The President met with the writer's family in honor of his 100th birthday. And Nikita Mikhalkov reproached the president for being late

Late in the evening of March 12, on the eve of the centenary Soviet writer, poet, author of the texts of two hymns Sergei Mikhalkov, President Vladimir Putin met with a famous family in the "family nest" on Nikolina Gora. While numerous children were anxiously waiting for the distinguished guest, the owner of the house, director Nikita Mikhalkov, talked to journalists, told stories from the life of his father, recalled his poems and at the same time regaled his guests from Tuscan vineyards.

Nikita Mikhalkov

The Mikhalkov family was waiting for the arrival of a distinguished guest in the hall on the first floor of one of the two houses of the estate, where Sergei Mikhalkov himself lived and three generations of his descendants had already grown up. A small living room, icons on the walls, wooden internal balconies and a view of the terrace. Everything is very simple and homely.

Almost all members of the famous family gathered in the family house. 16 people, including Nikita Sergeevich himself with his wife Tatyana, his daughters Anna and Nadezhda with their husbands, sons Stepan and Artem, as well as Yegor Konchalovsky, Sergei Mikhalkov's second wife Yulia Subbotina and numerous grandchildren with great-grandchildren.

But Andrei Konchalovsky and his wife Yulia Vysotskaya were not there. According to Nikita Mikhalkov, they were supposed to fly from abroad to Moscow on March 13, just on the day of the anniversary itself ...

Light snacks, sweets, fruits, bagels and dryers were waiting on the table. The branded tincture "Konchalovka" shone in maroon color in decanters. When we entered, the older children sat modestly in the corner on the sofa and quietly talked with the head of the family, who was located a few steps away from them on the steps of the wooden stairs leading to the second floor. Everyone was on shift. Everyone has found the most convenient option for themselves - some are slippers, some are moccasins, and some are elegant shoes with heels. However, this did not concern the youngest. They were quite at home in socks.

We celebrate dad's birthday every year, even though he's been gone for four years now. This year he would have turned 100 years old. Mom would mark 110, - Nikita Mikhalkov began to tell us. - Dad wrote very easily. I really love his children's poems and lyrics. After all, he did not write for children from top to bottom, that is, from the position of an adult. He always wrote in the first person, like a child. It was an inside look, an amazing knowledge of child psychology. And another hundred years will pass, he will remain in memory rather than as an author of hymns, but as a children's poet.

Here Anna joined us and told us: most of all she loved when grandfather himself read his works. “At first we had his Melodiya records, and now the discs have already come out,” she suddenly remembered.

And the time was approaching ten. Vladimir Putin was already two hours late. The children are tired and hungry. They constantly ran to the kitchen and, chewing, went out into the common living room. At first, no one dared to take from the table, but closer to the night, the ban, apparently, softened, and the plates gradually emptied. “There is a strong smell of meat in your office. The girls were hungry. Here, they’re going right there, ”Anna Mikhalkova turned to her father, laughing, pointing with her eyes at the hungry nephew, who gracefully walked past her.

And Nikita Sergeevich, meanwhile, recalled his childhood, dislike for school, about his classmates, teachers, and even about how he lay in the infectious diseases hospital in the next ward with Korney Chukovsky. So, for example, Korney Ivanovich told young Nikita “about how Bunin created an encyclopedia of Russian obscenities.

And suddenly our communication stopped. A day or two passed. I am terribly upset and cannot understand what has happened. Maybe I offended him somehow. And so I caught the moment and asked what happened after all. Then Chukovsky asked me too - do I write poetry? I said I don't write. “Is this not your notebook?” he asked me again. "No," I replied. “What happiness!” he exclaimed with relief, Mikhalkov told us.

It turned out that a notebook with the texts of popular songs, among which were "Lilies of the valley" and "Bear, Bear, where is your smile" was left by a nanny cleaning the wards. After looking through the self-made collection, Chukovsky thought that his young interlocutor wanted to get a poet's review of his poems. And since he did not like the quality of the lines and their content, out of a sense of tact and not wanting to offend the talent, he decided to limit their communication.

The time was approaching midnight. Now not only children, but also adults have left the hall. The elders could not be heard, but the younger ones, tired of waiting, relaxed completely. From the second floor there was a clatter, loud laughter and characteristic cries a la Kindergarten. Children periodically rushed past us at speed, slowing down on turns. Anna Mikhalkova was approached by her 12-year-old son with a claim, and English language, about the long wait.

By this time, in order to somehow distract the guests, Nikita Mikhalkov offered his own wine made from Tuscan vineyards. As Mikhalkov explained to us, this year the red and white variety of the drink called "12" (similar to the director's film of the same name) will be sold in Russia.

The views will be different. Cabernet, Sauvignon and others. The price is not yet known, everything will depend on the agreements with the implementers, - said Mikhalkov. - But I must say that this is a completely new feeling - pride, not associated with creativity ...

Suddenly everything came to life. It became clear that the head of state would soon be. The family gathered for fifteen minutes. The elders called the younger ones, shouting from the first floor to the second and urging them to hurry up. Egor Konchalovsky's daughter Maria was delayed. Artem Mikhalkov, who was sitting next to him, jokingly said: “Masha, Masha to me!”, “Masha, fu!”. However, the girl had already appeared at the door.

When meeting with the family, Putin shook hands with everyone in turn. The children made enthusiastic faces, however, not for long, because after a few minutes some of them almost fell asleep over their plates.

Sergei Vladimirovich did not just write two hymns - Soviet and Russian - he was a playwright, writer, poet, fought at Stalingrad, - began the welcoming speech of the GDP. - Mikhalkov is a whole era and the life of the country. You can evaluate his views in different ways, but what is it outstanding person- an obvious fact.

Mikhalkov, in turn, spoke about the idea of ​​erecting a monument to his father next to the house on Povarskaya Street, where he lived in last years, hinting that the help of the Moscow authorities would be required. Putin reacted immediately, noting that the conversation with the mayor of the city, Sergei Sobyanin, had already taken place and there should be no problems.

The head of state also supported the idea of ​​naming a ship or an airliner in honor of Sergei Mikhalkov, but Putin missed a slight reproach from the owner of the house in his direction. Softening the reproach with words about the significance of the head's arrival at the family's house, Mikhalkov nevertheless asked himself the question of "why this man traveled for so long."

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Without exaggeration Andrei Konchalovsky can be called a man of the world, so much time he lives and works in different countries A: America, France, Italy, England, China.

But among hundreds of others, one place is especially dear to the director - the house on Nikolina Gora, half an hour from Moscow, where the Mikhalkov family has lived since 1951.

“It is important for me that I live on Nikolina Gora, on this land,” says Andrey Konchalovsky. “After all, our family settled here more than 50 years ago, my brother and I had our own house, and next to our parents we had our own. I spent my youth here and so many vivid memories are associated with this place.

So it is not surprising that after spending many years away from this home in America and Europe, Andrei Sergeevich, together with his wife Yulia, returned to " family nest". More precisely, in 2000, Konchalovsky and Vysotskaya decided to move from Los Angeles to a dacha outside Moscow just for the summer months.

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However, instead of the summer months, the couple spent a whole year on Nikolina Gora, after which they decided that they were finally moving here to live. Andrei Sergeevich felt great in his home, but Yulia took a long time to get used to the new place. ”Before this visit, I saw the house on Nikolina Gora: once we drove past with Andrei Sergeevich, and he pointed out through the open gate: “Look out, there is our dacha. They just didn’t go in, because everything was dug up there, the construction of the dacha was going on Nikita Sergeevich Mikhalkov.

“Now the brothers’ dachas are opposite each other: Nikita Sergeevich rebuilt the house where he once lived with his brother, and Andrei Sergeevich occupied his mother’s house. And when we moved in, everything was comfortable,” Yulia continues the story, “but the house is still seemed to me not only uninhabited, but alien. At first I began to wash, scrub, clean everything, because when you come to a new place, you want it to “smell of you”. And then the idea was born to rebuild it, I wanted to scale.

For example, the kitchen turned out to be too small, and when guests came, everything turned into a mess. ”Konchalovsky had long wanted to make a spacious hall and a library in the house. When the director returned to Russia in the early 90s, he built a third over two floors, where his office is now located.

But Konchalovsky set himself a difficult task: in no case did he want to radically change his mother’s house, so the new part had to fit into the overall picture. But now the director proudly says that not a single board has changed in the old part, he succeeded connect elements of the old and the new. Although some redevelopment parent part happened: where it used to be kitchen, — children's bathroom; instead of a veranda - now winter Garden, and also in this part of the house - spouses' bedrooms, cabinet Konchalovsky and sports room.

And the new part of the house is basically a living room, above which, on the balcony, there is a library, and in the basement there is a spacious kitchen and dining room.

There were practically no disputes with Yulia about how their common house should look like.

Except a couple of times. “In general, I don’t understand anything in architecture, so my husband came up with the whole concept of the house,” the actress admits. “But sometimes I did get involved. For example, those arches in the living room, which I now really like, caused me rejection before construction.

And I am very glad that my husband did not agree with me and did it his own way.

But the kitchen, dining room, my bathroom and bedroom were decorated the way I wanted.” Julia decided that the kitchen should be in the Provencal style. After looking through dozens of books, she chose the cabinets, chairs, tables she liked, sketched out sketches, according to which Russian craftsmen made furniture. The idea for the design of the dining room, located next to the kitchen, was given by ... two carved chairs from three hundred years ago.

Focusing on them, we made all the furniture in the dining room - and similar chairs, and a large dining table. And only by how her bathroom should look, Yulia did not find support from her husband: “I wanted it to have logs and even a wooden floor, thinking that I would be very neat, I wouldn’t even take a shower, but only lie in the bathroom by candlelight. But Andrey Sergeevich convinced me, saying that it was unreasonable. Now there is a warm, dark stone.

Andrey Konchalovsky was fully responsible for filling the house - what will be the external and internal finishes. “My husband loves old furniture, but it’s just important for me that it is cozy, nice,” explains Vysotskaya. And in confirmation of her words, the director adds: “In our house, with the exception of computers and players, there are no modern things.

I don't like modern, which makes me feel like I'm in a gynecologist's waiting room. I do not like medical cleanliness, because life itself is not sterile. In addition, I am not a supporter of one style in the interior, so there is no single style in the house, no furniture sets. All together, all mixed up, as in life. Of course, the items are taken away, but it's still a free flight.

Practically nothing was specifically purchased for the house on Nikolina Gora. Much has been brought here from the former places where the Konchalovsky couple lived. So, an armchair from the beginning of the last century was bought a long time ago at a Los Angeles flea market, a brand new sofa moved from the same city.

In 2017, Nikita Mikhalkov was recognized as the largest owner of real estate among representatives of culture. He declared an apartment in the capital of 207.8 m², 6 residential buildings, the small one has a total area of ​​68.5 m², the large one - 697.3 m². In addition, in his possessions there is a cottage of 554.2 m². We have listed only premises suitable for habitation, and did not say about other real estate, which is estimated at an impressive amount. Fans are interested not only in their estimated value, but also - it can say a lot about its owner. Today in the review of the site we will reveal all the secrets of the country mansion of Nikita Mikhalkov.

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Family estate of Nikita Mikhalkov

The country house of Nikita Mikhalkov on Nikolina Gora was built on the site of an old building that had fallen into disrepair. Here he spends almost everything free time and always strives to escape from the metropolis to his own.

There is a story at the estate of Nikita Mikhalkov

In the past, Nikolina Gora was not considered an elite place, first there was a graveyard, then a monastery of the same name, which eventually overgrown with houses and became a real Russian village. In the 20s of the last century, they began to build in this place for representatives of the cultural nobility. Richter, Prokofiev, Veresaev were the first to move here, and only in 1949 did the Mikhalkov clan settle.

Second floor of Nikita Mikhalkov's country house

The second floor of the estate is reserved exclusively for the families of the artist and him. The rooms are quite small, but there are several of them, and everyone can take a break from the bustle of the city in solitude. The office is decorated in restrained classical colors; rare family photos and interesting shots from the director's filming were used as decorations.

It is interesting! 6 toilets were built throughout the singer's house.

Conclusion

As you can see, Nikita Mikhalkov put his whole soul into the construction and design of the country estate, which has become a real family estate. The entire interior is made in a classic design with natural Liberty elements. Smooth combinations of directions are close to nature, this was the main task of the artist - to create a cozy family hearth. The director is proud of his creation and considers it the best for relaxation.

Once Nikolina Gora was not considered a prestigious place. There was an ordinary village here - Nikolskoye on the Sand. The crossing over the river is pontoon, in winter they walked on ice at all. But since the 20s of the last century, a holiday village has appeared on this territory. in which in different time lived such representatives of the cultural elite as Veresaev, Novikov-Priboy, Prokofiev, Richter, Khrennikov, Kapitsa, Schmidt ... And from the 49th year, the MIKHALKOV clan, over whose nest our unique “air” paparazzi Boris KUDRYAVOV flew over in a helicopter.

Sergei Mikhalkov is rarely on Nikolina Gora - after all, age. But his son Nikita has been living in this picturesque place for 50 years, visiting Moscow only on business, and remembers how great he spent time here with his grandfather.

He was a real landowner in the true Russian sense of the word, - said the famous director in an interview.

He didn’t recognize electricity, in the evenings he lit a kerosene lamp, sat me next to him and played Mozart, Bach, sang arias of famous operas or recited Pushkin by heart with whole pages ...

However, nothing remains of the old building. About ten years ago it was broken, and in its place Nikita Sergeevich erected a more modern building. - In my opinion, the house successfully combines elements of new and old, - he says. - Many parts of the house are made of walnut, because a wooden house creates a cozy atmosphere. And, for example, my kitchen is made in the post-war style, although the materials used are modern. A fireplace room communicates with the kitchen, and on the ground floor there is a sauna with a steam room and a font. The second floor is exclusively for sleeping. The dormitories are small, but there are several of them. And there are six toilets for the whole house.

"Walker" Konchalovsky

There are two more houses on the Mikhalkovs' hectare plot, which belong to Andrei Konchalovsky, Nikita's brother. Andrey Sergeevich has too many relatives...

Appearance is not touched, although he redid everything inside. He moved the partitions, the stairs, sheathed everything with “antique” wood, built a bar counter in the kitchen ... But after a divorce from his next wife, he built a new building. Only a Dutch stove with tiles remained from the old one. Few have heard that on the land of the Mikhalkovs there is a grave of a soldier who died in the Great Patriotic War. locals do not know under what circumstances she appeared here. It is only known that the inscription on the tombstone reads: “Lieutenant Alexei Surmenev. Killed December 5, 1941. Every year on May 9, veterans living nearby lay flowers at the grave. Someone, perhaps not without the help of Mikhalkov, found the relatives of the hero. They came to bow to the ashes of a hero from Siberia. In general, the attitude towards the Mikhalkovs on Nikolina Gora is contradictory. On the one hand, they remember here that Andrey and Nikita in adolescence Together with their peers, they built a monument to fallen soldiers on the territory of the village.

CHURCH OF ST. NICHOLAS: located in the village of Aksinino, not far from the Mikhalkovs, and Nikita Sergeevich patronizes him

According to experts, the estate of the famous director built in the Nizhny Novgorod region can be estimated at exactly this amount. A journalist has not set foot here yet, but KP correspondents managed to see everything that Mikhalkov built in his possession.

In the lake - the image of the church

It takes two hours to get to the director's estate from Nizhny Novgorod. From the highway by the road through a deaf thicket - away from civilization. Landmark - the holy lake, protected by the state. According to the locals, it is so called because in it, if you look from above, you can see the silhouette of the church! People consider it a special sign. Mikhalkov's estate stretches along the picturesque lake, which occupies seven hectares.

He loves our country! residents boast. - We are told that he became an Old Believer. He built his little church-chapel in order to communicate with God in the morning...

However, Nikita Sergeevich does not talk about his beliefs - this is personal. But we really saw a chapel made of logs in his possessions. Another of the buildings is a huge stable with a corral for horses (the master has 10 beautiful trotters), houses for servants, guards, a dining room for staff with a kitchen; closer to the lake - covered parking for ten cars, separately - a two-story house for guests. From it you can go down the stairs to the reservoir, where there are sun loungers on the pontoons. They say that Mikhalkov often sits here ... And in order not to miss an important call in this wilderness, the director installed a radio antenna.

The estate also has a man-made pond, next to it there is an ideal lawn, an "alpine hill", a tennis court, a gym, a Russian bath. And the landscaping continues...

For theft - to the answer!

Our village youth works for him. True, they hoped to pay more. And he gives out only 2-3 thousand rubles a month. But we are happy about that too: there is no work here, - say the locals. - The working men tried to carry wood from Mikhalkov to their dachas, but Nikita Sergeevich immediately fires the one who was caught by the hand. In this sense, harsh!

But such a tall fence, as in Rublev's dachas, he does not even have a trace - only a chain-link mesh. However, the area is well protected. There are armed guards around the perimeter and at the entrance, try to show yourself! Guarding the rest of the master and a few huskies, actually trained for wild boars, but ready to hunt for an uninvited guest ... Mikhalkov's possessions are surrounded by a dense forest, nettles in human height and water meadows. At the gates of the estate, we suddenly saw a fiery red fox. There are a lot of animals in the local forest. Mikhalkov, as soon as he arrives, hurries to hunt in his Tiger jeep, which he bought for 2 million rubles (jeep weight - 5 tons, maximum speed - 130 km per hour). Sometimes he hunts from a helicopter.

Several rangers are attached to the Mikhalkov estate, who feed the wild boars with mixed fodder and organize hunting for guests. Mikhalkov also likes to pick mushrooms, berries and go fishing. In general, with his arrival, the area simply flourished. The director cleared the lake, put fish in there, and blocked the channel in the Oka with a net so that the fish would not leave and multiply. Residents say that he only allows locals to fish with a fishing rod, not to poach, not to kill fish. The villagers of the "master", as they call Mikhalkov, love him, although his life marvels. “He has two personal bodyguards,” one of them told us. - Nikita Sergeevich comes out for a run in the morning, and the bodyguards, puffing, run after him! One in front, one behind!

Who are the guests?

Now Oleg Menshikov lives in the Mikhalkov estate, busy in the filming of the continuation of "Burnt by the Sun". Filmmakers say that Nikita Sergeevich throws feasts for him every evening. Mikhalkov's personal chef told us that the director prefers low-calorie food. On the table he always has crayfish, fresh river fish, fish soup. The servants sit in the morning with fishing rods to provide the kitchen with a catch. The estate also breeds ducks, geese, and several cows.

Menshikov visiting the director is not the first time. According to the servants, he is a little arrogant. The rest of the guests, despite the high ranks, are simpler.

We saw Yastrzhembsky with him, and various ministers, and television stars, for example, the host of Morning Post Valery Nikolaev. With Shoigu, Mikhalkov lands here by helicopter. They love to hunt. In short, the entire Kremlin has been visiting Mikhalkov here. It seems that everyone except Putin, - say the locals. But Mikhalkov's wife was not seen here. But, perhaps, in the hunting ground, he simply does not favor women's companies, preferring male communication.

Scandal on the set of "Burnt by the Sun-2":

Menshikov replaced the understudy with a thinner one!

We were sunbathing on the shore of the lake, when on the Mikhalkov beach we suddenly saw a rather large man descending into the water. And they did not even immediately recognize Menshikov in him! The film crew said that the actor lost weight, and he really seemed slim. But then it turned out that Oleg Evgenievich recovered noticeably! He probably just allowed himself to relax a bit. Or maybe the wife feeds deliciously? I had to be surprised again when a young man appeared on the shore, by type - well, exactly Menshikov, only younger and slimmer! Who is this mysterious double, we hardly found out in the film crew. As we already wrote in the last weekly, an experienced artist Sergey Sharapov came from Moscow to duplicate Oleg Evgenievich, whose complexion corresponds to the figure of a star. However, the other day on the set there was a scandal. Menshikov did not want to disappoint his fans with solid forms and demanded to take a slender understudy into the scenes with the exposure of a slender body double. According to rumors, 34-year-old Leonid - an ordinary resident of the Nizhny Novgorod region - himself came to the shooting of "Burnt" in search of some kind of work. It was then that everyone gasped - he is a copy of Menshikov! The actor himself was so impressed by the resemblance that he hired him as an understudy. For some reason, the newcomer was settled not in a hotel, like the entire film group (including the Moscow understudy), but in Mikhalkov's personal estate in a guest house. They say that the fee was added: he is paid 5 thousand rubles per day. So it is more likely that we will see him in explicit scenes.