What the inimitable satirist Mikhail Zhvanetsky left as a legacy Bashny.Net

On November 6, 2020, this world passed away. Mikhail Zhvanetsky. He was a true genius of humor and satire, an outstanding writer, as well as a screenwriter, TV presenter and actor. We will remember Zhvanetsky as one of the most famous Odessans. His sense of humor and infectious laughter Many of us were encouraged in difficult times.. The biography of the domestic humorist has many interesting pages.

Mikhail Zhvanetsky once said: “It is not terrible if they laugh at you.” It is much worse when people cry over you.” Editorial "Site" Expresses condolences to all relatives, friends, colleagues of the writer. It is worth honoring the memory of a bright person and mentally walking his life path.



Mikhail Zhvanetsky: biography The great satirist was born in Odessa, in a family of doctors. Michael’s father was a surgeon and his mother a dentist. After the war, young Zhvanetsky graduated from high school for boys. Then he entered the Institute of the Navy in Odessa. There he wanted to study engineering and work in the port.

During his student days, Zhvanetsky began to write his first miniatures. He's with his friends. He founded the youth theater “Parnas-2”. Mostly Michael wrote monologues, but sometimes tried to speak in public. One moment his friend Roman Kartsev He successfully performed Zhvanetsky’s monologue in Leningrad. The performance was very liked by Arkady Raikin, the director of the theater. Soon the young screenwriter was invited to the role of head of the literary part, and he moved to St. Petersburg.

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Let’s see who is from which city or country? Very interesting.

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Arkady Raikin said about the young talent: Literary gift of Zhvanetsky, the sharpness and paradoxicalness of his sense of life, his ability to convey in the text the diversity of modern colloquial speech, his ability to capture the fantastic reality — all this conquered me. So subdued that for some time Zhvanetsky became in our repertoire, if I may say so, the author-premier.

However, at some point, Michael discovered the truth: he no longer wanted to remain in the shadows. On the streets he heard people laughing at his jokes and remarks. But no one knew that this was the work of Zhvanetsky. This prompted the writer to start his own career.

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In 1970, Zhvanetsky, together with friends Roman Kartsev and Viktor Ilchenko left Raikin for the Odessa Philharmonic. There they quickly gained popularity as folk artists of the spoken genre. Then Zhvanetsky began to spend more time in Moscow and in 1983 founded his own miniature theater there.

Besides, Mikhail Zhvanetsky He was the founder of the World Club of Odessa.. As a real Odessa, the satirist loved his native city and always wanted to be a little closer to his origins. The writer was one of the brightest representatives of the “Odessa period” of Russian culture, which gave us Ilf and Petrov, Isaac Babel and Eduard Bagritsky.

“There are many writers in Odessa, because there is nothing to write. To write a story, you need to open the window and write it down. – Mikhail Zhvanetsky



Behind the veil of humor, the life philosophy of Mikhail Zhvanetsky has always been hidden. His texts were filled with profound truths about life and the meaning of human existence. The writer believed that man is not eternal and nothing can be done about it. All that remains is to treat everything with humor:

“I may not know the meaning of life, but the search for meaning already gives meaning to life.”

“Wisdom does not always come with age. Sometimes the age comes alone.”

“If you are told that you are a multifaceted person, do not be deceived. Maybe what you mean is that you are a bastard, a bastard and a parasite at the same time.”

“Have you ever tried to throw a mosquito? Far, far away. It's not flying. So he flies, but he spits at you on his own. Therefore, one must be light and independent.”

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Mikhail Zhvanetsky also appeared on television: he starred in a cameo role in the film Genius. Also at the beginning of zero he took part in the transfer of “Simple things” on the RTR and was permanent presenter of the TV program "On duty in the country"which aired in 2002.

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About himself Zhvanetsky said that He just feels the world better.than other people. He did not position himself as a humorist or satirist: his main task was to convey the truth to ordinary people. And this was done by the writer in a very skillful and contrasting manner.

“I used to fear that I might be forgotten. I am now afraid of being remembered.”

About his personal life, the writer did not spread much. It is known that the genius had many children from unregistered marriages and the legal wife Natalia, who was a young woman. personal secretary. But Zhvanetsky left us a lot of funny and very witty phrases about love. Here are some of them:

Of all the women, he liked the new ones.

“You can’t love, stay friends!”

In this love rush, he tore off his underwear before his jacket.

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Mikhail Zhvanetsky left behind a very large legacy. His condition is estimated at least in hundred. According to various sources, he had an apartment in the center of Moscow, as well as a plot and a house in Odessa. And they say that the writer had a mansion in the suburbs. His legacy will be shared by his lawful wife, the women with whom the writer was actually married, and Zhvanetsky’s sons.

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This is the era of legend!! Now only in my heart and memory!! . .

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However, the greatest legacy that genius has left behind is the contribution to our culture. Mikhail Zhvanetsky and his biography can serve as an example for many generations. Anyone who grew up during perestroika or was born in the Soviet era knows and remembers the jokes of the great writer. Despite the satire, Mikhail Zhvanetsky was the one who kindled our hearts, gave us smiles and the belief that We'll be fine..

The writer went to heaven at the age of 86 - he lived a bright, happy and fulfilling life. To a great man, great glory! Eternal memory...