(453 words) Nikolai Nekrasov cannot be attributed to a single profession, in his work he was multifaceted: he was fond of prose, and poetry, and journalism. Therefore, his personality is very multifaceted, and his life path is thorny and diverse.
Birth and childhood
The writer was born on November 28, 1821 in the Podolsk province in the city of Nemirov. His parents - Alexei Nekrasov and Elena Zakrevskaya - had different social status and financial situation, so their marriage was not blessed by their parents. However, this did not stop them from creating a large family in which the future writer and 13 more children were born.
Life in the house could not be called careless and happy. Cruelty and despotism of the father was contrary to the tenderness and complaisance of the mother, conflicts arose that left a mark on the life and work of the poet.
Youth and education
Education Nekrasov began at the age of 11 years with admission to the gymnasium. After a couple of years, he begins to compose his first satirical poems. However, the gymnasium did not accept such creativity, so in 1837 Nekrasov was forced to leave the institution and move to St. Petersburg.
There, the writer faced a choice: education or military service. Nekrasov’s father, being a military man himself, insisted on a military career and gave his son an ultimatum — either military service or deprivation of material assistance. The son chose education. As promised, the poet lost material support, and, moreover, did not go to university. Then he became a volunteer of the Faculty of Philology.
History of success
Finding himself in a difficult financial situation, Nekrasov was forced to find ways to secure his existence. So he begins to write petitions and complaints to order in order to have at least some means.
After such a difficult period of life, luck still smiles at the poet. In 1846, Nekrasov, together with his friend I. Panayev, bought the journal Sovremennik, where I. Goncharov, I. Turgenev, F. Dostoevsky and others began their journey. The unstable situation in the country, changes in the format of censorship and the assassination of Emperor Alexander II inexorably led the magazine to close.
The next refuge of the author was “Domestic Notes”. During this period, the famous works of the writer were published - “Who can live well in Russia”, “Russian women”, “Grandfather”, in which the author raises such pressing problems as devotion, love for the motherland, the values of freedom and happiness.
Personal life
In the writer's personal life, 3 women left their mark. The strongest love, it is believed, he had for the wife of Ivan Panaev - Avdotya Panaeva. A couple of Avdotya and Nikolai had a son, whom he soon died. After this tragedy, the lovers parted. Then Nekrasov left for Paris with actress Celine Lefren, but after some time he left her and returned to her homeland.
Later, in his fate, a simple village girl Fyokla Viktorova appears, who becomes his only legal wife.
Death
In 1875, Nekrasov discovered a serious illness - bowel cancer. In 1877, on January 8, the writer dies in the city of Petersburg.
Nikolai Nekrasov made a truly significant contribution to Russian literature. As a witness to peasant life, he was able to truthfully describe what was happening in the country. Thanks to this, he received the unofficial status of the writer closest to the people.
