Limonov Eduard Veniaminovich - poet, writer, odious politician. In Russia, he was able to publish his first article during his stay in the United States. The artworks of this author were published at home only after his return from exile. Despite the fact that his books became the material for films and several theatrical productions, Eduard Limonov is no longer known for his creativity, but for shocking behavior.
Youth
Eduard Limonov is a pseudonym. The real name of this extraordinary personality is Eduard Savenko. Limonov’s hometown is Dzerzhinsk, which is located near Nizhny Novgorod. The father of the future writer was a military man, and therefore was transferred to eastern Ukraine. Limonov’s adolescence took place in Kharkov.
According to the writer's recollections and other data, in his youth he was connected with the criminal world. After school, he worked as a loader and performed other low-skilled work. Eduard Limonov wrote poetry from a young age, but since it was impossible to make a living with such creativity, he began to sew jeans to order. In this matter, he was very successful, which allowed him to move to the capital. In Moscow, Limonov sewed denim trousers for representatives of the artistic world.
The beginning of creativity
In the first years of his stay in Moscow, Eduard Limonov was able to obtain permission to publish his poems. During these years, he also began to write prose works. The early stories of this author were extremely challenging. It was impossible to print such works in one of the Soviet magazines. But Eduard Limonov, whose biography is associated with the names of prominent public figures, sought to find himself in other areas of activity. So, before his departure abroad, he took up journalism. His activities did not inspire approval from the authorities, and therefore he was soon forced to emigrate.
IN USA
Oddly enough, Eduard Limonov was not satisfied not only with the Soviet regime, but also with the capitalist system. Arriving in the United States, he launched a provocative activity against the local authorities. During his years in the newspaper New Russian Word, Limonov wrote critical articles and collaborated with members of the Socialist Workers Party. Leading American publications refused to publish his essays. And in order to achieve his goals or simply attract attention, he handcuffed himself to the building of The New York Times.
"It's me - Eddie"
Eduard Limonov, whose books are partly autobiographical, could not but reflect his stay from exile in a literary work. “This is me - Eddie,” - perhaps the most scandalous book of Limonov. In it, he described his life in exile, namely, homosexual experience, attempts to triple his life in New York and the strange philosophical reasoning that he indulged in during his stay abroad.
As a result of cooperation with the Socialist Party, Limonov was repeatedly summoned to the FBI. And soon he had to leave the USA. He went to Paris, where he continued his literary work.
France
In Paris, Limonov lived for more than eight years. In the capital of France, he also could not be away from public life. Limonov got a job in the magazine "Revolusion." This edition was led by the Communist Party. Despite the scandalous fame, the Russian emigrant managed to obtain French citizenship. In the Paris period, Limonov created a number of works of art, which, although they caused outrage among the majority of readers, were not so scandalous as "It's me - Eddie."
Return
In 1991, Eduard Limonov returned to his homeland. In Russia, he published literary works, collaborated with leading periodicals, but most importantly, he engaged in active political activity. Not one event did not leave him indifferent. He visited Yugoslavia, Georgia, Transnistria, advocated the annexation of Crimea to Russia. But this was later, and in the early nineties, the name of Limonov often sounded in the media in connection with his national-Bolshevik activities. The party he founded did not always carry out legitimate actions. As a result, Limonov was arrested and imprisoned for four years.
Stay in prison for the writer was quite fruitful. For four years he wrote several works. After the liberation, Limonov again continued his political activities. He became one of the founders of the Other Russia coalition. And he even planned to nominate himself for the post of head of state, for which he renounced French citizenship.
Personal life
The scandalous writer and politician was married several times. Eduard Limonov, whose photos are presented in this article, first married before leaving abroad. His chosen one was the artist. The marriage did not last long. The second wife of Limonov was the model Elena Schapova, who subsequently married an Italian count. During his stay in the United States, Limonov was married for several years to a singer of Russian descent who performed in a New York cabaret. This woman was called Natalya Medvedeva. With her, the writer lived for more than ten years. Medvedev returned to Russia with her husband, but they soon broke up. Limonov's third wife died in 2003. The alleged cause of death is suicide.
In recent years, information from Limonov has appeared in the press from time to time. The fourth time the leader of the National Bolsheviks married Elizabeth Blaize. This woman was thirty years younger than Limonov and passed away at the age of thirty-nine. The writer’s scandalous relationship was with a sixteen-year-old schoolgirl. The last wife of Eduard Limonov is Ekaterina Volkova. From this woman, the writer has two children.