Odessa Shuler Anatoly Barbakaru: Biography, Creativity

Anatoly Barbakaru, whose biography is best represented in his works, calls himself a swindler. Card cheater and expert in human psychology, he builds his life so that it is not boring.

Biography pages

A native of Bendery (Transnistria) was born on February 15, 1959. His youth came in the Soviet times, when the paradise for every kind of sharper was the resort towns, where the train shops, children of diplomats, directors of factories gathered. For young Odessa citizens, "undressing" the holidaymaker was a special pride. While playing sports, Barbakaru played volleyball for a team of masters, which helped him enter Odessa Technological Institute. On the beaches of Odessa, he observed how wealthy holiday-makers lost fabulous amounts to local "katalas". He began to look closely, and soon he himself was drawn into the game.

A life full of adventure began. For evading the army, he received a prison term, then five years in the All-Union wanted for "tours" throughout the country, squeezing the money he won in restaurants. How did Anatoly Barbakaru get used to the game? The biography is described by himself: the first tricks were shown by a student friend, and then, under the guise of a volleyball player, he easily "planted" beach visitors, involving those in the game. To tricks, he had a real talent. In order to guess the suit, he does not need the traced maps. He easily does it, feeling the picture with his fingers.

Completion of "career"

Shuler is a non-independent figure. There is a "godfather", a connection with bandits who acted as intermediaries, if someone refused to pay. And although the card sharper Anatoly Barbakaru developed the rule: not to win more than a person can give, misfires still happened. By the age of 30, the man decided to "tie". But finally, the excitement brought him under the knife of a plastic surgeon. Somehow he beat a rich guild called "Prince", having saved a considerable sum. Having received information that he was going to come to Odessa again, he decided on an operation to change his appearance.

He knew very well that the player would not sit at his table for the second time. After plastic, the long, with a hump, turned into a wide nose with different nostrils, and the face from the narrow one into a round, pumped gel. A few days before the arrival of the "Prince" was put in jail, and the fool could not play his farewell match.

New Activities

Anatoly Barbakaru, whose biography has changed dramatically, left cheating, when in the 90's there were other opportunities to feel free. He came to television as a leading criminal news source, but soon he started running his own program on the Odessa TV channel. Today in his asset:

• Eleven books published in thousand copies. He is a member of the Writers' Union of Ukraine.
• Execution of chanson. The first disc: Anatoly Barbakaru "Notes of the Schuler, 15 years old" (2003).
• Author's programs and successful shows. "Gentlemen at the dacha" (2011), for example.
• Three scenarios for the films ("Conservation", the TV series "Shuler" and the premiere of 2016 - "Maestro").
• Actors ("Rails of Happiness", "Shuler").
• The role of the expert on the central Russian TV channels in the rating shows ("Let them talk", "Intuition", "Site").

Anatoly Barbakaru: books of Odessa

People start to write for some reason. For him, this is an opportunity to talk with the interviewee, when they do not interrupt. The first work was "Shuler's Notes" (1997), where the plot is twisted so famously that it's impossible to tear yourself away. In a captivating summer, Odessa is visited by a journalist with adventurous character - Daria Askhanova. . Thirst for thrill leads to a clash in the game of the former and professional "catale" . At stake is her honor. The former shooter gets a blow to the head, and the journalist is a real Odessa adventure. You can call the author's works detective stories, if not for the realization that real, though slightly embellished, events from life are described. They introduced the author - this is Anatoly Barbakaru.

Books - this ten-year segment of his life, full of scams and criminal stories. "I'm a Shuler" (2000) - a real guide to a person who wants to understand the card world, "Va-Bank" (2000) - a description of the farewell stunt with plastic surgery, Odessa-Mama (2000) - a story about the godfather of the Odessa " Threw ".

Personal life

Loner by nature, Anatoly Barbakaru, whose biography is set out in books, formally created the family five times. From the first marriage there is a thirty-five-year-old son, who lives not in Odessa. His father's love he did not get. But Dmitry and Alexander, sons from marriage with his last wife - Olga, were more fortunate. Both are engaged in sports. Senior overgrown his two-meter-old father, playing basketball. The youngest (14) is engaged in Thai boxing.

The union with Olga proved to be lasting, because she lacked female wisdom (by profession - a psychologist) to coexist with a man whose whole life's meaning was for many years in turning all sorts of frauds. Today his circle of friends has changed. They are intelligent and creative people. And he himself began to preach philosophy, that sincerity, openness and the ability to trust are the main human virtues. Here such metamorphosis.