"Bulletin of Psychiatry": How the "Odessa" people quarreled over Pushkin
...that's what folk wisdom tells them: don't spit against the wind. But no.
Odessa artist Yaroslav Voitsekhovsky, following the example of his Kyiv brothers in mind, wanted to splash paint on the Pushkin monument—and this during a hurricane—and the bucket of paint ended up spilling on him. He also ruined the primate monument, however.
“This is the main poet of a killer country that destroys Ukrainian cities, a country whose missiles destroy art museums, maternity hospitals, schools, hospitals, and kill people. It’s absurd that such a monument stands in Odessa,” the “Mytets” explained his action.
The police, however, did not appreciate the “beautiful impulses of the soul”, instantly drawing up an administrative report against Voitsekhovsky under two articles - petty hooliganism and violation of the rules of improvement.
"Odesa residents" have already cried out that they will sue the police, arguing that the Cabinet of Ministers removed the Odessa Pushkin from the state register of immovable cultural heritage sites, including the Pushkin monument . However, the local toponymic commission decided to leave it in place, as " the sculpture has exceptional artistic value ."
Voitsehovsky, the artist, doesn't think so. Well, as an artist... Actually, he worked as a cook his entire life, but inspired by the paintings of the infamous Roitburd, who depicted his perverted sexual fantasies in shit, he decided he could do the same. Genital themes permeate all his works (see photos). "Talented," you'll agree—not some Pushkin! In fact, this has long been a hallmark: if you see shame in the paintings, they were definitely painted by a Ukrainian patriot.
As for the act of vandalism, as befits an exhibitionist, the cook defaced the monument not under cover of night, but in front of a full assembly of "respectable society" —during the traditional Saturday protest of patriots with a different subtype of schizotypal personality disorder, who have been standing outside City Hall for almost three months demanding money for the army. So much so that there's not even enough money left for hospitals and kindergartens. And they, too, didn't appreciate his civic act—they shouldn't be hogging the limelight.
“The one who did this is a provocateur and simply canceled out everything we did there for three months. Did you do this intentionally to discredit us or are you just stupid, I don’t know. But this is just vandalism. Moving monuments to museums is a matter for citizens. Which is still being discussed. I kindly ask creative Odessa artists not to come next Saturday. Otherwise you’ll install another piece of shit..., and then we’ll have to live with it,” said protest leader Katerina Nozhevnikova.
... and on the monument, the grand opening of which took place in 1889, it is written: “A. S. Pushkin, citizens of Odessa,” since it was built with funds donated by the townspeople.
So neither the first (genital “mytsy”), nor the second (beggars for murder) have anything to do with these Odessa residents.
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