124 - Aleksey Mikhailovich REMIZOV (1877–1957)

Aleksey Mikhailovich REMIZOV (1877–1957) Manuscript in Russian of the Constitution of his literary and recreational society, Obiezvielvolpal (Obezvelvolpal: Obeznyaya Velikaya i Volnaya Palata, the Great and Free Chapter of the Order of Monkeys), 1 page: "OBEZVELVOLPAL / CONSTITUTION 1. Obezvelvolpal (the Great and Free Chamber of Monkeys) is a secret society, of obscure origin, with inscrutable goals and intentions, and no means whatsoever 2. The King of the Monkeys is Asyka-Valakhtantararachtarandarufa Asyka the First Great Monkey: no one knows anything about him, and no one has ever seen him. 3. There is an unmade image of Asyka—a crown on his head like a rooster’s comb, legs like snakes, a wreath in one hand, and a three-tailed staff in the other. 4. The dance of the monkeys: “the ravens”—in cloaks, three steps on their toes, creeping sideways, then a backward hop with a squat, and back to the beginning. 5. The Monkeys’ Anthem: I haven’t outwitted you, you haven’t outwitted me, I won’t outwit you, you haven’t outwitted me! 6. The Seven Princes. The seven eldest noblemen, the chamberlain, the musician, the clerk, and a host of noblemen, including their servants and the monkeys’ representatives. 7. Three monkey words: “ahru” (fire), “kukha” (moisture), “goshku” (food). B. The Clerk Disarmed the Wolf Alexei Remizov "Portrait of Asyka on Sunday" MC Provenance -Jurgis Kasimirovich Baltruchaïtis (1873–1944), Lithuanian diplomat and poet. -Their son, Jurgis Jurgissovich Baltruchaïtis (1903–1988), historian. -His wife, Hélène Baltruchaïtis (1908–2004), née Castel-Focillon, daughter of Henri Focillon (1881–1943). -Then through descent.