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'''Ivan Vladimirovitch Chtcheglov''', ([[Russian alphabet|Russian]]: Иван Владимирович Щеглов) (16 January 1933–April 21 1998) was a [[France|French]] political theorist, activist and poet, born in [[Paris]] |
'''Ivan Vladimirovitch Chtcheglov''', ([[Russian alphabet|Russian]]: Иван Владимирович Щеглов) (16 January 1933–April 21 1998) was a [[France|French]] political theorist, activist and poet, born in [[Paris]] to [[Ukrainian people|Ukrainian]] father and [[French people|French]] mother. |
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===Family background=== |
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Ivan was the son of Vladimir Chtchegloff, a revolutionary sentenced to two years imprisonment following the [[1905 Revolution]]. After his release, Vladimir left the [[Russian Empire]] with his wife Hélene Zavadsky. After originally staying in [[Belgium]] for three years, the couple moved to [[Paris]] in 1910, where Vladimir continued work as a taxi driver. He was active in the CGT and involved in the 1911 drivers strike. |
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He wrote ''Formulaire pour un urbanisme nouveau'' (Formulary for a New Urbanism) in 1953, at age nineteen under the name Gilles Ivain, which was an inspiration to the [[Lettrist International]] and [[Situationist International]]. It included the phrase "the hacienda must be built", which influenced [[Tony Wilson]] of [[Factory Records]] in naming his Manchester night-club, [[The Haçienda]].<ref name="BBCManc">"25 Year Party Palace", [http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2007/05/17/210507_hacienda_facts_feature.shtml BBC website], accessed 2nd February 2008</ref> |
He wrote ''Formulaire pour un urbanisme nouveau'' (Formulary for a New Urbanism) in 1953, at age nineteen under the name Gilles Ivain, which was an inspiration to the [[Lettrist International]] and [[Situationist International]]. It included the phrase "the hacienda must be built", which influenced [[Tony Wilson]] of [[Factory Records]] in naming his Manchester night-club, [[The Haçienda]].<ref name="BBCManc">"25 Year Party Palace", [http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2007/05/17/210507_hacienda_facts_feature.shtml BBC website], accessed 2nd February 2008</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:20, 6 June 2010
Ivan Vladimirovitch Chtcheglov, (Russian: Иван Владимирович Щеглов) (16 January 1933–April 21 1998) was a French political theorist, activist and poet, born in Paris to Ukrainian father and French mother.
Family background
Ivan was the son of Vladimir Chtchegloff, a revolutionary sentenced to two years imprisonment following the 1905 Revolution. After his release, Vladimir left the Russian Empire with his wife Hélene Zavadsky. After originally staying in Belgium for three years, the couple moved to Paris in 1910, where Vladimir continued work as a taxi driver. He was active in the CGT and involved in the 1911 drivers strike.
He wrote Formulaire pour un urbanisme nouveau (Formulary for a New Urbanism) in 1953, at age nineteen under the name Gilles Ivain, which was an inspiration to the Lettrist International and Situationist International. It included the phrase "the hacienda must be built", which influenced Tony Wilson of Factory Records in naming his Manchester night-club, The Haçienda.[1]
He tried to deconstruct the Eiffel Tower and was arrested in Paris and committed to a mental hospital by his wife, where he was subdued with insulin and shock therapy, and remained for 5 years. He died in 1998.
External links
References
- ^ "25 Year Party Palace", BBC website, accessed 2nd February 2008