Irina Astakhova

Akh Astakhova is the creative pseudonym of a young Moscow poetess, popular among the inhabitants of social networks, who has published two books, and is touring Russia and Europe with her own programs. In 2013, Astakhova's concert program was recognized by the 16 Tons club as the best art project of the year, which was marked by the Golden Gargoyle statuette. The biography of the poetess is not rich in shocks - she lives an ordinary life, which she shares with readers.

Irina Alexandrovna Astakhova was born and raised in Moscow. Parents strove to raise their daughter as a versatile person, so Ira graduated from the piano and art school, dreamed of becoming an artist and performing on stage. However, creativity is not considered serious work in the Astakhov family: the parents have a business in the real estate industry, Irina's sister chose the profession of a lawyer.

The girl grew up as a sociable child, tried to share her feelings with others. Musical education later came in handy for Astakhova staging concert numbers, artistic education - for the profession of a designer. The lack of stage fright and emotional openness made performing in front of the audience a favorite pastime. Higher education in the field of PR taught me to quickly adapt to the audience gathered in the hall.

With the development of the possibilities of the Internet and social networks, the girl found her audience: already at the age of 13, Irina's blog had 500 readers. As a teenager, Astakhova was not going to seriously study literature, but simply expressed emotions in a rhymed form. Simple and sincere lines resonated with peers, sometimes with eminent critics. In 2007, the jury of the student competition "Sails of Hope" awarded the author's reading with a diploma.

When registering the VKontakte page, the young poetess came up with the creative pseudonym Akh Astakhova to facilitate the search for readers. The pseudonym was born from the friendly nickname "Ah Astakh", but visitors to the page suspect that the author is related to the Order of the Knights Ast Ahe from the Black Book of Arda by Natalia Vasilyeva and Natalia Nekrasova. Perhaps the readers are prompted by the gloomy intonations of the poet's lyrics.

With the advent of Youtube, Irina began to upload videos on the Web, in which she read her poems sincerely. The video “They even love you there”, recorded in 2011, brought fame. The poem of the same name was addressed to a person with whom the author could not communicate personally, but really wanted to convey his feelings. As a result, the video was seen not only by the addressee, the video was rapidly gaining views, somehow catching the audience.

In 2012, Irina left her job as a designer at a perfumery company, where she was paid a stable salary, and embarked on the path of a freelance artist, deciding to make a living through creativity. The first performances and live communication with fans began. By the age of 25, rhymed texts had accumulated on a small book: “Women's Lyrics. Men's Lyrics: Collection No. 1 ".

Astakhova did not think to publish a collection, considering herself an insufficiently mature poet, but readers on social networks were interested in where they could buy a paper book with the author's poems. Then Irina just went to a publishing house and ordered a print run of 500 books. She arrived at the first big concert in Moscow with a pack of freshly printed collections, which she sold to the audience after the performance, without refusing to sign an autograph.

The first collection consists of two parts: female and male. The lyrical hero appears in two guises and talks about those feelings that are equally close to both halves of humanity: about love and parting, about the search for a life path, about spiritual quests, about friendship and betrayal, about eternal values ​​and every minute temptations.

The show was also divided into two halves. The author read poems from a man's face, going on stage in a man's suit, from a woman's in a dress, emphasizing her natural femininity.

This is not an attempt to shock the public or draw public attention to the problems of transgender people. Astakhova emphasizes the commonality of humanity. The poetess herself is, first of all, a person who wants to be good. It's impossible to be good for everyone. Literary critics speak sharply about the work of Akh Astakhova.

Lev Oborin considers her poetry to be cheap melodrama, Dmitry Kuzmin refers Astakhova's poems to a kind of subculture that originated in social networks. The young poetess was hurt by critical reviews, but after personal communication with fans who came up with gratitude after the concerts, she stopped paying attention to the negative.

In 2015 Astakhova presented the second collection of poems "Time to change the route" and the program of the same name. Now the poet does not just share her experiences, but gives readers advice on how to survive adversity and achieve happiness. Fans take away poems for quotes: Astakhova's lines become statuses on VKontakte, advice for every day and turn into aphorisms.

“If the soul is empty, then it’s time to change the route,” readers write on their wall and, indeed, change something in their lives. “Airplanes, taxis, trains take our loved ones away from us” the poet reminds readers of the fleetingness of happiness. In October 2016, Irina took the stage with a new program "Pocket Planet", in which the poetess broader reveals the topic of the search for purpose, turning to the Universe for advice.

Although romantic experiences inspire poets to work, Irina hopes to meet her soul mate - a person with whom she wants and can create a family, give birth and raise children.

For the sake of Astakhov's love, she is ready to work hard, change her lifestyle, but a worthy candidate has not yet been found. Irina has many friends and creative plans, but the lines of the poem "Come to me when there is no sleep" reads the expectation of a loved one.

The poet is available on the Internet and is open for communication on Facebook, Instagram, not forgetting the long-mastered VKontakte and YouTube. She has an official website, information on which is regularly updated.

In 2018, Akh Astakhova makes another tour of the cities of Russia, the schedule of concerts is posted on the Web, tickets are sold out in advance by fans.

2013 - “Women's Lyrics. Men's lyrics: collection number 1 "2015 -" Collection number 2: Time to change the route / Ah Astakhova "

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