Reznik spoke about communication with Pugacheva: different positions on NWO

Ilya Rakhmielevich approached the anniversary show fully armed. The poet came out to the audience as always in a white tailcoat. On stage, Reznik looked cheerful, energetic, fit. By the anniversary, I even lost weight.

“I don’t feel like I’m 85 years old, of course,” the poet said. – I feel younger. What is my secret? I’m an optimist. I never envy anyone, I don’t have bad habits: I don’t drink, I don’t smoke. Stopped eating at night. To look good, you need to eat less sugar and bread. I began to do this – and minus three kilograms immediately.

Reznik does not hide: his wife Irina carefully monitors his health. Before the concert, she did not leave her star husband.

“Ilya Rakhmielevich and I swim in the pool every day,” Irina shared. He swims one kilometer, I swim two. Ilya has become so involved over the years. When we were preparing, we walked a lot every day. I ran, Ilya walked. In addition, now there is a fast: no sweets, rolls.

Preparations for the anniversary turned out to be somewhat nervous. Many celebrities who once performed Reznik’s main hits left Russia. Alla is in Israel, Laima is in Latvia. Uspenskaya, who became famous in Russia thanks to the Cabriolet, refused to come to the master.

– She said that she had a concert that day, – explained Ilya Rakhmielevich. I don’t know, we haven’t checked.

Bilan did not arrive at the last moment: half an hour before the start of the anniversary evening, his participation was expected.

“During the concert, they sent me a sign that Bilan would not be,” the poet smiled. “I showed it to all the spectators. Nobody flinched, nobody left.

Reznik began his anniversary evening with a patriotic bloc. The poet has long been known for his active position. Ilya Rakhmielevich also kept his promise: at the anniversary, for the first time, he presented a new song about the soldiers who died in the NVO, “Beloved Do Not Die.” It was performed by Aziza. The singer, by the way, made the organizers pretty nervous. The number before his release, the star was still in the dressing room.

– Urgently take Aziza to the stage – her number is next! – on the face of the organizers there was a slight panic.

Aziza fluttered onto the stage literally at the last minute. When she began to sing, the audience jumped up from their seats and listened to her standing.

“Loved ones do not die and remind themselves of themselves,” Aziza sang. – In every breath, every hour … They do not die, they remain and warm their father’s house. And they cry and laugh with us while we breathe and live.

While Aziza sang, the audience could not hold back their tears. Even the men cried. It seems that neither Aziz nor the maestro himself expected such an emotional reaction.

– Not a single TV channel took this song into the New Year’s light, – Reznik complained. And you see how the audience takes it. These songs are very much needed these days. They are simply necessary. Today, the reaction of the public proved it once again.

In addition to Aziza, Reznik was congratulated that evening by Taisiya Povaliy, Tatyana Bulanova, Stas Piekha, Varvara, Soso Pavliashvili with his son, Lev Leshchenko … There was also Igor Nikolaev, with whom Reznik once created the famous “Little Country”.

“We have a lot to do with Ilya, not only as an author,” Igor reminisced. – We went on tour a lot with him: he read poetry, I accompanied. Each song was composed in awe always. Once I wrote a melody and didn’t know what to do with it. It seemed to me that she was very bright, maybe even fabulous. At the same time, I knew that Ilyusha once wrote a wonderful song about Cinderella. And it seemed to me that he would definitely write poems to my music. I sent him a melody, and he sent me a magical sheet of paper with a very beautiful name “Little Country”.

“I love writing to music,” Reznik explained. Pauls always sends me tunes. Once he sent a new one, I wrote two options. Pauls liked them very much. And in Riga he made the third option – this is how the “Old Clock” was born. Or somehow Volodya Presnyakov called, and we were in Los Angeles. “Uncle Ilyusha, I have a melody. Can I come to you and show you,” Vova told me. “No need,” he replied. “So sleep.” He sang, and so the song “A Stewardess named Jeanne” was born …

That evening, the whole audience danced to this hit. Presnyakov, by the way, who recently celebrated his 55th birthday, glowed with happiness backstage. That evening, he met with his mother Elena Presnyakova, who congratulated Reznik as part of the Gems.

– We will celebrate Vovin’s anniversary on April 10, – said Natalya Podolskaya. – Without the press, journalists. Only close friends.

How will you impress your guests?

– Striptease, – Natalia said in all seriousness.

In the absence of Pugacheva, her songs were performed by others that evening. Reznik gave the “Old Clock” to Spiridonova, “You and I, we are both right” – to Mariam Merabova, “Three Happy Days” – to Dubtsova. That evening, Reznik admitted that he was on good terms with Pugacheva: there was no conflict between them. Although close communication, as in the old days, too. As you know, Alla and Ilya Rakhmielevich have different positions on the SVO.

“Alla and I always wish each other a Happy New Year, happy birthday,” the poet explained. – Until she congratulated me yet. But I think he will.

Reznik’s anniversary show lasted four hours. Ilya Rakhmielevich left the stage happy.

“The muse did not visit me for a long time, because there were years of confusion,” the poet launched into his memories. “I didn’t know where to go. I went to the Palace of Pioneers in Leningrad, attended the choir, a circle of soft toys, went in for swimming … The Palace of Pioneers brought me up. And then I started writing. Because it is pleasant to fulfill other people’s words, but only at the beginning of one’s activity. And then a serious person, if he can create something that brings people joy, wants his own.

– Inspiration now visits every day?

– Yes. Inspiration is present every day. I write what I want. Nobody forces me. I don’t have a diagram. He wanted to write sonnets – he wrote, he wanted quatrains – he wrote. I don’t suffer, I don’t write clumsily … I always write cleanly.

– Not so long ago, you said that due to the departure of the stars, you lost part of your income. Has the situation improved somehow?

– No, it’s the same. My performers have gone abroad: Alla, Laima… Tamara Gverdtsiteli is in Georgia. Due to the fact that these artists are not in Russia, the channels, of their own will, did not broadcast their songs. Because of this, copyrights have fallen sharply, and we have no sponsors. But nothing.

– Recently you live in the Crimea. How do you like being away from Moscow?

– It’s such a happiness to wake up every day and see the sun, the sea from the window …

– Leave Moscow and move to the Crimea! – advises wife Irina and continues: – Moscow, of course, is very far from what is happening in our country, in the Donbass. At the beginning of the SVO, someone said: “Moscow does not understand what is happening.” Ilya and I arrived from Crimea three years ago. We went to one cafe, then to another, then we met with Ilona Bronevitskaya. We sat, looked around and realized that people live their lives here. The restaurants are packed, everyone is smiling, laughing…

— Irina, aren’t you scared in the Crimea? From there, it happens that disturbing news comes …

Yes, every day we see how something flies, something is shot down. You get used to it. Because we know that we are well protected. One of our good friends, Senator Olga Kovitidi, said: “Don’t worry, you made the right choice. Crimea is ours and will never belong to anyone again. We have returned it, and this is the most protected region of Russia.” Protects well. We must believe in our victory and help the military achieve its goal. She will definitely come soon.