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| Edgard Walterovich Zapashny | |
| Edgard Valterovich Zapashny, People's Artist of the Russian Federation, General Director of the Great Moscow Circus | |
| Date of Birth | July 11, 1976(1976-07-11) (age 43) |
| Place of Birth | Yalta, Crimean region, Ukrainian SSR, USSR |
| Profession | trainer, circus performer, TV presenter |
| Citizenship | Russia |
| Role | training |
| Circus | Great Moscow State Circus |
| Dynasty | Zapashnye |
| Awards | |
Edgard Valterovich Zapashny
(b. July 11, 1976, Yalta, Crimean region) is a fourth-generation representative of the famous Zapashny circus dynasty. People's Artist of the Russian Federation (2012). General Director of the Bolshoi Moscow State Circus on Vernadsky Avenue (since 2012)[1]. General producer and presenter of the World Festival of Circus Arts "IDOL".
Childhood
Edgard could not be called a diligent child, in contrast to his brother, who was always calmer.
Edgard almost always got it from his parents, because it was he who was the instigator of various pranks. Dad, Walter Zapashny, always raised his sons in strictness. He checked their diaries every day, sometimes praised them, encouraged them with expensive gifts, but sometimes punished them. Even when the sons became students, the father continued to supervise their studies.
Edgard was never conflicted. This character trait is still characteristic of him. However, in companies he always strived to become a leader, working for the positive. Gathering children around him, the eldest son of Walter Zapashny constantly took part in sports competitions. Exact sciences were also easy for him.
Children
However, the stars did not prevent the lovers from having one child first - little Stesha, who is already trying herself in the circus. Edgard admits that with the birth of his first child, he understood that a little more responsibility appeared in his life, but did not fully realize that he was now a father, the head of the family.
When the baby turned one year old, Zapashny invited his beloved to relax in Venice. The couple spent a wonderful vacation there, and when Olga returned, she realized that she was pregnant again. Edgard says that she was happy: she always wanted to have a family. His job was to support. The lovers had a second daughter, who was named Gloria.
The trainer admits that Gloria has inherited his complex character, and you need to look for the key to her, while Stesha is flexible and flexible. Of course, both girls bear his last name.
In addition, in one of the interviews, he admitted that Olga, since she became pregnant with her first child, stopped working - Zapashny took upon himself to provide for the family. He planned to give Olga and the girls a big gift - to give away his Moscow three-room apartment.
WILL IT REALLY BE RINGED?
Edgard's current chosen one, whom he calls Yaroslavna, is actually Yaroslava Demeshko. In the comments to Zapashny’s posts, information often appears that the girl once worked as a stripper in the city on the Neva, but there is no evidence for these statements.
Yaroslavna and Edgard met four years ago in a common company. The girl was then just over 20, Edgard was almost twice as old. The romance began immediately. Soon they began to live together, and Yaroslavna, in order to be closer to her beloved, even got a job at the Zapashny Brothers Circus.
Edgard’s mother, Tatyana Zapashnaya, approved of her son’s choice:
— Edgard introduced me to Yaroslavna a long time ago, I really like her. Kind, calm, not like us crazy people! She has a good figure, she is a beautiful, bright girl. And most importantly, my son is happy with her, I don’t need anything more!
True, Edgard hid his new passion from prying eyes for a long time. Only a year ago did he finally allow Yaroslavna to post photos of them together on social networks. And in conversations with others he began to emphasize that a permanent girl had appeared next to him.
And when it became known that Yaroslavna would not only give him a child, but a long-awaited heir, Edgard completely decided to reconsider his views on life.
Over the past couple of months, he has hinted more than once that he seems ready to finally get married. They say, gone are the days when you wanted freedom, a bunch of beautiful girls around. Now he is not at all attracted to outside affairs. On the contrary, he wants to rush every evening to the family nest, where she is waiting - the one and only one he has been looking for for so long.
Your own show
Together with his father and brother, Edgard Zapashny toured Japan and Mongolia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, and Belarus. Returning from China to Russia in 1996, the family found itself out of work. And they had to earn a hundred dollars per performance in commercial programs. And in 1998, after celebrating his seventieth birthday, Walter Zapashny wished to pass on the “Among Predators” attraction to his sons.
After working like this for some time, the brothers got excited about the idea of creating their own show. Edgard Zapashny, who is more commercially inclined, met almost all famous producers. However, no one agreed to work with their project to turn the circus into a profitable show. Only Alexander Tsekalo was interested in this, but somehow the relationship with him did not work out. And then Askold Zapashny and Edgard Zapashny themselves began looking for an investor.
Career
The circus biography of Edgard Zapashny began in 1988, when he was 12 years old. This happened in Riga, where my father went on tour.
After graduating from school, the family went to China. These were difficult years, which are usually called the “dashing 90s”. The whole country was experiencing a crisis. Artists and circus performers were no exception. In 1991, the Chinese offered Walter Zapashny a lucrative contract, which literally saved the lives of circus animals. After all, caring for them required a lot of money.
So Edgard Zapashny and his family went to a strange, amazing country, which greeted the whole family and their charges quite warmly. A spacious summer circus was built especially for the Zapashnys in the famous Safari Park near the city of Shenzhen. To differentiate themselves from the Chinese, the brothers changed their hair color and became blonde.
After the end of the contract, the entire family returned to their homeland. On tour they traveled throughout the former Soviet Union. We visited Japan, Mongolia, Hungary.
And in 1998, a turning point occurred in the life of Edgard Zapashny and his brother: at the anniversary celebration, the father handed over to his sons the reins of the most striking and complex attraction called “Among the Predators.”
The young trainers were able to accept this gift with dignity and successfully developed the family business. They created the Zapashny Brothers Circus and increased their show programs. New circus attractions have appeared: “Colosseum”, “Camelot”, “Sadko”, “Camelot-2: Viceroy of the Gods”, “Legend”, “K.U.K.L.A.”, “Terrible Force” and others.
Edgard has a circus act that is unique in its complexity and is listed in the Guinness Book of Records. This is a trick during which Zapashny stands with his loose legs on the croup of two horses moving in the arena, and two girls balance on his back. This issue was prepared for a year and a half.
In November 2012, Edgard Zapashny was appointed director of the famous Big Moscow State Circus, on Vernadsky Avenue, by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.
There were also dark streaks in the trainer's work. One day, his brother came out of the tigress’s cage with a bloody face, having received a strong blow from the animal’s paw. And more than once he had to encounter tragedies that happened to his closest colleagues, because work in the circus is one of the most dangerous. An example of this was not only my brother, but also my mother and father, who were repeatedly seriously injured in the arena. Unfortunately, Edgard himself was not spared from serious injuries.
In 2006, during a trick on a horse, Zapashny landed unsuccessfully on the arena and tore ligaments in his leg. As the circus performer himself says, at that moment he did not even feel pain, he only heard a sound as if a string had broken. Long-term treatment in Germany was required; the man had to undergo several operations to restore his health.
And this is far from the artist’s only injury. In 2020, in a German clinic, he underwent spinal surgery - he had an intervertebral disc in the cervical spine replaced with an artificial one. This operation was planned, but due to his busy schedule he kept putting it off.
And in 2010, he and his brother were in a terrible accident, and although the car could not be restored, the guys remained safe and sound.
Edgard Zapashny in the show “King of the Ring”
Edgard Zapashny often appears on screen in TV shows and movies. In the spring and summer of 2007, he became a participant in the “King of the Ring” show, which was broadcast on Channel One. Here he managed to win 6 out of 7 possible victories in intermediate battles, winning in the final battle.
Viewers also watched the popular trainer in the programs “Big Race”, “Cube”, “Alone with Everyone”, “Comedy Club”, “The Invisible Man” and “Empire of Illusions: The Safronov Brothers”. Edgard Zapashny hosts his own program on the Zvezda TV channel, called “Legends of the Circus.”
Edgard Zapashny in the program “Alone with Everyone”
In 2020, he, his brother and his ward, the tiger Martin, came to the studio. And in 2020, television came to visit them - they starred in the program “While Everyone is Home.”
The artist also starred in several films, for example, in the TV series, where he played himself, in and.
Edgard Zapashny in the program “While everyone is at home”
In February 2012, Edgard Zapashny registered as a proxy of the candidate for President of the Russian Federation, and the current president. In March 2014, he signed an appeal from Russian cultural figures in support of the president’s policies in Crimea and Ukraine.
In the fall of 2016, during the elections to the State Duma, he became a confidant of the United Russia party.
Girls
Unfortunately, or fortunately, the beautiful romance between Edgard and Olga ended. As with his first de facto wife, Zapashny continues to have warm, friendly relations with Olga.
When she admitted that she was dating another man, Edgard immediately invited the couple to dinner to get to know each other. After all, his daughters will live with this man. Zapashny managed to build a good relationship with Olga’s new lover, having agreed from the very beginning that for Stesha and Gloria he would only be a friend. Edgard will remain the dad.
Zapashny said more than once that he really wanted a boy and was even almost upset when he found out the gender of his first-born. His colleagues were surprised by his upset, and one of them admitted that a strong man definitely needs a daughter - a small, gentle creature that makes brutal heroes soft and kind, helping to relax and feel loved. Now Edgard agrees with these words.
early years
Edgard was born in Yalta on July 11, 1976 in the family of Walter and Tatyana Zapashny. He grew up in a circus environment and, together with his brother Askold and sister Maritsa, began participating in performances from an early age. The entire trio actually did not have a “normal” childhood, but even then it was a completely conscious choice: the Zapashnys themselves wanted to continue the work of their father and uncle, so they did not see themselves outside the career of trainers.
Edgard Zapashny in childhood
Heir
However, his new love, Yaroslavna Demeshko, gave him the gift that Edgar dreamed of. She gave him a son, Daniel.
Having started dating Yaroslavna, Zapashny suddenly admitted to the press that now that he was over 40, he felt that he was really ready to enter into a real marriage. He no longer needs lovers, adventures and new relationships. But he really needs a warm family nest where he is welcome.
However, there is no information anywhere about whether the circus artist proposed to Yaroslavna.
Common-law wives of Edgard Zapashny
Brave, with a firm and unbending character. This is exactly how they characterize the predator tamer Edgard Zapashny. In his work it is impossible to have a different character. To train wild animals, perform various programs and be a circus leader, you need strength of character and endurance.
Edgard Zapashny, like his brother Askold, continue the dynasty of circus performers. This dynasty began with their great-grandfather, who was a circus clown. The guy learned what it was like to work in a circus almost from the cradle.
He was born during a tour in Yalta. Afterwards, his father began to gradually teach him circus wisdom, and 10 years later Edgard and his brother first entered the circus arena with their own program.
The brothers' first performance was received well by the audience. This gave the guys confidence that they were doing the right thing. Further, Edgard's talents only developed. They showed their circus acts in almost all countries of the world . The brothers even had to live in China for a long time. It was a good experience for them.
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As for his personal life, it is no less interesting than the artist’s professional activities. Despite the fact that his age exceeded 40 years, he was never officially married. At the same time, he said more than once that he was ready to start a family and would probably get married after 40 years. But so far there is no verified information about this fact. But there is information about Edgard’s civil marriages and his children.
Personal life
Despite such great popularity, a successful career and financial security, Edgard still did not get everything from life. Unfortunately, his “personal front” has not yet been arranged: this circus artist does not yet have a family. He has not yet managed to meet the girl whom he would want to call his half for life.
Edgard takes marriage very seriously, believing that you should never enter into a certain relationship, starting a family just because the time has come for it. Edgard Zapashny’s wife, according to him, should be the only one forever. In his opinion, a relationship for which you will have to pay for the rest of your life is the biggest mistake.
Edgard always cites his parents as an example. Walter Zapashny met his wife when he was already fifty-eight, but they lived happily for many years.
Edgar Zapashny's wife photo
The first wife of the world-famous trainer Edgard Zapashny was his colleague in activity, Elena Petrikova. She was a circus performer. Edgard Zapashny lived with his common-law wife for quite a long time. Elena saw how the popularity of her chosen one grew. Nobody, neither the press nor the fans, knew about the girl. Edgard introduced his beloved only to his closest people, who numbered about ten people. A photo of Edgar Zapashny's wife can be seen below.
After 13 years of marriage, Edgard Zapashny separated from his wife. This decision was made by Petrikova. The ex-wife could not live with a man who did not grow up, who did not become ready for a serious family relationship. The couple separated without a scandal, but on the contrary, they even remained friends. Zapashny told reporters that he had always maintained friendly relations with Elena.
Once in Voronezh, while on tour, Edgard met Olga Denisova. She worked with a trainer as a fitness trainer. The lovers began an affair. The tour ended, Zapashny returned to Moscow. Soon Olga also moved to the capital for work. And passion flared with renewed vigor.
Olga was essentially an overly jealous girl, and her horoscope was Aries. What alarmed Zapashny, and for a long time he was not eager to live together with the girl. However, after a while, Edgard brought the girl out into the world. She was already pregnant then.
Children appeared in the Zapashny family. In this civil marriage, Edgard and his wife had two girls. The girls were born in 2011 and 2013. The first daughter was named Stefania, who is already interested in the circus in a professional sense. And two years later, Zapashny’s wife gave the artist a second girl, Gloria.
The Tiger Lord felt responsible for his family. Like the first unofficial marriage, this union also broke up. Olga left for another man. Edgard Zapashny, having learned about this, established friendly relations with the future husband of his girlfriend; he understood that his children would still live with him. The trainer takes an active part in the lives of children.
Soon Edgard met a new lover - Yaroslavna Demeshko. The event occurred in 2013. She is a colleague of the circus manager and works as an administrator.
After a while, Yaroslavna gave Zapashny a long-awaited son. After all, Edgard always dreamed of a son. The boy was named Daniel. This happy event happened in 2020.
Since 2020, Edgard began to open the veil of his personal life. In March of this year, the family baptized Stefania and Daniel. Lately he has been posting family photos on social networks. Edgard Zapashny with his wife and children live a happy life.
Loves
According to the trainer, there were three big loves in his life. The most serious love came to him at the age of eighteen in China, where Edgard worked with his family in the circus. The girl was Chinese, an employee of the Safari Park. Walter Zapashny helped her, teaching her how to handle animals. After a mutual feeling arose between the young people, they began to live together.
Edgard lived with her in a civil marriage for more than a year and a half, but then, due to circumstances, he left back to Russia. Six years later, during another tour in China, he again met his former love, who was still not married. After talking, the young people parted again, keeping warm memories of the meeting.
Edgard Zapashny prefers not to talk about his second love, which changed his personal life in its own way. According to the artist, it is wrong to talk about his girlfriends, especially those with whom he lived for some time. In general, the trainer prefers to keep his personal life a secret, saying that he has something to be proud of besides this.
Therefore, his fans can only guess who their idol is currently dating. For example, quite recently in Thailand on the island of Phuket, paparazzi photographed a curious couple in a nightclub. These were Edgard Zapashny and Slava Demeshko, a long-haired blonde with a model appearance, whom his fans immediately called his new girlfriend. However, the artist himself does not make any comments on this matter.
Edgard Zapashny's wife - photo with his wife and children, personal life
Edgard Zapashny is an unbending and willful person. Representative of the fourth generation circus dynasty. World famous tiger trainer. In 2012, Edgard Zapashny became the head of the Bolshoi State Circus in Moscow. He and his brother managed a family show called “Among the Predators.” In 1999 he became an Honored Artist of Russia. Popularity came to Zapashny early. Edgard began to be invited to various programs, and even starred in music videos. With each appearance, the hereditary trainer increased the number of fans. It is surprising that with such enormous popularity and beauty, Zapashny has never been officially married. He was in long-term civil marriages. The artist’s biography can be found out; it is not hidden from the eyes of celebrity lovers. Zapashny has never disclosed his personal life. Fans learned about his novels and spouses only after their completion. Edgar Zapashny’s wife is not alone, there were several of them, but only civilians.
Idols
The main personality in the circus world, whom Edgard always looked up to, was his father, the late Walter Zapashny, who, according to his son, was one of the most talented trainers, and not only on the scale of our country. Another idol, taking into account his circus adequacy and degree of popularity, was Yuri Nikulin, although Edgard personally saw him only once and, unfortunately, did not have the honor to talk to him. The artist also highlights American illusionists who work with predatory animals, such as Siegfried and Roy.
Interesting Facts
Edgard appeared in videos of a variety of performers of all genres: from rocker Valery Kipelov to the pop group “Disco Accident”.
One of the trainer’s major cinematic projects is a role in the film by Yuli Gusman “Don’t be afraid, I’m with you! 1919”, which also starred Polad Bul-Bul ogly, Lev Durov, Mikhail Efremov, Igor Zolotovitsky and other actors.
Among the series where Edgard played in episodes or cameos, one can highlight the series “Daddy’s Daughters” by Alexander Rodnyansky and Vyacheslav Murugov, “Real Boys” with Nikolai Naumov in the foreground and “Interns”, which rediscovered Ivan Okhlobystin to the viewer.
In 2012, the trainer became a People's Artist. At the same time, he took the vacant position of director of the Great Moscow State Circus, which in the philistine environment is called “Circus on Vernadsky Avenue.” At the same time, Zapashny did not stop performing and regularly went under the dome with his players.
Askold
Askold Zapashny, whose wife will be discussed further, was born in Kharkov in 1977. He entered a cage with tigers for the first time at the age of 10. He began his circus career with his brother Edgard as a horse juggler and monkey trainer. In 1998, their father, People’s Artist of Russia Walter Zapashny, at the celebration of his 70th birthday, gave them the “Among Predators” attraction.
The wedding of Askold and Helen took place secretly from prying eyes, without much publicity on television and in the press. On the eve of this event, he was appointed chief artistic director of the Great Moscow Circus on Vernadsky Avenue.
His wife today is Helen Zapashnaya. Her biography says that she was born in the Holy Land of Israel, in the city of Haifa, located on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. She is attached to this country with all her heart and soul, because her parents live here and are always waiting for them. Married to Askold, they had two girls named Eva and Elsa.
According to Helen herself, her and Askold’s parents were against their relationship. His mother, as a wise woman, wanted him to marry a circus girl, since she would be more loyal to his constant business trips, all sorts of hardships and associated inconveniences. And most importantly, she will always and everywhere follow her husband. And Ellen’s parents were afraid that their daughter would abandon the Minsk Medical Institute because of this.
Helen is Jewish by nationality, and sometimes the Zapashnys live in Israel for a long time, but they consider their family to be modern and do not observe Jewish traditions. Helen Zapashnaya (Raichlin) was at first offended by her husband who did not help her in the kitchen. But Askold explained his position to her very simply, saying that it was funny to him, for example, when a guy carries his girlfriend’s small handbag.
After her marriage, Helen changed her views about real men; she came to terms with the fact that her husband doesn’t even know how to fry eggs and doesn’t bring coffee to bed.
Awards and achievements[ | ]
- 1997 - Winner of the Golden Troika circus arts festival in Yaroslavl.
- 1999 - Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (July 30, 1999) - for services in the field of art
[5]. - 1999 — Title “Artist of the Year” from the Union of Circus Workers.
- 2001 - Winner of the Moscow Government Prize.
- 2002 - Laureate of the national Circus award.
- 2005 - Laureate of the International Circus Artists Competition in Saratov, main prize “Golden Troika”. A special prize for high achievements in circus art was awarded by International Prizes from the Chinese Association of Circus Arts - the Golden Lion award.
- 2006 - Together with his brother, he was included in the Guinness Book of Records for the longest leap of a lion with a man on his back.
- 2007 — Laureate of the International Circus Art Festival-Competition in Izhevsk. — The main award “Golden Bear”.
- 2008 - People's Artist of Udmurtia (October 13, 2008, Udmurtia)[6].
- 2011 - Winner of the International Circus Art Festival-Competition in Moscow. Special prize from the Mongolian State Circus and from the Great Circus Mundial (Spain). He also has public awards from the governor of the Kemerovo region, the governor of the Bryansk region and the governor of the Novosibirsk region.
- 2011 — For the second time, together with his brother, he was included in the Guinness Book of Records for the record stunt “The highest column of 3 people on a running pair of horses.”
- 2012 - Laureate of the International Festival-Competition of Circus Arts in Izhevsk and for the second time the Golden Bear award for the performance of the equestrian act "Hellas".
- 2012 - People's Artist of the Russian Federation (March 21, 2012) - for great achievements in the field of cinematic, musical, theatrical, choreographic and circus arts
[7] - 2012 - Order of the “Key of Friendship” (August 31, 2012, Kemerovo region) - for high professionalism, dedication and fidelity to one’s work
[8]. - 2014 - Awarded a commemorative medal and a letter of gratitude from Dmitry Medvedev “For his great contribution to the preparation and holding of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games 2014 in Sochi.”
- 2015 — Awarded a letter of gratitude from V. Kolokoltsev, Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, “For active work in preparing and carrying out a set of events in 2014 aimed at social support for family members of internal affairs officers who died in the performance of official duties, and disabled people due to war injuries ." (January 20, 2012)
- 2016 - Awarded a certificate of honor from V. Kolokoltsev, Minister of Internal Affairs, “For active work in preparing and carrying out a set of events in 2020 aimed at social support for family members of internal affairs officers who died in the performance of official duties, and disabled people due to military trauma. »
- 2017 - Princess of Monaco, Stephanie, presented the prize “For services to the development of the Russian Circus”.
- 2017 - Silver Clown Award at the 41st International Circus Festival in Monte Carlo, Monaco. The brothers expressed disagreement with the results of the jury's vote.
- 2018 — For assistance and provision of practical assistance in the preparation and implementation of a set of events aimed at social support of family members of internal affairs officers who died in the line of duty, and disabled people due to military trauma, he was awarded the badge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia “For Assistance to the Ministry of Internal Affairs” ( October 5, 2020). The award was presented by the First Deputy Head of the Department of Civil Service and Personnel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Lieutenant General of Police Andrey Petrovich Larionov.
- 2019 - Order of Friendship (April 29, 2020) - for his great contribution to the development of national culture and art, many years of fruitful activity
[9].
Acquaintance
One day, the future Helen Zapashnaya, while still studying at the institute, went with friends to a circus performance by the Zapashny brothers. They spent the evening having fun, but then a couple of days later a friend they had in common with Askold called her and said that Askold was asking for her phone number. But then she didn’t know the trainer Askold and didn’t see much of his posters. She replied that she didn’t need it at all, because she already had a boyfriend, and the tour performers would be leaving soon.
Helen thought that if this is a famous artist, it means he is spoiled by female attention. The friend was indignant, but still managed to get her phone number. Then, at a lecture, she received a message on her phone where Askold invited her on a date, and they met. Their first evening was great, but then Askold disappeared for four days.
Edgard
However, Edgard did not support his brother in this matter, and Askold was very surprised, because when he brought and showed his girlfriend to his mother, and she did not like her, Edgard left home with a backpack, and Askold left with him. True, their age then was quite youthful. Askold waited for his brother’s support, but then everything quickly calmed down, and today the whole family enjoyed pleasant relations. Edgard became the godfather of their first daughter, Eva, and he also has two daughters growing up.
Helen Zapashnaya gave birth to two girls, but she and her husband still really want a son so that he can continue the Zapashny dynasty of trainers. True, they have some disagreements on the issue of circumcision. After all, if a son is born, then according to Jewish traditions this process is simply necessary. Helen believes that from the point of view of hygiene this is very correct, but Askold does not at all share his wife’s opinion and so far stands his ground.
Offer
Until recently, Helen did not understand everything that was happening to her; she slowed herself down so as not to completely lose herself in relationships and feelings. But Askold, although it was not easy for him, explained to her that their relationship had reached a different level. Three months after they met, Zapashny confessed his love to her. They began to dream about a wedding, about children, in general, they were making plans for the future in full swing, and even if the whole world was against them.
From that moment on, they declared themselves a couple. Askold went to visit Helen’s parents in Israel. Everyone was worried. Then there in the Holy Land he proposed to her, gave her a ring as his future wife and said those very important and main words and she, of course, answered “yes”.
Eva and Elsa
Askold himself chose the names of his daughters; Helen believed that he had every right to do so, since a woman bears a child, and a man, giving a child a name, should feel involved, that he has become a father. The name Eva is Jewish, and Askold liked it, and also became pleasant for Helen’s parents. This was the first girl. But they named their second daughter Elsa simply because it is a very beautiful name.
Askold’s mother was against this name and even called the young people about this so that they would not name the child after successful people. But when some complex and controversial issues arise, the Zapashnys begin to look for a sign, and they received it. When, after their mother’s call, the young parents stopped at a traffic light, they suddenly saw a truck nearby, on which “Elsa” was written in large letters. And then another significant event happened: the famous world actress Elizabeth Taylor died on little Elsa’s birthday.
Zapashny's parents decided that their daughters should have beautiful, catchy and bright, memorable names. Askold and Helen already dream of being circus performers. Eva is very similar to her mother, and the youngest Elsa is an exact copy of her father, and therefore she is jokingly called Askolda Askoldovna.
Tour
Helen Zapashnaya tries to follow her husband everywhere with her children. The Zapashny Brothers Circus constantly tours around the world, and Askold sometimes is not at home for months. From the experience of other families, Askold knows that in a long separation feelings cool down and spouses become unaccustomed to each other, so Askold and Helen and their children almost always travel together.
Helen has already gotten used to the nomadic lifestyle, and if her husband leaves alone, then after a while, greatly bored, she hurries to him. And the children should see their father and their uncle Edgard more often, who already has sufficient parenting skills, having his own daughters.
Askold believes that the carrot and stick method works best with children: good actions should be rewarded, and bad actions should be punished, and it is better not to confuse boundaries. Because of raising children, the Zapashnys have disagreements, since, according to Askold, Helen Zapashnaya spoils their children. Children immediately feel concessions and begin to manipulate and use their whims to achieve what they want.
Creativity[ | ]
Together with his brother, he created the “Zapashny Brothers Circus”, as well as many circus shows, including (“Colosseum” (2007), “Camelot” (2008), “Sadko” (2009), “Camelot-2: Deputy of the Gods” (2010 ), “Legend” (2011), “K.U.K.L.A.” (2012), “Terrible Force” (2013) and others).
Author and co-author of books:
- 2008 - Together with his brother and Anastasia Takki, author of the book “Intrigue”[1].
- 2008 - Together with his brother, author of the book “How We Train Dogs”[www.litmir.co/bd/?b=131886].
- 2009 - Together with his brother, author of the book “Camelot. Fragments of legends.”[2]
- 2011 - Author of the children's book “My Tiger Friends.”[3]
