"I had no childhood" - quite rightly she wrote in her diary. Bet! Mary herself was a program of their training sessions, which included mathematics, physics and chemistry, Latin and Greek language. German, English and Italian, she has owned since childhood, and French was her native language, she thought him and kept his diary. At the same time Bashkirtseva passionately engaged in music. Certainly, this "unprofessional" approach, its formation, despite the versatility, is highly chaotic and fragmentary. But the arrogant and haughty aristocrat already in childhood looking for a class, not typical of the young ladies of her age.

Yes, God really gave her a whole deposit of talent. She had a great voice (soprano), literary talent, the ability of a polyglot, a talent musician and artist. Her paintings are exhibited in the Tretyakov Gallery and the Russian museum, the museums of Paris, Nice, Amsterdam. She had a noble descent, she was considered a rare beauty and an heiress. And yet - she very much wanted to become famous!

Everywhere Bashkirtseva surrounded by luxury and universal adoration. Maria eagerly grasped all the new and much studied - foreign languages and philosophy, history, literature, music and singing - and all she wanted to be first, because the goal of Mary Bashkirtseva not advantageous marriage with the Count or Baron, as many as the subjugation of the world !

She felt his difference from others of the fair sex. "I have a female only has the shell and the shell is damn feminine, but that the rest, it is a damn other" - so wrote to Mary in his diary as early as the age of 17.

In life you can see Bashkirtseva mystical element: the fate seemed to resist manifestations of her talent. As soon as she began to reach heights, rock stopped her, so as not to give it to achieve the level of genius. At age 18, Maria begins to fail in 19 years, losing its unique voice. And slowly dying of tuberculosis. But it can paint, sculpt sculptures, playfully touch with Maupassant, whom she wished to entrust the publication of his "Diary", but was soon disillusioned by the famous French novelist, participate in discussions of refined society of writers, artists and politicians. While the growing symptoms of the disease have not led to a creative or even secular life.

In July 1880 she wrote in her diary: "... I have such a pain between the neck and left ear, which can go mad." And in August 1881: "I do not always hear what they say to me sitter, and tremble with fear at the thought that they speak, and did not suffer from this job?"

At this time, Mary knew that the verdict and death not far off. But the feeling of premature death only gave her energy and the exclusive focus. She was in a hurry to have time to realize their talents. As if saying goodbye to life, Bashkirtseva started to write a large panel "Spring", in which a young woman leaning against a tree, sitting on the grass, lost in sweet dreams.

How rich was its creative and spiritual life, is as scarce submitted personal life. Bashkirtseva never known a great love, though she was ready and, not surprising for her age, wanted her. And the end of his short life, so she knew this fact: "I find that my hand was stupid not to do the only thing that gives happiness, making you forget all the grief - love."

Progressive tuberculosis made it impossible for her to celebrate her twenty fourth birthday. Russian girl Maria was buried in the heart of Paris in the cemetery of Passy.

Hysterical psychopaths always overshadow people with normal mentality, because they tend to only one - to stand out. If their life is composed by reasons beyond their tragic, they are even more attracted attention. Moreover, a variety of ways: from the social positive (artistic behavior) to negative social (fanciful clothes and behavior, demonstration of the offense). Hysterical personality traits can play a positive role only in combination with creative achievements as well as help you quickly achieve public recognition.

Diaries of Mary Bashkirtseva full of narcissism and the desire to "samodemonstratsii. Leaving, for example, in the autumn 1876 in Ukraine, Bashkirtseva feverishly expanding their knowledge on agriculture, but only to "surprise someone talking about sowing barley or rye as near to the verse of Shakespeare or a tirade from the philosophy of Plato. In other words, again to attract attention, so that the typical hysterical personality.

Hysterical afford this epithet against Bashkirtseva, characterized by a tendency to deceive. And the manifestations of mental disorder, Maria is no exception in the clinical picture of this disorder. Here is one example. Thus, it is, seeking the glory of all possible (and not very acceptable) ways, and sent to the exhibition in Nice strange sculptural work, gave her a creature of his hands.

Diagnosis Bashkirtseva - hysterical psychopathy - now sounds less accusingly: hysterical personality disorder. The essence of the disease, of course, this does not change, because there is no "good" or "bad" diagnoses, as there is no "good" or "bad" patients. If Bashkirtseva suffered only mental illness - hysteria, the art (and beautiful, and literary and vocal) could be enriched more than one masterpiece - in no small part precisely because of pathological cast of her character, desire to show himself, to show others all of their talents.

Bashkirtseva vain afraid that her descendants forget. In one of the museums of Paris is a statue of "Immortality" by sculptor Lanzhepe. Handsome young man holding a scroll with the names of artists who died young and have gained posthumous fame. Among the names of only one woman - Mary Bashkirtseva.
paintings of the artist "Meeting", "Portrait of a model", "Jean and Jacques are stored in the Louvre.
Alexander Shuvalov

Memory hierarchy written wonderfully graphic and vivid, almost conversational language, the author, with characteristic candor and irony. Some literary sketches are devoted to outstanding personalities - artist INKramskoy, French physiologist Claude Bernard, Alexander III1.

In his will Bogoliubov (1896) "Notes" and other of his manuscripts have been identified for storage in the Manuscript Department of the Petersburg Public Library so that they were released after 22 years. Bogolyubov has been allocated an amount of 2,000 rubles, which the Office of Library put at interest. At one part of the formed capital expects to hire capable writer who would be brought to order entry - "corrected the spelling, style, and retaining slovovyrazheniya" the author, but on the other - to publish a book. In 1996 alone, NV Ogar'ova have devoted many years studying the life and work of AP Bogolyubov, has published "Notes of a sailor-artist" in "Volga" (Saratov), attaching thereto an essay on Kramskoy. Essay on Mary Bashkirtseva, like some others, did not become the property of the reading public.

On the Russian artist, who lived in Paris, contemporaries spoke after the publication of her "Diary. And for future generations the name of Mary Bashkirtseva preserved, especially her "confession". Undergone (not without the help of professionals) to fundamentally reduce and Editor, "Diary" was published by Maria Stepanovna Bashkirtseva in 1887, three years after the death of his daughter. The book was a resounding success. Calling sometimes diametrically opposed opinions and emotions, she left few people indifferent. In Paris the real "bashkirtsevomaniya. Publications diary followed one after another.

In Russia, with excerpts from the diary, as translated by L. Ya Gurevich, met in early 1888. In 1892, in "Northern Herald Gurevich published the entire" Diary "Bashkirtseva, work on which the artist enjoyed his mother's advice. "Diary" withstood several reprints in book form and was a success no less than in Paris. In sensitive souls filled with the aspirations and suffering, mental and physical pain curtail life brings empathy. Maria Bashkirtseva admired Velimir Khlebnikov and Bryusov. Marina has dedicated her his first book of poems ... There also were other voices - saying "the cult of Bashkirtseva about female vanity fair, about inflated celebrity."

According to Bogoliubov, the impetus to write an essay about Bashkirtseva led to numerous reviews of sugary Bashkirtseva and her diary, which the authors have marveled at "the genius who died so early flower of the Russian intelligentsia." Resented as hastily and intentionally idealized image of M. Bashkirtseva and created a myth about it. "We, the inhabitants of Paris, it was all gone terribly, and we regret that the Russian public to believe the writer that this is and has been de Bashkirtseva" - confessed Alexei Petrovich. A close friend of Mary Bashkirtseva Bozidar Crown Prince of Yugoslavia has repeatedly appealed to anyone "wiped from her memory that the vulgar make-up, which it covered. The myth was still alive.

A new wave of interest in the personality of Mary Bashkirtseva up in the 30 years of the twentieth century, when the fiftieth anniversary of the date of her death. Wrote plays and novels were written, created a film about her love affair with Guy de Maupassant. But it is in France. In Russia the last time "Diary" was published in 1916 and the end of the century has remained a rarity. Only in the 1990's book back from oblivion. Many contributed to the revival of interest in the person of Mary Bashkirtseva AE Basmanov, who prepared the text of the Diary, notes and an introductory article for the 1991 edition ("Young Guard") 2. And, like a hundred years ago, some enthusiastic Bashkirtseva, others sharply rejected. And, as before, the image Bashkirtseva was wrapped in a mystery, and questions relating to her life and work, remained unanswered.

The author of the book "The Real Life of Mademoiselle Bashkirtseva" A.L.Aleksandrov3 took the trouble and responsibility to tell the reader about the life of the "Russian French woman, hidden behind emasculated by names, dates, and many significant events diary pages, filled with" ethereal, idealized to the sugar content " image of reality and, finally, life itself. After all, she was! After examining the variety of materials, archival and printed on M. Bashkirtseva, the work of French researcher Colette inert, requesting for the first time a genuine diary Bashkirtseva, and the source itself, the author, not flattering myself with the hope to debunk the age-old myth, told "no use to anyone" the truth ...

More than a hundred years ago it tried to make Alexei Petrovich Bogolyubov.

Introducing hierarchy with Maria Bashkirtseva held in Paris, probably in 1880. Bogolyubov lived in the capital of the world "for several years, was well known in art circles and the sign, according to Polenov," with all the French artists. As a professor of the Petersburg Academy of Arts and a member of its Board of Bogolyubov took care of pensioners of the Academy, has worked creatively, leaving his comrades on the Arts on the studies in Normandy and Brittany. At the Paris World vystavke4 Bogolyubov Acting Commissioner's Russian art department and, at the request of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich, a member of the jury. And the activity hierarchy for organizing the exhibition, and his participation as an exhibitor, despite the refusal on the competition awards, were highly rated - the officer sign the Legion of Honor and academic prize "Palma prima.

Invested with the highest confidence of the heir to the Crown Prince (later Tsar Alexander III), Bogolyubov, dealing with a wide range of people, he did many things for the replenishment of its art collection. Tsarevich and Princess, visiting in Paris, accompanied by a Bogoliubov attended workshops of French artists and their countrymen, "art galleries, shops", "bronze". In one of his visits, follow the advice of Alexei Petrovich, heir looked collection of rarities AP Bazilevsky, which was later, after lengthy negotiations, purchased the hierarchy for Russia, and with savings of 500 thousand francs.

Active, sociable person, who has extensive acquaintance, Alexei Petrovich was able to make his Paris house and cultural center. Around the hierarchy gathered Russian artists, and general Russian living in Paris, close to art. In his spacious studio on the Rue de Roma, 95, each found what you need, - good advice, material support, temporary shelter, pleasant communication with artists, writers, actors, singers, musicians. Extraordinary popularity gained originated in 1874 "Bogoliubov Tuesday", on which there were Turgenev, PV Annenkov, AK Tolstoy, P. Zhukovsky, Ilya Repin, Vasily Polenov , KA Savitsky, N.D.Dmitriev, Orenburg, Y. Lehmann, P. Schindler, AA Kharlamov, IP Pokhitonov, AK Beggrov, French artists L. Bonn, M .- P. Laurence, J.-L.Zherom. Bogolyubov has actively contributed to the construction of an Orthodox church in Paris, Alexander Nevsky (1859-1861), who played a prominent role in the life of the Russian colony in France. Construction of the cathedral was carried out under the guidance of another hierarchy, the architect IV Strom, the project which in 1885 built Radischev Museum in Saratov. The interior of the cathedral painted on the recommendation of the Bogoliubov pensioners of the Academy of Arts and AE Beideman, brothers ES and PS Sorokin and F. A. Bronnikov. Bogolyubov gave the cathedral two of his paintings. In this cathedral funeral service Turgenev, and a year later - Maria Bashkirtseva.

At the initiative of the Bogoliubov Society was set up mutual welfare of Russian artists in Paris. Society had as its purpose the device weekly evenings, education loan fund and, most importantly, the device shows. Already in January 1878 in its composition, there were over sixty people. Almost two years a haven of Russian artists had a flat hierarchy, the territory of which the participants mastered the "Tuesday". Art Exhibitions Company had success with the Parisian public and widely reported in the French and Russian press.

Maria Bashkirtseva venerable artist presented Maria STEPANOVNA Bashkirtseva, which Bogolyubov knew earlier. On the talent (and even genius) of the young artist at that time a lot has been written. Since the autumn of 1877 she studied at the Academy of Rodolphe Julian - the only private academy, where they admit women. In Juliana was the entrance exams, students in the given almost complete freedom. In addition, the Academy taught celebrities such as Tony Robert-Fleury, Gustave Boulanger, Jules Lefevre. In 1880 Bashkirtseva debuted at the Paris Salon, where the exhibited works of Leon Bonn, Emil Carlucet-Durand, Ernest Meissonier, Alexander Cabanel, Jules Bastien-Lepage, her idol and later friend. Next four years the Salon jury also taken her work to participate in the exhibitions. One of the works Bashkirtseva presented at the Salon in 1883, was awarded "Honorary revocation. Maria STEPANOVNA judged that advice, and may have the protection hierarchy is very useful for the young artist, despite a successful career. Follow the relationship with the family hierarchy Bashkirtseva largely determined by his intercourse with Mary Stepanovna. It was her way of life and ideas influenced the attitude toward Marie.

Not only the hierarchy's inner circle, but the general public knew about the best artist's intention to create a public museum in Saratov, on the basis of its own collection of art objects and antiquities. His idea over time became more and more supporters, found sincere sympathy and willingness to contribute.

In 1881 Pypin placed in the "Messenger of Europe" story "Radischev Museum AP Bogolyubov," in which not only paid tribute to the remarkable donation, but also stressed the importance of the enterprise hierarchy for distribution of art education in Russia. By 1883 the establishment of the museum was actually solved - got the highest approval, is allocated for the building on Theatre Square from the city treasury allocated funds for construction. Collection hierarchy actively replenished. Friends and acquaintances gave him for the future museum works of art. For example, at a party organized by the Relief Society on the occasion of the new, in 1883 (two years before the opening of the museum!), Bogolyubov was a gift from the artist EK Liphart executed the portrait of Turgenev, with an inscription: "The founder of the Saratov Museum Mr Bogolyubov.

In the same year, Mary gave Bashkirtseva AP Bogolyubov sketch for and the remainder did not complete the picture, "holy women" (or "The Wife-bearers"). The painting was then placed in a chapel, erected on the grave of M. Bashkirtseva. This gospel story is deeply worried Bashkirtseva, work on a painting she did not stop until the last days of his zhizni5.

"The plot drags me: Mary Magdalene and the other Mary at the tomb of Christ. But nothing conventional, no holiness, we must do as you think it was, to feel what you do "- wrote Bashkirtseva6. And later, "This is the moment when Joseph of Arimathea buried the coffin of Christ and the heap of stones, all gone, night falls, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting alone at the tomb. This is one of the best moments of the divine drama, and one of the least affected. Here is the greatness and simplicity, something frightening, touching, and human ... "7 Realizing that the time and effort is not enough, Bashkirtseva believed that" to do it well: "Let it be a mediocre paintings, but it will be enforced by all other virtues - honesty, emotion and movement. You can not do badly what filled his whole soul ... "8

Why Bogolyubov was donated to the "working" sketch, but not any completed work, and why this design was handed over to a collection of the museum of the future? Perhaps, Alexei Petrovich himself chose him, perhaps, it was a choice of the mother of the artist, often make decisions for his daughter. Dar Bashkirtseva Bogolyubov attested on a stretcher Saratov Museum. Maria Bashkirtseva. 1883. Paris - esquisse les saintes femmes ».

In 1883, another event occurred, will add some finishing touches to the relationship and hierarchy Bashkirtseva - death of Ivan Turgenev. More than ten years of friendship bound hierarchy and an outstanding writer. Turgenev - an indispensable party "Bogolyubov Tuesdays, mutual welfare secretary of the Society of Russian Artists in Paris, the compiler (at the request of hierarchy) letters of ultimatum (1880) about the inactivity of the city authorities of Saratov on the device Radischevskaya museum, according to the hierarchy - the" genius-artist "belonged not only Russia but also throughout Europe.

October 1 at North Station in Paris, accompanied the body home, died in Bougival writer. At the farewell ceremony Bogolyubov said of the "Russian Parisians" extraordinarily eloquent speech, full of grief and admiration for "great talent". From France were E. Abou, and E. Renan. Bashkirtseva was familiar with Turgenev, attended the ceremony and described it in his diary. She referred to all the speakers, highlighting Vyrubova (positivist philosophers, executor of Herzen and his publisher) and not name only one name - AP Bogolyubov. However, the name hierarchy appeared in a diary entry from May 17, 1884: "I came back from the Bois de Boulogne and found Bagnitskogo, who told me that the hierarchy of the artist talking about the salon and someone said that my painting is like a picture of Bastien-Lepage . Accusations of this kind were not new to her. Many times, she confided to the diary of their pain and frustration over the fact that it is accused of imitating Bastien-Lepage, and that the brush Bastien-Lepage and Robert-Fleury "pass" on her canvases. But in this case the "offenders" are named: bad about her respond "in hierarchy.

In 1886, Alexei Petrovich sent a sketch "holy women" in Saratov Radischev Museum, which held its grand opening June 29, 1885. In the same year he handed over to the library catalog of the museum's posthumous exhibition of works by M. Bashkirtseva, who died in October 1884 - «Catalogue des oeuvres de M-lle Bashkirtseff. Paris, 1885 ". The exhibition was organized by L'Union des Femmes Peintres et Sculpteurs (Society of Women Painters and Sculptors), whose members were Bashkirtseva, held in Paris at the Palais des Champs-Elysyes in February 1885. And the exhibition and catalog were more a result of tireless effort Ste Marie, aimed at perpetuating the name of his daughter.

The first clean sheet of paper books Bogolyubov inscribed "Saratov Museum from Mrs. Bashkirtsovoy 23 February 1885 and drawing (pen and black ink), depicting a woman standing leaning on a desk with a vase of exotic plants. At the half-title secured card «Madame Bash-kirtseff et toute sa famille», and complimentary ticket to his name from the Company. The book was presented on the opening day for the narrow circle of "elected". For the public exhibition started its work on February 24. This unique copy of the catalog is stored on this day in the library muzeya9.

The catalog consists of preface, which was written at the request of the mother of the artist known poet and prose writer Francois Coppe, a few melodramatic texts on Mary Bashkirtseva, signed by «Une amie», «Saint-Amant» and «Paul Deschanel»; poetic works of E. Ducros , R. and J. Gaillard Susie in her memory; reviews of her personality and work, published in the press, and actually "catalog" (100 paintings, 6 pastels, 35 drawings and 5 sculptures). Numbered 60, 61 and 93 appear projet, esquisse and ytude pour le tableau «Les Saintes Femmes» 10. The catalog also includes excerpts from the diary of Mademoiselle Bashkirtseva and more than twenty reproductions of her paintings, graphic and sculptural works.

From the catalog Bogolyubov gave a gift to the museum at the same time Maria Stepanovna two photos daughter. Mary was very fond of filming, though admitted: "My photographic portraits never give me, they lack the color, and my freshness, my incomparable whiteness of my main beauty 11. In one photograph depicts Mary sitting in a chair (published) on the other, larger size - standing in a small wooden table with drooping hands (hands folded in the castle). The latter is made in the Paris photographic studio Benque C ° in the Rue Boissy d'Anglais, and is probably rare.

Each year, the day of death of Mary, Oct. 31, Maria STEPANOVNA arranged a memorial service in Paris, as always notify all the newspapers of St. Petersburg, Moscow and Paris. Perhaps, Alexei Petrovich, like many other famous faces, received invitations to a memorial service, because after the death of his daughter Maria STEPANOVNA continued to seek meetings and location hierarchy. But every subsequent attempt only reinforced the opposite effect. Finally, "Cold was my destiny in relation to Bashkirtseva" - confessed Bogolyubov. During the celebration of Bogoliubov in Paris in January 1891 a 50-year anniversary of artistic and creative activities among the numerous telegrams and letters of congratulation came from Ste Marie Bashkirtseva, remains unanswered:

"Dear Alexei Petrovich, let me with thousands of people across Russia to congratulate you on your birthday and wish you all the best, and most importantly, to celebrate, yet after 25 years of age and be healthy. I sent you a telegram, but the wrong number of journals, and private news I did not have. Accept and my little Present to the big holiday. Always devoted to you and eternal companion all artists M. Bashkirtseva.

If Eliza12 remembers me, then bowed to her very ".

AP Bogolyubov, of course, had the right to own "unbiased opinion" on the people who knew, and events, to which was. A reader, for which he wrote an essay entitled to read.

All the money made. And since there was a week to somewhere not talking about the works Bashkirtseva as an outstanding personality. Seeing these students' work, strongly resemble Bastien-Lepage, everyone said that it was his brush, and in portraits - his comrade T.Rober-Fleury.

       Every once in a church came up to me, the Bashkirtseva and presented his daughter. I said the last few pleasant words to her on her talent, and my mother asked me to go into the studio to his daughter that, of course, I promised, but did not go, because what I had to put myself on the degree of a clown in a public, although I would went there just for making art.

      first impression of the girls Bashkirtseva was this: I saw not pretty, but graceful blonde, of course, with whipped a bunch of hair on his forehead, intelligent eyes, pale, yellow and worn out. The tip of her mouth were raised, giving the kind of person a young lady with an unbridled will. From insider Russian people there, I heard that her daughter is the idol of the two ladies - the mother and aunt, that it is built all of their ambitious future, but because of the money then do not say, and they pour all those who censes or wrote about Mary.

      has been four years and finally had a picture in the exhibition entitled "Meeting" - street urchins near the fence on the corner, at number 5 for something reason. Painting just had dignity. Expressions boys were smartly noticed, and a group of well-written. But who knows-painting Bastien Lepage, he says directly that it is his brush, the nature and composition, it is confirmed all the artists. But the ads keep saying that the genius Bashkirtseva. But then suddenly flew all the sad news. Mary was inflammation in the lungs and, of course, your unholy insistence, for the month of December went to study in le bois de Boulogne write only fallen snow, which stayed about 4 hours of light shoes. With weak on the nature of health disease took a rapid course and two weeks later the poor girl walked into eternity.


      Great were crying, sobbing and moaning at the funeral of her daughter. Church was our tropical forest plants, and under the dome rose pyramidal tomb coffin deceased. Huge girandole with green light throwing light on the temple, the church was filled with the audience. The coffin was placed the corpse to his chariot drawn by six horses, a train of white horses, and taken to the grave on the newly bought space in the country, where it is assumed to build a chapel 17.

      Here, my acquaintance with, the Bashkirtseva be held by virtue of the fact that she needed my moral support, in which out of respect to her daughter as an artist, I could not refuse.

Of course, all the <...> Trencherman and dependents, with the cessation of wild life on the occasion of mourning, soon jumped on Bashkirtseva. Among those <...> was my old friend the artist conman Chumakov18, thirty years living here, and trade heads, of course, without a nature writing at 100 and 200 francs, and sometimes writes bad portraits.

      Being with his wife and daughter on regular bread for Bashkirtseva, he offered a portrait of his daughter, ostensibly as a sign of gratitude after her death. But, judging, why not exploit the lady, who goes to Nice, gave her account in 2500 francs.

       It exploded Maria Stepanovna, and she came to my studio, asking for advice and assistance in this heinous practice. "Home care of me, I said, will be the one that swear Chumakov, and say that he dropped the case and advise you not to give in to him and go to the end, if only by process." But Chumakov forewarned her, filed for recovery, and court-appointed expert, thank God, from good people, as he was. Benjamin Constant, and Jerome, who openly declared that the portrait of the work is not worth 100 francs, and the similarity does not satisfy. Here MS Bashkirtseva showed himself quite worthy. She gave 500 francs. Chumakov, written by the inspector open letter, which gives him the money was not in court, but as a charity. But it took Chumakov, and when I met him, told me: "Well, brother, I thank God, ended my affair amicably." However, this gentleman has always had a reputation for gryaznyaka (as in the text. - I.Zh.) and always has been a trader of old things or simply McLuckie, who is often driven from their homes of his countrymen.

      But with the death of his daughter Bashkirtseva never ceased to exploit her talents. First of all, they bought a hotel in the street Prong with workshops obmeblirovali its luxurious and it made a museum and studio, where only lacked Mary, but her drawings, paintings, drawings and podmalevki were placed for exploring the best way. At the same time built up on the chapel's drawing of one of the brothers Bastien-Lepage - architect. In Nice marble sarcophagus made in order to contain the remains of the artist.

      A well-known, talented writer and a Jew deklamist Albert Wolff was called for an enormous amount to make a catalog of all works with their assessment that was put in "Figaro", and together with Arseny Goossen edit and add eccentric notes or a diary Mary. And therefore it is not surprising that the book is beautifully written, and the challenge to put malicious, reckless, even family, and all the saints, that is on earth, but his pride, the girl failed to perfection and, of course, not knowing all the backstage secrets of this immoral poem, it seems quite well, which places Mary Bashkirtseva in phenomenal woman! While in truth it's all nonsense and nonsense of two egotistical women.

    The movie "rally" ended up in Luxembourg, and sketch lady in fur coat. Dissolved was a rumor that the government gave them for 10 thousand francs, when truly say that this amount was paid the director to have accepted it.

    Three years later, in the Luxembourg Museum there is a statue of "History", and to shield her flaunt three names: Victor Hugo, Gambetta and M. Bashkirtseva. In this farce, the artist took, as they say, 6 m <ysyach> francs. But the commission told the museum to bring down from the board last name, learned about extortion sculptor.

      Died gifted Bastien-Lepage, and all his paintings, sketches and drawings left in the studio, sold at auction in the hall Georges Petit. I was on it along with our famous lover, Muscovite SM Tretyakov. He bought the famous painting is "Rendezvous", and Bashkirtseva acquired apprenticeship programs B <asten-> Lepage's "Vision of Joan of Arc" which is intended for the chapel.

     It took another three years. I happened to be in Nice, where I met again Maria Stepanovna and her sister. But in addition often I saw them in Monte Carlo for roulette, where they went literally every night, playing on a modest number of 5 francs. They lived in a tent on his villa, which leased a.

      One day I received a letter in which Mary STEPANOVNA asked me to come to her on important business. I was, and that's what it was: "I have known picture B <asten-> Lepage. I want to sell it. You are very close to the emperor, and therefore, please arrange this matter. I need the money. Price it to 50 t <ysyach> FF <Anchovy>. And I am you'll be very grateful. "Yes, how could you ask of me that I blew out my benefactor, and the king? I was present at the auction by J. Petit, when you buy it for 21 t <ysyachu> FF <Anchovy>, and now want more than doubled. No, I'm such a thing can not. And then I know that our Emperor poshiba such paintings do not like, but because, through me, you can not do anything, because I too cherish his position to take on such dark matter. " Of course, after the cold has been my lot in relation to Bashkirtseva.

     I heard after that the sarcophagus <...> was taken to Paris, which originated the process and that the chapel Marie represents the abomination of desolation.

     Here is one of thousands of moralizing stories that are played by our compatriots in Paris.

     In 1892, in the November skits "New Age" appeared a long article parse Bashkirtseva book whose author wondered genius who died so early flower of the Russian intelligentsia, the sum of all shades of its originality and tyranny.

     We, the residents of Paris, it was all gone terribly, and we regret that the Russian public to believe the writer that such de Bashkirtseva was when the book is truly entertaining and skillfully composed, but not the deceased, but for the money her selfish mother failed reputation that ubelyala anything like the story of its creation has been done in the "New Times", the writer, probably for a certain fee, because the gift can not be dishonest and stupid.