Chelly (real name Vyacheslav Konstantinovich Vasiliev ) (1888 - August 17, 1914, village of Travniki, Lublin province, Kingdom of the Polish Russian Empire - Russian cartoonist, graphic artist, portrait painter.
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| Birth name | Vyacheslav Konstantinovich Vasiliev |
| Date of Birth | 1888 |
| Date of death | August 17, 1914 |
| Place of death | village Herbalists of the Lublin province |
| Citizenship |  Russian empire |
| Genre | cartoon , graphics, portrait |
| Study | Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture |
He studied at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. He was known as an artist and as a talented cartoonist. Pictures of Chelly - Vasiliev exhibited at art exhibitions. His caricatures were featured in pre-revolutionary Russian newspapers and magazines, in particular in the magazine Theater in Caricatures. In addition, Chelly was engaged in sculpture.
Member of the First World War. Warrant Officer V.K. Vasiliev was called up for mobilization.
On August 16, 1914, in a battle near the village of Travniki in the Lublin province, he was wounded by shrapnel shrapnel in his stomach and leg. He died on August 17.
The burial took place on September 30, 1914 in Moscow at the cemetery of the Novodevichy Convent .
V.K. Vasiliev-Chelly was 26 years old.
Literature
- The magazine " Sparks " No. 41. 1914.