Psya Galaktionovich Korolenko is a unique performer on the domestic stage, who gained popularity thanks to his sharp mind, originality and unique personality. His acutely social couplets are known far beyond the borders of Russia, and his scientific authority continues to attract students from all over the world.
Biography
Pavel Eduardovich Lyon was born on April 26, 1967 in Moscow in a family of scientists. From a very young age young Pasha was interested in literature and his native language and wanted to follow in the footsteps of his parents. Schooling was easy for the future professor. Having graduated with honors from school in 1984, Lyon enters the Moscow State University. M.V. Lomonosov to the Faculty of Linguistics, namely: to the Russian department, headed by Academician N.I. Liban.
Six years later, Pavel graduated with honors from the university and entered graduate school, defending his Ph.D. thesis in 1992.
Nickname
The pseudonym “Psya Galaktionovich Korolenko” was not chosen by chance by Paul. While studying at Moscow State University. M.V. Lomonosov, the subject of the candidate’s dissertation was the works of Vladimir Galaktionovich Korolenko. For the sake of interest, Pavel looked at the note about his birthday in the Orthodox clergy, and found that he was born on the day of memory of St. Psoy. Comparing this fact with the theme of his scientific research, the future eccentric composer created his own pseudonym.
Teaching activities
Immediately after graduation, Pavel Lyon takes a job as a teacher of Russian language and literature at the Humanitarian Institute of Television and Radio Broadcasting, where he has been active for two years, demonstrating a non-standard approach to teaching students, as well as unique teaching methods.
A few years later, Lyon transferred to an internship at the Lyceum at the Institute of Public Administration and Social Research of Moscow State University, while simultaneously applying for the degree of Doctor of Philology.
Music career
In 1997, Pavel Lyon creates the image of Psoy Korolenko - an eccentric couplet scholar who expresses his views on life with the help of simple music. In the same year, Psoy invents a unique synthesizer playing technique, which consists in successive and inharmonious finger strokes.
From 1997 to 1998, Psya Korolenko actively experimented with versification and the theory of music, and in 1999 he recorded the album "Lomonosov", which was recognized in academic and pseudo-scientific circles.
Actively created material allowed Psoy to begin concert activity. In the period from 1999 to 2014, he prepared several dozen concert programs, evenings and performances, which were a huge success with the public.
Psya Korolenko became famous for his works full of terminology, swear words, allusions and metaphors, often incomprehensible to an unprepared listener.
An interesting feature of the work of Psoy Galaktionovich is the use in songs of several languages at once. Psya Korolenko knows Russian, Yiddish, English, French, Ukrainian well and sings in each of these languages, often using several of them in one song at once.
The accompaniment to simple verses is a uniform composition from the point of view of constructing the melody, performed by Psoy on the Casio synthesizer tuned in accordion mode. However, in addition to the synthesizer, Psya Korolenko is fluent in guitar, piano, flute, oboe and harmonica.
In addition to his own author’s songs, Korolenko is famous for his “alterations” of existing well-known songs and verses, most of which he performs at concerts, not including studio recordings in the program.
A separate part of the work of Psoy Korolenko is archival materials: carefully restored couplets of Russian classics of the early twentieth century, such as Mikhail Savoyarov, Solomon Volkov, etc.
Psya Korolenko, whose songs are an example of witty satirical sketches, refers to his popularity very ambiguously. On the one hand, the professor does not like increased attention to his person, and on the other, he is very pleased to be able to give the audience a good mood.
In 2016, the video of Psoya Korolenko “Everything is the same everywhere” became viral, bringing the performer great popularity precisely as a musician and influencing his further concert activity.
Discography
Psya Korolenko, whose discography has more than a dozen records, is sincerely surprised at how contradictory the information about his composer activities is. In various sources, the number of records of Psoy varies from 10 to 48 full albums. Korolenko himself is not inclined to consider repeated concert recordings as full-fledged releases, and more than once he called in the interview to trust official sources.
The official Wikipedia free encyclopedia website presents the official discography of Psoia Korolenko, which includes the following releases:
2000 - "Song of God";
2001 - Fioretti;
2002 - "Song of Songs by Psoy Korolenko";
2003 - "The smash hit of the century" (book + CD);
2004 - Gonki (with Neoangin);
2006 - Un Vu Iz Der Onheyb Fun Foterland (Yiddish און װוּ איז די אָנהײב פון פאָטערלאנד, "How the Homeland Begins"), together with All Stars Klezmer Band);
2007 - "Russian Wealth". Volume I. CD + DVD (together with Alena Arenkova, aka Alena Alenkova);
2008 - The Unternationale: The First Unternational (with Daniel Kahn and Oy Division);
2008 - "On the stairs of the palace." French folk songs translated by Kira Sapgir (together with Olga Chikina, Yana Ovrutskaya, Alena Arenkova, Mitya Khramtsov, Pavel Fakhrtdinov and the United Orchestra of Moscow and St. Petersburg);
2010 - "Under the cover of night" (Together with the group "Opa!");
2011 - Shloyme (Timofeev Ensemble & Psoy Korolenko);
2013 - "Russian Wealth". Volume II (together with Alena Arenkova, aka Alena Alenkova);
2013 - Dicunt (together with Oy Division);
2013 - "Living not by lies" (Together with the group "Opa!");
2015 - "IMARMENIA" - Songs about what comes true;
2015 - IUU No. 2 PPPP (Together with Igor Krutogolov);
2017 - Equine Canine Soldier Whore (Jointly with The Israelifts).
Unreleased entries:
1998 - "We begin with love" (apartment concert);
1999 - Proceedings on Sign Systems (an album recorded in Tartu);
1999 - "Before and Now" (apartment concert).
Social work
Psya Korolenko actively combines teaching and social activities, turning his lectures into cultural events with references not only to the subject being studied, but also to various areas of world culture and art.
Psoy Galaktionovich made a great contribution to the popularization of the science of literature, actively conducting seminars on the life and work of the great classic writers, both domestic and foreign.
Since 2003, Psoy has been participating in international symposia and conferences, has been actively touring with author lectures around the world (Dublin, Paris, Berlin, New York and Tel Aviv).
Hobby
Psya Korolenko, whose discography is growing every year, is already not sure what a hobby is for him - composing songs or official work as a teacher. The scientist believes that composing songs is a practical part of studying literature, and does not distinguish between both sides of his personality.
In addition to creating songs, the professor is interested in sports, cooking and gardening.
Personal life
About personal life, Psya Korolenko, whose biography is presented in the article, prefers not to spread. Even the closest friends have no idea whether the eccentric crank has a soul mate, children or grandchildren.