According to many world experts in the field of cinema, Soviet children's and teenage films are real standards for their field. Millions of children, viewing them, dreamed of travel, adventure, exploits. Of course, this is largely due to the writers who perfectly adapted popular books or created the plot on their own. But a significant role was also played by the children-actors of Soviet cinema, who perfectly embodied their heroes, who conveyed the whole gamut of feelings. Watching old films shot half a century ago, I really want to believe that not everything in the world is lost and that there is still room for a feat. Let's see how the fate of several of the most prominent individuals has developed. What was the fate of the children-actors of Soviet cinema? Now they look like and are they alive at all?
Vladislav Galkin
The career of the great actor Vladislav Galkin began with the film adaptation of the book "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn", where he perfectly embodied the role of the second main actor. A cheerful, cheerful and reckless tramp, but at the same time already beaten by life and used to fight for his happiness, he fell in love with millions of spectators. Even then, he predicted a great acting career. Soon he starred in other films "Dunno from our yard", "This scoundrel Sidorov" and others.
He played vivid roles, and already becoming an adult, however, for a long time only minor characters came across, for example, in the Voroshilov Arrow and Princess on the Beans.
Real popularity came to Vladislav when he played one of the main roles in the popular series "Truckers". His character Sashok - cheerful, optimistic and decisive, set off his partner Ivanovich - mature, thoughtful, serious. Not surprisingly, the role was memorable.
A few years later, the strong, athletic Vladislav also played one of the main roles - a fighter with the call sign Yakut - in the TV series "Special Forces".
The role of a military man perfectly fit him - Galkin got the role of an experienced fighter in the serial film "Saboteur" and its continuation, "Saboteur. End of the war."
Unfortunately, at the age of 38, he died. And around his death there are many rumors and speculation. The official version is a sudden cardiac arrest, which is rather strange for a young, athletic man. His father was of the version that his son was killed. In favor of this, the fact was said that the day before his death, Vladislav withdrew a large amount from his bank account. And near the body was found an empty cognac bottle - the actor, according to the assurances of relatives and friends, adhered to a strict diet and did not drink alcohol.
Fedor Stukov
Although the young actor managed to star in two films before, the real popularity came to him after filming the previously mentioned "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn." But he got the role of Tom Sawyer. The good-natured, restless imp with angelic eyes appealed to all viewers - both in our country and abroad.
Many directors appreciated it. In subsequent years, he played in many films "Peppy Long Stocking", "Treasure Island", "Comet" and many others, not to mention the release of the movie jumble "Jumble". In the nineties, he was the leader of the popular children's programs "Lego-go", "World Prank", "Under 16 and older," as well as several others.
The grown-up actor lost his charm for children and although he occasionally plays in films, he decided to direct most of his energy to directing. For example, he shot the Russian adaptation of the popular American series "How I Met Your Mother", "Eighties" and some others, which received mostly positive reviews.
Vladimir and Yuri Torsuev
Talking about the fate of the children-actors of Soviet cinema, one cannot fail to mention the most famous Soviet twin actors. Huge fame came to them after the very first film - "The Adventures of Electronics", where the brothers played an ordinary schoolboy and a robot similar to him like two drops of water.
Four years later, they also played in the film "Dunno from our yard", where together they played the role of the Wizard. In the future, they starred in several more films, most often playing together the same character - one at a time. But the vivid roles that would strengthen the glory of the twins did not fall to their lot.
So, these children-actors of Soviet cinema cannot boast further popularity. The history of their life is interesting and varied, but in the future they never parted - together they graduated from DOSAAF, served in the army, worked at a bakery, performed bard songs and much more. Today, famous actors are 52 years old, both of them live in Novosibirsk.
Natalya Guseva
If we talk about the fair sex, presented among the children of the Soviet cinema of the eighties, then perhaps the most famous girl is Alice, who flew from the future.
The first role in "Guest from the Future" she played in 1984. Then, with a sequence of one or two years, she starred in the sequels of the film: "Race of the Century" and "Purple Ball", however, these paintings no longer received such popularity.
She refused many roles in the future, because they were too "new Russian" and went against her worldview and the way Alice liked the audience.
But Natalya became a sought-after biochemist, about which she had dreamed since childhood. She perceives the experience of filming in films as a pleasant and interesting children's experience.
Sergey Shevkunenko
But the fate of a strong, strong-willed and attractive Sergei, who played a major role in the dilogy “Dirk” and “Bronze Bird” and became an icon for many children of the USSR, turned out to be much more sad.
After filming, he gained considerable popularity, but soon got into a bad company, where he was addicted to alcohol. During the fight, he severely injured the drinking companion and ended up in jail. As soon as he left, he again received an article.
In the nineties, thanks to leadership qualities, he became a criminal authority, put together a gang engaged in robbery, drug trafficking, and arms sales. And he was killed by a hit man with his mother.
Dmitry Barkov
Another vivid image of the children-actors of Soviet cinema. His story is simple and straightforward. Dmitry can not boast of extensive experience in cinema. He starred in two extremely popular films: “The Adventures of Petrov and Vasechkin, Ordinary and Unbelievable” and “The Vacations of Petrov and Vasechkin, Ordinary and Unbelievable”, which brought him popular love and popularity - in 1983 and 1984.
Subsequently, there were only episodic roles, almost not noticed by the audience.
Today Dmitry lives in St. Petersburg, working as a producer and at the same time teaching at the Kinoostrov school for children.
Egor Druzhinin
Barkov's partner in the two popular films mentioned earlier, where he played Vasechkin. Further film career also did not work out - she got only a few small roles in separate series of series.
But he fulfilled his dream, becoming a professional choreographer, working in television projects "Dances", "Factory of Stars" and others.
Happily married in 1994, is the father of three children.
Natalya Sedykh
National love Natalia brought work with director Alexander Rowe. It was she who played the main female roles in the films "Frost", as well as "Fire, water and ... copper pipes." However, she starred in other films: "Blue Ice", "Children of Don Quixote", "Love for Three Oranges" and others.
However, she received the main popularity not in the movies, but in the ballet, which she had been fond of since childhood. Subsequently, she began working in the theater, performing many brilliant roles.
Conclusion
On this our article comes to an end. In it, we tried to tell about the life of children-actors of Soviet cinema - then and now. Apparently, their fates developed in very different ways, but all those guys left behind a wonderful legacy.