Lev Kassil facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Lev Kassil
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| Born | June 27, 1905 Pokrovskaya, Russian Empire |
| Died | June 21, 1970 (aged 64) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow |
| Genre | fiction |
Lev Abramovich Kassil (Russian: Лев Абра́мович Касси́ль) was a famous Soviet writer. He wrote many books for young people, often about teenagers, school, sports, and life in the Soviet Union. He was born on June 27, 1905, in Pokrovskaya (now called Engels) and passed away on June 21, 1970, in Moscow.
Biography
Lev Kassil was born on June 27, 1905. His birthplace was a small town called Pokrovskaya, which is now the city of Engels. He went to a local school that was like a high school.
In 1923, Lev Kassil went to Moscow State University. He studied aerodynamics, which is about how things fly. He published his very first story in 1925. A famous poet named Vladimir Mayakovsky later invited him to write for a magazine called New LEF.
One of his most important works was a book called Konduit i Shvambraniya. It was first published in two parts, Konduit (The Conduct Book) and Shvambraniya (The Land of Shvambrania). These books were about student life before the Russian Revolution. He later combined them into one book.
In 1936, a movie called The Goalkeeper was released. Lev Kassil wrote the story for this film.
His books often showed how young people could learn from their mistakes. They would grow up to have a mature view of life. Kassil believed that being modest, unselfish, strong, and brave were very important qualities.
In 1950, he received a big award called the Stalin Prize. He won it for his book Улица младшего сына (The Street of the Younger Son). This book was about the life of a young boy named Volodia Dubinin. It told the story of his struggles during the German invasion of the Soviet Union in World War II.
Lev Kassil also taught for a long time at the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute. In 1965, he became a member of the Academy of Pedagogical Science of the Soviet Union.
A minor planet (a small space rock) was named after the fictional land from his novel The Black Book and Schwambrania. This planet is called 2149 Schwambraniya. It was found in 1977 by a Soviet astronomer named Nikolai Chernykh.
Selected works
- The Black Book and Schwambrania (1930-1933) - «Кондуит и Швамбрания»
- The Great Opposition
- The Goalkeeper of the Republic (1938) - «Вратарь республики»
See also
In Spanish: Lev Kassil para niños
