh:
The tower wants to jump from the tower!
To the shooting range, under a low canopy,
Uncle Styopa barely got in.
- Let me pay,
Get two rubles!
I'm shooting this bird
And in the name of the ship!
Looking around the shooting range with alarm,
The cashier says in response:
- You will have to kneel,
Dear comrade, stand up -
You can target
Without a gun, reach it with your hand!
Until the morning in the alleys of the park
It will be fun and bright
The music will thunder
The audience will be noisy.
Uncle Styopa asks for the cash register:
- I came to the carnival.
Give me this mask
So that no one finds out!
- It’s quite easy to recognize you, -
There is a friendly laugh -
We recognize you by your height:
You, comrade, are above everyone
What's happened?
What kind of scream?
- This is a student drowning!
He fell off a cliff into the river!
Help the man!
In front of all the people
Uncle Styopa climbs into the water.
- This is extraordinary! -
Everyone shouts to him from the bridge. -
You, comrade, are knee-deep
All deep places!
Alive, healthy and unharmed
Boy Vasya Borodin.
Uncle Styopa this time
Saved a drowning man.
For a noble deed
Everyone thanks him.
- Ask for anything, -
They tell Uncle Styopa.
- I don't need anything -
I saved him for nothing!
The locomotive is flying, humming,
The driver looks ahead.
Driver at the stop
Kochegaru says:
- From station to station
I made a lot of flights,
But I’m ready to argue -
This is a new semaphore.
They drive up to the semaphore.
What kind of deception is this?
No semaphore -
Stepan is standing in the way.
He stands and says:
- Here the path is blurred by rains.
I deliberately raised my hand -
Show that the path is closed.
What's that smoke overhead?
What's that thunder on the pavement?
The house is burning around the corner
Hundreds of onlookers stand cool.
The team is putting up the ladders,
Saves the house from fire.
The whole attic is already on fire,
Pigeons are fighting in the window.
In the yard in a crowd of guys
They say to Uncle Styopa:
- Is it really together with the house?
Will our pigeons burn?
Uncle Styopa from the sidewalk
Reaches up to the attic.
Through the fire and smoke of the fire
His hand reaches out.
He opens the window.
They fly out of the window
Eighteen doves
And behind them is a sparrow.
Everyone is grateful to Stepan:
He saved the birds, and therefore
Become a firefighter immediately
Everyone advises him.
But in response to the firefighters
Stepanov says: - No!
I'm going to serve in the navy,
If I'm tall enough.
There is laughter and whispering in the corridor,
There is a buzz of speeches in the corridor.
Uncle Styopa is in the office
Being examined by doctors.
It costs. Him bend over
The sister asks politely. -
We can't reach! -
Doctors explain. -
Everything from sight to hearing
We will investigate for you:
Does your ear hear well?
How far can the eye see?
Uncle Styopa was examined
Conducted to the scales
And they said: -
In this body
My heart beats like a clock!
The growth is great, but nothing -
Let's take him into the army!
But you are not fit to be a tank driver:
You won't fit in the tank!
And they are not fit for infantry:
You can be seen from the trench!
With your height on the plane
Inconvenient to be in flight:
Your legs will get tired -
You have nowhere to put them!
For people like you
There are no horses
And the navy needs you -
Serve for the country!
- I am ready to serve the people, -
Stepin's bass is heard, -
I will go through fire and water!
Send it now!
Winter and summer have passed.
And winter came again.
- Uncle Styopa, how are you? Where are you? -
There is no answer for us from the sea,
No postcard, no letter...
And one day past the bridge
To the house eight fraction one
Uncle's height
A citizen is moving.
Who, comrades, do you know?
With this prominent sailor?
He's coming,
Snowflakes creak
Under his thumb.
Pleated uniform trousers,
He is wearing an overcoat under a belt.
Hands in woolen gloves,
The anchors shine on it.
Here the sailor approaches the house,
Unknown to all the guys.
And the guys here tell him: -
Who are you going to?
Uncle Styopa turned around,
Raised his hand to the visor
And he answered: “I’m back.”
They gave the sailor leave.
I didn't sleep that night. Tired from the road.
My feet are not used to dry conditions.
I'll rest. I'll put on my jacket.
I'll lie on the sofa
Come in after tea -
I'll tell you a hundred stories!
About the war and about the bombing,
About the big battleship "Marat",
How I was a little wounded,
Defending Leningrad.
And now the guys are proud -
Pioneers, October, -
That you know Uncle Styopa,
With a real sailor.
He is walking home from Arbat.
- How are you? - the guys shout.
And now the guys are calling
Uncle Styopa "Mayak".
In the house there are eight fraction one
At the Ilyich outpost
There lived a tall citizen
Nicknamed Kalancha,
By surname Stepanov
And named Stepan,
From the regional giants
The most important giant.
Respected Uncle Styopa
For such a height.
Uncle Styopa was coming home from work -
It was visible a mile away.
Dashingly measured their steps
Two huge legs:
Size forty five
He bought boots.
He was looking for in the market
Greatest boots
He was looking for his pants
Unprecedented width.
Will buy with grief in half,
Turns to the mirrors -
All tailoring work
It's coming apart at the seams!
He's through any fence
From the pavement I looked into the courtyard.
The dogs started barking:
They thought that a thief was breaking in.
Uncle Styopa took it from the dining room
Double lunch for yourself.
Uncle Styopa went to bed -
He put his feet on a stool.
While sitting, he took books from the cabinet.
And more than once he goes to the cinema
They said: - Sit on the floor
You, comrade, don’t care!
But to the stadium
It was free:
They let Uncle Styopa through -
They thought he was a champion.
From gate to gate
All the people in the area knew
Where does Stepanov work?
Where is it registered?
How does he live?
Because everyone is faster
Without special efforts
He filmed the kite for the guys
From telegraph wires.
And the one who is small in stature,
At the parade he raised
Because everyone should
See the country's army.
Everyone loved Uncle Styopa,
Respected Uncle Styopa:
He was the best friend
All the guys from all the yards.
He is in a hurry home from Arbat.
He sneezes - the guys in unison:
- Uncle Styopa, be healthy!
Uncle Styopa early in the morning
He quickly jumped up from the sofa,
The windows were opened wide,
I took a cold shower.
Uncle Styopa brushing teeth
I never forgot.
A man sits in the saddle
Legs dragging along the ground -
This is Uncle Styopa coming
Along the boulevard on a donkey.
“You,” people shout to Stepan, “
You need to ride a camel!
He rode on a camel -
People are choking with laughter:
- Hey, comrade, where are you from?
You will crush the camel!
To you, at your height,
You need to ride an elephant!
Uncle Styopa two minutes
It remains until the jump.
He's standing under a parachute
And he's a little worried.
And below the people laugh:
The tower wants to jump from the tower!
To the shooting range, under a low canopy,
Uncle Styopa barely got in.
- Allow me to address,
I pay for the shots.
In this ball and in this bird
I want to take aim!
Looking around the shooting range with alarm,
The cashier says in response:
- You will have to kneel,
Dear comrade, stand up -
You can target
Without a gun, reach it with your hand!
Until the morning in the alleys of the park
It will be fun and bright
The music will thunder
The audience will be noisy.
Uncle Styopa asks for the cash register:
- I came to the carnival.
Give me this mask
So that no one finds out!
It's quite easy to recognize you -
There is a friendly laugh -
We recognize you by your height:
You, comrade, are above everyone!
What's happened?
What kind of scream?
- This is a student drowning!
He fell off a cliff into the river!
Help the man!
In front of all the people
Uncle Styopa climbs into the water.
This is extraordinary! -
Everyone shouts to him from the bridge. -
You, comrade, are knee-deep
All deep places!
Alive, healthy and unharmed
Boy Vasya Borodin.
Uncle Styopa this time
Saved a drowning man.
For a noble deed
Everyone thanks him.
Ask for anything -
They tell Uncle Styopa.
I don't need anything -
I saved him for nothing!
The locomotive is flying, humming,
The driver looks ahead.
Driver at the stop
Kochegaru says:
From station to station
I made a lot of flights,
But I’m ready to argue -
This is a new semaphore.
They drive up to the semaphore.
What kind of deception is this?
No semaphore -
Stepan is standing by the path.
He stands and says:
- Here the path is blurred by rains.
I deliberately raised my hand -
Show that the path is closed.
What's that smoke overhead?
What's that thunder on the pavement?
The house is burning around the corner
Hundreds of onlookers stand cool.
The team is putting up the ladders,
Saves the house from fire.
The whole attic is already on fire,
Pigeons are fighting in the window.
In the yard in a crowd of guys
They say to Uncle Styopa:
- Is it really together with the house?
Will our pigeons burn?
Uncle Styopa from the sidewalk
Reaches up to the attic.
Through the fire and smoke of the fire
His hand reaches out.
He opens the window.
They fly out of the window
Eighteen doves
And behind them is a sparrow.
Everyone is grateful to Stepan:
He saved the birds, and therefore
Become a firefighter immediately
Everyone advises him.
But in response to the firefighters
Stepanov says: - No!
I'm going to serve in the navy,
If I'm tall enough.
There is laughter and whispering in the corridor,
There is a buzz of speeches in the corridor.
Uncle Styopa is in the office
Being examined by doctors.
It costs.
Him bend over
The sister asks politely. -
We can't reach! -
Doctors explain. -
Everything from sight to hearing
We will investigate for you:
Does your ear hear well?
How far can the eye see?
Uncle Styopa was examined
Conducted to the scales
And they said: -
In this body
My heart beats like a clock!
The growth is great, but nothing -
Let's take him into the army!
But you are not fit to be a tank driver:
You won't fit in the tank!
And they are not fit for infantry:
You can be seen from the trench!
With your height on the plane
Inconvenient to be in flight:
Your legs will get tired -
You have nowhere to put them!
For people like you
There are no horses
And the navy needs you -
Serve for the country!
I am ready to serve the people, -
Stepin's bass is heard, -
I will go through fire and water!
Send it now!
Winter and summer have passed.
And winter came again.
- Uncle Styopa, how are you? Where are you? -
There is no answer for us from the sea,
No postcard, no letter...
And one day past the bridge
To the house eight fraction one
Uncle's height
A citizen is moving.
Who, comrades, do you know?
With this prominent sailor?
He's coming,
Snowflakes creak
Under his thumb.
Pleated uniform trousers,
He is wearing an overcoat under a belt.
Hands in woolen gloves,
The anchors shine on it.
Here the sailor approaches the house,
Unknown to all the guys.
And the guys here tell him: -
Who are you going to?
Uncle Styopa turned around,
Raised his hand to the visor
And he answered: “I’m back.”
They gave the sailor leave.
I didn't sleep that night. Tired from the road.
My feet are not used to dry conditions.
I'll rest. I'll put on my jacket.
I'll lie on the sofa
Come in after tea -
I'll tell you a hundred stories!
About the war and about the bombing,
About the big battleship "Marat",
How I was a little wounded,
Defending Leningrad.
And now the guys are proud -
Pioneers, October, -
That you know Uncle Styopa,
With a real sailor.
He is walking home from Arbat.
- How are you? - the guys shout.
And now the guys are calling
Uncle Styopa Mayak.
A tall policeman who inspires admiration among children and adults, saves birds and animals, and protects Muscovites from hooligans. Who doesn’t recognize Uncle Styopa in the description? The character of the poems was and continues to be an example to follow. And it’s not surprising, because Uncle Styopa is not only tall, but also athletically built. And most importantly, he is honest and decent.
History of creation
Stories about a tall policeman - business card Soviet writer. The year the first poems about Uncle Styopa were written was 1935. The poem was originally published in the magazine “Pioneer”. Later, poems about the brave giant were published as a separate book. In 1939, a cartoon of the same name was created based on the work. In addition to poems about Uncle Styopa, the cartoon included other works by Mikhalkov.
In 1954, “Uncle Styopa is a policeman” was published in the magazine “Border Guard”. Sergei Mikhalkov did not plan to write a sequel, but a chance meeting prompted the poet to tell children about future fate Stepan.
The author of the poem met the prototype of his own hero. While leaving the yard, the writer violated traffic rules. The man was stopped by a tall policeman. After talking with a friendly representative of the authorities, Mikhalkov found out that before working as a guard, he served in the navy. Thus the idea for a continuation of the poem was born.
In 1964, Soyuzmultfilm filmed Uncle Styopa the Policeman. The singer and actor gave his voice to the brave servant of the law.
The poem “Uncle Styopa and Yegor,” published in 1968, also did not appear by chance. At a meeting with young readers, the writer was asked a question about personal life hero. Mikhalkov decided that he would certainly tell how Stepan’s fate turned out. The logical conclusion of the Soviet epic was the poetic story “Uncle Styopa - Veteran.” The final part was published in the newspaper Pravda in 1981.
Biography
Stepan Stepanov was born and raised in Moscow. The young man lives near Arbat in house number 8/1. Since childhood, the hero has been different from his peers - Stepan grew up to be a tall and broad-shouldered guy. Because of this noticeable feature, neighbors and friends make fun of the hero:
"He's standing under a parachute
And he's a little worried.
And below the people laugh:
“The tower wants to jump from the tower!”
But sarcastic phrases do not hurt Stepan, he is used to this attitude and has even learned to use his own physical abilities. Thanks to tall Stepan saves pigeons from a fire, pulls a drowning boy out of the water and helps the guys remove kites from an electric wire.
Stepan has a dream - a young man strives to join the navy. After passing a medical examination, the man goes to the battleship Marat. During his service, Stepan comes under bombing and receives the rank of sergeant major. A man is wounded near Leningrad, so Stepanov leaves military service and returns home.
In Moscow, the hero masters new profession- gets a position in the police. In a short time, Stepan becomes a threat to local hooligans and delinquents.
Thanks to his tall stature, a brave policeman repairs a broken traffic light. After this feat, the man receives the funny nickname “Styopa the traffic light.” Stepanov's career is progressing quite quickly. Soon Uncle Styopa receives a post as a guard in a new district of Moscow. IN free time a man is training at the skating rink. Stepanov takes first place in the speed skating race:
“He’s proud of Uncle Stepa
All capital police:
Styopa looks down from above
Receives first prize"
Soon the eligible bachelor meets his destiny - the girl Manechka. Young people playing noisy wedding, and after a short time Stepan Stepanov becomes a father.
The boy was born big and strong to the delight of his parents. Egor – that’s what Styopa’s happy uncle called his son – is growing and developing quickly. The boy took after his father in character. good child helps elders, plays sports and dreams of becoming an astronaut.
Egor is the support and pride of Stepanov Sr. The young man graduates with honors from school, receives the title of Olympic champion and sets serious records in weightlifting. The famous father receives congratulations on his son’s successes from colleagues and even from USSR ministers.
The hero's biography develops without surprises. The man raised his son and retired. In order not to sit at home, Uncle Styopa spends his free time with the children: he takes the kids to the zoo, plays Zarnitsa with schoolchildren, and makes sure that fifth-graders do not smoke.
"He doesn't know any sense of proportion,
They say pensioners.
- Uncle Styopa and now
He wants to be younger than us!”
The former policeman is invited to visit France, and Uncle Styopa reluctantly agrees. Upon returning, Stepan Stepanov falls ill. Local children help the hero treat his cold. The story about the famous giant ends on a happy note: Yegor comes to his father with the news - Uncle Styopa has become a grandfather.
The main characters of the poem are exemplary Soviet citizens. Decent career, calm family life, victories in sports - the life of Uncle Styopa, like his son, is filled with important and correct values. But not this the main idea stories. Mikhalkov wanted to convey to the little reader that features (both external and internal) are not considered a flaw at all.
- The artist of the first edition of the book “Uncle Styopa” copied the main character from the actor.
- Not one monument was erected to the giant hero, but three: in Moscow, Prokopyevsk and Samara.
- Released in 1940 short story“Uncle Styopa and the Red Army,” touching on Stepan Stepanov’s military service. Readers did not like the poem and were not included in Mikhalkov’s collections.
- The popular giant has long been the hero of jokes. To this day, kids who have just met the character are amused by the joke:
“Uncle Styopa, get the sparrow!
“No, I don’t want to bend over.”
Quotes
“I don’t need anything - I saved him for nothing!”
“I’ll join the navy if I’m tall enough.”
“I’ll tell you a secret that I serve in the police because I find this service very important!”
“I, Marusya, like in a dream...”
“Which one of you guys smokes? I don’t tolerate smokers!”
In the Soviet Union, the question of who wrote the work “Uncle Styopa” could be answered by any child, starting with the very early age. And the point is not at all that the author was loyal to any government. You can't fool children. Eat good poems, and there are some that can cause parents’ tongues to jam.
Wonderful children's writer
Sergei Mikhalkov's poems for children are talented, full of wit and sympathy for those for whom they are written. They have their own atmosphere that you enjoy entering. Therefore, the trochaic tetrameter of this work is easy to remember. Anyone can remember lines about Stepan Stepanov. And at the same time he will smile.
Someone complained that Mikhalkov and Aleksin did not let anyone in. Maybe this is so. But even if they had allowed it, then anyway now, in 2014, the balance of popularity would not have changed, because reading Mikhalkov and Aleksin is pure joy. “Everyone knows Uncle Styopa”!
Human dignity
Who wrote "Uncle Styopa"? Sergei Mikhalkov is a nobleman, smart and simply handsome. In Soviet times, dynasties of working people (miners, mechanics, milling operators, etc.) were welcomed, but in the field of literature and art everything was the other way around. The assertion that nature rests on the children of geniuses was persistently declared, so one can count on the fingers of the family whose members increased the glory of Russia from generation to generation. For some reason, under the tsar, they were considered representatives of “good Russian families.”
The drawn film “Uncle Styopa”, whose author, or rather his external features, were handed over to the cartoon character. Then it was a peculiar technique - the old man from the fairy tale about the goldfish was copied from the very popular artist Chirkov. It was very cute, and in addition, it created a special joyful atmosphere of recognition.
Of course, most of today's children, having seen enough of the ugliness about the Ninja Turtles, will not appreciate the beauty of these works. But there is a statement that everything comes back sooner or later. We hope good literature will come back into fashion.
Popularity
“Uncle Styopa,” whose author is S. Mikhalkov, is still in demand. The hero of the work is “familiar to everyone,” otherwise there would be no jokes like “Is Uncle Styopa a policeman?” That is, everyone knows that this handsome guy served in the navy and the police, that he has an enviable height.
Dibrov once said during an interview with Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky that he did not like Gorky. To which the poet’s son replied that he doesn’t like it either until he starts reading. So it is with the poems of the author of two national anthems. The lucky, rich, beautiful, tall, talented and well-educated people are irritated by the very fact of their existence. Undoubtedly, it is worth reading and watching his children's films from beginning to end. Many people like poetry and films.
Paradox
The one who wrote “Uncle Styopa” knew how to take a blow - much more dirt was poured on him than on those whom he oppressed. And this is far from a triumph of justice. But Sergei Mikhalkov does not need protection at all. He was strong man, he was surrounded by loving and understanding people.
Beginning of professional activity
Sergei Mikhalkov (the one who wrote “Uncle Styopa”) was born in 1913. At the age of twenty-two he published his first poems for children. A very young guy writes the poem “Uncle Styopa,” which has been republished for 78 years in a row. It is still in demand and loved.
Works with continuation
Whoever wrote “Uncle Styopa” created a unique, memorable image quite for a long time. He was prompted to this by questions from little listeners about whether Uncle Styopa had children, and in general, what kind of life he had. A meeting with a very high servant of the law, who, as it turned out, served in the navy, prompted him to write a sequel. Thus, the work “Uncle Styopa - Policeman” saw the light of day. It was first published in 1954. The beloved hero was destined to live to a ripe old age - in 1968 “Uncle Styopa and Egor” was published, and in 1981 “Uncle Styopa - Veteran”. For decades, the glorious image of a policeman-protector has enjoyed constant sympathy among people of all ages.
A spoon of tar
The one who wrote “Uncle Styopa is a Giant” never thought that his hero suffered from gigantism. Readers don’t think so either, because the “most important giant” is perceived as a protector, and not as a freak suffering from a disease that occurs in people with open epiphyseal growth plates. I wonder what Little Red Riding Hood would have gotten sick with in the post-perestroika years if Mikhalkov had written it, whose “Uncle Styopa” could not be healed? Although the doctors examining Stepanov at the military registration and enlistment office before being drafted into the army stated that he was absolutely healthy, and his heart was compared to a working clock mechanism.
It is difficult to write a positive image well
They say that it is much easier to describe and play the role of a scoundrel than decent person. One must have undoubted talent in order to create a collective image positive hero, who unselfishly does exceptionally right things, had such an appeal. At the front main character Leningrad defended the poetic work while he was a sailor on the battleship Marat. The author himself was also at the forefront. He was on the battlefield until he was shell-shocked at Stalingrad. Perhaps the popularity of Stepanov Jr., named Egor, is inferior to the glory of his father, but he too worthy son country - an astronaut, and at the same time handsome as epic hero- ruddy, broad-shouldered, has unprecedented strength.
Beautiful old age
The general cycle of the works described above ends with Yegor having a daughter, therefore, everyone’s beloved uncle Styopa became a grandfather. IN Soviet times It was customary to give gifts to guests - nesting dolls and malachite boxes. In the last part of this series, Uncle Styopa gives the French communists nesting dolls, and everything looks so cute and not at all annoying. And how well, in two phrases, the gossiping neighbors are described, claiming that Stepanov looks young specifically to spite them.
Genuine popularity
In honor of Uncle Styopa, monuments were erected in Moscow and the Kemerovo region. Isn't this popular love and popularity? It is impossible to list the state awards of Sergei Mikhalkov - even two printed pages are not enough. He was the author of popular fables, chairman of the Writers' Union, an honorary member of various organizations, but in the memory of generations Mikhalkov Sr. will remain as the author of hymns, epitaphs for and children's writer, whose pen belongs to immortal work"Uncle Styopa."