Mikhail Boyarsky’s wife Larisa Luppian: “Misha’s fans have always annoyed me!”

Larisa Luppian: biography, childhood

The girl was born in January 1953 in the hot city of Tashkent (now the capital of the Republic of Uzbekistan). She received a sonorous and beautiful name - Larisa Luppian. The nationality of the actress is difficult to determine unambiguously: Russian, Estonian, German and Polish blood flows in her veins.

The father left the family when the girl was still in kindergarten. The actress recalls that no one ever really babysat her - basically the baby was left to her own devices. As a schoolgirl, Luppian Larisa Reginaldovna went to classes on her own, cooked her own breakfast and did her homework.

The future artist had a warm relationship only with her grandmother, who constantly spoiled her and stocked up the best toys for her granddaughter. But after her parents’ divorce, she had to separate from her grandmother, because her mother took the girl to another city.

Biography

The name of this woman is tightly connected with the name of the cinema star Mikhail Boyarsky. But Larisa Reginaldovna Luppian herself declared herself not only as Boyarsky’s wife, but also as an independent creative person. Luppian has achieved success in the acting profession - Larisa Reginaldovna People's Artist of Russia. Although the actress is much better known in theater circles.

Larisa Luppian was born in January 1953 in Tashkent. Along with the sonorous surname, the girl also got a mixed nationality. The actress’s father is half German, half Estonian, the heir of a noble family, and even the family coat of arms of this family has been preserved. The surname itself is translated from Latin as “quiet wolf.”

Actress Larisa Luppian

The desire to become an actress came to Larisa early. At the age of 9, the girl played the heroine of the same age as Dzidra in the feature film “You are not an orphan.” This is a film about an Uzbek blacksmith who adopted 14 orphans during the Great Patriotic War.

Larisa Luppian enjoyed going on the set so much that in 1970, after receiving her school certificate, the girl went to Leningrad, became a student at the famous LGITMiK and took Igor Vladimirov’s course.

Larisa Luppian: photos, film roles

In 1974, young Luppian graduated from LGITMiK. But, despite her bright and attractive appearance, the girl never received the status of an all-Union celebrity.

And it’s not even about Larisa’s hard work and abilities, but about the fact that while she was still studying, the artist met Mikhail Boyarsky. He was just graduating from LGITMiK. That's when their romance began, after which Larisa Luppian decided to focus on her personal life and be content with simple female happiness.

True, it was not possible to find family happiness right away: Boyarsky refused to get married. However, the girl stood her ground, and in the end the actors registered their relationship.

Larisa did not show much interest in cinema, but she still managed to appear in several films. Back in 1964, for the first time, the bright image of the future actress with the sonorous name Larisa Luppian flashed on television screens. The films “You Are Not an Orphan,” in which the artist starred as a girl, as well as the film “Late Meeting,” became iconic for Luppian.

Larisa Luppian: “Mom advised me: get a divorce!”

Larisa Luppian: “Mom advised me: get a divorce!”
“Behind a successful man there is always a wise woman.” In this case, this saying works one hundred percent. Larisa Luppian, wife of the famous Mikhail Boyarsky, rarely gives interviews. All the more valuable are her revelations about love, women's and men's lot, about children and grandchildren.

“What kind of an exemplary family are we?”

- Larisa, your couple is called exemplary - they have been together for so many years, raised two talented children, and now you help them with their grandchildren. What is the secret of your strong and long-lasting relationship?

- What are you saying, we are not exemplary - the journalists came up with that (smiles). An ordinary family. I didn’t even think that Misha and I would be together for so many years. My mother regularly gave me the only “useful advice”: “Get a divorce!” She herself did just that at one time: she broke up with my dad. As far as I remember, in my childhood they constantly quarreled. I have no idea why, they don’t explain it to the children, they don’t report it to them. Maybe the fact is that my mother has a strong character and she is not used to giving in to anything... True, a few years after the divorce they got back together and tried to mend the “broken cup.” But it didn’t work out, they broke up again, this time completely. Then my mother married another man, but things didn’t work out there either - she was left alone. She looked at me as if through the prism of her difficult female fate, not that indifferently, but... I grew up on my own. Therefore, even as a child, I decided: I will love, kiss, and adore my children. Actually, that’s how it happened.

“Didn’t they even raise their voices at them?”

“It happened that we quarreled with Misha. Causes? But who will remember these little things now - he returned home late, or the borscht, as it seemed to him, was under-salted. True, I tried not to let violent emotions break out in front of the children. Well, we never quarreled with Liza and Seryozha! Only mutual adoration, admiration and delight. I kissed them from head to toe, I don’t remember how many times a day. But I remember taking them, little ones, to the theater. Seryozha in a suit with a bow tie, Lizochka in a dress with a pearl necklace on her neck. I sit and cry: what beautiful children I have!

When we were in school, of course, I was strict. But how did it “manifest”? It was enough for me to look in bewilderment - and my children understood everything and drew conclusions. Seryozha grew up focused and thoughtful. And now it remains so. Although his position - he is an official - implies some cunning or even dishonesty. But Seryozha remains true to his ideals. Sometimes, consulting with dad on this or that matter, he says: “I could have done differently, but my conscience does not allow it.” To which Misha always tells him: “And that’s right, son, a calm conscience is the most important thing.”

Seryozha loved to sing; as a child, he literally listened to Joe Dassin’s record to bursting holes, and learned all the songs in French. Lisa was a mischievous minx, a cheat. Played naughty, laughed, jumped on the sofas. She still remains playful, cheerful, with a very easy character. You know, when she was little she hated new clothes. By that time, we had the opportunity to travel abroad; Misha and I went to America on tour and brought literally mountains of clothes. But Lisa didn’t want to wear anything. He puts on an old tracksuit and walks around - it’s impossible to change his clothes. By the way, Lisa did not have a transitional age or teenage problems - she remained as her mother’s daughter. Her studies, however, sometimes slowed down, and she was a little lazy. Our dad showed amazing gentleness: “It’s okay, daughter: twos, threes, let it be - as long as you grow up to be a good girl!” I immediately rushed to hire tutors, and little by little I got better.

“To say that I suffered is to say nothing”

— Do you think that in a family a woman should give in more often, or a man?

- I think it's a woman. And that's okay. Because life is harder for a man. They are only outwardly strong, but inside they are much more vulnerable than us. Here is a boy growing up in a family - they care for him, cherish him, love him... Just like Misha, for example, his mother loved him - she ironed his shirts, fed him. Although they did not live richly, he always gave the impression of a child who grew up in a more than wealthy family, almost a major. Apparently, their whole family was focused only on Misha, so that everything would be fine with him... And suddenly, can you imagine, such a boy becomes a husband. Get married - now you have to earn money yourself, bear responsibility... It's difficult. More difficult than for a woman to take care of her man and children is to love them. Still, the world asks more from a man.

“For many women, it’s a big problem: how to be a good wife, and a caring mother, and even succeed in the profession, make a career.” How did you solve this puzzle?

- Life itself suggested a solution. I was a very sought after artist. Then I got married, gave birth to Serezhenka - and the main director of the theater, Igor Petrovich Vladimirov, suddenly abruptly stopped giving me roles. Before that, I was his favorite student, I played a lot - and here suddenly there were almost six years of uselessness and silence. Moreover, there was no quarrel or obvious conflict - just complete rejection on his part, dying indifference. And he began to treat this way not only to me, but to many. Apparently, he was going through some kind of internal crisis of his own...

To say that I suffered is to say nothing. World turned upside down. I fell into a terrible depression. High temperature, every day 37.2. She seems healthy, but she has a fever. I visited all the doctors. They examined her and rendered a verdict: healthy. As a result, I was referred to a psychotherapist. The woman doctor began to ask about the theater - and suddenly tears began to flow in my eyes. The psychotherapist said: “Well, now everything is clear!” I cried. Of course, I didn’t solve my problem, but the temperature dropped to 36.6, and I started to get better. It became easier.

In total, my difficult period lasted from 27 to 33 years old. But this is the best age for an actress, the prime age: when you are young, but you already have experience. As a result, I left for another theater. There she just straightened her shoulders a little, perked up - and then the time came for perestroika. People almost stopped being interested in art. And the Lenin Komsomol theater, where I moved, occupied a gigantic area, and just imagine: a huge hall, and in it a small group of spectators. And before that, in Vladimirov’s Lensovet theater there was a full house, people had been lining up since night to buy a ticket - “Lensovet” was thundering... However, during perestroika, things weren’t going very well there either. It’s also a terrible thing for an artist to play in an empty hall. I’m terribly ashamed, I have only one thought: why am I going on stage?.. I thought about leaving the profession altogether. But after some time, Igor Petrovich again called me to Lensovet and offered me roles. I returned and started playing. And somehow things gradually got better... And then, after all, there is a silver lining: during a period of professional lack of demand, I was able to pay more attention to the children.

— Can you say that at that time the children saved you?

- Undoubtedly! If it weren't for my family, I don't know what would keep me in life. I don’t understand women who live only for work. I think this is terrible...

"We are the hippie generation"

— You became a grandmother at forty-something. How did you change your mind: just a young woman - and suddenly a “granny”?

— I admit: I was shocked. Seryozha, of course, pleased us too early by becoming a father. I’m still young, playing love-carrot on stage - and suddenly it’s on you! (smiles)… How to convince yourself that you are getting old and this is inevitable? 50 years, 60, 70?.. This is terrible, you can go crazy! But the pleasant inevitability is grandchildren. I adore both Seryozha’s daughters and Lisa’s son. I kiss and fall in love the same way I used to love children. True, you can’t really pamper your eldest granddaughter now: she’s going through a difficult transitional age. But I think everything will pass - adulthood comes quickly.

- And yet your family is somehow special. There are divorces and conflicts everywhere – but you have peace, quiet and God’s grace.

- It's not all that bad. Both Lisa and Seryozha have many wonderful friends who have complete families where they care about each other. Children are taken to developmental centers, where they are occupied with dance, music, and foreign languages. And everything is friendly, with pleasure, in tenderness, harmony and love. A wonderful phenomenon! You just probably need to get into this circle.

I think I know the reason for these positive changes and changes. The fact is that our generation - those whose youth was in the 1970s - is the generation of hippies. It was a monstrous time. So-called free love: men walked left and right - with whomever they wanted and when they wanted. They sat all night long in dirty kitchens, drank cheap wines and ports, and smoked cigarettes. Long, dirty hair, bell-bottomed trousers... The unfortunate women tried to drag their beloved men into the registry office, because they passionately wanted a normal family, but the men resisted - the vaunted freedom was more valuable to them. And in such conditions children were born, growing up among this kitchen smoke like a rocker. Now these children have grown up. And they, it seems to me, wanted to protest and decided to live differently. Fashion, again. We borrow a lot from America, but they now cultivate a healthy lifestyle and large families. And God willing. Let there be family values, this brings happiness to children. At least while you are little, let them love you, caress you, ride you on carousels, read books. A child should receive his portion of happiness and love in childhood! Then he grows up happy, harmonious, and he himself brings creation, warmth, and love into the world. This is the formula for life and family that I have come up with for myself...

"Late Meeting"

The melodrama “Late Meeting” was directed by Vladimir Shredel (“White Poodle”, “The Night Guest”). Alexey Batalov was invited to play the main role, who embodied the image of Sergei Gushchin on the screens. The film begins with Gushchin looking for his beloved Natalya throughout Leningrad. And when he doesn’t find the girl, he remembers the story of how they met.

The role of that same Natalya Proskurova, an aspiring theater actress, was played by Larisa Luppian. Feelings suddenly arise between Natalya and Sergei. But despite the fact that they feel good with each other, the couple cannot decide on a relationship due to the large age difference. In addition, Gushchin is married. So they break up without admitting their feelings to each other.

In addition to Luppian and Batalov, the film featured such stars as Margarita Volodina (“Amphibian Man”), Tatyana Dogileva (“Pokrovsky Gate”) and Mikhail Gluzsky (“Transit”).

Unfortunately, Larisa never played major roles in films. In general, her filmography includes only 15 works.

Creativity[ | ]

Theater roles[ | ]

Scene from the play “The Trial” at the Leningrad Theater. Lenin Komsomol. In the role of Rednitz Yuri Zatravkin, in the role of Irene Goffman Larisa Luppian, in the role of Lawson Vladimir Tykke, 1987 Rehearsal of the play Dragon Theater Leningradsky Lenkom in the role of Cat V. Sukhorukov in the role of Elsa L. Luppian, 1988

Baby and Carlson, who lives on the roof (Bethan)
Lefty (Flea, Muryshkina, Queen)
Doors slam (Daniel)
Eldest son (Nina)
How to draw a bird
Troubadour and his friends (Princess)
Last summer in Chulimsk (Valentina)
Snow Queen (Gerda)
The Taming of the Shrew (Bianca)
Hurry to do good (Olya)
Winner (Zoya, Dashenka)
The Threepenny Opera (Polly Peachum)
Man and Gentleman (Viola)
Gaslight (Mrs Manningham)
Tomorrow there was war (Valentina Andronovna)
Cunning and Love (Lady Milford)
Talents and fans (Smelskaya)
You and only you (Annie)
Face (Ottilie Egermann)
Little girl (Olga Somova)
Beautiful Sunday for a picnic (Elina)
Process (Irene Goffman)
Dragon" (Elsa)
The Marriage of Belugin" (Elena)
1985 - The Gadfly based on the novel by Ethel Lilian Voynich. Director: Gennady Egorov
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Gemma
Group (Nina)
Intimate life (Amanda)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Martha)
Mixed Feelings (Christina Miller)
A Streetcar Named Desire (Blanche)
Frederic, or Boulevard of Crimes (Georges)
Simplicity is enough for every wise man (Sofya Ignatievna Trusina)
Reserve (Victoria Albertovna)
NIGHT AND DAY (Zhanna)
Forest (Raisa Pavlovna Gurmyzhskaya)

Movie roles[ | ]

1962 - You are not an orphan - Dzidra, adopted daughter
1974 - An extra day in June (television play)
1979 - Late meeting (“Gray hair is urgently needed”) - Natasha Proskurova, young Leningrad theater and film actress
1984 - Bouquet of mimosa and other flowers - Alena
1987 - My combat team
1992 - The Musketeers twenty years later - nun
1994 - Capercaillie
1999 - I pay it forward! — Polina Ametistova
2002 - Intimate life - Amanda
2004 - Streets of Broken Lanterns-6 - Zelenina
2005 - Secrets of the investigation - Polyanskaya, Kalabanov’s wife
2005 - Your own alien life - Irina Vladimirovna, owner of the Byzantium restaurant
2006-2007 - Hounds - investigator Chulkova
2007 - Irony of fate. Continuation - receptionist at the airport
2009 - A word to a woman (TV series)
2009 - Bravo, Laurencia!

Working on television[ | ]

Author and presenter of the “Theater Binoculars” program.

Cartoon dubbing[ | ]

2003 - 101 Dalmatians 2: Patch's London Adventure - Paddy

Theater

Larisa Luppian, whose biography is inextricably linked with the theater, still appears on the theater stage, despite the fact that in 2015 she turned 62 years old.

Even during her studies, Larisa Luppian’s course was taught directly at the Lensovet Theater. Therefore, while still a student, Larisa appeared on stage as a princess in the play “Troubadour and His Friends.” By the way, Boyarsky played the main role in this production.

It was during rehearsals that the future married couple truly became close. But Larisa recalls that she did not immediately fall in love with Mikhail. She was confused by his bright appearance. However, Boyarsky was not going to give up so easily, and soon Larisa began to fall in love with him. Mikhail tried in every possible way to take care of the small and defenseless girl. But when all the most “interesting” things happened between them, the ladies’ man quickly lost interest in his passion.

From now on, performing with him in the same theater became agony for Larisa. The woman was wise enough not to bombard the man with questions and complaints. Within a month, Boyarsky returned to his beloved, and they soon got married. So the couple worked side by side for more than 20 years in the same theater.

Films and theater

The course in which Larisa Reginaldovna studied was organized at the Lensovet Theater. Therefore, students from the first year took to the stage. They were involved in extras and given small roles. Already in her 2nd year, Luppian was entrusted with a major role - Daniel in the popular production of “Doors Slam”.

Larisa Luppian in the play “Troubadour and His Friends”

Immediately after receiving her diploma, Larisa Luppian’s creative biography began to develop rapidly. The young actress was accepted into the troupe of the Lensovet Theater and, thanks to her own skills, soon became a leading artist.

The actress was entrusted with the main roles in the productions of “Troubadour and His Friends”, “Eldest Son”, “Last Summer in Chulimsk”, “The Threepenny Opera” and others.

In 1986, Larisa Reginaldovna briefly changed the stage: she moved to the Lenin Komsomol Theater. This happened due to disagreements with the main director Igor Vladimirov, who had a difficult character.

Larisa Luppian in the play “Last Summer in Chulimsk”

Larisa Luppian does not have a scandalous or quarrelsome character, and also considers Igor Vladimirov her favorite teacher, so the transition to another theater did not happen suddenly. For six years the actress endured that the director did not give her roles. And only when the break in her theatrical career was already too long, the actress decided to go to the Lenin Komsomol Theater.

The reasons for the conflict and Luppian’s removal from roles are unknown to the press, but in an interview she talks about two probable ones. The actress notes that an authoritarian approach flourishes in the theatrical sphere, so each director can simply push out unwanted artists and not give them roles.

Larisa Luppian in the play A Streetcar Named Desire

The actress names her husband's fame as the second reason for her own unemployment. During that period, Mikhail Boyarsky's star shone especially brightly. The artists were jealous of the actor and musician, but they could not do anything about it. Luppian suggested that the director was jealous of Boyarsky’s popularity, and therefore decided to take advantage of his wife’s career.

But after 3 years, Vladimirov asked Luppian to return. Since then, the actress has constantly played at the Lensovet Theater. The artist created a long gallery of stage images. Performances with the participation of Luppian “Gaslight”, “You and Only You”, “Love to the Grave”, “A Streetcar Named Desire” and “Intimate Life” were an incredible success.

Larisa Luppian in the film “Paying It Forward”

The cinematic biography of Larisa Luppian is not as rich as the theatrical biography. The most famous are the paintings “Late Meeting”, “Crying Forward”, “Bouquet of Mimosa and Other Flowers” and “The Musketeers Twenty Years Later”.

As Larisa Luppian later admitted in an interview, the actress was sure that the film “Late Meeting” would become a breakthrough in her creative biography. But after the release of this picture on screens, there was neither a stream of proposals for new filming in leading roles, nor deafening fame.

Larisa Luppian in the film "Late Meeting"

And although today journalists and film critics also wonder why this film did not cause a sensation and did not glorify the actress, Larisa Reginaldovna herself notes that the film most likely came at the wrong time. It turned out to be too impressionistic for that moment in time, and therefore did not achieve recognition. The premiere of the film went unnoticed, and the film gained popularity years after its first showing.

Luppian also has television plays, including the most striking “5 Minutes Remaining”, “Young Man with a Glove”, “Troilus and Cressuda” and “Mont Oriol”.

Larisa Luppian

Larisa Luppian also tried herself as a TV presenter. She was the author and presenter of the “Theater Binoculars” program.

In 1999, Larisa Luppian was awarded the title of People's Artist of Russia.

Marriage to Boyarsky

Luppian never tried to step out of the shadow of her famous husband.

There are many rumors and conversations swirling around the marriage of Luppian and Boyarsky. After all, “d’Artagnan” was never distinguished by exemplary behavior. Meanwhile, Larisa lived with the actor almost all her life and did not particularly complain.

We must pay tribute to the woman’s patience. First, by hook or by crook, she lured her lover to the registry office, and then made him an exemplary family man. When asked by journalists about how the actress managed to tame Mikhail, Luppian replies that this can only be done with love and affection.

Immediately after his marriage, Boyarsky settled down and began to try to turn their house into a “full cup.” The actor still surprises his wife and dotes on his children. Luppian and Boyarsky survived everything together: communal rooms and Mikhail’s addiction to alcohol. But today this couple no longer remembers past difficulties.

Personal life

Larisa Luppian met her future husband Mikhail Boyarsky during her student years. But their romance developed gradually. Love at first sight did not happen. Boyarsky had his head shaved and Larisa did not like him. In addition, at that time he was dating another beautiful student and was studying on a parallel course.

Larisa Luppian and Mikhail Boyarsky

Luppian and Boyarsky met again on the stage of the Lensovet Theater when their studies at LGITMiK were over. They were involved in the production of “Troubadour and His Friends.” And here the young actress took a closer look at Mikhail and changed her opinion about him. Now she decidedly liked Boyarsky. He turned out to be a cheerful and charming person who instantly became the life of any company.

And to Mikhail Boyarsky the girl seemed so defenseless and fragile (the actress’s height is about 160 cm) that he immediately wanted to take her under his protection and patronage. Which he soon did. The novel developed gradually. One day the understanding came that there was no way to be apart. They merried. There were various periods in their lives, sometimes quite difficult. But this couple managed to overcome all the trials of life with dignity, without losing their tender feelings for each other.

Larisa Luppian and Mikhail Boyarsky with children

The marriage produced two wonderful children. Son Sergei received an economic education, but creativity is not alien to him: he writes poetry and songs. Her daughter Elizaveta Boyarskaya chose the acting path, although at first she planned to become a journalist.

In an interview, Mikhail Boyarsky once said that his wife “put all of herself on the altar of the family,” but Larisa Luppian does not agree with the words of her own husband. The woman notes that she, of course, is glad to succeed as a wife and mother, but still, her constant stay with her family was not a personal choice. This is rather a forced step, because at that time there was an impressive break in the actress’s creative biography.

Larisa Luppian with family

Larisa Reginaldovna confidently states that she would like to have more roles and more career success. At the same time, the woman has no doubt that this would not harm the family and children, they would only be even more proud of their star mother. But both the actress herself and film critics admit that Larisa Luppian, despite all the obstacles, was still able to declare herself as a talented and original actress.

The fact that the actress is not ready to sacrifice everything for the sake of her family was confirmed by Larisa Luppian with her actions. Once a woman even filed for divorce because she was tired of enduring constant insults and humiliation of her own dignity. According to rumors, from 1985 to 2009 Boyarsky and Luppian were not officially married. But journalists suggest that the stars were not so much quarreling as they were resolving the housing issue. At the same time, the family does not “wash dirty linen in public”, the artists do not swear on air, and do not share their experiences on social networks or Instagram.

Children

Larisa Luppian always tried to pamper her children with parental attention, express her love for them as often as possible and, of course, not scold them. Already from childhood, she taught her offspring good manners: she took them to performances at the Mariinsky Theater, dressed them in evening suits and admired them.

At school, Elizaveta and Sergei did not do well. There were also triplets. Then Larisa rushed to hire tutors so as not to let the children get away with it. Lisa had especially indefatigable energy, who loved to laugh, joke, and play pranks.

When her daughter was studying at the theater school, it was Larisa who persuaded her to start acting in films. The fact is that filming while studying is prohibitive for many theater students, but Luppian was ready to “cover up her daughter’s sins” and help her “dodge.”

Larisa's eldest son serves as a government official. Moreover, the mother emphasizes that he does this exclusively honestly, without bribes.

Fragile but strong

The girl decided on her future profession at an early age. When she was 9 years old, she was invited to play a role in the film “You are not an orphan.” This role was not an easy one and was about a girl who was left without parents during the war. She and 13 other children were adopted by a blacksmith from Uzbekistan.

Despite the complexity of the role, the girl liked the atmosphere that reigned on the set. After graduating from school, Larisa didn’t think for a second, took her certificate and went to St. Petersburg to enter a theater university.

The girl’s strong character allowed her not to get lost among the young and talented actors of her university. Even from her elementary years, she began to be offered small roles in the theater. After graduating from the theater institute, Larisa was assigned to the Lensovet Theater.

It is with this theater that Luppian has many memories, both pleasant and not so pleasant. For some time she had to leave its walls. This was due to disagreements that arose with the artistic director of this theater. Larisa endured the lack of roles for as long as she could , but at one point she gathered her courage and announced her resignation.

A few years later, Larisa received a call from the same director of the Lensovet Theater and invited her to come back. The actress accepted the invitation and to this day performs on the stage of this theater.

Luppian's creative biography also included several film appearances in feature films. But they did not bring her the desired popularity. Larisa herself says that these films came at the wrong time and modern critics agree with her. Viewers of that time simply did not accept these pictures and the themes that were raised in them.

Relationships with grandchildren

Larisa Luppian believes that today family traditions are finally being revived in Russia. First of all, she judges by the families of her own children and their many married friends. What the artist likes most is that in modern families, spouses do everything together: they raise children, decide together which educational clubs they should go to, etc.

Larisa herself has already become a grandmother three times. Her grandchildren regularly come to visit, since the family of her eldest son lives in St. Petersburg, and Elizaveta Boyarskaya often brings her grandson from Moscow so that his famous relatives can babysit him.