How the two daughters of Alexei Batalov communicated and shared the inheritance from different marriages

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

Alexey Batalov, a famous Soviet actor, was married twice. In his first marriage with Irina Rotova, a daughter, Nadezhda, was born, very similar in appearance to her famous father. The second marriage of Alexei Vladimirovich lasted more than half a century, the wife of Gitan Leontenko gave her husband a second daughter, Maria, who has been suffering from a serious illness since birth. How did the relationship between Nadezhda and Maria develop, and how did they share the legacy of their famous father?

Hope

Irina Rotova and Alexey Batalov met at a very young age thanks to their parents who were friends. And at the dacha in the village of writers, the children ended up in the same company. But sympathy between Irina and Alexei arose already in the post-war period, when their families returned from evacuation. Young Alexei, usually shy in front of girls, felt completely calm with his childhood friend, and therefore a romance soon broke out between the young people.

Despite the protests of Irina's parents, the young people signed when the bride was barely 18 years old. In 1955, Nadezhda was born, at the same time, Alexei Batalov began to appear a lot, spending less and less time at home. But already at that time, family relationships left much to be desired. In addition, the actor was accepted into the staff of the Lenfilm studio, and Irina and her daughter could not live in the northern capital because of the climate unsuitable for Nadezhda.

Later, Alexei Batalov admits: he felt that his marriage was crumbling, but due to his own youth and passion for the profession, he put his career in the first place, not his family. He did not pay due attention to his wife and daughter. As a result, the marriage broke up.

After parting with his wife, Alexei Batalov tried to find time to communicate with his daughter, but due to his employment and the appearance of a second family with the actor, his meetings with Nadezhda were very infrequent. Batalov's fame prevented him from spending time with her normally. He could not take her to the zoo or to the cinema, because the actor was immediately surrounded by a crowd of fans, he could sign autographs for hours instead of walking with Nadezhda.

Surprisingly, the eldest daughter did not blame her father for the lack of attention, even when he had another family. She understood that dad works a lot, and she knew the situation with her second daughter, Maria, very well.

Only one fact speaks about the warmth of the relationship between Alexei Batalov, his ex-wife and eldest daughter. On the day of the 16th anniversary of Nadezhda, he presented Irina Rotova with a diamond ring of stunning beauty, saying that this is gratitude for her daughter. Previously, he simply could not afford to make expensive gifts to his wife.

On the same day, he presented Nadezhda with some terribly expensive antique cup from the 18th century service. The daughter did not really understand what she needed to do with this "wealth", and was even offended. After a while, the actor presented his daughter with an "excuseful" gift, bringing her a portable tape recorder from Italy.

Having matured, Nadezhda decided to enter the Institute of Foreign Languages, after which she received a diploma in translator.

Maria

As a result of a birth injury, Maria was born with a diagnosis of cerebral palsy, and the form was quite severe. The girl did not move without a wheelchair and never went anywhere unaccompanied by one of her parents. Alexey Batalov felt guilty before Maria that at the time when his wife asked the doctors to give her a cesarean section, he himself was on the set.

Alexey Vladimirovich actually paid for his guilt all his life. He worked tirelessly to ensure the girl's normal, fulfilling life. He took her abroad, took her to theaters and museums, invited the best teachers to his daughter, and he himself spent every free minute with Maria.

The second wife of Alexei Batalov, circus artist Gitan Leontenko, was forced to leave her job and devote herself entirely to her family. Maria graduated from the scriptwriting faculty of VGIK, she writes reviews for performances, is engaged in literary work.

Sisters

Hope during her father's life rarely crossed paths with him, she had her own life and her own hobbies. Sometimes she visited her father and, of course, talked with her younger sister. The actor's widow always spoke warmly about the eldest daughter of Alexei Batalov, noted her kindness and good character.

After the death of the actor, many media outlets published the terms of his will, according to which all property goes to the youngest daughter, Maria. During his lifetime, he transferred his part of a small three-room apartment in a house on Kotelnicheskaya Embankment to his wife, Gitana Leontenko, and the dacha near Moscow became the full property of his daughter.

After the announcement of the actor's will, many online publications tried to stir up a scandal: the famous actor disinherited his eldest daughter. But, to the credit of the widow and daughters of Alexei Vladimirovich, they answered questions with dignity and said that their plans did not include litigation.

Nadezhda Batalova, who, during her father's lifetime, decided not to communicate with the press on personal topics, said: she and Gitana are able to resolve all issues without the participation of outsiders, and no one will ever know about this. Only once did she decide to talk about what actually happened in the family of the great artist and amazing person Alexei Batalov. After Nadezhda's story, all rumors and rumors stopped.

Nadezhda Alekseevna spoke with love about her younger sister, calling her incredibly intelligent, educated, kind, talented, very hardworking and “correct”. Maria, according to Nadezhda, works from morning to night, at any time of the day. According to the project of Alexei Batalov, the entire apartment was redesigned for the needs of the youngest daughter.

A quarter of a century before his death, Alexei Batalov, in a conversation with Nadezhda, asked if she would be offended if he left everything that he had gained to Maria. Then he also joked: "Let her have a dowry." Hope, of course, didn't mind.

When Alexei Batalov was gone and Gitana Leontenko and Maria entered into the right of inheritance, the actor's widow, having received money from her husband's deposits, immediately transferred part of the amount to Nadezhda, simply saying: "Nadia, this is yours!"

They continue to communicate today, Nadezhda constantly calls her father's widow, runs to visit her. It is difficult for Maria Batalova to speak on the phone, so they correspond more with her sister. The older sister feels responsible to the younger one, but at the same time notes: Masha, despite her limited physical abilities, is a very smart and adequate person. She has the right to decide for herself how and with whom to live. And even if her mother, Gitana Leontenko, does not become her, Maria has many close people who will always support and help. Including herself, Nadezhda Batalova.

One of the stellar works of Alexei Batalov was the filming in the film "The Cranes Are Flying" by Mikhail Kalatozov. The director became not only a classic of Soviet cinema, but also went down in the history of world cinema: his film "The Cranes Are Flying" received the main prize of the Cannes Film Festival, and Kalatozov became the only Soviet director to own the Golden Palm. But the most interesting thing remained behind the scenes.