How did you meet Andrey?
We were introduced to Andrei by a chance, if I may say so, then it turned out that it was fate. We had common acquaintances, but we went a long way to staying together, at first there were several dates on which we left the wrong impression of each other. (smiles)
How long have you been together?
We have been together for 4 years. Of course, this is nothing in relation to eternity, but it’s already enough for us, our characters are in principle incompatible
Do you like football yourself? Do you attend matches
I love football, by itself. The game makes me worry, and it's always interesting, and of course, I became more interested in it after I met my husband.
I am always present at home matches, if I am healthy, I also go to away matches, but in those cities in which my friends remain. I combine football and the opportunity to see them
Do you communicate with the wives of other players, if so, with whom?
Of course, I communicate with wives. There are just acquaintances, there are close friends. Maria Bazhenova, Marina Kasaeva, Zinoviev Maria and Maria Ryzhikova. In good relations with Maria Bilyaletdinova, only Maria something (smiles) Plus a lot of wives I know from Ukraine. I'm afraid you can't list them all, but basically a lot of wives from Rubin
How do you feel about fans?
If the fans are real, and not just one name, then I'm fine, otherwise we have a lot of "specialists" who just come to yell in the right place and out of place
Fortunately, my husband is not a star, so the Lord fenced me off from fatatok in the worst sense of the word, but admirers of his "creativity" are still rare, but I treat them well if they are adequate (smiles)
Do you discuss your husband's game at home?
In my free time I like to visit various events, exhibitions, theaters and concerts, as well as meet friends, I love karaoke
What do you yourself do in life? Where do you study?
I do a lot of things in life. I graduated from GITIS, as well as an institute with a degree in IMAGELOGY. I am fond of fashion, I work on various projects as a stylist. This year I plan to enter the "art history department" and open my own atelier, if everything works out)
It may be possible to work as a stylist in the cinema, but I don’t like to make plans, and even more so, it’s still unknown where my husband will continue his career
Where did you like your vacation the most? And where are you planning to relax this year?
I don’t work to rest, so I liked every vacation wherever we were), especially since we have our own, interesting and friendly company, and each country has its own culture and its own flavor
We'll be alive, we'll go to America, we haven't been there yet, there is interest in this big country)
How do you like Krasnodar? Did you immediately get used to the atmosphere, to the new place?
Krasnodar is a southern city and the people here are temperamental, but Kazan is closer to me, with its architecture and upbringing of people, and there are many friends, a lot of water, our wedding was there (smiles)
I am not a picky person, and I get used to everything quickly, especially since to be cunning, the conditions are good for us, but we have not taken root here yet, and I think this is not "our" city by many criteria
Tell us about the most vivid memory related to your relationship or your husband's football career.
A vivid memory, this is one of the first dates on which my husband’s friend asked me to put on Andrey’s jersey for the game that was in Rostov and said that he asked for it. I put it on and spent the whole game, challenging the honor and dignity of the Siberia team and Andrey in particular. Of course, I flew in there a little, but I was proud of myself, and Andrey was subdued by my courage (laughs)
Yura and I met 7 years ago in Moscow. I just flew in from Kaliningrad for a model casting. I was with a friend, she invited me to meet her football player friend. And he, in turn, brought his friend Yura. So we met, in a cafe, at breakfast.
About romance
It seems to me that Yura is not a romantic at all. The only, but amazing surprise he made me after the birth of our daughter Milana. My husband gave me a ring created according to his sketch. On the inside of the jewelry was engraved the inscription: "Thank you for the children."
About life
I try not to load my husband with household chores. In the foreground, he has sports and children, he does not need household chores. On ordinary days, when Yura returns from training, the children are already asleep, so the husband really misses talking and playing with them. As soon as a free day is issued, we spend it in the family circle.
About football
It seems to Yura that it doesn't matter if I understand football or not. Although I already understand something - at an amateur level, of course. I don't look at other players - only at my husband. It is important for me how he played, I want him to perform well, although for me he is still the best.
About love
What kind of girl do you have to be to marry a soccer player? I can't speak for everyone, but it seems to me that any man, whether he is a football player or not, wants to find a real, sincere and kind girl. The most important thing is to ignite a spark. And nothing else is needed.
About injuries
When Yura played at Chelsea, during one of the matches he was badly beaten in the head. I watched the game on TV and saw how he was stitched up and how he continued to play. Blood oozed from under the bandage, and I just couldn’t find a place for myself ... Then he said that because of the blow, he only got angrier, and this, apparently, helped him get the title of the best player of the match.
About sport
I am a professional athlete (Olga is the champion of Russia in synchronized swimming. - Approx. ELLE), so she was interested in football, basketball, and swimming. My parents are also athletes, my dad played in CSKA basketball, so we went to all sporting events as a family. Football matches of the Russian national team and CSKA were a must.
But at the same time, at home, Vasya, as a professional, has a clear separation between work and family. We can, of course, discuss some match, but it happens very naturally. When there is a family and children, it is much easier to switch from football to something else. We always spend our free time together - this is the most important thing for us. Cinema, theater, restaurant, sporting event - it all depends on the mood, we rarely plan something in advance.
About love
We met six years ago at a friend's birthday party, introduced by mutual non-football friends. And we fell in love at first sight. By communication, views on life, interests, we immediately realized that this was serious and for a long time. Since then, we have not parted.
I would say that Vasya is a brutal romantic. A real man who always knows what a woman wants - like in the film of the same name. For me, our relationship is the main romantic experience. I myself am not a fan of all this superficial romance, so I married a serious man.
About unity
My husband and I are united by a sense of humor, a positive attitude to life, simplicity and sport! When we met, we immediately pleasantly surprised each other: I was amazed that an athlete can be so easy to communicate and smart, and Vasya was surprised that a person from show business - at that time I was a soloist of the Vintage group - could be a professional athlete with a higher education.
About marriage
If someone really needs to marry a football player, I can advise you to be sincere, natural and self-sufficient. But the most important thing is to be ready for all the complexities of public and family life.
About free time
My husband is constantly in training, and now I am too. In May, the presentation of the dance show DancEmotion took place, where I work as a producer, choreographer and director. Vasya is very supportive of me in this endeavor. In the morning I send my son to kindergarten, and then I go about my business until my men return - Vova from the garden, and Vasya from training. I try to keep a clear balance between family and work. Family well-being for me was and remains in the first place.
About dating
This happened at the beginning of 2011. For the New Year holidays, I went to Ossetia to visit relatives and friends and just relax. On the very first evening, we met with friends in a cafe in the center of Vladikavkaz. One of them, by chance or fate, had an appointment there with a former classmate, football player Alan Kasaev. But that evening, Alan alone per square meter was not enough - Kasaev arrived with friends, among whom was my future husband. They passed us and sat a little behind, my friend joined them, and after about twenty minutes she returned and confronted me with the fact that she had given Dzagoev my phone number. She could not refuse his request, although she usually never does this. I don’t know why Alan bought her so much then, but for the rest of the evening she told me what a wonderful guy he was. A couple of days later we saw each other again with a large company, almost the same composition, but already at the same table. From that very day, Alan began to persistently write and call me - and our communication began.
About football
I watched the World and European Championships, it was interesting to me. Ronaldo could distinguish from Ronaldinho even then, and a good pass from a bad one now. As Alan says, for several years in football I have added significantly, I think that it is more pleasant for him than important.
About husband
Alan's zodiac sign is Gemini, and this manifests itself in everything. Today he may be indifferent to romance, and tomorrow he will be the most romantic man in the world. He demonstrated this, for example, when he proposed to me. And the most emotional moment, without any doubt, was the birth of our daughter Elana. By the way, Alan picked her up even before me!
It is very comfortable in everyday life with him - he lived alone for a long time and became quite independent in this regard. For example, when a husband comes home and goes into the room, fortunately for me, he does not leave behind a train of clothes. We spend our free time with the child, go to the cinema, in warm weather we can go out of town. We often watch football at home, sometimes I even risk arguing with him on football topics, but more often I have to agree with the opinion of a professional football player.
About self-realization
My days go by in different ways - even though I left my job at a construction company, there are plenty of things to do. I now have two bosses who are happy to find assignments for me - Alan and Elana. In addition to the house, I continue to dance as part of the Moscow ensemble "Alania". In May, we had an anniversary concert - the ensemble turned 20 years old, we had to devote a lot of time to rehearsals. I was awarded the title of "Honored Artist of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania", which I am very happy about.
About friendship
Am I friends with other footballers' wives? I do not know all of them, although I am on good terms with some of them. Girlfriends still should be united by something more than the common profession of their husbands.
Text: Polina Izgilova, Olga Siplivaya
For two weeks, fans of Doma-2 host Olga Buzova and football player Dmitry Tarasov have been worrying about the family life of their favorite and discussing possible reasons for the couple's quarrel. They dream that the spouses would soon reconcile, and harmony and peace would reign in their relationship again. However, while Dmitry is trying to solve some problems in Moscow, his wife went to rest in Spain in the company of her girlfriend.
Buzova has a great time with her friend and thanks her for a wonderful trip.
"My life. Marina Kasaeva, I am grateful to you for everything. There are no words to describe my gratitude to you. Love you!" - Olga wrote in the microblog.
Apparently, the joint trip helped Buzova's friend look at many things in her life in a different way. Marina said that the TV presenter is very worried.
"Love you! You have no idea! Your pain makes me stronger! Thank you, dear! I understood and overestimated a lot!” - Olga's friend answered in the comments.
Fans hurried to comfort the host of "House-2". They hope that Buzova and Tarasov will still be able to overcome the crisis and reconcile. “Olenka, I wish you happiness and success even more than you have! So that your enemies envy you, and everyone else is proud! You are a role model, and not only for me! You look at you, and strength is taken to go on, even when it seems they are not there! I sincerely wish you happiness, joy, success, and may trouble never come to your house. God bless you and your loved ones”, “Ol, I don’t know what happened to your husband, but whatever happens, you are a woman, the keeper of the hearth, be indulgent to him, and finally make up. I believe and see that you have a true love that can be found once in a lifetime. Don't regret anything later," the fans wrote.
In Spain, Olga and her friend Marina stayed with a married couple who have been living together for 60 years. Thanks to them, Buzova believed in true love. Recent times Olga tries to convey her feelings through poetry. She chooses poems from different authors and quotes them in her microblog.
Life will put everything in its place
She will punish and judge
For not then, not there,
We were the will of fate.
Not with those, not then agreed,
And they looked to the wrong side,
Life is not valued that way
They didn't say what they wanted...
Looking for something a mile away
Not seeing what is next to us,
Without hearing the words that we are called,
Not so perceiving views.
Not the one met the plane,
And they were waiting on the wrong platform,
We were looking for the wrong pier
We did not know the route number.
Though fate is sometimes strict,
We won't lose our smile
Life will put everything in its place
Forgiving, perhaps, for mistakes!
The wives of most of the participants in the rating of the richest businessmen in Russia according to Forbes avoid publicity. Their names appear in the press either in connection with high-profile divorces, as in the case of Elena Rybolovleva and Natalia Potanina, or - much less often - in connection with personal successes, as in the case of Irina Viner and Stella Kesaeva.
The most discussed event in the personal life of billionaires last year is the second wedding of Vladimir Potanin. Tatler magazine told about the ceremony. According to the publication, the new leader of the Forbes rating married for the second time three months after the divorce from his first wife, the mother of his three children, Natalia Potanina. Very little is known about the new wife of the richest businessman in Russia. According to rumors, she is 39 years old and she was Potanin's subordinate. Due to lack of information, Ekaterina Potanina was not included in this list.
Irina Viner, wife of Alisher Usmanov
Husband: Alisher Usmanov, founder and main shareholder of USM Holdings, worth $14.4 billion (No. 3 in the ranking of the richest Russians according to Forbes).
What she does: the head coach of the Russian rhythmic gymnastics team, raised several Olympic champions, including Alina Kabaeva.
How they met: Irina Viner-Usmanova and Alisher Usmanov met in a gym in Tashkent, where she had been training since the age of 11 rhythmic gymnastics, and he - fencing. Later they met in Moscow when Viner was already working as a gymnastics coach, and Usmanov was a student at MGIMO. Soon they began to live together. Usmanov made a marriage proposal while in prison, after he was sentenced to 8 years in prison in the so-called "cotton case" (In 1989, the court expunged Usmanov's conviction, and in 2000 the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan recognized that the guilty verdict 1980 is unfair.Thus, the billionaire was found not guilty of the crimes imputed to him and has no criminal record). From the conclusion, Usmanov sent a handkerchief to Viner, which, according to Uzbek custom, means a marriage proposal. They got married in 1992.
Children: Irina has a son Anton Viner, there are no common children.
“I think that a loved one, a favorite thing is happiness given from above. Therefore, it is necessary, in spite of everything, not to abandon and not betray this happiness ”(in an interview with Forbes Woman).
“The wife makes the husband. At the request of a woman, a man becomes the very one that she invented him. I always told Alisher: “You are a genius! You're great!" And he became so, although he went through many trials ”(in an interview with Hello! magazine).
Marina Dobrynina, wife of Viktor Vekselberg
Husband: Viktor Vekselberg, chairman of the board of the Renova group of companies, fortune $ 14.2 billion (No. 4 in the ranking of the richest Russians according to Forbes).
What she does: she heads the Dobry Vek charity foundation (founded in 2002), which helps children and adults with mental disorders. The main work of the fund is to support state and public organizations, the fund oversees more than 100 projects for the rehabilitation of mental patients, helps to create rehabilitation centers. The Foundation holds a festival of creativity for people with mental disorders "Ariadne's Thread". Since 2008, together with the Nikita Mikhalkov Foundation, the Urga Territory of Love has been helping film veterans. Vekselberg also has his own charitable foundation, Link of Times.
How they met: Marina and Victor studied together at MIIT, met on a student trip, got married after graduating from high school.
Children: daughter and son.
Lyudmila Lisina, wife of Vladimir Lisin
Husband: Vladimir Lisin, chairman of the board of directors of the Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Works, fortune $ 11.6 billion (No. 8 in the ranking of the richest Russians according to Forbes).
What she does: the owner of the Seasons gallery on Sretensky Boulevard. "Seasons" - a chamber gallery, where, as a rule, works from private collections closed to the general public are exhibited. Ludmila collects Russian artists of the late 19th and 20th centuries. The hobby has been more than ten years old, the impetus for the meeting was the picture of her favorite artist Petrov-Vodkin, donated by her husband.
How they met: Lyudmila and Vladimir Lisin - classmates, sat at the same desk.
Children: three sons
Quote: “I believe that the collector is constantly learning. I myself can call myself a novice collector and strive to constantly expand my knowledge of the authors that excite me ”(in an interview with Forbes Woman).
Elena Timchenko, wife of Gennady Timchenko
Husband: Gennady Timchenko, member of the board of directors of Novatek OJSC, fortune $ 10.7 (No. 9 in the ranking of the richest Russians according to Forbes)
What he does: co-founder of the Elena and Gennady Timchenko charity foundation. Elena Timchenko is a citizen of Finland. A few years ago, she was the president of the Swiss foundation for social and cultural orientation Foundation Neva, registered in 2008. Together with her husband, she was a co-director of the Luxembourg companies Carring Finance S.A., Maples S.A. and Sogeco Holding S.A., and also owned Sogeco Perticipation S.a.r.l. In December 2012, Elena Timchenko and her daughter Ksenia Frank received the Order of Friendship for strengthening cooperation with Russia.
How we met: no information
Children: a son and two daughters, the youngest daughter is Ksenia Frank, the wife of Gleb Frank, the son of Sergey Frank, CEO of Sofcomflot.
Quote: “I can honestly say that I don’t use a computer. Here Lena, the wife, went to courses, mastered the Internet and now communicates with employees by e-mail. One and a half hundred letters come in a day, and each one must be answered. It is accepted by educated people. And imagine how much they will send me! I don’t have time to correspond with the whole world ”(Gennady Timchenko in an interview with TASS).
Alexandra Melnichenko, wife of Andrey Melnichenko
Husband: Andrey Melnichenko, chairman of the board of directors of Eurochem, fortune $ 9.1 billion (No. 13 in the ranking of the richest Russians according to Forbes)
What she does: Alexandra Melnichenko, nee Sandra Nikolic, - former model and lead singer of the Belgrade group Models. Now she is engaged in a family, is fond of fashion and design. Alexandra loves Moscow and plans to open a boutique restaurant in the city where organic products and eco-cosmetics will be sold.
How we met: with friends in the south of France in 2003. Then the businessman came to visit his friend, whose girlfriend invited Sandra for company. In 2005, Melnichenko and Nikolic played a luxurious wedding on the Cote d'Azur, which cost the groom $ 30 million. Especially for the newlyweds, then they built a copy of the old Russian chapel where they got married. For three hundred guests, planes and a five-star hotel in Cannes were ordered, in the rooms of which evening dresses and tuxedos for men were waiting for guests. Julio and Enrique Iglesias, Whitney Houston and Christina Aguilera performed at the wedding. The famous French chef Alain Ducasse was responsible for the treat.
Quote: “A billionaire's wife is a full-time job! I have a work day every day: I think, plan and create the style and lifestyle that suits both of us. After all, we have three houses in three countries - and every chair, every plate was chosen by me ”(in an interview with Tatler magazine).
Elena Perminova, wife of Alexander Lebedev
Husband: Alexander Lebedev, chairman of the board of directors of the National Reserve Corporation, fortune $ 0.4 billion (No. 188 in the ranking of the richest Russians according to Forbes)
What she does: The civil wife of Alexander Lebedev, model Elena Perminova, is 27 years younger than the billionaire. Perminova was born in the city of Berdsk, she started working as a model early, at the age of 16 she got a job in one of the capital's modeling agencies. Perminova still participates in fashion shows, is filmed for glossy magazines. In 2011, the model replaced Dasha Zhukova in the main post of Pop magazine. Elena Perminova lives in London with her children.
How they met: According to one version, Elena's father wrote to Lebedev, who at that time was a deputy who was working on a bill on the protection of witnesses. When Perminova was 17 years old, she was charged with distributing drugs, which threatened her with a criminal term of up to 6 years in prison. The father asked the deputy to help his minor daughter get out of the situation. The billionaire not only saved Elena from criminal liability- she was sentenced to a suspended sentence, - but in the end he started a family with her.
Children: three joint children, two sons and a daughter
Quote: “I raise children purely intuitively. And with Sasha, my husband, we completely agree. We have our own view of life, and I try to raise my children according to this principle ”(in an interview with the Daughter-Mother website).
Dasha Zhukova, wife of Roman Abramovich
Husband: Roman Abramovich, private investor, worth $12 billion (No. 12 in the ranking of the richest Russians according to Forbes)
What she does: Founder of the Garage Center for Contemporary Art, editor-in-chief of Pop fashion magazine, head of Garage Magazine, co-founder of Kova & T clothing brand.
How they met: Before meeting Abramovich, Dasha met with Russian tennis player Marat Safin. Zhukova and Abramovich met in 2005 at a party in Barcelona, at the Hilton Hotel, after the victory of the Chelsea football club, owned by a businessman, over Barcelona. Neither Zhukova nor Abramovich give interviews about their personal life together. Only in January 2015, Zhukova mentioned in a conversation with the editor of The Wall Street Journal that they got married a couple of years after they met, that is, about six years ago.
Children: Son Aaron Alexander (born in 2009) and daughter Leah (born in 2013). Roman Abramovich has 5 more children from a previous marriage.
“I can't tell if I'm a good cook. I don't cook at all. When I was in college, we cooked a lot of Mexican food: omelettes and simple snacks. But I love baking, I love making cookies and cupcakes and cakes.”
“For me, work is not just work, it is always pleasure” (in an interview with The Guardian).
Galina Tsvetkova, wife of Nikolai Tsvetkov
Husband: Nikolai Tsvetkov, chairman of the board of directors of FC Uralsib, fortune $ 1.25 billion (No. 66 in the ranking of the richest Russians according to Forbes)
What she does: since 2002, the owner and chairman of the board of directors of the Imperial Porcelain Factory OJSC. owner of the Lomonosov Porcelain Factory. It was Tsvetkova who returned the historical name "Imperial" to the plant. In this position, she implemented several strategic projects related to the revival of Russian porcelain art. In 2012, she was elected a member of the board of directors of FC Uralsib by the general meeting of shareholders.
How they met: When Galina and Nikolai met, he was a regular military man. When Tsvetkov graduated from the Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy, he was sent to serve in Far East. Galina, together with him, experienced all the difficulties of garrison life, the family lived in hostels, during a business trip the Tsvetkovs had children.
Children: two daughters
“Honestly, when we decided at the family council that I would head the supervisory board of the IPE, I did not imagine the degree of responsibility. Firstly, for the team - many have been working here for decades, this is their life ... How to carry out the reduction? What to do with extremely unprofitable divisions? There are obligations to the city. Before the country, in the end.
“For our family, this project is not only commercial. This is the history and pride of Russia.” (interview to the Vedomosti newspaper).
Ella Yakobashvili, wife of David Yakobashvili
Husband: David Yakobashvili, private investor, net worth $0.95 (No. 102 in the Forbes ranking of the richest Russians).
What she does: Ella Yakobashvili, the niece of Gavriil Yushvaev, one of the founders of Wimm-Bill-Dann, lives in France.
How they met: In the 90s, Yakobashvili and his partners opened the Ginseng beauty salon and the Trinity company, it was there that she came to work as a secretary future wife businessman. Ella and David got married in 1991.
Children: son
Quote: “All life is business. But what is a personal life: eat, drink, chat and ride a motorcycle? Why divide it somehow, everything is too interconnected” (David Yakobashvili in an interview with Posta Magazine).
“The wife is in France. I visit her whenever possible on the weekend. I like being on the road. Besides, I have my own real estate business in Europe… I don't feel lonely. We are talking. Now there are many electronic devices for this. In these twenty years, I have become accustomed to this. My whole life is in the office. I come home literally for a few hours - to sleep. I get up and go back to work. Work is the main thing in my life” (David Yakobashvili in an interview with Itogi magazine).
Stella Kesaeva, wife of Igor Kesaev
Husband: Igor Kesaev 34, owner of the Mercury group of companies, fortune $ 3 billion (No. 34 in the ranking of the richest Russians according to Forbes)
What he does: Collector of contemporary art, philanthropist, publisher. Founder of the Stella Art Foundation, Commissioner of the Russian Pavilion at the Venice Art Biennale. Owns the largest collection of Western and Russian artists in Russia, which includes 1500 works. Stella's husband helps finance the gallery. In 2004, Kesaeva organized the first exhibition in Russia of Ilya and Emilia Kabakov - "The case in the museum and other installations" in the Hermitage.
Children: three children
Quote: “I grew up in the North, where my father worked as a geologist - there was no art there, only stones and northern lights. On vacation, she went to Moscow and Leningrad, stood in line at film festivals. And after marriage and moving to Moscow, there was nothing at all: children, household, no money, and it was not clear how to live on. In the early 1990s we moved abroad and I started visiting museums in New York, Geneva. Contemporary artists have become a real discovery for me. In general, I’m more interested in what defies explanation, then the brain starts to work ”(in an interview with the Dog magazine).
“I am constantly adding to my collection, I love it, and I know that my children will be very happy to inherit these works. In 30 years, they will surely go down in history ”(in an interview with Forbes).
Marina Denisova, wife of Lokomotiv midfielder Alan Kasaev, summed up the results of the ending calendar year in an interview with the club's website. She noted the special atmosphere that prevails in the team, not only during matches and training.
Of course, the main event this year for our family is the birth of our daughters, Amelie and Miroslava. The names are unusual, but we approached their choice very carefully, - the press service of the railwaymen quotes Kasaeva. - And in general - the year turned out to be good, family. Alan and I tried to spend as much time as possible with the team and the wives of other players. Lokomotiv is a big family not only on the field, but also beyond.
I would like to wish the whole team, first of all, health. And football players, and their families, relatives. Peaceful sky above your head! Let there be a single fist, faith in your work and the achievement of new, even more high peaks. To my beloved husband Alan, I wish health and patience. Indeed, in his house there are now as many as three girls, and all with different characters. And so that all dreams come true. Happy New Year!
