For many years Kasparov hid a family secret. Marina Neelova: an affair with Garry Kasparov, the birth of a child and a happy marriage of Nika Gevorgyan Marina Neelova's daughter

An elegant and fragile woman, with a wary look and a charming appearance, in this description it is easy to recognize the actress Marina Neyelova. Her biography and personal life still excites numerous fans. It's hard to believe in this, but last year the artist celebrated her 70th birthday, and young people can envy her cheerfulness and energy.

Formation of personality

Although the girl grew up in a non-artistic family, from childhood, her parents instilled in her a taste for beauty, they wanted to educate a creative person. From the age of 4, she studied ballet, however, the girl wanted to play, and after graduating from school, she entered a theater university the first time, on the course of Vasily Merkuriev and Irina Meyerhold.

Marina Neyelova in her youth

V student years Neelova starred in the film "The Old, Old Tale", although this was not welcomed, she was forgiven for the violation. After high school, Marina did not work for long at the Moscow City Council until she was lured to Sovremennik.

Adulthood

Marina Neyelova's theatrical activity began with the production of "Valentine and Valentine", the debut turned out to be quite successful and for more than 30 years the actress continues to work there.

Photo of a young actress

For so long term she played many roles, the most memorable performances:

• Twelfth Night (1975);
• The Cherry Orchard (1976);
• Three Sisters (1982);
• The Inspector General (1983);
• Steep Route (1989).

Moreover, in "The Overcoat" she successfully played the role of a man.

Neeelova on the stage of the theater

Cinema

After filming with Oleg Dal, the actress was literally inundated with invitations, at first she played fairytale heroines and dreamy ladies. The role of her mistress in the Autumn Marathon brought her special popularity; by the way, this film is still loved by the audience.

Shot from the film "Old, Old Tale"

The films in which Neelova starred can be listed for a long time, here are the most famous of them:

1. "You are the only one" (1993).
2. "Prison Romance" (1996).
3. The Barber of Siberia (1998).
4. Azazel (2002).
5. "Steep route" (2008).
6. "Proposed Circumstances" (2009).

Marina Neyelova in the film "Autumn Marathon"

In addition, Alice from the cartoon of the same name "Alice in Wonderland" speaks in the voice of an actress. The biography and personal life of Marina Neyelova interested many foreign reviewers. For example, the famous American critic Peter Marks wrote: "The hardest thing to imagine is that someone or something could ruin Neelova's game."

Actress on the set of the movie "Azazel"

Children and family

The actress met her first husband Anatoly Vasiliev on the set of the film "The Color of White Snow", directed by him. For a long time, the man could not find a candidate for the role of the main character, Marina was ideally suited to all the requirements. Their marriage lasted only 8 years, nothing is known about the reasons for their separation.

The first husband of the actress Anatoly Vasiliev

Then a passionate love for the chess player Garry Kasparov arose, despite the fact that he is 16 years younger than her. However, the ending of the novel was unsuccessful, thanks to the man's mother, the oppressive and domineering woman considered that marriage would interfere with her son's career.

Their break up extremely negatively set the entire theatrical elite against the athlete. After the breakup, Marina had a daughter, Nick, although Kasparov did not recognize his paternity, outwardly the girl is very similar to him.

Marina Neyelova and Gary Kasparov

For a long time, the actress led a rather closed lifestyle, she was only engaged in a career and raising her daughter, until her acquaintances almost forcefully dragged her to rest, where she met her soul mate, Kirill Gevorgyan. Having married, the newlyweds went to live in Paris. The man was able to replace the daughter of the actress's father, so the girl believes that she grew up in full family.

Actress with her husband and daughter

By the way, Nika has become a popular artist; her works are known all over the world. And in 2010 she won the prestigious European New Sensations competition. Most recently, the girl's personal exhibition was held in London, besides, her paintings were acquired by private collectors around the world.

Marina Neyolova today

For many women, photos of daughters and grandchildren are of paramount value; unfortunately, Marina Mstislavovna cannot boast of this yet, but she is still ahead.

The actress continues her theatrical activity, in 2016 the artist was awarded the prize “For the conquest of the heights of acting and loyalty to the principles of the school of K.S. Stanislavsky ".

Marina Neyelova on the set of the film "Frostbitten Carp"

In January 2018, viewers saw the melodrama "Frozen Carp" with Neyolova in starring, she finally broke her long hiatus in the cinema.

The artist plays a lonely pensioner who has no one to talk to except a live carp. An interesting fact, during the filming they used the same fish, she already recognized the woman and swam to the side of the vessel when Marina approached her.

Once before filming, the actress was sitting near the pelvis, waiting for them to start, and the fish jumped out of the water, right on her lap. Participation in this film brought Marina Mstislavovna the Nika Award for Best Actress in a Film.

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Nika Neyolova's works explore a hypothetical post-humanistic landscape, developing ideas of geophilosophy and non-linear history, seeking to represent objects that are involved in processes beyond human understanding. Inspired by disaster scenarios and the possibility of the end of the world, Neyolova's sculptures often take the form of debris or non-functioning replicas of familiar things. They make visible the processes by which familiar things are reborn in other incarnations, those processes that decipher and recode things to exist in a new form, restarting the course of their initial formation, modifying the internal structure of each thing, destroying their purpose.

By freeing objects from their functions, Neelova's works propose their own “sculptural” strategies that present the same objects in a new way: as fossils and techno-artifacts of a human-dominated environment. Stepping into the soil of a hypothetical posthuman existence, these deconstructed forms form a dilapidated landscape. Here, the architectural remains of the environment, which was once under occupation, merges with nature, and the border between them is gradually disappearing.

Inspired by the nature of environmental and urban development and the consequences human activity as a separate geopolitical force, Neelova's works are located in a fictitious zone, where things exist according to other laws that we do not understand, and the grounds for our confidence in the so-called reality are questioned.
Nika Neelova was born in Moscow in 1987. Now he lives and works in London. Her works are in the collections of DRAF David Roberts Art Collection Foundation (London), Saatchi Gallery, PERMM Museum of Contemporary Art, Biedermann Museum, Santorini Museum of Contemporary Art, Modern Forms, Beth de Woody, Jason Martin, Levett, Land Securities, Windsor & Newton, as well as in private collections in the UK, Netherlands, France, USA, Russia, Portugal, Italy, Germany.

Untitled (folded studio), 2016 perimeter of the artist studio traced in steel mounted on hinges, flexible configuration

The Entire Earth Behind, 2012 The Future Can Wait. Parquet floor from demolished house cast in concrete 400cm (L) x 300cm (W) x 180cm (H)

Scaffold Today. Monument Tomorrow, 2012 Saatchi Gallery, London. Rope cast in paper and ink, burnt timber 400cm (L) x 150cm (W) x 220cm (H)

rhizome17, 2017 Installation view Blue. Seventeen at Osnova Gallery Moscow; polished aluminum, acrylic rods

Principles Of Surrender, 2012 Saatchi Gallery, London. Bell clappers cast in wax and ashes, burnt timber, rope. 300cm (L) x 150cm (W) x 220cm (H).

Partings, 2012 Somerset House & Christie's, London. Somerset house door cast in hollow concrete, burnt timber, rope 400cm x 300cm x 200cm

lemniscates, 2017 Installation view Independent Brussels

Northern Taurids. Following the meteor shower, 2013 Folded table tops, cast wax, cast concrete 420cm (L) x 150cm (W) x 80cm (H)

lithic, 2017 cast foam and jesmonite, aluminum armature. Installation view 'Seventeen' at Centrala Birmingham

Installation view Blue. Seventeen at Osnova Gallery Moscow; cast jesmonite, aluminum frames

I lean to you numb as a fossil. Tell me I'm here Installation view Ron Mandos Gallery, Amsterdam. Fragment of a stud wall cast in concrete over a steel armature 600cm (L) x 150cm (W) x 250cm (H)

Fragments Shored Against the Ruins, Vigo Gallery. Replica of gallery parquet floor cast in concrete and marble dust 360cm (H) x 250cm (W) x 100cm (D)

Fragments shored against the ruins, installation view Ron Mandos Gallery

Commemorate SW19, 2012 & Commemorate SE1, 2013 Vigo gallery, London. Coal hole covers cast in compressed charcoal dust, 34cm (d) each

Burning Meteors Leave no Dust, 2013 Vigo Gallery, London. Modified aircraft propeller cast in concrete, aircraft cable 210cm (H) each

After you left they took it apart Installation view Ron Mandos Gallery, Amsterdam. Reconstructed door mold cast in polyurethane rubber, cast concrete 400cm x 350cm; dimensions variable with installation

Nika Neelova Untitled (ikea stools) 2016 Cast plaster 130 x 77 x 5 cm

“Untitled (ikea stools)” is a plaster relief cast from a mold taken from the leg of an IKEA stool. With the change of material, it loses its original function, and can no longer support human weight, but it still looks like a support, resembling a fragile bone. The relief also continues Nika Neyolova's attempt to transfer objects familiar to man into the natural landscape and geological formations. It is painted with chalk and metallic powders, which give different shades depending on the metal: pinkish - copper, greenish - brass. But the main motive of the work is denial and rejection of the human routine. For a recognizable object, Nika Neelova finds an abstract form, casts each leg by hand, denying technological progress and returning to manual work.

Nika Neelova Blue 17 (1,2,3) 2017 Cast jesmonite 39 x 29 x 5 cm (15.21 x 11.31 x 1.95 in) NINE-001

Blue 17 "- part of the geological series of works by Nika Neyelova. They are made of jesmonite, a synthetic gypsum. The artist uses it to create artificial stones and use it to merge them together, combining them like a collage. Stones and any other geological formations are always something three-dimensional, but here they seem flat, as they are made in a cut. The feeling of their two-dimensionality is illusory, because only one of their surfaces is flat, while others are hidden. "Blue 17" is an attempt to make a cross between two-dimensional and three-dimensional, to create what belongs to indefinite space and time. Fragments blue complement the collage of stone-like structures and resemble streams of water, bringing the idea of ​​the passage of time and history to the artist's work. This futuristic and at the same time archaeological landscape offers to look at the world as a "temporary solidification in an ongoing flow."

The installation "Rhizome 17" is a reference to the idea of ​​a rhizome, proposed by French philosophers Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari. The artist understands the rhizome as an image of thought and its nonlinearity, existence in parallel. The installation is a futuristic landscape in which recognizable objects are reinterpreted. At first glance, the sculpture consists of interconnected mirrors, but if you get closer, they turn out to be dysfunctional to varying degrees. They are made of aluminum, in the work of Nika Neyelova it goes from almost unpolished to a mirror polish. Thus, of the many mirrors, only a few actually turn out to be them. By copying each other, they do not repeat completely. The ideas fixed in the rhizomes become flat, like the surface of the mirror itself, and their shape refers to the idea of ​​a circle, movement along it and endless repetition.

The presented sculpture is an attempt to introduce the space of the artist's studio into the exhibition space, thereby “opening” it to the public. Untitled (folded studio) - the outlines of the artist's studio perimeter, repeated in steel. The structure is mounted on hinges, it is flexible on each side and can take different forms depending on the space around it. A fully unfolded structure can take the shape of a room, while a fully folded structure can be tightly packed and stowed away.

The public can freely walk around the resulting 'space' or change its position and shape, so during the exhibition it can take various forms, its functions gradually change and adapt to the flow of people passing through the space. By copying only the contours of space and therefore reflecting the boundaries that separate it from the rest of the world, the studio becomes an object that seeks to disappear in the middle of other objects. He cannot contain space in himself and thus protests against his own original purpose, denies himself, does not live up to expectations and refuses to exist.

An invitation to go into the artist's space and an open display of the studio in which the work itself was produced, deliberately reverse its purpose and raise the question of the relationship between the artist and the public.

Nika Nee lova Lithic 2017 Recycled upholstery foam, jesmonite, marble dust 300 x 360 cm (117.0 x 140.4 in) NINE-004

The sculpture is made of polystyrene foam made from recycled furniture soaked in Jesmonite and marble dust, representing the transition of a thing originally created in proportion to man into an abstract geological formation. Its deliberately pale, faded colors and texture are reminiscent of a weathered, ruined structure. By fixing the folds created by the weight of the human body in a static position, 'Lithic' is an attempt to create artificial rocks from the debris of our habitat and raises the question of the inextricable connection of the human body, furniture, architectural structures and the earth's surface.

Nika Neelova was born in 1987 in Moscow, whe lives and works in London.

Education

2011 MA Fine Art Sculpture, Slade School of Art, London
2008 BA Fine Art Interdisciplinary, Royal Art Academy, The Hague

Selected solo exhibitions:

2019 GLYPHS curated by Domenico de Chirico, Noire Gallery, Turin
2018 drifts (there is always ground, even at night), MLF Brussels
2017 lemniscates, Independent, Brussels
2016 FAULTS / FOLDS / FALLS, Vigo Gallery, London
2015 Faults, Folds, Falls, Vigo Gallery, London
2014 I lean to you numb as a fossil. Tell me I'm here, Ron Mandos Gallery, Amsterdam
2013 Fragments Shored against the Ruins, Vigo Gallery, London
2013 Northern Taurids. Royal British Society of Sculptors, London
2011 Fractions, Jarmuschek + Partner, Berlin
2011 Monuments, Charlie Smith Gallery, London
2009 Attitudes to a Miss, Christus Triumphatorkerk, The Hague

Selected group exhibitions:

2019 Hortus Conclusus, Fondazione 107, Turin
2018 She sees the shadows, curated by Olivia Leahy and Adam Carr. DRAF & Mostyn, UK
2018 DAMA curated by Domenico de Chirico, Palazzo Saluzzo Paesana, Turin
2018 Prevent This Tragedy, Post-Institute London, UK
2017 XVII. The Age of Nymphs, curated by Daria Khan, Mimosa House, London
2017 Theater of the Absurd, curated by Yasmin Atassi, Green Art Gallery, Dubai
2017 lithic seventeen with Yelena Popova, Code, Copenhagen
2017 Artist Rooms, Copeland Gallery, Bussey Building London
2017 The opposite of Now, curated by Encounter Contemporary, Guest Projects, London
2017 Contemporary Sculpture Fulmer, UK
2017 Micro Salon (1957-2017) Iris Clert Legacy, l'inlassable Paris
2017 Blue Seventeen, Osnova, WinZavod Center of Contemporary Art, Moscow
2017 Seventeen, Centrala, Birmingham
2017 Leidenschaft, Museum Biedermann, Germany
2017 New Material, Art in Perpetuity Trust, Arts Council England, London
2016 Habitus, curated by Matthew Burrows, The Observer Building, UK
2016 Antislip, Royal British Society of Sculptors, London
2016 Playroom, Union Club Soho, London
2016 A city without a sound, curated by Karina El-Helou, Averard Hotel, London
2015 ARCHEOLOGIA E ARCHITETTURA, Fondazione 107, Turin
2015 The Sky is a mountain, organized by Stifelsen 3.14, Norway
2015 The Presence of Absence, Berloni, London
2015 Art Rotterdam, Ron Mandos gallery, Van Nellefabriek, Rotterdam
2014 Brand New Second Hand, Vigo Gallery, London
2014 Lichtspiele, Museum Biedermann, Germany
2014 Warp and Woof, The Hole Gallery, New York
2014 The Crisis Commission curated by Laurence Sillars, Christie's London
2014 Art 14 London, exhibiting with Vigo Gallery, London
2013 Great Men Die Twice, Mario Sequeira Gallery, Portugal
2013 Gaiety is most outstanding feature of the Soviet Union, Saatchi Gallery London
2013 Russian London, PERMM Museum of Contemporary Art, Russia
2013 Dismantling, Jarmuschek + Partner, Berlin
2013 Volta Basel, exhibiting with Jarmuschek + Partner, Basel
2013 It's About Time, curated by Paul Carey-Kent, ASC gallery, London
2013 The Future Can Wait, Victoria House, London
2012 Royal British Society of Sculptors Bursary Award Exhibition, London
2012 The Crisis Commission, Somerset House and Christie's London
2012 Saatchi New Sensations and The Future Can Wait, Victoria House, London
2012 Recasting the Gods, Sumarria Lunn Gallery, London
2012 Dividing Line, curated by Sumarria Lunn Gallery, High House, Oxfordshire
2011 Reworking Memories, Group Show, Federica Schiavo Gallery, Rome
2011 The Future Can Wait, Victoria House, London, UK
2011 Polemically Small, Torrance Art Museum, United States
2011 Charlie Sierra Lima, Group Show, Charlie Smith, London, UK
2011 3 Worlds in 1, London International, Lithuania
2011 The Future Can Wait presents: Polemically Small, Charlie Smith London
2010 Saatchi Gallery and Channel 4's New Sensations, Boswall House, London
2010 The Future Can Wait, Shoreditch Town Hall, London
2010 Young Gods, Charlie Smith Gallery, London, UK

Commissions

2017 NOVA public art commission, Victoria, London
2015 Land Securities Commission, One New Ludgate, London
2012 The Crisis Commission, Somerset House, London

Awards and residencies:

2019 Fondation CAB residency Brussels, Bergium
2017 Syllabus residency Wysing Art Center, UK in association with Studio Voltaire,
Spike Island Bristol, New Contemporaries, S1 Space, Eastside Projects
2017 Fibra Residency Colombia (forthcoming)
2016 Awarded Nova Art Commission London, UK
2015 Stiftelsen 3.14 Residency, Bergen, Norway
2013 Sculpture Shock Award & Royal British Society of Sculptors
2013 Villa Lena Art Foundation Residency, Italy
2012 Royal British Society of Sculptors Bursary Award, London
2011 Olga Roubinskaya Foundation Award, Moscow
2011 The Land Securities Prize Award, London
2011 The Saatchi Gallery and Channel 4 New Sensations Prize, London
2010 Kenneth Armitage Foundation, The Fifth Annual Young Sculptors Prize
2010 Residency at the Kurt Schwitters Merzbarn Foundation, Lake District

Collections

DRAF David Roberts Art Foundation Collection, London
Saatchi Gallery Collection, London
Museum Biedermann Collection, Germany
PERMM Museum of Modern Art Collection, Russia
Beckers Collection, Sweden
Beth De Woody Collection, New York
Jason Martin Collection, Portugal
Levett Collection, London
Land Securities Commission, London
Quasimi Homme Collection, Paris
Ian Rosenfeld Collection
Private Collections UK, Germany, France, Russia, The Netherlands

Publications

2016 Sailing on Solaris, by Nick Hackworth
2016 Sculpture Shock Publication, RBS London
2016 Review and Interview, FMS magazine London
2015 Art and Religion in the 21st Century, by Aaron Rosen, Thames & Hudson publishing
2015 The Presence of Absence, Paul Carey-Kent, London
2014 100 London Artists, by Edward Lucie-Smith
2014 Highlike Book, Electronic Language International Festival and SESI publishing
2014 The Language of Sculpture, Crowood Press
2014 Aesthetica Catalog, Artists Reviews
2014 Lichtspiele, Museum Biedermann
2013 Gaiety is the most outstanding feature of the Soviet Union, Saatchi Gallery Catalog
2013 PERMM Museum of Contemporary Art Exhibition Catalog
2013 Nika Neelova Short Feature Film, Crane TV

2013 Interview Feature, Near East Magazine

2012 'Salvaged Memories' Interview, Phaidon
2012 1883 Magazine Interview and exhibition review
2012 Royal British Society of Sculptors Bursary Award
2012 Christie's Auction Catalog The Crisis Commission
2012 The Crisis Commission Catalog
2011 The Catlin Guide, Selected Artists
2011 'The moment before collapse', K Magazine
2011 Nika Neelova: Memories of Now by Paul Carey-Kent
2011 'Monuments' New Style Magazine
2010 'Future art stars cause a New Sensation', Exhibition review, Evening Standard
2010 Short feature film, Channel 4 & Saatchi New Sensations

Press

2013 Nika Neelova Short Feature Film, Crane TV
2013 Russian Art is Hot says the Saatchi, Huffington Post
2013 Interview Art and Surrender, Near East Magazine
2013 Interview and exhibition review, Formidable Magazine
2012 Nika Neelova Feature Film | Crane TV
2012 Russian Art is Hot says the Saatchi | Huffington post
2012 Phaidon Interview 'Salvaged Memories' | www.phaidon, com
2012 1883 Magazine, Interview | www.1883magazine.com
2012 RIA Novosti | en.rian.ru
2012 The Voice of Russia, Radio Interview | english.ruvr.ru
2011 'The moment before I collapse' Interview K Magazine, KABK, The Hague
2011 Nika Neelova: Memories of Now by Paul Carey-Kent | SaatchiOnline.com
2011 'Monuments' New Style Magazine | Nika Neelova
2010 Evening Standard | 'Future art stars cause a New Sensation'
2010 3 minute feature film, Channel 4 & Saatchi New Sensations
2010 A-N Magazine | News
2010 Financial Times | Dusty, rubble-strewn and quietly radiant
2009 Kerk in Den Haag | Licht krakende schommels
2008 Den Haag Central “Jong talent groeit in Den Haag”

They are so different. Marina Neyolova and Iya Savvina. Different types, different roles. But there is something in common in their destinies. Each of them has one big secret in their lives that relates to their children. And also - one person who at various times called himself the husband of both actresses.

THE MYSTERY OF PATERNITY

Marina Neyolova's main secret is her daughter. More precisely, the name of the girl's father. Once the whole bohemian Moscow looked with surprise and some delight at the passionate romance between the famous actress and the only gaining popularity chess player Garry Kasparofv. They met in 1984 at a visit to the famous figure skater Tatyana Tarasova (whom the current generation knows only from the ice shows of Channel One) and her husband, world-famous pianist Vladimir Krainev. Kasparov is 21 years old. Neelovoy - 16 more. They were not interested in such a trifle as the age difference. The people around, of course, sighed, groaned, gasped, condemned, blessed, but, without even understanding, accepted. At least - to their companies. This is how Garry Kasparov became a member of best houses capital Cities.

Only one person, as the popular rumor has it, was sharply opposed to these relations. The mother of the young chess player, domineering and unshakable Klara Shagenovna, whose weighty word for Harry was law. All two years of this novel, she only watched its development. But when it became known about Neelova's "interesting situation", she finally intervened. And it seems like after this intervention Kasparov, obeying the will of his mother, resigned his beloved.

The capital's elite then behaved surprisingly unanimously. After such an act of Kasparov, everyone stood up to defend Neyolova. And Valentin Gaft publicly announced that from now on the chess player is denied access to decent houses in the capital.

In 1987, Marina Neyolova had a daughter, Nick. The question of her paternity was often raised in theatrical circles, but the actress herself always nipped it in the bud. Garry Kasparov also did not give any comments on this matter. Only once, when he was asked about possible paternity, he was asked bluntly, straight on the forehead, did he answer vaguely: "Definitely this question (at least for me) is not resolved." And you must understand what was meant ...

Marina Neyelova herself, after several years of seclusion, unexpectedly married diplomat Kirill Gevorgyan, left the country and thus fled from unnecessary gossip. After all, the parents of the child are the ones who raised him. And Neyolova's daughter Nika grew up in a complete family, where everyone loved and adored her. Today Nika adequately represents the name of her mother. Although she does not enter the stage, she also chose a creative profession. Nika is an artist whose original works are now spoken about throughout Europe. And this is not an exaggeration. At the end of 2010, the girl became the winner of the prestigious European competition "New Sensations", not so long ago her personal exhibition was held in London, many of Nika's works are in private collections around the world. And after all, no one will say that Neelova Sr. was involved in the success of Neelova Jr.

"REFUSE THE CHILD!"

The only heir to Iya Savvina, son Sergei, also received a personal exhibition at one time. And this was an incredible achievement for him. After all, the boy was born with a terrible diagnosis - Down syndrome, which in our country sounds like a sentence.

She was offered to give up her son more than once or twice. First at the hospital, then at the local clinic. Further - everywhere. Doctors foaming at the mouth argued that Orphanage will be the most the right decision... Oya looked with horror at the Aesculapians and understood: never in her life would she dare to take such a step. “Well, of course,” nevertheless they tried to convince her, “you are a famous actress, and children with such a diagnosis are usually born to any declassified person - alcoholics or drug addicts. What will your fans think? " “Don't even think that someday he will be able to at least recognize you,” the medical luminaries continued to insist. "You will still be tormented with him, because children with Down syndrome sometimes cannot learn to sit." “And remember that people with such a diagnosis live up to the age of sixteen,” all the same doctors frightened her.

And she, not listening to anyone or anything, threw all her strength into raising her son. Even about her own career, she, an actress with a capital letter, then absolutely did not think (which did not prevent her, however, from continuing to shine on movie screens and theatrical stage). And on family life - her first husband and father of the child was the famous geologist Vsevolod Shestakov - they had to give up. Day and night, she taught little Seryozha the simplest things. What other children take months to do, he mastered for years. But the results later surprised prominent physicians. And those of them who once assured her of the futility of such activities, admitted their mistake. But what was more surprising was the dedication of the actress, who (with the help of her mother-in-law, a teacher by education, and the famous children's pediatrician Georgy Speransky) was able to achieve the impossible. Her son Sergei Shestakov not only mastered the alphabet and Russian, he even learned English. Orders began to appear - he worked at home as a translator. And already at a fairly mature age, Sergei became interested in painting. At the opening of his solo exhibition, the famous actress cried, not hiding her tears. It was a real victory. Son and herself! Today Sergei Shestakov is 56. Although he, in fact, remained a big child, nevertheless he amazes everyone with his many talents. Plays the piano, recites poetry. Well, he draws, of course. But until now, she still cannot realize that his beloved mother will never look at him with pride and love: actress Iya Savvina passed away on August 27, 2011 ...

FIRST MARRIAGE AND LAST

Marina Neelova and Iya Savvina are also connected by the fact that both had the same husband at different times. This is the director, actor of the Taganka Theater Anatoly Vasiliev.

With Marina Neyelova, he lived in marriage, when the young actress was just beginning her career in the profession. Actually, it is he who can be thanked for revealing her talent to the world by filming “The Color of White Snow” in his diploma film, and then persuading her to move from St. Petersburg to Moscow. As soon as Neelova changed her place of registration, her career took off sharply. First, the actress got into the troupe of the Mossovet Theater - with an obliging, but such flattering wording: "Young Ranevskaya has come to us." Then she was invited to Sovremennik, where for Marina herself (after working with Oleg Dal in The Old Old Tale) it seemed an unattainable task ...

It often happens like this: the higher the career goes, the more difficult relationships in the family become. And if this is a family of two creative people, one of whom suddenly leaps forward, then the diagnosis is unambiguous: such an alliance is practically doomed.

It is not surprising that the more often Neelova appeared in the cinema, the gloomier the atmosphere at home became. Nevertheless, she lived with her first husband for eight years. The marriage with Vasiliev quietly approached disintegration, and the couple, without a public showdown, decided to divorce. Then they agreed: if not to hide this union from the idle public, then at least not to advertise it especially. And so it happened that for a long time no one knew that Neelova and Vasiliev were once tied by marital ties.

Anatoly Vasiliev met with actress Iya Savvina when both of them were already mature adults - at the time of their acquaintance they were over forty. It happened in 1979. Then Oleg Efremov invited Savvin to rest on Solovki. And it was there that Anatoly Vasiliev was gaining strength for future creative achievements.

They arrived in Moscow when they were already a couple. They settled in the same apartment, and then, realizing that the noise and bustle of the capital annoyed both of them, they fled to the village of Dorofeyevo, where they bought a house. There, the movie star and theatrical prima spent all her free time - about five months a year. Together with her husband, she often sat for hours with a fishing rod in her hands and was immensely pleased with such a life.

Yes, there have been disagreements. All the same, both people are of a delicate mental structure, you just throw yourself out of balance - and that's it, not a trace remains of the idyll. Even those who did not know her knew about Savvina's explosive disposition. Well, her friends - as a joke, in which there is a lot of truth - called her a cross between a rattlesnake with a forest bell. Valentin Gaft even dedicated an epigram to her, very short and accurate. Not in the eyebrow, but about the eyes, as they say:

The eyes are light blue:
Everyone is good, together they are evil.

So, of course, we fought. And they dispersed - each to his own corner. However, after a while they understood: they are two halves of one whole. And reunited again.

Iya Savvina and Anatoly Vasiliev lived together for a long thirty years. True, almost all this time - in a civil marriage. And only two weeks before leaving this life, when the actress began to take stock of her life, she herself invited Vasiliev to marry. So she went to another world with a calm soul. After all, she knew for sure: her only son would not be left unattended ...

BY THE WAY

Here's what is striking. Once upon a time, Neyelova was called for some reason "the young Faina Ranevskaya." So - and Iyu Savvina, externally and internally so unlike Neyelova, was also constantly compared with Faina Georgievna. Moreover, the actress herself actively supported the opinion that there is something in common between them.

Savvina, like Neelova, once served at the Mossovet Theater. She was lucky enough to find Faina Georgievna. And although Ranevskaya took care of Savvina in every possible way, between them, the owners of not the easiest disposition, once a grandiose scandal broke out. Once Ranevskaya barked at Savvina: "How dare you stand with your back to me when I'm on stage!" The other would have said nothing in response, but that was not the case. “If you don’t stop your lordly hooliganship, I’ll leave, somersault here as you want,” she answered proudly. “Then we both sobbed for four hours. She blamed herself, and I blamed myself, ”Savvina will later tell about that story.

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However, this is only a statement of fact. Prima "Sovremennik" does not tell about those whom he loves or has loved. Nothing. Not about his first marriage with the Taganka Theater actor Anatoly Vasiliev, or about a stormy romance with Grandmaster Garry Kasparov. These facts were made public by the former companions of the actress ... For many years she has been happy in her second marriage. Her husband is diplomat Kirill Gevorgyan. The daughter is the artist Nika Neelova. She is twenty-four years old, she has been living abroad for a long time. Nika for the first time agreed to talk about what her famous mother usually passes over in silence.

Shells, ash, wax, sheep bones ... For the uninitiated, it all looks like the ingredients of a witchcraft potion. And for Nika Neyelova - the usual working material. She is engaged in installations - a very laborious type modern art. Making a name for yourself in this genre is not easy. However, Nika appears to be on the right track: at the end of 2010, she won the prestigious New Sensations competition, which is curated by the Charles Saatchi Gallery in London in conjunction with British television. It is held among graduates of art universities in Great Britain - out of hundreds of applicants, four finalists are selected, among which the strongest is determined. Nika became this. She is petite and charming, she has a melodiously happy voice and attractive blue eyes. Keeps his distance - benevolent, but tough. Well, heredity. Her mother, the legendary Marina Neyolova, rarely gives interviews and coldly suppresses questions about her personal life. And my father, Kirill Gevorgyan, is a diplomat. And that's it. So Nika is the true daughter of her parents, about whom she talks carefully and little. However, even this meager information is enough to get an idea of ​​the world that shaped her as a person.

Survival School

Nika lived abroad longer than at home. At the age of five, she left with her parents for France. At eleven she returned back to Russia, and at sixteen she left it almost completely, coming here occasionally for a week or two.

Nika, where do you feel more like a foreigner - here or abroad?

Nika NEYELOVA: “Now I'm more used to living there. Eight years have passed since I left Moscow. I received an education abroad, started a career, achieved something and now I am trying to determine my prospects. In general, it seems to me that I have learned to combine two cultures - Russian and Western. I am impressed by European minimalism in everything, restraint and even, to some extent, aloofness. And at the same time, Russian features are also close to me, combining a certain abundance of everything. These two extremes are dear to me, since they are both part of me. "

What do you remember from early childhood, before the first departure?

Nika: “Kindergarten, cold winter, overalls, life with my mother, her leaving for rehearsals. She never took me to work with her - she didn't want me to be interested in theatrical life. In the end, she turned out to be right, I never had the desire to become an actress. "

In 1992, you and your mother moved to Paris, following your father, who received a diplomatic post there. Was it difficult to adapt to the new place?

Nika: “Dad took me to school two days after we arrived. I was five years old and did not know a word of French. First, she explained herself on her fingers, walked by the hand with the teacher. But I really didn’t like that I was dependent on someone. It has become good stimulus to quickly master the language. "

How did your classmates feel about you?

Nika: “At first they scoffed - they laughed and ran away. But soon I learned the language and was no longer shy about answering them. And nobody else touched me. After two or three months I spoke French quite fluently, and a year later I was fluent in my studies and became the first in the class. "

Did your parents intercede when you were offended?

Nika: "No never. They taught me to solve my problems myself and achieve what I want. And don't rely on anyone. It helps me a lot now that I live abroad alone. In addition, with such parents, the desire comes early to prove that I am not only their daughter, but also can achieve something on my own. And then this 'proof' becomes a part of life. "

Children quickly get used to the new environment. There was no such moment that you felt more like French than Russian?

Nika: “In France, I very quickly adapted and turned into a typical Parisian child - they all have the same neat blouses, shoes and very bad characters. But my dad always raised me as a person of two cultures. He taught me to love France, but not forget where I come from. He told me when and how Maslenitsa and Easter are celebrated in Russia. At the same time, we celebrated and Catholic Christmas, and Orthodox. Dad in general opened limitless horizons for me. He gave me first France, then Holland, where he was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Without him, I would not have been there. "

But before getting to the Netherlands, you returned from France to Russia and lived here for several years. Did you fit in easily too?

Nika: “Life in Russia was very different from life in France, and at first a lot was incomprehensible and unusual. For example, here I was forced to get rid of the habit of not allowing cheating. What was considered the norm in France was perceived here as greed and seriously spoiled relationship . I also had to get used to the prefix "Neyolova's daughter".

What were your parents' upbringing principles?

Nika: “They gave me complete freedom to do what I want. From early childhood I made all decisions myself. They pushed me to this all the time. I graduated from school as an external student at the age of fifteen - a year and a half earlier than others, I myself chose an educational institution in Holland - the Royal Academy of Arts and a specialty - sculpture ... Although my parents would have preferred that I chose architecture. "

And when did you decide that you need to deal with installations, and not painting, say?

Nika: "With time. I have been drawing since childhood, but I never went to art school. Then she attended courses of the famous theater artist Oleg Sheintsis. I admired him, but realized that the theatrical design - that's not mine. I finally decided what I want to do, only at the Royal Academy of Arts. "

Is it true that you became the youngest applicant in the entire history of its existence?

Nika: “Yes, they say so ... I entered the academy at the age of sixteen, which is very early for Europe. People who already have life experience are preferred to take there. However, the head of the department liked my portfolio and was enrolled. True, I had to learn Dutch in record time - three months. The academy taught only on it ”.

So what is student life in Holland?

Nika: “We spent most of the time in the academy studios, worked from morning till night, went to each other's workshops, visited museums and galleries. At the same time, of course, they did not forget about all kinds of cafes and clubs. In many ways it was a wonderful, versatile life - endless work at the institute, the madness of Amsterdam and the tranquility of The Hague, located by the sea ... "

In your biography, were there extravagant antics typical of youth?

Nika: “There were many different things, but mostly I tried to be the“ right ”daughter of an ambassador and a diplomat. Since my mother often flew to Moscow for performances, I went with my father to receptions. Etiquette was not difficult for me. From the age of three I was taught to eat with a knife and fork and not keep my elbows on the table. In addition, before moving to Holland, my mother and I read many books on etiquette, where all the details were described. And then, I have always been very attracted to the idea of ​​monarchy. Despite the fact that in Holland she is democratic and modest, the presence of a queen, a lady-in-waiting, life at court - all this somehow excited my imagination. "

Have you ever upset your family?

Nika: “As a child, I was a rather impudent, wayward girl, I never obeyed anyone and learned exclusively from my mistakes. Mom criticized me a lot - harshly, but always objectively. Thanks to her, I was able to withstand the harshest criticism from the academy teachers. They often said awful things to the students - “you are incompetent, incapable, and your topics are empty and worthless”. In general, tears shed during the exams, chairs flew from the windows. Many students could not stand it and left. But criticism has always stimulated me. If they scold, then there is the possibility of growth. In our academy, praise was considered bad sign- that means they sympathize with you. Everyone started to get scared when they heard positive comments in their address. "

Without fear or reproach

In Europe, children leave their parents early. When did you start living separately?

Nika: “Only when I graduated from the academy in Holland. I decided to continue my studies at the London Slade School of Fine Art - one of the most quoted educational institutions for artists. Since then, I began to live on my own. I really like London, there are many people of different nationalities, aspirations, interests, me admire its dynamics and brightness ”.

England is known for its sports fanaticism. Did this affect you in any way?

Nika: “There is no time for him now. And before I was athletic - I swam, played tennis, did gymnastics and horse riding. She especially loved hurdles, although she too often risked unjustifiably, fell from a horse and sometimes took obstacles without a horse. I liked to ignore the feeling of fear ... My parents were nervous, but they tried not to show it. "

Among your works there is a spiral staircase that rests against the ceiling, called "It's never too late to leave." Have you had periods when you wanted to escape from people and circumstances?

Nika: “This installation was made before my departure from Holland and symbolized the end of an important segment of my life. I knew that I would never return there, and if I did, I would not be the same as before. I said goodbye to the past, as my work spoke about. A spiral staircase is a spiral, a symbol of continuous movement that never returns to its starting point. Either you are higher or lower. It is impossible to stop - just like in life. "

The installation "Principles of Obedience" brought you victory in the "New Sensations" competition, it was called successful and philosophically profound. Could you explain what your anthem to abstractionism means - this is a large-scale structure with numerous weights?

Nika: “The weights are the tongues of the bells, which I cast from wax from samples taken at the Whiechapel foundry, where all London bells were cast, including Big Ben. This is a topic that I have been doing for a long time - to show what is usually hidden from view. The tongues of bells are almost never seen, no one knows their shape. And in a wax incarnation, they lose their acoustic properties - they become fragile objects taken from their usual context, time and history. So the tongues of bells no longer play the role originally intended for them. "

How has your life changed after winning the competition?

Nika: “I received many interesting offers, I had a personal exhibition in London. Also, my works have been shown at exhibitions in Basel, Switzerland, Paris, Lithuania and Germany. The Principles of Obedience and another work were purchased for the Saatchi Gallery. And the rest went to private collections. "

So your profession is profitable?

Nika: "Not yet. My production costs exceed the sales proceeds. But now profit is not my main goal. "

Are your parents helping you financially?

Nika: “I try to cope on my own. Recently received sponsorship from the Olga Rubinova Foundation to finance exhibitions in 2011. I was also given several awards after graduation, and my work is being sold. I don’t know what will happen next. ”

You love to use unusual materials - shells, ash, chocolate, burnt sugar and animal bones. Why do you need such strange substances?

Nika: “They have certain properties that are necessary for the embodiment of some idea in every work. And by themselves, these materials already say a lot, they touch upon the themes of the transience of time, fragility, irrevocability of the past and history. "

Does your mom understand your art, attends exhibitions?

Nika: “She is very interested in my work and, whenever possible, goes to exhibitions. Her approach is not an artist or a gallery owner, she perceives what she sees on an emotional level. Her opinion is very important to me. "

Do you watch films and performances with her participation?

Nika: “I know all of her performances almost by heart and sometimes jokingly quote her monologues to her ... For some reason, it’s more difficult for me to see her on the screen, especially in old films, even before I was born. It always hurts me to see her suffer. Mama delights me as an actress, but even in the auditorium, first of all, I remain her daughter. "

What do you read, what kind of music do you prefer?

Nika: “I don't really listen to music. It so happened that I like silence more. And I read a lot. Mom has a huge library. "

You are very calm and confident. Have you never had any complexes about your appearance, say, as a teenager?

Nika: "This confidence, alas, is very deceiving ... I have never been confident in myself and never considered myself beautiful."

Are you planning to get married?

Nika: “No, not yet. Although I have a young man and we live together. "

Who is he?

Nika: (After a pause.) “He's not my profession. He is Italian, we met in London. In general, I prefer to adhere to the idea that personal life is personal and that you can not talk about it. "

And yet it is interesting: what should a man have to be near you?

Nika: (Suho.) “He has to be an intelligent and interested person. Then people just complement each other. "

In Russia, girls are often brought up on a fairy tale about Cinderella waiting for a prince. What do you think about it?

Nika: “It's not my nature to wait. I prefer to achieve everything myself, not counting on anyone. And I never dreamed of wearing a wedding dress. "

Marina Makunina

All theatrical Moscow was gossiping about the young Kasparov's romance with the wonderful actress Marina Neyelova. When they met, Marina was 37 years old, and Garik was 21.

In 1984, Kasparov met actress Marina Neyelova. He turned 21 and was the youngest contender for the title of world champion in the history of chess.

“Our close communication with Marina Neyelova lasted more than two years. She was 16 years older than me, like all my then friends. Partly because I matured very quickly. But much more due to the fact that peers, as a rule, sought to get married as soon as possible. Of course, I could not even think about this, as I was preparing for my first world championship match. Everything - my health, my training, my aspirations - was subordinated to this goal. On the other hand, I was a normal young man with ordinary needs and desires. Not a monk.

She and I had many mutual friends among writers and artists. She is a very extraordinary woman. It is quite possible that our union was based on the feeling of our exclusivity. " (From the book "Child of Change" by Garry Kasparov)

He then lived in Baku and visited Moscow only on short visits. Neelova received the young lover in her apartment on Chistye Prudy. But in the world they appeared together more than once. When in 1984 Kasparov first met Anatoly Karpov in the world title match, Neyelova sat in the hall next to the chess player's mother.

The actress supported Kasparov at a difficult time for him. In the match for the title of world champion with Anatoly Karpov, he first lost. And even with a score of 0: 5! Harry has even been nicknamed the LP. At the matches, Neelova sat next to Klara Shagenovna. “Two mothers,” they said about them.

“At the end of January 1985, when the score was 5: 2, Karpov and I were even driven out of the Column Hall of the House of Unions. Because Karpov, despite his assurances that he was about to squeeze me, could not win in any way, and here members of the Politburo were already dying one after another, and for the farewell ceremonies it was necessary to free the territory. Then Karpov passed the third game, and the question was not even that he was physically exhausted and could not continue to play ... He felt uncomfortable psychologically - he was simply frightened, and most importantly, those who were behind him got scared. "

But it was Klara Shagenovna who separated them.

First she said to her son:
- You need to focus on chess. And if you want to marry an actress, it is better to marry at once in a whole factory dormitory. She will infect you with a bad disease!
When Neelova became pregnant, Klara Shagenovna instilled in her son that an illegitimate child could negatively affect his sports career. The ambitious Harry, who had already won the world title, did not object. His mother told the press: "This is not our child." As if hinting that Neelova was dating another man in parallel. The proud actress did not say a word then. But Nika's daughter, whom she gave birth, turned out to be like two drops of water similar to Kasparov. Neyelova's colleagues at the Sovremennik Theater were outraged by the grandmaster's act, and Valentin Gaft publicly declared:
- Kasparov is not worthy to be received in a decent house.

“I almost stopped seeing Marina. Parting was becoming inevitable. Therefore, I was completely sure that the child she was carrying could not be mine. Each of us already had a separate personal life. I tried to get it out of my head and focused on chess. " (From the book "Child of Change" by Garry Kasparov)

In 1987, Marina Neyolova's daughter Nick was born, like two drops of water similar to Garry Kasparov.

Now Nika is 28 years old. She went to first grade in Paris. Her father was replaced by Neelova's current husband, Russian diplomat Kirill Gevorgyan. It was thanks to Nika's stepfather that she visited different countries at school age and learned several foreign languages. Neyolova's daughter, a burning brunette, looks very attractive, although she says that she never considered herself a beauty.

Nika studied at the courses of the chief artist of the Moscow theater "Lenkom" Oleg Sheintsis. Graduated from the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague in 2008. She studied abroad, or rather in the Netherlands, where her father, Kirill Gevorkian, was appointed ambassador of the Russian Federation several years ago.

It is known that she is not a lover of public life and has an incredible ability in learning foreign languages. In the Netherlands, she graduated from the academy, the second education, art, she received already in London, at the school of design.

Graduated from the School of Art at University College London in 2010. She has participated in several collective exhibitions, mainly in the Netherlands. In 2010, Nika won the New Sensations competition hosted by London's Saatchi Gallery with her installation Principles of Obedience. According to the terms of this prestigious competition, all graduates of art universities in the country are allowed to attend. But from the numerous applicants at the first stage, the 20 best are selected, whose works are exhibited at an art fair in London. And only four winners receive a grant for the creation of new projects. After the victory, she received many interesting offers, she had a personal exhibition in London.

Her work has also been shown at exhibitions in Basel, Switzerland, Paris, Lithuania and Germany. The Principles of Obedience and another work were purchased for the Saatchi Gallery. And the rest went to private collections.