In 1938, on the stage of Marijininsky theater, gave "Peak Lady". Arian German was sung by the famous lyrical tenor Pechkovsky. The peculiarity of his performance was that he, perfectly feeling the mood of the hall, slightly delayed the pause in the replica: "What is our life? The pause is “play!”

But one day, I remind you, it happened in the cruel 1938 year, Germany’s arias began with the words, “What is our life?” And Pechkovsky wiped everything and kept a pause. The hall was closed, enchanted by music, the play of actors and singers. The tension in the room increased. And suddenly from the gallery, a well-established baritone and you of the same tone, it sounded, "Damn!"
The hall burst with applause! The spectators failed!
Several people have fled the government. When the spectacle ended and the audience fled the hall, began to leave the theater, it was discovered that the whole theater was surrounded by NKVD fighters.
Only women and children were missed. The men were driven aside and some people in black coats were forced to pronounce their words "Fuck!“”