Sovetskaia bogema. Ot Lili Brik do Galiny Brezhnevoi - Vas'kin Aleksandr Anatol'evich

A new book by Alexander Vaskin tells about the life of the Soviet bohemian - writers, artists, artists. In it - hundreds of famous names, which have become such not only because of their talent, but also extravagant behavior, which does not fit into the conventional framework of lifestyle. What was different Soviet bohemian from pre-revolutionary, how turned into a creative intelligentsia, what was more important for her - freedom of creativity or comfort, what were the relations between official Soviet art and underground? Where did creative people live and work in Moscow, how did they spend time in bohemian restaurants and cafes, workshops and salons, exhibitions and flats, cabbages and parties? Where were Moscow Montmartre and Montparnasse, which meant "go to the Corner" where "Sofia Vladyna," "The Sovereign," "Gertrude," "the elegant artist of the RSFSR" and "pharmacists" lived? The answer to many interesting questions you will find on these pages - a kind of continuation of the author's previous book "Everyday Life of the Soviet...