On parting with Iskander Shenderovich he remembered his most current quote – Moskovsky Komsomolets

«There are times when people take collective stench of the unity of the Spirit»

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In Tuesday Moscow writer Fazil Iskander spent his last journey. I cut short his vacation Medina, a long time to communicate with their relatives directly at the tomb of the LCD on the stage; flew Yevgeny Yevtushenko, who read the draft of the future of the poem on the death of Fazil; came a large delegation from Abkhazia (including spiritual fathers)

To say that people had a lot of -. mean to lie. With ten to noon passed 350-400 people. No queues, crowds, but why the crowd when it is important to the quality of those who came. In addition, the form itself gradually dies official wire.

Photo: Natalia Gubernatorova

… Amazing sultriness. At the entrance to the LCD on Nikita somehow the riot police, the mass of journalists, protection. Low-key machine intelligence agencies with a small dog. Everyone at the door meets the funeral worker in white gloves (run-in procedure): if your bouquet is wrapped in plastic, the film will have to be removed, only carry fresh flowers

Reporters rush to each a display face, however, a person is not denied. in a short commentary, and their responses felt that the rating article Iskander-biography in Wikipedia has grown significantly in the last three days. While many spoke from the heart – Stepashin, Shenderovich, Wisniewski, TV presenter Andrey Maksimov, writer Yevgeny Popov …

– Fazil – one of the Russian writers, a case where nationality does not matter; read at least two things, – said Sergei Stepashin, addressing journalists – “Sandro of Chegem” and “Rabbits and boas.” Fazil you say thank you for it. Actual ever …

– Iskander of those who constantly reminded us of conscience, – bitterly remarked Andrey Maksimov – whether we are now about to remember it? I remember his interpretation of the biblical parable: “Whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.” This parable is not about your humility; substituting a second, you’re trying to awaken in the one who beats you a sense of conscience. . That’s what’s important

– How much of it deep thoughts, in this great writer, thinker, philosopher, practice sage – the poet Vladimir Vishnevsky, – I quote not exactly, but how beautifully said – “decency It does not imply heroism, but simply not to participate in infamy. ” In our country, ridiculous can only be credible, and the humor – it is “the path of the precipice otpolzaniya» …

– Fifty years ago, there were times when all pronounced “Fazil”, “Bulat”, ” Bella “- and these words do not require decoding, – said Viktor Shenderovich – Iskander, of course, is huge, because he created his own world, his universe, which is extremely rare even among good writers. And it is worth re-reading all of us, it is worth. “Do not take the stench of the collective unity of the Spirit” – how powerful thoughts, it is urgent …

For the twelve all gather in the hall. Very stuffy, air conditioners do not work. In the middle put the microphone for writing requiems. Minister says goodbye Medina, then the actor Alexander Filippenko, a human rights activist Alla Gerber. Quietly on stage climbs – myself, without outside help! – Yevgeny Yevtushenko. Let in mourning, but fashion (do not change yourself in anything) purple shirt and trousers with patterns. He sits at the chair among relatives and immersed for ten minutes in the process … a sight it might seem that he is preparing a speech. Nothing like this. He wrote verses, which just came to mind

-. Excuse me, – appeals to the audience – they still need to refine … I knew Fazil 1947. We joined the love of poetry; we had one instructor – Slutsky poet, soldier. He told us of conscience, honor, word

We Fazil were both theater-goers, it is difficult to imagine that Iskander was once in love with an incredibly operetta.; because through it we see the world – Vienna, Paris, admired by such actors like Yaron, fought off his hands painfully

Later, I was the first editor of his first poetic book.. And then he turned around a powerful personality as Caucasian epic … But in addition to “Sandro” I consider it the greatest book “Rabbits and boas”, you can start reading from the age of 18 and continue to learn for life.

Fasil was one of the world’s classic satire, coupled with extraordinary lyricism. I learned about his death, standing next to the waterfall in Chegem Kabardino-Balkaria. And now I want to read in his honor:

There prelife she neumovenna;

We, Fazil, together embraced Caucasus .

we are all people, edinogenny,

For a general Lord with us.

We’re one check,

Our six to ten years,

I to you came from Chegem,

From your waterfalls and ice …

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