Eduard Uspenskiy (in Russian Эдуард Успенский, b. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages December 22, 1937) is a Russian writer and author of several children's books. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms Children's literature is an age category of literature written for published for or marketed to Children roughly through age 12 Among his most beloved characters are a serious but adventurous boy known, for his serious disposition, by the sardonic nickname of Uncle Fedya (Uncle Fyodor, Дядя Фёдор), from Uncle Fedya, His Dog, and His Cat; and the anthropomorphic duo of Crocodile Gena (Крокодил Гена) and Cheburashka (Чебурашка), featured in a children's novel by Uspensky about the adventures of the two animal friends. Crocodile Gena ( Russian: Крокодил Гена Krokodil Gena) is a fictional friendly Crocodile in the series of Cheburashka Cheburashka ( Russian: Чебурашка) also known as Topple in earlier English translations is a character
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Biography
Uspenskiy was born near Moscow. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of After graduating as an engineer, he earned his living by writing and producing animations. An engineer is a person professionally engaged in a field of Engineering. The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames
Besides writing and producing, Uspenskiy has enjoyed a professional role as a long-lasting figure in radio and television: he was instrumental in the creation of the popular radio program Radio Nanny (Радионяня; Radionayanya), produced with the aim of featuring songs and humorous dialogue as integral elements of an educational radio program explaining concepts in grammar, mathematics, scientific subjects, and courteous behavior to children. In recent years, he has been working as host of the musical TV show V Nashu Gavan' Zahodili Korabli, dedicated to bringing old popular songs, performed by talented amateur singers, to nostalgic older audiences.
In addition to children's books, Uspenskiy's creative output also includes plays and poems. A play, or stageplay, is a form of Literature written by a Playwright, almost always consisting of Dialogue between Fictional characters
Uspenskiy's work in literature
Uspenskiy's first book about Uncle Fedya, Uncle Fedya, His Dog, and His Cat, was first published in Russian in 1974. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The main character is a six-year-old boy who is called Uncle Fedya because he is very serious. After his parents don't let him keep Mr. Matroskin, a talking cat, Uncle Fedya leaves his home. With the dog Sharik, the three set up a home in the country, a village called Prostokvaschino (Простоквашино, from the Russian for buttermilk, Простоквашa). Prostokvaschino is a fictional rural village in central Russia (Простоквашино from Russian Простоквашa Buttermilk) Buttermilk is a Fermented dairy product produced from Cow's milk with a characteristically sour taste After finding a treasure, Uncle Fedya can afford to buy a tractor that runs on soup and potatoes, and a portable sun to do the heating during the winter. Treasure (from Greek θησαυρος Thesaurus, meaning "a treasure of the chest" is a Cognate) is a concentration of riches often one A tractor is a Vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high Tractive effort at slow speeds for the purposes of hauling a trailer or machinery used The book was made into a successful animated film, Three from Buttermilk Village (and its two sequels). The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames Three from Buttermilk Village (Трое из Простоквашино tr Uspenskiy continued with Uncle Fedya in other books which have not, however, been as successful.
Selected books
- Uncle Fedya, His Dog, and His Cat (Дядя Фёдор, пёс и кот)
- The Little Warranty People
- Crocodile Gena and His Friends
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| NAME | Uspenskiy, Eduard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Uspenskiy, E. |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 22, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | near Moscow, Russia |
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