In 2007, the Penza Literature Museum received valuable gifts from the widow of Anatoly Marienhof’s brother, Boris. These are a black-and-white photograph from the writer’s desk and the novel “The Shaved Man, ” which was banned by Soviet censors in 1930.
Novel “Shaved Man”
Creation period
1991
Place of сreation
Moscow, the USSR
Dimensions
20x12,5 cm
Technique
paper, printing
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Imaginism was born on Kazanskaya Street (now Uritsky Street).
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After graduating from the gymnasium in 1916, Anatoly Marienhof entered the Law School at Moscow University. However, after studying there for six months, he went to the front where he joined a team of engineers constructing roads and bridges.
In his work, Anatoly Marienhof captured the image of the early-20th-century Penza. In his fiction and memoirs, he often wrote about his friends. He was a man of exceptional culture and knowledge. Among his acquaintances were famous personalities such as Dmitri Shostakovich, Sergey Obraztsov, Vasily Kachalov, Boris Eikhenbaum, Alexander Tairov, and others.
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Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
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Novel “Shaved Man”
Creation period
1991
Place of сreation
Moscow, the USSR
Dimensions
20x12,5 cm
Technique
paper, printing
Collection
Exhibition
0
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