Pavel Petrovich Bazhov was a Russian and Soviet writer, folklorist, publicist, and journalist. He became known as the author of Ural tales. Pavel Petrovich was born near Yekaterinburg into a working-class family. His childhood was spent in the town of Polevskoy in Sverdlovsk Oblast. The future writer studied diligently and was one of the best pupils at the factory school. Bazhov graduated from the ecclesiastical school in Yekaterinburg and then from the Perm Theological Seminary. Later he worked as a teacher of the Russian language.
The beginning of his literary activity fell on the years of the Civil War. During that period he also began working as a journalist and developed an interest in the history of the Urals. His first book, "Ural Stories", was published in 1924, and his first skaz, "Devka Azovka", saw the light in 1936.
World fame came to Bazhov with the book "The Malachite Casket", published in 1939. In 1943 Pavel Petrovich was awarded the Stalin Prize, and in 1944 he received the Order of Lenin for outstanding achievements in literature. Bazhov's creative legacy is extensive and multifaceted. His works formed the basis for numerous ballets, operas, stage productions, films, and animated films. The writer's life ended tragically on December 3, 1950. Pavel Petrovich Bazhov is buried at the Ivanovskoye Cemetery in Sverdlovsk.
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