Evgeny Permyak is the pseudonym of Evgeny Andreevich Vissov. He was born on October 31, 1902 in Perm, but in the very first days after birth he was brought to Votkinsk with his mother. IN different years Zhenya Vissov lived for a short time in Perm with relatives, but most of his childhood and youth were spent in Votkinsk.

“The years I lived with my aunt at the Votkinsk plant,” the writer recalled, “can be called the primary source of my childhood and adolescence... I looked into the open-hearth furnace before I looked at the primer. I became friends with an axe, a hammer, a chisel, and tools in general before I met multiplication table."

In Votkinsk, E. Vissov graduated from a second-level school, then served as a clerk at the Kupinsky meat station, and worked at the Record candy factory in Perm. At the same time, he tried out as a public correspondent in the newspapers “Zvezda” and “Krasnoe Prikamye” (Votkinsk), signed his rabselkorov correspondence and poems with the pseudonym “Master Nepryakhin”; was the director of the drama club at the Tomsky workers' club.

The State Archives of the Perm Region contains the first correspondent card of Evgeniy Andreevich, which states that “the ticket was issued to Comrade Evgeniy Andreevich Vissov-Nepryakhin, that he was entrusted with the editorial work of a correspondent for the city of Votkinsk. All responsible, professional, party and Soviet workers are invited to provide comrade .Vissov-Nepryakhin full assistance. Comrade Vissov-Nepryakhin, as a representative of the local press, has the right to be at all open meetings, institutions and meetings. In the interests of the cause, all institutions and organizations are pleased to provide comrade Vissov-Nepryakhin with full assistance. G.". Government paper, but what style!

In 1924, Evgeny Vissov entered Perm University at the Faculty of Pedagogy in the socio-economic department. In the application form for admission to the question “What determines the decision to enroll at PSU?” he wrote: “I have a desire to work in the field of public education in the economic sector.” At the university, he plunged headlong into social work: he was involved in club work, and actively participated in the organization of the Live Theatrical Newspaper (LTG) group, which was popular at that time.

This is what Evgeniy Andreevich wrote, addressing Perm students on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Komsomol organization of PSU in 1973: “In the Komsomol work of Perm University in the late twenties, a significant place was occupied by ZhTG (Living Theatrical Newspaper), which we called, although not very loudly, but accurately: “Forge” in those years in the Urals was perhaps the only higher education institution. educational institution. And, without exaggeration, he was a forge of teachers, doctors, agronomists, chemists and pharmacists. ZhTG "Kuznitsa" was created shortly after the first workers' live newspaper "Rupor" in Perm in the club of communal workers. "Forge"... was the best newspaper in the city. And this is understandable. There were great opportunities for selecting those willing to work in the ZhTG. For those who are not entirely clear what the ZhTG were, I will say in a nutshell: The Living Theatrical Newspaper differed from the printed and wall newspapers mainly in the means of “reproducing” newspaper material. And the main means was theatricalization. The material of ZhTG from the editorial to the chronicle, from the feuilleton to the announcements was “played out” in faces, “theatricalized”. Sometimes there was an oral reading, such as we now see on television, and sometimes (and most often) it was performed in the form of skits, couplets, ditties with dancing, etc. (well, why not modern KVN! Note from the author).

The release of the issue of "Forge" at the university was a small sensation. Firstly, this is the most “topical topic” of the day. Secondly, the courage and sometimes mercilessness of criticism. And finally, a spectacle! Recitative. Singing. Dancing and... even, in a way, “acrobatics” and, of course, music. Sometimes even a small orchestra. And if at the university at the ZhTG graduation it was more cramped in the hall, then you can imagine what was done at the ZhTG outings. They were trying to get her. They demanded it almost through the district committee... The Living Newspaper, like any other world, belongs to the category of undying phenomena. And a newspaper as a newspaper, as a public agitator, propagandist and organizer is a completely unshakable phenomenon."

As a delegate from PGU, Evgeny Vissov traveled to Moscow to the All-Union Congress of Club Workers in 1925, and to the All-Union Conference of Living Newspapers in 1926.

Student life was not easy, and although E. Vissov received a scholarship and small fees from newspapers, there was not enough money. I had to earn extra money. And in the personal file of student Vissov-Nepryakhin we come across a document stating that he was “dismissed from service in the Vodokanal Administration on October 1, 1925, where he received a salary of 31 rubles per month...” Unfortunately, the documents on his employment and work in the Perm Vodokanal were not found. The only thing that became known: Evgeniy Andreevich was a water supply inspector, earning a living during the summer holidays in 1925. The ways of God are inscrutable! Perhaps his water utility experience was to some extent reflected in the writer’s work?

After graduating from university, Evgeniy Andreevich left for the capital, starting a writing career as a playwright. His plays “The Forest is Noisy” and “Rollover” were performed in almost all theaters in the country, but the Urals did not forget. When did the Great Patriotic War, he was evacuated to Sverdlovsk, where he lived throughout the war years. At that time, Fedor Gladkov, Lev Kassil, Agniya Barto, Anna Karavaeva, Marietta Shaginyan, Evgeny Permyak, Ilya Sadofyev, Olga Forsh, Yuri Verkhovsky, Elena Blaginina, Oksana Ivanenko, Olga Vysotskaya and many others came to Sverdlovsk at that time. A large writer's family has gathered.

At that time, the Sverdlovsk writers' organization was headed by P.P. Bazhov. E.A. Permyak often visited Pavel Petrovich and not only on literary matters, but also simply at friendly gatherings. This is what P.P. Bazhov’s grandson Vladimir Bazhov writes, remembering those times: “On a visit to my grandfather on New Year The writer Evgeny Permyak came with his wife and daughter Oksana. Evgeniy Andreevich loved to surprise with something unusual. That evening he brought a pack of pictures drawn by his daughter under his guidance. In each drawing, someone from the family of P. P. Bazhov or E. A. Permyak was drawn with colored pencils. The Christmas tree was very fun and unforgettable. Oksana and I recited poems and danced to the friendly laughter of the adults. In general, Evgeny Permyak was known as a cheerful and cheerful person. Of all the people who were in my grandfather’s house at that time, I remember him the most."

Life in Perm, Votkinsk, and Sverdlovsk is reflected in the writer’s books: “The ABC of Our Life,” “High Steps,” “Grandfather’s Piggy Bank,” “Mavrik’s Childhood,” “My Land,” “Memorable Knots,” “Solvinsky Memories.” He is the author of collections of fairy tales and popular science books for children and youth, “Who Should I Be?” (1946), “Grandfather’s Piggy Bank” (1957), “From the Fire to the Cauldron” (1959), “Lock Without a Key” (1962), etc., which affirm the great importance of labor. The writer is faithful to this theme in the novels: “The Tale of the Gray Wolf” (1960), “The Last Frost” (1962), “Humpback Bear” (1965), “The Kingdom of Quiet Lutoni” (1970), etc.

“I am books. Let them know and judge me by them. And cards, photographs, articles are all a breeze, and a changeable one at that. Books and only books determine the place of the writer in the literary system. And there is no power in the positive and negative sense , except for books that could exalt the writer or cross out,” these are lines from a letter from the writer N.P. Suntsova, head of the city children's library No. 1 of Votkinsk. Almost all of the writer’s works are about working people, masters of their craft, about their talent, creative search, and spiritual wealth.

Evgeniy Permyak's books have been translated into many languages ​​and published in many countries. He was awarded 2 orders and medals.

Inf.: Styazhkova L. Oct. 2005

Evgeny Permyak is known primarily for his books for children. But he also wrote for adults. What else do we know about him? Where was Evgeny Permyak born? Is this a real surname or a pseudonym that is usually taken in the writing community? You will get answers to these questions in this article. And also in it you can read information about the work and learn interesting facts from the life of the Soviet writer.

Evgeny Permyak: biography

On October 31, 1902, a boy was born in the Ural city of Perm, who was named Evgeniy. His parents were simple workers. My father worked at the post office. Subsequently, the boy became a famous children's writer. In honor of hometown took a pseudonym - Permyak. Not much is known about his childhood. Like many boys born in the 20th century, Evgeniy played Indians, ran outside and enjoyed the most carefree time in his life.

But his childhood was not only about games and fun with his peers. Evgeny Permyak early became acquainted with the hard work of workers in factories, mines and mines. The working man aroused his increased interest and sincere respect. Later, this theme would become one of the central ones in his work. He himself also loved work very much. At the age of six, he independently made himself a bow and arrows with tips, and later mastered a variety of working professions.

He studied at a parochial school, then at a gymnasium. If Evgeniy’s parents or himself had been told that he would be a writer, none of them would have believed it. His first literary experience became notes and poems written for the newspaper.

Curious facts from the life of the writer

  • Real name is Vissov.
  • My childhood years were spent in the Udmurt city of Votkinsk. The writer's grandmother lived here.
  • Graduated from the Pedagogical Institute in Perm.
  • Studying crafts always aroused great interest in the boy. Even during his school years, he mastered such professions as: carpenter, mechanic, shoemaker, turner and blacksmith.
  • Despite the fact that Evgeny Permyak lived most of his life away from native land, The Urals are present in many of his works.
  • Supported friendly relations with such famous Soviet writers as: Pavel Bazhov, Agnia Barto, Lev Kassil.
  • Over the years of my life I have been engaged in various activities. He was many things: a newspaper correspondent, a meat shop clerk, a worker at a candy factory, a drama club director, a water supply inspector, a club worker, etc.

Evgeny Permyak: books

During his life he wrote more than a hundred books of various genres: essays, short stories, fairy tales, plays, stories, novels. Let's remember the most famous works Evgeniya Permyak for adults and children.

  • "How Masha became big." Short story will give the child an idea that it is not things that make us adults, but actions and helping loved ones. There is a lot to discuss and think about.
  • "Golden Nail" This good fairy tale glorifies crafts and the working person. It is a must read for both children and adults.
  • "Ugly Christmas tree." The plot of this tale is taken from life itself. There are no magical characters here, and the fact that the trees talk is perceived as completely normal. The tree grew crooked and ugly, and except for offensive ridicule, it heard nothing in its life. But she did not pretend to anything, and resignedly endured all the insults. For her modesty, she received a worthy reward - they made a book out of it. Simple story becomes the basis for a good discussion.
  • "How Fire Married Water."
  • "Who to be". A collection of short stories united by one goal - to introduce children to huge world professions. The book was written with great love for work. After reading it, children understand that every profession has its own charm and beauty.
  • "Last Frost" A novel about the love of young people, about youth, and about the choice of path that everyone makes in life.

Features of creativity

What is unique about the works written by Evgeniy Permyak? Let's highlight and list their distinctive features:

  • the presence of political overtones;
  • reflect the spirit of the times;
  • we are talking about problems that concern society;
  • fairy tale motifs are used;
  • brevity of description;
  • unexpected plot twists;
  • real, not fictitious people and events;
  • praise of the working man.

Real name:

Evgeniy Andreevich Vissov


Other aliases:

Master Nepryakhin



Evgeniy Andreevich Permyak (real name Vissov; 18(31).10.1902 – 17.08.1982) - Russian Soviet writer, playwright, whose main work consists of stories and fairy tales for children, and novels for adults are devoted to the life of the working class.

The birthplace of Evgeny Andreevich Vissov, better known under the pseudonym Evgeny Permyak, was long considered Perm - after the writer’s pseudonym. Today it is documented that he was born on October 31, 1902 in the city of Votkinsk. Little is known about the boy’s parents: the writer himself rarely mentioned them in public, and researchers have not found documents about them anywhere. Usually they are satisfied with the story that the Vissovs lived in Perm, their father was a postal worker and died of tuberculosis in 1905. Due to poverty, the mother was forced to send her son to Votkinsk, to be raised by his parents and sister - grandparents and Aunt Zhenya. True, she periodically tried to take the boy to her place in Perm, but each time not for long.

In Votkinsk, Zhenya studied at a parochial school, then at a pro-gymnasium, then at a gymnasium... When it struck October Revolution, the gymnasium became a second-level school with industrial training. This subject was so important that the young man went into life having thoroughly mastered five crafts: carpentry, plumbing, shoemaking, blacksmithing and lathe. I stocked up with knowledge and skills for the rest of my life.

First year independent life Vissov served as a clerk at the Kupinsky meat station, then worked at the Record candy factory in Perm. At the same time, he took up journalism: he published rabselkorov articles and poems in the newspapers “Zvezda” and “Krasnoye Prikamye”. He signed them with a pseudonym Master Nepryakhin. From that time on, the double surname Vissov-Nepryakhin stuck to him, it is even mentioned in documents. However, the work of the future writer as the director of the drama club in the workers' club named after. Tomsky.

In 1924, Evgeniy entered the socio-economic department of the pedagogical faculty of Perm University, after which he decided to settle in Moscow. In the 1930s, several of his plays were accepted for production in theaters in the USSR, but two of them were especially popular: “The Forest is Noisy” and “Rollover.”

Then the writer got married. His wife's name was Maria Konstantinovna. They had a daughter, Ksenia.

When the Great Patriotic War began, Evgeniy Andreevich, like many other Soviet writers, was evacuated to Sverdlovsk. There he became especially close to Pavel Petrovich Bazhov, who headed the local organization of the Writers' Union. Based on Bazhov's tales, playwright Vissov then wrote several plays. On Bazhov’s advice, he began to compose fairy tales and books for children.

The first book, “Who Should I Be?”, which introduced children to various professions in a popular form, was published under the pseudonym Evgeniy Permyak in 1946.

The first collection of Permyak’s author’s fairy tales, “The Lucky Nail,” appeared ten years later, in 1956. The most famous collection of fairy tales in Permyak is “Grandfather’s Piggy Bank,” which includes 50 fairy tales. Since that time, Evgeniy Andreevich has been considered one of the founders of the modern Russian fairy tale. The third was a collection of fairy tales, “A Lock Without a Key,” published in 1962.

For the last 20 years of his life, the writer preferred to work on serious novels about contemporary life. His books, especially collections of fairy tales, became so popular among readers that Evgeniy Andreevich and his wife officially changed their surname Vissov to Permyak.

Evgeniy Andreevich Permyak died on August 17, 1982. He was buried in Moscow at the Vagankovskoye cemetery.

Biography Note:

Fantastic in creativity:

Despite the fact that Evgeny Permyak was the author of many serious novels, stories and plays for adults, he primarily became known for his fairy tales and miniatures of a popular science and moralizing nature for children.

The writer’s work includes about a hundred fairy tales created under the influence of the works of Pavel Bazhov. In them, Permyak relies on fairy-tale traditions, using allegory, fairy-tale symbolism, and fairy-tale motifs: objects talk, argue among themselves and with people, ultimately figuring out “what is good and what is bad.” The idea of ​​the importance of work in a person’s life runs like a red ribbon through all Permyak’s fairy tales. Popular collections of fairy tales by the author: “Grandfather’s Piggy Bank” (1957), “Lock Without a Key” (1962). The story “The Tale of the Country of Terra Ferro” (1959) also became popular and is still being republished.

In his works for adults, Permyak also often used fairy tale forms of storytelling (for example, “Solvinsky Memories”, “The Kingdom of Quiet Lutoni” (1970)).

Evgeniy Andreevich Permyak

Permyak Evgeniy Andreevich (10/18/1902 - 1982), writer. He spent his childhood and youth in the Urals and in the Kulunda steppes. Graduated from the pedagogical faculty of Perm University (1930). In n. In the 1930s he acted as a playwright. The most famous of Permyak’s plays are “The Forest is Noisy” (1937), “Rollover” (1939), “Ermakov’s Swans” (1942, based on the tale of P. Bazhov), “Ivan and Marya” (1942), “The Golden Magpie” (1960 ) etc. Author of popular science books for children: “Who should I be?” (1946), “From the Fire to the Cauldron” (1959), “The Tale of the Country of Terra Ferro” (1959), “The Tale of Gas” (1960); collections of fairy tales: “Lucky Nail” (1956), “Grandfather’s Piggy Bank” (1957), “Lock Without a Key” (1962), etc. In children’s literature, Permyak affirms the great importance of labor, the “secret of the price” of a person. Permyak is one of the creators modern fairy tale

, in which a bold folk fantasy, a dream that was unrealizable in the past, becomes a reality. Permyak wrote the following novels: “The Tale of the Gray Wolf” (1960), “The Old Witch” (1961), “The Last Frost” (1962), “Humpback Bear” (1965).

Materials used from the site Great Encyclopedia of the Russian People - http://www.rusinst.ru

Permyak Evgeniy (real name Evgeniy Andreevich Vissov) is a prose writer.

He changed many occupations: he was a land manager, a food processor, an instructor in cultural and educational work, a journalist, and the head of a propaganda team. He has been publishing since 1924. He published rabselkorov correspondence in the Sarapul newspaper “Red Prikamye” and wrote poetry under the pseudonym “Master Nepryakhin”.

In 1930 he graduated from the pedagogical faculty of Perm University. IN student years became the organizer of the magazine “Living Theatrical Newspaper”, created on the model of the “Blue Blouse”, famous in those years. In 1929, his brochure “The History of a Living Theatrical Newspaper” was published in Perm.

In the early 1930s, Permyak moved to Moscow and began professional literary activity. Collaborates in the magazines “Village Theater”, “Club Stage”. Announces himself as a playwright. Of the plays of the early 1930s, the most famous are “The Forest is Noisy” (1937) and “Roll” (1939).

During the Great Patriotic War, Permyak and a group of Moscow writers were in Sverdlovsk. He actively cooperates with the Sovinformburo, responds to current events with journalism in the newspapers of Sverdlovsk, Nizhny Tagil, Chelyabinsk, and speaks at factories. At this time, he became close to P. Bazhov and helped him run a local writers’ organization. This relationship turned into a lasting friendship. Subsequently, Permyak dedicated the book “The Long-Life Master” to Bazhov.

In 1942, the book Ermakov’s Swans was published in Sverdlovsk. Heroic performance in 4 acts by Evgeny Permyak based on the tale of the same name P. Bazhova about Ermak Timofeevich, his brave esauls, his faithful bride Alyonushka and about the great sovereign Ivan Vasilievich" Later, Permyak wrote another play based on Bazhov’s tale - “ Silver hoof"(published in Moscow in 1956). He himself recorded and processed the legends about Mount Grace. During the joint trips of Bazhov and Permyak around the Urals, books of essays “Ural Notes” and “Builders” were born.

It was then that the idea for the book “Who to Be” appeared. The book consists of 12 plot-complete chapters (notebooks), united by the author’s common goal: to reveal the poetry of labor and introduce the young reader to the huge number of professions existing on earth. Talking about the fascinating journey of his young heroes in the huge “kingdom of labor”, the author leads them to famous storyteller, his story about the famous craftsman-charcoal burner Timokha, who is convinced that “there is life in every business: it runs ahead of skill and pulls the person along with it.” The idea that in every business you need to “find the spice” runs through your entire journey into the world of professions. In any business you can become a happy, famous person. The book, which appeared in 1946, opened a new significant stage in Permyak’s work - his entry into children’s literature. The book was very successful and was translated into many languages ​​of the peoples of the USSR, incl. and in Komi-Permyak.

Permyak is the author of popular science books for children “From the Fire to the Cauldron” (1959), “The Tale of the Country of Terra Ferro” (1959), “The Tale of Gas” (1957), the collection of fairy tales “Grandfather’s Piggy Bank” (1957), “Lock Without a Key” (1962), etc.; journalistic books on economic and political topics: “About the Seven Heroes” (1960), “The ABC of Our Life” (1963). United by the idea of ​​the importance of labor, they show the “mystery of the price” of human labor, the need to become involved in labor from childhood, because hardworking little Soviet citizens will grow up good people, masters of their country and destiny.

Permyak is considered one of the creators of the modern fairy tale. Relying on fairy-tale traditions, using fairy-tale, skaz forms, he puts new, modern content into the traditional genre. Fiction, bold fantasy in Permyak’s fairy tales is real, practically justified, and as close to life as possible. The heroes of Permyak's fairy tales do not seek help from magical forces. Inquisitive knowledge wins, labor is an ever-new “magic force” that always remains modern. Only through labor can happiness be achieved, only through labor can man’s power, the source of his life, be found.

“...Somewhere in the fifty-third year of my life, I crossed some threshold, beyond which the steps of the staircase began,” noted Permyak. The steps of his creative path were the novels “The Tale of the Gray Wolf” (1960), “The Old Witch” (1961), “Humpback Bear” (1965), “The Last Frost” (1962), “The Kingdom of Quiet Lutoni” (1970), etc. The living problems of today are sometimes put into frames that are conventional in their forms. The fairy tale becomes reality and is imbued with political content. The ideological and artistic basis of Permyak’s novels are clashes of characters and events that express the spirit of the times. Modernity in Permyak’s novels is not the background, but the main content that determines the conflicts of the narrative, the figurative system, and the entire structure. The journalistic intensity of the writing, satirical coloring and lyrical penetration of the author's characteristics are the essential features of Permyak's novels. Criticism reproached Permyak for excessive journalisticism, naked sharpness of situations and characters, but Permyak himself deliberately weaves it into the narrative, and in his speeches on literary topics he insisted that the so-called. journalistic threads have a long history in Russian literature and demonstrate the active civic position of the author-narrator.

In his novels, Permyak looks for fresh narrative forms, uses the forms of fairy tales, her allegorical, fairy-tale symbolism, tale motifs, realized in the linguistic richness of the author’s descriptions, the wise slyness of an experienced storyteller. Along with this, Permyak’s novels are characterized by the rapid development of action, unexpected plot twists, and laconicism of the author’s characteristics.

The novel “The Tale of the Gray Wolf” is connected with the life of the workers of the Urals. A Permyak paints his contemporaries from the Ural village of Bakhrushi. The energetic chairman of the collective farm, Pyotr Bakhrushin, who knows his business, lives here. It suddenly turns out that he, who was considered dead back in the years Civil War brother Trofim, alive, became a farmer in America, comes to visit his native village. The farmer-tourist is accompanied by the American journalist John Thaner, who wanted to witness “a somewhat unusual meeting of two brothers from different worlds"and write a book about the life of the Russian village. The fate of an American farmer, the story of his arrival as a foreign tourist in his native village, meetings with Soviet people form the basis of the story. The collision of two brothers, although it is the plot core of the novel, its main conflict, is only an eventful expression of large social clashes. Different people enter into a duel, social systems, worldviews, and different views of the world collide.

Permyak is known as the creator of original, cutting-edge, journalistically active “little novels” (“Happy Wreck”, “Grandma’s Lace”, “Solvinsky Memories”). They consist of novelistically short, often plot-integrated chapters. This form allows you to widely cover a large amount of vital material, make excursions into the distant past, trace the fates of people associated with it, quickly change the scene of action, and develop the narrative in a dynamic, intense and exciting way. Almost all of Permyak's short novels are written in a fairytale style. None of them can do without an inserted fairy tale, firmly connected with the narrative and clarifying a lot in ideological plan the entire work. The fairy tale “About the Stinging Truth”, organically included in the plot fabric of “Solvinsky Memories”, fairy-tale images and characteristics determine genre originality the best short novels by Evgeny Permyak - “The Kingdom of Quiet Luton”, “The Charm of Darkness”.

A Permyak has always considered himself a Permian by origin, a Uralian. Many of his novels are written on Ural material. Permyak’s historical and revolutionary novel “Humpbacked Bear” was written on Ural material, revealing the complex life contradictions on the eve of October. The ideological basis of the novel is the problem of personality formation. Permyak unfolds a gallery of living human images and characters, some of which contribute to the crystallization in the soul of the protagonist good feelings, others, on the contrary, cruelly hurt with injustice and evil. Soon, based on it, the story “The Childhood of Mavrik” arose. This is a story about the life of a boy in a factory village near the Urals before the revolution. Mavrik eagerly absorbs the impressions of the world around him, helps the children of workers, and fights for justice. When the revolution comes, he, already a young man, accepts it without hesitation and happily participates in building a new life.

In 1970, Permyak’s book “My Land” was published in Moscow, entirely dedicated to the Urals - “a land of wonders and countless treasures.” One of the chapters of the book talks about the Perm region.

Permyak is rightfully considered one of the creators of the modern literary fairy tale. Permyak's books about professions and unique fairy tales for children are, of course, included in the golden fund of literature.

M.A.Efremova

Materials used from the book: Russian literature of the 20th century. Prose writers, poets, playwrights. Biobibliographical dictionary. Volume 3. P - Y. s. 46-48.

CHRONOS Notes

Back in 1992, Votkinsk local historian Z.A. Vladimirova, according to documents from the Central State Archive of the Udmurt Republic (CSA UR), it was established that the place of birth of E.A. Permyak is Votkinsk. The statement that his birthplace is Perm should be considered erroneous. ( The text of the note was prepared by Tatyana Sannikova).

Read further:

Russian writers and poets(biographical reference book).

Photo album(photos from different years).

Essays:

SS: in 4 volumes. Sverdlovsk, 1977;

Selected works: in 2 volumes / intro. article by V. Poltoratsky. M., 1973;

Favorites: Novels, short stories, tales and fairy tales. M., 1981;

Make noise, military banners!: A great heroic performance from ancient times, about the brave northern squads, about Prince Igor, his faithful wife and associates, about the khan’s daughter and many others. M.; L., 1941;

Ural notes. Sverdlovsk, 1943;

Who to be: Traveling by profession. M., 1956;

Today and yesterday. Favorites. M., 1962;

Humpback bear. Book 1-2. M., 1965-67;

Memorable knots: fairy tales. M., 1967;

Grandma's lace. Novosibirsk, 1967;

My land: Stories, essays, stories, stories and stories about a land of wonders and countless treasures. M., 1970;

Ural novels. Sverdlovsk, 1971;

Yargorod. M., 1973;

Grandfather's piggy bank. Perm, 1977;

Long-lived master: About the life and work of Pavel Bazhov. To the 100th anniversary of his birth. M., 1978;

The Charm of Darkness: Novels. M., 1980;

Soviet state. M., 1981;

Stories and fairy tales. M., 1982;

Humpback Bear: a novel. Perm, 1982;

The ABC of our life. Perm, 1984.

Literature:

Karasev Yu. About the sense of proportion [about the book: Evgeny Permyak. Precious inheritance: a novel] // New World. 1952. No. 9;

Kasimovsky E. Don’t believe me? Check [about the book: Evgeny Permyak. High steps] // New World. 1959. No. 2;

Gura V. Evgeniy Permyak. Critical biographical essay. M., 1962;

Rurikov Yu. Pernicious snares [about the book: Evgeny Permyak. Happy crash. Little novel] // New World. 1965. No. 8;

Gura V. Journey into mastery. Essay on the work of Evgeny Permyak. M., 1972.

The real name of Evgeniy Andreevich Permyak (1902–1982) is Vissov. He was born in the Urals in the family of a postal worker. He spent his childhood in Votkinsk with his grandmother, studied at a parochial school, then at a gymnasium, and mastered several crafts. He spent his youth in Perm, where he graduated from the pedagogical faculty of the university.

And although the writer’s main literary life passed far from the Urals, he had the right to say: “No one has ever left or will ever leave his land, no matter how far he turns out to be from it.”

And indeed, in all the books of Evgeny Permyak, if not the Urals itself with its fabulous treasures, then people of the “Ural character” are present: hardworking, jack-of-all-trades, proud of their skills. Evgeniy Andreevich himself was like that: he loved and knew how to work with an ax and shovel, he knew how to make all sorts of cunning devices - homemade products that made farming easier.

But the “Ural character” of the writer was most evident in his books. He began writing early, in the mid-30s, after graduating from university. And his first compositions were plays. He came to the theater during his student years and organized the “Living Theatrical Newspaper.” For this “newspaper” Evgeny Permyak composed feuilletons, satirical scenes, couplets and ditties - everything that made the performances of the “living newspaper” topical and necessary for the audience.

Evgeniy Andreevich wrote many plays. Some of them had an enviable theatrical destiny and were performed in theaters not only in the Urals, but also in Moscow, Leningrad, and Odessa. In Sverdlovsk he met Pavel Bazhov and composed several plays based on his fairy tales. And yet not in this form literary creativity The strongest sides of Permyak's writing talent emerged.

How children's writer it became famous in the late 40s of the XX century. Readers liked popular science stories and literary tales Perm. The heroes of his books are ordinary people, they study and work, grieve and rejoice, do not boast of their exploits and are not afraid of dangers.

The writer’s tale style goes back to the traditions of N.S.’s prose. Leskova and P.P. Bazhova. Folklore images in fairy tales are understandable to children of all ages. Hard work, kindness, originality, inner beauty common man delight not only children, but also adults. And the language of fairy tales is extremely simple and devoid of pretentiousness.

What is the secret of mastery? How to become a true master of your craft? What is the price of human labor? How to become independent? A child learns to answer these and other questions if he reads the literary fairy tales of Evgeniy Permyak with his parents. Short stories about naughty and inquisitive girls and boys sound very modern and instructive.

Evgeny Permyak wrote for readers of different ages. But most of all - for children. A teacher, a mentor, always lived in him. After all, it was probably not for nothing that Permyak went to study not just anywhere, but at the Faculty of Education. There have never been boring teachings, dull edification, or reproach in the writer’s books. This happens, said Evgeniy Andreevich, only with bad teachers; it would be better if they went to study with someone else...

Most of all, Evgeny Permyak loved to write fairy tales. He considered them the basis of literature for children. His tales contain the most real life, it is only clothed in the form of a fairy tale, where evil and good characters act, where there is always a struggle between them and where the kindest, smartest and most skillful always wins.

Evgeny Permyak created a special type of “educational fairy tale.” It is enough to read the titles of the fairy tales alone to understand what he wants to tell his readers about: “How Fire Married Water”, “How the Samovar was Harnessed”, “Who Grinds Flour”, “Tale of the Iron Mountain”, “Parable of Steel” and cast iron", "The Tale of the Great Bell", "Chatty Lightning"...

In Evgeniy Andreevich’s fairy tales, the most seemingly ordinary and familiar things acquired a fabulous, magical image. And it became clear what makes fire, water, a piece of ore, a simple stone a miracle... This miracle is human labor. In his fairy tales, Evgeniy Permyak knew how to talk about the most complex phenomena. “The Tale of the Country of Terra Ferro” is a book about the importance of iron in human life. But it is also about the history of our country, about the fight against dark forces, against Rot and Rust...

Evgeniy Andreevich Permyak died in 1982. The result of his 80-year life is great and instructive. His books are widely known not only in our country, but also in many countries around the world; they have been translated into many languages. And with them the life of the old and wise mentor continues.


OH!

Nadya couldn’t do anything. Grandmother dressed Nadya, put on shoes, washed her, combed her hair.

Mom gave Nadya water from a cup, fed her from a spoon, put her to sleep, and lulled her to sleep.

Nadya heard about kindergarten. The girlfriends are having fun playing there. They dance. They sing. They listen to stories. Good for children in kindergarten. And Nadenka would have been happy there, but they didn’t take her there. They didn't accept it!

Nadya cried. Mom cried. Grandma cried.

Why didn’t you accept Nadenka into kindergarten?

And in kindergarten they say:

How can we accept her when she doesn’t know how to do anything?

Grandmother came to her senses, mother came to her senses. And Nadya caught herself. Nadya began to dress herself, put on her shoes, wash herself, eat, drink, comb her hair, and go to bed.

When they found out about this in kindergarten, they came for Nadya themselves. They came and took her to kindergarten, dressed, with shoes, washed, and combed her hair.

ABOUT THE NOSE AND TONGUE

Katya had two eyes, two ears, two arms, two legs, and one tongue and one nose.

Tell me, grandma,” Katya asks, “why do I only have two, and one tongue and one nose?”

And therefore, dear granddaughter,” the grandmother answers, “so that you see more, hear more, do more, walk more and talk less, and don’t stick your snub nose where it shouldn’t.”

This, it turns out, is why there is only one tongue and one nose.

HOW MASHA BECAME BIG

Little Masha really wanted to grow up. Very. But she didn’t know how to do it. I tried everything. And I walked in my mother’s shoes. And she was sitting in my grandmother’s hood. And she did her hair like Aunt Katya’s. And I tried on beads. And she put the watch on her hand. Nothing worked. They just laughed at her and made fun of her.

One day Masha decided to sweep the floor. And swept it. Yes, she swept it so well that even my mother was surprised:

Mashenka! Are you really getting big with us?

And when Masha washed the dishes clean and wiped them dry, then not only mother, but also father was surprised. He was surprised and said to everyone at the table:

We didn’t even notice how Maria grew up with us. He not only sweeps the floor, but also washes the dishes.

Now everyone calls little Masha big. And she feels like an adult, although she walks around in her tiny shoes and short dress. No hairstyle. No beads. No watch.

Apparently, they are not the ones who make little ones big.

CURRANT

Tanyusha had heard a lot about cuttings, but didn’t know what they were.

One day my father brought a bunch of green twigs and said:

These are currant cuttings. Let's plant currants, Tanyusha.

Tanya began to look at the cuttings. The sticks are like sticks - slightly longer than a pencil. Tanyusha was surprised:

How can currants grow from these sticks when they have neither roots nor branches?

And the father answers:

But they have buds. Roots will emerge from the lower buds. But from this top one, a currant bush will grow.

Tanyusha couldn’t believe that a small bud could become a big bush. And I decided to check it out. I decided to grow currants myself. In the front garden. In front of the hut, right under the windows. And there were burdocks and burdocks growing there. Yes, they are so tenacious that you won’t be able to weed them out right away.

Grandma helped. They pulled out the burdocks and thistles, and Tanyusha began to dig up the ground. This is not an easy job. First you need to remove the turf, then break up the clods. And the turf near the ground is thick and hard. And the lumps are hard.

Tanya had to work a lot until the land was conquered. It became soft and crumbly.

Tanya marked out the dug up ground with a string and pegs. She did everything as her father ordered and planted currant cuttings in rows. She sat down and began to wait.

The long-awaited day has come. Sprouts emerged from the buds, and soon leaves appeared.

By autumn, small bushes rose from the sprouts. And a year later they bloomed and produced the first berries. A small handful from each bush.

Tanya is pleased that she grew currants herself. And people rejoice looking at the girl:

This is what a good “currant” the Kalinnikovs are growing. Persistent. Hard-working. Black-eyed, with a white ribbon in her braid.

HURRY KNIFE

Mitya whittled the stick, whittled it and threw it away. It turned out to be an oblique stick. Uneven. Ugly.

How is this so? - Mitya’s father asks.

“The knife is bad,” Mitya answers, “it cuts askew.”

No, says the father, it’s a good knife. He's just in a hurry. It needs to be taught patience.

But as? - asks Mitya.

“And so,” said the father.

He took the stick and began to plan it little by little, little by little, carefully.

Mitya understood how to teach a knife patience, and he also began to whittle little by little, little by little, carefully.

For a long time the hasty knife did not want to obey. He was in a hurry: he tried to swerve now and then at random, but it didn’t work out. Mitya forced him to be patient.

The knife became good at whittling. Smooth. Beautiful. Obediently.

FIRST FISH

Yura lived in a big and friendly family. Everyone in this family worked. Only Yura was not working. He was only five years old.

Once, Yurina’s family went to catch fish and cook fish soup. They caught a lot of fish and gave them all to grandma. Yura also caught one fish. Ruff. And I also gave it to my grandmother. For fish soup.

Grandma cooked fish soup. The whole family on the shore sat down around the pot and started praising their ears:

That's why our fish soup is delicious, because Yura caught a huge ruff. That’s why our fish soup is fatty and rich, because fish soup is fatter than catfish.

And even though Yura was small, he understood that the adults were joking. Is there a lot of profit from a tiny brush? But he was still happy. He was happy because his little fish was in the big family ear.

HOW MISHA WANTED TO OUTSIT MOM

Misha’s mother came home after work and clasped her hands:

How did you, Mishenka, manage to break off a bicycle wheel?

It, mom, broke off on its own.

Why is your shirt torn, Mishenka?

She, mommy, tore herself apart.

Where did your other shoe go? Where did you lose it?

He, mom, got lost somewhere.

Then Misha’s mother said:

How bad they all are! They, the scoundrels, need to be taught a lesson!

But as? - Misha asked.

“Very simple,” my mother answered.

If they have learned to break themselves, to tear themselves apart, and to get lost themselves, let them learn to fix themselves, to sew themselves up, to find themselves. And you and I, Misha, will sit at home and wait for them to do all this.

Misha sat down by the broken bicycle, in a torn shirt, without a shoe, and thought deeply. Apparently this boy had something to think about.

WHO?

Three girls once argued about which of them would be the best first-grader.

“I will be the best first-grader,” says Lucy, “because my mother has already bought me a school bag.”

No, I will be the best first-grader,” said Katya.

My mother sewed me a uniform dress with a white apron.

No, I... No, I,” Lenochka argues with her friends.

Not only do I have a school bag and a pencil case, not only do I have a uniform dress with a white apron, they also gave me two white ribbons in my braids.

The girls argued like that, they argued - they became hoarse. They ran to their friend. To Masha. Let her say which of them will be the best first-grader.

They came to Masha, and Masha was sitting at her ABC book.

“I don’t know, girls, who will be the best first-grader,” Masha answered. - I have no time. Today I have to learn three more letters.

What for? - the girls ask.

And then, so as not to turn out to be the worst, the very last first-grader,” said Masha and began to read the primer again.

Lucy, Katya and Lenochka became silent. There was no more arguing about who would be the best first-grader. And so clear.

THE WORST

Vova grew up strong and strong boy. Everyone was afraid of him. And how can you not be afraid of this! He beat his comrades. He shot at the girls with a slingshot. He made faces at the adults. He stepped on the dog's tail, Cannon. He pulled out the whiskers of Murzey the cat. I drove the prickly hedgehog under the closet. He was even rude to his grandmother.

Vova was not afraid of anyone. He was not afraid of anything. And he was very proud of this. I was proud, but not for long.

The day came when the boys did not want to play with him. They left him and that was it. He ran to the girls. But the girls, even the kindest ones, also turned away from him.

Then Vova rushed to Pushka, and he ran away into the street. Vova wanted to play with the cat Murzey, but the cat climbed onto the closet and looked at the boy with unkind green eyes. Angry.

Vova decided to lure the hedgehog out from under the closet. Where there! The hedgehog moved to another house to live long ago.

Vova approached his grandmother. The offended grandmother did not even look up at her grandson. The old woman is sitting in the corner, knitting a stocking and wiping away tears.

The worst of the worst that ever happened in the world came: Vova was left alone.

Alone!

PICHUGIN BRIDGE

On the way to school, the children loved to talk about their exploits.

It would be nice, says one, to save a child in a fire!

Even catching the biggest pike is good, the second one dreams. - They'll find out about you right away.

“It’s best to fly to the moon,” says the third boy.

Then people in all countries will know.

But Syoma Pichugin didn’t think about anything like that. He grew up as a quiet and silent boy.

Like all the kids, Syoma loved to go to school along the short route across the Bystryanka River. This small river flowed along steep banks, and it was very difficult to jump over it. Last year, one schoolboy did not reach the other shore and fell. I was even in the hospital. And this winter, two girls were crossing the river on the first ice and stumbled. We got wet. And there was also a lot of screaming.

The boys were forbidden to take the short route. How long can you go when there is a short one!

So Syoma Pichugin decided to drop the old willow from this bank to that one. His ax was good. Chiseled by my grandfather. And he began to chop the willow with them.

This turned out to be not an easy task. The willow was very thick. You can't grab it with two people. Only on the second day did the tree collapse. It collapsed and lay across the river.

Now it was necessary to cut off the branches of the willow. They got underfoot and made it difficult to walk. But when Syoma cut them off, walking became even more difficult. There's nothing to hold on to. Just look, you'll fall. Especially if it's snowing.

Syoma decided to install a railing from poles.

Grandfather helped.

It turned out to be a good bridge. Now not only the children, but also all other residents began to walk from village to village along a short road. As soon as anyone takes a detour, they will definitely tell him:

But where do you go seven miles away to slurp jelly! Go straight across the Pichugin Bridge.

So they began to call him by Semina’s last name - Pichugin Bridge. When the willow rotted and it became dangerous to walk on it, the collective farm built a real bridge. Made from good logs. But the name of the bridge remains the same - Pichugin.

Soon this bridge was also replaced. They began to straighten the highway. The road passed through the Bystryanka River, along the same short path along which the children ran to school.

The big bridge was built. With cast iron railings. This could have been given a loud name. Concrete, let's say... Or something else. And they still call it in the old way - Pichugin Bridge. And it doesn’t even occur to anyone that this bridge could be called something else.

This is how it happens in life.

WHAT ARE HANDS FOR?

Petya and grandfather were great friends. We talked about everything.

A grandfather once asked his grandson:

And why, Petenka, do people need hands?

“To play with a ball,” Petya answered.

And also for what? - asked the grandfather.

To hold a spoon.

To pet the cat.

To throw pebbles into the river...

Petya answered his grandfather all evening. He answered correctly. I judged everyone else only by my own hands, and not by my mother’s, not by my father’s, not by the hard, working hands with which my whole life, the whole world, is held together.