Departed this life a wonderful, sunny man, artist, personality ... In our country, his drawings, illustrations in magazines "Fun" and "Gingerbread Man" known and loved all children and their parents!
Hard and bitter from the fact that he, more than 20 years, all thoughts, all my soul lived fate of Russia, died in exile. I met with Vitali in the early 70's and, despite the great difference in age, we were friends. Vitali was not only a talented artist, but also a great restorer. I remember how, with him climbed the dusty attics of old houses, intended for demolition, in Marina Grove, in search of ancient utensils. Vitaly had golden hands - he was revived from oblivion antique furniture, household items ... His home was more like a museum than an ordinary Moscow apartment.
After his forced departure, first to Canada and then to France, I lost contact with him. Being in Paris in 2006, tried to find Vitali in the telephone directory in the hotel but to no avail. But one evening, on a nearly empty platform subway station "Grands Boulevards", he heard Russian spoken to my wife and walked a couple of young people. Asked - where we are, how long will come and whether in Paris, we know. I replied that I hoped to meet in Paris with his old friend, but have not found his phone number or address. The young man asked: "What is the name of your friend?" The answer is: "Vitali Statsinsky. And then the unbelievable happened - the young man silently dialed the phone, then handed it to me: "Say it is Vital!
The next day my wife met with Vitali in his small house on the outskirts of Paris, near the cemetery Père Lachaise. He was still energetic, cheerful and full of plans for the future! For a start, prudently hid out our modest cadeau, - a bottle of Stolichnaya, brought us from Moscow, took a bottle of his wonderful "berievki. And it began - "Do you remember ?...". Remember friends in common, our trips to the attic in search of "antiques". They remembered his blue Buick, which was not raised a folding top - but because Kazimirych winter traveled to Moscow in a sheepskin coat, in some unthinkable Treukhov and ski goggles! The evening flew instantly. Vitali wanted us to stay with him, but we waited Moscow ...
The last time we met with Vitali in Moscow, during his solo show at the House Children's Books. What kind of warmth about him spoke of his friends and colleagues - and Vadim Yusov and Yuri Ryzhov, and many others, whose heart is always warmed by contact with Vitali Kazimirovich Statsinskim!
No longer with us Vitaly Kazimirovich, but his work will live forever in our memory, in memory of our children and grandchildren!
Sincere condolences to the widow Vitaly Kazimirovich - Tatiana Zvereva!
The bright memory of you, my dear friend!
In the Paris house of VK Statsinskogo:
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