Is provided not the most distinct photo of I.A. Bogdanov.
So, those biographic details of I.A. Bogdanov's life, which have been noticed by me in his books, are summed.
5. 'The mysterious treasure of Troy'
Let's mentally move toward the end of 2015 - the beginning of 2016.
My reading of the books by I.A. Bogdanov about Heinrich Schliemann was in beginning.
What have I paid attention to?
First, excellent books design. Secondly, high-quality preparation. Thirdly, high level of contents.
His (slightly emotional) statements about private life of Heinrich Schliemann's relatives created presumable projections regarding his (I.A. Bogdanov) of own private life (I had had a speculative assumption, that I.A. Bogdanov has the married daughter).
Some emotional accent at the mention of Vasily Andreevich Bogdanov, S.F. Solovyov's representative, are interesting (S.F. Solovyov was "the judicial opponent" of Heinrich Schliemann); the merchant and the patron S.F. Solovyov has received small, but very interesting, benevolent biographic essay in the book by I.A. Bogdanov.
I will note a certain coincidence of ours (I.A. Bogdanov and mine) thoughts relatively, for example, of assessment of emotionality of letters of Heinrich Schliemann, demanding the relocation - to him, Heinrich, to the father of family, - Ekaterina with children from Russia. Or about excellent Russian language, on which Ekaterina's letters were written.
I can also state my disagreement with some emotional shades of estimates of I.A. Bogdanov of a marriage of Heinrich on Sofia or behavior of the becoming adult Sergey Schliemann (the son of the great archeologist).
Our opinions and on the movie "Mysterious Treasure of Troy" haven't coincided (2007).
Following the acquaintance with lists of books (author I.A. Bogdanov), readings of the books by I.A. Bogdanov, I had a feeling that he is a living, acting person. Attempts to find "contacts" for an opportunity, for example, to send him the letter by e-mail, have done no results.
I have switched to writing of the book "The Textbook on the success of the writer. Heinrich Schliemann, Nikolai Gogol, Maxim Gorky and their lessons". But in subconsciousness remained the desire to send e-mail to I.A. Bogdanov .
6. 'Leningrad Blockade from A to Z'.
June, 2016. At last I have again returned to the same intention. I have started search over again in the Internet, has again addressed to popular encyclopedia. Again without special success.
Internet: multiposition lists of books, books interesting, well issued. But it is necessary to perceive these lists nevertheless with some care.
For example, in response to one of the Internet inquiries the list of books of "Igor Alekseyevich Bogdanov" has appeared. The list begins with the book about a problem of "poverty". Enthusiasm of writer, the vigorous, fond of various themes? a new subject? I decide to watch more attentively. It turns out that the second letter in the reduced representation of a name of the author - not "A". Obviously not Alekseyevich. Other person? But - in the list.
In other list of books of "Igor Alekseyevich Bogdanov" - two rather special works on physics.
Widespread surname. Initials - not the most rare.
'In any case, - I have thought, - I will write to him through any organization with which he deals'.
After enough long search, after detailing of a formula the Internet of inquiries gradually the significant information begins to come to me.
On one of the websites I find a I.A. Bogdanov's legible portrait. Face of the benevolent, good-natured, vigorous intellectual. And the words: "The short biography of BOGDANOV, Igor Alekseyevich - (1949 - on March 23, 2010). Writer, historian, translator. Authors were published in his translation: Roald Dahl, Hector Hugh Munro, George Kennan, Edith Nesbit, James Grover Thurber, (...) , Howard Phillips Lovecraft (...) Number of literature works of the author (22)".
Really he has already gone to a better world?!
Further I meet: "Igor Bogdanov. 16 editions of books of this author are registered".
On other website I find: "on March 21, 2010 at the age of 60 years the famous historian, the specialist in Sankt-Petersburg's history Igor Alekseyevich Bogdanov has suddenly died". It is reported that he is the author of a number of essays and books about Heinrich Schliemann. About the coming issue of the book of I.A. Bogdanov - "The Leningrad blockade from A to Z". The obituary signed by the Writers' Union of St. Petersburg is mentioned.
I was "turning over" "the pages" further: "Igor Alekseyevich Bogdanov is the graduate of philological faculty of the Leningrad university ..." (The philologist would begin to write highly specialized books on physics?. It is improbable...).
The Encyclopedia of St. Petersburg ... several articles by I.A. Bogdanov appeared at the screen.
Further, further ...
The books ... "Grand hotel "Europe" in St. Petersburg", "Three centuries of the St. Petersburg bath", "Bolshoi Gostiny Dvor in St. Petersburg", "Latkins", "Stations of St. Petersburg", "At the corner of all streets" are mentioned ... He was and the author, and - the translator. Tens, tens (and may be, more than one hundred?) book names ... And "more than ten books" - it is a very little?
The website - it seems, Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg - contains information on rewarding of I.A. Bogdanov with an Prize of name of Marshal of the Soviet Union Leonid Govorov. Posthumously. With delivery of a medal and the diploma to son of I.A. Bogdanov.
Two dates at the end of the text are associated with this information: April 29, 2013 and 5/6/2013; and date of delivery of a medal and the diploma, may be, May 6, 2013.
Has got, at last, dates (whether but exact?) of the period of life of I.A. Bogdanov: (on March 30, 1949 - on March 23, 2010).
In the Internet of the version of the 'Nevskoye Vremya' ['The Neva Time'] newspaper on June 19, 2016 I find the article. As I have understood, the author - Владимир Желтов (Vladimir Zheltov). Article is called "The persons, "doomed to heroism", have entered the encyclopedia". In article there are, in particular, such words (I citing reduced, but "uncorrected" text):
"The book "The Leningrad blockade from A to Z" by the historian, journalist, writer, translator Igor Bogdanov the publishing houses refused to print. (...) Igor Bogdanov has found mutual understanding only in 'Кентавр' ('Kentavr') publishing house. Have decided to use the best efforts to publish the book for the Victory Day. The manuscript was preparing for printing during three weeks. And on March 21 Igor Bogdanov has died. Acute heart failure ... There were to him only sixty ... (...) The name of Igor Bogdanov is well known to historians, local historians, all who are interested in history of St. Petersburg. He is the author of books "Gran Hotel "Europe" in St. Petersburg", "Three Centuries of the St. Petersburg Bath", "Bolshoi Gostiny Dvor in St. Petersburg", "Stations of St. Petersburg", '"Palkin' Restaurant'. In his translation from English in our country the 20 books were published, including fundamental work of George Kennan "Siberia and the Exile System". Bogdanov had an experience over encyclopedic editions. He was one of specialists, who edited the encyclopedias "St. Petersburg. Petrograd. Leningrad" and "St. Petersburg".
7. The Swift, ebullient talent!
Having understood that since 2010 I.A. Bogdanov is absent among the acting cultural figures, writers, journalists, translators, scientists, encyclopaedists, I have been a little amazed.
The feeling was, that he lived "where that nearby". And it turned out, that several years already, as he isn't in this world!
Books continue to be on sale. And to be in reading. And how many books! Beautiful, well published! Written on different, unexpected, sometimes, themes!
The Swift, ebullient talent!
Thanks and for an prize (the medal and the diploma are mentioned), and for a memorial plate (if it will be established).
But I.A. Bogdanov has received the main awards during lifetime. It is an opportunity to live easy, talented, with enthusiasm, it is solar wind of success, it is work in one of the most fascinating archives in the world, the writing, preparation, the edition of interesting books in which are used - for the first time - extensive layers of archival data, acquaintance with the life and activity of the founder of Mycenaean archeology.