Oskolki razbitogo vdrebezgi - Averchenko Arkadii

They say that the best humorists are gloomy and unsmiling in everyday life. Arkady Timofeevich Averchenko (1880-1925) was definitely not one of them. Even his autobiography he wrote, laughing - and included it in his first collection. "My literary activity was started in 1904, and it was, as it seemed to me, a complete triumph. First, I wrote a story. Second, I took him to the Southern Region. And thirdly (so far I have the opinion that the story is the main thing), thirdly, it was printed!" and were then printed hundreds of stories, feuilletons, humor, jokes. And he was named the "king of laughter." And the best humorous magazine of Russia - "Satirikon" was founded, the glory and name of which (even if in the name of the magazine, but in the Raikin theatre) are still alive today. In fact, by the beginning of the 20th century, Russia was used to another laugh - "through the tears invisible to the world." ""Satirikon" liberated Russian humor....