Tatyana Yakovleva - the last love of Mayakovsky. Biography of Tatyana Yakovleva

There are many beautiful women in the world, they illuminate with their gentle light every era and all countries. They dispose of their appearance in different ways. Some are happy with family happiness and devote their whole lives to one man whom they love and respect, raise children with him and share joys and sorrows until the hour of their separation. Others, like butterflies, flit from one "flower" to another. Sometimes such a tortuous flight ends safely, but not always. Tatyana Alekseevna Yakovleva, who found her rest in Connecticut, USA, did not concern either the first or the second. She turned her beauty into a talent, becoming a professional muse.

Who is she?

"Who was this woman and what is so remarkable about her?" Our contemporary will ask. And he will be right in his doubts. Well, yes, she was a friend among celebrities, Marlene Dietrich was friendly, took signs of attention from Chaliapin, with Prokofiev, it happened, she played four hands, her hat was made by Esti Lauder and Edith Piaf (but later in America).

About it in our country hardly anyone would have known today, if Tatiana Yakovleva and Mayakovsky were not bound by relations that go beyond friendship. The circumstances of the life and death of the chief proletarian poet were investigated in the most careful way, although not all information was subject to wide disclosure. In 1928, he visited Paris, about which he even wrote that he would like to live here and die, if ... About what happened then in this city, now it became known.

The Role of Bricks

They were introduced to Elsa Triolet, Sister Lily. The relationship between the poet and the Brik family has been written a lot. They were not just strange, even in our century permissiveness of them, most likely, would be considered perverted. The influence of Lily Brik on Mayakovsky was considered by many to be monstrous, he himself suffered and still could not free himself. Once abroad, the proletarian worker was carried away by the American Ellie Jones, who became pregnant with him, and then gave birth to her daughter. In order to stop this connection, too many people were interested, from the Brichka herself (the sister acted in her interests) to comrades who occupied the highest Kremlin offices in Moscow. In addition, Elsa had her own motives to distract the poet from the intrusive Mrs. Jones. The fact is that during his stay in Paris, Vladimir Vladimirovich generously spent his fees, which substantially corrected the financial condition of Sister Lily Brick, and at the same time Louis Aragon, her friend.

Outstanding uncle

She was born in St. Petersburg in 1906. We know nothing about the titles of the counts or the old boyar origin, from which it can be concluded that neither one nor the other was there. Father's brother Alexander Yakovlev was an artist. It is interesting that he became one of the founders of design, not only Russian, but in general. It was he who helped Monsieur Citroen to give an aesthetic look to cars that had just begun to build in France. Actually, it was his uncle who was able to get his niece from Soviet Russia to Paris, for this he used all the influence of his friend, the French king of cars.

First impression

One can not confidently state that Tatyana Yakovleva Mayakovsky immediately liked. Around her were the most famous men of Russian emigration, generous, talented, sometimes very prosperous, besides that, her dazzling appearance attracted those whom our compatriots in exile, by habit, were called foreigners. But Tatyana Yakovleva could not help but like it. Moreover, it was impossible not to fall in love with her.

Despite the fact that the emigre did not show any sympathy in any way, Mayakovsky showed a certain perseverance.

Letter from the poet

About the first impression made by the young beauty on the poet, says the poem "Letter to Tatyana Yakovleva," written after the acquaintance, from which it becomes absolutely clear that, despite the generally proletarian direction of creativity, his eyes did not escape the long-leggedness that is so lacking in Moscow . To fill this deficit, he called Tatiana at the Petite Chaumiere restaurant in Paris, this was in three weeks, namely on December 24, on the eve of the new 1929. The refusal was as tactful as possible and expressed in discontent with the public reading of the "Letters ..." in the circle of the Russian-speaking community and the reluctance to publish it. The verse, in fact, could have pinched the delicate taste of the connoisseur of elegant literature with his ultimatumno-aggressive pressure, the threat of taking the lady at least with Paris and the desire, in case of disagreement, "to stay and winter".

Outwardly, the poet looked rude, but in his heart was not rage, and tenderness. And she wrote to her mother that only one person she met could leave a mark on her soul. Bribe the beauty of his dissimilarity to people of the usual circle, physical and moral colossal.

Something very important happened after Tatyana Yakovleva and Mayakovsky split up. Flowers, orchids, were delivered daily to her address, regardless of the weather and political situation. During the Nazi occupation, they even served as a means of survival, they could be sold or exchanged for products, so these bouquets were good. In each of them there was a card with the inscription "from Mayakovsky".

Poet and women

About Vladimir Mayakovsky can not be said that he was a man amorous. His novels are known and differ in some unusual way, like many other facts of the biography of the poet. Women responded to him in kind, but showed a certain apprehension, violent disposition combined with brutal appearance, like mental unbalance, frightened them. Tatyana Yakovleva did not make an exception, she was attracted to Mayakovsky, and at the same time pushed him away, she felt the unbridled nature of his character and the unsteadiness of the relationship, and she, like any other woman, wanted reliability.

Why did Mayakovsky shoot?

To let the poet go abroad, and he said in desperation at the beginning of 1929 that he could shoot himself if he did not see his beloved woman. It should be noted, however, and the fact that suicide attempts have happened to him before, and for similar reasons, but the lady was another - Lilya Brik. Most likely, he did not intend to shoot seriously, but did not load the gun. To link the failed attempt with the personality of Yakovleva is also not possible, at that time the object of Mayakovsky's desire was another woman, Polonskaya, who was married. She did not want for the sake of dubious happiness to become the wife of the officially recognized genius poet to cast an acting career and her husband, whom she, in her own words, loved in her own way. It is likely that the fatal shot was accidental, as indicated by an empty clip, the cause of death was the cartridge, left in the trunk, most likely forgotten. Thus, the version by which Tatyana Yakovleva was the last unhappy love that provoked suicide has, of course, the right to exist, but rather, as one of the elements of the image of the fatal female vamp, due to which men shoot right and left.

Life after Volodya

So what is left of this long-standing romantic story? There are very few photos of Tatyana Yakovleva and Mayakovsky, on which they are depicted together. Her letters to the poet were destroyed by a rival - Lily Brik. His messages have been preserved. The fact of daily delivery of flowers for decades from the poet is also confirmed by a multitude of testimonies. Here, in fact, that's all.

Tatyana Yakovleva's biography may seem enviable to many women. She twice married and both times in her own way successfully. Viscount Bertrand du Plessis became the one who saved her from Volodya (by her own admission). He gave a sonorous title, in addition to that, importantly, the material stability, well, Francine, daughter. The first husband, though unloved, but respected, died during the war.

Happiness with Lieberman

The second husband was Alexander Lieberman, with whom she lived for the rest of her life, apparently the quietest and happiest period of her life. Until the last days she considered herself Russian, consumed exotic for Connecticut jelly and buckwheat porridge, received guests from home. Tatiana Yakovleva loved to communicate with her compatriots and led a secular way of life, with great pleasure she arranged parties, balls and parties. In communication with the celebrities, she showed a pleasant immediacy, could tell Marlene Dietrich, settled on her couch, that if she burns her a cigarette upholstery, then she will kill her. Christian Dior was also delighted with her jokes and aphorisms.

The Queen of Hats

Yakovlev was considered the "queen of hats". Money this title did not bring, and design work was, more likely, a hobby and at the same time an excellent topic for talking with famous friends. The main thing that she was able to do was convince them that this particular style made them unique, after which they left with the shopping very happy and "similar to the prize horses" (in her ironic remarks).

My husband, Alex, willingly published in the magazine "Vogue" articles about talented people, which helped them to become famous. In the family, peace and harmony prevailed.

In this blissful atmosphere Tatiana du Plessis-Lieberman, nee Yakovleva, left this mortal world in 1991, asking her husband to "give her way." As a true gentleman, he obeyed. She did not create anything outstanding in life, except for an elegant image. She was just a muse.