The youngest graphic artist Nadezhda Rusheva really wanted to become a cartoonist. However, her life ended at the age of 17. In total, the girl has more than 10,000 amazing works. An interesting story of Nadi can be found in the article.
Forever alive
In fact, two cultures are connected in the child. The dad of young talent, Nikolai, was an artist in the theater. In 1945 he was invited to work in the Tuvan People’s Republic. Fate brought him to the successful ballerina Natalya Azhikmaa. Young people immediately fell in love and got married a year later.
Subsequently, the couple moved to the Mongolian Ulaanbaatar, where the couple first born on January 31, 1952. The girl was called Naydan, which meant "the one who will live forever." The Russian analogue of this amazing name is Nadezhda. In the summer, a small family moved to Moscow. The woman left the ballet to raise the baby. My father worked as a theater artist.
Very early, Nadezhda Rusheva began to draw. It should be noted that the girl used to not even hold a pencil in her hands. Parents believed that they should not overload the child with science before school. However, every evening the fairy tales of Alexander Pushkin were read to the baby.
Talented child
One evening, dad, as always, put his daughter to bed. Before going to bed, he recited to her another work of Russian genius. On that day in his hands was the "Tale of King Saltan." The girl listened very carefully, and then fell off and went to the table. From there she took a notebook and began to display something on the pages. When my father looked at the sheets, he was very surprised. Perfect lines lay on paper, an excellent illustration of Pushkin’s work. In general, that evening the girl drew 36 amazing pictures. Then the man was struck by how accurately his daughter conveyed the character of the heroes. It was also surprising that little Nadezhda Rusheva perfectly and correctly selected clothes for the main characters.
After a while, dad referred his daughter's work to fellow artists. Experts unanimously declared that the baby certainly has talent. Since then, the child has not parted with his favorite pastime.
Fast popularity
Over the years, Nadia has improved her skills. At the age of seven, a schoolgirl painted with a brush. Parents tried to support the passion. In turn, such classes greatly interfered with the student in the classroom. Instead of listening to the teacher, the little artist was constantly distracted and sketched something in a notebook.
Nadezhda Rusheva had a lot in common with classmates. The artist had few friends, and those with whom she spoke could not understand the whole depth of her world. At a time when peers were interested in discos, first love and expensive foreign things, Nadia was drawn to museums, literature and art.
Of course, the young schedule could not fail to notice the journalists. They repeatedly interviewed a talented girl, wrote articles about her and shot stories. However, Nadia was indifferent to the general popularity, which should have flattered her. The girl continued to live a normal life and never lifted her nose.
Unique gift
In 1964, the Youth magazine organized the first exhibition for the little artist. The audience then eagerly awaited the twelve-year-old master. However, when the girl came out under loud applause to a noisy audience, she got scared. Nadia burst into tears and refused to communicate with so many people.
The following years, her drawings were printed by the most fashionable and prestigious magazines of the time. Pictures of Nadezhda Rusheva exhibited in different countries of the world. In general, over 5 years more than 15 vernissages were organized.
When a young genius was asked how she draws, the girl always answered simply: "I see images and draw outlines." It should be noted that the artist never considered the plot. If the work did not succeed, the master simply took another sheet of paper. The people who saw how Nadia was doing had the impression that the paintings themselves loomed from under her hands.
Idols of genius
The child was also attracted by famous people, whose life was creative, but was very short and full of mysticism. She was interested in the works of Alexander Pushkin (he died tragically in a duel). More than once, she was with his parents and correspondents in his St. Petersburg apartment. There the girl was visited by great inspiration. She without the help of historians and guides independently depicted scenes of the life of the famous poet. Moreover, Nadezhda Rusheva was remarkably guided in the details of the interior and wardrobe of that century. The biography of the writer seemed to be revealed to her in a mysterious way. Therefore, the stories came out extremely realistic, and the portraits expressed a lot of emotions. Today in the Pushkin Museum hundreds of paintings by Nadi.
The girl was also fond of Vladimir Vysotsky, whose fate was no less interesting. Once she had the opportunity to attend a singer’s concert. Sitting in the hall and fascinated listening to his songs, Nadia subsequently said that she and the artist were kindred spirits.
Favorite books
Excited her creative nature and Antoine de Saint-Exupery, whose fate was also unique. His best work, The Little Prince, was one of the girl's most beloved books. She has repeatedly illustrated this tale. Often Nadezhda noted that they are very similar to the main character. Nadia was interested in the life of Mikhail Bulgakov.
One day, school friends told her about the novel "The Master and Margarita." The girl immediately wanted to read an unusual and mystical work. She asked dad to find a book for her. However, the novel was published only in magazines. So, Nadezhda Rusheva met one of the author’s best works. She read the book several times, after which she created a series of amazing drawings.
Bad feeling
In the fall of 1968, the father, who followed the work of his daughter, noticed an unusual drawing among her works. It was a terrible image of a small body that writhed in pain. Dad explained the strange picture by the fact that Nadia was going through a transitional age. But he did not leave a bad feeling.
One day, a girl returned from school very weak. When the parents asked the child what happened, she said that during a physical education lesson, a random ball hit her in the head. After this event, Nadia often complained of a headache, but her parents did not attach much importance to the complaints. Subsequently, the daughter suffered from influenza for several days. But this time she continued to be treated at home. At that time, she could not even draw. When the cold passed, Nadia again began to live a normal life.
In March 1969, the girl visited Leningrad. A documentary was shot there, the main star of which was Rusheva Nadezhda Nikolaevna. The daughter said to her parents that she had a good rest on the trip.
Short life
On March 6, 1969, the student, as always, was going to school. In the morning she had a good appetite and a good mood. However, having dressed, the girl fell and did not rise anymore. Parents called an ambulance. Doctors fought for the life of the child for several hours, but could not save her. Nadya discovered a congenital aneurysm. Today, such a disease is treated, but then the doctors were powerless. Later experts said that with this diagnosis, children live only up to 8-10 years. Such a “long” life of Nadi is a real miracle.
After the death of her daughter, her father met with Mikhail Bulgakov's wife, Elena. In conversation, he handed over the work of the girl to the woman. All the characters in the novel were as if alive. Interestingly, the Master resembles Christ and Bulgakov himself. Margarita was an exact copy of Mikhail's wife, although Nadia was not familiar with either the writer or his chosen one. Moreover, the girl depicted details that only people close to literature knew about.
A series of drawings should have been published in the book "The Master and Margarita." However, due to poor printing (or mysticism), the images came out vague. Therefore, you can see these works of Nadi only in museums.
Today in the capital there is a school named after Nadezhda Rusheva, where she studied. A museum was opened there, in which everyone can learn about the fate of the heroine and get acquainted with creativity. An asteroid and a pass in the Caucasus were named after the little genius.