Died Arkady Vaksberg

[Игорь Гурьев]

May 8 in Moscow in the hospital. Sklifosofskogo died Arkady I. Vaksberg.

Well, I do not know, do not want to expound his biography, to characterize his work since the early 1960's and tagdalie.
My generation read it in court "Literaturnaya in 80 years.
Read his book "Queen of the evidence" and of Lilya Brik. And other books.
How many times in my life have I seen him?
Five? Six?
I do not remember.
It was all in Paris, as now, would say, "get-togethers."
He was so close to you always looked ...
And you somehow became immediately whether more comfortable, but it is responsible ...
I do not know how to say it.
But this man had absolutely the undisputed quality of people guessing, and behind them the events.
Or both?
It just had some wonderful property of light on a person - so that he stood in front of you, like a leaf before grass.
In general, it is difficult to describe it.
He probably was not the easiest people.
But here remember it - and somehow lighter than at heart.
And she (the soul) at the memories of him to boot the computer, and filled with ... Well tagdalie ....
And his book about Lilya Brik would advise to read all those who have not read ...

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I apologize for the inconsistency.
Since 1996 he has lived in Paris, officially being the correspondent of the Literary Gazette.
I once asked his opinion about this ********************************** tabloid ...
The answer will not lead. Maybe it is too early ...
But he gave me - pleased ...