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Sholokhov, an
outstanding Russian Soviet novelist, was born in the Kamensk
region of Russia, in the 'land of the Cossacks' — in stanitsa
Veshenskaya. His father was at times a farmer, cattle trader.
His mother was illiterate but learned to read and write in order
to correspond with her son.
Sholokhov began
writing at 17. The Birthmark, Sholokhov's first story, appeared
when he was 19. In 1922 Sholokhov moved to Moscow to become a
journalist, but he had to support himself through manual labour.
From 1922 to 1924 he changed many jobs, but he also participated
in writers 'seminars/ In 1924 Sholokhov returned to Veshesnkaya
and devoted himself entirely to writing. In the same year he got
married and had two daughters and two sons.
His first book
Tales from the Don (1926), a volume of stories about the
Cossacks of his native region during World War I and the Russian
Civil War, won him the 1965 Nobel Prize for Literature. In the
same year Sholokhov began writing And Quiet Flows the Don, which
earned the Stalin Prize and took him fourteen years to complete
(1928—1940). It became the most read work of Soviet fiction and
was a powerful example of socialist realism. Virgin Soil
Upturned, which took 28 years to complete, reflects life during
collectivization in the Don area. The short story The Fate of a
Man (1957) was made into a popular Russian film and his
unfinished novel They Fought for Their Country is about the
Great Patriotic War. During World War II Sholokhov wrote for
various journals. His collected works was published in eight
volumes between 1956 and 1960.
Sholokhov has
been accused of plagiarizing And Quiet Flows the Don. A 1984
monograph demonstrated through computer study that Sholokhov was
indeed the likely author of the book. And in 1987, several
thousand pages of notes and drafts of the work were discovered
and authenticated.
In 1937 he was
elected to the Soviet Parliament. In 1959 he accompanied Soviet
Premier Nikita Khrushchev on a trip to Europe and the United
States. He became a member of the CPSU Central Committee in
1961, Academician of the USSR Academy of Sciences in 1939, and
was a member of the USSR Supreme Soviet. He was twice awarded
Hero of Socialist Labour, and later became vice president of the
Association of Soviet Writers.
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following sentences into English.
1. Шолохов был знаменитым русским советским романистом,
чей первый рассказ появился, когда ему было 19 лет.
2. Он переехал в Москву, чтобы стать журналистом, но ему
пришлось зарабатывать на жизнь физическим трудом.
3. Он вернулся в Вешенскую, чтобы целиком посвятить себя
писательскому труду.
4. Его первый сборник рассказов завоевал Нобелевскую премию в
области литературы.
5. Его роман «Тихий Дон», наиболее читаемая книга советской
художественной литературы и яркий пример социалистического
реализма, писался в течение 14 лет и завоевал Сталинскую премию.
6. Рассказ «Судьба человека» был положен в основу популярного
фильма.
7. Во время второй мировой войны Шолохов писал для различных
журналов.
8. Его собрание сочинений было издано в 8 томах.
9. Его обвиняли в плагиате «Тихого Дона», но затем были найдены
заметки и наброски произведения, была установлена их
подлинность, и было доказано, что он автор книги.
10. Он был избран в Советский парламент, стал членом ЦК КПСС,
академиком Академии наук СССР, и был Дважды Героем
Социалистического труда.
1. Sholokhov was an outstanding Russian
Soviet novelist whose first story appeared when he was 19.
2. He moved to Moscow to become a journalist but had to support
himself through manual labour.
3. He returned to Veshenskaya to devote himself entirely to
writing.
4. His first volume of stories won him the Nobel Prize for
Literature.
5. His novel And Quiet Flows the Don, the most read work of
Soviet fiction and a powerful example of socialist realism, took
him 14 years to complete and earned the Stalin Prize.
6. The short story The Fate of a Man was made into a popular
film.
7. During world War II Sholokhov wrote for different journals.
8. His collected works was published in 8 volumes.
9. He has been accused of plagiarizing And Quiet flows the Don,
but later the notes and drafts of the work were discovered and
authenticated, and it was proved he was the author of the book.
10. He was elected to the Soviet Parliament, became a member of
the CPSU Central Committee, Academician of the USSR Academy of
Sciences, and was twice awarded Hero of Socialist Labour.
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