Lydia Nevzorova is the wife of Alexander Nevzorov, a well-known journalist and publicist in Russia and abroad. The personality is, without a doubt, outstanding and extraordinary. For all her apparent fragility, this amazingly beautiful woman has a strong character and an extraordinary mind.
Lidia Alekseevna Nevzorova is a professional hippophotographer, hippologist, author of several scientific books and many journalistic materials, creator and undisputed leader of the “Horse Revolution” movement, horse educator, ally of her husband and mentor Alexander Nevzorov, the only photo chronicler of the Nevzorov Haute Ecole School.
Lydia Nevzorova: biography
Lydia, nee Lidia Alekseevna Maslova, was born in 1973 on March 29 in Leningrad. Her dad, a fairly famous artist, tried to instill in his daughter a love of painting from early childhood and gave her an excellent art education. But, not discovering enough talent and desire to paint, she became a designer and interior designer, in which she later became very successful. This activity was her second passion, after horses, and took more than ten years of her life. During this time, Lydia created many wonderful projects. But the most significant of them in terms of their uniqueness are, of course, the family stables and the arena filming pavilion.
It’s worth talking about the arena separately, since this project is unique in that it includes a natural lighting system. The structure of the horse's eye is such that working with the lighting devices necessary for filming is impossible without causing significant harm to the horse's health. And Lydia Nevzorova’s arena allows shooting in natural light without harming the horse’s vision.
The third wife of a popular TV journalist
Born into the family of the famous Leningrad artist Alexei Maslov in 1973 on March 29, Lydia learned to draw from childhood, which was the reason for her meeting with her future husband. Publicist Alexander Nevzorov first saw the girl while visiting an art exhibition where the works of high school students were presented. The next meeting was accidental, when a man over 30 years old and a minor Lydia collided at the door of a store. It was then that the journalist managed to take a closer look at the young beauty.
Lydia's relationship with Nevzorov began when she was at school.
Alexander Nevzorov decided to propose to Lydia after the second meeting. Then he saw the girl during his horseback ride around the city, where his beloved was painting landscapes. Lydia’s father was against his daughter’s meetings with the writer, but Nevzorov immediately proposed to the girl, having received her consent.
Working in the “600 Seconds” program took a lot of time, so Nevzorov’s fiancee Lidia had to submit an application to the registry office with her groom’s assistant. The newlyweds did not have a chance to have a wedding; they only got married on one of the working days when Lydia turned 18 years old. At the very beginning of her family life with Alexander Nevzorov, Lydia was faced with a lack of organized life and endless problems, so she was very glad to have a gas cylinder in the house.
Lydia Nevzorova's passion for horses was passed on from her husband.
Despite her art education, Lydia Nevzorova devoted herself to design art. As an interior styling designer, she has excelled in the profession, creating many unique projects over 10 years. Her love for horses and concern for their health forced the woman to become the author of a project for an arena filming pavilion, which makes it possible to film animals in natural light, preventing their vision from being impaired.
Lydia and Alexander Glebovich: the story of their acquaintance
When Lydia Nevzorova was little, she dreamed that she would live outside the city in a big house and have many animals. She thought that she would get married late.
At first I wanted to make a career, achieve something, but everything turned out a little differently.
She was an eighteen-year-old art school student when she went out of town to her dacha to paint autumn landscapes. It was precisely this fascinating activity that Alexander Nevzorov found her doing, driving around the neighborhood in his Arab-Budenovka named Perst.
Alexander immediately liked the fragile blond girl. In his usual manner of speaking directly, without wasting time, he then categorically told Lydia that they would have a whirlwind romance, but he did not promise to marry her. It must be said that Alexander was well over thirty at that time, and he was 15 years older than Lydia.
Wives of Alexander Nevzorov - Natalya Nevzorova, Alexandra Yakovleva, Lidia Nevzorova
The man met his first chosen one, Natalya, strange as it may sound, but in a church choir, where they both were singers. From that moment, their mutual sympathy and attraction to each other began, which over time grew into a bond of marriage. And, although they turned out to be not as strong as we would like, the most important thing about them was the birth of their daughter Polina. Even though relations between relatives are currently cold and spoiled, blood kinship has not evaporated. The time will come and genetics will remind itself, especially considering that Polina is a mother of many children.
The TV presenter married for the second time to a woman named Alexandra, born in 1957. Alexandra, an actress and public figure, was born in the city of Kaliningrad. Their life together was perhaps the most fleeting of all his official unions, and, unfortunately, did not bring any reward, that is, no children were born in the marriage. What this marriage was like for Nevzorov himself remains unclear, but every man, especially one as thorough and deep as Alexander, simply must have his own secrets.
As for Lydia, the man still lives under the same roof with this woman. He is raising a son, named, apparently, in his honor. They have many common interests and hobbies, including: writing, hippology. Lydia herself was born on March 29, 1973 in the family of an artist.
Unusual wedding of the Nevzorov couple
That same evening, Lydia’s dad, a man of strict rules, accidentally saw on TV in some program about a children’s party how Alexander Glebovich tenderly held his beloved daughter by the hand. Dad threw a scandal, and Nevzorov, assuring the parent of his most serious intentions towards his daughter, promised to marry Lydia immediately.
Alexander Glebovich in one of his interviews told how he once gave his future young wife a kind of strength test. He took the girl to his dacha in Aleksandrovka for several days and left her there with two puppies that needed to be looked after. The dacha was beautiful, but very neglected. It took a lot of effort to put the house and garden in order. There were no amenities there, no electricity, no water. But the girl coped with everything.
Lydia had to submit an application to the registry office not with the groom, but with his assistant, since all of Alexander Nevzorov’s time was spent preparing the next episode of the “600 Seconds” program.
There was no wedding as such. One working day they simply came to the registry office on the St. Petersburg embankment and signed their names. Alexander was very friendly with the helicopter pilots at that time, and they, unexpectedly for the young people, having learned from somewhere about the registration time, staged a carpet bombardment of flowers right in front of the wedding building.
Lydia: the beginning of family life
Lydia Nevzorova and Alexander Nevzorov began their family life in Spartan conditions. For a girl accustomed to a comfortable life in her parents’ home, this was not an easy period. Alexander Glebovich left for work at 6 a.m. and returned around midnight. And Lydia was left alone with endless everyday difficulties and instability. She recalls that the house in which she and her husband lived was practically made of cardboard. Only one light bulb worked there. The young woman was absolutely happy when a gas cylinder appeared in the house. Before this wonderful event, she had to go to a neighbor to cook food for herself and her husband. The neighbor was an enterprising man, and let Lydia cook for gingerbread, which he, in all likelihood, loved very much. While cooking, the young wife managed to watch her husband’s then-famous “600 Seconds” on her neighbor’s TV.
School
While Lydia was studying hippology in England, Nevzorov created the Nevzorov Haute Ecole Higher School of Horse Training. The main point in this institution is that work with animals is carried out without any means of coercion. The school works to fully develop the natural talent of the horse, as well as to develop its physical and mental abilities as much as possible.
Biography and personal life of Alexander Nevzorov
The biography and personal life of Alexander Nevzorov is exactly what new fans are interested in before studying his works. He was born in August 1958, in the city of Leningrad. It is noteworthy that the boy “spied” his future activities in his family. Mother Galina worked as a journalist. Alexander never talks about his father - he doesn’t remember him.
At school, in addition to basic subjects, the boy additionally studied French. Also, as a young man, he began singing in an Orthodox church. After school, he studies at a literary institute. At the same time, he managed to avoid the army by pretending to be mentally ill. In the period of the 80-90s, he changed a huge number of professions, among which were a loader, a secretary, a screenwriter, and even a stuntman.
His career in television began in 1983. His first job was as a news reporter, and after 4 years, Alexander began hosting the “600 Seconds” program. A little later, his photographs adorned Soviet calendars, along with other famous residents of Leningrad.
Popularity also brings negative consequences - in the 90s, a journalist was attacked and received a gunshot wound. In 1991, the first documentary film, “Ours,” was shot. It talked about the Lithuanian government, which supported separation from the USSR.
Around the same period, he worked on the jury of the Cannes Film Festival. He was admitted to the State Duma, but almost never appeared in it and did not vote for the adoption of laws.
In 1995, the documentary film “Criminal Russia” was released - here, Alexander played himself. Also, the film “Hell” was released, which told about the horrors of the Chechen wars. “Purgatory” by Nevzorov also adheres to this framework.
At the beginning of the millennium, I became interested in horses. He founded his own school, where he taught people hippology - this included the treatment of animals, history, and so on. In 2004, a feature film was released on this topic. Two years later, a documentary was made that helps in raising horses.
In 2012, Nevzorov became a confidant of the head of state. He himself notes that his religious views did not interfere with this. Since the early 2000s, the journalist has taken a clear position in which he opposes Orthodoxy and its widespread imposition.
Alexander's first romantic relationship began in the 80s. Then Natalya, whom the journalist later married, became the chosen one. A daughter was born, but soon the marriage broke up. Lydia became the next chosen one, after some time they got married and still live as a happy family. Also, there were rumors about another marriage, but the actress to whom this was attributed said that this was not true.
Magazine "Beginning"
In 2007, to inform people about the activities of the School and Research Center Nevzorov Haute Ecole, a professional hippological magazine of the same name was created. Lydia Nevzorova becomes the editor of this magazine. At the same time, she runs the “Horse Management” section in it.
After some time in the magazine’s work, it becomes clear that the entire amount of information that Lydia and Alexander would like to convey to people does not fit on its pages. Then the publishing house of the Nevzorov Haute Ecole Research Center publishes the books “Horse Management”, “Ungulology” and many others.
Books written by Lydia Nevzorova
All books written by Lydia are published by Nevzorov Haute Ecole publishing house:
- “What veterinarians are silent about. Laminitis."
- "Levadas and shelters."
- "Treatise on the feeding of horses."
- "Theory and practice of school clearing."
- "How to achieve balance." This book is in the NHE: Horse Management series.
- "Everything you didn't want to know about forging."
- “Hippophotography. Theory and practice". This book was written in collaboration with Alexander Nevzorov, Sofia Spartantseva, Tatyana Batalina.
- "It's all about blankets."
- “How to arrange a stable” (in pdf).
In 2009, Lydia Nevzorova began publishing an electronic publication in English, Nevzorov Haute Ecole Equine Anthology, and in 2010 this work was published in French.
Lydia the hippophotographer
The girl never thought that one day she would return to the world of art again, but it happened. Except it wasn't painting.
One day, Lydia and Alexander Nevzorov invited another famous photographer to photograph their horses. The master was working, and Lydia was hanging around nearby and filming too, but with an ordinary soap box.
When the photographs were printed, it turned out that the photos that Lydia took were much better than those brought by the professional. The same thing happened again when they invited the next photographer, then the next.
Finally, they stopped inviting photographers to photograph the horses. Since then, all the photos for their projects have been taken only by Lydia, because she understands horses and is not afraid of them. Nevzorova knows the anatomy of their movements and character, feels at what point in time the horse will turn exactly this way and not otherwise, and from what angle it is better to shoot in order to most successfully show the animal.
Now the photo of Lydia Nevzorova fills most of the materials published by the School. Her works have been exhibited at many exhibitions and published countless times in Russian and foreign publications.
Lydia Nevzorova “And only horses fly with inspiration...”
Under the high arches of the Gothic arena, in the golden light penetrating through the colored stained glass windows, the Master and his proud, hot-tempered, generous students create a new “horse story”, and one very brave, very beautiful and strong woman catches every moment of this story, capturing it in frame. This woman is Lydia Nevzorova, hippologist, journalist and photographer. Participant of many exhibitions, winner of photo competitions, she is a master whose works adorn the pages of National Geographic, GEO, H&M, HELLO!, Harpers Bazaar, Amazone, Cavallo, Natural Horse Magazine, TimeOut and other reputable publications around the world. But she devotes and gives all her success, knowledge, strength, her life and her skill to horses.
...I was 18. I was making sketches in the state farm fields, and a horseman rushed past. Dismounting and barely looking at me, he said: “Girl, you and I will have a wild romance, but I don’t promise to get married.” The next day this man proposed marriage to me, and his strange and great ideas, his horses became my life. It was for these horses that I built a stable, and for them I went to England to study hippology. For their sake, 15 years ago I picked up a camera... It actually happened by accident, I never thought of myself as a photographer. I grew up in an artist’s family, where photography was always considered something third-rate: there were colors everywhere in the house, art school on weekdays, the Hermitage on Sundays. My future was predetermined - an easel, a port wine and a beret with a worm... But pretty soon I realized: painting is not my thing. Everything good has already been written long before me. Over the years of studying at the institute, I never discovered the gift of God in myself, and I did not at all want to become one of the millions of artists who are always whining about the lack of recognition of their talent. And I was not ready to live at the pace of the 19th century: after all, in the time it takes to create some useless masterpiece, you can manage to do so many useful things for people and horses! Therefore, as soon as the opportunity arose to move away from painting and plunge headlong into construction, I did just that, becoming a designer and interior designer. Construction and interior design are my second passion after horses. I abandoned canvases and didn’t think that I would ever seriously return to the world of art. But once again some eminent photographer came to photograph my husband, and they allowed me to sit in a corner with a small film Canon. Just like that, for the soul. And then, when the film was developed, it turned out that my “soap” photographs turned out to be much better than the professional’s photographs. The same thing happened when they filmed the next material. And again and again... Then we stopped inviting other people’s photographers, and all our projects, films, books, magazines, research, are now only photographed by me. In fact, I was just incredibly lucky. I live and work next to a man who is faithfully and steadily revolutionizing people's minds, forcing them to change their attitude towards horses. And I, in fact, am conducting a photochronology of that stage in the fate of a horse when, from transport, from entertainment, from a piece of programmable meat, a horse in the consciousness of humanity becomes what it was born to be - an amazing creature, full of proud intelligence and incredible kindness. Fifty years ago I could only photograph the lathered necks and screaming eyes of racetrack horses; and today my lens captures how decorously and at the same time passionately our handsome black black man Kaogi composes words from letters. Previously, I would have been forced to document the “achievements of the national economy”, filming dull, lethargic, dull horses degrading in the manure of stud farms - but I film the training of free School horses, capable of performing the most complex elements without the slightest coercion. Yes, I'm lucky. I have something to say about the horse. But my task is too difficult. When looking at photographs of horses, people want to see the shine of polished wool, color-matched saddle pads and saddles, the red riding coats of so-called athletes, or stock footage of wild herds running along the shore. And I must testify to the amazing intelligence of horses with every work I do. It must convey the beauty that only academically trained horses, free from any violence, can preserve and enhance. Must catch and express the animal’s readiness to cooperate with someone who, having removed all the hardware and straps from it, “with sophisticated patience and decisive prudence” will raise a real horse of the Higher School.
Photo anatomy Neither I nor anyone who seriously deals with horses would ever sacrifice the slightest part of their health and peace of mind for the sake of the most brilliant shot. A horse trained without harm to itself can “pose” under the saddle for no more than 5 minutes a day! In addition, the “curriculum” will not be violated for the sake of filming. To all my requests to linger even for a split second, Nevzorov always replies: “Catch what you have, I won’t pose, and don’t interfere.” Among all my photographs of my husband, not a single one is staged! Or more. The anatomy of a horse's eye does not allow the use of a flash, and devices aimed at a horse dry the air very much and heat up the object they shine on, which is always uncomfortable for the horse. This means that neither flash in general nor devices in summer are acceptable. We have to look for other ways. I love shooting in natural light. I love cloudy and heavy, dramatic weather, bad weather. I love sunrises and sunsets. I don’t like photos on green grass in bright sunshine. Sometimes I shoot at night. And I almost always mislead my poor Canon about the real lighting mode with monstrously brazen cheating with balances. And for the manege filming, we built a huge, Hollywood-sized pavilion. I myself designed the window lighting system in such a way as to achieve the same warm color of our photographs. We have created a unique lighting system that is safe for horses. Here we conduct educational and artistic photo sessions and shoot our films. We are obsessed with horse health: animals are filmed only in comfortable conditions at home, in an arena, on the street, in their levadas, in their personal small park. We never subject them to the unnecessary stress of transportation, and if we need scenery, we make it ourselves rather than dragging horses to Lenfilm. Yes, this is generally some kind of natural desire to surround horses with exquisite luxury. After all, even a perfectly executed caracol or ter-a-ter will not look good against the backdrop of a shabby fence or trash can. There are certain traditions of perceiving beauty - they should not be violated. Expanding is worth it.
Horses and their people “General profile” photographers are usually either afraid of horses, or simply do not know how to anticipate the next horse gesture, or find the right angle that does not distort the perfect body. And I can lie in the path of a running horse, if necessary, and at the last moment manage to roll to the side. And I know horses. I know that no horse would appreciate having his portrait on the cover of Cavallo or Cheval Attitude, and if he had to go about his business, he would simply leave. I know that each element has strictly defined biomechanics, and I can calculate how high this or that horse will curl, I know how the muscles will contour during this or that movement. This is basic professionalism that is required of anyone who finds themselves close to a horse: as a teacher, doctor, scientist or photographer. I generally believe in professionalism. I believe that there is no such thing as attitude or mood. I have to go and film, so I go and film. If we need photographs for a magazine, for a chronicle, for a film, then the issue will be decided only by the weather, and not by my inspiration. And then, I’m not photographing the dirty gateways of St. Petersburg on a white night. I photograph horses and my husband - that is, those whom I love, those who always inspire me. In general, my husband is, in fact, my only teacher - I trust him, I listen to him. He can scold me, but everything is strictly to the point. His criticism is worth its weight in gold to me. Even if he says everything is fine, I ask him to point out the shortcomings. Moreover, he never cares how he turns out - what matters to him is how the horses look. If I failed to show the beauty and impressiveness of the horse, the photo goes into the trash, no matter how good Nevzorov looks in it. He is generally irritated by photographs in which he is depicted. His favorites are photographs of horses and loved ones. Kaogi with a ball. Son, me. And all his “ceremonial” portraits were made by me according to my desire and feeling. I love this man, I admire him and want to capture him the way he seems to me and likes him... He has already resigned himself. I never use Photoshop. I work the old fashioned way, like on film, which is now very rare, and perhaps even stupid. Anything that doesn't work out goes straight to the trash can. I don't have a single doctored photo. I don’t even touch the horizon line. Our designer selects photographs for books and magazines. He has excellent instincts and taste, and he is a talented photographer himself.
School life We live like medieval peasants. We get up early, work a lot, rarely go out. Our life is the life of our school, Nevzorov Haute Ecole, our business, our students, our horses. They are all well-mannered, they all trust the people who live with them, and no special problems arise in their work. For them, I am a court photographer, and they perceive me accordingly. The characters are, of course, different. Finger jokes - he likes to run a millimeter from the operator, so that his tail can smack him in the face and terrify him. He's a boor and a bully, but a bully with a heart of gold. Tashunko is simply an excellent student, you can’t complain about anything. Lipisina is fire, not a mare. I saw an invitation in a magazine to take part in an exhibition on the topic “Your Vision of Fire” - so her photo can claim first place. Kaogi is too handsome, too smart and disciplined, but he is spoiled, like any favorite: he is a good boy in class, but when classes are over, he immediately becomes a hooligan. From time to time I shoot on film sets, in Lenfilm pavilions. Photographing on the set of a film - and this is always difficult, because all the best spots are occupied by cameramen, and when a scene or episode has been filmed, and I ask the artists to stay for a minute and repeat what they did for the film, for me, everyone, even the most famous , begin to work for the camera, turn around, smile and show off. This is the most difficult thing about working on a film set. Besides, everything always takes a very long time. Three hours of makeup, then rehearsal, then the actual shooting, where I can take a few shots, then makeup again, rehearsal, takes and a few more shots. And so from early morning until late at night. In order not to get bored, I photograph everything and everyone around me: make-up artists, costumers and all sorts of mysteries of applying make-up. I make portraits for everyone in beautiful light, then I give them on a disk so that people can print what they like. Actors love to be photographed in costume as a souvenir, and I have fun at the same time. Sometimes I have to stand behind a video camera - then I take both photos and videos. But these are also, of course, “horse” films. I don’t photograph a child with horses, only if he’s close and strictly in his dad’s arms. Whatever they say, children and horses are incompatible: only a very sick horse can be quite “quiet and docile,” that is, safe for a child. Only an adult with theoretical and practical knowledge can approach the horse. Mom keeps a non-horse home chronicle. Mom is an amateur, but very gifted, and her work has already been covered by all Russian media. But I myself can’t always keep up with the baby. I don’t like staged children’s photography, and I don’t have time for it. True, if I find a child on his dad’s lap and the light is good, my first thought, of course, is to have time to film it! And I run for the camera. And although I’ve had to photograph all sorts of things in my life - I remember I even did some monuments at the Smolensk cemetery for Ogonyok - now I don’t have time for optional shooting. I am the editor-in-chief of Nevzorov Haute Ecole magazine, president of the Horse Revolution, Member of the Academic Council of the American Academy of Horse Sciences, I have articles, books, students, college. I simply don’t have time to walk around the city at night with a camera on my chest in search of interesting shots. Such thoughts don’t even arise. All the most important things in my life are close to me. At home. Favorite people. And favorite horses. All.
Lidiya Nevzorova is a professional photographer. Her work is impressive. Some of her works are presented here - photographs of horses, in which the master conveyed the greatness and beauty of these animals.
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Alexander Alexandrovich Nevzorov Jr.
Lydia Nevzorova’s greatest happiness is her son Alexander with Alexander Glebovich. The boy was born in 2007. From a very early age, it became clear that his character was “Nevzorov’s”: hooligan and domineering. Lydia jokes that previously only her husband commanded her, but now her son is also growing up to be a commander.
Sometimes in interviews Lydia Nevzorova mentions that she has a terrible character, and she very often has to step on her own throat in order to be close to her beloved man, whom she considers not just her husband, but also her mentor, and with whom her relationship is endless treasures.
Son of Alexander and Lydia Nevzorov
After 16 years of marriage, the Nevzorovs gave birth to a son, Alexander. Born in 2007, Sasha lives in a happy, wealthy family. The parents see their son as a creative person in the future, believing that science and education will open up the path to his goal. According to the Nevzorovs, the child of famous people does not necessarily have a famous future, but many roads in life are already open to their son.
The son of Alexander Nevzorov is educated at home, attends sports clubs, communicating with the children of his parents’ friends.
By his character, Alexander Jr. resembles his father, distinguished by his hooligan disposition and love of power. The son of Lydia and Alexander Nevzorov is growing up to be a real commander. Considering her husband a mentor, Lydia always finds time to strengthen the marriage. The publicist is accused of having affairs, but his wife does not give vent to her emotions and does not pay attention to rumors. Lydia is 45 years old and is focused on taking care of her family happiness, raising her son Alexander with her husband.
