Resigned from the life of Yuri Rytheu

In recent years, on Yurii Rytheu Russian media wrote infrequently. It is a pity that only the death of the writer has reason to recall it - the founder of Chukchi literature, the author of many novels, short stories, analytical pieces, kinostsenariev.

His life itself could be a fascinating story for the film. Born in 1930 in the family hunter, young Rytheu (this was the name given to the boy at birth) after the end of Seven decided to depart from the village of Uelen in Leningrad - to learn. The road to the northern capital has long. The young man floated an engine on the Bering Sea, walked into the mountains with a geological expedition, participated in zveroboynom fishing was gidrobazy loader. When it was time to get a passport, made his name Rytheu name and the name and patronymic - Yuri Sergeyevich - he "gave" a geologist familiar.

Write Rytheu already begun in Anadyr - essays and poems to local newspapers. Leningrad scientist P. Skorik, a former Chukotka linguistically expedition, helped talented young man to get to Leningrad. Rytheu first stories appeared in print even when he studied at university. And then, already working in Magadan, dvadtsatishestiletny writer has published "Chukotskuyu saga", which made him famous in Russia and abroad.

Writing Rytheu fate in Soviet Russia successfully evolved. Because under his pen came out one after another - and published! -- Books: novels, collections of short stories and poems, novels and essays. In 1958-1967 he worked. was written autobiography trilogy, telling about the fate of an entire generation "Time melting snows". At the same time have been set up story "Nunivak" (1963), "Magic mittens" (1963), novels "In the valley Malenkih Zaychikov" (1962), "Ayvangu" (1964), "The most beautiful ships" (1967). In the seventies also released a number of novels and novels - "Son in the early fog" (1970), "Iney on the threshold" (1971), Metatelnitsa harpoon "(1973)," Snow White "(1975)," Arctic Circle "(1977 ), "End of permafrost" (1977), "Magic number" (1986), "The Island of Hope" (1987). At the same time created scripts to films, essays, poetry collections.
Rytheu not only wrote about Chukotka, but also translate to Chuukese language classics of Russian and world literature. In fact, he was the founder and sole representative Chukchi literature.

His work and talent was appreciated not only the Soviet government (Rytheu was awarded the Order "Badge of Honor" and the State Prize) and readers, but also a fellow of peru. After the first publications abroad Rytheu received a telegram from Hemingway: "Keep!" It's amazing, but success in the West not led to any persecution Soviet motherland. Rytheu quite easily managed to travel abroad, to communicate with writers, politicians, scientists. Yes and, for the "Iron Curtain", where at least seen the Russian emissary KGB, were to be circulated without fear - because they do not perceived as Russian.

Demand in the West and has saved Rytheu after adjustment - when Russian publishers suddenly as conspiracy, ceased its print. From 1991 to 2001 not a single book came out earlier so popular author. Meanwhile, only one in Germany runs in one of his books published only reached several million. New novels Rytheu immediately translated into German, English and other languages. Thus, the novel "Dream in the early fog" - an unusual fate of a Canadian sailor John McLennan, abandoned countrymen and embodied friends and family on Chukotskoy land - came from withdrawing known Canadian writer Farley Moueta. "Pro Aboriginal Arctic thousands of books written by visitors from the south - Mouet said. -- Yuri Rytheu vyvernul fur coat inside out and wrote about how to relate to strangers peoples of the Arctic. Yuri - himself Chukchi and writes with passion and force of beauty world, which we, outsiders, remains not understand. The magnificent book ". Rytheu became a winner of the Italian and French literary prizes. And only in his homeland almost no published. Only when Abramovich became the master of Chukotka, he sponsored publications, but new books printed Rytheu small print runs and immediately taken in Anadyr.

Three years ago, when Rytheu semidesyatipyatiletie said, it is remembered. In media interviews and held a series of publications whose authors together expressed bewilderment: why the Russian publishers to bypass attention so famous and prolific writer? Rytheu, of course, could not answer that question. He simply worked - every day, and many stubbornly. He worked almost until the last days of his life.