Man of the week - Mikhail Shemyakin

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Famous Russian painter and sculptor on Nov. 4 will hand over the Order of Friendship of Peoples Russia Federation. Shemyakin - representative of the Russian "unofficial" avant-garde, original continue the tradition of "World of Art". Mikhail Shemyakin was born in Moscow on May 4, 1943 in family actresses and military. In 1957-1961 he studied at the Art School at the Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after I. Repin in Leningrad. In 1971 he emigrated to France, 10 years he lived and worked in Paris, where he became famous. In 1981 he moved to New York. Here he was elected a member of the New York Academy of Sciences and academician of the arts in Europe. He currently lives and works in Klaverak, New York.

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And if at the time of the KGB did not solve my "save" and not sent me to the West, then perhaps I would have sat there in a madhouse or a drunkard.

Do not know, the KGB, this method of treatment of alcoholism and schizophrenia, while employed in large or confined to such treatment only for 27 year-old rigger?

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famous Russian painter and sculptor on Nov. 4 will hand over the Order of Friendship of Peoples Russia Federation.

Served.

Among the recipients of the Order of Friendship, along with Windsor of Kent, Prince Michael George Charles Franklin, a member of the New York Academy of Sciences Mikhail Shemyakin, head of the German Foundation Prussian Cultural Heritage "by Hermann Parzinger, director of the Peruvian high school Gorky Maya Romenets Rios, Cassius Gebre Hyyvotom and Sergey Kivalov, it was another two Ukrainians. Dmitry Medvedev presented the Order of the Secretary of socio-political association "Ukrainian forum" Georgy Kryuchkov and the deputy of the Supreme Council of Crimea Sergey Crazing. The latter gave a touching speech that the past 18 years, all of Russian Ukrainian experiencing painful separation from the motherland. "
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And if at the time of the KGB did not solve my "save" and not sent me to the West, then perhaps I would have sat there in a madhouse or a drunkard.

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What they are doing a biography of our red-headed! As if he had someone deliberately hired ,-Akhmatova to Brodsky in 1964.

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Well, in this case the hero call Samodelkin.
Incidentally, one of the few Russian artists have what is called social endowment. In Shemyakina - this is a super talent. His mother said that Misha is a 5 years did geshefty.

In fact, a very talented decorator. Edakii Bakst our days.
However, the best scenery for the play, which has not yet implemented - "Crime and Punishment.

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By the way, one of the few Russian artists have what is called social endowment. In Shemyakina - this is a super talent. His mother said that Misha is a 5 years did geshefty.

Perhaps super odarnny organizer, himself a producer?

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In fact, the very talented designer.

And a wonderful sculptor.

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By diverting some of the rescued Shemyakina: D, like to note here is seat: Another winner of the Order of Friendship, the head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Justice Serhiy Kivalov, checked his fiery speech at the pre-harvested Russian television journalists.

- This holiday (Unity Day .- "Y") should be a new momentum rapprochement of our people, - said Mr. Kivalov in a cell "First Channel", in the course of evaluating the effect produced just made that statement.

The fact that Sergei Kivalov really deserved Order of Friendship, by knowing his men had no doubt. In 2004, during the Orange Revolution in Ukraine, this man led the Ukrainian Central Electoral Commission and tenacity worthy of possibly the best application, several times declared the winner of the election race to support Moscow candidate Viktor Yanukovych. For this Sergei Kivalov has long been awarded homeland sonorous nickname "Kivalov pidrahuy!" (Kivalov, found! "). And although the winner from the nervous election campaign went the other candidate - Viktor Yushchenko, Russia's reward still found Sergei Kivalov. And two months before the next presidential elections in Ukraine, which will be held on January 17.

Receiving from the hands of Dmitry Medvedev, the Order of Friendship, Mr. Kivalov assured that next year probably will come true desire of ordinary Ukrainians to be together with Russia.

- There is an anecdote. A visitor to Odessa Odessan asked: "Tell me, if I'm right, there will be a railway station?" "He will, even if you do not go there" - entertained the audience Sergey Kivalov. And suddenly ended: - This is how our nation is destined to be together with Russia. http://www.kommersant.ru/doc-y.aspx?DocsID=1268780
Judging by the forecasts Kivalov may be to us together: D: eek: Interesting weather, is not it?

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In my understanding socially gifted people intuitively, almost without effort can behave in different social situations. A priori, it is socially adaptive. With his profession abilities equal to or less than their peers, socially gifted people far exceed them in the so-called career development and achieve tangible results in the society.
Dealing with such people, as a rule, it is easy and fun.

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Shemyakin c Vysotsky introduced in 1974 by dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov. They became best friends, Shemyakin recorded seven LPs giant Vysotsky, and he spent another 12 songs. Shemyakin was one of the few people who trusted Vysotsky, the artist more than once saved him during his drinking bouts, and the result of one of the most prominent of Zagulov was the song.

"Marina and a very cool relationship, she was always jealous of our friendship, I wrote a lot of dirty tricks in the book, even my first wife called her and said:" Marina, where you dragged Misha at the hands of a drunk, he always weeks pass Volodya and you write such things about him in the book. She has many hurts me, is for what offense.

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"Marina is usually called me and said:" Volodya went. "Go" - then goes into booze. A lot of time Marina was shot, was flying to Rome for filming and stuff, well and tired of it, of course. Because it is very hard with him was - he was very sick. Once I did 10 days pass.

"One time we all got drunk together. Usually if I drank, then Volodya was busy with me, and vice versa. He has in the song: "drunk and sober, we always turn. This is exactly how we saved each other. And at that time was to blame for Marina, she drove us. And we found ourselves with a drunken Volodya at two o'clock in the morning, with the bags on the street. Let's go to the airport. He, of course, no one takes a plane to Russia. We passed the luggage and left on the street. He says: Go to any pub, I thought: better to a Russian tavern, which he will look at Pigalle, where you can buy morphine and cocaine. Because he was at that time was sitting on a needle.

He drinks and said: "Well, we're with you in life never drank, come on, a small glass of drink to my health." A small pile of me - it felt like a shark blood. And I succumbed - drank a little pile, I remember, it was with Jean Tatlyana, tavern "Two Guitars". And away we go. And the result was the song "The French demons.

Only with a gun does not shoot Volodya, and I. "A friend of mine in black boots fired the pistol. He wore black boots. He sang "And where's your black pistol, and I'm in a drunken haze he thought:" Mother dear, a pistol, he's here ", I'm guarding Vysotsky - and rams a pistol. Already the police drove up, but we pretended that we were going sober - and the corner. One of the illustrations in the book is about the story, by the way. "

"The song has cost him a serious quarrel with Marina. He went to Moscow - Marina him flew, and he sang it, "Devils. Marina listened, got up, turned pale and began to collect defiantly suitcase. He said: "Marinochka that you and I do not understand." And she says: "I have suffered this week, but I was not in the song. Jealousy was terrible, because he does anyone not written as many songs as me - 12 songs. And she is my aunt stubborn, packed up and left for two months.

And such a stupid phrase written in his book, when Volodya died: "I do not understand what bound them together, and that this was a friendship that they could tie, but the love of alcohol and talent, which they both enjoyed." But even one of this list is enough to people - immigrants from Russia - were friends and loved each other. Even if we were just drunk, we could become friends, but we still talented people!

Maybe once he drank merrily, but in recent years, it was very frightening. He instantly lost control over myself and just stood there and mumbled something or slowly beating his head against the wall. Get through to his consciousness could only me. Were very difficult binges, binges are in fact different. I'm here, too, was booze: I sang with the gypsies, a week can not sleep, chudil, but was always able to someone in the ear-stands, to dance ».

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