Svetlana Bodrova year of birth. Faithful wife of Sergei Bodrov Jr. How did he live without this job?

Svetlana Bodrova is the widow of Sergei Bodrov Jr., who disappeared 15 years ago in the spring of 2002. On this moment a woman works on Channel One as a director of the television program “Wait for Me.”

Svetlana Bodrova: biography

Bodrov's wife, Svetlana, was born in 1971 in the Moscow region. It is known that before her marriage to Sergei, the woman was married to policeman Mikhailov. However, the relationship did not last long, and the young couple’s marriage cracked. Svetlana left for the capital and entered the Moscow Geodesy and Cartography Faculty of Journalism.

After some time, she met an influential man who helped her become the author of the “Sharks of the Feather” and “Canon” programs. When Svetlana Bodrova (the girl’s photo is indicated in the article) was 26 years old, she met Sergei Bodrov. Their meeting took place in Cuba, where the young journalist went together with the VID television company to cover the festival of youth and students.

Svetlana Bodrova - wife of Sergei Bodrov

The young people began dating, and a year later they got married. In the same 1998, Sergei and Svetlana Bodrova gave birth to a girl, who was named Olga, and a month before Bodrov’s disappearance, the couple gave birth to a boy, Sasha. Not much is known about the relationship with the spouses due to the fact that the married couple preferred to keep their personal life secret from the public.

When Sergei went missing, Svetlana was left alone with two children. The woman loved her husband very much and lived with him for 5 happy years. The passing of her husband was a terrible blow for her and for Olya and Sasha.

At the moment, having lived long years Without a strong shoulder, Svetlana Bodrova continues to raise her children on her own. The only thing is that sometimes her mother and mother-in-law help her with this.

According to close people, Bodrov’s widow has a rather secluded lifestyle. Despite the fact that the woman is beautiful and charming, after the death of her husband (the tragedy occurred back in 2002), she never managed to meet a man who could adequately replace Sergei Bodrov.

Memories of a deceased idol

Until my death famous artist, who was remembered by millions thanks to his participation in such films as “Brother” and “Brother-2,” built a good house for his family. To this day, Svetlana and her children often come to that house, but without their beloved husband and father. Before last Svetlana she lived in hope and believed that her husband was alive. But, alas, the facts say the opposite.

It is known that Sergei Bodrov thought a lot about his future wife, Svetlana Bodrova, since childhood. Russian actor claimed that he always knew what his wife should look like. He thought about it a lot and looked forward to meeting his loved one. And when this happened, Sergei recognized the girl and married her.

When the young people were married, Sergei did not pay the slightest attention to his fans. While away from his beloved wife, he sent his wife incredibly beautiful romantic letters.

Svetlana's children

In one interview, journalist Svetlana Bodrova shared her memories of how happy she was with Sergei Bodrov before his death. The journalist especially noted the time when their daughter Olechka was born into their family. According to Svetlana, now, if her husband Sergei were alive, he would be very proud of his daughter’s successes.

Three years ago, in 2014, the girl graduated from school with a gold medal. After which I entered VGIK in the free department. Now Olya is mastering the specialty of “drama theater and cinema artist.” As it turned out, there was a limited enrollment of 12 people for this specialty; in addition, only 4 places were intended for representatives of the fairer sex.

It was very difficult to get into VGIK. There was a competition of up to 1000 people for one place. However, Olya did not want to talk admissions committee that she is the daughter of the idol of millions - Sergei Bodrov.

The girl passed the Unified State Exam in Russian with excellent marks and completed such creative tasks as developing her own script and staging a sketch. Having reached the last stage, Olga had to say who her dad was, and only after one of the examiners asked if she was a relative of Sergei Bodrov. The girl mentioned who her father was, but stated that in this regard she did not expect any concessions and wanted to achieve admission to the university thanks only to her personal talent and efforts.

Still does not leave his fans indifferent. For them, he was a symbol of freedom in the 90s, and the film “Brother” was a sip fresh air. Despite criticism from film academics and directors, ordinary viewers liked this film. It was shown there usual life without embellishment, even if a little primitive.

Probably, the success of Sergei Bodrov was predetermined at the genetic level. His family was directly connected with art. Sergei's father still remains one of the best film directors in the country. Growing up in such an environment, a child naturally wanted to continue the family business and become an actor.

But Sergei Bodrov Sr. spoke out against this decision. He believed that cinema should be loved, it should be rooted in, and not just followed in the footsteps of famous parents. He was able to convince his son of this, who did not feel such a strong craving for art, but simply could not, at that time, decide on his future profession.

Bodrov Jr. graduated from the Faculty of History and was going to work either in a library or a museum. But, as they say, you can’t escape fate. The guy got his first roles in his father's films. Even famous actors noted his talent, and this despite the fact that the guy had no special education.

Inspired by the first success, Bodrov acted as a director. His films “Brother”, “Brother-2” and “Sisters” were criticized by experts, but won people’s love.

Unfortunately, Sergei did not have time to make many more films and play many more roles. He and the film crew died during filming in the Caucasus. The man was only 30 years old at that time. His life was short-lived creative career, but even shorter was the happiness in my personal life.

Dating history

Sergei Bodrov met his future wife Svetlana on an airplane. At that time, the guy worked as part of the film crew of the “Vzglyad” program. The girl also worked there. The young people met during a flight from Moscow to Cuba. There was plenty of time for communication and they began a leisurely conversation.

Svetlana Mikhailova recalls that within a few minutes she and Sergei were communicating like old acquaintances. They talked and talked and couldn't stop talking. They told each other about their whole lives.

Later, Sergei wrote in one letter to Svetlana that he considers her his twin brother, from whom he was separated 30 years ago, that’s how close the man was to his beloved.

Interesting notes:

After this flight, Svetlana and Sergei never parted again. But there were some obstacles on the path to happiness. At that time, the girl was in a relationship with music critic Otar Kushinashvili. But their relationship was far from ideal. Therefore, when Sergei Bodrov came to Otar to confess his love for Svetlana, he was not against their relationship.

Family life

In 1997, the happy lovers got married. For Sergei this was the first marriage, for Svetlana the second. Even in her youth, immediately after graduating from school, the girl married a guy who worked in the police. They lived in the Moscow region.

But very soon the girl realized that the decision to start a family with this guy was a mistake. She invited him to divorce, and after the divorce she set off to conquer the capital.

The relationship between Sergei and Svetlana was completely opposite. The couple were happy together. Svetlana still remembers how, even a few years after the wedding, they could talk for hours. Or they could, being in the same room, simply remain silent for hours. But at the same time, there was a unique spiritual connection between the spouses and they were comfortable with each other.

In 1998, Svetlana and Sergei became happy parents. They had a daughter, who was named Olga. After 4 years, Svetlana again found out about her pregnancy. The second child in the family was a son. The boy was named Alexander. He was born a few weeks before tragic death Sergei Bodrov in the Caucasus.

Life after death

After the death of Sergei Bodrov, Svetlana was left alone with two children. She was simply heartbroken and still refuses to believe that her beloved husband died, because the body was never found. But it was necessary to raise the children and there was no one to help her.

Svetlana coped with a difficult task. Now my daughter is a student theater university, and upon admission she carefully hid her last name and did not even give her patronymic. The secret was revealed only after she passed the last competition. Alexander is currently studying at school.

Svetlana says that her husband’s character was completely conveyed to her son, and even Sergei can be seen in his movements. She believes that if he were alive, the man would have an ideal relationship with his son.

As for Svetlana herself, even 16 years after the tragedy, her husband lives in her heart. That is why she does not even consider options to get married again. For her, Sergei became last husband. Five years family life became the happiest for her and she is convinced that this comes only once in a lifetime.

Sergei and Svetlana Bodrov.

His life was short and bright, like a flash. He accomplished a lot, but even more projects, plans, ideas will remain unrealized. Sergei Bodrov disappeared in the Karmadon Gorge along with the Svyaznoy film crew 15 years ago. Svetlana Bodrova has been keeping the memory of him all these years and does not even allow the thought of another man appearing in her life.

“...I met the ideal woman - IZH - on July 27, 1997...”


Svetlana Bodrova.

Svetlana Mikhailova first saw Sergei Bodrov during the editing of the next episode of “Vzglyad”, but the actor did not make an impression on the girl. She just got nervous that her colleagues were holding up the control room while she needed to edit “Muzoboz.”


Sergey Bodrov.

The real acquaintance took place in 1997. Svetlana, one of the best employees of the television company, was promised a vacation anywhere globe. She chose Nice, but flew to Cuba, where Vzglyad journalists were supposed to work. The management of the television company combined a work trip with Svetlana’s vacation. Naturally, Svetlana was upset and already at the stage of boarding the plane she was very unfriendly towards the “vsglyadovtsev” Sergei Kushnarev and Sergei Bodrov.


Sergey Kushnerev.

Kushnarev turned out to be extremely interesting conversationalist, Svetlana spoke to him for a long time. During the flight, the pilots received a message about the death of Kushnarev’s father, and he flew to Moscow on the first flight.


Sergei and Svetlana Bodrov.

His friend Sergei Bodrov remained in Cuba. In Hemingway's house they suddenly began to talk. And then they talked all the time, endlessly simply. About him and her, about their hobbies and plans, about television and life. They couldn't stop talking at all. Later Bodrov will write to Svetlana: “You and I are like two twin brothers who were separated thirty years ago.”

“I always think about how we will live...”

Sergei and Svetlana Bodrov.

It was difficult for them to part even short term. But as soon as they arrived from Havana, Sergei went on a long-planned fishing trip to the Don. There was no connection there, Svetlana was desperately bored. And suddenly she received a very warm message from him on her pager. It turned out that one of the comrades had left earlier, and Bodrov handed him a text that he should write to Sveta.

In general, each of their separations was an occasion for long letters, telephone conversations and endless longing for each other. Sergei, very modest in everything that concerned himself, constantly boasted about his Svetlana, tried to introduce her to all his friends, tirelessly drawing everyone’s attention to her beauty.

Two halves

Wedding of Sergei and Svetlana Bodrov.

Each of them had a very complex character. At first there were misunderstandings and quarrels. But they could no longer separate. And, no matter how Svetlana convinced herself that she would never have a family and children, she nevertheless became his wife. And in July 1997, their daughter Olenka was born.


Sergei and Svetlana Bodrov.

Sergey Kushnarev was best friend Bodrov, and now he bore the proud title of family friend, became godfather daughters, and then the son of the Bodrovs. The two Sergei were simply bursting with ideas, they could discuss their new projects all night long, and at first Kushnarev was jealous of his friend for his young wife. But in fact, she turned out to be just as passionate as they themselves. Now she joined their gatherings at the dacha in Valentinovka, and soon she was already working with Kushnarev in the “Wait for Me” program.


Sergei and Svetlana Bodrov.

She was generally ready to support any undertaking of her husband. And she never tired of being amazed at how talented and deep a person her husband was. She liked everything he did. When he defended his dissertation on the topic “Architecture in Venetian Renaissance painting,” she said: “I’m proud of you as my homeland, Seryoga!”, and the members of the commission were amazed at the way she looked at him.

They could talk for hours and also remain silent for hours, continuing the silent dialogue.

“...He flew into my life like a bird and flew away.”

Sergei Bodrov takes his son from the maternity hospital.

On August 27, 2002, their son Alexander was born. Sergei took his wife from the maternity hospital, they spent two weeks at home, and after that Bodrov took his family to the dacha. He was leaving for North Ossetia for the shooting of his film “The Messenger”. On September 19, 2002, he and Svetlana talked for a long time on the phone, and at parting, he asked his wife to take care of the children.


Sergey Bodrov.

On September 20, 2002, another episode of the film was filmed in the Karmadon Gorge. In the evening the glacier melted. Until now, 127 people are considered missing. Among them is Sergei Bodrov.
She couldn't come to terms with the fact that he was gone. Svetlana flew to North Ossetia every Saturday and took part in the search operation herself. Konstantin Ernst provided her with invaluable assistance at that time. Through his own channels, he ensured the arrival of equipment and the continuation of the search. They officially stopped looking for people only two years later, in 2004.


During the search for the film crew of Sergei Bodrov in the Karmadon Gorge.

15 years have passed since his disappearance. She raises children, is proud of their successes, and sees in them an extension of her beloved. And he still misses it. Despite all the speculation and newspaper articles, she was never able to come to terms with the loss. Sergei Bodrov became her last man.

His life was short and bright, like a flash. He accomplished a lot, but even more projects, plans, ideas will remain unrealized. Sergei Bodrov disappeared in the Karmadon Gorge along with the Svyaznoy film crew 15 years ago. Svetlana Bodrova has been keeping the memory of him all these years and does not even allow the thought of another man appearing in her life.

“...I met the ideal woman - IZH - on July 27, 1997...”

Svetlana Mikhailova first saw Sergei Bodrov during the editing of the next episode of “Vzglyad”, but the actor did not make an impression on the girl. She just got nervous that her colleagues were holding up the control room while she needed to edit “Muzoboz.”

The real acquaintance took place in 1997. Svetlana, one of the best employees of the television company, was promised a vacation anywhere in the world. She chose Nice, but flew to Cuba, where Vzglyad journalists were supposed to work. The management of the television company combined a work trip with Svetlana’s vacation. Naturally, Svetlana was upset and already at the stage of boarding the plane she was very unfriendly towards the “vsglyadovtsev” Sergei Kushnarev and Sergei Bodrov.

Kushnarev turned out to be an extremely interesting conversationalist; Svetlana talked with him for a long time. During the flight, the pilots received a message about the death of Kushnarev’s father, and he flew to Moscow on the first flight.

His friend Sergei Bodrov remained in Cuba. In Hemingway's house they suddenly began to talk. And then they talked all the time, endlessly simply. About him and her, about their hobbies and plans, about television and life. They couldn't stop talking at all. Later Bodrov will write to Svetlana: “You and I are like two twin brothers who were separated thirty years ago.”

“I always think about how we will live...”

It was difficult for them to part even for a short time. But as soon as they arrived from Havana, Sergei went on a long-planned fishing trip to the Don. There was no connection there, Svetlana was desperately bored. And suddenly she received a very warm message from him on her pager. It turned out that one of the comrades had left earlier, and Bodrov handed him a text that he should write to Sveta.

In general, each of their separations was an occasion for long letters, telephone conversations and endless longing for each other. Sergei, very modest in everything that concerned himself, constantly boasted about his Svetlana, tried to introduce her to all his friends, tirelessly drawing everyone’s attention to her beauty.

Two halves

Each of them had a very complex character. At first there were misunderstandings and quarrels. But they could no longer separate. And, no matter how Svetlana convinced herself that she would never have a family and children, she nevertheless became his wife. And in July 1997, their daughter Olenka was born.

Sergei Kushnarev was Bodrov’s best friend, and now he bore the proud title of family friend, becoming the godfather of the Bodrovs’ daughter, and then the Bodrovs’ son. The two Sergei were simply bursting with ideas, they could discuss their new projects all night long, and at first Kushnarev was jealous of his friend for his young wife. But in fact, she turned out to be just as passionate as they themselves. Now she joined their gatherings at the dacha in Valentinovka, and soon she was already working with Kushnarev in the “Wait for Me” program.

She was generally ready to support any undertaking of her husband. And she never tired of being amazed at how talented and deep a person her husband was. She liked everything he did. When he defended his dissertation on the topic “Architecture in Venetian Renaissance painting,” she said: “I’m proud of you as my homeland, Seryoga!”, and the members of the commission were amazed at the way she looked at him.

They could talk for hours and also remain silent for hours, continuing the silent dialogue.

“...He flew into my life like a bird and flew away.”

On August 27, 2002, their son Alexander was born. Sergei took his wife from the maternity hospital, they spent two weeks at home, and after that Bodrov took his family to the dacha. He went to North Ossetia to film his film “The Messenger”. On September 19, 2002, he and Svetlana talked for a long time on the phone, and at parting, he asked his wife to take care of the children.

On September 20, 2002, another episode of the film was filmed in the Karmadon Gorge. In the evening the glacier melted. Until now, 127 people are considered missing. Among them is Sergei Bodrov.
She couldn't come to terms with the fact that he was gone. Svetlana flew to North Ossetia every Saturday and took part in the search operation herself. Konstantin Ernst provided her with invaluable assistance at that time. Through his own channels, he ensured the arrival of equipment and the continuation of the search. They officially stopped looking for people only two years later, in 2004.

15 years have passed since his disappearance. She raises children, is proud of their successes, and sees in them an extension of her beloved. And he still misses it. Despite all the speculation and newspaper articles, she was never able to come to terms with the loss. Sergei Bodrov became her last man.

His film crew in the Karmadon Gorge still remains a mystery.

Svetlana Mikhailova-Bodrova - widow of a missing person sixteen years ago talented actor and director Sergei Bodrov Jr. The woman graduated from the Faculty of Journalism and worked on television. In 1997 she married famous actor and a director who starred in the films “Brother”, “Brother-2”, “Sisters”, “Bear Kiss” and others. The couple had two children. However, family happiness was short-lived. Sergei's body was never found under the mudslide.

Currently, Svetlana Bodrova is raising two children alone and works in the editorial office of the program on Channel One “Wait for me.” Her biography, the story of her acquaintance with Sergei Bodrov, life after the tragedy will be discussed in this article.

The beginning of the way

Bodrov's future wife Svetlana Mikhailova was born in 1971 in the Moscow region. This year, 2018, she turned 47 years old. Before meeting the actor, she had already been married to a policeman with the last name Mikhailov. The marriage was short-lived. As soon as the young people began to live together, they felt that they were in a hurry. After the divorce, the woman left for Moscow and entered the University of Geodesy and Cartography, Faculty of Journalism.

After graduating from university, she worked in her specialty. A happy accident brought Svetlana Mikhailova together with an influential man who was engaged in protecting his ward. He helped the talented journalist become part of the team preparing for the broadcast of the “Shark of the Feather” and “Canon” programs.

Meeting Sergei Bodrov

At the age of 26, the girl went to Cuba, where, as a journalist, she was supposed to cover events related to the celebration of Youth and Students Day. The delegation as part of the VID TV channel could not help but attract attention. Sergei initiated an acquaintance with a pretty girl.

A romance began, which gradually became something more - the lovers understood that now they could not live without each other. Upon returning to Moscow, Svetlana and Sergei submitted an application to the registry office.

Family life

In 1998, the wedding ceremony took place, at the same time the newlyweds became parents - their daughter Olga was born. And in 2002, a month before Sergei’s death, a son, Alexander, was born. The couple preferred not to talk about the details of their personal lives. The press did not know until the last moment that there was a new addition to the family. If not for the tragedy... In 2002, on the set of the film "The Messenger", which was organized by Sergei himself, a disaster occurred - on the evening of September 20, after the end of the working day, the group led by the actor went missing. It is known that this event was preceded by the descent of a landslide avalanche from the mountain.

After the disappearance of her husband, Svetlana Mikhailova was left alone with two children. Olga was four years old, Sasha even younger - he barely had time to be born. The couple lived in marriage for five years. It all ended suddenly and extremely tragically. After Bodrov’s death, the woman completely ceased to be a media person; she fell into a depressive state and tried not to appear in public or give interviews about what happened, while the paparazzi continually did not give way to the widow.

Life after tragedy

Currently, the woman works on Channel One as an editor of one of the programs. The tragedy with her husband happened sixteen years ago, but it is impossible to forget it. Despite her young age and visual attractiveness, Svetlana no longer tied the knot with anyone. Rumor has it that there were enough applicants. However, according to the woman, no one will ever be able to replace a loving and sensitive spouse who passed away early.

The work and support of loved ones - her parents and Sergei's parents - helped her cope with depression. Children gave life impetus and forced us to learn to appreciate what we have in it.