Anastasia Yurievna Volochkova (born 1976) - Russian ballerina, dancer and public figure, Honored Artist of Russia, People's Artist of Karachay-Cherkessia and North Ossetia-Alania.
Laureate of the Serge Lifar International Competition, winner of the Benois Dance prize.
There are many interesting facts in the biography of Volochkova, which we will tell about in this article.
So, before you is a short biography of Anastasia Volochkova.
Biography of Volochkova
Anastasia Volochkova was born on January 20, 1976 in Leningrad. She was brought up in the family of the USSR table tennis champion Yuri Fedorovich and his wife Tamara Vladimirovna, who worked as a guide in St. Petersburg.
Childhood and youth
Little Nastya wanted to become a ballerina at the age of 5. She had such a desire after she saw the ballet The Nutcracker.
Parents never discouraged their daughter from becoming a ballerina. When Volochkova was 16 years old, she entered the local Academy of Russian Ballet. It is curious that already in the second year of her studies she was entrusted with performing a solo act on the stage of the Mariinsky Theater.
Studying was easy for Anastasia, as a result of which she graduated from the academy with honors. Since that time, her creative career began to grow steadily.
Ballet and creativity
Immediately after the academy, Volochkova was offered a job at the Mariinsky Theater as a soloist. For 4 years of work, she brilliantly performed key parts in many productions.
According to Anastasia, that period of her biography was very difficult, since she had to face envy and backstage intrigues from her colleagues. As a result, the girl was actually ousted from all performances.
When Volochkova was about 22 years old, she was offered the leading role in the play "Swan Lake", but already on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater. Around the same time, she began solo activities.
In 2000, at a foreign competition, Anastasia Volochkova was awarded the Golden Lion prize in the category Best European Ballerina. Later she was invited to the UK, where she was entrusted with the leading role in the production of The Sleeping Beauty.
In the early 2000s, the girl shone on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater. People went not so much to the performances as to "Volochkova". During her performances, the halls were always filled with spectators.
In 2002, Anastasia was awarded the title of Honored Artist of Russia. However, by that time, she was already brewing a serious conflict with the leadership of the theater.
Dismissal from the Bolshoi Theater
In 2003, the theater management refused to renew the contract with her, which resulted in a major litigation. The director stated that Volochkova did not meet the physical standards of a ballerina, hinting at her height and excess weight.
When it became known about Anastasia's dismissal, Western journalists stood up for her. They demanded to measure the physical characteristics of the ballerina and refute all rumors about her.
According to American experts, Volochkova could not grow 11 cm since her last tour in the United States.
Although the court ruled that it was illegal to fire the ballerina, Anastasia could no longer work in such an atmosphere.
Show Business
After a resounding departure from the Bolshoi Theater, Volochkova briefly performed at the Krasnodar Ballet Theater. In 2004, she first tried herself as a film actress in the television series A Place in the Sun.
After that, Anastasia appeared in the films "Black Swan" and "Do not be born beautiful."
In 2009, the artist presented the show "Nerve", which gained popularity not only in Russia, but also abroad. In the same year she published her autobiographical book, The History of a Russian Ballerina.
A few months later, Anastasia Volochkova took part in Alla Pugacheva's project "Christmas Meetings". She performed the song "Ballerina" written by Igor Nikolaev especially for her.
Social activity
During the biography of 2003-2011. Anastasia Volochkova was in the ranks of the United Russia political force. She was involved in charity projects and the development of social programs.
In 2009, Anastasia Yuryevna ran for the mayor of Sochi, but her candidacy was refused to be registered.
In 2011, a woman founded a children's creative center in Moscow. In an interview, she admitted that she would try to open similar centers in other Russian cities.
Today Volochkova continues to engage in charity work, as well as appear at various public events. Wherever she appears, she always attracts the attention of the press.
In 2016, Anastasia again wanted to return to big politics, but already as a deputy from the Fair Russia party. It is worth noting that initially she was on the side of those people who considered Crimea a part of Ukraine, but later revised their views.
A few months later, the prima announced that “Crimea is ours,” after which she independently sent personal data to the Ukrainian website “Peacemaker”.
Personal life
In her youth, Volochkova had an affair with Nikolai Zubkovsky, but their relationship had no continuation. After that, she met with Vyacheslav Leibman, who left Ksenia Sobchak for her sake.
Then Anastasia was looked after by businessmen Mikhail Zhivilo and Sergey Polonsky. In 2000, the oligarch Suleiman Kerimov became her new chosen one. However, less than 3 years later, the couple decided to leave.
It is worth noting that the girl was pregnant by Kerimov, but did not dare to report it. This was due to the fact that in one of the conversations the man admitted that in case of separation, the child would stay with him.
This news turned out to be so painful for Volochkova that she had a miscarriage. After this tragedy, she no longer wanted to stay with the oligarch. In her opinion, it was Suleiman who made sure that she was fired from the Bolshoi Theater, trying to somehow take revenge on her.
In an interview, Anastasia said that in her youth, actor Jim Carrey tried to look after her, who was amazed at the talent of the Russian beauty. However, this romance ended over time.
In 2007, the ballerina became the wife of businessman Igor Vdovin. But later she announced that the marriage with Igor was fictitious and in reality they were never scheduled. From Vdovin, she gave birth to a girl Ariadne.
In the spring of 2013, Volochkova began a stormy romance with the director of the oil transportation organization Bakhtiyar Salimov. She notified her fans about this through social networks.
In the same year, information appeared in the media that Anastasia was dating the popular singer Nikolai Baskov. The artists were often seen together at various events. In addition, their joint photos appeared on the Web while on vacation in the Maldives.
In the fall of 2017, the famous TV presenter Dana Borisova hinted to the audience that the "popular ballerina" suffers from alcoholism and drug addiction. Immediately after that, Volochkova accused Dana of slander and black PR in her name.
At the end of the same year, hackers broke into the artist's account, seizing her personal data. The intruders demanded 20,000 rubles from her for non-disclosure of information. When the hackers heard about the refusal, they posted a photo of a naked ballerina on the Internet and published her correspondence.
The woman heard a lot of criticism in her address from her opponents, who insulted her in every possible way. After that, she found herself at the epicenter of yet another scandal.
The artist's personal driver, Alexander Skirtach, secretly robbed her for several years. In 2017, the man asked the hostess for money for the funeral of his mother, who, as it turned out, was alive.
Volochkova estimated the damage at 376,000 rubles by filing a lawsuit against Skirtach. As a result, he was arrested and sentenced to 3 years in prison.
Anastasia Volochkova today
Anastasia is still interested in politics and leads an active media life. She often attends various TV shows, on which she shares interesting facts from her biography.
In the future, the woman plans to publish another book - "Pay for Success". Not so long ago, she agreed to give an interview to Ksenia Sobchak, with whom she often got into a skirmish and exchanged mutual insults.
Their meeting took place at Volochkova's mansion. After a protracted conversation, the secular lionesses went to the bathhouse.
According to Volochkova, Ksenia behaved worse than annoying paparazzi. For example, she burst into her bedroom without permission, and also installed a hidden camera in the steam room.
Anastasia has a page on Instagram, to which over 1 million people have subscribed.
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