Kogan poet biography

Before the war, Pavel Kogan was considered one of the best young poets in Moscow. During his lifetime, his poems were not published, although they were popular in the circle of Moscow literary youth. Together with a friend of George Lepsky, he composed several songs, including the song “Brigantine”, which later, already in the years, his fame began ... The Great Patriotic War began.

For health reasons, P. Kogan was recognized as unsuitable for military service, he had very poor vision. But Pavel still got the right to go to the front. The literary institute issued an order: “The 4th year student of Kogan P. in the fall of G. in the midst of fierce battles for Novorossiysk in September in the year in the regiment of the mountain rifle division, a junior lieutenant, a translator, and an integrant 2 rank technician, poet Pavel Kogan.

Before Novorossiysk, Pavel participated in the battles near Rostov-on-Don, was shell-shocked, then he was in the hospital. He was presented to the award by the medal “For Courage”, but during the retreat, the documents were lost, and he did not receive the medal. He arrived in Novorossiysk at a very difficult time. There were desperate battles in the area of ​​cement plants.

Our troops needed to find out what enemy forces act in this direction. A reconnaissance group was organized, but it was fired and left with losses. It was necessary to repeat the search for the capture of the "tongue". Pavel Kogan volunteered to lead the reconnaissance group, as he knew German well. At first they did not want to let him go, but later agreed.

After the preparation, the reconnaissance group entered the southern slopes of Mountains of Sugar head, in the area of ​​quarries. But as well as the first group of scouts, the group of Pavel Kogan was failing. The enemy discovered her. Pavel Kogan, covering the group’s departure, fell the death of the brave. Pavel Kogan, the author of the now popular song "Brigantine", died near Novorossiysk, presumably in the area of ​​Mount Sugar head.

There they erected him a symbolic monument-flag “Shunatics”-members of the Literary and Patriotic Association “Schuna of peers”, which existed under the newspaper “Novorossiysk Workers” in the years. In the year, the Flag monument was transferred for storage in the Novorossiysk Historical Museum-Reserve, since on the sugar head where it was originally installed, the development of Mergel on his career began.

Although Paul’s poems for the first time began to be printed only in the second half of the xs during his lifetime, nevertheless, his work is familiar to many.

The first posthumous collection of poems by P. Kogan, the “thunderstorm”, was released in the city of Kogan’s works were translated into many foreign languages. In Novorossiysk, one of the streets is named after the poet. List of literature: Books: 1 rise, K. to historical truth through a source. Year of swimming