Recently had a chance to chat with VN Nemukhin. Very colorful and very interesting man. Despite his 83 years and quite heavily complexion, a man of very cheerful and energetic, and most importantly - has a very clear mind and memory. And really the narrator - absolutely wonderful, hear. This stream flows, his words are not climbing, tells stories of his rich and interesting past - about life in the 60's, 70's, 80's, the friends of the artist, their joint meetings (and drinking parties, too, What really must admit!), some quite amazing details of which are nowhere more know. One story pulls the other, said non-stop, and tells a very artistic, in persons with onomatopoeia, intonation, facial expressions - amazing! Not be stopped, said he alone, and obviously, it gives him great pleasure. And students, of course, is also delighted, time passes quickly.
But about the vodka I do agree with Vladimir - convinced that vodka prevented artists, rather than helped. And really how many of them simply took to drink, how much it took from us prematurely, how many of them prematurely finished their careers, how many paintings did not because it is drawn - it is impossible to imagine and appreciate!