The twentieth century was a time of emancipation and empowerment of women. The fair sex in new ways opens the possibilities, sometimes demonstrating remarkable talents and embodying the most daring and extravagant plans.
Nadezhda Krupskaya
“My wife and ally of Lenin” – this status is firmly established with Nadezhda Krupskaya. Many people do not take the words in isolation from the leader of the proletariat, although it was a self-sufficient person, actively engaged in literary, educational and social activities. The lack Krupskaya, children were prompted all sorts of rumors and gossip. The whole thing in a terrible autoimmune disease – graves ‘ disease, which not only makes her infertile, but every year more and more deprived of female attractiveness. The relationship between Lenin and Inessa Armand Krupskaya took for granted, giving the spouse full freedom and keeping the warm relations with his mistress. Activities Krupskaya after Lenin’s death left a mixed impression. With one hand she tried to prevent the establishment of command-administrative system, has signed a document initiating the trial of former colleagues.
Gudrun Enslin
Gudrun Enslin belongs to the postwar generation for whom fascism has become a disgrace of the German nation. “Hidden fascism” she saw in the government of Germany, which has decided to wage a ruthless war. “This is a fascist state, ready to kill us all…it’s pointless to argue!”, – she said at a rally. Enslin combines contradictory features. The daughter of a theologian and artist, was a direct descendant of Hegel, she was fond of philosophy and pedagogy, but was also involved in the re-release of the national socialist literature. On the one hand she was a convinced pacifist and on the other a supporter of terrorist actions. While Gudrun with fellow left-wing radical “faction of red Army” was robbing banks to earn money for weapons – be sympathizers, but when the terrorists carried out a series of bombings that resulted in dozens of victims – society shuddered. After one of the attacks in 1969 Gudrun was arrested with two accomplices jailed. In 1977 it was found in his cell hanged. The main version of death – suicide. However, the researchers do not.
Mata Hari
The life of Mata Hari is unaware of the borders all-consuming desire for fame and luxury. First a dancer, then spy it step by step to achieve their goals. Mata Hari knew that it is not enough to capture the attention of the public, it is also necessary to keep. The everyday story of a divorced woman was replaced by the legend of the heir to the Indian throne: it was so convincing that no one questioned the truth of the origin of the Royal courtesan. It with surprising ease, captivated the most influential, famous and wealthy men. She has affected so many – from the composer Jules Massenet, who tried to settle scores with life, to the German crown Prince Wilhelm, who just got sober the Emperor. As is often the case, Mata Hari summed up the desire to serve two masters. France accused her of espionage in favor of Germany, and the former “dancing Queen” was sentenced to death. After the execution of Mata Hari is remembered only by her former husband: “no matter How it lived such a death she didn’t deserve”.
Princess Diana
According to the survey, conducted bi-Bi-si, lady Diana was ranked third in the list of the hundred greatest Britons in history. This is the best evidence of people’s love to the Princess. Her songs were dedicated about it, made films and wrote novels. Princess Diana did not fit into the usual canons of the wife of the heir to the throne. Peacekeeping and charity activities, personal qualities, was a model for admiration and emulation. But the excessive hype generated by the press around the life of the Princess of Wales contributed to the formation of somewhat detached from reality romantic appearance, and her mysterious death was the reason for the creation of almost of the image of the Martyr. For Diana’s death really a lot of strange. So, one of the issues why the Princess, who was still alive, was in the hospital only two hours after the accident, remains unanswered.
Wang
The name Vanga is now mixed reactions. On the one hand, it made life easier for a large number of sufferers, many of her prophecies never came true. Vangelia demonstrated their idiosyncrasies from a very early age, for example, hiding objects and then trying to find them. Soon, Wang, in her words, was to visit the “mysterious rider”, which revealed her ability of clairvoyance. Unfortunately the activities of the Bulgarian clairvoyant has acquired a large amount of myth and speculation, that among them it is difficult to find real Vangeli. Partly this involved many celebrities that have given rise to rumors about the true and predicted later events. Skeptics believe Wang “a well-promoted public business.” About unfulfilled predictions of a clairvoyant was not to say, because it “sent the people of the highest flight.”
Frida Kahlo
Mexican artist Frida Kahlo lived and worked in spite of physical and mental suffering. Frida said that she had two accidents: one car, after which she remained disabled, and the second Diego Rivera. Frida was referring to the constant infidelity of her husband, which she had to close my eyes. Self-absorbed have influenced the character of the work of Frida Kahlo. Her favorite genre was self-portrait, and the painting was full of symbols and fetishes, framed by the style of Mexican folk art. Despite the deepening with the years, the health of Frida tried to lead a life of a person. She kept relaxed and extravagant nature, in excess of consumed alcohol, swore and sang obscene songs. The rumor even attribute her relationship with Trotsky, who was passionate about passionate Mexican artist.
Greta Garbo
Greta Garbo is often called the “most mysterious actress of Hollywood. Her whole life surrounded by an aura of mystery and paradoxical actions. Her career was surprisingly violent and short. For some five years, Greta Gustaffson Swedish from a simple peasant turned into a femme fatale of Hollywood. However, Garbo was not only the object of worship, she herself fell in love. Her relationship with a young actor-handsome John Gilbert almost led to marriage. But on the eve of the wedding in Sweden, the death of her closest friend. The head of the film Studio “MGM” Louis Mayer did not let go, even for a funeral, but she did not come to the wedding. When in 1941, at the Zenith of glory from Greta Garbo ended the contract with the film Studio “MGM”, she all of a sudden did not to renew it. Thus began a 50-year period of seclusion of the great actress. Lately slightly open some secrets of this mysterious women. In particular, the archives of the Swedish military intelligence show that the actress during the Second world war was a spy. So, thanks to her efforts in Norway was halted, the plant needed by Germany to create an atomic bomb.
Diamanda Galas
“My voice was given to me as a tool of inspiration for my friends and a tool of torture and destruction to my enemies” – this was the motto of the American singer of the Greek origin of Diamanda galas. A unique range of four octaves allows her to fully demonstrate his vocal skills. Their albums Diamanda dedicates people thrown to the periphery of life prisoners, AIDS patients, drug addicts and prostitutes. Vocal performance of Diamandi was always on the verge of what is permitted: “witch’s aura” of her songs evoked a mixed reaction from the audience, and curses against the Catholic Church provoked a series of scandals.
Marina Abramovic
Serbian artist Marina Abramovic opened a new world border art performance. She created their works “on the confrontation of pain, blood and physical limits of the body.” A model for creativity her whole life. So, at the age of 14 she was playing Russian roulette with a gun to his mother, broke his own nose to force parents to pay for the operation a year living with aborigines in the backyard of Australia. Marina boldly exposed in public, hugging a skeleton, tormenting themselves and others, risking his life for the sake of art. In 1997 came one of the most shocking creations of artist – a performance “the Balkan Baroque”, in which she used a 1,500 cow bones. In one of the polls asked a recurring question: not a vampire if she and how does she long to keep youth? “The Montenegrins live long and never age,” retorted Abramovich.
Gloria Steinem
American Gloria Steinem is known as a journalist, politician and member of the feminist movements. Think about social injustice prompted her parents that ended in divorce. Grown-up Gloria came to the conclusion that women lacked social and political equality. Sometimes things Steinem was very extravagant. To demonstrate how the new York “Playboy Club” treat women, she took a job there as a waitress. The article of the journalist added her picture in uniform “Playboy Bunny” corset, bow tie and Bunny ears. The whole life of Gloria on the rights of women in different parts of the world. In addition, she is a fierce opponent of literature and cinema intimate content and adopted by the East practice female circumcision. I do not pass it a party to the problems of sexual minorities and for the protection of animals.
