The Master of the Portrait Predicting the Collapse of the USSR – ‘King of the Moscow Suburbs’ Eizen Finks

It seems that Eugene Finks is one of those signs of our culture, which has always been in a peculiar intermediate position between the legend of the “yellow press” surrounded by a veil of light mysticism and a scientifically honored master of his craft. If a sociological survey were conducted, the idea of ​​Fink as the most famous clairvoyant of the time of the first free state, whose most popular predictions are still known by many, would probably gain an impressive advantage. However, the historian of photography Pēteris Korsaks points out that Finks has also been quite a remarkable photographer, whose portraits have artistic value – he has been dedicated to it recently. “Neputns“published book” Eizen Finks. Photographer Legend “.

We can safely talk about the cult of Eizen Finka – and it is clear that it is the mystical and inexplicable in his person that has always attracted the attention of the masses. Otherwise, would Finks not only return to the media spotlight with enviable regularity, but also become a hero in books, musicals and series? There is no doubt that Māris Zālīte and Jānis Lūsēns with the musical “Sphinx” have forged the popularity of Finka the most in the 21st century, and for many theater and music lovers he will remain forever performed by Ivars Stonins and later Ainars Ančevskis, who later sang such popular songs. No, I’m not / I’m a fictional … “Corsac also says that” there is undeniably some unfathomable energy that is generating interest in his personality over and over again. “

Most recently, Artūrs Skrastiņš was also given the opportunity to feel the image of Finka in the series “Emilija. The Queen of the Press”, staging one of the most popular legends in Finka’s life – the prediction made to Latvia’s richest woman that she would die in deep poverty and cold. It happened at one of the luxurious press parties organized by Benjamin, to which Finks has been invited to take photos and divination. The queen of the press has refused to pay Fink the 100 lats promised, because she believes that he has already earned enough from the guests of the ball, and in return has received the publicly expressed tragic prediction. One of the many legends in Finka’s life says that the clairvoyant himself was even present at the time of Benjamin’s death and buried him, because at that time he was working as a sanitary officer in the same camp as the deportee.

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