September 20 marks the 15th anniversary of the tragedy, which the history of Russian cinema did not know equal. 106 people from the film crew of Svyaznoy remained in the ice grave of the Karmadon Gorge after the Kolka glacier disappeared. Of the 19 bodies found by the rescuers, and the fragments of another 17 were not found the remains of Sergei Bodrov, who received the nickname of the popular brother after the brilliantly played role of Daniil Bagrov. He is still listed among the missing.
Everyone is interested to know how the wife of Bodrov Jr. and his family live today. The article will introduce the reader closer to the woman who has become his muse and the main love of such an unjustly short life. Sergey was only 30.
What is known about the life of Svetlana Bodrova
In an ordinary family in Kudrino near Moscow in August 1970, a girl was born, who was named Svetlana. Her last name was Sitina. But at the end of school, the girl married a local policeman early and replaced her with Mikhailova. Svetlana’s mother, Nina Ivanovna, still lives in the suburbs. Locals remember her daughter as a bright and very friendly person. Svetlana’s family life did not work out, and after the divorce, the future wife of Bodrov Jr. (photo presented in the article) went to Moscow. Here she met a man who turned out to be not the last person in the criminal world. Little is known about him. Only that his name was Mikhail, and he contributed in many respects to the fact that Svetlana began her career on television.
Few people know that in 1991 she graduated from a theater school (Novosibirsk), she has participated in six projects. Svetlana also has a diploma from MIIGAiK. On television, she worked as a director of a number of programs (Canon, Shark Pen).
Personal life before meeting with Bodrov
Having learned about Mikhail’s occupation, the future wife of Bodrov Jr. decided to break off relations with him. During the filming of the program “Sharks of a feather, ” young Otar Kushanashvili became interested in her, but met with the inaccessibility of a young woman. This only brought the famous womanizer, and he stubbornly began to achieve the beauty he liked. Kushanashvili invited Svetlana to the Soho restaurant, where a decisive conversation took place, after which the couple began to live together. It was Otar who was destined to withstand the onslaught of the criminal authority, who had long pursued the once beloved woman.
After a while, Svetlana Mikhailova started a serious conversation about the prospects of relations, for which Kushanashvili was not ready. Instead of an offer, he brought his passion to rest in Turkey, but this only alienated them from each other.
Fateful acquaintance
According to Kushanashvili, Svetlana was able to fall in love either with a madman, to whom he ranked himself, or a talented one. Such a nugget actor was Sergei Bodrov, the son of a famous director. In 1996, he was invited to television in the program "Look", where he began working as a presenter. A year later, fate brought Svetlana and Sergey to Cuba, where both covered the youth festival. A spark immediately ran between them. Kushanashvili noted that after the trip, the young woman's eyes began to shine, and Bodrov Jr. himself admitted: it was this image of his beloved that lived in his imagination.
A year later, the couple got married, but before that, the actor considered it necessary to meet with a former rival. Kushanashvili in 10 minutes of communication saw a young man in front of him, as it seemed to him, with a childish face, but with a huge sense of responsibility. The future wife of Bodrov Jr. met in his person a real man, which many women dream of. About the feelings of the actor speak the lines from his letters given in the article a little lower.
Sergey Bodrov Jr., wife and children
Photos of the family can be seen in the article. The couple were happy, because for five years of marriage, both only became stronger in the desire to be together. A year later, their eldest daughter was born. The girl was named Olya. Until the summer of 1999, Bodrov continued to work in Vzglyad, but the main thing for him was the movie. During his short life, he starred in 13 films, began to try himself as a screenwriter and director. His debut in a new quality took place in “Sisters” (2001), the next brainchild was to be “Connected”.
The expedition was planned for the summer of 2002, but was delayed due to the upcoming joyful event. Svetlana was preparing to become a mother for the second time. The decision was made by Sergey Bodrov Jr., dreaming of his son. His wife and children were most important to him. The name of the boy - Alexander - was chosen by his father. Three weeks later, the film expedition still took place, but Svetlana noted that upon departure the young director seemed sad.
Tragedy in North Ossetia
And the wife remembers the last call when Sergey for some reason, when saying goodbye, advised to take care of the children. September 20 shooting day did not work out. They waited a long time for transport, left for nature three hours later. And in the evening there was a tragedy - a glacier woke up, silent for more than half a century. An unthinkable set of circumstances led to a terrible disaster, under the ice was the entire crew of 106 people.
The news shocked loved ones. Relatives of filmmakers rushed to the scene. The wife of Bodrov Jr. left two young children and left for North Ossetia. Distraught with grief, people set up a search camp with the name "Hope", starting the search for a tunnel that could be a salvation for people buried alive. He existed for two years. Sergey Valentin Nikolaevna’s mother clung to every opportunity to be there and find at least the remains of her own son. The father, Sergei Bodrov Sr., who lives with his second wife in the United States, also visited the scene of the tragedy.
No miracle happened. Already in 2008, the tunnel was discovered, but it was empty. How does it feel to not even be able to bury a loved one? How today, after 15 years, live the wife and children of Bodrov Jr.?
Life after the disaster
The father of the idol of millions refused the inheritance so that the widow had the opportunity to raise children. In Moscow, the family left a four-room apartment, in the suburbs, in the homeland of Svetlana, - a house. The youngest son is exactly as many years old as it has passed since the tragedy. Alexander, like his father, is fond of history. It is no secret that it was Sergei Bodrov Jr. who graduated from the history department of Moscow State University. The wife and children (photo presented in the article) honor the memory of the father. A relic is stored in their family - a large knit sweater in which the famous actor was shot in the role of Danila Bagrov.
In 2014, the eldest daughter Olya entered the theater university (workshop of Leonid Kheifets). She had already made a film debut, the girl tried herself in a short film. The mother of a deified cinema star, Valentina Nikolaevna, published a book with the dissertation of Sergei. Few people know that Bodrov Jr. is a candidate of science: he wrote an excellent work on the art of the Renaissance.
