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The satirist and performer of his own literary works, the People’s Artist of Ukraine Mikhail Zhvanetsky died at the age of 86.
Mikhail Zhvanetsky is without exaggeration a legendary comedian and satirist. On Friday, November 6, he passed away at the age of 86.
Correspondent.net recalls vivid quotes and interesting facts from the biography of the humorist.
Zhvanetsky = Odessa
Zhvanetsky was born in Odessa and spent his entire life talking about this city. There is Zhvanetsky Boulevard in the Primorsky district of Odessa. A sculpture of a satirist is in the literary museum of the city.
The comedian recalled that he worked in the port of Odessa: “Eight years of loading and unloading, traveling in a forklift, sitting on a steamer, in a warehouse, in a corner, when only eyes and teeth are seen. I grew up there.”
Zhvanetsky is the first and permanent president of the World Club of Odessa Citizens. He is the author of books in Two Years, My Odessa, Women, Odessa dachas.
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Zhvanetsky and Ukraine
“When they ask me what connects me with Ukraine, I would like to answer:” What connects you with your parents? “How can I know? Something connects ”, – said Zhvanetsky.
“I love Odessa. I love Kiev, I respect Dnepropetrovsk. Well, this is necessary, so many leaders in that period. I love Yalta. Sevastopol, Kharkov, Donetsk … So a thousand excuses, who am I? Besides being Jewish. Of course a Ukrainian ”, another quote from Zhvanetsky.
The satirist’s last performance took place in Kiev in June 2019.
Recently, Zhvanetsky lived in Moscow with his wife Natalia Zhvanetskaya and their son Dmitry.
In March 2014, Zhvanetsky signed an artists’ appeal against the occupation of Crimea. In 2015, the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine added him to the “white list” of artists who supported Ukraine.
“I liked seeing people on the Maidan. I saw people. I haven’t seen people in a long time,” Zhvanetsky said.
Vivid statements by Zhvanetsky
The comedian compared life to a piano – “the key is white, the key is black … the cover” and joked about its paradoxes – “that our life is: if you don’t get used to it, you die, if you don’t die, you get used to it”; “our freedom is like a traffic light with three lights on at the same time”; “An optimist believes that we live in the best of worlds, a pessimist fears that we do.”
Zhvanetsky said that “alcohol in small doses is harmless in any quantity.”
– “Positive emotions are emotions that arise if you put everything in everything.”
“Are you happy? At different times I answered this question differently, but always – in a negative way.”
“Wisdom does not always come with age. It happens that age comes alone.”
“If you’re arguing with an idiot, he’ll probably do the same.”
“It is better to remain silent and sound like a fool than to speak up and leave no doubt about it.”
“It’s okay if they laugh at you. It’s much worse when they cry for you.”
“A clear conscience is a sign of poor memory.”
“Good always triumphs over evil. It means that whoever won is good.”
“Humor is salvation. And tears are life. Therefore, laughter through crying is our most important achievement in all the years of our existence.”
“Life is short. And you have to be able to. You have to be able to put down a bad movie. Throw a bad book. Pass on a bad person. There are many.”
“Wisdom does not always come with age. It happens that age comes alone.”
“It is easier to change a woman than to understand.”
“Whoever married a young man paid for everything: she will never see him young, he will never see her old.”
Condolences
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed his condolences on the death of satirist Mikhail Zhvanetsky and called himself a fan.
“As Mikhail Zhvanetsky said, it’s okay if they laugh at you. It’s much worse when they cry for you. Today is such a bitter day, ”Zelensky wrote.
Singer Alla Pugacheva called Zhvanetsky’s death an irreparable loss.
Russian President Vladimir Putin called Zhvanetsky’s stories and aphorisms symbolic of an entire era.
“There are people who stand out in the country. They understand the country like no one else, they listen to it and express it with much more precision and, what is more important, more truthful than politicians, journalists, etc. That was Vysotsky. That was Zhvanetsky, ”wrote journalist Vladimir Pozner.
Zhvanetsky’s dismissal will not take place due to the coronavirus pandemic, said his representative Oleg Stashkevich.
