Федор Шаляпин Царь-бас Федор Иванович

This is a detailed, reliable and dramatic biography of F.I. Chaliapin. Readers are presented with the rich and complex personality of the singer, his entourage - actors, directors, artists, writers, politicians of his era, as well as beloved women, children, friends and enemies. The reader will learn about the ups and downs, the successes of his creative life, the blows of fate, the years in exile. The book includes the facts of the singer's life that have become known only in recent years - under the Bolsheviks, in exile, for the first time the relationship between the singer and Gorky is covered in detail.