Young artist Nadezhda Rusheva: biography, creativity, memory

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

The youngest graphic artist Nadezhda Rusheva really wanted to become an animator. However, her life was cut short at the age of 17. In total, the girl has more than 10,000 amazing works on her account. An interesting story of Nadia can be found in the material of the article.

Forever alive

In fact, two cultures are combined in a child. The father of the young talent, Nikolai, was an artist in the theater. In 1945 he was invited to work in the Tuva People's Republic. Fate brought him together with the successful ballerina Natalya Azhikmaa. Young people immediately fell in love with each other and got married a year later.

Subsequently, the couple moved to the Mongolian Ulaanbaatar, where the couple had their first child on January 31, 1952. The girl was named Naidan, which means "the one who will live forever." The Russian analogue of this amazing name is Nadezhda. In the summer, a small family moved to Moscow. The woman left the ballet to raise the baby. My father worked as a stage designer.

Nadezhda Rusheva started drawing very early. It should be noted that the girl did not even hold a pencil in her hands before. Parents believed that the child should not be overloaded with scienceto school. However, every evening they read Alexander Pushkin's fairy tales to the little ones.

Talented child

One evening dad was putting his daughter to bed as usual. Before going to bed, he recited to her another work of the Russian genius. On that day, in his hands was "The Tale of Tsar S altan." The girl listened very carefully, and then broke loose and went to the table. From there she took a notebook and began to draw something on the pages. When the father looked at the sheets, he was very surprised. There were perfect lines on the paper, an excellent illustration for Pushkin's work. In general, during that evening the girl drew 36 amazing pictures. Then the man was struck by how accurately his daughter conveyed the character of the heroes. It was also surprising that little Nadezhda Rusheva perfectly and correctly chose the clothes for the main characters.

After a while, dad took his daughter's work to his artist friends. Experts unanimously declared that the baby certainly has a talent. Since then, the child has not parted with his favorite pastime.

Rapid popularity

Over the years, Nadia has improved her skills. Already at the age of seven, the schoolgirl painted with a brush. Parents tried to support the hobby. In turn, such classes greatly interfered with the student in the classroom. The little artist, instead of listening to the teacher, was constantly distracted and sketched something in a notebook.

Nadezhda Rusheva didn't have much in common with her classmates either. The artist had few friends, and those with whom she communicated could not understand the depth of her world. At a time when peersinterested in discos, first love and expensive foreign things, Nadya was drawn to museums, literature and art.

Of course, the young graphics could not fail to notice the journalists. They repeatedly interviewed a talented girl, wrote articles about her and filmed stories. However, Nadia was indifferent to the general popularity, which should have flattered her. The girl continued to live a normal life and never turned up her nose.

A unique gift

In 1964, the Yunost magazine organized the first exhibition for the little artist. The public then looked forward to the twelve-year-old master. However, when the girl came out to a loud applause to a noisy audience, she got scared. Nadia burst into tears and refused to communicate with such a mass of people.

The following years, her drawings were published by the most fashionable and prestigious magazines of that time. Pictures of Nadezhda Rusheva were exhibited in different countries of the world. In general, more than 15 vernissages were organized over 5 years.

When the young genius was asked how she draws, the girl always answered simply: "I see images and draw outlines." It should be noted that the artist never thought about the plots. If the work did not work out, the master simply took another sheet of paper. People who saw how Nadya creates had the impression that the pictures themselves emerge from under her hands.

Idols of genius

The child was also attracted by famous people whose life was creative, but was very short and full of mysticism. She was interested in the works of Alexander Pushkin (died tragically in a duel). Not aloneonce she was with her parents and correspondents in his St. Petersburg apartment. There the girl was visited by great inspiration. Without the help of historians and guides, she independently depicted scenes from the life of the famous poet. Moreover, Nadezhda Rusheva was remarkably versed in the details of the interior and wardrobe of that century. The biography of the writer seemed to open to her in a mysterious way. Therefore, the plots came out extremely realistic, and the portraits expressed a lot of emotions. Today there are hundreds of paintings by Nadia in the Pushkin Museum.

The girl was also fond of Vladimir Vysotsky, whose fate was no less interesting. Once she had the opportunity to attend a concert of the singer. Sitting in the hall and fascinated listening to his songs, Nadia later said that she and the artist were kindred spirits.

Favorite books

Excited her creative nature and Antoine de Saint-Exupery, whose fate was also unique. His best work, The Little Prince, was one of the girl's favorite books. She illustrated this story many times. Nadezhda often noted that she and the main character are very similar. Nadia was interested in the life of Mikhail Bulgakov.

One day, friends at school told her about the novel "Master and Margarita". The girl immediately wanted to read an unusual and mystical work. She asked her father to find a book for her. However, the novel was only published in magazines. So, Nadezhda Rusheva got acquainted with one of the best works of the author. She re-read the book several times, after which she created a series of amazing drawings.

Badpremonition

In the autumn of 1968, the father, who followed his daughter's work, noticed an unusual pattern among her works. It was a terrible image of a small body writhing in pain. Dad explained the strange picture by the fact that Nadia is going through a transitional age. But he had a bad feeling.

One day the girl came back from school very weak. When the parents asked the child what happened, she said that in the gym class she was accidentally hit in the head with a ball. After this event, Nadia often complained of a headache, but her parents did not attach much importance to complaints. Subsequently, the daughter had the flu for several days. But this time she continued to be treated at home. At that time, she could not even draw. When the cold passed, Nadia again began to live a normal life.

In March 1969, the girl visited Leningrad. A documentary was filmed there, the main star of which was Rusheva Nadezhda Nikolaevna. The daughter told her parents that she had a good rest on the trip.

Short life

On March 6, 1969, the student was going to school as usual. In the morning she had a good appetite and a good mood. However, having dressed, the girl fell and did not rise again. The parents called an ambulance. Doctors fought for the child's life for several hours, but could not save her. Nadia was diagnosed with a congenital aneurysm. Today, such a disease is treated, but then the doctors were powerless. Later, experts said that with such a diagnosis, children live only up to 8-10 years. Such a "long" life of Nadia is a real miracle.

After the death of his daughter, her father met with Mikhail Bulgakov's wife, Elena. During the conversation, he handed the work of the girl to the woman. All the characters in the novel seemed to be alive. Interestingly, the Master looks like Christ and Bulgakov himself. Margarita was an exact copy of Mikhail's wife, although Nadia did not know either the writer or his chosen one. Moreover, the girl depicted details that only people close to literature knew about.

The series of drawings was to be published in the book The Master and Margarita. However, due to poor printing (or mysticism), the images came out blurry. Therefore, you can see these works of Nadia only in museums.

Today, a school named after Nadezhda Rusheva, where the girl studied, operates in the capital. A museum was opened there, in which everyone can learn about the fate of the heroine and get acquainted with her work. In honor of the little genius, an asteroid and a pass in the Caucasus were named.