In memory of Arkady Gaider On October 26, 1941, the Soviet children's author and Komsomolskaya Pravda war correspondent, Arkady Gaider, died on the front line. Arkady Petrovich Golikov was born on January 9, 1904, into a teacher's family. In 1917, despite his young age, Golikov volunteered to perform party tasks, and a year later he succeeded. At that time, Arkady was only 14 years old. Within six months he commanded a platoon, participated in battles against Petliors, Poles and White Guards, and was wounded. After finishing the Vistral courses, at the age of 17 he became a battalion commander. During the last period of the civil war, Arkady Golikov participated in fighting anti-revolutionary rebellions and bandits. At the beginning of 1924 he was released from service due to a traumatic neurosis. Almost immediately after his release, Gayder decided to engage in literature and began working on the autobiographical story "In the Days of Defeats and Victories", which was highly praised by Soviet writers. In the 1920s, he created several more works dedicated to the Civil War, but Arkady Golikov, who took the pseudonym Gayder, became famous for his children's works, which he began creating in the late 1920s and early 1930s. His pen produced "Military Secret", "The Blue Cup", "Bombrush", "The Fate of a Drummer", "Timur and his Team", "Chuk and Gek" and other extraordinary children's works that shaped several generations of Soviet people. His stories instilled in the children kindness, honesty, empathy and love for the motherland. From a young age until the end of his life, Arkady Gaydar was a dedicated communist. After the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War, he refused to stay in the rear and went to the front as a war correspondent for Komsomolskaya Pravda. After being crowned near Kyiv, Gaidar became a partisan.

In memory of Arkady Gaider On October 26, 1941, the Soviet children's author and Komsomolskaya Pravda war correspondent, Arkady Gaider, died on the front line. Arkady Petrovich Golikov was born on January 9, 1904, into a teacher's family. In 1917, despite his young age, Golikov volunteered to perform party tasks, and a year later he succeeded. At that time, Arkady was only 14 years old. Within six months he commanded a platoon, participated in battles against Petliors, Poles and White Guards, and was wounded. After finishing the Vistral courses, at the age of 17 he became a battalion commander. During the last period of the civil war, Arkady Golikov participated in fighting anti-revolutionary rebellions and bandits. At the beginning of 1924 he was released from service due to a traumatic neurosis. Almost immediately after his release, Gayder decided to engage in literature and began working on the autobiographical story "In the Days of Defeats and Victories", which was highly praised by Soviet writers. In the 1920s, he created several more works dedicated to the Civil War, but Arkady Golikov, who took the pseudonym Gayder, became famous for his children's works, which he began creating in the late 1920s and early 1930s. His pen produced "Military Secret", "The Blue Cup", "Bombrush", "The Fate of a Drummer", "Timur and his Team", "Chuk and Gek" and other extraordinary children's works that shaped several generations of Soviet people. His stories instilled in the children kindness, honesty, empathy and love for the motherland. From a young age until the end of his life, Arkady Gaydar was a dedicated communist. After the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War, he refused to stay in the rear and went to the front as a war correspondent for Komsomolskaya Pravda. After being crowned near Kyiv, Gaidar became a partisan.