Dugout. Mityaev A.

Anatoly Vasilievich Mityaev (1924-2008) is the author of popular books for children and adolescents. Not one generation of boys grew on his military stories and historical narratives.

He dreamed of becoming a forester since childhood, after graduating from school he was going to a forest college. But the Great Patriotic War began. In the summer of 1942, he signed up as a volunteer and on the third day of his stay in the army was in battle. He served the whole war with the gun number in the 513th separate guards mortar division.

the writer saw and experienced in the war gathered in the books “One thousand four hundred and eighteen days: stories about the battles and heroes of the Great Patriotic War”, “The sixth-unfulfilled "," The feat of the soldier. " His “Book of future commanders” and “Book of future admirals” became real guidebooks for children who dream of military service.

from 1950 to 1960 Anatoly Vasilyevich worked as a responsible secretary of the newspaper Pioneer Pravda, then the editor -in -chief Murzilka magazine, later - the editor -in -chief of the Soyuzmultfilm studio, editor -in -chief of the New Toy magazine.