Uvarovsky biography

The year of mother in Yakutia Local history Views: Afanasy Yakovlevich Uvarovsky - author of the first literary work in the Yakut language - “Akhtyylar” “Memories”, where in the Yakut language he told the world about the people of Sakha, living in the distant cold land. He described in detail the life, disposition, traditions of the local population. The reader will find a vivid description of clothes, jewelry, about the summer holiday of Ysyakh, the beauty of the nature of the north.

With great love, admiration, Uvarovsky talked about what hardy, friendly, skillful, respectable people were Yakuts, about his trips to the Udsky Territory, Bureya, Selendju, located in the Khabarovsk Territory and the Amur Region, as well as trips to Irkutsk, Petersburg, about the history of writing “Akhtyylar”. The work has become the basis for the study of the Yakut language by many scientists, in T.

Middendorf, O. Betling and others. First published in the city of Middendorf "Journey to the North and East of Siberia." This also included Olonkho, the translation of the Finnish rune, the Yakut riddles. In the city of Betlingka "On the language of the Yakuts." Uvarovsky in French entitled “Journey to the country of the Yakuts,” wrote “Akhtylar” “Memories” published in the city in the opening word of the book “ Afanasy Uvarovsky was born in the city of Father was the chief officer, police officer, Russian nationality.

Mother Ekaterina Egorovna Kisikeeva - Yakutka, originally from the Kildyamians. Uvarovsky lived for more than 40 years, gave birth to 13 children, Athanasius was the twelfth child. Only he survived. In Zhigigansk, the father served for nine years. When the boy was five years old, the family moved to the Kildyamians. Ekaterina Egorovna taught her son to the whole wealth of the Yakut language, and his grandfather was taught at home to his mother.

The first textbooks were church books in Russian. In the evenings, the boy read religious books to his mother and grandfather, there was talk about God, kindness, philanthropy, the help of the poor and ... about the royal family. The head of the Republic of Sakha Yakutia Aisen Nikolaev, noting the special role of women, mothers in the life of every person, declared the anniversary for the republic a year of mother.

It is the center of the family, protecting it, endowing with love and creative energy. The happiness of all mothers of Yakutia lies in the happiness of the whole society. This is our most important value and moral support for successful development in the present and future. After affirming this, I announce the anniversary year by the year of my mother in the Republic of Sakha Yakutia, ”he said.

In all ends of the Earth, in all languages ​​of different peoples, many works are written about mothers, many songs are composed. The description of the image of his mother in “Memoirs” is of great importance for us, modern readers, since this is great love, respect, gratitude to a native person - mother, you can’t read these lines without excitement! Feel free to call this image the first literary monument to the mother in the Yakut language!

Ekaterina Egorovna raised spirituality in her son, taught to know what is good and what is bad. Soon, as they arrived in the Kildyamians, the father died. And the boy with mother and grandfather remain the three of them. This is probably why more about the mother is written. Thus, people came to her who forgot any circumstance from past times, and settled their dispute. She knew olonkho, folk traditions, fairy tales, songs, riddles; All female sewing works, a cut and sewing clothes that gentlemen have been worn since ancient times, did not escape her hands and art.

She was very God -fearing; Until the day of her death, she did not say a single untruthful word, also not a single hungry person left her house without being saturated; Since she was ready to help poor people, usually the money in her house never left rubles for ten days; At the time when the big holidays of the year came, only half remained in her pantry, filled with food. As a result, she was known as a kind -hearted woman of pure truthfulness.

Who was jammed with her, ashamed to resemble duty; He who pleased her with any kind deed or "service, considered himself that day was happy." After my mother drove off the thoughts of the first sorrow, she put the house in order primarily, then she decently increased in the five years that we lived in the Kildyams, the livestock of cattle ... ... Due to my incomparable love for my mother and, as a result of my innate nature, I perceived all the words she said, without missing any of them without attention.

Living in this way, we met many Yakuts. These Yakuts loved me like their child, and I also loved them with all my heart. Loving them so, I perfectly learned their language, perfectly learned the way of their life, listened very willingly their olonkho, songs, riddles and ancient epics, went with pleasure for their holidays, wedding feasts and folk assemblies, took part in the games that they arranged in the summer.

” The boy grew obedient, hardworking, tried to delight his mother, was an assistant in everything. From 11-12 years I went hunting. For Ekaterina Egorovna, the law of life was true. In communication with people was very polite.A wise, kind, fair woman among her peers was known smart, many turned to her for advice, borrowed money, she shared both advice and food. She dedicated her life to her son and, as Afanasy wrote, “lived inspired” by her son, raising all the best qualities of a person in him, “dismantled the house in the Kildyams, transferred it to the city, put it in a good place that she chose.” In the year, Afanasy entered the tsarist Pisar service to the highest instance of Yakutsk, the mother delighted.

Unfortunately, the mother’s joy was short -lived. The disease intensified, and Ekaterina Egorovna was lying for two years. Athanasius himself looked after her. Over the past nine days, Ekaterina Egorovna has told her son a testament a lot of words. After her death, she ordered to sell the house, property and go to Russia. You are now completely alone in the sun, you know the image of my thoughts completely; Do not depart from my custom.

This custom will delight your heart, no matter how much misfortune befell you. Do not forget to help people - your property, advice, labor: there should be a person. ” How he loved, deeply honored mom! You have not seen a single day under this sun, you did not live a happy life: your happiness was the only good deed.

The testament of his mother A. Uvarovsky fully performed. He was a sign, talked with many outstanding contemporaries: Decembrists, writers, poets, officials. Folk wisdom says: "One is a mother, one and his homeland." So is the “memories” of A. Uvarovsky - a real anthem of love for his mother, homeland, native language; The unique work of his time of the real patriot.

The book is available in the fund of our library.