Lyubov Orlova never forgave the seriously ill Maretskaya, Vera delighted the audience with her game to the last.

Vera Petrovna Maretskaya An actress with a tragic fate. Despite all-Union fame and recognition, it is difficult to call her a happy woman. She had to endure too many difficulties. Stalin’s repressions, which affected her family, and the betrayal of her beloved husband shattered the actress’ faith in the best. If she was able to cope with all the trials of life, read further in the article.



Instagram / @sputnikkinozritelya Vera Petrovna Maretskaya Vera Maretskaya was born in a fairly wealthy family, where the mother of 4 children could afford not to work. The father of the future actress had his own buffet at the circus. So all the kids went to circus shows all the time.

Young Vera was fascinated by the circus. She loved to watch the artists perform and show the audience what they are capable of. Then a dream settled inside the girl: she too wanted to go on stage one day.



Instagram/@vladimir.hudyakov But Vera’s parents did not support her zeal. Her upbringing was handled by tutors. They were preparing the girl to enter MSU at the Faculty of Philosophy. But when it came time to enter the university, Maretskaya decided to go against her parents.

She still entered the Faculty of Philosophy, but after a year of study left the university. And then submitted documents at once to 3 theater studios in Moscow. The young girl was admitted to the studio school at the Vakhtangov Theatre.



Instagram / @sputnikkinozritelya Theatrical training was given to Vera so well that, while still very young and inexperienced, she made her film debut. It was 1924, when Maretskaya had just graduated from the studio school. Then she married director Yuri Zavadsky, who was her teacher.

Creativity and personal life Vera became a really good actress. She was able to perfectly reincarnate on the stage of the theater and play the most unpredictable roles in cinema. Moreover, the young girl skillfully got used to the image of mature characters.

The role in the film “Striker from Torzhok” (3rd film of the actress) gave Vera the opportunity to loudly declare herself. Directors began to invite her more and more to the shooting. In addition, it was thanks to this comedic role that Meretskaya was so much loved by the viewer.



Husband of Vera Yuri Zavadsky was proud of her creative success. The director didn't want his wife. And when he created his own theater studio, Marecka was his prima for a long time. And 2 years after the wedding, the girl gave birth to her first child, son Zhenya. He followed in his father’s footsteps and became a director.

Vera was a model wife. She also managed to build a career, and the hostess was excellent. Only that Zavadsky got bored with her. It's too smug. The man needed a muse, and he found her on the side.



Instagram / @peoplefate Maretskaya did not forgive her husband an affair with ballet actress Galina Ulanova. He went to his mistress when their son Vera was 4 years old. Nevertheless, the director continued to give his ex-wife the main roles in the theater. It is said that he really only loved her.

In 1937, in the midst of Stalin’s repressions, Vera lost her brothers. They never supported the current government. But it is one thing to do it silently, and quite another to openly state it.

Marecka's family just disappeared. At first, the woman hoped to save them by exploiting her popularity in the country. But I came to my senses in time: it was very risky to do this with a small child in my arms.



Instagram / @vladimir.hudyakov When Vera managed to find out where her brothers were imprisoned, she began sending them broadcasts. At some point, the parcels began to return, and the actress realized that her brothers were no longer alive.

And then the former husband of Faith fell out of favor. She knew that staying in the city was dangerous. The woman took her son and moved in before it was too late. She went to Moscow only for filming.

Vera Petrovna Maretskaya – Stalin’s favorite In the year of the beginning of the Second World War, the picture “Member of the Government” was released on the screens. In it, Maretskaya played one of the main roles, which fell in love with Stalin himself. This also affected Zavadsky’s reputation. He was not only able to return to Moscow, but also headed the theater of the Moscow Council, where Vera became a prima.

Around the same time, Vera got married again. Her chosen one was a modest actor Georgy Troitsky, from whom the woman gave birth to a daughter. Only happiness was short-lived. The husband went to the front as a volunteer. Marecka’s sister was imprisoned as a political prisoner.



Instagram / @peoplefate A 2 years later it became known that Troitsky fell on the battlefield. After all the experience it seemed that nothing worse could happen. But fate was not favorable to the actress. The son-in-law decided to commit suicide, and the only daughter because of this ended up in a mental hospital.

Vera Petrovna endured every life test. This could not but affect her health. Doctors found a malignant neoplasm. But even this did not stop the actress again and again to go on stage. She delighted the audience with her brilliant game to the last.

Her last role Vera Petrovna played in the play Strange Mrs. Savage. Then Zavadsky replaced her famous actress Olga Orlova, who was also seriously ill at that time. But she never managed to forgive Marecka for it.



When Maretskaya took the stage for the last time, all of Moscow already knew that the actress would soon be gone. After the performance, the whole hall applauded standing and crying. Vera Petrovna died at the 73rd year of life, for a year outliving her first husband, who until the end of his life confessed to her love.

Bright memory!