Youth
Gulyaev Vladimir Leonidovich was born in the city of Sverdlovsk on October 30, 1924. His father was a military man, so it is not surprising that his son decided to follow in his footsteps. It is also worth noting that Vladimir’s father was also a candidate of historical sciences and an employee of a military aviation school. As a result, all this led to the fact that Gulyaev entered the flying club at the age of fifteen. Even then, he knew what he ultimately wanted to become.
Within a few years, he managed to graduate with honors and graduate as a junior lieutenant. However, Vladimir could not even imagine that very soon he would have to demonstrate his skills as a pilot on the battlefield. But before this, the hero of the article had to serve in an assault aviation division.
Childhood and youth
Volodya was born in Sverdlovsk into an intelligent family. Mom Maria Alekseevna is a teacher, and father Leonid Mikhailovich received a candidate of historical sciences degree at one time and replaced the head of the political department of the Molotov Aviation School.
Since childhood, the boy dreamed of the sky, and at the age of 15 he became a member of the flying club. The passion for airplanes was realized during the Great Patriotic War. In the very first days of the Nazi offensive, Vladimir rushed with his peers to the military registration and enlistment office, but the guys were turned away - Gulyaev was not even 17 years old.
Vladimir Gulyaev in his youth
I had to help my homeland, and at the same time follow the path to my dream in a different way. The future actor got a job as a mechanic in a Perm aviation workshop, where he worked for almost a year. In the spring of 1942, the young man put on the cadet uniform of a military aviation school, and in the late autumn of 1943, with the rank of junior lieutenant in the Air Force, he went to the front.
During the war, attack pilot Vladimir Gulyaev showed valor and courage, becoming one of the best pilots on the front. The man has 60 combat missions on the Il-2, during which he suffered countless injuries and concussions. One day, a young pilot managed to land a plane that had lost control on a forest and survive on his own, although he received many serious injuries. The end to his military career came when he completed the task of delivering an ultimatum to the commandant of Koenigsberg, Otto Lyash.
Vladimir Gulyaev was a pilot during the war
Vladimir Gulyaev was lucky enough, in a circle of fellow pilots - 100 of the best sky warriors of World War II - to follow the route of the Victory Parade, which took place on June 24, 1945. I had to say goodbye to my military career: Vladimir Leonidovich, wounded and shell-shocked more than once, was discharged. In search of a place in life, the young man came to VGIK and entered the workshop of Sergei Yutkevich and Mikhail Romm. This is how the acting biography of the former military man began.
Victory Day
As a result, during his military career, Vladimir Leonidovich Gulyaev made about sixty missions, each of which could have been the last for the pilot. Several times his attack aircraft was shot down, which led to emergency landings. However, the skill and favor of fate allowed the future actor to return from the battlefield alive. Gulyaev was awarded a huge number of awards for courage and services to the fatherland. In honor of the victory, he took part in the first parade on Red Square. Then Gulyaev was only twenty years old. In interviews, he repeatedly emphasized the fact that this event was the most important in his life.
Undeservedly forgotten. Vladimir Gulyaev
In the series of recent world events, when every day, looking at the TV screen or computer monitor, we are waiting for the next news about the war in Ukraine, the next imposition of sanctions against Russia from the United States and their “hangers-on” from the EU, the next global financial crisis, etc. .d., etc., it happens that we forget about the birthdays of Soviet front-line actors, especially if they are not very famous.
Today I would like to remember Vladimir Gulyaev. His birthday was October 30, 2014 (he would have turned 90). The Honored Artist of the RSFSR left us on November 3, 1997. But it's never too late to remember...
He was never a leading actor, and we remember him precisely from his “minor” roles in films, although there were more than a dozen of these roles, but I would like to tell you a little about something else: this modest man in films was also a combat pilot in life - an attack aircraft who took part in the Great Patriotic War.
Vladimir Leonidovich Gulyaev was born on October 30, 1924 in Sverdlovsk. From an early age he dreamed of the sky and upon graduating from school he planned to become a pilot. He was not even seventeen when the Great Patriotic War broke out. Together with other teenagers, Vladimir besieged the military registration and enlistment offices demanding that he be sent as a volunteer to the front. But he was not accepted due to his age, and Vladimir went to work as a mechanic in an aircraft workshop in Perm.
He worked as a mechanic in aviation workshops in Perm (1941-1942).
In 1942, at the age of 17, Vladimir was accepted into the Perm aviation school, which trained bomber pilots. By the fall of 1942, Gulyaev, having completed the training program, had already begun independent flights. In a month and a half, he was to receive the rank of sergeant and go to a unit, to the front. However, I had to complete my training as an attack pilot.
Gulyaev retrained well - he graduated from aviation school as a junior lieutenant. After college, graduates spent a week at a gathering point for flight technical personnel, and then went to the front on November 6, 1943, straight from Red Square. The 18-year-old “junior” first ended up in the 639th Regiment of the 211th Attack Air Division, then the regiment was transferred to the newly formed 335th Attack Air Division. Later V.L. Gulyaev fought in the skies of East Prussia, flying several combat missions every day.
In May 1944, the 335th Assault Division, consisting of the 826th and 683rd Assault Air Regiments, secretly relocated to an airfield near Gorodok in the Vitebsk region. Gulyaev’s first sorties were to attack the Lovsha, Obol, Goryany railway stations on the Vitebsk-Polotsk road. The Krauts especially suffered from Vladimir’s attacks in Oboli. He flew to this station on May 20, June 6, 13 and 23. The regimental documents for June 13 say: “Flying to attack the railway. Obol station in a group of six Il-2s, making 3 passes, despite strong enemy anti-aircraft fire, Comrade Gulyaev dropped bombs on the train, 3 explosions with black smoke were observed, cannon and machine gun fire shot at enemy personnel. He completed the task perfectly. The result of the attack is confirmed by photographs and testimony from covering fighters.” It should be added that the station itself was covered by four anti-aircraft batteries and two more on the approach to it. This is a whole sea of anti-aircraft fire! Gulyaev, disregarding the mortal danger, dived into this sea three times. And he not only survived, but also damaged a German train. The army newspaper “Soviet Falcon” even wrote about this sniper attack of his. Gulyaev then proudly carried the clipping with the article in his flight tablet for a long time.
During Operation Bagration, the 826th Assault Regiment attacked enemy personnel and equipment moving along the roads Dobrino - Verbali - Shumilino - Beshenkovichi, Lovsha - Bogushevskoye - Senno and Lovsha - Klimovo. As part of the six attack aircraft, led by the commander of the 1st squadron, Captain Popov, junior lieutenant Gulyaev took off with his air gunner, Sergeant Vasily Vinichenko. Their goal was a German column on the Lovsha-Polotsk road. But from the air they suddenly saw that at the Obol station there were as many as 5 echelons of the enemy standing in pairs! Only Popov and Gulyaev broke through the dense palisade of anti-aircraft fire. But Popov was still shot down, shot down over the station itself. His gunner, Sergeant Major Bezzhivotny, also died along with him. Only Gulyaev managed to drop bombs on the trains and return to his airfield unharmed. At the Obol station, a fire raged for two more days and ammunition exploded. True, Vladimir Gulyaev’s sniper strike did not receive a worthy assessment from his superiors. They simply didn’t believe it. There were no living witnesses, and this was only Gulyaev’s eighth combat mission. Of course, it was also affected by the fact that the division suffered such heavy losses that day for the first time: 7 aircraft and 4 crew. There was no time for victorious reports to the higher command.
Having flown to the Beshenkovichi airfield, the 826th regiment, after destroying the enemy in the Lepel-Chashniki area, took part in the Polotsk offensive operation. Vladimir Gulyaev and his comrades storm German columns and positions in the area of Glubokoye, Dunilovichi, Borovukha, Disna, Bigosovo. On June 28, 1944, he became a participant in the well-known defense of the Beshenkovichi airfield from the Germans breaking out of encirclement - a rare case in the war when the Ilys fired at the enemy while standing on the ground. The stormtroopers rashly shot all the available regimental ammunition, and the next day, June 29, they did not make combat sorties - they simply had nothing with them.
On July 3, our hero crushes the enemy on the northwestern outskirts of Polotsk, and on July 4, the day of the liberation of the city, he participates in the defeat of a German column on the Drissa (Verkhnedvinsk) - Druya road. As a result of this crushing blow, the Germans lost 535 (!) vehicles and a river barge. Despite the fact that the enemy suffered such terrible losses and was retreating, flying for our attack aircraft was by no means a hunting excursion. The sky was literally torn to shreds by German anti-aircraft guns, and Fokkers and Messers were constantly scouring the clouds. And every time one of the division pilots was not destined to return to their home airfield. The crews Akimov - Kurkulev, Fedorov - Tsukanov, Osipov - Kananadze, Kuroyedov - Kudryavtsev, Mavrin - Vdovchenko, Matrosov - Katkov, Shkarpetov - Korgin were shot down... The Gulyaev - Vinichenko crew, thank God, were lucky.
But in the Rezekne region, Gulyaev’s luck ran out. During an attack on artillery positions, his plane was seriously damaged, and the Ilyukha had to be landed with the engine stopped directly on the forest. The old Il-2 with metal wings took the terrible blow from the trees, softened it as best it could and, dying, still saved the crew from certain death. Vladimir Gulyaev, in an unconscious state, was urgently transported on a passing Li-2 to the Central Aviation Hospital in Moscow. He returned to his regiment only after three and a half months. The scars on the bridge of his nose and chin and the disappointing conclusion of the doctors, which allowed him to hope to fly only in light aircraft, reminded him of his serious injury. And these, alas, are the wooden and linen “corn trucks” Po-2. There were such people in the 335th division only at the headquarters level. Here, reluctantly, as a Po-2 pilot, he continued his service. He would have been able to fly on this “sewing machine” until the victory, but not even a month had passed before his assault soul began to yearn for the cabin of the “Ilyukha” that had become his home. He began writing report after report and eventually got a second medical examination, and in March 1945 he took his beloved Il-2 into the air again.
In total, Vladimir Leonidovich made 60 combat missions on the Il-2 during the Great Patriotic War. And Lieutenant Vladimir Gulyaev was destined to put a victorious point in the war on... Red Square in Moscow: June 24, 1945 at the Victory Parade as part of a combined company of pilots of the 3rd Air Army, into which only one hundred of the most deserved lucky ones were selected, he with three orders of chest proudly and solemnly marched along the legendary paving stones near Lenin's mausoleum. In front of the column is the glorious Battle Banner of the 335th Vitebsk Order of Lenin of the Red Banner, Order of Suvorov assault air division.
Having lived the bright life of an attack pilot during the Second World War, he was unable to repeat it on the screen, although each of his roles, even if not the first plan, bore the imprint of the young and reckless pilot Volodya Gulyaev.
And even though many people have no time for this now, you and I remember!
Education
In the early 50s, Vladimir Gulyaev, whose biography is presented to your attention in the article, was finally convinced that he wanted to connect his life with cinema. All this led to the fact that the future movie star entered a prestigious university called VGIK. Vladimir graduated with honors. It's time to show your acting talent on the big screen.
Film career
It's no secret that Vladimir Gulyaev acted in leading roles extremely rarely. In most cases, he remained in the background. However, this did not prevent the young actor from eclipsing absolutely everyone with his brilliant performance. His smile was remembered by many, especially by representatives of the fair half of humanity. Vladimir had a huge number of fans who dreamed of winning his heart.
Vladimir Gulyaev is an actor who played the roles of mostly good-natured and sincere heroes trying to spread goodness. Many of his characters' quotes eventually became popular. Next, we will look at the most notable films with his participation.
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In the photo: Nina Gulyaeva in the film “Telegram”
Nina Ivanovna’s relationship with cinema was not so fruitful, but Gulyaeva does not regret it - the theater was always much closer to her, and she played on stage with much greater pleasure. Nina Ivanovna worked a lot on radio and television, playing in radio plays, voicing cartoon and movie characters.
In the film "Only Three Nights"
"Spring on Zarechnaya Street"
Soviet melodrama, released back in 1956. The directors of the film were Marlen Khutsiev and Felix Mironer. The plot of the film centers on a young handsome guy who is used to the fact that all the girls are crazy about him. But everything changed when one day he received a rebuff from a local schoolteacher. Initially, he thought that it would mean nothing to him. But it soon became obvious that this was the first time he had truly fallen in love. Vladimir Gulyaev is an actor who played the minor role of Yura Zhurchenko.
Filmography
- 1951 — “The Country Doctor”
- 1954 — “Test of Loyalty”
- 1955 — “Alien Relatives”
- 1956 — “Spring on Zarechnaya Street”
- 1960 — “Aleshkina’s love”
- 1965 — “Operation “Y” and other adventures of Shurik”
- 1965 - “Come to me, Mukhtar!”
- 1968 — “The Diamond Arm”
- 1969 — “Zigzag of Fortune”
- 1971 — “Old Robbers”
- 1973 — “Eternal Call”
- 1974 — “Earthly Love”
- 1982 — “Hope and Support”
- 1984 — “The Elephant is Lost”
"Alyoshka's Love"
Classic comedy melodrama with the legendary Leonid Bykov in the title role. The plot centers on a young man who one day falls in love with an exemplary and incredibly beautiful girl. He is ready to do anything to win her heart. However, this turns out to be far from easy. Vladimir Leonidovich has a small but memorable role in this film.
Personal life
Vladimir Leonidovich had three stamps in his passport. The former military man and actor got married for the first time early, while still a student. The chosen one was classmate Rimma Shorokhova, with whom they played together in “Spring on Zarechnaya Street.” It is noteworthy that the artists showed the viewers the difficult relationship of the couple, in which misunderstanding reigns.
Vladimir Gulyaev and Rimma Shorokhova
Gulyaev’s second wife was also named Rimma. This marriage produced two children, daughter Ekaterina and son Leonid. The actor’s third wife was Lucia Efimova.
Vladimir Leonidovich's passion for airplanes was replaced by a love for cars. “Ground equipment” gave, albeit not such vivid emotions, but still made it possible to feel the speed and complete subordination of the machine to the will of man.
Monument at the grave of Vladimir Gulyaev and his wife Lucia Efimova
Gulyaev enjoyed going to meetings with spectators, and unlike some of his colleagues in the workshop, he did not even refuse to go to remote outbacks. Such evenings always promised fun - the actor diluted the stories with anecdotes and humorous jokes, certainly making the guests fall in love with him.
The man was also famous for his abundance of talents. He sang excellently, and learned to brilliantly perform popular compositions during the war, participating in regimental amateur performances. In 1985, he tried his hand at writing - from the pen of Gulyaev a documentary story “In the Air of Ila” was published, in which readers learned from the lips of junior lieutenant Leonid Ladygin about the military exploits of pilots during the Second World War.
"The Diamond Arm"
The highest-grossing and famous film in Vladimir's extensive filmography. Again, he had to share the set with the famous comedian Nikulin. Gulyaev got a funny film role as Volodka the policeman, which is definitely memorable while watching. The film itself needs no introduction: many have seen it a dozen times and know it by heart.
Other activities
Of course, Vladimir Leonidovich Gulyaev is known not only for his masterful acting on the screen, but also for many other things. For example, he repeatedly tried his hand at being a voice actor. Also in the mid-eighties, he wrote a documentary book in which he talked about the times of the war and about his comrades with whom he fought side by side. The story is told from the perspective of one of the heroes of the story. The book became widely known both among ordinary lovers of literature and history, and among fans of the work of this outstanding actor. Perhaps this is the author’s most personal work, which will certainly evoke a lot of different emotions in readers.
