Jurij Moskvitin

Jurij Moskvitin - ( Robert Jurij Moskvitin Hansen, January 6th, 1938 -- May 25th, 2005) - was a classical pianist, composer, philosopher, mathematician and boheme.

Jurij Moskvitin grew up in Denmark; his mother a Russian aristocrat and his father was a Danish civil engineer. After World War II he studied at the The Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen.He then obtained a master's degree in Philosophy at the University of Copenhagen.

He was a friend of Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen), Simon Spies and Henrik Stangerup.

His works include:
*Essay on The Origin of Thought 1974 (philosophy)
*Det er spændende at tænke 1976 (philosophy)
*Music to the movie "Jorden Er Flad or The Earth is Flat" 1977 by Henrik Stangerup
*Den store undren 1992 (philosophy)
*Simon Spies. Historien om et venskab 1984-1999 (biography)
*Den døve øgle 2001 (Self-Portraits)
*Du må ikke sjuske med dit liv 2008 (biography; Henrik Stangerup)

He was one of the main characters in the documentary "En aften i november" the other being Ilja Bergh. He was also interviewed in the documentary "At skrive eller dø & At forråde virkeligheden" about his relationship with Henrik Stangerup. He regularly appeared in the danish TV-program "Smagsdommerne" until his death. He also appears in the radio documentary "Eliten fra Minefeltet" where he talks about his relationship to the pianist Klaus Heerfordt.

Essay on the Origin of Thought 1974

Desribes how Moskvitin came to observe "states of mind when consciousness is kept somewhere halfway between the waking state and dream." Moskvitin became aware of strange "sparks" and "smoke-like forms", which "upon close and intense observation became the elements of waking dreams, forming persons, landscapes, strange mathematical fractal forms." Moskvitin came to believe that the hypnagogic patterns he was observing were the actual `material' out of which the conscious mind `builds' its representation of the external world. Our inner world of dreams and visions comes before the outer one of sensory stimuli.

Det er spændende at tænke 1976 (It's Exciting to Think)

This book was made by Moskvitin in an effort to kick start a child's imagination. It contains classical examples in philosophy and logic and features illustrations by Jakob Hoffmeyer. It was published by Sommer og Sørensen.

Den store undren 1992 (The Great Wonder)

This book takes up the philosophical questions: What is time? who am I? What is real? Why does anything exist at all? and presents them for the adult reader while guiding the reader through the history of philosophy. The book was published by Lindhart og Ringhof in 1992. Shortly thereafter Moskvitin wrote a highly critical and devastating review of his book in the Danish newspaper Politiken under a pen name. The aim was to create debate and interest in the book, but Moskvitin's plan backfired and the result was a low sale.

Simon Spies. Historien om et venskab 1984,1999 (Simon Spies. The Story of a Friendship)

This book was published twice. Immediately after Spies's death April 16, 1984 Moskivitin began Writing the book which he managed to publish within the same year under the title under the title "Simon Spies - en myte" (Simon Spies a myth). The book received a critical reception in that it painted a honest, but non-glamorous portrait of the danish tycoon. The book concerns itself with the psychedelic era of Simon Spies's life during the late 60's in which Moskvitin and Spies were close friends. Years later Moskivitin decided to edit out some of the more obscene details while making the book more readable. This "final version" called "Historien om et venskab" was published in 1999 by Lindhardt og Ringhof.

Den døve øgle 2001 (The Deaf Lizard)

Moskvitin wrote this self-portrait as the first of two books, the second of which was never published. It contains the story of Moskvitin's childhood and youth. Moskvitin notably describes how he became friends with Karen Blixen, how he had his first sexual intercourse in Paris, his first great concert in Cairo, and his mother's aristocratic friends. The book follows Moskvitin in his never ending search for women, drugs and spiritual insight. The book was published in 2001 by Lindhardt og Ringhof.

Du må ikke sjuske med dit liv 2008 (Thou Shalt Not Waste Thy Life)

Shortly after the death of Henrik Stangerup in 1998, Jurij Moskvitin started writing Stangerup's biography. It was completed in the spring of 1999. It was due to be released later that year by the publisher Lindhardt & Ringhof, though the latter canceled the publication in the last moment due to concerns about Henrik's posthumous reputation. Only after the journalist Poul Pilgaard, having heard about the manuscript while interviewing pianist Ilja Bergh, tracked down a person possessing a copy, was the book published by Pilgaard's own publishing house Bianco Luno. The publication date was 29 August 2008, three years after Jurij Moskvitin's death.

See also

*Karen Blixen
*Simon Spies
*Philosophy of mind

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External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0dk3o0_rfk En aften i november - del 1]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2gV5adpXb8 En aften i november - del 2]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1TSJdTigr8 En aften i november - del 3]
* [http://www.dr.dk/P1/Dokumentarzonen/Udsendelser/2007/05/20070516220958.htm Eliten fra Minefeltet]

Persondata
NAME = Hansen, Robert Jurij Moskvitin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Jurij Moskvitin
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Danish and Italyn Author, pianist, composer, philosopher, and mathematician
DATE OF BIRTH = 6 January 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH = Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark
DATE OF DEATH = 25 May 2005
PLACE OF DEATH = Frederiksberg, Denmark