Andrey Tarkhanov was born the 18 of October, year 1936 in Mansi village Amanya, Kondinsky district, Khanty-Mansiysk okrug, in the family of hereditary fishermen and hunters.
The first steps of the boy were steps to nature. Here is he tries to catch bright rain-drops, which are fallen from brown fir cones, he is gathering wild strawberry at the hidden hillock, he is listening to the roar of an elk with big horns. All these are accompanied by unique sounds and charming colors.
Andrey Tarkhanov received his education in Khanty-Mansiysk normal school, and then he graduated Leningrad Teaches’ Training Institute. He also graduated high courses of stage-directors and script writers. He worked as a teacher and as a redactor of television studio. Andrey Tarkhanov publishes his materials in city, region and okrug newspapers.
He began to publish his poems in 1956. His first collection of poems «The first star» was published in 1963, in Tyumen.
A world view of the poet Tarkhanov is differing from a world view of Russian poets. He has a world view of a child, pure and whole-hearted person, who opened the world and the modern civilization with its historical volume as if it was at the first time. That is way some things which look as banality for Russian poets, can find a primeval freshness, charming and mystery in poems of Andrey Tarkhanov.
Poems of young author (which he has written in the Russian language) resemble water-colors of delicate work, which you should examine very attentively, from a short distance. Northerners can find images of their native nature and taiga dwellers in it. These images were neatly grasped and honestly summarized, that is why they seemed to be well-known and close to everybody.
Poetry of Andrey Tarkhanov occupies a fitting place in the modern literature process. His poetry has embodied in the original form psychology, historical traditions, world view and morals of the nation, which is differ from other nations.
Andrey Tarkhanov has published nearly twenty collections of poems. Here is some titles: «Morning pine forest» (1975), «Morning skier» (1979), «Holiday of thunder» (1981), «Miracles» (1988), «Easter day» (1993) and others.
Poems, verses and tales of Andrey Tarkhanov are often published in different newspapers, magazines and collections.
New searches and verses about his native lands are in the future of Andrey Tarkhanov.
