Background

Vasily Mikhailovich Peskov was born on March 14, 1930 in Orlovo village, Rozhdestvensko-Khavsky district of the Central Black Earth region, Russia. From 1947 he lived with his parents at the Tresvyatskaya station of the Southeast Railway. He comes from peasants.

Education

In Voronezh, he graduated from the school of projectionists (1947).

Career

He worked as a photographer in the studio, later by the invitation of B.I. Stukalina moved to the editorial office of the newspaper "Young Communard" (1953). Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper's special correspondent (since 1956). Since 1975 hosted the television program "In the animal world" for several years.

Author of more than 30 documentary books about interesting people, nature and travel, published mainly in Moscow, including "Notes of the Photo Reporter" (1960), "Steps on Dew" (1963), "Journey with a Young Moon" (1969), "Forest Eyes" (1979),"Away and at Home" (Voronezh, 1985),"Fatherland" (1986),"Country Road" (1988, 2004),"War and People" (Voronezh, 1989; introductory article by A.N. Sviridova), "The River of My Childhood" (Voronezh, 1993), "Alaska is greater than you think" (1995),"Window in nature" (Voronezh, 2003; books 1-2).

Works

More photos

• book

  • Shagi po rose

    (Russian edition. )

    1963
  • Ali͡a︡ska-bolʹshe, chem vy dumaete

    (Russian edition.)

    1995
  • Lesnye glaza

    (Russian edition.)

    1971
  • Voina i liudi

    (Russian edition.)

    1989
  • Staroe, vechnoe, novoe

    (Russian edition.)

    1986
  • Rechka moego detstva

    (Russian edition. )

    1993
  • Okno v prirodu

    (Russian edition.)

    2003

Membership

• Union of Journalists

• Union of Writers of the USSR , USSR

  1964