Everyone who starts to tell about the life of Ivan Myaseedov first mentions him as a counterfeiter and an agent of Nazi intelligence. It is also known that he dyed his eyes and walked the streets naked. His life is full of bright and amazing details that overshadow his achievements as an artist. Myaseedov was an adventurer, nudist, bodybuilder, anarchist, and many other 'ists', which pushed his artistic accomplishments to the background. However, during his time in Liechtenstein, he actively engaged in painting. Over nearly 15 years, he created portraits of Prince Franz Joseph II and his wife, painted lyrical landscapes, engraved designs for postage stamps, decorated a cinema in Vaduz with frescoes, and adorned the homes of local wealthy individuals. At the same time, during World War II, he supplied Germany with clichés used to print counterfeit pounds to undermine the economy of England.

This idyll in the Alps was disrupted at the end of 1945 when Myaseedov met a friend from his service under Denikin. Boris Smyslovsky, who commanded special operations and was now Major General of the Wehrmacht Arthur Holmston, asked Myaseedov to speak a word for him before Franz Joseph. Myaseedov agreed to help.

Soon, the Russian National Army under the command of Smyslovsky-Holmston entered Liechtenstein and surrendered to the local government. After the war, the USSR demanded the extradition of Smyslovsky and his soldiers. The situation in the principality escalated: on one side, pressure from the Soviet Union increased, while on the other, Smyslovsky threatened Franz Joseph with retribution. Despite having only about five hundred fighters, which was a significant force by Liechtenstein standards, Franz Joseph weighed all the pros and cons and refused the Soviet Union, allowing Smyslovsky-Holmston to safely leave for Buenos Aires.

As for Ivan Myaseedov, he found himself in prison again: his entry into Liechtenstein on false documents, previous convictions, and connections with the Nazis became known. However, the trial was a formality: receiving a two-year sentence, he did not serve even a couple of months. He lived in Liechtenstein for another five years, actively painting and exhibiting, and his complicated fate attracted public interest. In 1953, 71-year-old Myaseedov and his family decided to move to Argentina, where his friend Smyslovsky-Holmston was advising the president on terrorism issues. However, he did not live long in Buenos Aires: liver cancer proved stronger than his steel muscles, counterfeit banknotes, and powerful patrons.

Thus ended this incredible life, full of adventures, paradoxes, and unexpected twists. Forever rejected, yet always in demand, incredibly strong and utterly defenseless, Myaseedov even turned the making of counterfeit banknotes into an art.