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Who was Nikita Mikhalkov's wife before marriage?

What did Tatyana Mikhalkova do before becoming the wife of the great director, what did she dream about and how did she meet her famous husband.

Tatyana Evgenievna Mikhalkova (nee Shigaeva) was born in Germany, in the city of Saalfeld. She spent her childhood in Voronezh, where she studied at a prestigious English special school. Without thinking about a career as a fashion model, Tatyana was passionate about languages, she especially liked the melody of the English language, of which she was going to become a teacher. While still at school, I read Shakespeare, Faulkner, and Galsworthy in the original.

Then she graduated from the Maurice Teres Moscow Institute of Foreign Languages. For some time she worked as a guide-translator for Intourist and Sputnik. True, I couldn’t stand it for more than a year, realizing that “to be a translator means simply to convey other people’s thoughts, to be a mediator in the communication of other people.”

I decided to become an English teacher at the Aviation Institute, but was refused. A few hours later, walking along the Kuznetsky Bridge, she became a fashion model, going to a casting at the Model House. While working there, she was Vyacheslav Zaitsev’s favorite. The best fashion designers of the country worked at Kuznetsky Most, so the Fashion House was the only one to travel abroad.

Tatyana, one of the few, was offered to work in Italy. The elite Estonian fashion magazine “Silhouette” at that time, which was quite difficult to get into the pages of, also offered her cooperation.

Tatyana with her son Artem

In 1997, she created and headed as president the Russian Silhouette Charitable Foundation, established to support Russian designers and domestic fashion manufacturers. During the first three years of the foundation’s existence, the collections of more than 1,500 young Russian fashion designers were presented at shows organized by Tatyana Mikhalkova and Russian Silhouette. In August 1999, “Russian Silhouette” presented Russian designers at the Russian art festival “Russia - a new century” in Cannes.

Tatiana with her daughter Nadya

In 2001, the Russian Academy of Arts awarded Tatyana Mikhalkova the title “Honorary Member of the Russian Academy of Arts” for her great contribution to the development of domestic design.

In 1973, Tatyana married the famous director Nikita Mikhalkov.

Mikhalkov met Tatyana at the Cinema House at the premiere of Rolan Bykov’s film “Telegram”. Nikita showed his activity right away, inviting Tatyana to the restaurant the next day. Naturally, the girl could not hide this fact from her fashion model friends (still: a date with Nikita Mikhalkov himself!), so almost the entire Model House gathered her for the meeting.

Together, Tatyana was made up: they applied purple shadows, drew blue arrows, and made a red mouth. A “babette” was built on the head. In short, they did everything to ensure that she struck Mikhalkov to the very heart. However, the opposite happened.

“When Nikita saw me, he silently took me by the scruff of the neck, took me into the toilet room and put me under the tap,” recalls Tatyana Evgenievna. - And only after that he took me to the restaurant. I sat at the table like this, with whitish eyelashes and water not yet dry on my face, afraid to order anything. Nikita came to the date wearing faded jeans, some kind of jacket, and a cap. Well, I thought: maybe he doesn’t have money? Why then choose delicacies? I gave him the choice...

I was immediately captivated by his confidence and authority. I didn’t yet know that Nikita was groom number one. And he already lived separately, in a one-room apartment. But what was she like! A warehouse of unnecessary things: broken glasses, a gramophone that you had to knock on with your fist to start it, a broken chair that you can’t sit in...

After meeting Tatyana, Mikhalkov joined the army. “I’ve been waiting for Nikita all year,” recalls the famous director’s wife. — I wrote letters to Kamchatka. Nikita also often wrote, and very serious letters: with quotes from Tolstoy and various philosophers. I showed them to my friends and wondered: where is the love story? Does he love me or not? And on the eve of Nikita’s return from the army, I changed apartments. But I didn’t have time to tell him the address.

- So Nikita, before that he had a good time in the restaurant of the House of Cinema, took a taxi and began to drive around all the new houses on Vernadsky Avenue (I wrote to him in letters that I had moved to a “colored” house). Nikita walked around the entrances and found out if a fashion model lived here. So they showed him my apartment. I open the door, and there he is, in a naval uniform...

We immediately went to the Cinema House, with which all the events were connected then. By the way, he also proposed to me at the House of Cinema. He gathered all his closest friends there and solemnly asked me to marry him in front of them. I was very embarrassed, but, of course, I answered “yes”...

The wedding took place a few months after this, in Grozny, where the filming of the film “One among Strangers, a Stranger among Friends” took place.

A year later, the young couple had a daughter, Anya.

Tatiana with children Nadya and Artem

Later, Tatyana will give birth to Artem and Nadya.

Mikhalkov family

5 facts:

• “I was born thanks to the nuns who delivered my mother, since at that time there was no maternity hospital in the city.”
• “The bow is sacred to me. This is my second self.
• Her husband Nikita Mikhalkov learned about the opening of the Russian Silhouette charity foundation from the press
• Leaving the podium and devoting herself to raising children, Tatyana translated children's books and taught English in Stroganovka
• She was the first in the Union to wear shorts and maxis.

Tatiana with her daughter Nadya

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Nikita Mikhalkov left the family

He has been living separately for several months now.

Nikita Mikhalkov has always been an exemplary family man. But nothing lasts forever under the sun. It became known that the director left the family and has been living separately for several months. The Mikhalkovs’ neighbors confirmed this information: “Nikita Sergeevich moved somewhere in the center of Moscow. Tatyana was left alone in their house on Nikolina Gora. He doesn't even come there. Only occasionally, on holidays, when the whole family gets together.” What caused the discord is unknown. The Mikhalkovs always tried not to wash dirty linen in public.

Nikita Mikhalkov with his daughter Nadezhda and his wife

The director's fans could never find any dark spots on his impeccable family reputation. And they didn’t try: it’s really difficult to believe that Nikita and Tatyana can look in different directions. Over the years, the couple learned to hide their problems from the public, knowing full well how family scandals could affect the business reputation of Russia’s most titled filmmaker. In public, the Mikhalkovs are still an outwardly happy couple, but they have been living apart for a long time.

Tatyana Mikhalkova first announced that not everything was going smoothly in the family about three years ago. Then she said: “It’s difficult for me to influence Nikita, he is a very powerful person. He always had this attitude towards women: “that’s who I am, love someone like that.” To give yourself to a woman - never. He is a very stern husband."

Nikita Mikhalkov with daughters Anna and Nadezhda

In addition, Mikhalkov is a stern father. The severity in which his daughters were brought up was watched by millions for three decades, and when they grew up, Nikita Sergeevich began to arrange his own life.

Mikhalkov, according to his relatives, announced his decision to his wife in the affirmative. The director’s colleagues are sure: the fact is that Nikita Sergeevich and Tatyana Evgenievna began to speak different languages, and their interests will never intersect again.

Stepan Mikhalkov with his wife Lisa

Today's rift in the family is not the first in Mikhalkov's life. The master first married actress Anastasia Vertinskaya, with whom he had a son, Stepan.

Stepan Mikhalkov with his daughter

“I wouldn’t say about my parents that they were an ideal couple,” says Stepan Mikhalkov about his mother’s relationship with Nikita Sergeevich. - Both are powerful. Very domineering. There must be one person in charge in the family. There are no two leaders.

Nikita Mikhalkov, 1963

Nikita Mikhalkov's daughters Nadezhda and Anna

Mikhalkov's daughter Anna with her sons

Mikhalkov's son Artem with his wife

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Nikita Mikhalkov and Anastasia Vertinskaya are together again

Former spouses reconciled after 20 years

Nikita Mikhalkov, Anastasia Vertinskaya and their son Stepan

Even now, few people call her by her first name and patronymic; to her family and friends she is simply Nastya. And how can one believe that this graceful, active and energetic woman celebrated her 65th birthday!

You can move mountains for someone like Vertinskaya. What, in general, always happened around this wonderful actress. She also became the main muse for the master of our cinema, Nikita Mikhalkov. Not so much to himself as to her, at one time young Nikita wanted to prove that he could become a brilliant director and she would be proud of him. True, Vertinskaya did not want to be just the “wife of a genius.” And yet... today, after 20 years of silence, the former spouses began dating again. They realized how much they meant in each other's lives. We asked Anastasia Vertinskaya about her life.

— Anastasia, it always seemed to us that you are a strong, strong-willed woman and that all men are somehow inferior to you.

“I’m a strong-willed and energetic person, that’s for sure.

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— Perhaps that’s why it’s difficult for you to find a companion?

— I am not searching for satellites. I am a busy person, I have a lot to do besides finding a companion. At the age of 30, I realized that it was better for me not to get married with my character.

— Surely there are men who want to link their fate with yours?

- You know, I didn’t find out. Show me these men! (Laughs.)

— So you are more busy implementing your ideas?

- Not only. I am also busy with my family - my children, grandchildren, mother, nieces, sister. It's all family.

Nikita Mikhalkov and Anastasia Vertinkaya

— Has Nikita Sergeevich, your ex-husband, been erased from your family?

— Now Nikita Sergeevich is undoubtedly part of my inner circle. I want to explain what the inner circle is for me personally. These are not always the people who are around you in the form of friends or relatives. Nikita Sergeevich is the person I pray for in church. I pray for him, for the well-being of his children and grandchildren. And not only because he is the father of my child, but because he is an incredibly kind person, decent, not to mention the fact that he is a great director. This is a person who entered my inner circle. The person I think about, care about and wish him well. He is in my heart, in my soul!

- They once told me in confidence that Nikita Sergeevich has loved you all his life.

- I can’t comment on this... I really loved Natalya Petrovna Konchalovskaya. On the long winter evenings, when we sat with her at the dacha, little son Styopa was sleeping, I learned a lot from her. She was an amazing woman, she was a writer, a cook, she sewed lampshades, and knitted some warm sweaters for little Styopa. She could do a lot. And she was a smart woman, and powerful, and strong. She was the real mistress of the house. The boys (both Nikita and Andron) gathered around her for the holidays. Because she knew how to create comfort in a family where not just the table was set, but where everything was done with love. My grandmother was like that, my father was like that. The holiday was never empty, because everyone was preparing for it, everyone was waiting for it. And the family gathered under this lampshade. It is very important. My dad, for example, loved Christmas, there was always a Christmas tree in the house, toys were always bought, and gifts were under the tree. And my grandmother made Easter, which I still make myself. No one can repeat this recipe. And they baked Easter cakes, these smells lingered. It was not just a dinner, it was a holiday associated with a certain spiritual formation of the family, the country.

— Do you organize holidays in your family now?

- Necessarily.

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- They say that you and Nikita Sergeevich broke up because of his dictates - he wanted the woman to obey...

- No. It’s just difficult for two such people to get along. I was obsessed with becoming an actress. This was my first priority. Nikita is undoubtedly a born director and should have strived there. As a rule, in such an alliance someone must give in and sacrifice something. But none of us were ready for this. All the same, there was a lot of love in this marriage; my son was born in this marriage. This is a very important event for me. Youth, it’s imprudent. It is already in adulthood that you can understand whether someone is suitable for you as a life partner or not. Of course, that young passion will not happen again. After all, life goes on, people are already adults. I am already a grandmother, Nikita is already a grandfather. But something still remains in my soul...

— Strong love experienced in youth does not disappear?

- Yes. Creative people always feed on their biography. When you play some feelings, what do you rely on if you haven’t lived them? I now have a very warm relationship with Nikita Sergeevich, which I value. I’m always glad when he calls and says good words.

- They say that he no longer lives with his wife...

- I don’t want to discuss this!

“It often happens in life when spouses reunite years later.

- I don’t make a wish.

- And now, looking at the past, do you regret the broken marriage?

— In general, I am the type of person who doesn’t regret anything about the past. This is my terrible character. I'm moving forward all the time. My zodiac sign is Sagittarius, I have an arrow in my hand, and a horse carries me forward. I'm more interested in the future than the past. The past has already happened.

— Would you like to star in Nikita Sergeevich’s films?

“To sit and want something that doesn’t exist is absolute mediocrity.” You have to want what you can get.

“I think you can get a role from him if you want!”

— You better ask this question to Nikita Sergeevich. It is not the artist who chooses the director, but the director who chooses the artist.

— Anastasia, I read that you became a restaurateur?

“I’m not the restaurateur, but my son.” And when he started this business, he included me in all of this. Because I really love to cook, my grandmother taught me this since childhood. I'm just helping him. I also head the charity Fund for Actors. I'm taking care of my dad's legacy. I republished his book of memoirs, called “The Long Dear.” Now I am publishing a book of his poems. I restored his concert recordings.

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When my dad died, I was 12 years old. I remember him very vividly. He was incredibly generous to us. We were the family that he received at a late, old age. He probably especially appreciated this. In those rare moments when he came for a week or two, the whole family prepared for his arrival, trying not to upset him with our deuces. We prepared all sorts of gifts for him in the form of drawings and other things. He kept it all. He was a special person. He was orphaned very early and understood what life was like without a mother, without a father. He was a kind of nomad, he saw all kinds of famous things, he understood what life was like without a family. Therefore, most likely, he tried to compensate us for this as much as possible.

— It was probably difficult for you to look at modern men, because your father set a very high bar...

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Stepan is the son of Anastasia Vertinka and Nikita Mikhalkov

“I no longer set myself this task of analyzing men. There are very good men living in my house. I have a wonderful son, who is very similar to Alexander Nikolaevich. I have two grandchildren, wonderful men, with whom I often visit. I have friends too. These are educated people, kind, intelligent. Nowadays, if we have any intelligentsia, there are so few of them that they are like islands.

— Does modern theater not please you too much?

— There are very interesting works and directors in the theater, I just won’t return to the theater. This structure has been studied and exhausted by me. I’ve been in the profession since I was 15 years old, and I know everything there is to know about theater.

— Maybe you just, as a bright individual, feel uncomfortable in a team?

- Yes, you are correct. Moreover, after all, I lived my young and mature years in a group called the Soviet theater. These are only Soviet products. Because in Europe theater is a contract theater, and after performing a play, you can move on to another performance in another theater, work with another troupe. We believe that the Soviet repertory theater is a huge achievement of our theatrical art. But still, this is a very difficult existence when you have to obey the will of one person and live under his dictates. In art, after all, slavery is a voluntary thing.

— Will you celebrate your birthday?

- Definitely, it’s an anniversary after all. I want all my friends, children and grandchildren, relatives and friends to come to one of my son’s restaurants. Not a wide circle of people, but loved ones and loving ones. I forbid toasts on my birthday - let it be a friendly meeting. We sat and hugged - everything was like a family. To have a family.

Anastasia Vertinskaya, 1964

Anastasia Vertinskaya, 1962

Tatyana Evgenievna Mikhalkova is a Russian public figure, in the past she was a famous fashion model and fashion model, her favorite model. Today Tatyana Mikhalkova is also known as a philanthropist. In 1997, she created and headed the Russian Silhouette Charitable Foundation.

Tatyana was born in the German city of Saalfeld. Moreover, as the girl’s mother later told her, she was born thanks to the nuns, since there was simply no maternity hospital in this small town. Soon Tanya’s father, a military man, was transferred to serve in Russia, and the family moved to Voronezh. It was there that Mikhalkova spent her childhood and youth, who then still bore her maiden name Solovyov.

She studied at a special school with in-depth study of English and was very passionate about foreign languages. Even as a teenager, I read the original works of Galsworthy, Faulkner and other classics of English-language literature. After receiving the certificate, the girl went to the capital and entered the Moscow State Institute of Foreign Languages ​​named after Maurice Thorez, since at that time she dreamed of becoming a foreign language teacher.

After university, Tatyana Solovyova (Mikhalkova) worked for some time as a guide-translator at Intourist, but a year later she left because she lacked the creative component in this profession, and simply retelling other people’s thoughts was not interesting. She tried to become a teacher by applying for a position at the Aviation Institute, but was rejected. And they invited a young woman into a completely different field.

Journalism and the world of fashion

Tatyana Solovyova saw an announcement about a casting in the House of Models, went there, managed to demonstrate herself at her best and became a fashion model, although she did not have podium height by modern standards (Tatiana’s height is 172 cm). In this establishment, Tatyana met the most famous fashion designers of the country, and over time became the favorite model of Vyacheslav Zaitsev. Thanks to the patronage of the legendary couturier, she traveled to shows abroad, worked under contract in Italy, and collaborated with the Estonian fashion magazine Silhouette.

In 1974, Tatyana played in a feature film for the first and last time. The girl appeared in the famous military drama based on the story by Eduard Volodarsky and “Red Gold” “One among strangers, a stranger among one’s own.” In this film, Tatyana played the role of a girl from Ataman Brylov’s dreams, so small that the name of the aspiring actress was not included in the credits. This is where Tatyana Mikhalkova’s acting biography ended, and the girl returned to the modeling business again.

Having finished her career on the podium, Tatyana Mikhalkova began translating children's literature into Russian, and also fulfilled an old dream - she taught English at the Moscow State Academy of Arts and Industry named after S. G. Stroganov.

In 1997, Tatyana Mikhalkova created and herself headed the Russian Silhouette Charitable Foundation. This organization aims to support young domestic artists, designers and Russian fashion manufacturers. During the existence of the Foundation, Mikhalkova helped bring to light several thousand collections of novice designers. Moreover, she organizes shows not only in Russia, but also in Italy and France.

In 2001, the Russian Academy of Arts awarded Tatyana Mikhalkova the title “Honorary Member of the Russian Academy of Arts” for her contribution to the development of domestic design. In the same year, Tatyana Mikhalkova became a laureate of the Olympia National Award for Public Recognition of Women's Achievements of the Russian Academy of Business and Entrepreneurship.

In 2005, Tatyana Mikhalkova appeared in films again, but in the documentary biographical film “. Body of National Importance”, dedicated to the famous Soviet fashion model who committed suicide in 1987. The film turned to people who knew Regina and analyzed the reasons that could force the woman to voluntarily die.

In 2007, Tatyana again appeared in the film about the fate of Regina Zbarskaya “Soviet Beauty. The fate of a fashion model." This film differed from the previous one in that it did not focus on the death of the fashion model, but talked about the life and development of the model.

In 2009, Tatyana Mikhalkova received the post of corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Arts.

Subsequently, Tatyana Evgenievna continued to appear in documentaries, but as Mikhalkov’s wife. In 2010, two films were released at once, dedicated to the famous director, in which Nikita Sergeevich’s wife appeared: “Nikita Mikhalkov. Themselves with a mustache" and "Nikita Mikhalkov. Territory of love." In 2013, another film about the director, “The Unknown Mikhalkovs,” was released, which this time highlighted the relationships in Nikita Mikhalkov’s family.

In 2015, Tatyana Mikhalkova appeared in the episode of the program “Wife. Love Story,” where she talked about her relationship with her husband.

Personal life

Tatyana Solovyova got married for the first time in her youth. Tatyana’s first husband was a candidate of pedagogical sciences, a specialist in sports psychology, Alexander Sergeevich Shigaev. Journalists know little about this marriage, but the young family quickly broke up.

When Tatyana worked as a fashion model for Vyacheslav Zaitsev, the girl met an already famous actor, but at that time still a novice director Nikita Mikhalkov. Their meeting took place in a cinema, at the premiere of the film “Telegram”. By the way, the future husband proposed marriage just a few months later. The director gathered a large crowd of acquaintances at the House of Cinema and confessed his feelings to the girl in front of everyone. Tatyana was very embarrassed, but agreed to get married.

They got married in 1973, and had a wedding in Grozny, during a break between filming the film “One Among Strangers, A Stranger Among Friends.” Soon the couple had a daughter, a year later a son, and 11 years later a second girl. All the Mikhalkov children are directly related to cinema.

Documentary films about the director's life show that family life fell entirely on Tatiana's shoulders. At the beginning of the relationship, Nikita Mikhalkov told his chosen one: "You should stay at home". Tatyana agreed with this position, but she was unable to completely convert the former model into a housewife. Tatyana Mikhalkova works as a philanthropist, attends social events and does not lose the title of trendsetter.

In the context of Tatyana Mikhalkova’s personal preferences, one cannot ignore the advanced views on fashion and bright outfits of women. Tatyana became the first woman in the Soviet Union to wear shorts and a maxi skirt in everyday life. Tatyana also constantly decorates her hair with a black velvet bow, which became the former model’s talisman. As the woman herself says: "This is my second self".

Tatyana Mikhalkova now

In 2016, an expanded reshoot of the documentary film “Regina Zbarskaya. A body of national importance." Tatyana Mikhalkova remained in the scenes assigned to the charity, but new fragments were also added to the film: an interview with the actress and excerpts from the television series “The Red Queen”.

Today, Tatyana Mikhalkova’s social activities receive recognition and awards.

On November 14, 2016, Tatyana Mikhalkova received the Lev Nikolaev Gold Medal, established with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation and the Civilization television company. Tatyana Evgenievna received the award as the president of the Russian Silhouette Charitable Foundation for her significant contribution to education and popularization of cultural achievements.

In 2017, Tatyana Mikhalkova received the medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree.

In April 2017, Tatyana Mikhalkova became a guest of a fashion show held by a fashion expert in Barvikha.

Projects

• 1974 – “One among strangers, a stranger among one’s own”
• 1997 – Russian Silhouette Charitable Foundation
• 2005 – “Regina Zbarskaya. Body of national importance"
• 2007 – “Soviet style beauty. The fate of a fashion model"
• 2010 – “Nikita Mikhalkov. Territory of Love"
• 2010 – “Nikita Mikhalkov. Themselves with a mustache"
• 2013 – “Unknown Mikhalkovs”

Nikita Mikhalkov is a talented, stellar and controversial person. His name never leaves the tabloids, and his every move becomes a reason for discussion. For many years, “scandalous news” has appeared in the press more than once that Nikita Sergeevich is divorcing his wife Tatyana. But despite all the gossip, intrigue and gossip, they have been walking through life hand in hand for 45 years now.

How it all began

Tatyana graduated from the Institute of Foreign Languages, but all her attempts to get a job in her specialty were unsuccessful. According to potential employers, she looked too frivolous for a teacher: short skirts, long flowing hair. Upset by another failure, she walked along the Kuznetsky Bridge. Having seen an advertisement for a set of fashion models, I decided to try my luck and, to my own surprise, received a pass to the wonderful world of fashion.

The acquaintance with Nikita Mikhalkov took place at the House of Cinema, at one of the screenings. Tatyana immediately felt her man in him. For her first date, the entire Model House gathered her. The carefully thought-out outfit was complemented by bright makeup with clear eyeliner, false eyelashes and a bright red mouth.

Nikita, seeing her near the restaurant, first of all sent the beauty to wash her face. And she went to the toilet to wash off all the beauty. Her natural beauty appealed more to the discerning gentleman. She didn't even think about being offended by his demand. But I understood: he is very domineering and strong. And it didn’t scare her, it didn’t force her to give up the relationship. On the contrary, her love quickly flared up.

By the time they first met, they both already had a not entirely successful experience of family life. But at the moment they met, each of them was already open to new feelings. Nikita Sergeevich saw in her what he so lacked in his first marriage: humility, readiness to accept his demands. Tatyana Evgenievna completely fell under his male charm and felt a certain strength and reliability in him.

Parting

They dated for only a few months, and then Nikita Mikhalkov joined the army. He did not ask her to wait faithfully, but wrote serious philosophical letters. Colleagues convinced Tatyana that he was not a match for her and urged her to pay attention to the wealthy fans who hovered around the beautiful model. But her heart was already taken.

She was worried about only one thing: that during the separation he would not cool off towards her and return from the army to his first wife Anastasia Vertinskaya. Moreover, their son Stepan was growing up.

During his service, Tatyana changed apartments, but he still found her. He only knew the area in which she lived. But Mikhalkov was full of determination and self-confidence. For her, Nikita’s appearance on the threshold of her new home came as a complete surprise. What a surprise his proposal was. She gathered friends at the Cinema House and suddenly asked for her hand in front of everyone. And he himself was terribly worried that she might refuse him.

“Happiness is not a light burden...”

They signed in Grozny, where Nikita Mikhalkov was filming his first directorial film, “One Among Strangers, A Stranger Among Friend.” We arrived at the registry office in a huge ZIS, surprising all the employees and street onlookers. And when they entered the wedding hall, Tatyana saw a mouse running by. And she stood on a chair throughout the ceremony, afraid to move.

Before leading his beloved down the aisle, Nikita Sergeevich warned her that in his life work would always take first place, friends second, and only then everything else. In fact, it turned out that in first place, second and third - all the same work.

But he did not forget about his wife. Introducing her to his colleagues, he said that she worked as a teacher, not wanting to talk about her profession as a fashion model. And after the birth of Anna and Artem, he decisively demanded Tatyana’s constant presence at home. She had to choose: work or family.

Tatyana Evgenievna truly became the ideal wife for Mikhalkov. Gentle, kind, flexible. She took care of the children, prepared dinners, and created all the conditions for her husband’s creativity. She became friends with his parents, which was not at all easy. Sergei Mikhalkov loved to communicate with his daughter-in-law, generally loved her, and his mother, the rather domineering and firm Natalya Konchalovskaya, somehow immediately accepted Tatyana into the family.

It was never easy for her, but everything she did in life was guided by love. Love for my husband, love for my children, love for their home. He very rarely confessed his love to her, spoke some tender words. But at the same time, she always understood and understands: he is grateful to her for the unshakable rear that was created through her efforts.

When the children grew up, she headed the Russian Silhouette charitable foundation, of which she remains president to this day. And Nikita Sergeevich speaks with pride about his wife’s activities and attends shows.

Perhaps their happiness looks completely different from what she imagined in her girlish dreams. And not even the way Nikita Sergeevich once saw it. But there are 45 years of marriage and three children who continue the Mikhalkov acting dynasty.

Why did he hide his wife’s modeling past for so long?

One angry Mikhalkov

And so it was. Those who watched said that Mikhalkov could not be compared. That Lumet is a classic, practically an Oscar. That Mikhalkov has long been unable to come up with an original idea, so he took up the remake. And he showed all his inconsistency.

“I haven’t read Pasternak, but I condemn him.” So they condemned him without ever watching “12 Angry Men.” Finally, “Culture” was worthy.

Yes, I am not a film buff, not a film critic or a film critic. But I will say... In my opinion, Mikhalkov’s film is a hundred times better. Why was the original so admired? Maybe because they think in stereotypes: Mikhalkov, with his antediluvian, flexible jingoistic views, “servant to the Tsar, father to the soldiers,” with his eternal and endless support for Putin, no matter what he does, must always be a negative character. And just like in Soviet times: there is an opinion... There is an opinion that Mikhalkov is outdated, worn out, exhausted. Which means it’s time to throw it into the dustbin of history.

And then you forget that a person (yes, before, not now!) once made brilliant films. That he himself is an outstanding artist. That he, like no one else, understood his increasingly visible age, which for a Russian director almost always sounds like a death sentence. Almost, because his own older brother looks like a happy exception here.

Mikhalkov understood that a decline on the verge of failure awaited him, and the more he understood this, the sooner this decline was approaching. When did it all start? They believe that from “The Barber of Siberia”... then everywhere. And his last imperishable films - “Citadel”, “Imminence” and “Sunstroke” - are generally something unimaginable.

I don't know, maybe so. But everything is learned by comparison. His “12,” which the “Bolsheviks” spoke so poorly of for so long, now seems like an outstanding film. Lumet, the original, has no images, no historical context, no social context, just First, Second, Third... Lumet does not understand the motives for the changeover of these peaceful jurors, who suddenly turned into angry men. Just a jump from minus to plus.

This is not the case with Mikhalkov. It's very clear when the action takes place and why. There, every hero is the main one, and everyone has their own pain, their own story, their own confession. There is context, image scale, 3D system.

Yes, you can see a certain pretentiousness and play with slow-motion shots, quite artificial, which is what the current, late Mikhalkov loves so much. And then there is the mismatch between the director and his material. How, does he really care about this - the democratic public is indignant. Him, so successful, so pro-government. But here you go...

Mikhalkov’s wonderful older brother Andrei Konchalovsky once said about the younger one: “You will understand all his power when he is gone.” And here I will again quote my favorite “Chaif”: “Cry for him while he’s alive...”

I'm crying for you, Nikita Sergeevich.

Dream station

A miracle happened, a miracle on NTV! On Sunday, through the “New Russian Sensations” ordered by someone, through “Results of the Week” with the Kremlin starlet Irada Zeynalova, through the eavesdropping and peeping program “The Stars Aligned”, and then “You Won’t Believe It!”, through Nikolai Baskov with a confession suddenly in Eldar Aleksandrovich Ryazanov’s film “Station for Two” appeared in the night. Like light at the end of the tunnel.

In the midst of all this stultifying convention, the fake, something alive and real suddenly appeared, a soul appeared. The cinema of our childhood or serene youth, as you like.

I have respect for the management of NTV, I understand their difficult, and perhaps overwhelming, work to rebrand the channel. How difficult it is to leave, to escape from the poor viewers lured by cop series and the glamor of poor people. But at least they're trying.

I don’t like everything that I listed above “Station for Two”. To say the least, I hate it. But I understand: NTV is not trying for me. And for me - this is Ryazanov’s film.

Yes, through emptiness, stupidity, impoverishment of the mind, stupid simplicity, this suddenly appears, so familiar, painfully familiar. “Sama, sama, sama!”; “And I have dinner at home, my wife cooks great”; “Well, who wants Charjun melons? Sweet like honey, smooth like a girl!”; “Listen, Uncle Misha, you are an aunt”; "To Moscow! To the one who lies on TV about the weather”; “You, Vera Nikolaevna, are a stupid woman”; “You are walking so well, you are walking just wonderful... He is here, Ryabinin is here!”; "He is back"…

Probably, NTV is not chasing a viewer like me, who lives with an eternal gaze back to the Soviet Union. Well, yes, NTV considers itself a very advanced channel, why does it need such viewers?

These are masterpieces of our Soviet past. Yes, there were so many of them back then, you today couldn’t even dream of them. But all these wonderful lyrical comedies of Ryazanov also appeared through the stupidity of cinema officials, through powerful and simple thieves (and then the whole country was stealing), through the same stupid propaganda. Masterpieces grew like grass through the asphalt.

This film was made in the year of Brezhnev's death and Andropov's ascension to the throne. Well, what did we care about them with their struggle for peace, with their crazy Afghan... We knew that there were geniuses in our Sovka, we couldn’t even imagine our life without them. We waited for these films like manna from heaven, to rest our souls and become enlightened, and shed a few tears... In order to somehow move on with our lives. We waited and received in full. This is the difference between then and now. When you wait, shout, wish, you won’t get it.

Jews, sha!

Jews, sha!

It was you who drank the blood of Christian babies? Then you're no stranger to it. You say that you are not even involved in the downing of the Russian Il-20. Well, pretend, for what it’s worth, make an offended face, as you know how, sad, sad eyes, in which all the sorrow of the Jewish people will immediately be reflected. Please! After all, you are to blame for everything anyway.

Israeli Jews are ready to do anything, just not to quarrel with Russia. They can make a face and lower their eyes. And even blush. They are ashamed... We are ashamed. If it is necessary, then it is necessary.

The Jews will pretend. And the Russians will pretend that they are very angry. And then we will make peace again. This is necessary for the benefit of Russian-Israeli relations.

It's already started on TV, it's already started. It seemed that a little more and the wonderful guests of these talk shows would shout: “Beat... Save Russia!” Yes, to Jews everything seems to last forever.

Well, we need to shout it out, the presenters have already received the task. Just who are these presenters? Again the Jews: Soloviev, Norkin, Sheinin. And so they must again, as in Galich: “Israeli,” I say, “military. Known all over the world! As a mother, I say, and as a woman. I demand them to answer!”

Poor, poor Solovyov, almost already gray from such experiences. Norkin saves himself only by endless Jewish jokes and by the fact that he periodically kicks some Bandera member out of the studio during the broadcast. Yes, “you will still answer us for Sevastopol”! Is Sheinin not a Jew with such and such a surname? So he will be a Jew. But don’t cry, everything will pass, and we will make peace again. There will be no pogroms!

“Jews, Jews, there are only Jews all around,” sang the Jew Vysotsky. And he did the right thing. Because who else if not them? I mean, not us. That's how much fog they let in. But if you look at it from right to left, maybe it won’t be so scary?

Tatyana Mikhalkova (nee Solovyova) is a very prominent person in the post-Soviet space. This is understandable; it is difficult to ignore such a colorful lady who also belongs to such a famous cinematic clan. Alas, many of my peers, discussing gossip pages in glossy magazines, already perceive Tatyana exclusively as the wife of a famous director, without actually knowing anything about her personally.

It’s unlikely that anyone could have imagined at one time that the girl Tanechka from a “good family” would become a fashion model. This profession in those years was unpopular and not very approved by society. Tatyana, if not a “major girl,” then at least gave the impression of a proper young lady. Her parents once worked in Germany, where Tatyana was actually born. She received the most prestigious education: first the best English special school in Voronezh, then the Maurice Teres Institute of Foreign Languages. There seemed to be every opportunity for a successful career as a translator. But translating other people's thoughts seemed boring to Tatyana.

Tanya Solovyova became a fashion model by accident: while walking along the Kuznetsky Bridge past the House of Models, she saw an advertisement for a set of fashion models. At that time, the Model House on Kuznetsky was the only fashion house that traveled abroad. Moreover, when presenting their collections abroad, fashion designers always focused on the special “Russian style” of Soviet fashion. Therefore, it seems to me that Tatyana’s characteristic Slavic appearance played a role during the casting.

But Vyacheslav Zaitsev, who became a big fan of Tanya (exclusively in the field of working relationships), called her a Botticelli girl.

In total, Tatyana Solovyova worked as a model for 5 years, ending her career with a successful marriage to the nationally famous film director Nikita Mikhalkov. By the way, there are different facts. According to some sources, Tatyana appears in magazines under the name Solovyov. But some materials mention that her maiden name is Shigaeva. Does this mean that before marrying Nikita Sergeevich, Tatyana had already visited the registry office?

Be that as it may, the smart beauty organically fit into the famous family.

Tatyana easily got used to the image of a “house wife,” although after the birth of her first child she still appeared on the podium.

Quote from the interview:

Nikita always wanted me to raise the children, not a nanny. But then there was such a time: if you don’t study and don’t work, then it causes bewilderment. There was even an article for parasitism, and everyone monitored the continuity of their work experience. So I carried both Anya and Artem (they are a year and a half apart) on the catwalk, showing clothes with their bellies up to seven months, securing things that couldn’t be fastened with pins. I was lucky that in the second half of the 70s, the trapezoidal silhouette, loose dresses, ruffles were popular, and my rounded figure was not particularly noticeable.

After the birth of her second child (and Tatyana Mikhalkova has three children in total: son Artem, daughters Anna and Nadezhda), it became more difficult for Tatyana Evgenievna to return to the world of fashion. Caring for children took a lot of time, and her figure, apparently, was no longer so flawless. Therefore, for quite a long time, Tatyana lived in the shadow of her famous husband. Until the moment she decided to return to the world of fashion. True, no longer as a model, but as president of the Russian Silhouette Foundation.

Quote from the Russian Silhouette website:

The Russian Silhouette Charitable Foundation was created in 1997 to support Russian designers. Over the years of its existence, the foundation has stepped beyond the initial framework of charity and has become a powerful youth movement, reviving and developing the traditions of domestic fashion. The Russian Silhouette Charitable Foundation is a non-profit organization headed by honorary member of the Russian Academy of Arts Tatyana Mikhalkova.

Having a direct connection to the world of fashion, Tatyana Mikhalkova became a kind of freak. According to some sources, she can be called a style icon. Others think she dresses tastelessly. And although there is no consensus regarding Tatyana Evgenievna’s taste, her appearance does not leave anyone indifferent.

Tatyana’s special “trademark” is the bow that adorns her hair. She does not part with him under any circumstances.

Quote from the interview:

I have a whole collection of them (bows), some red, with feathers, with a veil. I don’t even remember when I bought my first bow. Many years ago I sat in the library of the All-Union Fashion House and leafed through fashion magazines. There I saw a photo of Chanel with bows and thought with admiration: “How elegant!” Then I noticed that a bow can change a face. There are so few companies around the world that produce this accessory. I have a dream to open a boutique where bows will be sold. I like that bows have come back into fashion, both on hairstyles and on shoes and bags. Sometimes I feel like everyone recognizes me by my bow.