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Anna Snatkina, actress

Anna Snatkina - Russian actress

Anna Snatkina – Russian actress


Anna Snatkina is a famous Russian theater and film actress, promising singer and sportswoman. Actually, she is known for roles in the series Yesenin (2005), Unexpected Joy (2005), Pushkin. Last Duel (2006), Tatyana’s Day (2007/2008), Secret of the Snow Queen (2013).
Pretty girl was born on July 13, 1983 in Moscow into a family of aircraft manufacturers. Her parents graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI). The father was one of the designers of the aircraft Buran, the mother works in the MAI.
By the way, Anna was engaged in gymnastics at the age of four, and then she did aerobics. Snatkina has the first adult rank in gymnastics. Her parents were sure that she would be a coach. But the girl decided to go the other way. Since childhood she had a dream to become an actress. It was the film The Bodyguard with Whitney Houston which encouraged the girl.
Beautiful girl graduated from the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography.
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Maria Syomkina

Maria Syomkina Russian actress

Maria Syomkina – Russian actress


Maria Syomkina is a Russian film actress and model.
The girl was born on October 26, 1976 in Rostov-on-Don into a family of mathematician and engineer. Nine years after Masha’s birth, her younger sister was born.
Pretty Syomkina graduated from the Rostov State Institute of National Economy. In 1998, Maria sent her photos to Image-Elite modeling agency and took the first place in the beauty contest. Later she won the title of Rostov Beauty. Soon Syomkina went to the capital, where she was invited by Modus VivendiS. Awesome girl worked as a fashion model, participated in Fashion Weeks. Also she worked in France, Germany (lived in Munich), South Korea and Japan.
Her photos appeared in such magazines as Playboy and MAXIM. By the way, she was a three-time Girl of the Month in Playboy (October – 2000, July – 2001 and April – 2006). And in 2000 Maria was named Model of the Year. Later, in October 2011, she became Girl of the Month in MAXIM.
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Lena Perova

Elena Perova russian singer

Lena Perova

Lena Perova is a Russian singer, TV presenter, actress, former soloist of Russian groups Lyceum (1991-1997) and A-Mega (1998-2000).
Cute girl was born on June 24, 1976 in Moscow. Her parents were musicians who worked in the Satire Theater for many years.
15-year-old girl joined the girls band Lyceum, where she performed together with Nastya Makarevich and Isolda Ishkhanishvili. It was Alexei Makarevich’s idea to create a group. Their debut on stage took place in the TV show Morning Star, where the girls performed with ABBA’s song One Of Us. A year after the band recorded their debut album House Arrest. The group received the Ovation award in the nomination Discovery of the Year in 1995. In July 1997 Perova left the group.
The next stage of Lena’s life was an acquaintance with Andrey Grozny and work with a group A-Mega. It was Zhanna Friske who introduced them to each other. Lena was so fascinated by sexy brunette and even wanted to be a soloist of the girl band Blestyashchie.
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Julia Nachalova, singer

Julia Nachalova singer

Julia Nachalova – beautiful singer and actress


Julia Nachalova is a Soviet and Russian singer, actress and television presenter.
Beautiful girl was born on January 31, 1981 in Voronezh, into a family of professional musicians. Her father, musician and composer, began to teach his daughter to sing at the age of two. Five-year-old Julia went on tour with her parents. And in 1986, she first appeared on the stage as a singer. By the way, she performed with her father in the Voronezh Philharmonic. In 1990, Julia wrote her first song Teacher.
Two years later, in 1992, the girl became a winner of the popular TV contest Morning Star and was invited to become a presenter of the popular children’s program Tam-Tam News. So, the family moved from Voronezh to Moscow.
After school, she entered the Gnessin State Musical College.
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Daria Strokous, popular model

Daria Strokous top model

Daria Strokous, popular model

Daria Strokous is one of the most famous and popular Russian models. By the way, Daria is not only a successful model, but also a film actress and a photographer.
Beautiful girl was born on September 25, 1990 in Moscow into an ordinary family. But as a child she had to live in a small African nation of Benin, since her father was a military diplomat. There she lived and studied until the age of 5.
Parents sent her to study at the Moscow State University, and she decided to send her photos to a modeling agency. 17-year-old Daria was noticed by one of the famous modeling agencies.
After thinking a little more, she left university and went to conquer Paris. In July 2007, she made her debut at Fashion Week in Milan, working exclusively for Prada.
A year later, she had already worked with famous brands such as Jil Sander and Givenchy. Her face appeared on the pages of Marie Claire. And V Magazine included her in their Top 10 best models of the year.
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Svetlana Svetlichnaya – Beauty of Soviet cinema

Svetlana Svetlichnaya

Svetlana Svetlichnaya – Beauty of Soviet cinema

Svetlana Svetlichnaya is a Soviet Russian theater and film actress, Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1974).
Glamorous actress was born in the city of Leninakan (now Gyumri, Armenia), Soviet Union on May 15, 1940. Her father was the military man, so the family often moved from town to town. Little girl went to school in Ohtyrka, Sumy region and in 1958 she graduated from school in Sovietsk, Kaliningrad region. Then Svetlana was sent to Moscow by her mother to study at the Film Institute. After graduation in 1963 she became an actress at the Actors Studio Theatre.
Her classmates were Vladimir Nosik, Andron Konchalovsky and Galina Polsky. By the middle of the first year she had become not only the most popular first-year student, but also the main favorite of the mentor. At the same time, Sveta met her first love.
In 1960 Svetlichnaya debuted in the film Lullaby by Mikhail Kalik. Also, as a student, she played in the films Resurrection (the role of Katyusha Maslova), The Salem Process (Elizabeth Procter) and Cossacks (Maryanka).
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Natalia Rudova, film and theatre actress

Natalia Rudova

Natalia Rudova – Russian actress


Natalia Rudova is a Russian theater and film actress.
Beautiful girl was born on July 2, 1983 in Pakhtakor, Uzbekistan. She spent her childhood in Kazakhstan. After her parent’s divorce (Natalia was 12 years old) she and her mother moved to Ivanovo, Russia.
As a child, Natalia didn’t even think about an acting career. She wanted to be a teacher, a seller or just a mother. Pretty girl was a creative person, she danced, embroidered and sewed. Natasha arranged school dances, competitions, participated in concerts. And later she joined the theater club. Like many creative persons, Natasha did not like exact sciences, preferring to study humanitarian subjects: literature, music and languages.
In 2003, beautiful blonde graduated from the Ivanovo Regional College of Culture.
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