Background
Anatoly Ivanovich Khilchenko was born on February 1, 1937, in Voronezh Region, Russian Federation.
Anatoly Ivanovich Khilchenko was born on February 1, 1937, in Voronezh Region, Russian Federation.
Anatoly Ivanovich graduated from the School of Working Youth in the village of Beryozovo, Podgorensky District, Voronezh Region, actively engaged in self-education. He wrote poetry from his youth, first published in the regional newspaper Vperedi (Podgorensky village, 1968).
Anatoly Ivanovich lived in the village of Kamenka, Voronezh region, worked as a shepherd at the Rodina state farm. He was a member of the regional poetry club Sozvuchie at the regional center of folk art. In 1990, he founded the Rodnichok literary club in Kamenka.
On the initiative of Anatoly Ivanovich and with the participation of R.E. Derikot Vorontsov meetings began to be held inter-district, uniting local poets, musicians, bands, artists. Since 1999, the literary and musical festival in Kamenka received the status of the regional annual festival Vorontsovaya Rus; in recent years, it has acquired an interregional character.