V. V. Mayakovsky (1893–1930) was undoubtedly a genius. He is rightfully considered one of the most famous and talented poets of the early 20th century. In addition to creating unusual poems peculiar only to him, Mayakovsky managed to show his talent in many creative genres. He tried his hand as a playwright, filmmaker, actor, screenwriter and even an artist. He lived a bright life full of incredible events, experiences and emotions. Here are the most interesting facts from the biography of V. V. Mayakovsky.
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Mayakovsky was born in Georgia, in the village of Bagdati. Ten years after his death, the village was renamed in his honor, but after the collapse of the USSR in 1990, the village of Mayakovsky again became known as Bagdati. The future genius of Soviet poetry could not complete his studies at school. He was expelled for non-payment.
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During his short life, Mayakovsky was arrested three times. This happened during his youth in 1908-1909. For the first time he was taken into custody in the case of an underground printing house, but then he was soon released under the supervision of his parents as a minor. The second case is on suspicion of having links with a group of anarchists. Here the future great poet was released for lack of evidence. The third case brought against Mayakovsky is aiding the escape of female political prisoners from prison. Mayakovsky again managed to escape punishment. He was again released due to lack of evidence, however, before that he managed to visit several prisons and even the famous "Butyrka", where he spent 11 months.
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Vladimir Mayakovsky enjoyed success with women. He knew how to use his fame to good use. The main lover and muse in his life was Lilya Yurievna Brik (1891-1978). Lilya Brik was married, which did not prevent Mayakovsky from living, traveling and creating with her spouses. In 1918, Lilya and Vladimir even starred together in the film "Chained by the Film", the script for which was written by Mayakovsky. Unfortunately, this film was lost, but photographs and a large poster with the image of Lily Yurievna remained. Mayakovsky can be seen in the film "The Young Lady and the Bully". This is the only motion picture with his participation that has survived to this day.
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The film by Abram Rome "The Third Meshchanskaya" ("Love in Three"), released in 1927, opens the veil of secrecy over the relationship between Mayakovsky and Brikov. The script for the film was written by Viktor Shklovsky, who was closely acquainted with Mayakovsky and Briks. Shklovsky was even accused at one time of the fact that when writing the script, he showed tactlessness in relation to the poet and his beloved.
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Lilya Brik Mayakovsky presented a ring with her initials engraved inside - "LYUB". This engraving has turned into a kind of declaration of love, an endless "LOVE".
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Mayakovsky was never officially married, but he nevertheless had two children. Nikita Alekseevich Lavinsky (1921-1986) - the poet's son was a monumental sculptor, the author of a number of monuments installed in cities of Russia and the CIS countries.
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Mayakovsky's daughter - Patricia Thompson (nee Elena Vladimirovna Mayakovskaya) (born 1926) - writer, publicist. Mayakovsky met Patricia's mother - Elizaveta Petrovna Siebert (Ellie Jones) in New York, where he came to visit a friend, artist David Burliuk. The acquaintance of the Soviet poet with the daughter of a large landowner, a native of Germany, ended with a girl being born a year later. Former husband Ellie Jones acted very noble: he put his name on the birth certificate of the child so that in the eyes of society the girl was legitimate and did not become a victim of prejudice. When Patricia was nine years old, she found out who her real father was. However, her mother and stepfather asked her not to tell anyone about this until their death.
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The poet's father died of blood poisoning, pricked with a pin. This tragedy left a heavy imprint on Mayakovsky's psyche. He developed a phobia. Vladimir Vladimirovich was terrified of contracting some kind of disease, so he constantly carried a soap dish with him and very often washed his hands.
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The poems written by the "ladder" are an invention of Mayakovsky. Many of the poet's colleagues accused him of cheating, because at that time publishers paid royalties to authors for the number of lines, not characters.
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Mayakovsky often went abroad on tour, and not only in Europe, but also in America, which was a huge rarity in those days. One very beautiful legend is connected with his trips abroad. In Paris, the Soviet poet was inflamed with love for a Russian emigrant, Tatyana Yakovleva. This time, this love of Mayakovsky did not find a response in the woman's heart. Unhappily in love, Vladimir, before leaving for his homeland, put all his royalties for the tour to the expense of a flower company, provided that once a week Tatiana Yakovleva would be sent the most beautiful bouquet with a note "From Mayakovsky." And even after the death of the poet, flowers continued to come once a week. They say that this unusual gift saved Yakovlev from starvation during the occupation of Paris by fascist troops. The woman sold the bouquets she received and with the money she could buy herself the food she needed.
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Mayakovsky just loved gambling. It is known that he loved billiards and cards. There is even such a version: his suicide is nothing but a loss at "Russian roulette", because the exact circumstances of the poet's death are still unknown.
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On April 14, 1930, Mayakovsky shot himself. The last beloved in the poet's life, Veronika Polonskaya, was a witness to the tragedy. Two days before his death, the poet wrote a suicide note: "Do not blame anyone for dying, and please do not gossip, the deceased did not like this terribly …"
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The coffin for Mayakovsky was made by the sculptor Anton Lavinsky, husband of Lilia Lavinsky, mother of Gleb-Nikita Lavinsky, who was the son of Mayakovsky.
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The poet's body was cremated and for some time his ashes were in the columbarium of the New Don cemetery. Thanks to the efforts of the poet's relatives and Lily Brik, the urn with Mayakovsky's ashes was reburied on the territory of the Novodevichy cemetery.
