Under the wing of Lukashenka, they sing about something: Russian and Belarusian “stars” have gathered in Vitebsk

Toward evening, the city was blocked off with fences with organized inspection points, and the bridge across the Western Dvina – the river crosses the city – was completely closed: it is usually followed by the president’s motorcade. On the opening day, prohibition is declared in Vitebsk. By the way, it is worth noting that in Vitebsk and on ordinary days, minors are strictly restricted. They are prohibited not only from selling alcohol and energy drinks, but even matches and lighters are sold only to teenagers over 15 years old. “That’s the law!” – the seller was surprised at the bewilderment of the MK journalist. On the day of the official opening, even beer is not sold in the city.

Intrigues, meetings, doctors

The concert of Sergey Lazarev took place not in the hall, but in the open area. A lot of people gathered, and the artist, thus, was visible only on the screens, and even from the front rows. But to get closer to the stage, you had to come at least an hour before the start of the performance. Basically, the concert was lit by young people. The young girls warmly greeted their pet. One of the fans already felt bad twice, she was so nervous because of the idol. And if the first time the young admirer was left among the spectators, then after the second time three doctors decisively took her out of the hall. Lazarev himself worked sincerely, but very noticeably copied the style of Philip Kirkorov. The signature gestures of the pop king were recognizable, and when Lazarev relaxedly slapped one lady on the pope, it immediately became clear whose signature concert chips the star of the age category next to Kirkorov was adopting. However, Lazarev worked honestly, performed old hits and even gave the public a premiere. “I almost gave birth!” the artist breathed out with a laugh, explaining how much he gave all the best and was afraid for the result. Before the performance, the artist even warned the audience that he might forget the words of the song, because it is completely new.

The main stars arrived in the city on the morning train. For Yuri Antonov, the car was delivered directly to the car. This is how the biggest stars are greeted: cars were brought to the platform for Larisa Dolina, Philip Kirkorov, Alla Pugacheva. The maestro looked very good, did not use a cane, which he needed so much because of his sore leg. Antonov easily went down to the platform himself and looked great. The intrigue of Antonov’s arrival lies in the fact that he is not included in the program. The artist himself, when asked how it happened that his name was not on the posters, answered not very convincingly that he did not know this.

Alexander Marshal, who also arrived on this train, was somewhat taken aback when he saw the cameras and microphones. Confused by the question of what purchases he would go for. “I don’t know yet,” he hesitated.

Alexander Serov, who was trying not to get into the lenses, was somehow annoyed by everyone. The artist was especially tense when he heard the greeting in Belarusian. “Why are you speaking Ukrainian to me?” he was indignant, mistaking the appeal for an impending provocation. “This is a Belarusian language!” — explained to the artist. “Ah, Belarus!” Serov waved his hand and hurried to close the car window.

Draniki only with the permission of the President

The performer of the legendary hit “Hello, someone else’s sweetheart” Alexander Solodukha brought his granddaughter onto the stage.

“She took her first steps on the Vitebsk stage at the age of three,” the MK artist said backstage. – Let this be a good start to her future creative life. The children – Sanka and Kristina – were worried that she would be afraid. But she was not afraid: she went out and gave flowers. Recently, the children sent their granddaughter to a Minsk school with a creative bias: she is engaged in dancing, choreography, and acting there. You see, the training has already yielded results.

Behind the scenes, Solodukha boasted: he and his wife have four children and five grandchildren.

“My son Anton has two daughters, another son has a daughter,” the artist explained. – And Natasha’s daughter has two sons from a previous marriage.

The artist has been happily married for twenty years. They say that he does not pay attention to other women.

“Natasha is my third official wife,” Alexander said. – Only with her I realized that you can live and love one woman, be devoted to her. We met in April 2004, and began to live under the same roof since November of that year. I swear I have never kissed another woman since I met her. She kind of got me hooked. We met when she was 35 and I was 45.

The soloist of the legendary “Syabrov” Anatoly Yarmolenko also arrived in a new status. As it turned out, a few months ago, the artist became a great-grandfather.

“My grandson gave me a great-grandson,” Yarmolenko explained. Who does the child look like? On him, not on me! I think when he grows up, he will call me Tolya. Everyone in the family calls me that!

Yarmolenko is 75 years old. But the legendary artist is not going to retire. And in order to withstand the concert load, he regularly engages in physical education.

“I have exercise equipment on my balcony,” Anatoly Ivanovich explained. – I go out every morning and practice for 20-30 minutes. This is enough for me for now.

Belarusian Ruslan Alekhno, who spends most of his time in Moscow, admitted that he recharged his batteries in Vitebsk.

“I am pleased to come to Belarus, hug a birch and get energized,” Ruslan said.

Alekhno also added that he had recently visited the NVO zone twice. The artist travels to Donbass regularly.

“Public people should support our fighters,” says the artist. The kids need support. Fortitude, where are our roots? We grew up here, our ancestors from here! We speak Russian! And so it should always be.

The actor Nikolai Burlyaev also spoke a lot about Russia.

– Russia, Ukraine and Belarus are united, – said Nikolai Petrovich. “We are one people. It’s such nonsense that we were divided. Yes, we speak with some dialects, but we are all one. So it was and so it will be.

Angelina Vovk in Belarus enjoyed increased attention. The TV presenter did not refuse anyone autographs and joint photographs. Belarusians noted: Vovk, who will soon celebrate her 81st birthday, is in great shape.

“I will eat potato pancakes with Belarusian fat,” the TV personality said. – I rarely visit Belarus, so I will come off in full.

According to Vovk, she rarely allows potato pancakes. And she has a reason for this.

– If I eat potato pancakes every day, what will Alexander Grigorievich Lukashenko say, who forbids his citizens to eat potatoes with bacon at night? I listen to his advice and do not allow myself anything fatty and fried.