Arthur Smolyaninov admitted that it was not easy for him to leave everything and fly abroad, but he has no regrets.

On May 11, 2023, Rosfinmonitoring declared Russian actor Artur Smolyaninov an extremist and terrorist, in addition to the “title” of a foreign agent he received in January this year. Smolyaninov still defends an anti-war position and condemns the treacherous actions of the Russian authorities against Ukraine.

Interestingly, by the time of the new status, the actor had been living in the United States for several months. Recently, Smolyaninov spoke about his future plans. Will the artist return to Russia? You'll learn more about that.



With the beginning of a full-scale war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, many Russian stars condemned the actions of the aggressor country and left their homeland. Among them was 39-year-old Arthur Smolyaninov, whom you probably know from the paintings “9 company”, “Spirit Less”, “Heat” and “Christmas”. In a recent interview, the man admitted that the decision to emigrate was very difficult for him.



The Instagram actor thought long and doubted. But the last straw was mobilization. Before that, Arthur hoped that everything would stop. In the fall of 2022, he left for Latvia, and then moved to America to build a life from scratch. In Russia, many film companies have terminated contracts with him after dangerous statements.

The artist said he never regretted moving. He said he had always had problems with choosing a minority side, but in the end, everything went right. “Fate favors me and confronts wonderful people,” Arthur says of the new page in his life.



GettyImages In Russia, the actor held a grudge. He called Russia “a distraught woman, unworthy of her children” and made serious demands on her. “For me to want to go back home, she has to work hard. This country has robbed me of my job, my family, everything. Russia betrayed us and did everything to push us away.”

Earlier, Smolyaninov made it clear in a rather tough form that he considered Russian soldiers to be occupiers, and if he had to go to the front in this war, he would fight on the side of Ukraine. Of course, such a statement caused a flurry of hatred and condemnation in social networks. However, the actor continues to stand his ground.



Instagram What does the actor do now? Now Smolyaninov is trying to rebuild his film career in Hollywood and earns music. He composes songs based on poems by Joseph Brodsky and tours American cities. According to him, he is doing well and this activity brings him a lot of inspiration.

Arthur calls himself an absolute Westerner. Moving to the U.S. has moved him 300 years ahead. Russia does not want to develop with Western civilization: it has decided to go back and slow down the development of its talented and ambitious citizens.



In many ways, the artist was supported by his colleague in the shop Maria Mashkova. In her social networks, the actress told about the joint concert tour of Smolyaninov with pianist Varvara Chirkina and cellist Evgeny Tonkha. Recall that the 37-year-old heiress Vladimir Mashkov renounced her father because of political differences and also emigrated to the States.

At home, Arthur Smolyaninov had a mother and two sons from his ex-wife, actress Daria Melnikova, 7-year-old Arthur and 4-year-old Mark. The artist admitted that he misses Russian cities, people and especially his children, but is still not ready to return home.



Instagram: It's very painful, but bearable. I understand that because there are a lot of people who are much worse, because they no longer have parents or children.