Where is Veniamin Smekhov and is it true that he left Russia, like some other stars? Bashny.Net

Veniamin Smekhov, 81, is one of those Russian artists who have always been against war. He spoke about the need for peace in 2014, after Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the beginning of hostilities in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

He was terrified of the famous laugher Also from a full-scale invasion of the Russian army in Ukraine. The man recalled that he was a child of the war, and his father, although he returned from the front, returned wounded.



Veniamin Borisovich Smekhov recalled that in 1965 he and other actors from the stage of the Taganka Theatre spoke about the rejection of war. And there were the children of war on the stage, and there were the same survivors of the war in the room.

“From me and all of us, there is only one thing to say. No war! That’s all, he concluded his message. Benjamin Slaughter three months ago.



Recall that on the first day against the war spoke and daughter Veniamin – actress Alika Smekhova. She said she was always against bloodshed. He did not give birth to his sons and raised them to fight. She also said that her friends (including those from Ukraine) took the same position.



Benjamin Laughter in Israel Recently it became known that Benjamin Smekhov is in Israel. This is very interesting for journalists. After all, in recent years, more and more famous people leave Russia, who allegedly go on vacation, but do not hurry to return.



However, Veniamin Borisovich said that he came to another country not for rest or quiet walks, but for work. After all, it is here that the Forum of Russian Culture in Europe “SlovoNovo” takes place.

In Perm once organized “Word Novo”. This is a beautiful event in Tel Aviv. And there are many of our people here, the man noted.

Smekhov admitted that in Israel he holds “Poetry Evenings”, which are of great importance to him. He also said he would be in Moscow on June 19. After the 23rd and 24th will be the premiere of the play “Take care of your faces”.



In Israel, the artist met with many Russian celebrities who left Russia recently. For example, on the author’s poetic program Smekhov noticed Boris Grebenshchikov and Andrei Makarevich.

Veniamin Smekhov also met with Alla Pugacheva, who has been living with her family for several months in a small tourist village called Caesarea. However, the Primadonna came to the event not to perform, but just to see old friends and spend time in good company.



Fans of Benjamin Smekhov himself have already managed to worry that he, like many celebrities, will leave and will not return. But the artist, it seems, really soon will return to Russia and will even continue to please the audience with his work.

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