Yakovleva, Tatyana Alekseevna

Paris

By the time she met Vladimir Mayakovsky , Tatyana Yakovleva had, according to Elsa Triole , “young dare” and “life-asserting over the edge, she talked choking, swimming, playing tennis, keeping score to fans” ^[1] .

Novel with Vladimir Mayakovsky

In the fall of 1928, thirty-five-year-old Vladimir Mayakovsky was going on a trip around the world, which turned into just a trip to France. One of the main goals of the French trip was to buy a car for Lily Brick . In Paris, he accidentally met a New York acquaintance who told him that at that time his former American sweetheart Ellie Jones was resting in Nice with their common two-year-old daughter . May 20, Mayakovsky went to Nice, taking with him two young, French-speaking “acquaintances” - probably in order to hide the true purpose of the trip from Lily, who knew about his every move from his sister Elsa Triola living in Paris. However, when Ellie asked why he was not alone, he replied: "I did not want to embarrass you." They talked all night in Mayakovsky’s room, in which Ellie stayed because of heavy rain, and fell asleep in the morning. There was no intimacy between them: Ellie was afraid to become pregnant again and understood the futility of a future relationship. May 25, Mayakovsky returned to Paris, from where the next day he wrote a letter to Nice. Ellie answered, but her next letter, to which she did not receive a reply, went to Moscow, where Mayakovsky was going to leave - but did not leave: on the day he returned from Nice to Paris, he met Tatyana Yakovlev ^[2] .

The meeting of Tatyana Yakovleva and Vladimir Mayakovsky was rigged by Elsa Triole. On October 25, Tatyana phoned Dr. Serge Simon with a complaint of severe bronchitis , and he told her to immediately come to the appointment. Nadezhda, Simon’s Russian wife, immediately called Elsa and invited her with Mayakovsky. Elsa, who lived with Louis Aragon in the same hotel as Mayakovsky, asked Mayakovsky, who had just arrived from Nice, to accompany her to an appointment with Dr. Simon, where Mayakovsky saw Yakovlev ^[3] .

Elsa had played the role of “matchmaker” in relation to Mayakovsky, substituting suitable women for him. Mayakovsky, who for a long time had no physical closeness with Lily Brik, fell in love, but continued to love Lily “in the first place”. Lily herself at the same time changed her lovers, but the triple family union of Mayakovsky, Lily Brik and Osip Brik , in which Mayakovsky after the Great October Socialist Revolution became the main breadwinner, remained unchanged, and Lily remained the poet’s only muse from their first meeting in 1915 ^{[ 4]} .

There could be two reasons for organizing a meeting between Mayakovsky and Yakovleva. Lily could find out (through the same Elsa) about Mayakovsky’s meeting with his daughter and Ellie Jones and be wary of Mayakovsky’s emigration to the USA with them. The good financial situation of Lily and the star status of the muses of the great poet in this case would have collapsed in the USSR. To avoid this hypothetical situation, she could ask Elsa to find Mayakovsky a woman who could “kill” Mayakovsky’s possible desire. But Elsa herself, who at that time lived in Paris in great poverty, was interested in delaying Mayakovsky, who was trying to return to Moscow: all the time he was in Paris, she used his wallet. It was this that could have caused the haste with which the meeting was organized and the place chosen (doctor’s office) - after all, the meeting could be arranged on any of the following days in any Paris cafe ^[4] .

Elsa’s hope for easy flirting did not materialize: Mayakovsky fell in love with Tatyana Yakovlev at first sight. He had never seen before, heard about Tatyana and even sent her greetings through his Parisian acquaintances. Tatyana recalled the first meeting:

When I went into Sergeant Simon’s living room, I saw the owner, Elsa Triole, and a tall, big gentleman, dressed with exceptional elegance in a solid suit, good shoes and a somewhat bored look sitting in an armchair. When I arrived, he immediately fixed upon me attentive serious eyes. I recognized his short beaver and the large features of a handsome face right away - it was Mayakovsky ^[3] .

Tatiana coughed violently, but this time, concerned about Mayakovsky’s personal hygiene, this did not stop, and he volunteered to take her home. In a cold taxi, he took off his coat and covered her legs ^[3] .

From that moment on, I felt such tenderness and care for myself that it was impossible not to answer it ^[3] .

After this, Mayakovsky and Tatyana began to meet daily. He stopped writing to Leela and only two weeks later sent a telegram in which he announced the purchase of a Renault car. He did not report that the color of the car helped him choose Tatyana. At the same time, with Tatyana, as with all his previous women, he constantly talked about Leela. A Parisian acquaintance who often saw them at this time recalled ^[3] :

It was a great couple. Mayakovsky is very beautiful, big. Tanya is also a beauty - tall, slender, to match him. Mayakovsky gave the impression of a quiet, in love. She admired and clearly admired him, was proud of his talent ^[1] .

Bertrand du Plessis, marriage, birth of a daughter

Alexander Liberman

German occupation, flight to the USA

The Country of Liberia

Death

• Grandfather on the part of his father is Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Yakovlev (1857-1898), a Russian engineer, inventor of the domestic internal combustion engine. Founder and owner of the first Russian gas and kerosene engine plant (now the Vulkan plant).
• Grandmother from her father’s side is Sofya Petrovna Kuzmina (? —1939), a Russian mathematician.
• Grandfather on the mother's side - Nikolai Sergeyevich Aistov (1853-1916), Russian ballet dancer, director.
• Parents:
  • Father - Alexei Evgenievich Yakovlev , after emigrating to the USA Alexis Jackson (1881-1950, according to other sources 1964), Russian architect.
  • Mother - Lyubov Nikolaevna Yakovleva (nee Aistova ).
• Uncle - Alexander Evgenievich Yakovlev (1887-1938), Russian artist.
• Aunt - Alexandra Evgenievna Yakovleva (stage name Sandra , 1889-1979), Russian and French opera singer, vocal teacher.
• Sister - Lyudmila Alekseevna Yakovleva (1908—?), French ballerina, actress, model.
• Half-brother (from father’s marriage with Zinaida Vasilieva) - Evgeny Alekseevich Yakovlev.
• Husbands:
  • Bertrand du Plessis (1902-1940), French diplomat.
  • Alexander Semenovich Lieberman (1912-1999), French and American artist, sculptor and editor.
• Daughter - Francine du Plessis Gray (née du Plessis , 1930-2019), American writer.
• The son-in-law is Clive Gray (1918-2004), an American artist.
• Grandchildren:
  • Thaddeus Ives Gray.
  • Luke Alexander Gray.

Unpublished sources and publications of Tatyana Yakovleva

• A typewriter of a tape conversation between Gennady Shmakov and Tatyana Yakovleva (1980s).

About Tatyana Yakovleva

Books

• Triolet Elsa . Écrits intimes 1912-1939 / Édition établie, préfacée et annotée par Marie-Thérèse Eychart. - Paris, 1998.
• Aksyonkin A. TATA (Tatyana Yakovleva). TATA (Tatyana Yakovleva): Catalog / Entry. Art. S. Strizhnova ; In Russian and English. - M .: State Museum of V.V. Mayakovsky , 2003. - S. 216. - ISBN 5-09-009338-3 .
• Francine du Plessix Gray . Them: A Memoir of Parents. - New York: The Penguin Press , 2005 .-- 530 p. - ISBN 1-59420-049-1 .
• Tyurin Yuri. Tatyana. Russian muse of Paris. - M .: Geleos, 2006 .-- 232 p. - ISBN 5-8189-0734-1 .
• Kovalenko S. A. "Star Tribute." Women in the fate of Mayakovsky. - M .: Ellis Luck 2000, 2006 .-- 592 p. - 5,000 copies. - ISBN 5-902152-13-5 .
• Plessix Gray Francine du . Majakowskis letzte Liebe. - Berenberg Verlag, 2008 .-- ISBN 978-3-937834-27-6 .
• Yangfeldt Bengt . Bet - life: Vladimir Mayakovsky and his circle = Med livet som insats: Berättelsen om Vladimir Majakovskij och hans krets / Per. with swede. Asi Lavrush and Bengt Yangfeldt. - M .: CoLibri , 2009 .-- 640 p. - 10,000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-398-00417-7 .

Articles

• Jacobson R. Unknown poems by Mayakovsky: ["Letter to Tatyana Yakovleva"] // Housewarming (New York). - 1942. - No. 2 . - S. 57–62 .
• Reformed N. Unknown poem by Mayakovsky [“Letter to Tatyana Yakovleva”]: (To the release of the new Complete Works of the poet) // New World . - 1956. - No. 4 . - S. 59-62 .
• Jacobson R. New lines of Mayakovsky: I. ... Notes [to publications]: 1. Letter to Tatyana Yakovleva; 2. Accompanying verses when sending flowers [T. Yakovleva]; 3. The inscriptions on Mayakovsky’s books [donated by T. Yakovleva and R. Yakobson]; II. Commentary on the late lyrics of Mayakovsky // Russian Literary Archive. - New York: Harvard University, 1956. - S. 176-178, 179, 180-206 .
• Struve G. [Book Review: Russian Literary Archive. New York, 1956; Response to the publication of R. Jacobson "New lines of Mayakovsky"] // New journal . - 1957.- T. 48 . - S. 256, 259-262 .
• Oksman Yu. , Cheremin G. New York collection of materials on the history of Russian literature: [Response to the publication of R. Jacobson's “New Lines of Mayakovsky”] // Questions of literature . - 1957. - No. 8 . - S. 243, 248-254 .
• Shcherbina V. Fake comment: [Response to the publication of R. Jacobson's “New lines of Mayakovsky”] // Literary newspaper . - February 6, 1958.
• Vorontsov V. , Koloskov A. Love of the poet // Spark . - 1968. - No. 16 .
• Plessy Gray Francine du . “... One of Mayakovsky’s muses” // Soviet Culture . - December 8, 1988.
• Katanyan V.V. At Tanya Yakovleva // Literary newspaper . - May 19, 1993.
• Savin O. Last love of Vladimir Mayakovsky // Sura . - 1993. - No. 6 .
• Krasheninnikov A.F. , Savin O.M. Yakovlev // Penza Encyclopedia / Ch. ed. K. D. Vishnevsky . - M .: Big Russian Encyclopedia , 2001. - ISBN 5-85270-234-X . (inaccessible link)
• Efimova Marina. Star Life of Mayakovsky’s Last Love: [Book Review: Francine du Plessix Gray. Them: A Memoir of Parents. The Penguin Press. New York 2005.530 pages. . The program “Over the Barriers”: American Hour with Alexander Genis ] // Radio Liberty . - May 31, 2005.
• vadbes THEY: [Book Review: Francine du Plessix Gray. Them: A Memoir of Parents. The Penguin Press. New York 2005.530 pages. ] // LiveJournal . - October 7, 2006.
• Abarinov Vladimir . Alone, or alone in Paris // Top Secret .
• Abarinov Vladimir . One, not two in Paris // Top Secret .

• Tatyana Yakovleva in the database of the biographical dictionary “Russian Abroad in France”