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Eugene Gannushkin
Dima, you stay with NAMI
One evening I called Grisha Anisimov - asked whether I can visit. Gregory Anisimovich once said, "Sure, come on - are good people around, and just beginning ..."
Entered. Meet me instantly rises, broad in his beard, with luminous eyes and a man, holding out his glass, said:
- Eugene A., come off the road. - And welcome to my seat, sit down with a sweeping gesture shows.
-Please tell me - taking the glass and through it,
I ask - how do you me by my name called - and we all do not know?
- And I - he says, heard Gregory, pipe laying, said: "Now Evgeny comes." Here
I knew it was you.
It was Dima volume.
Since there was no other way than for the first time. Always forward, always giving his place, always with a big smile, friendly and with a full glass in a large, soft hands.
So we became friends.
As time went on. Who knew, and knew how fleeting it! Again came to Grisha, I found the work of Dima. He sculpted coat of arms of the RSFSR. It would seem a trifle. By order of our pensions - Combine
However, Dima took me to work, holding the arm and asked:
-Do you like ...?
At the time, studying at the Stroganov School, I have successfully dealt with fairly and modeling. This gave me the right to make a few modest comments.
All at once it was realized and corrected, and I was surprised by his credulity said: "Now, well," - his face lit up.
This was Dima.
You know what I'm trying to tell you about the man and the artist Dima Tomaeve, there is only a modest attempt to hold my friends to how we should all behave in life and art.
Dima was not anyone to teach and our nravouchaem notorious breeding, of which we are losing it, so now mourn, his upbringing was from God, so to speak because of congenital and binding on him.
I can not forget, as one fine sunny day, we met with Dima near the locked door is always hospitable Grishina workshop. The owner was not home. And Dima invited me to walk through the old Arbat Street in anticipation of the return of Grisha.
 
We go hands on. Talking about the language, the culture of speech, word for something good, and suddenly turned to me Dima:
- Eugene A. - always turned Dima - I want you to read poetry?
- Of course!
Dima read the Ossetian Costa Khetagurov, and then Omar Khayyam, Pushkin - in that and other languages. It was music.
Oh, how wonderful!
And I realized the depth of Dima's affection, real competence and kindness.
We have so
And his sculpture ... What to talk about it? I think it is easy, as the world, life and nature, surrounded with Dima was born.
He has all the people are always together, close, close to each other and severely - silent.
The silence of love and sorrow.
Again, remember the words of Michelangelo: "That is good sculpture, which had fallen from the mountain, remains unchanged ..."
We remember with you, because Dima was born among the mountains and exalted nature, and therefore was very enthusiastic and easy. And concentrated.
We will remember you and love your art and your kindness.