Shine and poverty of the Queen of the Soviet podium. Bashny.Net

In Soviet times, the concept of "model" was used only in the sense of "sample", "standard". Model ball bearing, ship model ... for the toilers of the podium there was the designation "fashion model", and they did not get sky-high fees and do not wear diamonds to the bakery. The only significant asset of the profession had the opportunity zahomutat "buratinushku the rich," and many women have successfully used it. However Zbarskii Regina (nee - Kolesnikova) was more interesting and dramatic fate










A native of Vologda Regina Kolesnikova arrived in Moscow in 1953. She knew his worth - at Vologda, she was considered one of the greatest beauties. Regina tried to enter the Film Institute, but the nature of her acting talent, apparently, is not endowed, because very soon she changed her goal and became one of the models, to demonstrate outfits in the House of Fashion on Kuznetsky Most. Soon the life of Regina's case, two important acquaintances - the artist-dissident Lev Zbarskii, who later became her husband and fashion designer Vera Aralova, which brought her to Vyacheslav Zaitsev. Working with Zaitsev Regina made one of the most popular fashion models of the entire Union. Her picture hung on the wall itself thousands of Soviet hard workers, and the ladies trying to walk his hips as Zbarskaya





But the tragedy of the life of Regina knew only the closest. Leo Zbarskii was categorically against children, believing that the only passion of the artist to be creative and muse, and Regina was pregnant. My husband an ultimatum: either I, or a child. As a result, Zbarskaya had an abortion, but it broke her. She's hooked on antidepressants. It's so sad, one of the most beautiful women in the Union has become a slave of pills ...



Zbarskii still left his wife - in the mid-70s, he emigrated to the United States. Regina, which at that time had already been virtually written off, very painful going through a divorce from her husband. From its lofty beauty little left - addicted to antidepressants it has done its job. After leaving Regina husband tried to slit my wrists, but it saved ...





Fit Zbarskaya not need anyone else but Zaitsev, who regretted it, arranged in a house of fashion ... as a cleaner. Young fashion models practiced gait, and former Queen of the Soviet podium a few steps fumbled with a dirty rag. That's life - the one on the throne today, tomorrow you one (





In 1987, Regina committed suicide by taking a lethal dose of sleeping pills. Before that, she spent several years in a psychiatric hospital ...



Shortly before his death Zbarskii journalist from Yugoslavia, with whom Regina was a fleeting relationship after breaking up with her husband, produces provocative book "One Hundred Nights Regina", which reveals the shocking things. Referring to Zbarskii stories he wrote about the first people of the country - lovers catwalk queen, as well as foreign diplomats, under which the Regina "lay down" on the orders of the Central Committee. This book caused a lot of noise, but for those who became its heroes, everything was relatively quiet, but very Zbarskii several times summoned to the Lubyanka for questioning. What is there to do it - is unknown, but soon after the last visit, Regina got into the "loony bin".