Mikhail Savoyarov
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Mikhail Savoyarov was a Russian chansonnier, composer, poet, comic actor, mime and the only fumist on the stage of the Russian Empire. In the first quarter of the 20th century he was a famous satirica
Mikhail Savoyarov a postcard (1912)
Mikhail Savoyarov a postcard (1914)
Mikhail Savoyarov playing the role of a criminal, a postcard (1915)
Mikhail Savoyarov a postcard (1913)
The Twelve (poem)
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The Twelve is a controversial long poem by Aleksandr Blok. Written early in 1918, the poem was one of the first poetic responses to the October Revolution of 1917.
Mikhail Savoyarov
…in 1918 he persistently showed Savoyarov’s performances to his wife L.D. Mendeleyeva-Blok so that she could "adopt" his eccentric manner (for reading "The Twelve" poem). Vsevolod Meyerhold also attended Savoyarov’s concerts while working on his play Balaganchik (‘The Puppet Show’). According to Blok, Savoyarov’s…
12 & Skythes by A. Block