Leonid Kuravlev is the embodiment of our Motherland. This statement was made by theater and film actor Alexander Oleshko on Monday, January 31.
“Leonid Kuravlev is a continuation of our life, which we cannot show on the screen. He is a continuation of our Motherland in his roles. This is a man who served his gift. He understood that he was endowed with special qualities. A simple guy who ended up at VGIK. They even wanted to expel him from the first or second year for unsuitability, and then he became the most brilliant graduate of his course. Because he is the root system. Leonid Kuravlev is our Motherland. This is the smile of the Motherland, this is the soul of the Motherland, this is the conscience of the Motherland, this is the truth of the Motherland. These are tears, delight. This is such a collection of various amazing qualities, and even in negative roles, ”he told Izvestia.
According to Oleshko, even the comedic roles of Kuravlev with Gaidai, even where he played a thief, “this is also our Motherland”
“He is recognizable in all his guises. We recognized him as a neighbor, friend, brother, boss, swindler. Leonid Kuravlev is an honest, courageous, real, touching person. The male. Of course, I don’t want to talk about him in the past tense. Because when such people leave, you understand that they, having done a lot, find this peace, and their soul flies further freely and easily. Because they did everything they could – for the country, for art, for people, for their loved ones. But this is hard for us! To remain, realizing that this mosaic of people who lived honestly, worked, worked, did not think about titles, or about bonuses, or about any preferences, is crumbling. They didn’t call themselves stars. They worked hard. Are we saying that Leonid Kuravlev is a star? No, we say that he is a native person. Today a loved one passed away. He is a member of our family. And everyone can say that, ”said the actor.
Oleshko recalled that he had met Kuravlyov three times: twice on television and once at the Volkov Theater, where Vladimir Etush’s anniversary evening was held.
“I did a dedication number, congratulations, since we were all students of Etush. And Nina Grebeshkova and Leonid Kuravlev came to my make-up room. He took my hands, he told me so many amazing words of support and parting words. As they say, “fly on”. I will never forget it. I will always be so grateful to this person, for his roles, for what he did in art, how he beautifully signed the list of those present on earth, ”said Oleshko.
According to him, this phrase very accurately expresses the essence of today’s loss.
“He represented a very special generation. There will simply never be such people again – conscientious, responsible for their word. Honor, dignity – this is about him, this is about Kuravlev. A sense of humor, irony and self-irony – this is about him. Beauty, joy. I can talk about him endlessly. Today, one of the most brilliant, beloved and beautiful actors of our great country left us, and we are all infinitely grateful to him for his roles. He decorated our life, he made it softer, more beautiful, kinder, more interesting, more diverse. I don’t know who in today’s generation can do that. No one. Therefore, Kuravlev did not calculate his roles – he lived in the frame, ”concluded Alexander Oleshko.
Kuravlev died on January 30 at the age of 85. People’s Artist of the RSFSR will be buried on Tuesday, February 1.
Soviet and Russian theater and film actor Leonid Kuravlev was born on October 8, 1936 in Moscow. Among the most famous works of the artist are such paintings as “Such a guy lives”, “Ivan Vasilyevich changes his profession”, “The meeting place cannot be changed”, “Afonya”, “Seventeen moments of spring” and others.
Source: IZ
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