Lyudka from the film "Love and Doves": Mom died on the day of my departure

Biography

“Lyudk, oh Lyudk!” - this colorful phrase, uttered by the main character of the “golden” comedy “Love and Doves” with the unforgettable intonation of Nina Doroshina, immediately brings to mind the charming actress Yanina Lisovskaya. The 23-year-old girl played the eldest daughter of the Kuzyakins, whose life was invaded by an insidious homewrecker.

Yanina Lisovskaya in the film “Love and Doves”

The role brought fame to the young actress and has remained her calling card for four decades. But the artist herself, who so clearly declared herself in Soviet cinema, has not been seen for a long time. Where is she, the beloved “Lyudka” of millions of viewers in the post-Soviet space?

Yanina Sokolovskaya's ex-husband - Alexander Ugryumov

Yanina Sokolovskaya’s ex-husband, Alexander Ugryumov, came to Moscow from a small provincial town to receive acting education. Yanina and Alexander studied at the same theater school, but only noticed each other when they had to play roles in a play together on stage. The girl immediately became interested in the young man also for the reason that at that time he was already acting in films - one could ask him for advice on how to behave correctly on the set.

None of those around believed in the sincerity of the feelings of the young people. Everyone thought that they were too different: she was a native Muscovite - he was from the provinces, she was a little frivolous - he only thought about his career. Despite this, the couple dated until graduation. Then, because of stupidity, they quarreled and did not communicate for more than a year.

However, it is not for nothing that people say that you cannot escape fate. Some time later, when Alexander was staging the next play, the main character fell ill before the premiere and then he turned to his ex-wife for help. Since then, the couple has not been separated; after the painting, the guests were invited to one of the best restaurants in the capital.

The decision was made together after Yanina’s husband honestly admitted to her that he fell in love with another woman and did not want to deceive his current wife. Sokolovskaya did not create violent scenes or expose her emotions to everyone - they simply quietly divorced. After this, the actress, in order to survive the separation, devoted herself entirely to raising her daughter and work, maintaining a warm relationship with her ex-husband.

Childhood and youth

The actress is a native Muscovite. She was born in the early autumn of 1961 into a creative, artistic family, where her father was a soloist in the capital’s Philharmonic: Konstantin Lisovsky’s classic tenor sounded from the stages of famous theaters in Russia and Europe. Yanina grew up behind the scenes and already as a child knew that she would certainly go on stage and, like her father, drown in the applause of enthusiastic spectators.

Yanina Lisovskaya with her parents and actress Elena Mayorova

Lisovskaya graduated from Gnesinka and went to the capital's theater universities. The first time I entered three famous ones: GITIS, the Moscow Art Theater School and “Pike”. She settled on the Moscow Art Theater, easily overcoming the competition of 110 people per place. Yanina Lisovskaya’s choice was dictated by her deep admiration for Oleg Efremov, the mentor who was taking his course that year.

Future stars of Soviet and Russian cinema Alexander Feklistov, Dmitry Brusnikin and Vera Sotnikova became the Muscovite’s classmates. In addition to Efremov, Yanina’s teachers were talented theater and cinema actors - Andrei Myagkov, Alexander Kalyagin, Alla Pokrovskaya. In 1982, Yanina Lisovskaya, having received her diploma, joined the troupe of RAMT, formerly the Central Children's Theater.

Excerpt characterizing Lisovskaya, Yanina Konstantinovna

- Have I forgotten? No, I also thought that you were definitely putting a treasure under your head,” said Rostov. - I put my wallet here. Where is he? – he turned to Lavrushka. - I didn’t go in. Where they put it is where it should be. - No... - You just throw it somewhere and forget. Look in your pockets. “No, if only I hadn’t thought about the treasure,” said Rostov, “otherwise I remember what I put in.” Lavrushka rummaged through the entire bed, looked under it, under the table, rummaged through the entire room and stopped in the middle of the room. Denisov silently followed Lavrushka’s movements and, when Lavrushka threw up his hands in surprise, saying that he was nowhere, he looked back at Rostov. - G'ostov, you are not a schoolboy... Rostov felt Denisov's gaze on him, raised his eyes and at the same moment lowered them. All his blood, which was trapped somewhere below his throat, poured into his face and eyes. He couldn't catch his breath. “And there was no one in the room except the lieutenant and yourself.” Here somewhere,” said Lavrushka. “Well, you little doll, move around, look,” Denisov suddenly shouted, turning purple and rushing at the footman with a threatening gesture. - Make sure you have a wallet, otherwise I’ll burn it. I'll kill everyone! Rostov, looking around Denisov, began to button up his jacket, strapped on his saber and put on his cap. “I tell you to have a wallet,” Denisov shouted, shaking the orderly by the shoulders and pushing him against the wall. - Denisov, leave him alone; “I know who took it,” Rostov said, approaching the door and not raising his eyes. Denisov stopped, thought and, apparently understanding what Rostov was hinting at, grabbed his hand. – Gasp! - he shouted so that the veins, like ropes, swelled on his neck and forehead. “I’m telling you, you’re crazy, I won’t allow it.” The wallet is here; I'll take the shit out of this mega-dealer, and it will be here. “I know who took it,” Rostov repeated in a trembling voice and went to the door. “And I’m telling you, don’t you dare do this,” Denisov shouted, rushing to the cadet to hold him back. But Rostov snatched his hand away and with such malice, as if Denisov were his greatest enemy, directly and firmly fixed his eyes on him. - Do you understand what you are saying? - he said in a trembling voice, - there was no one in the room except me. Therefore, if not this, then... He could not finish and ran out of the room. “Oh, what’s wrong with you and with everyone,” were the last words that Rostov heard. Rostov came to Telyanin’s apartment. “The master is not at home, they have left for headquarters,” Telyanin’s orderly told him. - Or what happened? - added the orderly, surprised at the upset face of the cadet. - There is nothing. “We missed it a little,” said the orderly. The headquarters was located three miles from Salzenek. Rostov, without going home, took a horse and rode to headquarters. In the village occupied by the headquarters there was a tavern frequented by officers. Rostov arrived at the tavern; at the porch he saw Telyanin's horse. In the second room of the tavern the lieutenant was sitting with a plate of sausages and a bottle of wine. “Oh, and you’ve stopped by, young man,” he said, smiling and raising his eyebrows high. “Yes,” said Rostov, as if it took a lot of effort to pronounce this word, and sat down at the next table. Both were silent; There were two Germans and one Russian officer sitting in the room. Everyone was silent, and the sounds of knives on plates and the lieutenant’s slurping could be heard. When Telyanin finished breakfast, he took a double wallet out of his pocket, pulled apart the rings with his small white fingers curved upward, took out a gold one and, raising his eyebrows, gave the money to the servant. “Please hurry,” he said. The gold one was new. Rostov stood up and approached Telyanin. “Let me see your wallet,” he said in a quiet, barely audible voice. With darting eyes, but still raised eyebrows, Telyanin handed over the wallet. “Yes, a nice wallet... Yes... yes...” he said and suddenly turned pale. “Look, young man,” he added. Rostov took the wallet in his hands and looked at it, and at the money that was in it, and at Telyanin. The lieutenant looked around, as was his habit, and suddenly seemed to become very cheerful. “If we’re in Vienna, I’ll leave everything there, but now there’s nowhere to put it in these crappy little towns,” he said. - Well, come on, young man, I’ll go. Rostov was silent. - What about you? Should I have breakfast too? “They feed me decently,” Telyanin continued. - Come on. He reached out and grabbed the wallet. Rostov released him. Telyanin took the wallet and began to put it in the pocket of his leggings, and his eyebrows rose casually, and his mouth opened slightly, as if he was saying: “yes, yes, I’m putting my wallet in my pocket, and it’s very simple, and no one cares about it.” .

Theater

In Lisovskaya’s creative biography, the theater played and continues to play an important role. At RAMT, the actress worked side by side with Evgeny Dvorzhetsky, Igor Nefedov, Boris Shuvalov. At the invitation of the former mentor of the course, Efremova appeared on the stage of the Moscow Art Theater, playing Sonya in the production of “Uncle Vanya”.

Yanina Lisovskaya in her youth

According to Lisovskaya, when she saw Innokenty Smoktunovsky, Evgeny Evstigneev, Vyacheslav Nevinny and a dozen other “icons” of Soviet cinema and theater, the words got stuck in her throat. But the young artist managed to overcome her shyness and begin rehearsal.

After the premiere, Oleg Efremov invited her to join the Moscow Art Theater troupe, but Lisovskaya did not immediately decide to leave the RAMT, which had become her home. Yanina appeared on two stages and managed to play in radio plays. The characters from the plays “The Three Musketeers”, “Pinocchio”, “Tomorrow There Was War”, “The Twelve Chairs” spoke in Lisovskaya’s voice.

Tempting offer

In the autumn of the same year, a coup d'état took place in the capital. There was a shooting in the city that resulted in people dying. Lyudmila's family lived in the White House area and saw all the horrors of that time. She says that even around the apartment they moved slightly bent over.

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Wolf began to constantly call Yanina and reassure her. In those moments, she began to understand that she could really trust this man. After some time, he came to Moscow to see the girl, despite the fact that the time was dangerous. He asked the actress to marry him. At this point she melted at the young man’s determination and could not refuse.

After this, Yanina had a difficult conversation with Oleg Efremov. The director of the theater was quite scrupulous about his actors. In total, they talked for about six hours, after which Efremov said that if she decided to return, he would take her back at any time.

Movies

Having noticed the aspiring actress in the graduation production “The Inspector General,” assistant director Yuri Chulyukin invited the girl to audition for the musical children’s film “I Don’t Want to Be an Adult.” This film, released in 1982, opens the film biography of the artist. Then there were roles in the films “Gateway to Heaven”, “Look Back” and “Greetings from the Front”, which did not bring Lisovskaya all-Union fame, but gave her experience working on the set.

Yanina Lisovskaya in the film “Look Back”

And in 1984, the premiere of the cult lyrical comedy by Vladimir Menshov took place, which brought the actress to the top. Due to the “alcoholic” scenes with the heavily drinking grandfather Mityai, whom Sergei Yursky brilliantly portrayed, the film was not initially released on television. But people lined up at the cinemas to see the heroes of Alexander Mikhailov, Nina Doroshina and Lyudmila Gurchenko.

After the stunning success in the film “Love and Doves,” offers began pouring in for the actress who played Lyudka so convincingly. She starred in the films “Mozzhukhin’s Field Guard”, “Man with an Accordion” and “Beyond the Vetluga River”.

Yanina Lisovskaya in the film “Love and Doves”

In the last film - a melodrama directed by Sergei Linkov - Yanina Lisovskaya was entrusted with the main role, which she shared with Vasily Mishchenko. Anatoly Romashin and Nina Ruslanova played secondary roles in the film.

In 1989, viewers saw the actress in the mini-series “Lucky Women.” In the drama about sniper friends who went through the Great Patriotic War and are looking for a place in peaceful life, Yanina Lisovskaya, Vera Glagoleva, Olga Ostroumova and Elena Proklova got the main roles.

Yanina Lisovskaya in the film “Women Who Are Lucky”

Yanina Lisovskaya’s career was developing rapidly, so the news of her move to Germany surprised her colleagues and fans. The actress was pushed to emigrate by love and marriage. For two years, Yanina was torn between the two countries until she found work at the Hannover theater. There Lisovskaya made her debut as a director, staging the plays “Little Muk”, “Ruslan and Lyudmila”, “The Inspector General”, “The Snow Queen” and others for children.

The filmography of the Russian actress continued with work in German cinema. Lisovskaya starred in the films “Living by the Rhine”, “Landing on the Moon”, “Swallow’s Nest”, “Flying in the Night - Disaster over Uberlingen”.

Yanina Lisovskaya in the series “UGRO. Simple guys-3"

In 2011, German viewers saw Yanina in the war melodrama directed by Anna Justice, “Lost Time,” about the romance of a Jewish girl and a member of the Polish resistance who found each other in a Nazi concentration camp in Poland. And in 2013, the drama “Park of Shards” by Bettina Blumner about the life of the Russian ghetto in Germany was released.

Yanina Lisovskaya: I dream about the film “Love and Doves”

Yanina Lisovskaya

“I remember opening my eyes, recognizing my husband, and saw that my daughter was alive! Four days of struggle with death seemed like a dream to me...”

With Nina Doroshina and Natalya Tenyakova. Still from the film “Love and Doves”.

-At Domodedovo airport I go through passport control. I just arrived from Germany, where I have lived for the last 19 years. The border guard girl peers carefully at my passport, then looks at me intently. “Oh, is that you?” - she is surprised. "I answer. But I can’t understand myself: what is she talking about? Even after the premiere of the film “Love and Doves,” no one recognized me on the street; my friends said: “You are completely different from your Lyudka.” And now so many years have passed... Just in case, I smile at the girl - she probably confused her with someone. As soon as I walked away, I heard behind me: “Do you remember her: “Lyudk, oh Lyudk!”?” This is what she says to her colleague. I don't turn around. But it's nice. Will anyone really find out?! Do they really remember?!

What can we say about the audience, if, probably, not all the actors who starred in the film “Love and Doves” know where I am now and what’s wrong with me. 28 years have passed since I played Lyudka, my most famous film role, and all sorts of twists and turns have happened in my life...

Capercaillie in lingonberries

In the summer of 1983, I received a call from the Mosfilm studio and was invited to audition. By that time, I had already graduated from the Moscow Art Theater School, starred in episodes of several films, and played on the stage of the Central Children's Theater. Arrived on the appointed day. I was asked to do the scene where I tie my father's tie. The director of the film, Vladimir Menshov, played along with me on camera. Then it was assumed that he himself would play Vasily. Vladimir Valentinovich noticed that I was worried and began to persuade me to relax. And I was worried because I didn’t know how to tie men’s ties. (Laughs.) It’s good that the tie was imaginary - I depicted something like that with my hands. A few days later they called me and invited me to film in Karelia. I had already visited those places when I was 14 years old. My dad Konstantin Pavlovich Lisovsky is a People’s Artist of Russia, singer and teacher, my mother Lyudmila Nikolaevna is a translator, such an intelligent family. Their favorite leisure activity has always been hiking. We rafted down wild rivers, spent the night in tents, and walked through so many forests! And we went on a hike near Medvezhyegorsk. Leaving those places, I remember thinking: “It would be nice to visit here again. When I grow up, I’ll definitely come again.” And now my dream came true seven years later.

On the first day we thought: what should I dress my Lyudka in? I remembered how, on our trips with my parents to Russian villages, I watched local girls. Behind their habits, conversations, clothes. And she suggested: let my Lyudka wear a dress, but at the same time, sweatpants. This was the custom among the villagers. Menshov liked this idea.

On the same day, I met the daughter of Vladimir Valentinovich and Vera Valentinovna Alentova, Yulya Menshova, on the site. She was only 14 years old then. A smart girl beyond her years, well read. She and I somehow became friends immediately. During breaks between filming, we ran into the forest to pick mushrooms and swam in the river. And to this day Yulia and I are close friends.

I remember that in the first days I really liked the menu in the local canteen: fried whitefish with mashed potatoes or porcini mushroom soup. Is it possible to eat this in the capital?! But then I got tired of this monotony. I decided that I would cook myself in the hotel room. I got hold of a small electric stove. She conjured a lot of things: salmon soup, potatoes with mushrooms, whitefish too, but according to her own recipe. Almost all members of the film crew gathered for my cooking. Vladimir Menshov sometimes said: “There is no Lyudka in today’s episodes. Yana, cook us something delicious!” And once he asked: “Tomorrow Lyusya Gurchenko will arrive, let’s surprise her with something special.” I then stewed wood grouse meat in lingonberry sauce. Gurchenko praised her very much...

I remember they were filming a scene where Gurchenko’s heroine Raisa Zakharovna comes to our house and a fight occurs, where: “Girls, stop your mother!” We are sitting in the dressing room before filming. Lyudmila Markovna watches Lada Sizonenko, who played my younger sister Olya, being combed. And her hair is so beautiful and long. Gurchenko looked and looked and sighed: “God doesn’t give a horn to a carnivorous cow.” Her hair wasn't that voluminous. But this was said not with envy, but with a certain self-irony.

Call in German

After the release of the film “Love and Doves,” at one time we became friends with the performer of the role of my brother Lenka, Igor Lyakh.

One day he invited me to a company. There, among other actors, there was Igor Volkov. By that time, he had already played the young Mikhail Lomonosov in the famous serial film. He turned out to be a well-read, smart guy. It was so interesting to talk to him... Now I think: no, it was not love! I don’t even want to remember this person and that period! Our combination turned out to be disastrous. We got married in 1988, but after some two years we finally separated.

In 1991, the Moscow Art Theater and I went on tour to the German town of Göttingen. What a beautiful city this is! After the first performance, the German artist Wolf Liszt came to us backstage. He suggested organizing parties during the tour so that artists from the two countries could get to know each other better. That's how we started becoming friends.

And then one day I come home after a performance, open my mailbox, and there is a letter. From Wolf. In Russian (with errors, of course). He asked to see you. And then I realized that I was behaving incorrectly. We still need to meet and explain. But on the date she couldn’t say “no” to Wolf, she simply asked him to wait a little with the relationship. He flew to Germany, and six weeks later showed up again in Moscow. He called me and in Russian (!) invited me to go for a walk. It turns out that in such a short period he became so comfortable in our language! And this is to please me. And, you know, it shocked me!

Many positive qualities can be identified in Wolf's character. But the main thing that surprised me then was the responsibility for my words. How do Russians communicate?! "Let's call each other". And that means these people won’t call for a long time. And the Germans, if they say: “I’ll call,” then they will call. It was this commitment in everything and reliability that won me over.

We celebrated the wedding in Freiburg, where Wolf was working at that time. I loved and was loved. And this seemed to me the most important thing. When I returned back to Moscow, one of my friends asked: “How are you?” And I answered completely sincerely: “You know, I’m absolutely happy!”

Frau, shame on you!

In Germany, I occupied the niche that, for example, Donatas Banionis occupied in Soviet cinema. (Laughs.)

Of course, it was difficult to get used to the German way of life, to the German mentality. They are careful in everything! As one German friend said: “If order is taken away from us, we will die!” At first, this passion for order irritated me - you will be pulled down thirty-five times if you even put the toe of your shoe on the roadway. I remember crossing the road where there was no pedestrian crossing. Well, we’re used to it: there are no cars, which means you can run. (Laughs.) But suddenly the woman who was holding the little boy’s hand shouted to me: “Frau, shame on you! The child is looking at you!” And it is right. But I remember another incident: Wolf and I were moving from one rented apartment to another. So, the owner came to take over the home and said: “I saw dust in the sockets, clean it again.” And here I was, eight months pregnant, crawling around with cotton swabs and wiping the inside of the sockets. And half an hour later, workers in boots, called by this same owner, entered the house and... began to tear off the wallpaper to make repairs!

Horrible dream

One fine day, Wolf brought me to the maternity hospital. We understood that I was due to give birth any day now, and therefore it was better for me to go to bed early. This was the closest Catholic hospital to our home. There, as it turned out, doctors preached minimal medical intervention in the birth process. And so, when my contractions started, it turned out that my daughter had a short umbilical cord. Therefore, serious complications arose.

Vasya began to have heart problems, and I began to have blood poisoning. It was already a question of whether we would both survive. The doctors warned the husband about this. We decided to have surgery. Wolf insisted on his presence at the operating table. I had a caesarean section under general anesthesia. Wolf, who was with me every minute, delivered the child right there in the operating room. I opened my eyes. The head is noisy after anesthesia, the body aches. A man stands in the doorway with a child in his arms. I recognized my husband and smiled: how much he now looks like Madonna and Child. God, my daughter is alive! Four days of fighting death seemed like a dream to me. A terrible, painful dream...

Now Vasilisa is already 14 years old. Beautiful, smart girl. For some reason it seems to me that she will also grow up to be an actress. He sings well, plays the piano, and even dances on the German hip-hop team. (Laughs.) Speaks Russian and German.

*****

Despite the fact that I have lived abroad for so many years, I still love Moscow.

I now have a lot of work in both Russia and Germany. I write plays, stage plays, act on stage, act in German films. Now I collaborate with the Russian Youth Theater. There is one thing I really miss: Russian cinema. For some reason they don't call me. I dream of going on set again with Russian artists. And sometimes at night I dream about Karelia and Medvezhyegorsk. And the filming of our favorite comedy “Love and Doves”.

Yanina Lisovskaya: I dream about the film “Love and Doves” / Newspaper “Stavropolskaya Pravda” / September 27, 2012

Personal life

Unlike the heroine Lyudka from Menshov’s comedy, Yanina Lisovskaya’s personal life was happy. Yanina met fellow actor Wolf Liszt in the early 1990s while on tour in Göttingen, Germany. At first there was friendship, but it soon grew into love.

Yanina Lisovskaya and Igor Volkov

At the time of her acquaintance with Wolf, Lisovskaya’s life included an ended marriage with Igor Volkov, known to viewers for his leading role in the series about Mikhail Lomonosov. Lisovskaya was introduced to Volkov by Igor Lyakh (Lenka’s brother in Menshov’s comedy). The actors got married in 1988, but after 2 years they realized that marriage was a mistake. They officially broke up 4 years later, when true love appeared in Yanina’s life.

Yanina Lisovskaya with her family

The desire to have children came true in 1998: the actress gave birth to a daughter to her German husband, who was given the Russian name - Vasilisa. The girl, like her parents, is artistic and gifted. Sings beautifully, plays the piano, dances and speaks two languages, Russian and German. Family comes first for the actress.

Sad marriage

An intelligent, smart and well-mannered young man made a special impression on Yanina. She spent a lot of time with Igor. They thought that their views on life were completely the same. Therefore, marriage seemed like a very reasonable idea to them. Yanina and Igor were one hundred percent sure then that what was happening between them was true love.

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After two years, the young people decided to divorce. Yanina herself does not like to remember the first experience of her life together. Most likely, there was too much difference between real life and dreams. The actress never talked about why they decided to divorce, and Igor does not answer questions at all that relate to his personal life.

The actress says that after the divorce she never met her first husband, and has no idea how his future life turned out. However, after the breakup, she thought that her destiny was loneliness, just like her character, Lyudmila.

Yanina Lisovskaya now

The Russian-German actress is in demand in Germany: Lisovskaya appears on screens and teaches at two theater schools. From cozy but provincial Freiburg, the couple moved to Hanover, where theater life is in full swing. Yanina Lisovskaya stages plays on radio and theater stages, writes plays and shares her experience with students.

Yanina Lisovskaya

In 2012, she starred in the famous German crime series Crime Scene, where each episode is a separate story. The project is so loved by viewers in Germany and Austria that, having begun in 1970, it continues in 2018: 46 seasons have already been released.

Successful tour

After the collapse of the USSR, difficult times began, practically no films were made, and almost all artists faced stagnation in their work. Fortunately, Yanina was in great demand for the theater stage. While touring abroad, she got a great chance to find her happiness. However, Yanina did not immediately consider her future husband.

The Moscow Art Theater tour took place in Göttingen. Wolf Liszt, a German actor, wanted to get closer to his Soviet colleagues and often began organizing joint gatherings. It was at that time that everyone became acquainted with each other and subsequently maintained communication. A year passed, and Wolf met Janina again in Germany, then the actor himself came to the capital to watch the theater festival.

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