4 marriages of Boris Egorov: How the Soviet cosmonaut conquered the first beauties of the USSR

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

Boris Egorov was not only a famous cosmonaut and the first doctor in orbit, who made many scientific discoveries, but also a very prominent man. The cosmonaut with the appearance of a movie star was called not only the conqueror of space, but also the conqueror of women's hearts. He was always surrounded by the most beautiful women of the USSR. Officially, he was married 4 times, and the whole country spoke about his marriages with actresses Natalya Fateeva and Natalya Kustinskaya, who because of him turned from girlfriends into sworn enemies …

Boris Egorov was born in 1937 in Moscow. He was named after his father, a famous surgeon, director of the Burdenko Institute Boris Yegorov. True, the boy's relationship with his father did not go well: when he was 14, his mother died, and his father married a second time, which his son perceived as a betrayal. Later, he completely stopped communicating with Egorov Sr. True, this did not prevent him from choosing the same path - like his father, however, like his mother, who was also a doctor, Boris was fond of medicine.

After leaving school, Boris Egorov entered the Moscow Medical Institute, where he immersed himself in the study of the newest direction of medicine - he investigated the influence of space conditions on human health. Egorov became one of the pioneers of this industry, which was only gaining momentum in those days in the USSR.

Boris Egorov received the same special training as other employees of the Institute of Aviation and Space Medicine, and his first combat duty took place on April 12, 1961, during the flight of Yuri Gagarin, however, his help was not required then. A year later, he became part of a group of doctors who were preparing for a flight into space. He had several advantages over competitors: by that time, Egorov had published about 10 scientific papers on medicine and was preparing to defend his dissertation, besides, he was younger and physically stronger than other doctors and scientists who were among the applicants.

October 12, 1964 Boris Yegorov called the happiest day in his life - then his flight into space took place, which lasted 24 hours and 17 minutes. The crew managed to complete all tasks and carry out all the necessary medical experiments. For this flight, Yegorov was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. It is interesting that while they were in space, significant changes took place on earth - Leonid Brezhnev replaced Nikita Khrushchev as head of the USSR.

After that, Boris Egorov has not been in space. In 1967 he defended his thesis and continued his scientific activity in the field of medical and biological problems. In 1984 he founded the Biomedical Technology Research Institute. After perestroika, when problems arose with state funding for science, Yegorov had to go into business.

The fame of the cosmonaut and the appearance of a movie star made Boris Yegorov one of the most famous men in the USSR, and, of course, he always enjoyed incredible success with women. Even in his student years, Yegorov married a classmate, a beautiful blonde Eleanor Mordvinkina. The couple had a son, who was named Boris by family tradition. However, the student marriage quickly fell apart. In addition, Yegorov became famous, he was surrounded by the most beautiful women of the USSR, and he could not resist the temptation.

Once while visiting, he met the actress Natalya Fateeva, who, after the release of the comedy "Three plus two," was at the peak of popularity. For her sake, he divorced his wife and married a movie star. Famous actors, musicians and astronauts often visited their apartment, but Fateeva did not like noisy companies and was tired of such a rhythm of life. In 1969 they had a daughter named after her mother Natalia. This couple was called one of the most beautiful in the USSR, they were in the center of media attention, their photos often appeared on the pages of newspapers and magazines, but their union did not last long.

Already in 1971, Yegorov's marriage with Fateeva cracked. The culprit of their separation was called the friend and colleague of the actress Natalya Kustinskaya, with whom she played in the film "Three plus two". At first, they were friends and even celebrated the New Year together. Then Yegorov met Kustinskaya. She was married at that time, but the astronaut showed persistence.

Later, the actress denied that she had “stolen” her husband from Fateeva: “”. Despite the fact that the actress had a little son, she divorced her husband and married Boris Yegorov. Kustinskaya argued that the reason for the divorce of her rival from Yegorov was her infidelity: allegedly on the set, Fateeva had an affair with the Romanian singer and actor Dan Spataru. Egorov doubted that he was the father of Natalia's daughter, and after the divorce from Fateeva, he did not communicate with the girl.

About how their romance began, Kustinskaya later told: "".

Fateeva herself told about their marriage and parting in a completely different way: "".

Yegorov's marriage with Kustinskaya lasted almost 20 years. About this time, the actress told: "". They did not have common children, but Dmitry Yegorov raised her son like a native, adopted and gave him his last name.

In the mid-1980s. a crisis has ripened in their relationship. Kustinskaya was worried about her professional lack of demand and abused alcohol, and Yegorov had new hobbies. He was credited with an affair with TV presenter Valentina Leonova, and in 1991 he divorced Kustinskaya. Dentist Tatyana Vuraki became his fourth wife, but they did not live together for long. In recent years, Yegorov often worried about his heart, doctors insisted on serious treatment, but he still could not find time to go to the hospital for examination. On September 12, 1994, Boris Egorov died of a heart attack. At that time he was only 56 years old.

And the first beauty of Soviet cinema, after a divorce from Boris Egorov, was never able to find personal happiness: Four marriages and a hundred misfortunes of Natalia Kustinskaya.