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She had no equal. Neither on the opera stage, nor in life, which she lived boldly, passionately, and to the point of exhaustion. Galina Pavlovna Vishnevskaya was the leading soloist of the Bolshoi Theater for more than 20 years. In the 50s, she married cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich, with whom they formed a power couple for half a century. In the 70s, Vishnevskaya and Rostropovich became world-famous dissidents: the Soviet Union deprived them of citizenship for inappropriate behavior and support for their friend, Alexander Solzhenitsyn. In the 80s, Vishnevskaya wrote her memoirs, Galina, in which she harshly criticized the Soviet system; the book became a bestseller during Perestroika. In the 90s, Vishnevskaya's citizenship was restored. She said: "I did not ask to be deprived of my citizenship and I did not ask to return it." She never accepted the new passport for the rest of her life. But she will forever remain in the history of world opera. This is what the new episode of "Soviet Divas" is about. Timestamps: 0:00 We're back 02:08 How Galina Vishnevskaya amazed Nastya 05:38 The heroine's appearance 06:18 Childhood. Leningrad, seven grades, troubled parents 10:23 "I was born with a trained voice" 11:33 War and blockade. Horrible stories 14:49 Galina Vishnevskaya's first boyfriend 17:38 Vishnevskaya on types of men 18:31 Leningrad stage 21:28 Operetta theater. It turned her life upside down 23:12 Personal. That very Vishnevsky 24:26 Mark Rubin. An important man in history 26:22 Where did the parents go? 30:00 Marriage to Rubin. The death of her first child and tuberculosis 30:41 Casting for the Bolshoi Theater. Triumph. Shock 35:54 Mind-blowing career at the Bolshoi 36:27 Rostropovich. The beginning 38:03 "I was having breakfast, about to swallow a bun. At that moment she came down" 28:46 And everything started spinning 39:41 Marriage in four days - and for half a century 40:25 About other fans. A completely creepy story about Nikolai Bulganin 47:40 A cool period in the life of Vishnevskaya-Rostropovich 48:38 Fateful friendship with Solzhenitsyn 51:10 "The Soviet authorities were not delighted" 52:32 Letter to Brezhnev. "He wrote. I rewrote it more strongly" 55:30 Pressure from the authorities 57:30 "We need to leave. They are squeezing us out of the country" 59:45 Life in exile. Deprivation of citizenship 1:02:38 Return of citizenship. But they didn't need it anymore 1:05:41 "Nobody has the right to deprive me of my land" 01:08:01 Offtopic. How Rostropovich flew away to defend the White House 01:10:24 More about this couple's love 01:10:50 The 21st century. Leaving the stage, children, grandchildren Subscribe to our channel in Telegram: https://t.me/ThatsNORM Hosts - Nastya Kurganskaya and Dasha Cherkudinova Producers - Nastya Kurganskaya, Vera Portnova Director of photography, editing, color - Vlad Amelin Camera operators - Sasha Diskoteka, Grigory Zhukov Editing of newsreels and photographs - Viktor Gribashev Sound engineer - Misha Smolenkov Thanks to Anya Shchemeleva-Konovalenko for the cover and Tanya Salata for the social networks of our podcasts