On April 14, 1930, the body of the poet Vladimir Mayakovsky was found in apartment 12 of building No. 3 on Lubyansky proezd in Moscow. The cause of death was suicide.
Unrequited love
During his lifetime, Mayakovsky had many novels, although he was never officially married. Among his beloved were many Russian emigrants - Tatyana Yakovleva, Ellie Jones. The most serious hobby in Mayakovsky's life was an affair with Lilya Brik. Despite the fact that she was married, the relationship between them persisted for many years. Moreover, the poet lived in the same house with the Brick family for a long period of his life. This love triangle existed for several years, until Mayakovsky met the young actress Veronica Polonskaya, who at that time was 21 years old. Neither the age difference of 15 years, nor the presence of an official spouse could interfere with this relationship. It is known that the poet planned a life together with her and in every possible way insisted on a divorce. This story became the reason for the official version of suicide. On the day of his death, Mayakovsky received a refusal from Veronica,which provoked, as many historians claim, a serious nervous shock that led to such tragic events. In any case, the Mayakovsky family, including his mother and sisters, believed that the blame for his death lay precisely on Polonskaya.
Mayakovsky left a suicide note with the following content:
ALL
Don't blame anyone for dying, and please don't gossip. The deceased did not like this terribly.
Forgive my mother, sisters and comrades - this is not a way (I do not advise others), but I have no other options.
Promotional video:
Lily - love me.
Comrade government, my family is Lilya Brik, mother, sisters and Veronika Vitoldovna Polonskaya. -
If you give them a tolerable life, thank you.
Give the started verses to the Briks, they will figure it out.
As they say - "the incident is ruined", the love boat crashed into everyday life
I am counting on life and there is no need for a list of mutual pains, troubles and resentments.
Happy to stay
- VLADIMIR MAYAKOVSKY.
Mental trauma
Historians also consider difficult emotional experiences as one of the theories of suicide. 1930 was not a very good year for the poet. First, he was ill a lot. Secondly, Mayakovsky was harshly criticized, believing that he had completely "written out". Local newspapers saw him as an anti-Soviet writer. At one of the meetings with readers, which took place 2 days before the fatal event, he listened to many unflattering reviews addressed to him. Mayakovsky himself during this period considered himself deeply unhappy. Therefore, this version has the right to exist. In many historical works, one can find information that it was the depressed emotional state, together with the failed love, that caused such an act.
Diseases
Indiscriminate communications contributed to the emergence of a version of syphilis, which could lead to suicide. But most researchers refute this hypothesis, arguing that such a life-loving person like Mayakovsky could not take his own life just because of this disease. And there is no official evidence that the poet was really sick. After the poet's death, criminologists insisted on a second autopsy to finally make sure that this version was untenable.
Political motives
There were also rumors that the poet was killed for ideological reasons. Some believed that Mayakovsky, with his rebellious character, posed a danger to the Soviet regime. Indeed, in recent years, he could afford unflattering statements, but this has nothing to do with his death. The murder theory has no ground at all. The fact that the poet shot himself was officially confirmed by criminologists.