For this 4th week of July 2017 - we chose a video uploaded by our friend - Dr. 240252 on July 17 - 2017 - titled "Alexander Wertynsky - 'Za Kulisami' - Backstage."
The mysterious life of a talented artist - Alexander Wertynsky has been a subject of many speculations; in a nutshell - he became famous by his Avant-guard - poetry which he set to music. He was a young man - before the Russian Revolution. Afraid of the new, bloody Red Order in newly "minted" - Soviet Russia - he fled to Paris like many Russian Emigrees - running from the "Red Terror". The Tzar's Nicholas aristocrats and other Russians in exile - embraced his work - which was considered outstanding by many critics and his numerous fans/public who adored his unique pieces.
After making a huge "splash" in Paris and Western Europe - Alexander Wertynsky suddenly returned to the Soviet Union and was welcomed there. Many people speculated that he agreed to spy for the Communist Soviet regime. It was not fully substantiated by facts - but the logic would indicate that. Why would he be welcomed if many others who created similar works were condemned as "Decadent Contra Revolutionaries?"
Long story - short - Alexander Wertynsky - died suddenly under mysterious circumstances while shooting the Soviet movie. Those kinds of things happened frequently to famous people while the Soviets were in power.
Have a great week - everybody - and - we meet here - a week from today.
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