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Elena Ulyanova, daughter of Mikhail Ulyanov: biography and photos

Children of famous artists who spent childhood behind the scenes, as a rule, follow the parent steps. However, this does not always happen. The exception is Elena Ulyanova, the daughter of M. Ulyanov and A. Parfanyak. Despite the fact that her parents - one of the most famous Soviet artists, the girl chose a different profession. Why did she make such a choice and what did this eventually come about?

Star Mother Elena Ulyanova - Alla Parfanyak

Elena Mikhailovna Ulyanova (photo below) was almost always surrounded by outstanding people.

First among them was her mother - Honored Artist of the RSFSR, Alla Petrovna Parfanyak. This amazing beauty and talent actress after the first role in the movie (Valya Petrova from "Heavenly slow-moving") became a popular favorite.

In the 1940-1950's. The most famous men of the country took care of Alla Petrovna: Alexander Vertinsky, Leonid Utesov, Mark Bernes and Nikolai Kryuchkov. For a time, the beautiful girl met with Bernes, but later married Nikolai Kryuchkov. Soon the couple had a son, named after his father - Kolya.

It seemed that the life of Alla Parfanyak was completely arranged - what else could she desire, but acquaintance with the unknown Siberian young Misha Ulyanov turned everything upside down.

Famous father - Mikhail Ulyanov

The future performer of the role of Marshal Zhukov was the owner of these masculine qualities: solidity, perseverance, diligence and nobility. After studying in the studio at the Omsk Regional Drama Theater, he went to conquer the white-stone capital.

Having no money, no connections, the young talent was able to enroll in the Shchukin school, and after his graduation was enrolled in the Theater. Vakhtangov.

Here he met with the young actress Alla Parfanyak, who was then the wife of the famous throughout the USSR, Nikolai Kryuchkov. Fell in love with a beautiful actress, a Siberian nugget began to care for her, and suddenly the sleek beauty of the professorial family responded to his feelings.

Soon after that, Parthanyak formalized an official divorce and married Mikhail Ulyanov, and in December 1959 they had a daughter, Lenochka.

Elena Ulyanova, daughter of Mikhail Ulyanov: biography of childhood

After the divorce, Kryuchkov left a small two-room apartment for his wife and son. Here and spent the first years a young family Ulyanov and Parthenyak. After the birth of Elena Ulyanova, they moved to the maternal grandmother to look after the baby and her older brother Kolya. In addition, to manage to work in the theater, the couple hired a housekeeper. So they lived for several years - six of them in a tiny two-room apartment on Ostuzheva Street.

Despite the fact that Alla Parfanyak did not want to quit her job in the theater, because of the poor health of her daughter (Elena Ulyanova had problems with early kidneys), she had to give up her career and become an ordinary housewife. This decision was given to her with difficulty, but she loved children and her husband more than anything else.

Over time, the career of Mikhail Ulyanov in the theater went uphill, then he began to appear in films, receive awards, and soon the family bought an apartment in a good area.

Despite his disastrous employment on the set, Mikhail Alexandrovich devoted a lot of time to his only daughter. According to eyewitness accounts, when he first saw her, he cried with happiness. In subsequent years, the artist always found time to talk with Lenochka, and did not regret anything for her.

Despite all-Union fame, Lena's family lived very modestly, and the girl was sent to study at the then prestigious French special school. However, a couple of years later, Elena Ulyanova showed her character and on 11th grade she was independently transferred to the school of working youth. Here, together with her, the offspring of many stars studied - Anton Tabakov, Eugene Lungin, Denis Evstegneev and others.

Mikhail Ulyanov himself was always categorically against admission of his daughter to a theater high school. Therefore, from the very childhood Elena Ulyanova was protected by her parents from the theater. She rarely went to rehearsals, but when she graduated from school, she dreamed of continuing the acting Ulyanovs-Parthanyak dynasty. Then the father convinced her to abandon this plan and choose another specialty.

Study and subsequent career

The profession, which interested the young daughter of Mikhail Ulyanov, also belonged to the section of the creative - Elena became a graphic artist, graduating from the Polygraphic Institute. As she later admitted in an interview, this specialization was not her choice. So, Lena from childhood, despite the ability, did not particularly like to draw. However, her father sent his child to art school, and then - to the institute. Mikhail Aleksandrovich hoped that, having such a specialty, his daughter could always earn a living, and was not mistaken.

After a few years of studying, Elena Mikhailovna began to show herself as a very talented artist. Although in the publishing world it was not easy to break through, she was able to achieve much, without using her father's name, but with her work and perseverance.

Working in the publishing house of the newspaper Argumenty i Fakty, the girl was also interested in the creation of author's etchings. She was often invited to exhibit her works at All-Union exhibitions, and later abroad.

Relations with the elder brother

As mentioned above, from his first marriage, Alla Parfanyak had a son, Nikolai Nikolaevich Kryuchkov. After the divorce of the parents, the boy remained with his mother and stepfather.

Despite care and attention, close relations with Mikhail Ulyanov, as with his own father, did not work out for Nikolay. And over time, the guy moved away from his mother, especially when his half-sister - Elena Ulyanova was born.

The biography of Nikolai Kryuchkov, Jr. was extremely unsuccessful. He dreamed of emigrating from the USSR, for which he was sent to the hospital, as was done at that time. After Kohl still managed to leave for Germany, but had problems with the law and ended up in prison. Eventually the guy emigrated to the US and no longer maintained contact with his family.

As for Helen, he and his brother stayed apart from the very childhood, and after emigration they completely lost touch. The woman admitted that while the mother was alive, Kolya often asked for money from her, although he was able to earn it himself. His riotous way of life was very frustrating for Alla Petrovna, so Elena Mikhailovna does not feel particularly warm feelings to her brother today.

The daughter of Mikhail Ulyanov Elena: personal life

Soon after graduating from the institute, Elena Mihailovna met the son of the famous Russian poet Alexei Markov - Sergei.

The young man was 5 years older than Lena, but had already traveled half the world and met such famous writers as Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Julio Cortazar, Nicolas Guillen, Paco de Lucia and Alejo Carpentier.

At the time of his acquaintance, Elena Ulyanova's future husband worked as a regular traveling observer of the magazine Ogonyok and conducted several literary programs. Between Sergey and Elena, an affair broke out, and in 1982 they were married, and two years later they had a daughter.

The baby was named after the mother of Mikhail Ulyanov - Liza. It became a joy not only for the parents, but also for the famous grandfather.

However, it turned out that the girl had a congenital heart disease. Her eminent grandfather raised all ties and obtained permission from Gorbachev himself to take Lizonka abroad for medical treatment. After the operation, the baby began to feel better and was able to lead a full-fledged lifestyle.

Unfortunately, the alliance with Sergei Markov was short-lived - the couple lived together for only 8 years, after which they divorced her husband, Elena Mikhailovna Ulyanova.

Personal life of a woman after the divorce evolved with varying success. So, she married two more times.

The fate of Elena Ulyanova's daughter was very good. Lisa successfully married a worthy young man and in 2007 gave birth to twins - Igor and Anastasia.

The last years of Elena Mikhailovna's parents

Throughout her life, Elena Ulyanova was very attached to her parents, especially to her father. Therefore, when in the early nineties he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, she was very upset.

The last years of Mikhail Ulyanov, his daughter tried with all his might to help him and Alla Parfanyak, who was also very sick.

Elena Mikhailovna knocked out places for parents in the best sanatoriums and clinics in the country, took them to the best doctors, but the condition of the artists gradually worsened.

In March 2007, Mikhail Alexandrovich was hospitalized, and a few days later he was gone. Shortly before his death, Ulyanov learned about the birth of great-grandsons, but he did not have time to see them.

Elena Ulyanova's mother went blind with a stroke a few months after the death of her husband and, having lain in a coma for more than a year, died peacefully, never regaining consciousness.

The Elena Ulyanova Foundation

The daughter of Mikhail Ulyanov knew firsthand how difficult the fate of dramatic artists in the USSR and Russia is, who in their old age, when they are no longer able to work, are forced to live on a beggarly pension. Therefore, in cooperation with the newspaper Argumenty i Fakty, it organized a fund to help the artists. Mikhail Ulyanov.

Elena Mikhaylovna sees her primary task, as the head of the fund, in financially supporting the needy actors abandoned by society to the mercy of fate. In addition, Ulyanov is engaged in installing monuments to famous artists whose relatives can not afford it.

Under the auspices of the Elena Mikhailovna Foundation, a monument to her father was erected in his native town of Tara, as well as monuments to Igor Starigin and Vyacheslav Nevinny.

The woman admits that recently, due to the difficult situation in the country, it is increasingly difficult to collect donations, but there are still generous people supporting her noble undertakings.

Memorial House-Museum. Mikhail Ulyanov

Among other achievements of Elena Ulyanova - the organization in Tara of the memorial museum of her father, which opened in 2014.

Once, after visiting Papa's hometown, the woman found the house where his childhood passed, and became fired with the idea of creating a museum of his memory.

Having collected the necessary funds, with the support of the director of the museum of local lore Tara Petra Vibe, Elena Mikhailovna was able to fulfill her dream. In addition, she personally provided most of the exhibits.

Today, when the daughter of Mikhail Ulyanov for more than fifty years, and she assesses the influence of her father on her choice of profession, the woman admits that he was incredibly far-sighted when he prevented her from linking her life with the theater. Held as an artist, journalist, head of the fund, mother and spouse, Elena Mikhailovna feels gratitude to both parents who managed to bring up her real personality, and also became an example for her, to which she follows to this day.

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