In early 1881 a desperate Mussorgsky declared to a friend that there was 'nothing left but begging', and suffered four seizures in rapid succession. Mussorgsky also suffered from delirium tremens during this period. Though he found a comfortable room in a good hospital – and for several weeks even appeared to be rallying – the situation was hopeless. Repin painted the famous red-nosed portrait in what were to be the last days of the composer's life: a week after his 42nd birthday, he was dead. He was interred at the Tikhvin Cemetery of the Alexander Nevsky Monastery in Saint Petersburg.Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 34064–65). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
in early 1881 a desperate mussorgsky declared to a friend that there was 'nothing left but begging' and suffered four seizures in rapid succession mussorgsky also suffered from delirium tremens during this period though he found a comfortable room in a good hospital – and for several weeks even appeared to be rallying – the situation was hopeless repin painted the famous red-nosed portrait in what were to be the last days of the composer's life a week after his 42nd birthday he was dead he was interred at the tikhvin cemetery of the alexander nevsky monastery in saint petersburgwilson scott resting places the burial sites of more than 14000 famous persons 3d ed 2 (kindle locations 34064–65) mcfarland & company inc publishers kindle edition