Thank you for your childhood: the children's writer Edward Uspensky died at the age of 80
At the age of 80, Russian children's writer Eduard Uspensky died. He died in his own house in the village of Puchkovo, Trinity Administrative District of Moscow.
Person, gave childhood to many generations of Russians and not only, was sick with severe cancer.
Ouspensky is the author and "father" of the beloved children of Crocodile Genes, the postman Pechkin, the cat Matroskin and Sharik, the plasticine crow and many other characters with whom the very concept of "childhood" is strongly associated.
On August 10, 2018, Edward Ouspensky felt bad, he was called an "ambulance." He died on the evening of August 14th.
In the Moscow City Duma they said that they are ready to urgently consider the issue of building in the capital monument to the children's writer.
Friends called Ouspensky "a storyteller and dreamer" who always rebelled against any injustice. His characters, which grew up grandparents, mom-dads, and now growing up children and grandchildren, have become the same.
Most children and adults know his poems and cartoon quotes by heart.
In the social networks of Runet, the action "Thank you for childhood" was launched, within which users can express personal thanks to Eduard Ouspensky and tell what they associate Gena and Cheburashka, Uncle Fedor and Matroskin.
The writer was born on December 22, 1937 in Yegoryevsk. Compose poems and funny stories by Edward started back in school years. Glory came only in the 60s, when Ouspensky began to publish as a humorous writer.
And only then he was able to realize the dream and created legendary children's characters.
In the work of the Assumption was considered a complex person. He was very demanding of publishers, illustrators, multipliers. The writer’s recent Prostokvashino sequel caused a storm of indignation. But such scruples, his friends say, was related to the fact that he incredibly loved his “children” - characters, and with them he loved all children and childhood as a whole.
If your children are not familiar with the creative Ouspensky, be sure to show them the legendary cartoons, the author of the script to which he was, and also read to the child one of his many books, because the characters he created are alive and are ready to help your child even now to understand what is good and what is not.
