Serebryakov Alexey Valerievich refused Russian. Actor Alexey Serebryakov renounced Russian citizenship

In response to message No. 125 from Tatyana: I didn’t want to offend, but told the truth why he wants to renounce Russian citizenship. Surely he expressed his point of view more than once, repeatedly and in different circles. Somewhere they agreed with him, nodded their heads, pompously talking about lofty matters and the endless “starting with oneself”, without trying to change anything, only lip-smacking with their gorged mouth covered in butter and jam. Somewhere they declared him a traitor, period. Somewhere, smiling in the face, they whispered quietly into the ears of the authorities, what a scoundrel and unscrupulous man Serebryakov is, he needs everything more than everyone else, he’s still not happy with something, a scoundrel in one word, they need to rein him in.
Decisions of such magnitude, renunciation of one’s past life, are not made spontaneously, right off the bat. They come to them gradually, quite consciously, a kind of mental suicide, hopelessness, understanding of the impossibility of changing the world in which he was born, brought up, lived, experienced, matured (ellipses), the world in which he is surrounded by you, an undoubted redneck, in the throes of “patriotism” "calling for retribution, judgment on the truth! Having squealed until you are fed up, having shown your loyalty to the unscrupulous authorities, you will also shamelessly rise in the morning at the call of the alarm clock, brush your teeth and all that, and go to rob your country, rob those who are not able, for various reasons, to resist your greedy impudence. Calmly, well, if without contempt, you will look at the poverty of pensioners, disabled people, homeless people, street children. You will not demand from the authorities to fight crime, corruption, lawlessness in everything. And you will go to your neighbors and demand money from them to install an iron door with an intercom in the entrance, and for them a little man to watch the door. You will voluntarily cover your windows with iron bars and escort your children anywhere and everywhere. You will enclose the local area and playgrounds with fences from non-locals, residents of the neighboring house. With all this, praising power and calling everything described freedom. Well, who are you after this, if not a redneck? And you are ready to chew on anyone who tries to resist you: “Guys, haven’t you gone crazy?” Reasonable, thinking people are designated by you as, then: idiots, senile, traitors further down your list, you know better than me. :)
And how you love to be offended by the truth that exposes you, all your modestly covered shamelessness, shameful places, your essence, where does the essence come from?! It's funny and sad at the same time. And it doesn’t matter who would be in Serebryakov’s place, Mankind and just Man. You will bark at those who are allowed and nothing else, because you are a cattle. Applies to everyone who barks. :))))

People's Artist of Russia Alexey Serebryakov gave an interview to journalist Yuri Dudu. A recording of a conversation with the star appeared on the VDud YouTube channel. Within a matter of hours from the moment of publication, the video received over one million views and ended up on the “Trending” tab. Serebryakov told Dudya about his work, moving to Canada, the problems of Russian cinema and loved ones.

The famous artist has been living abroad since the beginning of 2012. According to the star, he did not renounce Russian citizenship. Alexey explained his decision to change his place of residence by caring for his children - Daria, Stepan and Danil. Serebryakov’s heirs go to a private school, which costs him $24,000 a year.

“I needed to give them as much competitive advantage as possible. I don't know where they will live. Maybe Danya will marry a Brazilian, and Styopa will marry a Spanish woman. I know that they are open, free and fluent in English, and will probably learn more than one language. They are friendly, tolerant, tolerant, and respect the human dignity of others. At the same time, they are Russian boys,” said the artist.

Alexey Serebryakov has two adopted children. The artist and his wife, choreographer Maria, first adopted Daniil, who was then two years old, and then 3-year-old Stepan. The actor is extremely reluctant to talk about heirs and prefers to avoid this topic in interviews. For Yuri Dudya, Serebryakov made an exception.

“I’m terrified of when my children will leave me. Unfortunately, I have not found anything more important in my life than them and my wife Masha. I don't know any greater happiness than them. In any case, I don’t feel such happiness on the track in Cannes,” said the star. – I adopted Daniil 13 years ago, and Styopa – 12. This is a very personal story. The fact is that Masha and I failed twice with the children. And I love her so much that I didn’t arrange any more of these provocations. We realized that we could do this. Both Styopa and Danya are dear children to us.”

// Photo: video frame from the YouTube channel “vDud”

Serebryakov admitted that he knows practically nothing about the boys’ parents. "Very little. Only what is written on the card,” the actor noted. According to Serebryakov, during the adoption he and his wife did not encounter any great difficulties. “They mostly helped us. There is the Internet and a data bank,” said the actor. The artist regrets that he will no longer be able to adopt children due to the “Dima Yakovlev law” adopted in 2012. “Because my wife is a Canadian citizen,” Alexey explained.

While raising his children, Alexey periodically shows strictness. “Yes, I yell at them. This happens quite often, especially now, because they are in adolescence. I only do this at home. So, I recently raised my voice because of smoking. I’m trying to save them from the mistake I made,” the man shared.

After Serebryakov moved to Canada, he faced a barrage of criticism. Despite the move, the actor continues to work with Russian directors. Yuri Dud asked the actor if it was true that one day of filming costs 300-400 thousand rubles. “Yes, somewhere in this interval,” Serebryakov did not argue.

The most secret desires of the famous actor are connected with his close people.

“I dream of being proud of my children and dying on the same day as my wife,” the actor told Yuri Dudu.

The statement of actor Alexei Serebryakov that the “national idea of ​​Russia” lies in strength, rudeness and arrogance raised a storm of indignation among Russian cultural figures. The actor himself is not going to retract his words and confirmed in a conversation with RT, that “he gave an interview and gave it,” and he has nothing to comment on. Serebryakov was also surprised by the misunderstandings that arose in connection with his words and added that “the interview is not written, it is on the screen.”

Science fiction writer Sergei is outraged by Serebryakov’s words: as reported website kp.ru, the actor “remarkably illustrated two of the listed qualities through his example - arrogance and rudeness.” At the same time, Lukyanenko is convinced that one’s own vices should not be passed off as the vices of the people to which he “once belonged.”

“Of course, this is a sad situation when a generally good actor makes money in a country that he publicly hates, despises, and expresses a negative opinion towards. And it’s even more unpleasant to watch that in our country they invite him, film him, pay him money, and so on,”

- said the science fiction writer.

According to Lukyanenko, after such statements, Serebryakov should become “a kind of persona non grata for official figures and studios.” He also added that if even a penny of state money and taxes of Russians is included in the budget of the film, then Serebryakov should not appear on the set of this film.

“If some wonderful director calls him to perform, that’s his right. And if there’s even a penny from the Ministry of Worship or the Cinema Fund, then it’s probably not necessary. Let him film in Canada, perform at some Christmas trees for immigrants,” the writer noted.

In addition, Lukyanenko believes that Serebryakov “has settled down very well,” since he can receive all kinds of benefits in Russia and return to Canada, taking advantage of Canadian benefits.

Head of the Mosfilm film concern, film director Karen on air NSN expressed extreme indignation at the words of Alexey Serebryakov, also accusing him of emigrating to Canada and making money in Russia.

“The man chose Canada as his place of residence. This is certainly his right. At the same time, the person constantly works in Russia and earns a lot of money. I have not heard that actor Serebryakov is in demand anywhere in Canada, the USA or other countries.

Why are you making such statements after this? What is the need for this? In order to get some advantages in your new homeland? It's ugly and dishonest."

— Shakhnazarov is convinced.

A famous Russian actor in conversation with FAN stated that he did not agree with Serebryakov’s opinion about the national trait of Russians. According to Pankratov-Cherny, one cannot assume that rudeness is a distinctive feature of the Russian mentality.

The actor emphasized that he encounters true good manners and intelligence in all layers of Russian society. Even when he visits a village, Pankratov-Cherny sees amazing intelligence in people. So, in the Krasnodar region, the actor met with Cossacks and “some kind of intelligence came from nature in them.” According to the artist, it should be inherent in a person’s nature whether to be a boor or not.

Pankratov-Cherny said that although rudeness occurs in Russia, this trait cannot be considered comprehensive “in any case” and very much depends on upbringing.

“But actually I think a lot depends on the parents. As a rule, the way a person is raised by their parents is how they will be,” the actor added.

The pop singer also does not agree with Serebryakov’s critical statements. According to her, rudeness, arrogance and strength - “this is not about us”, and the Russian people - “they have compassion, with a deep soul” and have always been distinguished by this.

Earlier he stated that he sees the world in tragic colors, this is “an integral personality trait.”

“I’m not a very funny person; I often want to cry from what I see around me. At the same time, it seems to me that we are so embedded in the information field that a person who is capable of thinking about anything understands the absolute meaninglessness of any body movements. All the guidelines have been knocked down: a lie is considered a patriotic prayer, the truth is not the truth, and the concepts of good and evil are very blurred and constantly change places,” said the actor. He noted that the Russians discovered a huge world for themselves, but “against its background they themselves turned into nothing.”

Alexey Serebryakov told why he moved to Canada, how he now works with his children, what his children learned while living in Toronto, and when he plans to return to Russia.

Over the past five years, Alexey Serebryakov has starred in more than twenty domestic films: in “Leviathan” by Andrei Zvyagintsev, which received the Cannes Film Festival prize for best screenplay; TV series "Method" “Farza”, “Doctor Richter”; the film of the young director “How Vitka Chesnok took Lekha Shtyr to the nursing home”; historical fantasy film "The Legend of Kolovrat". Alexey flies to film sets from Canada, where he moved with his wife Maria and children more than six years ago.

Serebryakov spoke about life abroad in an interview with Yuri Dudu, where he once again, without mincing words, criticized the Russian mentality. And he received a portion of criticism in response - Internet users reacted negatively to the actor’s harsh statements.

Eminent persons also joined the indignation: Karen Shakhnazarov reproached Alexey that it was ugly and dishonest to scold a country where he earns a lot of money, and Alexander Pankratov-Cherny did not agree with Serebryakov’s words about the rudeness and arrogance of Russians.

Serebryakov’s idea of ​​moving became more acute in the summer of 2010, when people in Moscow were suffering from heat and smog - the actor admitted this publicly and a year later he brought his plan to life. The artist was immediately showered with reproaches and threats: “Come back, we will greet you with dignity.” But the opinion of those around him did not bother the actor - Alexey decided to emigrate for the sake of his family.

« I made my choice consciously. First of all, I want my family to live in peace. So that my children know: you don’t need to push elbows to live. I'm pretty tired of the rudeness and rudeness. All over the world it is normal to live where you feel better.", says the actor.

Serebryakov did not have a choice of country; he and his family moved to Canada, since his wife has citizenship of this country (under this condition, he does not have to pay for medical care for his daughter, sons and wife). For Serebryakov himself, the services remain paid. Recently, the actor was admitted to the hospital - he did not voice the reason, limiting himself to the short “I was saved” - and paid $9,000 for 5 days of treatment.

In Toronto, the family settled in a townhouse. His own home, far from people who could recognize the popular actor in Serebryakov, gave the withdrawn man peace of mind - no one approached him for a joint photo or autograph. In the north, where the Russian diaspora lives, Alexey appears quite rarely. " And even when I visit, she behaves quite delicately. No one, thank God, shows any special attention to me, and no one runs to hug me", the artist shared.

Alexey's sons, Daniil and Stepan, study in a private school, which costs Serebryakov $24,000 a year. Children do not face bullying among classmates, because the chosen educational institution in Toronto is not an ordinary school, “where everyone goes, and everyone doesn’t study together.” Serebryakov also recalled kindly about his daughter’s former school: Daria’s class teacher did not speak Russian, but she communicated with Alexei - she wrote in English and used a computer translator.

According to Serebryakov, his children in Canada have learned to respond with a smile to the smile of passers-by on the street, to respect the rights of other people, have mastered English and are ready to learn more than one language. The father himself was able to devote more time to his family, which he previously lacked time for:
« I take care of children - this is something that I have not particularly succeeded in here. Business, problems, jumped up, ran, solve something, meet someone. There I am deprived of this fuss, I have enough free time, I can finally talk and play with them. How their day at school went, who they are friends with, who they like, who they are in love with - this suddenly became very important to me. Because I realized that otherwise I could lose them».

However, there are problems in the relationship between sons and father - this is due to adolescence. Serebryakov may even shout at the boys - the last time the conflict happened was because of smoking: Alexey himself suffers from a bad habit, but does not want Styopa and Danya to repeat his mistakes.

Serebryakov always talks about the heirs as if they were his own children, but the boys are adopted. Aleksey and Maria adopted Danila, two years old at the time, 13 years ago, and three-year-old Styopa a year later. In a few years, Serebryakov’s sons will enter universities in Canada or other countries, then the actor plans to return to Russia.

« This is not immigration, when people left for good 30-35 years ago. It's just an attempt to live in a different territory. I continue to work in Russia. Wherever I live, I remain a citizen of Russia", says Alexey Serebryakov.

Childhood and first roles

The actor believes that he had a happy childhood. He studied well, but was a rather hooligan child. The boy differed from his peers in that he went to music school. Did his parents know when they sent their son to accordion class that this would play a decisive role in his life?

When Lyosha was 13 years old, a journalist from “Evening Moscow” did a report about his teacher. The article was adorned with a photograph of a teacher surrounded by students. The newspaper caught the eye of assistant directors Valery Uskov and Vladimir Krasnopolsky, who were looking for actors for the series “Eternal Call”.

How Alexey Serebryakov changed: from childhood to 2017

The main characters of the drama were the Savelyev family. The directors thought that young Serebryakov looked like the actor Vadim Spiridonov, who played Fyodor Savelyev, and the plot required a boy to play the role of Dimka, Fyodor’s son (the older Dima Savelyev was played by Valery Khromushkin). So in 1977, Alexey found himself on the set for the first time.

A successful start resulted in the following works: Kuzma from the melodrama “Late Berry” (1978), Alyosha from the drama “Father and Son” (1979), Suvorov soldier Vladimir in the adventure film “Scarlet Epaulets” (1979), Vitya Chernov from the drama “The Last Escape” (1980), bullfighter Misha from the heroic comedy “Look both ways” (1981).

Student years

After 8 months, he returned to Moscow and tried his luck at the Sliver selection committee. This time he managed to get in. Two years later, he transferred to Oleg Tabakov’s course at GITIS, which he graduated in 1986.

It is widely believed that as a student Serebryakov was a notorious rowdy and womanizer. The actor’s classmates debunked this myth - he drank no more than the rest, and against the backdrop of violent passions on their course (just the story with Oleg Tabakov and Marina Zudina), Serebryakov’s amorous affairs seemed dull.

Actor career

But on the set he felt like a fish in water. In 1986, he marked a new, adult stage of his acting career with the role of football player Subbotin from the social drama “The Wedding is Blamed,” then with the role of Pankin from the drama “Fun of the Young.”

In 1989, Alexey Serebryakov starred in the action film “Fan” by Vladimir Feoktistov, where he played the role of karateka Yegor, nicknamed the Kid. The film, the 25th in Serebryakov’s filmography, turned out to be very successful, and the actor himself received, according to his calculations, about 10 annual salaries in the theater. He cannot say anything about the reasons for such a lively response - for him, the popularity of “Fan” came as a surprise.

The actor was offered a suitcase of money for filming the second part of “Fan,” but the script for the sequel was much inferior to the first film, so Serebryakov was forced to refuse. The picture was released, starring Evgenia Dobrovolskaya and Oleg Fomin, but comparisons with the first part could not be avoided, and not in favor of the second.

"Fan." Final scene

Serebryakov’s next notable work was the role of Sergeant Arsenov in the drama “Afghan Break” by Vladimir Bortko, which was dedicated to the days before the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan.

After that, he tried himself in an unusual comedy genre (Nude with a Hat, 1991), but realized that it was not for him.

Because of my sharp facial features, I can't be convincingly funny on camera. In life, in front of friends, I can. I don’t have a specific cinematic credentials for this genre.

Alexey Serebryakov’s notable work in the second half of the 90s was his role in the 1998 film “Tests for Real Men,” where he played intelligence officer Alexey. For this work at the festival “Vivat, Cinema of Russia!” he received the prize for Best Actor. In the same year, Serebryakov received the title “Honored Artist of Russia.”

The horror film “Ghoul”, in which the actor plays a brutal fighter against evil spirits, is also popular among connoisseurs of the genre.

Alexey Serebryakov in the film “Ghoul”

In the new century, a new round of popularity for the actor began. Director Vladimir Bortko approved Serebryakov for the role of lawyer Oleg Zvantsev in the series “Gangster Petersburg”. Alexey’s close friends, Olga Drozdova and Dmitry Pevtsov, also took part in this film.

Over the following years, he had the opportunity to work with many famous directors. He spoke warmly about Yegor Konchalovsky (“Antikiller 2”, “Escape”) - Serebryakov likes his intelligence and commitment to cinema.

In 2005, Serebryakov appeared in “Zhmurki” by Alexei Balabanov (the role of a drug dealer doctor), in 2007 - in “Cargo 200”, but later admitted that he would hardly collaborate with the director again, there was too much difference in their vision of the site.

Also starred with Fyodor Bondarchuk (“9th Company”, “Inhabited Island. Fight”), Yuri Moroz (“Children of Vanyukhin”), Andrei Konchalovsky (“Gloss”), Alexey Pimanov (“The Man in My Head”), Alexander Kott ( "Diamond Hunters") and many other directors.

In 2010, Serebryakov was awarded the title of People's Artist of Russia.

Moving to Canada. Further career

I want my children to understand that knowledge and hard work can be valued, that it is not necessary to push elbows, be rude, be aggressive and be afraid of people.

However, attacks from overly patriotic citizens could not be avoided. Andrei Zvyagintsev’s painting “Leviathan” added fuel to the fire, after which Alexei Serebryakov was branded a “traitor.”

Interview with Alexey Serebryakov about life in Canada

In the film, which was nominated for an Oscar and won a Golden Globe, received 11 Nika nominations and a Cannes Film Festival prize for best screenplay, Serebryakov plays the main role - an honest, hard-working auto mechanic Nikolai from a provincial town in the Arctic Circle. A local official (Roman Madyanov) had his eye on his land and decided to take away the tasty plot at any cost.

After the premiere of “Leviathan,” society was divided into two camps: some admired the realism with which the creators of the film conveyed Russian reality, others were indignant: “An exaggerated, disgusting prop with moral monsters!”

By the way, Serebryakov himself does not consider the move to be immigration - he just wanted to know what it was like to live in another, peaceful and calm territory. He continues to work in Russia and has no plans to renounce Russian citizenship.

So, in 2015, he joined the cast of the detective series “Method” with Konstantin Khabensky and Paulina Andreeva, trying on the role of a maniac nicknamed Strelok. In the same year, the premiere of the film “Clinch” by Sergei Puskepalis with Serebryakov in the title role took place in Toronto.

In 2016, the actor could be seen in the series “Our Happy Tomorrow” with Ilya Noskov and Olga Pavlovets and the youth drama “Quartet” with Alexandra Bortich.

Personal life of Alexey Serebryakov

Alexey has no children of his own, but he considers his stepdaughter Daria and adopted Daniil and Stepan his own. In general, from the age of 20, Alexey had the desire to start a family, and certainly a large one. After the wedding with Maria, they decided to take the boy from the orphanage - the choice fell on Danya. His younger brother Styopa remained in the orphanage, whom the boy missed very much, so soon the actor’s family was replenished with another member.

Together with Irina Apeksimova and Andrei Smolyakov, Alexey helps orphans - colleagues founded the Time to Live charity foundation. True, the actor does not talk about this side of his life, preferring not to talk, but to do.

Alexey Serebryakov now

The premiere of the Russian fantasy blockbuster “The Legend of Kolovrat” with Ilya Malakov as Evpatiy Kolovrat and Alexey Serebryakov as Prince Yuri was planned for November 30, 2017.

Russian origin partly helped Alexey get a role in the American-British TV series “McMafia” (about the life of the son of Russian emigrant mafiosi). The release is scheduled for 2018. He also became a key character in the Canadian drama Language.

In February 2018, Serebryakov gave a long interview to Yuri Dudu, in which he spoke, among other things, about the reasons for moving to Canada, the state of Russian cinema and the difference between Russians and Americans. “The national idea of ​​Russia: strength, arrogance and rudeness,” noted the actor. This phrase gave rise to a heated public debate. Some colleagues, for example, Liya Akhedzhakova, supported Alexey, others, including Alexander Pankratov-Cherny, criticized his position.

“vDud”: Alexey Serebryakov