Ху…лиган и громила: тридцать читательских записок и пять неизвестных “зашифрованных” портретов Маяковского

Abstract

The article discusses one of the elements of Mayakovsky’s lifetime reputation and iconography ‒ his representation as a hooligan poet, which remained relevant throughout his entire literary biography, even during the period of post-revolutionary Soviet “service”. As a contribution to the poet’s future iconography, five representations that may portray him are analyzed and reproduced. These should be interpreted as satirical images which accumulate characteristic features of Mayakovsky.