Table of contents:
- Vera Davydova
- Olga Lepeshinskaya
- Valeria Barsova
- Natalia Shpiller
- Marina Semyonova
- Ruzadan Pachkoria
Video: An affair with the leader: Famous women whom Joseph Stalin sympathized with
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Officially, the head of the Land of Soviets, Joseph Stalin, was married twice. The first wife of Joseph Dzhugashvili was Kato Svanidze, the second - Nadezhda Alliluyeva. After the voluntary departure of his second wife, Joseph Stalin no longer tied the knot. However, rumors about his mistresses are still circulating today. Who were these women, whose names are persistently mentioned in connection with the name of the leader of the nations?
It should be noted that there is no reliable information confirmed by documents about any of the women. Therefore, speaking of those whom the leader of the peoples loved at different times in his life, the word "presumably" should be used. However, even little is known about the relationship of Joseph Stalin with his official wives.
Vera Davydova
There are still many legends about the novel of Joseph Stalin and Vera Davydova. True, the leader of the peoples himself took this secret with him, and Vera Davydova categorically denied this connection.
The talented opera singer invariably received the main roles in the performances of the Bolshoi Theater, but evil tongues claimed that this was only due to Vera Davydova's secret connection with the country's leader. He tried not to miss performances with Davydova's participation and always gave her gorgeous bouquets and huge baskets of flowers.
Leonid Gendlin's book Confessions of Stalin's Lover, published in London in 1983, was written on behalf of Vera Davydova, although she herself did not know about the forthcoming publication. When she managed to get acquainted with this opus, Vera Alexandrovna was literally crushed. At the same time, friends and relatives of the singer claim that everything written in the book is a shameless lie.
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Olga Lepeshinskaya
The famous ballerina Olga Lepeshinskaya is also named among the leader's favorites. Allegedly, at the behest of the leader, a sculptural composition was even installed on house No. 17 on Tverskaya Street in the capital, where she lived. The sculpture depicted a ballerina, and the house itself was called "the house under the skirt." The main character of the rumors denied any involvement in this house. According to Lepeshinskaya, she never lived in house number 17, but only was on duty on the roof, where she extinguished incendiary mines dropped by fascist pilots during the war. The ballerina's romance with Joseph Stalin, according to Olga Vasilievna, was also just a figment of someone's imagination.
The head of the country really often attended performances in which the ballerina danced the leading roles, and he saw "The Lights of Paris" at least 17 times. They said that after the performance, Stalin went to Olga Vasilyevna, and returned home after these meetings rather late. However, no confirmation of the rumors about his romance with the ballerina has yet been found.
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Valeria Barsova
The opera singer had a truly enchanting voice, which Joseph Stalin called sunny. At the same time, in childhood, the future opera diva did not show outstanding vocal abilities. However, having set herself the goal of becoming a singer, she studied hard and a lot. She was able to create her voice and hone her technique of mastering it to the ideal. In addition, Valeria Vladimirovna was inclined to be overweight and she had to do gymnastics for hours in order to achieve the perfection of her body.
In addition to being employed in the theater, Valeria Vladimirovna was a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR, the very first convocation, and later became a deputy of the Moscow Soviet.
Joseph Stalin highly appreciated the singer's talent, her incredible ability to work and social activity. Rumors about the romance of the singer and the leader are again not confirmed by anything, except by mentioning everything in the same book of Leonid Gendlin. But if you look objectively, Valeria Barsova was not just a singer for Stalin, she personified a new type of Soviet actress, talented, beautiful and highly moral.
Natalia Shpiller
In connection with the name of the leader, the surname of another opera diva, prima of the Bolshoi Theater, Natalia Shpiller, is mentioned. According to unconfirmed reports, the singer spoke openly about her romance with Stalin and even allowed herself to be jealous of him. Three times winner of the Stalin Prize, Natalia Dmitrievna possessed a unique lyric soprano and is rightfully still considered one of the representatives of the "Golden Era" of the Bolshoi Theater.
After the death of Joseph Stalin, Natalia Shpiller was repeatedly seen at his grave. She invariably brought him flowers twice a year: on his birthday and on the day of his death. No one was allowed to the grave, except for Natalia Dmitrievna, and therefore her bouquet often lay alone on a stone slab.
Marina Semyonova
The leader favored the ballerina Marina Semyonova. According to the recollections of Stalin's adopted son, Artyom Sergeev, there was a concert in the Kremlin on November 6, 1936, dedicated to the anniversary of the revolution, at which Marina Semyonova performed.
A fragile dancer in a national costume was fervently dancing the "Caucasian Dance" and effectively ending the number, removing the Kubanka from her head at the last bars of the music. She never repeated this number, and only that day, at Stalin's request, agreed to go on stage for the second time.
Perhaps it was this case that later became the reason for rumors about the romance of the ballerina and the leader. Moreover, the fact that after the arrest of her de facto husband Lev Karkhan, the actress herself did not suffer and was not even removed from the repertoire of the Bolshoi Theater, continuing to dance until 1952. After that she was engaged in teaching.
Ruzadan Pachkoria
The retired KGB major Alexei Rybin, who served in the personal protection of the leader, claimed that Stalin had only one novel after the death of Nadezhda Alliluyeva. The pilot Ruzadan Pachkoria became his chosen one.
The meetings between Joseph Vissarionovich and Ruzadan Pachkoria were open and were explained by joint work on aviation problems. Only the most reliable persons from the security of the leader of the country knew that Stalin and Ruzadan were connected not only by business. Their meetings, according to the testimony of Alexei Rybin, began in 1938 and continued until the death of Joseph Stalin.
At all times, proximity to those in power promised numerous benefits and access to benefits. In Soviet times, actors who were sympathetic to the country's leaders were awarded honorary titles and, most importantly, very substantial monetary awards. True, the attitude of colleagues towards them was far from always kind. How did the fate of those to whom the leadership of the Land of Soviets was favorable?
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