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Vladimir Robertovich Goltszschmidt (Влади́мир Ро́бертович Гольцшми́дт; (1886 – 1954) was a Russian Futurist bodybuilder, lecturer, film actor, poet, hypnotist.

Biography
Vladimir Robertovich Goltszschmidt (also Waldemar, Woldemar, Vladi-mir (Vladi-peace), Kholzschmidt, Goldschmidt, Goldshshmit, 1886 - 1954) - Russian and Soviet bodybuilder, lecturer, film actor, poet. Goltszschmidt was introduced by his Perm countryman and friend Vasily Kamensky in one of the leading groups of Russian futurism with David Burliuk, Vladimir Mayakovsky, Velimir Khlebnikov. Together with Kamensky he was the organizer and co-owner, and then the sole owner of the Moscow Cafe of Poets (1917-1918), where, along with the performances of other futurists, he demonstrated for the most part his body and his capabilities, calling himself "the futurist of life" and separately advertising for the public, paid services for "health improvement". He spent a considerable part of his life on tours around the Russian Empire and the USSR with similar lectures. He was distinguished by his adventurous personality, which reached the point of speculation. The eclectic concept of the "futurism of life" of Goltszschmidt with elements of a healthy lifestyle and yoga was marginal and did not have direct followers.

Footnote
This article is based on the Russian Wikipedia page.