A controversial writer and journalist, a politician, he is always at the center of events. His whole life is a demonstration of inner strength, contradiction and sincere impulse.
The beginning of the way
Since his birth in 1943, the future outrageous politician bore the surname Savenko. Edik was born in the city of Dzerzhinsk, not far from Gorky. Soon the father-officer received a transfer to Kharkov, and the family moved to Ukraine.
The seventeen-year-old youth began his labor activity as a loader, builder, steelmaker. To get an education, I tried to enter the pedagogical institute. And a year later he became interested in sewing jeans, which were in unprecedented demand among the Kharkov and Moscow bohemians. At that moment, he had many friends from the criminal environment.
Emigration
At the age of 15, Edward began to write poetry. Having moved to Moscow, he plunged headlong into creativity. Then a pseudonym for his works first appeared. A familiar cartoonist dubbed him "Limonov". By that time, the aspiring writer had managed to publish five samizdat collections of his stories. The avant-garde activities of Limonov did not go unnoticed by the special services, and in 1974 the "convinced anti-Soviet" emigrated to the United States. He worked as a proofreader and at the same time published in a Russian-language newspaper in New York. In articles for emigrants, the writer often criticized the bourgeois way of life. The participation of the journalist in the work of the American Socialist Party aroused increased interest of the FBI. Compatriots at home only once learned about Limonov's life abroad from his article "Disappointment", reprinted from the American edition.
Disappointed with American democracy, the journalist became close to the French communists and soon moved to Paris. A few years later, thanks to the influence of the public, he received the citizenship of this country.
Homecoming
The events of the 90s brought Eduard Limonov back to Russia. Here he became involved in active political activity. He was published in the central Russian editions, in addition, he headed the editorial office of his own newspaper "Limonka". The work of the disgraced journalist has more than once become the reason for the initiation of criminal cases. But nothing seemed to frighten him. He participated in the defense of the White House, hostilities in Yugoslavia, the Georgian-Abkhaz and Transnistrian conflicts. In 2003, he was accused of possession of weapons, and the court sentenced him to four years in prison. But he did not stay in prison for long, and early release saved him.
The oppositionist's activities Limonov continued in the creation of the coalition "Other Russia" and participation in the March of Dissent. In the 2012 presidential elections, he put forward his candidacy, but was refused by the Central Election Commission. Recent events in Ukraine have spoiled the politician's relationship with the Russian opposition. To everyone's surprise, he spoke negatively about Euromaidan and supported the annexation of Crimea. After that, Limonov became a frequent guest of television shows on Russian channels, and his articles again appeared in Izvestia.
The career of the writer Limonov has developed successfully. His first novel "It's Me, Eddie" caused a wide public response and was immediately "sorted out for quotes." Today we know Eduard Veniaminovich as a famous writer, from whose pen more than a dozen books have come out - from collections of poems and biographical works to political manifestos and religious treatises.
Personal life
In the biography of Eduard Limonov, several marriages took place. The artist Anna Rubinstein became his first common-law wife. He married his second wife, a poet and fashion model, Elena Shchapova. Together they emigrated to America.
Ten years later, in France, he met his third wife, model and singer Natalia Medvedeva. Their marriage lasted 12 years and became the longest in Limonov's life. The fourth wife of the writer Elena was 30 years younger than him, and he experienced his new love with sixteen-year-old Anastasia. The joy of fatherhood Limonov learned with his last chosen one, actress Ekaterina Volkova. Their first child was their son Bogdan, and two years later, their daughter Alexander appeared. But the family lasted only a few years.
Today Eduard Limonov is 75. He is full of energy, new ideas and, as always, popular.
