- Alexander, how did you get such a passion for fashion and beauty? Tell me about your family.
"My father, Alexander Vasiliev, was a theater artist, worked in the Theater Mossovet, then at the Ermolova Theatre. He is a descendant of the legendary Admiral of the reign of Catherine II, Vasily Chichagov. Grandfather, Pavel Vasilyev, was a naval officer.
In the 31st year of his condemned as "enemy of the people," was given three years and sent in Mordovian camp "located", then he built the famous white sea-Baltic canal. Grandmother suffered very much, and in the spring of 1933, heartbroken, took poison and died in great agony.
By a tragic accident that happened on that day, when his grandfather liberated "after the shock work on the felling. After Stalin's camps, he was able to return back to Moscow and worthy to experience the fruits of its loss. My mother, actress Central children's theatre Tatiana Gulevich, is the successor of the famous Polish noble family. Her family even has its own knightly coat of arms is a shield with a fork and cut off the knight's leg. The estate of my mother's uncle was located next to the estate of Gregory Pushkin, son of the great Russian poet. My granduncle often visited the house Puskonaladchik, they drank tea, and had conversations. This knowledge was put to the mother's life poetic imprint. The works of Alexander Sergeyevich she knew by heart, Yes, and she wrote poetry. My parents had, in my opinion, the perfect love. In our house I have never heard a single parent quarrels, no alarm words.
- What other people have influenced your personality?
Thanks to my parents I was a boy met unique people.
One of them was Faina Ranevskaya. Although I am not terribly pleased when I received a phone call, I picked up the receiver, and from there came the bass Ranevskaya: "It Faina Georgievna. Tanya home? " This meant that mommy will have two hours to listen to a monologue, as it seemed to me then, an eccentric old woman, instead of playing with me.
But I, obedient boy, meekly handed the receiver to my mother, who listened to her without actually saying a word. Ranevskaya lived nearly ninety years, was adored by the public, but their fate persistently called whore, and life was compared with an angry neighbor who passed by, did not turn around and not even said Hello. At the time of which I speak, our "Soviet Chaplin in a skirt" is not considered a great artist. National star number one was Lyubov Orlova, which was friendly with my mother. Great Orlov was one of the first Soviet women, made circular facelift, and she looked this amazing. "We must always keep the shape" - this formula I will remember from her life.
- Your collection of old toilets and fashion accessories is amazing professionals.You've probably already since childhood started something to collect?
In Naschokinsky lane, near the building with a balcony, where lived the great Yuri Nikulin, I found the icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. Covered with sacking, she stood near the urn. I was amazed that someone just threw this value, but at that time people did not understand the significance of such things. My icon dad gave the restoration workshop of the Tretyakov gallery, where it is cleansed from dirt and oil. It all started, and this icon is still kept me as a memory. Now I collect Russian historical costumes, rare pictures on Russian, Soviet and post-Soviet fashion. These collections I put around the world. For me it is important that the next generation saw the fact that was able to save so hard.
- In the Soviet Union you it was wildly popular.
The first success I learned, when in 1963, he started working on TV leading. At that time there were only three TV channels, and transmission of "Theatre "Bell", "Service", "good night, kids" made from a shy child celebrity. The first autograph I gave at the age of five. From across the country on television came bags of letters from children. On the envelope was just written - "San Vasilyev. TV. Moscow. My wonderful mother made me answer all emails. It is for me only wrote the address on the envelope, and I'm clumsy hand led on a piece of paper - "greetings from Moscow. Because people love to home school my classmates very unfriendly at me askance, and teachers openly hated. But nevertheless, I am grateful that the children's experience, but then I felt amazing faith in yourself, kind of giving wings. All my life, especially in difficult moments, this "recharge" did not give me never to limp.
- Absolute. My first love's name was Maria Lavrova. Her parents worked and lived in Paris. When we started to meet her in Moscow in the early 80's, she wanted only one thing - to return to France. We secretly met and encrypted three and a half years, while Masha fictitiously not married a French citizen and has not left. I suffered much, as it seemed to me, two months, until he realized that must be with his beloved. But there, in France, I suddenly felt that, having moved abroad, in Russia, I left our love. When moving it is a fragile feeling somehow rather faded and forever disappear.
In Moscow he left my job, and I at once became useless emigrant, unclaimed, unsuccessful and so I was boring my favorite. I suffered alone. In a foreign country had to survive, and ties in Paris there weren't any. Saved me "Mr. Case." Wandering in search of work, I met a woman who was the Director.
She asked me to play a major role in the short film "the Little Prince". This was followed by the episodes - the role of a German spy in the military film "My friend", a Russian Prince in the theatrical production of "Foreign land", the soldier in the American TV series "Cain and Abel". Bushing projects alternated one after the other.
- Where was at this time your sweetheart?
She was drawing, dreaming of a career artist. Finally found a Frenchman who helped her realize. I had to let her go. I grieved at parting, but then I realized that I no longer allow myself to be unhappy and will do everything possible to enjoy everything that presents destiny. Now I learned this. I rejoice in the sun, snow, heat, wind, and no matter'm in Russia or Belgium, Australia or Argentina... everywhere I feel comfortable. Enjoy food, music, books, exhibitions.
If fate brings me with someone, I'm looking for it most interesting and creative. Masha we still remain close friends, she often comes to me with a child who, unfortunately, was born from another man.
- When you first returned to Russia after the exile?
In the late 90 X. At home I was struck by the wild stratification of society. I am not criticizing, because the same Russia was in the XIX century. It is a pity that in the negative went conscience, honor, and gentility, the gene pool, but remained wild merchants. Money rich "new Russians", in fact, made on the trading, selling oil, natural gas. And the demands of the modern merchants very similar to the query merchants of the past centuries. The only nation who read fashion magazines like the Bible, is Russian. In Europe it is still not interested in fashion.
Seven centuries Europeans were obsessed with fashion, and now just want to live humanly. Today fashion in Europe is not a product of domestic consumption and export.
Presumably, your plans today, mainly in Russia?
- My dream is to open a Museum of fashion in Moscow. After all, what is Russian style, and what is pseudo? We don't know. Many examples of Russian dress stores in new York and Paris museums of fashion, and mostly in private collections. I want to return it all in Russia.
Source:
Evening Moscow
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