General Colonel of the Armored Forces Alexander Galkin. Galkin Alexander Alexandrovich (general) (Galkin, Alexander (General))

Maxim Galkin was born on June 18, 1976 in the Naro-Fominsk district of the Moscow region into a military family: his father, Alexander Aleksandrovich Galkin (10/6/1935), served as an officer in the armored forces. He was originally from the Urals, from Russian working family. After graduating from high school in the first half of the 50s, he entered the Ulyanovsk Tank School. After graduation (1958), he was assigned to the troops, where he began his service as a platoon commander.

In the early 60s, Galkin had already risen to the position of deputy company commander. At the same time he married a 20-year-old physics and mathematics student Natalya Grigorievna (01/16/1941). She was from Odessa: born into a Jewish family with Odessa-Lithuanian roots. Soon the young couple had their first child, son Dmitry (11/22/1964).

The birth of his son coincided with Galkin Sr.’s admission to the Military Academy of Armored Forces named after R. Ya. Malinovsky, which he successfully graduated from in 1968. This allowed him to significantly improve his military career: Galkin became the chief of artillery of the regiment and moved to serve closer to Moscow. And in the mid-70s he went even further - he entered the Military Academy General Staff. His wife Natalya worked in the scientific field: she became a candidate of physical and mathematical sciences and worked as a senior researcher, and his son Dmitry studied at school. In short, in the friendly Galkin family, life flowed quite smoothly, and it seemed that nothing could shake its calm flow. But it was not so. Surrounded by two men, Natalya Grigorievna nurtured the dream of having another child - a girl. However, every time various kinds circumstances prevented this dream from coming true. But in the mid-70s the situation turned out to be more favorable than ever. The only son had already grown up enough and could become a worthy assistant to his mother in raising a newborn. Galkin Sr., who understood perfectly well that if not now, then never again (in January 1975, Natalya Grigorievna turned 34 years old), was not against it either. In short, all members of the Galkin family wanted another addition to the family. And it happened. True, not a girl was born, but another boy, who was named Maxim. Moreover, his 13-year-old brother came up with the name for the newborn, and his parents agreed with this proposal.

Note that June 18, 1976 was a Friday. On the evening of that day, the Leningrad Theater of Miniatures, led by the great satirist Arkady Raikin, gave its third concert that month at the capital's Variety Theater on Bersenevskaya Embankment. I remembered this not by chance. As we know, Maxim Galkin will not be destined to become a military man, as his father dreamed, but a pop artist - a comedian. And although he was born not in Moscow, but 55 kilometers from it (in the Naro-Fominsk region, where his family vacationed that summer away from the bustle of the city), however, apparently, the vibes of Raikin’s talent were so pervasive that they reached even beyond Moscow ring road.

Since we are talking about people who are destined to have a decisive influence on the hero of our story, we simply cannot mention one more name - Alla Pugacheva. Although at that time she, unlike Raikin, was just on the outskirts of her all-Union fame, she already had a certain weight in the pop scene. And I didn’t sit idle in that memorable June 1976 either. At that time she was a soloist of the popular vocal-instrumental ensemble “Jolly Fellows” and on June 22-27 (by that time Natalya Grigorievna Galkina had already been safely discharged from the maternity hospital) performed with him on the VDNKh stage. Naturally, Alla Borisovna could not even imagine then that in those very days a boy was born, who 35 years later would be destined to become her next husband - the youngest of all the others. Moreover, in those years, Alla Borisovna preferred to have older men around her as husbands or lovers (remember that the future prima donna was born on April 15, 1949). For example, the head of the “Jolly Fellows” Pavel Slobodkin (1945 – 4 years difference) or the head of the State Orchestra of Armenia Konstantin Orbelyan (1928 – 21 years difference). And in November 1976, when Maxim Galkin turns 5 months old, next to Pugacheva will be a man who will be destined to become her second official husband. We are talking about film director Alexander Stefanovich (1944 - 5 years difference).

But let's return to Maxim Galkin.

In his own words, the talent of a parodist awoke in him quite early - around 4-5 years old. This was not surprising, given how popular the genre of parody itself was in the USSR in those years. And the main all-Union platform for popular parodists, without a doubt, was the television program “Around Laughter,” which began airing in 1978 and which young Maxim Galkin probably saw. Here it’s worth a little distraction and at least briefly talk about the genre of parody itself (according to the variety encyclopedia: this is a number in a play based on ironic imitation (imitation) of an individual manner, style, characteristic features both stereotypes of the original and entire movements and genres in art).

Parody has its roots in antique art, and in Russia has long been present in buffoon games and farcical performances. IN Soviet years it successfully continued its existence and, even more than that, acquired new forms. However, portrait parody (imitation of the voice of a particular artist), which M. Galkin will take as a basis, came to the fore on the Soviet stage in the 60s. The most famous parodists at that time were Zinovy ​​Gerdt, Yuri Filimonov, and Gennady Dudnik. In the next decade, Viktor Chistyakov, Gennady Khazanov, and Vladimir Vinokur shone among the parodists. Alas, the first (by the way, the most talented) worked on the stage for an offensively short time - only about three years, after which he tragically died in a plane crash in May 1972. If not for this tragedy, Chistyakov could have become the most outstanding Soviet parodist (he was especially skillful in imitating singers: Claudia Shulzhenko, Lyudmila Zykina, Edita Piekha, Maya Kristalinskaya, etc.).

In short, Maxim Galkin had someone to learn from and someone to imitate, either sitting in front of the TV or listening to parodists on the radio and from vinyl records, which were then available in almost every Soviet family. As a result, from the age of four he began to imitate the voices... of his parents. He did this especially well in relation to his mother, who loved to talk on the phone and sometimes did it so emotionally that young Maxim simply could not get past it. However, the matter was not limited to parody alone.

At the very beginning of the 80s, Galkin Sr. was assigned to serve in the GDR. And not by anyone, but by the head of the Group’s weapons Soviet troops. The Galkin family lived there for more than three years (1980-1983). Their place of residence was the town of Nora (with an emphasis on the “o”). Among the Soviet residents of this city there was a humorous saying: “There is a hole in Germany called Nora.” What can I say here - only one thing: people were clearly going crazy. If they were sent to serve in some hole somewhere near Cheboksary, they would immediately appreciate the advantages of the GDR Nora.

The military headquarters in Nora was located in former school Abwehr (that's what it was called) military intelligence in Nazi Germany). The apartments where Soviet officers lived had a lot of furniture dating back to Nazi times. So Colonel Alexander Galkin had such an exclusive sofa, which they jokingly called Hitler’s. At one time, Wehrmacht officers sat on it, and then it was time for the winners - the officers - to perch on it Soviet army. Young Maxim often sat on it, dangling his legs and singing funny songs from the repertoire of the children's choir under the direction of V. Popov. On the same sofa he rehearsed his first serious role - a chicken in a kindergarten play. For this role, Maxim’s mother sewed a beautiful suit with feathers.

It was during his stay in the GDR that his parents, and Maxim himself (although he does not remember this for certain), personally met Alla Pugacheva. This happened in March 1982, when the singer, together with her accompanying ensemble "Recital", toured East Germany for almost a month (March 1-28), performing not only in major cities, but also in small ones, like military towns Soviet group troops. She also stopped by Nora, where she gave an hour and a half concert. After it, a banquet was given, which was attended by all the local Soviet military leadership, including their wives. At the very beginning of the banquet (and perhaps at the very end), Maxim’s mother approached Pugacheva and told her that their five-year-old son had a very positive attitude towards Alla Borisovna’s work. According to my mother: “As soon as Maxim sees you on TV, he immediately shouts to the whole house: “Come here - Pagacheva is singing!” So the future Diva’s correspondence acquaintance with her youngest husband occurred at a time when the latter was only five years old. Such unimaginable somersaults sometimes happen in life. However, in the case of Pugacheva, the story with Galkin will be the second in a row. And the first will be the story with Philip Kirkorov, another of her young husbands.

As you know, Philip is the son of singer Bedros Kirkorov, who at one time (60-70s) was very popular in the USSR. Sometimes they crossed paths with Pugacheva at different concert venues, and during these meetings, his schoolboy son was sometimes next to Bedros (he was born in 1967, and he first caught Pugacheva’s eye at the age of 11). Naturally, in this case, no one could even imagine that this dark-haired boy, who literally idolized Pugacheva (in imitation of her, he often wore at home women's outfits), would eventually become her fourth official husband.

But let's return to the hero of our story - Maxim Galkin.

After a three-year stay in East Germany, Colonel Galkin and his family were returned to their homeland. Which, by the way, can be called great luck. If Galkin Sr. had stayed in the GDR for another 6-7 years, he would have had to, as they say, flee from the GDR in a wild hurry, since the would-be reformer Mikhail Gorbachev destroyed the whole Eastern bloc and handed over to NATO the entire Soviet infrastructure there, which our soldiers had created with sweat and blood over the past three decades. During the Yeltsin years, we learn what wild machinations took place in those years in the same GDR with Soviet weapons - they were sold right and left, making millions from it. Galkin Sr. did not catch this bacchanalia - his cup had passed.

Returned to his homeland, Colonel Galkin was sent to Odessa to the same position of chief of armaments, but this time of the Odessa Military District. Natalya Grigorievna Galkina was especially pleased with this translation, which is understandable: firstly, this is still her homeland, and secondly, Odessa has always been famous for the abundance of Jews, which was an important factor for Maxim’s mother. Still, living among your fellow tribesmen is much more comfortable than living among the Germans. Although they behaved tolerantly, the trail of the Holocaust still followed them.

The Galkin family lived in Odessa for another three years (1983-1986). It was there that Galkin Sr. received the rank of general, and Galkin Jr. went to the first grade of one of the local high schools. And at the end of the third class, already before the next departure, Maxim was solemnly accepted into the pioneers under the rain drizzling from the sky. Despite how long ago it happened, this event was imprinted in his memory for the rest of his life (a completely common story for most former pioneers: I personally also remember well this exciting event that took place on Red Square in the spring of 1972). And here is how Maxim recalls his Odessa period of life:

“The water in the sea was amazing. Her temperature could change dramatically - overnight. I remember when I was little I swam in the sea in the evening. The water warmed up to 29 degrees! In the morning he came running and, without touching the water with his foot, jumped off the bridge with a running start. And it’s only 10 degrees! During the night a cold current arrived. He flew out of there like a bullet!

In Odessa, the coast slides towards the sea, the clay falls off in layers, only the city center is concreted. I was always afraid that our dacha in the village of Chabanka, which was located on the very shore, would slide down there. The places were most beautiful: behind the fence there was a multi-colored tall mallow, bumblebees, bees and butterflies were flying around. I loved watching them...

For some time, Odessa was desolate, but now it has been transformed: all the beaches have been cleaned, some of them are private with all the benefits of civilization - umbrellas, bars, cafes, towels, sun loungers. Deribasovskaya is also beautiful - all illuminated and in restaurants. I don’t have any favorites among them: everywhere in Odessa it’s delicious. It's nice to walk in this city. There are a lot of chestnuts and plane trees, especially on Pushkin Street and French Boulevard, which used to be called Proletarsky. It is covered in cobblestones, and when you drive on it, you feel like you are moving through Red Square. You need to feel Odessa intuitively. There are cities whose impressions you make based on their sights. When we talk about Paris, we list: Champs Elysees, Eiffel Tower, Louvre... Odessa is one of the cities that cannot be recognized by its sights. To get a feel for Odessa, you need to go to the import market - this is a wide market - and try to buy something. All the flavor of Odessa is there! In the summer I bring “Bull’s Heart” tomatoes from there.

Delivery is near the station. The station is a dead end. When I lived in Odessa, a curious incident occurred. The driver either fell asleep or was gape - and the diesel locomotive drove out onto the platform at full speed, splitting it in two. This could only happen in Odessa!..

Special people live in Odessa. They have absurd thinking, specific humor and manners. They always answer a question with a question. And when you ask how to get to some place, they always tell you where not to go. Elderly Odessa residents are especially guilty of this. I often encountered this myself as a child. I ask: “How to get to Stroiteley Street?” “Now you go straight, there will be a turn, so you don’t need to go there, go further, you will see a kiosk, so you don’t need to go to it, turn in the other direction, go further. If you see a sign, don’t go there either...” And then he’ll tell you ten times where you shouldn’t go, and then he’ll forget to tell you where you should. Very funny, I fell for it all the time!

Our neighbors were funny. Once a neighbor in the country came to the smell of food and said: “Give me two cutlets, otherwise the guests have come and there is nothing to feed.” In Moscow, the most people come for is salt...”

Another vivid memory, of course, is visiting the Opera and Ballet Theater in Odessa. My grandfather Grigory Pragin worked there as a lighting technician in his youth. Until his gray hairs, he remembered many operas by heart. The Odessa Opera has always been very beautiful...”

By the way, Maxim’s grandfather left an indelible mark on his soul. In the words of our hero: “If they ask me who the person you look up to is, I would name my grandfather - Grigory Robertovich Pragin. For me, my grandfather has always been a guide in life and a role model. He went through the entire Great Patriotic War. During the war, after the death of the brigade commander, being his deputy, my grandfather brought out tank brigade from the German encirclement with the loss of only one tank (and it was simply stuck in a swamp). Was presented to the Hero for this Soviet Union, but because of the notorious fifth column, he did not receive a star. In peacetime, until the age of 70, my grandfather brilliantly led the design bureau. For me, my grandfather was always a source of worldly wisdom, and if in our family I needed to ask someone for advice, I, my brother, and my parents would go to my grandfather for advice. If you call someone an idol, I would call him...”

By the way, regarding the “fifth column”. During the war, approximately 500 thousand Jews served in the Red Army. Of these, 153 people were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. It would seem not much. But in terms of the number of people awarded this high title, Jews occupied no less than 5th place. In front of them were: Russians (8182 Heroes), Ukrainians (2072), Belarusians (311), Tatars (161).

So, in Odessa, Maxim studied at school for three years, after which he and his parents were forced to leave their homes again. This time their path lay in Transbaikalia, to the capital of Buryatia, the city of Ulan-Ude, where Galkin Sr. was promoted to deputy commander of the Far Eastern Military District. The Galkins lived in the military town of Sosnovy Bor, which is 30 kilometers from Ulan-Ude and 100 kilometers from Lake Baikal (by the way, the Galkins often took both of their sons to relax on this lake). Note that Maxim learned to swim at about five years old, thanks to his father. This happened in Crimea, in Alushta, in a military sanatorium near Bear Mountain. When they came to this sanatorium, Maxim dived a lot, collected stones and shells.

Maxim studied at school No. 5 in Ulan-Ude, where it was about twenty minutes walk from the military camp. Our hero covered this distance not alone, but with a group of his classmates. And all the way he told them various stories that he made up on the go. In his own words:

“I’ve always been the ringleader. We walked with our classmates to school, and I told them a science fiction novel, making it up as I went. An interplanetary story in which a certain Percival, a half-crazed traveler, acted. And I also had a toy, the kind you know, to hang on the car window - a little devil, which I called Besesha. And in the evenings I told my comrades stories about him. Another surprising thing is that the comrades listened to all this! So to speak, they consumed the product...”

This lasted a little more than two years (1986-1988), after which the Galkins again had to get ready to travel. But this time, these gatherings were much more joyful, since they had to go not to the new “darkness”, but to the Mother See itself, that is, to Moscow. The fact is that by that time Gorbachev’s perestroika had already begun, which made significant changes to the personnel composition of the Soviet armed forces - massive upheavals began there. They became especially strong after a sports plane carrying German citizen Matthias Rust landed on Red Square on May 28, 1987. Apparently, this was a cleverly arranged provocation on the part of Gorbachev and Co. in order to bring the top of the USSR Ministry of Defense under layoffs. After such a blatant “failure” on the part of the Soviet air defense, USSR Defense Minister Sergei Sokolov, as well as several dozen other high-ranking officers, were removed from office. These upheavals cleared the way for people like Galkin Sr.

As we remember, in 1985 he was appointed deputy commander of the Far Eastern Military District. The commander at that time was Dmitry Yazov. Literally on the eve of Rust’s arrival in Moscow (in January 1987), Yazov was transferred to the capital and appointed head of the Main Directorate of Personnel of the USSR Ministry of Defense. And four months later, when the “Rust case” broke out, Yazov replaced the “at fault” Sergei Sokolov as Minister of Defense. This turned out to be to the advantage of Galkin Sr., who, during his acquaintance with Yazov, established a relationship with him a good relationship. As a result, the new minister contributed to the fact that in 1988 the father of the hero of our story moved to Moscow, taking the position of deputy chief (and then even chief) of the Main Armored Directorate of the USSR Ministry of Defense.

Galkin A.A. (October 6, 1935, Bulanovo village, Oktyabrsky district, Chelyabinsk region- February 5, 2002, Moscow), deputy State Duma Russia (1998-1999), member of the “Our Home - Russia” faction, laureate of the State Prize Russian Federation in Science and Technology (1994).

In 1958 he graduated from the Ulyanovsk Tank School, in 1968 - from the Military Armored Academy named after. R. Ya. Malinovsky, in 1979 - the Military Academy of the General Staff, in 1982 - three-month courses at the Military Academy of the General Staff.

Passed all the steps military service: platoon commander, deputy company commander, assistant chief of regiment artillery, chief of the army's armored service, deputy army commander for armaments - chief of armaments of the 8th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany, deputy commander of the Odessa Military District for armaments - chief of the district's armament .

From 1985 to 1987 - Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the troops Far East for armaments - head of armaments of the Far East.

From March 1987 to January 1995. - Head of the Main Armored Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation,

From January1995 to November 1996 chiefMain Armored Directorate of the RF Ministry of Defense.

The period of command of GBTU for A.A. Galkin coincided with the reform of the Armed Forces and major structural and organizational changes in the main and central departments. Together with the head of the Main Automobile Directorate, Colonel General N.A. Zazulin was done big job to reform the GBTU and GLAVTU into a single Main Armored Directorate. Colonel General A.A. was appointed head of the GABTU of the RF Ministry of Defense. Galkin.

In the context of a reduction in funding for defense orders and thereby the cessation of supplies of armored vehicles, A.A. Galkin did a lot to maintain the tank fleet at the level of modern requirements. He paid great attention to preventing the curtailment of development work. Organizer and leader of the development and equipping of troops with armored vehicles and weapons, conversion activities. Author scientific works and inventions in the field technical support, military exploitation and combat use armored vehicles. As a result of the purposeful work of GBTU under the leadership of Colonel General A.A. Galkin in the 90s, a number of new models of armored vehicles were put into service, including the T-90 tank, fighting machine infantry BMP-3, armored personnel carrier BTR-80A. Became a laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation in the field of science and technology (1994).

Since 1993 - Corresponding Member of RARAN.

In 1998-1999 - advisor general director GC "Rosvooruzheniye".

From the very beginning

More than 30 years ago, a second son, Maksimushka, was born into the Galkin family. Since childhood, the boy showed remarkable artistic talent - at the age of 4, his first performance took place (at that time only on an improvised stage kindergarten), during which he had to get used to the image of a chicken. Later, playing in school plays, he played a wide variety of roles. Then Maxim had the opportunity to play the Dog, the Old Man Alcoholic, Ostap Bender, King Solomon, Count Nulin, Don Carlos. In companies he portrayed classmates, teachers, and the director. In the sixth grade, Galkin had his first creative evening, at which he staged a puppet show, where he spoke in different voices for the dolls. At the age of 13, having seen Khazanov’s number on TV with a parody of Gorbachev, Maxim discovered the ability to imitate him politician no worse. And this despite the fact that Maxim did not participate in any specialized circles! Probably because as a child he never dreamed of becoming a real artist. But still formerly Maxim attended a children's art studio - he was very fond of geography and knew the names of all countries by heart. At the same time, I became interested in zoology - I cut out figures of animals and pasted them onto a map of their habitat countries. However, a biology lesson, in which the digestive system of a pigeon was explained to the young zoologist (showing it in cross-section), forever discouraged him from becoming a professional in this field. And Galkin Jr. decided to become a writer. Preferring the genre of fantasy and fairy tales in general, he invented fairy-tale characters, beautiful names for them, costumes, drew maps of imaginary kingdoms. The culmination of Galkin's artistic creativity was the writing of a horror novel called "The Power of Darkness." But, alas, the novel, which took place in a mysterious castle, remained unfinished. In general, Maxim showed himself in everything as a true representative zodiac sign Gemini - never planned anything in advance, never made any plans. I even decided on further education only six months before graduation and entered the Russian State University. Humanities University at the Faculty of Linguistics. At the same time I went to study group student theater of Moscow State University. After Maxim made a parody number (the people involved are Yeltsin, Gorbachev, Khasbulatov, Zhirinovsky and Urmas Ott - the interviewer), he was taken into the theater's concert program. Since then, artistic career young man went uphill. Thanks to his rare talent, Maxim secured patronage famous people. So, at one of the concerts Boris Brunov noticed him and invited him to his Variety Theater. At first, Galkin performed there, then toured with Zadornov for a year and a half. By the way, Zadornov named Maxim his successor - and this highest praise aspiring artist! In addition, Galkin received several awards, including “Triumph” and “Golden Ostap” in the “Inimitable” nomination. Gaining momentum, Maxim increasingly appeared on television screens - both as a parodist ("Full House", "Laughing Panorama") and as a presenter ("Night Rendezvous"). At the same time, the public’s favorite never had a producer, he never paid for any of his broadcasts and never asked anyone to place him in one program or another. The case is extremely rare! Let us recall that at the same time Maxim studied at the Russian State University for the Humanities, and then entered graduate school there, where he began writing a dissertation on the topic “The relationship between the stylistic systems of original and translated texts.” Amazingly, this man managed to combine several activities at once! But one day Maxim was taken into account by the producer of the well-known TV program “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” (then - “Oh, Lucky!”) as one of the candidates for the role of presenter. He was invited to the casting and, as a result of the selection, he turned out to be the absolute leader. Galkin was approved, and this became a turning point in his career. From a popular artist, he overnight turned into a full-blown “star” (by the way, Maxim does not like this word). The stylists worked on the image of the “intellectual” - they dressed him in an expensive suit (all clothes, by the way, are rented), put on glasses (Maxim usually wears contact lenses), and changed his hairstyle. Today, not a single reputable event takes place without the participation of a newly minted showman - KVN, Nika, Kinotavr, Tefi, various concerts and anniversaries famous people. Since October 2001, Maxim tried himself in a new role - the role of a singer, performing a duet with Alla Pugacheva on the song "Be or Don't Be", which instantly became popular. Subsequently, Galkin shocked listeners with his vocal abilities at the “New Year on ORT” and at Alla Pugacheva’s “Christmas Meetings”. Despite repeated statements in the press that he does not intend to become a pop singer, one can hope that Maxim will still adjust his priorities. By the way, there were a huge number of rumors surrounding Alla Borisovna’s relationship with the young talent - they were suspected of having an affair! However, the “couple” themselves dispelled the rumors by admitting that they were just friends. But close ones - Galkin and Pugacheva regularly visit each other, go on tour together (with A.B.’s concerts, of course), appear arm in arm at social events, and even vacationed together in winter in Courchevel. Like any celebrity, Galkin has fans. And although he himself claims that crowds of fans do not follow him, and, in general, there are not so many of them, we dare to suspect him of hiding the true state of affairs. Of course, Maxim is disingenuous, because he is well aware of the existence of both hysterical girls (no offense to them), who are even ready to commit a crime for the sake of an idol, and quite intelligent admirers of their talent.

Galkin in childhood

Parents

Mother - Natalia Grigorievna Galkina, candidate of physical and mathematical sciences, now works as a programmer
Father - Alexander Alexandrovich Galkin, headed the Main Armored Directorate
Brother - Dmitry Aleksandrovich Galkin, producer, higher education, graduated from the Russian State Humanitarian University

His height

Height according to eyewitnesses is within 1.76-1.80 m

About Me

Excerpt from an interview with Maxim Galkin:

At school, for example, all I did was make people laugh. Classmates even arranged for the sixth grade class to " Creative evening Maxim Galkin" - the poster was hung up. I prepared a puppet show. Not long before this, our family returned from Germany, where dad served, and I brought with me several hand puppets. Dad helped build the scenery, mom helped sew the curtain. I was there too puppeteer, and lighting designer, and stagehand and voiced the characters. The performance was based on Conan Doyle - “The Six Napoleons.” “Goats”, “wolves” portrayed Watson, Holmes and Mrs. Hudson.

Have you already copied people close to you?

Copying parents and their friends is generally a sacred thing! More, however, I liked to portray politicians. When I was twelve years old, I heard Gennady Khazanov’s number on a cassette tape, in which he portrayed Gorbachev. I liked it so much that I began to repeat after Khazanov - I sat and listened to this
cassette to holes. Then he began to portray another politician - for “home use”. This made everyone very happy. One day I decided to demonstrate my skills on Pavel Sergeevich Grachev, the former Minister of Defense. By that time dad was already a colonel general. We were visiting the Grachevs at their dacha in Sochi. And nearby was Yeltsin’s Sochi residence. It was expected that he might come. One day the Grachevs were walking in the garden, and I crept up and said hello in Yeltsin’s voice. The effect was amazing!

He left Who Wants to Be a Millionaire with a scandal.
TV presenter with the words “That’s it, film without me!” left the film set

The TV quiz show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” was left without a host. The filming of a popular program in a new studio ended with a huge scandal. TV presenter Maxim Galkin with the words “That’s it, film without me!” ran away from the filming pavilion, writes “Life”.

While Galkin was touring Siberia, the program included minor changes: the studio was moved to the pavilion where the “Dancing with the Stars” program had previously been filmed.

Galkin arrived for the shoot a little tired - the long flights had taken their toll. Galkin went into the dressing room and asked for the costume designer. “Well, what is this, my dressing room, or what?” he began to complain to the staff. “Why is it so cramped? Where is the toilet? On another floor, or what? Why so far? I don’t like it all!”

For half an hour, while the program participants were being prepared for filming and the technical staff was setting up the equipment, Maxim paced around the premises. At the same time, he loudly expressed his dissatisfaction with the new studio and got on the nerves of the editors. And when he was called to the cameras, Maxim stunned everyone with amazing news. “There’s no need to turn on the cameras!” Max said to the sound engineer. “I won’t do anything. I won’t film. I’m tired of everything!!!”

After these words, Galkin left the studio and, without even changing clothes, got into his car and drove away.

With great difficulty, the broadcast staff managed to calm people who came from other cities to participate in the game and convince them that filming was only being postponed indefinitely.

“I’m leaving the program,” Maxim told his loved ones that day. “I don’t see the point in continuing all this further.” And turned off the phone.

The next day, Channel One employees tried to call Galkin, but the TV presenter was sitting in his favorite casino and relieving stress at the roulette table.

“We realized a long time ago that Maxim was tired of the program,” one of Channel One’s employees shared with reporters. “It had long been felt that he was not interested in the filming process and was playing the game as if on autopilot. The new studio was just a reason to leave "Millionaire", and it is unclear what will happen to the program now."

Those who suffered the most in this situation were the program participants who came from different corners Russia. They had to go home empty-handed.

“We were told that filming was canceled due to the fact that Maxim Galkin fell ill,” says 31-year-old Vlad K. “Naturally, we began to ask when it would start. The editors’ answer amazed us - not earlier than June. I was terribly surprised that "What kind of illness is this, because Maxim walked around completely healthy. I called my friends from the film crew, and they told me that Galkin had left Millionaire."

Scandals involving Galkin in Lately are happening more and more often, which indicates the far from simple nature of the “star.”

Relations with Pugacheva

A lot has been said about the relationship between the Prima Donna and the young parodist Galkin in recent years. Someone assured that their relationship was a well-thought-out and paid PR. And someone is sure - this is love... First of all, let's remember that several years ago Pugacheva herself spoke about her relationship with Galkin:

Excerpt from an interview with Pugacheva A.B.:

And it seemed like they weren’t going to have an affair with Galkin, and suddenly - bam! - It turns out we are getting married. What nonsense. Well, I can’t sing with anyone?
Maybe this It will sound offensive to Maxim, but I’m sure: there’s no way we can have any love relationship . I thought that after hearing our duet, everyone would pay attention to the song, and not to some gossip... But that means there is still gunpowder in the flask! Thank you, good people!

And here is what the “hero of the occasion” himself says about this:

We met Alla Borisovna a long time ago. They called back, asked how someone was doing, and could go to a restaurant or club. I think this is normal for friends. And we are friends. Together we only went out two or three times, but each time the paparazzi swooped in on us and then made a “sensational” report out of it.
To come up with a story about our impending wedding, you need to have at least a sick imagination! At Alla Borisovna's a strong family, and I’m not going to get married yet. On no one.

However, now their relationship no longer looks like friendship or business. Journalists found the answer to Prima’s relationship with the comedian not so long ago.

A sensational retelling of the “dictaphone recording of Maxim Galkin’s conversation with senior officials the main TV channel of Russia" called huge scandal. If you believe the retelling, nine years ago Alla Pugacheva and Maxim Galkin entered into a secret contract with one of the TV channels, according to which Pugacheva, for a million dollars, took on the promotion of a little-known comedian, who later became the face of this very channel. But then, having worked off the fee in full, Alla really fell in love with Maxim and refused the money.

Galkin allegedly discussed all this with TV bosses. Certain parts of their “conversation” are shocking. The comedian allegedly says that he has long wanted to leave the Diva, but is afraid of hurting her. And the interlocutors praise Max for the fact that he was so easily able to “make Alla fall in love with him” and thereby saved the channel a lot of money. Then Max complains that he “can hardly tolerate the senile habits” of Pugacheva. But he admits that he “likes it when she brings slippers and pleases him” and “doesn’t like undressing in front of her and undressing her...”

A sensational retelling of “compromising evidence” against the comedian has already begun to spread on the Internet. But the dictaphone recording of Galkin’s revelations was not made public.

“This “compromising evidence” is fabricated,” assured a person from close circle star couple. - They want to put Galkin in front of Alla, to separate them. Max is full of envious people. But Pugacheva is the smartest woman. It is impossible to deceive her. And she has already figured out who might benefit from this."

I was jealous...

The light flirtation that Maxim Galkin allowed himself in a restaurant with a colleague on the “Dancing with the Stars” project did not in the best possible way affected him family happiness. The prima donna, who is on tour these days, does not want to hear about her beloved man who behaved so frivolously.

60-year-old Alla Pugacheva, despite her star status and enormous influence in the world of music, remains a fragile and vulnerable woman. Having learned that her lover was flirting with might and main with dancer Inna Svechnikova, the singer was seriously angry. The offended star caused a scandal and almost kicked the unlucky gentleman out of the house and broke off all relations.

“Maxim has been very sad lately, he was going through a great conflict with Alla,” said the presenter’s friends.

However, Maxim, sincerely admired by Alla, begged for forgiveness, writes life.ru. However, the Diva herself understood that hardly anyone could compete with her, especially the young and inexperienced dancer from the show. Either way, she's a Prima Donna.

Maxim, being the host of the “Dancing with the Stars” project, has long sincerely admired the talent and charisma of Irakli’s partner on the show, Inna Svechnikova. However, Galkin was able to truly appreciate her dancing abilities only at a party in honor of the gala concert of the show. The 32-year-old artist so selflessly circled the girl in the dance that he completely forgot about Alla Borisovna, who was on tour at that time. The parodist was so carried away by the process that he did not notice how the professional dancer’s breasts fell out of her neckline in his arms. However, the incident did not bother Maxim in any way, but only made him smile wider. As you know, the world is not without “good” people. And one of these well-wishers told Pugacheva in detail how her favorite was resting.

Video confession. What Pugacheva and Galkin say about their relationship

How much does the Galkin Palace cost (Photo)
A parodist will pay? 30 million for the interior decoration of his six-story castle worth? 10 million (material from 2010)

We were the first to tell you that Galkin is building a medieval castle in the village of Gryaz near Moscow (No. 27, 2006). The construction of this architectural monster cost the parodist 10 million?! But he will spend even more on interior decoration. According to the owner's idea, the interior is designed in a classic English style - everything is very stylish and expensive, surrounded by antiques.

The castle stands on a plot of 1 hectare. Six floors, freight elevator, underground garage for four cars, two servants' houses, greenhouse, winter garden. The total cost of buildings only, without land, is about 10 million? The interior decoration and decoration of the star's home, according to the most conservative estimates of experts, will cost Galkin three times more.

Residents of the village of Gryaz, Odintsovo district, Moscow region, are already accustomed to the pompous structure that blocks the view from the windows. Complaints about the eminent neighbor are a thing of the past - today Galkin is almost idolized here. In addition to sponsoring the local administration, he established water and gas supplies, helped some fellow villagers with a pretty penny, and patched up dilapidated houses for others. The people, of course, dream of at least a glimpse of the “insides” of the palace, but the villagers have no chance. Having suffered with Russian guards and drivers who “leaked” information to journalists, Maxim decided to get a servant, like Gosha Kutsenko’s, from the Philippines. The “natives” do not speak languages, which means that the intimate secrets of the parodist will remain with him.

Why do designers value the interior decoration of a castle so much? It turns out that Maxim decided to decorate everything in the classic Victorian style, so he orders “antique” decorative items, as well as antique furniture.

To decorate the walls, Galkin purchased wallpaper from Wallquest from us,” says Natalya Zagrebaeva, manager of the company that supplies Russian market exclusive Decoration Materials. - The average price per roll was 5,000 rubles. The customer purchased about 300 pieces.

Maxim chooses the furnishings himself - in Moscow salons luxury furniture and the decor welcomes him like family. In one of these stores they also confirmed to us that Galkin is decorating the house in the English style.

For the curtains, he purchased fabrics from the famous British brand “Designers Guild,” we were told, “the cost of one meter can reach 500?.

The library, filled with oak shelving, also cost a pretty penny self made and multi-tiered racks. The approximate cost of furniture is ? 300,000.

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Colonel General Commanded Awards and prizes

Alexander Aleksandrovich Galkin(October 6, Bulanovo village, Oktyabrsky district, Chelyabinsk region, RSFSR - February 5, Moscow, Russian Federation) - Soviet and Russian military leader, colonel general. Head of the Main Armored Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR and the Russian Federation (1988-1997). Father of artist Maxim Galkin.

Biography

In 1985-1987 - Deputy Commander of the Far Eastern Military District.

From 03/26/1987 to 11/20/1996 - Head of the Main Armored Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR / Main Armored Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation / Main Armored Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Specialist in the field of determining the directions of development, combat use and operation of armored vehicles. Organizer and leader of the development and equipping of troops with armored vehicles and weapons, conversion activities. Author of scientific works and inventions in the field of technical support, military operation and combat use of armored vehicles.

In 1998-1999 - Advisor to the General Director of the Rosvooruzheniye State Corporation.

Family

• Zhena Natalya Grigorievna (1941-2004) - candidate of physical and mathematical sciences, senior Researcher, worked in .
  • The eldest son is Dmitry Galkin (born November 22, 1964), a former military man, engaged in business, producer of the Centum production center.
    • Grandchildren - Nikita Galkin (born 1998), Alina Galkina (born 2005) and Grigory Galkin (born 2009).
  • Younger son - Russian artist pop singer and TV presenter Maxim Galkin (born June 18, 1976).
    • Grandchildren: Elizabeth and Harry (twins) (born September 18, 2013).

Awards

• State Prize of the Russian Federation in the field of science and technology (1994).

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- Oh no! She is very sweet and kind, and most importantly, she is a pitiful girl. She has no one, no one. To tell the truth, I not only don’t need her, but she’s shy. I, you know, and She has always been a savage, and now she’s even more so. I love being alone... Mon pere [Father] loves her very much. She and Mikhail Ivanovich are two persons to whom he is always affectionate and kind, because they are both blessed by him; as Stern says: “we love people not so much for the good they have done to us, but for the good we have done to them.” Mon pere took her as an orphan sur le pavé, [on the pavement], and she is very kind. And mon pere loves her reading style. She reads aloud to him in the evenings. She reads great.
- Well, to be honest, Marie, I think it’s sometimes hard for you because of your father’s character? - Prince Andrei suddenly asked.
Princess Marya was at first surprised, then frightened by this question.
– ME?... Me?!... Is it hard for me?! - she said.
– He has always been cool; and now it’s getting hard, I think,” said Prince Andrei, apparently on purpose to puzzle or test his sister, speaking so easily about his father.
“You are good to everyone, Andre, but you have some kind of pride of thought,” said the princess, more following her own train of thought than the course of the conversation, “and this is a great sin.” Is it possible to judge a father? And even if it were possible, what other feeling than veneration [deep respect] could arouse such a person as mon pere? And I am so satisfied and happy with him. I only wish that you all were as happy as I am.
The brother shook his head in disbelief.
“The one thing that’s hard for me, I’ll tell you the truth, Andre, is my father’s way of thinking in religious terms. I don’t understand how a person with such a huge mind cannot see what is clear as day and can be so mistaken? This is my only misfortune. But here, too, lately I have seen a shadow of improvement. Lately his ridicule has not been so caustic, and there is one monk whom he received and spoke to him for a long time.
“Well, my friend, I’m afraid that you and the monk are wasting your gunpowder,” said Prince Andrei mockingly but affectionately.
- Ah! mon ami. [A! My friend.] I just pray to God and hope that He will hear me. Andre,” she said timidly after a minute of silence, “I have a big request to ask of you.”
- What, my friend?
- No, promise me that you won’t refuse. It will not cost you any work, and there will be nothing unworthy of you in it. Only you can console me. Promise, Andryusha,” she said, putting her hand into the reticule and holding something in it, but not yet showing it, as if what she was holding was the subject of the request and as if before receiving the promise to fulfill the request, she could not take it out of the reticule It is something.
She looked timidly and pleadingly at her brother.
“Even if it cost me a lot of work...”, answered Prince Andrei, as if guessing what was the matter.
- Think whatever you want! I know you are the same as mon pere. Think what you want, but do it for me. Do it please! My father’s father, our grandfather, wore it in all the wars...” She still didn’t take what she was holding out of the reticule. - So you promise me?
- Of course, what's the matter?
- Andre, I will bless you with the image, and you promise me that you will never take it off. Do you promise?
“If he doesn’t stretch his neck by two pounds... To please you...” said Prince Andrei, but at that very second, noticing the distressed expression that his sister’s face took on at this joke, he repented. “Very glad, really very glad, my friend,” he added.
“Against your will, He will save and have mercy on you and turn you to Himself, because in Him alone there is truth and peace,” she said in a voice trembling with emotion, with a solemn gesture holding in both hands in front of her brother an oval ancient icon of the Savior with a black face in silver chasuble on a silver chain of fine workmanship.
She crossed herself, kissed the icon and handed it to Andrey.
- Please, Andre, for me...
From big eyes She was shone with rays of kind and timid light. These eyes illuminated the entire sickly, thin face and made it beautiful. The brother wanted to take the icon, but she stopped him. Andrei understood, crossed himself and kissed the icon. His face was at the same time tender (he was touched) and mocking.
- Merci, mon ami. [Thank you my friend.]
She kissed his forehead and sat down on the sofa again. They were silent.
“So I told you, Andre, be kind and generous, as you always have been.” Don’t judge Lise harshly,” she began. “She is so sweet, so kind, and her situation is very difficult now.”
“It seems that I didn’t tell you anything, Masha, that I should blame my wife for anything or be dissatisfied with her.” Why are you telling me all this?
Princess Marya blushed in spots and fell silent, as if she felt guilty.
“I didn’t tell you anything, but they already told you.” And it makes me sad.
Red spots appeared even more strongly on Princess Marya’s forehead, neck and cheeks. She wanted to say something and could not say it. The brother guessed right: the little princess cried after dinner, said that she foresaw an unhappy birth, was afraid of it, and complained about her fate, about her father-in-law and her husband. After crying, she fell asleep. Prince Andrei felt sorry for his sister.
“Know one thing, Masha, I cannot reproach myself for anything, I have not reproached and will never reproach my wife, and I myself cannot reproach myself for anything in relation to her; and it will always be so, no matter what my circumstances. But if you want to know the truth... do you want to know if I'm happy? No. Is she happy? No. Why is this? Don't know…