Actress. Primadonna Theater. The mother of two children by Sergei Esenina. The wife of Vsevolod Meyerhold. Zenaida's mother was from the impoverished gentry, his father, a native of Russified Germans - one of the first Social Democrats. Hence, the early enthusiasm for the daughter of revolutionary ideas. She soon became involved in political struggle, for which he was excluded from school. In the 19 years she - a member of the Socialist Revolutionary Party. No terrorist attacks, mostly advocacy. Family life Esenin ousted from the
Reich ambitions of a revolutionary, although not formed. Partly to blame were regular spree husband and his assault and battery. Part - relevant to the
Reich Yesenin environment. A. Mariengof described it thus: "This plump Jewish lady. Generous nature has endowed her sensual lips on his face round as a plate: crooked her legs went on stage, both on the deck of a ship sailing in the rocking. "In. Shershenevich pun: "Oh, I got tired of looking at the
Reich-itichnye legs!" In addition to the exterior
Reich, friends Esenina and did not take her acting ability. All this did not prevent, however, Vsevolod Meyerhold immediately and seriously fascinated by a young student (
Reich was younger than his 20 years), to marry her and adopt her children. In the theater and in everyday life as a wife would switch places - if it is predominant in the theater, the home she reigned. Attacks on
Reich did not end. Its not very fond of the theater, was accused of excessive pressure on the husband's professional opportunities, not left in peace and theater critics. The day when Meyerhold was arrested in their apartment was searched. After 24 days in the same apartment was killed by unidentified
Zinaida Reich. Hold it had few people. Stood in 1939.
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