Boris Vladimirovich Sachoder

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Boris Wladimirowitsch Sachoder ( Russian Бори́с Влади́мирович Заходе́р ; born September 9, 1918 in Cahul , Bessarabia ; † November 7, 2000 in Moscow , Russia ) was a Russian and Soviet poet, translator and author of numerous children's books .

life and work

Sachoder was born in 1918 to a Jewish family in what is now Moldova . After graduating from high school in 1935, he studied biology at Moscow University , Kazan University and later literature at the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute . Sachoder was a participant (as a volunteer ) in the Winter War and World War II . He was therefore only able to graduate from the Literature Institute in 1947. His first work for children "A Letter Z" (Russian: "Буква Я") was not published until 1955 because of Stalin's campaigns against the rootless cosmopolitans (ie Jews).

His poems and fairy tales for children are unmistakable: they contain unexpected semantic constructions and puns , they are very laconic and simple. Memorizing Sachoder's poems is always easy. Sachoder was very interested in biology; therefore his literary figures are often domestic and wild animals (including rare and little-known such as okapi or the great comb toad ).

Sachoder became famous primarily for his translations (or rather: transmissions) of classic English children's books: Pooh the Pooh , Alice in Wonderland , Peter Pan , Mary Poppins and poems for children by Polish and Czech authors ( Julian Tuwim , Jan Brzechwa etc.) .

Sachoder also translated Goethe's works. Goethe was his favorite author, which Sachoder always particularly emphasized. He called Goethe "my privy councilor ".

His first small volume of poetry for adults, "The almost posthumous publication" (Russian: "Почти посмертное") was published in 1996.

In 1999 Sachoder was awarded the State Prize of the Russian Federation (for his services in the field of children's literature).

Selected Works

  • «A letter Z» (Russian «Буква Я») - 1955;
  • "Pooh the Bear" (Russian: "Винни-Пух") - 1960 (see also Winni Puch );
  • "A gray star" (Russian: "Серая звёздочка") - 1963;
  • "A gray bunny" (Russian "Русачок") - 1967;
  • "The Hermit Crab and the Rose" (Russian: "Отшельник и Роза") - 1969;
  • "Why are fish silent" (Russian: "Почему рыбы молчат") - 1970;
  • "A fairy tale about everyone in the world" (Russian: "Сказка о всех на свете") - 1976;
  • "Sachodreistlichen" (Russian: "Заходерзости") - 1997.

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personal data
SURNAME Sachoder, Boris Vladimirovich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sachoder, Boris Wladimirovitsch; Заходе́р, Бори́с Влади́мирович (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian and Soviet poet, translator and author of numerous children's books
DATE OF BIRTH September 9, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH Cahul , Bessarabia
DATE OF DEATH November 7, 2000
Place of death Moscow