In 1857, a geopolitical confrontation began between Russia and England, during which countries exchanged moves and complex combinations. It was a struggle for influence in the regions of Central and South Asia, which will be called the "Great Game" or "War of Shadows". The cold war between the two empires at some points could turn into a hot war phase, but the efforts of intelligence and diplomats managed to avoid this
Every person in life has moments when they lose heart and it seems that there is absolutely no strength to move on. Perhaps at this moment it is worth stopping and remembering those who once started from the bottom and were able to achieve success, despite all the difficulties and unpleasant surprises that fate threw them. Our selection today contains inspiring films about great women whose stories will serve as examples for many
He was a controversial and highly controversial person. A talented politician, Black Hundred, poet, one of those who took part in the elimination of Grigory Rasputin. And a person capable of any, even the most odious antics. The audience gathered for his performances in the Duma, like in a theater, he became the hero of cartoons and feuilletons, Marina Tsvetaeva called him her favorite. Vladimir Purishkevich is somewhat reminiscent of the chairman of the LDPR party, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, but for his time he was a kud person
Many actors dream of big roles, thanks to which they can become famous and recognizable. However, real professionals are able to play even a tiny role in such a way as to remain a real star in the memory of the audience. They are called the real kings of the episode for a reason. Appearing on the screen for only a few seconds, they sometimes outshine even the main characters. In our today's review, we propose to recall the Soviet actors who shone in the episodes
In Soviet times, the Baltics were considered almost abroad. There was a completely different culture, special traditions, unique architecture, and rare films were filmed there, unlike everything else. The Baltic actors themselves resembled foreigners whom they often had to play. They were popular, they were recognized on the streets, their careers and lives were followed. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Baltic actors remained abroad. But interest in the life of Soviet foreigners does not fade away until
A great actress who has lived a long and successful life in art. The brilliant lady Monica from Zucchini 13 Chairs was the trendsetter for women in the Soviet Union. Trolleybus driver Luda from "Beware of the Car" has become symbols of devotion and loyalty - one can endlessly enumerate the roles of Olga Aroseva. It seemed that fate itself was destined for her to be happy. But Olga Aroseva, who conquered the hearts of men with just one glance, spoke about her personal life briefly: "It didn't work out."
Evgeny Morgunov seemed to be playing himself in a movie. A big, slightly awkward, joker and joker could turn even the most serious business into a joke. Many did not understand his jokes, turned away from the actor. And only faithful, understanding, loving Natasha was always there
This actress has always surprised her colleagues and acquaintances with the presence of some kind of inner core. Ekaterina Vasilyeva, whose filmography includes about 140 works in cinema, has played many bright roles, and in recent years she has been devoting more and more time to serving God. The son of actress Dmitry Roshchin and his wife Lyubov have eight children, whom their famous grandmother treats with great warmth. But at the same time, Ekaterina Vasilyeva does not communicate at all with her eldest grandson
Inna Makarova was one of the most famous and sought-after actresses of the Soviet Union. She played many bright roles and devoted herself entirely to the profession. Her first marriage to director Sergei Bondarchuk, unfortunately, lasted only 12 years, and the divorce made a lot of noise at the time. Inna Makarova lived with the famous surgeon Mikhail Perelman for over 40 years. But the actress never officially became his wife
Which of the celebrities managed to light up on the screen long before the start of a stellar career
Many children appear on the screen, someone was interviewed, another performed on stage, and still others even got some kind of movie role. All this does not mean at all that they have a successful acting career. But in the case of these celebrities, their appearance on the screen as a child was more likely a pattern and recognition of their talent, and not an accident and luck. But not always
It is known that Charlie Chaplin most often on the set did without such a boring thing as a script, most of his tricks were invented "on the fly." Today, oddly enough, improvisation, as a special kind of acting, has not completely disappeared either, and sometimes real masterpieces are born in front of the camera, which would be very difficult to repeat
The popularity of this actor cannot be overstated. Fans adored him, letters from girls from all over the Soviet Union were brought in sacks to Mosfilm. But the actor was honest not only on the screen, he was honest in his personal life as well. Vyacheslav Tikhonov has honored three women with his attention in his entire life. One became his first and unsteady love, the second burned him with her passion, and the third gave the long-awaited family comfort and peace
In 2009 on this day. On May 20, the outstanding actor Oleg Yankovsky passed away. For many, it was not only an example of talent, but also the integrity of nature and human dignity. His favorite movie characters have always yearned for a breakthrough beyond the ordinary. He was always honest with himself and with the viewer, he did not cheat and did not embellish reality, even if it was something Münchhausen's
The eldest daughter of Nikita Mikhalkov is today one of the most popular and sought-after actresses. She always surprised viewers and fans with the naturalness of her behavior both in the frame and in everyday life. It seems that this is where the actress found her zest: to give all the best during filming and never play outside the set. Anna Mikhalkova does not consider herself a person of passions, but changes in her life are unexpected even for herself
She was always real: on the screen or in real life. She never played, she lived the life of each of her heroines, invariably creating images of strong women. Rimma Markova herself was like that: strong, strong-willed, domineering. Fans admired her original Russian beauty, and all her life she considered herself ugly. She married twice for love, but her third marriage was on the instructions of the communist party
Eldar Ryazanov lived with his first wife Zoya Fomina for 30 happy years. The only daughter of the director, Olga, was born in marriage. Her childhood was joyful and happy, filled with vivid emotions, love and care of loved ones. Olga Ryazanova, of course, was always proud of her brilliant father, but at the same time she did not try to achieve something with the help of a famous surname. And she even chose a profession that has nothing to do with film production, but is directly related to cinema
The actress made her film debut in 1999 and has been filming a lot since then. A little more, and the number of works in the filmography of the actress will exceed a hundred, most of which are roles in popular TV series, including Sklifosovsky. Maria Kulikova is not at all shy about her projects and enjoys the opportunity to do what she loves. She is happy to give interviews and seems to be a very open person. But there are still things that she prefers to keep silent about after having experienced quite a bit
On stage, he strangled her, but in life he made a condition never to part. The two of them had to go through trials, gossip, aggression and even suggestions from the party leadership of the country. The family of Sergei Bondarchuk was not easy to build. But there was love in her
It seemed that everything in the life of this actress is going very well: successful admission to GITIS, then work in the famous "Snuffbox", filming. The charming Katrin in the film "Flying Hussar Squadron" and the serious Lyuba, the captain of the tugboat from the film "Take care of the women" became the actress's calling cards. But in the early 1990s, Marina Shimanskaya stopped going on the stage and acting in films. Where did the popular actress disappear and how is she living today?
The name of Rosa Rymbaeva in the 70-70s of the last century was no less popular than the names of Alla Pugacheva or Sofia Rotaru. In Kazakhstan, the singer is called the golden voice and the singing nightingale of Central Asia. She was successful, famous and happy. After all, there was always a loved one next to her, a real professional, thanks to whom she became a real star. Her happiness was serene, and then everything collapsed in one moment
The trial of Zasulich went down in history because of an unprecedented precedent in those days: the attempted murder of a plenipotentiary representative of the authorities was justified, the criminal was released. And this despite the fact that they were sentenced to hard labor even for a peaceful demonstration of dissatisfaction with the regime! Obviously, the girl was born under a lucky star, which, however, did not bring her in the future either personal happiness or satisfaction with the events taking place in the country before the death of Vera Ivanovna
At the dawn of bacteriological science, in the most difficult working conditions in India, a vaccine against bubonic plague appeared. Rescue ampoules were invented as soon as possible immediately after the epidemic that broke out in Bombay in 1896. In fact, this vaccine was the first to provide effective results in the fight against plague. It has stood the test of time and saved millions of lives in India, North Africa and Western Asia. The developer of the drug is Dr. Khavkin, whom Chekhov called the most unknown
Tomorrow, April 15, the prima donna of the Russian stage Alla Borisovna Pugacheva will celebrate her 70th birthday. A bright, original, wayward and very talented singer. Today she is in her fifth marriage, and she herself finds it difficult to count all her novels and hobbies. Men, falling under the incredible energy of the singer, immediately lost their heads. At the same time, among her secret admirers were very popular personalities, and the fact of her relationship with some of them, the Prima Donna, and today prefers not to advertise
Nancy Wake is practically unknown to a wide circle of Russians, but for the British her name is a symbol of courage and heroism, and Nancy herself has become a national hero. In 1943, Nancy Wake topped the list of the Gestapo's most wanted leaders of the French Resistance. It was after her that the French partisans followed, as after the new Jeanne d'Arc. And the Nazis called her the elusive "White Mouse"
Yan Arlazorov with his improvisations and jokes could make anyone laugh to tears. It seemed to the audience that in life he was as cheerful and bright as on stage. It was hard to imagine that behind the scenes a comic actor turns into an ordinary tired person with sad eyes. Yan Arlazorov, who made the only mistake in his personal life, was forced to pay for her until the end of his days
Elena Vaenga is not for nothing called the most closed representative of our show business. She practically does not give interviews, and prefers to talk about her life in her songs. This leads to the emergence of many rumors and speculations about the life of the singer. But it seems that Elena Vaenga does not touch this much. She lives by her own principles, still does not consider herself a real singer, and even more so - a star. She is now in her second marriage, but her ex-husband receives half of all her royalties
She broke into the musical Olympus in the 1990s with her Pink Flamingo, and later cemented her success with Poor Sheep. Alena Sviridova has achieved success at almost 30 years old, and since then her whole personal life has been in full view of the public. The whole country followed the singer's bizarre romantic stories, and she herself does not hide: the birth of her youngest son was a great risk. However, she does not regret anything, and for certain reasons she is not going to enter into a legal marriage
Bigamy is officially prohibited in many countries. But often men, hiding behind the inherent polygamy, manage to live in two families at once, providing for both wives and children. However, it also happens that a representative of the stronger sex is ready to legalize his relationship with another woman, but the slow and clumsy bureaucratic machine does not allow them to do this as quickly as they would like. In our today's review, famous men who can rightfully be called bigamies
When Manu Chao sings, the soul sings. The music of this French musician of Spanish origin is an amazing fusion of rock and Latin American music. He is known both as a solo musician and as the leader of the group "Mano Negra". The tireless, never-stopping citizen of the world sings for you, our readers
The duel between Alexander Pushkin and Georges Dantes is a turning point in the development of Russian culture. Mikhail Lermontov compared the killer of the "wondrous genius" and "slave of honor" to a fugitive who was thrown into Russia "to pursue happiness and ranks." But is everything so unambiguous in this story? And how was Dantes's life after the fatal duel?
The surname is, first of all, a small story about which family we belong to, it is a marker of the relationship of several different people. However, the last name can be understood more than some Ivan Ilyich and Nikolai Ivanovich Toporkov - father and son to each other. Some last names tell a piece of family history
In 1964, the 13-year-old actor made a meteoric rise - he played Kostya Inochkin in the comedy "Welcome, or No Unauthorized Entry". Then - even more significant role of Danka in "The Elusive Avengers". A few years later, Viktor Kosykh was educated, however, as often happens, the two roles played in his youth remained the brightest in his life. For many years, it seemed to relatives that unhappy rock gravitated over the actor. On January 27, 2020 Viktor Ivanovich could have turned 70 years old
Contemporaries admired the scale of the personality of Grigory Alexandrovich Potemkin. He became famous as a brave commander, a skillful politician, a wise philosopher, an active minister, a subtle connoisseur of beauty. But, undoubtedly, one of the main talents of the Most Serene Prince was the ability to seduce women. Even the high honor of being loved by the empress did not prevent him from dragging right and left and even creating a "harem" from his own nieces
Of course, the classic was right when he wrote about the peculiarities of happy families. "All happy families are equally happy, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." A happy family is a daily hard work, and above all on oneself. About how they worked on their relationship in order to live in peace and harmony, the famous film actor Anatoly Kotenyov and his second half, no less famous person of Belarusian television Svetlana Borovskaya, further in the review
It is difficult to find an educated person who does not know the names of these writers and poets. However, not all literature lovers can say with confidence that they have read all the books of famous writers. Among the little-known books of eminent writers, there are real masterpieces that, for unknown reasons, were left without the attention of the mass reader. We propose to fill this gap and read the little-known books of famous writers from our review
Thanks to modern technology, archaeologists have been able to discover the oldest and largest Mayan monumental complex ever found. Laser mapping is a technique that allows experts to look at terrain that, for various reasons, is very difficult to explore. This method allows you to find and remotely compile a detailed map of an area covered, for example, by a dense forest. What is this complex and what surprises awaited the scientists there?
Archaeological finds sometimes present scientists with no less mysteries than they give answers to questions related to antiquity. Scientists sometimes puzzle over these riddles for decades. This review contains archaeological finds that have become not just the discovery of the century, but also the most mysterious artifacts of all time
During the self-isolation announced by the Russian president in the spring of 2020, the 2011 film Contagion with Jude Law became extremely popular. It is considered by some to be an accurate prediction of the coronavirus pandemic. In fact, there are many coinciding and non-coinciding moments in the film, and the creators of the tape, it seems, did not foresee something from life at all and therefore did not show
The increase in the cost of the project, the presence of child psychologists and nannies-educators on the set, the resolution of issues with labor legislation and many other disadvantages accompanying the work of child actors are undoubtedly offset by one huge plus: everyone loves children. The kids on the screen are guaranteed to arouse interest, especially among women, and after all, it is for them that a huge number of TV series are designed. Therefore, the filmmakers agree to all the inconveniences in order to sing in the frame
Unique ancient artifacts are not always found during archaeological expeditions. Sometimes people stumble upon them by accident. The find recently discovered in Israel is not the first artifact in the world found during an ordinary walk. True, one can hardly remember that such a discovery was made by a six-year-old baby. So if you are going for a walk with your child and you see that he is collecting pebbles - take a closer look: maybe these are not pebbles at all?