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Maya Bulgakova in the film “About Friends and Comrades”
Maya Bulgakova, People’s Artist of Russia, was born on May 19, 1932. She played many roles, and even the most episodic did not go unnoticed. Maya Grigorievna was seen both in modern stories and in the classics. She was a universal actress and at the same time special, unique.
She was loved by directors, spectators … And men. She had four marriages. And only in the latter she found real female happiness. The actress died in a car accident at the age of 62.
“EG” tells about the brightest Soviet star – Maya Bulgakova.
Two strong women with a high flight and a tragic ending
Director Larisa Shepitko immediately saw Maya Bulgakova as a combat pilot, Nadezhda Petrukhina. In “Wings” Bulgakova played her best role, which elevated her to the top ten Soviet actresses.
Maya and Larisa, as they say, were “high-flying birds”, and in many ways. What can not be said about their appearance: the brunette Shepitko and the blonde Bulgakova … But both could not be without high goals, high feelings and high suffering. Many years after the release of the film “Wings” (1966), Larisa Shepitko and Maya Bulgakova will die in car accidents. The car with Larisa went to choose nature for the film “Farewell to Matera”. The car with Maya was taking her to a concert where she was supposed to perform.
two big loves
Higher powers rewarded Maya with another great love – for the Austrian communist Peter Dobias. Peter Dobias adored Maya. He wore it on his hands. For her sake, he moved from Vienna to Moscow. Maya Grigorievna finally felt like a happy woman, without insane jealousy and a showdown, as was the case with her former husband, director Alexei Gabrilovich, without “Dostoevism”, which was not alien to her explosive, rebellious temperament. Maya suffered from disagreements with Gabrilovich. Saw. Shouted all over the street (lived in the Airport area). She cherished every day spent with Peter, however, at the same time she did not forget about the profession, which she put above all else.
Sweet berry and bitter
It happened that Maya Bulgakov was not allowed into restaurants with her foreign husband, accusing God knows what. Maya Bulgakova after the death of Peter did not know what to do with herself. By the way, she died three months after she lost her beloved. Friends said that she could have survived the accident, just as the actress Lyubov Sokolova, who was riding in the same car, survived. But the sky was pleased to take Maya Bulgakov.
Maya Bulgakova died in October… She was buried next to her husband. For two of them they have one monument of black granite. At the grave (section 9 at the Rakitki cemetery) a thuja grows. A friend of Maya Bulgakova, actress Tamara Semina, told EG that she was a very attractive woman, sexy.
Maya could hardly be called a classic beauty, but men were ready to fight for her. She was fatal, fatal, unexpected, but at the same time faithful, radiant, understanding. Her incredible eyes of heavenly color penetrated into the very soul … Smart and crafty eyes. If I have played dramatic roles all my life – Katyusha Maslova, although I gravitate more towards comedy, then Maya was an absolute tragedian, but at the same time, except for Katerina Ivanovna in Lev Kulidzhanov’s adaptation of Dostoevsky’s novel, she did not play women with tragic destinies. If you could hear Maya sing! Better than Edith Piaf.
