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FridaKahlo
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Togetbackathermucholderhusbandforhismostrecentinfidelity,FridaKahlosodd
choiceofaloverwastheirnewhousemate,theevenolderandalsomarriedLeon
Trotsky.ItisaplotoutofaFrenchfarce,soapopera,properhighbrowopera,oran
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Theexiled58yearoldLeonTrotskyandhissecondwifeNataliaSedovaarrivedin
Tampico,MexicoonaheavilyguardedNorwegianoiltankeronJanuary9,1937.The
muralistanddedicatedTrotskyiteDiegoRiverahadlobbiedtheMexicangovernment
toofferTrotskypoliticalasylum.Diego,illandhospitalized,couldnotbeattheportto
meettheTrotskys.Insteadhisyoungwife,surrealistartistFridaKahlo,wasatthedock
withjournalists,CommunistPartymembers,andgovernmentofficials.She
accompaniedthecouplebacktoCoyoacnandthehomeshesharedwithDiego,La
CasaAzul(TheBlueHouse),wheretheTrotskyslivedheavilyprotectedandcatered
tofortwoyears.
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StillangryandhurtfromdiscoveringDiegosaffairwithherbeautifulyoungersister
Cristina,FridalostnotimeinopenlyflirtingwithTrotsky,whomusthavebeenflattered
ashellattheattention.Thatspringtheiremotionalaffairgrewintoaphysicalone.
SomeofFridaandTrotskysclandestinemeetingstookplaceatCristinashouse,
whichDiegohadprobablyboughtforher,alongwithasuiteofredleatherfurniture.
FridaandandTrotskyspokeEnglishinfrontoftheirspouses,whosegraspofthe
languagewaspaltrytononexistent,inNataliascase.Hesneakedlovelettersto
Fridabetweenthepagesofbooksheloanedtoher.
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Riverawas,byallaccounts,anunrepentantphilandererwiththehypocritical
tendencytorandomlyflyintojealousragewhenFridabehavedsimilarlywithother
menduringtheirstormymarriage.(Heraffairswithwomen,likeJosephineBaker,
didntbotherhim.)StephanieMencimerwroteinWashingtonMonthly,Legendhasit
thatforAmericanwomentravelingtoMexico,havingsexwithRiverawasconsidered
asessentialasvisitingTenochtitlan.
DiegoandNataliaeventuallydiscoveredthedalliance,whichseemstohavebeen
overbyJuly1937.SurprisinglyheallowedTrotskytocontinuetoliveatLaCasaAzul
insteadofcomingafterhimwithagun.Therewasenoughofapoliticalfallingout
betweenthetwomen,notoverinfidelitybutoverTrotskyism,topromptthe
revolutionaryandhiswifetomoveoutofLaCasaAzulandintoanearbyhouseon
AvenidaVienainearly1939.Heleftbehindtheselfportraitshehaddedicatedtohim,
BetweentheCurtains.Inthepaintingsheisholdingadocumentthatsays,To
Trotskywithgreataffection,IdedicatethispaintingNovember7,1937.FridaKahlo,in
SanAngel,Mexico.November7thwasTrotskysbirthdayaswellastheGregorian
calendaranniversaryoftheOctoberRevolution.
FridaandTrostkyremainedfriendsuntilhisassassinationbyRamnMercaderon
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Stalinsordersthefollowingyear.Shewasasuspectinthemurderandheldbypolice
forquestioningfortwodays.
Nopassionatemissivesbetweentheunlikelyloverssurvive.Accordingtobiographer
BertrandeM.Patenaude,authorofTrotsky:DownfallofaRevolutionary,attheendof
theirbriefrelationshipTrotskyaskedFridatoreturnallhisloveletterssohecould
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MichaelDavis3yearsago
"highbrowopera"
Iseewhatyoudidthere.
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PoonamSrivastava2yearsago
suchalimitedmindwrotethis.howdoyouknowtheaffairwasarevenge?
howdoyouknowthatDRdidnotstilllikeandrespectbothFKandLTafter
"discovering"theiraffair?Whymustweassumethateveryoneliveswiththe
sameideasoffidelityandjealousyas(yawnyawn)TVland?
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PeterDracup2monthsago
andinthisbrilliantbooktoo:
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