According to the spectacular brunette, there was no drama or conflict at the time of her farewell to Vintage. Colleagues in the team were sympathetic to Anna’s decision to perform solo. “When it became known that I left the group, they started asking me: “What happened? Didn’t you divide the money?” And I didn’t even have anything to answer. Apparently, over all these years I was never able to become a person in show business, because I couldn’t come up with a scandal,” Pletneva noted with a smile.

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Alexey Romanov, who created “Vintage” together with the performer, responded to her resignation letter due to at will surprisingly calm. “He answered me only one thing: “Thank God that you suggested this yourself: I didn’t know how to tell you the same thing.” He felt that I was becoming cramped within the group and I was ready to move on,” explained the ex-soloist “Vintage.” “In this situation, he behaved like a friend, not like a colleague.”

39-year-old Pletneva, who always performs in erotic outfits, promised that she will continue to remain a “bad girl.” “I chose this stage image consciously. Fortunately, no one dictated to Lesha and me how to behave, how to dress and what to sing - we were our own producers. I can’t say that solo singer Anya Pletneva will be very different from soloist of the Vintage group Anya Pletneva, because it was also me,” the star emphasized.

However, the singer made some adjustments to her appearance. “Of course, there will be changes, otherwise why would I leave the group then? I have a lot of serious songs that I haven’t performed at concerts before, and I want them to be heard. This doesn’t mean that I will now sing exclusively lyrical ballads, I’ll turn into a kind of Alla Borisovna Pugacheva and become correct. No, I will still remain a hooligan and a “bad girl,” HELLO! magazine quotes the singer as saying. .

By the way, earlier Pletneva admitted to journalists for the first time that in her youth she was crazy about Vladimir Presnyakov. At the same time, at that time Anna did not perceive the artist’s beloved woman, singer Kristina Orbakaite, as a rival. “I saw him on TV and fell in love, despite the fact that I was brutal in my musical tastes, I listened to St. Petersburg rock - Tsoi, “Nautilus Pompilius”, and so on. The Doors, Björk. Pop music didn't interest me. But Volodya appeared, and I stopped eating, sleeping and breathing without his music,” the artist recalls. – I didn’t perceive Kristina Orbakaite as a rival; she seemed to me a temporary phenomenon in Presnyakov’s life. My intuition did not disappoint."

In an interview with Radio “MIR”, she spoke about her work, the evolution from a “bad girl” to a “white queen” and shared her impressions of the holiday on the occasion of the 432nd anniversary of Voronezh, which our radio station helped organize.

Anya, this time you performed in Voronezh under the creative name Anna Pletneva, group “Vintage”. You're not part of the group now, are you? Would it be correct to say that “Vintage” works on its own, and you come out as a solo singer with your own band?

“Vintage” is a brand, it is, one might say, a religion that we once created together with Alexei Romanov. This is our show, this is ballet, these are musicians, this is the music itself. I believe that the Vintage group is part of me, and I am part of Vintage, we are inseparable.

Your creative “eras” last about ten years. First you were the soloist of the Lyceum, then the leader of the Vintage group. Now you are Anna Pletneva “Vintage”. How has the image of Anna Pletneva changed during this time?

I worked in the Lyceum ensemble for eight years, until I internally felt that I had simply “outgrown” the state when I played the role invented for me by the producer (Alexey Makarevich - ed.). It wasn't me at all. After all, I was just studying. This was the Lyceum for me - the present educational institution. Then, together with Alexey Romanov, we created the Vintage group, and this was my brainchild. There I was able to become my true self.

As a “bad girl”?

(laughs) Well, I can’t be a “bad girl” with a whip all my life, and still not grow. The Vintage group has a lot of songs that are not about sex at all, they are completely different, deep. I wish people could hear it.

Can we say that the “bad girl” has now grown up and turned into a “white queen”?

In general, in a surprising way, some songs influence my life, my consciousness, and my image as well. “Bad Girl” is such a very strong Egregor, to whom we once became attached quite by accident, without thinking about this story at all. It happened. And it turned out very funny. We wanted to laugh at this story, but everyone took it so seriously, it stuck to me like a “maternal girl” at one time to Madonna, now nothing can be done about it.

Are you comfortable working in a new, more adult image?

To be honest, I'm not good at change. I had this idea: I’ll change, throw away my whip, put on long, decent dresses, and become like “auntie.” But so far this is not working out completely. As soon as I hear music, a “rebellion” begins in my soul.

Tell me, after your creative break with Alexei Romanov, did the group’s fans become divided, or did you become the full legal successor of “that Vintage”?

In any difficult situation, no matter what happens in my life, the same divorce with Alexei Romanov... every time the fans clearly make it clear: we are on your side; we are with you! It’s as if I have another husband who always says: “You’re the best!”, “You’re the coolest!” My beloved and dear fans, I am incredibly grateful to them! They are amazing, they live our music, they believe in me, support me endlessly, and this is very important. Well, they make sure that all the concerts go off with a bang!

Name three situations that you would change if you were able to live your life again, but with gained experience?

To be honest (I thought about it), I probably wouldn’t change anything. There were, of course, a couple sad stories in my life. At some point in my life I would like to be, say, not as indifferent as I was. I would have paid more attention to something. But in general, I am not prone to reflection in life; I believe that every person should be free from this. If you make your mistakes, you have the right to do so, you are human. You make a mistake, give thanks for the experience and move on.

What would you wish to the residents of Voronezh who celebrated their 432nd birthday?

My first ever tour with dance group The ballet "Ostankino" took place in the city of Voronezh. For the first time, at the age of seven, I was torn away from my mom and dad and put in some old house, where I sat on the floor and cried for two hours. The toilet was outside, there were a lot of cats, it was such stress for the pampered Moscow girl! But I am very grateful to these tours, thanks to them I became much bolder, after these impressions there was little in life that could scare me. This time Radio “MIR” organized a fantastic celebration in Voronezh. Stage, light, sound - everything is very high professional level! It was late evening and the darkness allowed us to convey the beauty of our show. Evening Voronezh is a real beauty and you can probably not fall in love with it only if you don’t see anything. I was amazed by the warmth of the welcome and to all residents of Voronezh I would like to wish that your beloved city continues to flourish, so that every day you sincerely appreciate everything that happens in it!

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Anya, do you think the maternal instinct is inherent in a woman from the very beginning? And the little girl is already a future mother, can you remember your childhood?

Yes, I think this is a natural female state. As a child, I always loved playing daughter-mother, like any girl, probably. But for some reason I was always someone’s daughter, I was always the smallest, everyone had some kind of tender feelings for me, even my older friends - they always babysat me, rushed around, gave me some toys. Probably, this feeling has been ingrained in a woman since childhood. Therefore, motherhood organically merged into my life, and I probably cannot imagine greater happiness for a woman.

Was your daughter's arrival planned? How do you generally feel about this idea?

Don't know. The only thing I can say is that no matter how many times I tried to plan something, nothing worked. As soon as I stopped planning, everything suddenly suddenly fell on me. The Lord God probably sees when it’s time, when normal relationships develop between a man and a woman in a family, when they are ready to have children, and then it works out according to Great love, spontaneously. And as a result, the fruit of their love is born. I think this is the best thing that can happen. Then we get the most beautiful, most talented children.

A creative plans How did “Lyceum” relate to pregnancy?

This turned out to be a contagious phenomenon. When I became pregnant, Nastya Makarevich had not yet planned to give birth to a child. I told her: “Well, when are you going?” She answered: “I don’t, I’ll hang out for another three or four years, but then... And literally a few months later she comes and says: “Anya, I think I too...” “What too?” “Pregnant too.” Then we both walked around the Lyceum with our bellies. She gave birth six months after me.

What are your impressions of pregnancy?

The most wonderful, it's very happy time in my life. Because, Firstly, I didn't interrupt concert activities- in the 40th week we had, in my opinion, seven concerts, that is, life somehow did not stop, but, on the contrary, was seething, because there were performances, various filming, a video was shot “You have become an adult” and much more interesting. Then, naturally, I started renovations, like any mother. As luck would have it, we came across workers who not only built, but simply destroyed everything. And I had to do a lot myself. With my stomach full, I went to the construction market, loaded some skirting boards onto my trunk and carried them, laid out a lot myself, right down to the heated floor. This is the crazy construction of the century. I was in my 8th month when I finished it all. Therefore, of course, there was a lot to do, and there was also this feeling of expectation, anticipation - I was really looking forward to it and really wanted the baby. The mood was great, as if you could do anything, even move mountains. There was so much strength and energy... I understand that everyone goes through it differently. But it is very important to set yourself up correctly. I immediately set myself up for work and the fact that I needed to actively prepare for the arrival of the baby, so it was really a lot of fun.

Did you know about the girl in advance?

I’m generally the impatient person in the family, so I immediately wanted to find out who it would be. And already at the 13th week during an ultrasound I wanted to find out. I was told it was a boy. I actively started buying things for the boy. I bought some blue onesies. A few weeks later it turned out that it was after all a girl. I would like to advise future mothers not to find out who it will be, because then I almost went crazy, first a boy, then a girl, it’s really difficult to readjust.

How did you choose the name for your daughter? In advance?

The name is the biggest challenge. I used to think the name was nonsense, easy... It turned out not. I just broke my head. First I chose a name for a boy, then for a girl, but I wanted to call it something like that so that she wouldn’t have 10 people in her class with that name. I somehow recognized the most popular names and threw them away. The result was Varvara - Varvara the beauty, long braid. I also wanted it to be beautiful in combination with the middle name, and that’s how it turned out to be Varvara Sergeevna.

Did your relationship with the doctors who helped Varvara Sergeevna come into the world go well?

Yes, I had a wonderful doctor, a friend recommended her to me. I am very grateful to her, I really had a difficult birth, and thanks to her professionalism and the professionalism of her colleagues, everything went so well - I gave birth at the Mother and Child Center on Oparin. I'm surprised how some people give birth at home! I've heard a lot of stories about people giving birth in the bathroom, standing up, hugging their husband! I think in my case this would be absolutely impossible.

Well, I understand why you reject home births for yourself, but what about births with your husband?

This is not a man's business. For many this is normal. But for me it's better to have one. With him I would relax and start whining. And when I’m alone, I get ready, I become more courageous, then it’s easier for me to overcome all sorts of difficulties and problems. This is probably also why it seems to me that this is not a sight for men’s eyes.

So what was it like to be born alone? What memories?

I remember calling everyone when I was lying and giving birth: “Nastya, I’m already giving birth.” “Well, how, how?” “I don’t feel anything.” They gave me epidural anesthesia - the fact is that I was supposed to give birth myself, but it just didn’t work out, and they did a caesarean section. I was fully conscious and still remember how they cut me. Naturally, I remember my daughter’s first cry. I cried so much myself! This is an insane happiness that only mothers who have given birth know, when you hear the baby’s first cry. An incomparable feeling, a feeling of such unbridled, crazy love for the baby, immediately embraces you.

What were your first thoughts when you saw your daughter?

There are not even thoughts, but feelings: “Ah-ah-ah, mine!” My happiness!". She was insanely funny. Any mother imagines her baby as such an ideal toddler. Naturally, children are born a little different, they are still very small. I was surprised, but then, after two months, she became such a beauty. Of course, I can talk about this endlessly. Everything is so fresh in my memory. Everything was amazing, from childbirth to breastfeeding.

Such joyful impressions about childbirth, about the maternity hospital, about the first meeting with my daughter. And then return home. How it was? How were the first days?

The fact is that literally two weeks after giving birth, after the operation, I was already on stage. As soon as I was able to get back on my feet, this crazy race began, everything came at once: I was breastfeeding, managed to go to filming and concerts between feedings, that is, life was seething with incredible force. Everything was great. The only thing is that the baby would still need to be fed longer, and I tried to do this, I pumped my milk all the time, loaded it into the freezer and left, but every time I forgot the breast pump. And every tour for us began with the fact that at about six in the morning we would arrive in some city where there was generally permafrost, I shouted to the administrator: “Misha, I forgot my breast pump! Find it for me quickly!” The tour began, and Misha ran around with eyes like that, looking for... Then, it hurts if you don’t express it in time when the milk comes. And he was looking, almost knocking on houses: “Give me a breast pump!” I supplemented the breastfeeding until 7 months, and this was with such and such a regimen.

Did you have any problems with your figure after giving birth?

None. During pregnancy I gained 20 kg. It was a lot, the doctors who observed me said, looking at the progression in which I was gaining kilograms: “God, Anya, do you understand how you will be blown away? Who will you be like? Who do I look like now? For dystrophy. Because all these kilograms fly off you after childbirth like I don’t know what. During the birth I lost 10 kg, in 7 days in the hospital another 8, and then I started going on stage, somehow it all went away very easily.

Anya, when did you need an assistant, a nanny?

My mother has been helping me since day one. If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t be able to do anything at all, neither go to concerts, nor raise a child. Finding a nanny is difficult. But I didn’t have such problems, I’m very grateful to my mother and grandmother, they don’t work, they look after the baby. Especially now that she has grown up and has become so picky, so it will probably take a long time to get used to the nanny.

What about at night? Did Varya have any problems sleeping?

No! Marvelous. I was on stage until the last minute, I was very worried, all these decibels, it’s very loud. After the concert, the child was tossing and turning in my stomach so much that I thought: “God, if only everything would be fine!” I consulted with doctors, they said: “Still try to perform less often.” But as luck would have it, it didn’t work out less often. Sod's Law. I thought that the child would be born restless. But I have never seen a calmer child than Varya - she sleeps well and never cries, she smiles all the time.

Doesn't he want to go to his parents' bed?

It's like training. I know there may be problems later. I tried to immediately set her up to sleep in her crib. But sometimes you just want to lie down and cuddle up to your little bundle. Of course, at first I allowed myself to do this. I fell asleep and was afraid to crush her, she was so small, so I tried to shift her.

Is she sleeping in your separate room now?

No. In the room with me, because she still eats at night, wakes up and asks.

And Varya asks to be held in your arms?

I myself adore carrying her in my arms.

And you don’t make any problems out of this?

No, she won’t sit in my arms until she’s 10 years old. I will wear my little one as long as I can. This one is so nice! In general, she is now starting to walk on her own, she really likes it, so it’s easier for her to go herself. I don’t always let her go, because all the “bumps” and bruises that could be collected are all hers. In general, it seems to me that there are no such problems when a child wants to be held, you just need to listen more to the baby and understand what she wants. If the baby is capricious, it means that the child really needs something, maybe something hurts.

When did dad become involved in raising his daughter?

We had difficulties with dad. At first I was terribly angry - it seems to me that it is impossible for a person to get tired from playing with a small child. But they say that men do realize their paternity later. I’ve already come to terms with this, but I still sometimes get nervous when our dad exclaims: “God, it’s impossible, she’s always going somewhere, she always wants something, she’s always destroying something around!” I say: “Naturally, she’s small, she’s interested in everything.” Dad still loves her madly, it’s obvious. There is love, but there is not enough perseverance.

Have you already thought about what you will do with your baby? Nowadays there is a lot of talk about various early techniques...

Well, musical development Varya has the earliest, I can say for sure. She had plenty of music when she was still in her infancy. I think that I will develop some kind of methodology. I will develop her in all directions, the main thing is to understand what she has the ability to do, what she has talent for, and if I understand this, I will immediately begin to assist.

For now she needs a shovel and a bucket to dig sand. In general, I sing her a lot of songs, naturally, she loves to listen. And I play the guitar for her too. She herself likes to come up and touch some string. I think she will be a musical girl. With such a start, there probably cannot be anything else. - You apparently have already identified some educational principles which will guide you?

No, I’m not a teacher at all, I realized that I’m not a teacher at all. I can’t scream or slap my butt, even I can’t imagine how mothers can do this. I have such tender feelings for her that I can only pick her up, kiss her and do whatever she asks. Maybe later, later, I will pull myself together and begin to educate. I say, she is not a capricious child at all. There was no situation where she made me angry.

Anya, how do you solve everyday issues, for example, on what basis do you buy things for your daughter? - The same as for myself. “Ah-ah-ah! Things!" - and half the store is bought. But then I realized that all these beautiful things are completely unsuitable for walking. She is already walking and has begun to dig in the sand and fall. Now I'm trying to find something more practical. In general, I have some kind of madness, a passion for buying children's things. I even forgot about myself. Previously, I somehow spent everything on myself, but now it’s a concert, a salary and a children’s store. I best client, they already know me everywhere, I already have huge discounts, but there is nowhere to put my things, the whole room is crammed with things. Dad swears at us terribly, saying: “You’ll grow up to be just as spoiled. Maybe she will be a mathematician, a serious person.” But it’s still a girl! It seems to me that my mother should entertain herself for the first time. And then we'll see what happens.

Anya, besides the abundance of children’s things, what is now perceived as the biggest problem or difficulty?

The biggest difficulty I had was psychological, and it remains now when I go on tour. I get so depressed. There was a time when I just gave birth and then in the summer we had such long tours: first we left for 10 days, and Varya was 4 months old, then for 15, when she was already older. I remember shedding burning tears, no one almost recognized me. Of course, leaving was for me global problem. And we had to leave as much milk as the baby might need; we didn’t want to feed it extra. Psychologically, when a child is taken away from his mother, it is, of course, difficult, but I didn’t want to quit my job, this is my whole life’s work, and I love it too.

It seems to me that few women can go through all this, not compromise, but just continue to do what you are doing. That’s why I went through all this so much and am still worried, but now I have Varya and my favorite thing, I know that I am independent, that at any moment in any situation I am confident in myself, I will provide for my child. It's a wonderful feeling when a woman can afford it.

Have you found your harmony in this difficult situation?

It turned out perfect for me, I think. Thank God that everything went well and that no health problems arose. We'll see, I hope you'll have the same luck in life.

Anya, what has changed with motherhood in your sense of self as a woman?

For me, everything related to motherhood, from the first month of pregnancy until today, is some kind of complete idyll, happiness, I felt like a full-fledged person. I used to have feelings of loneliness and inferiority. It seems to me that a woman finds herself when she has children, that is, now I never feel lonely, there is always something to do. I can talk about any period of my motherhood with love and great happiness.

And then on this high note, what are your wishes for mothers?

Wishes?... Well, first of all, I wish you health, so that it will allow you to go through everything, you can’t even dare to say, hardships, and all the happiness of pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood with the same good mood how it happened for me. The main thing is to adjust yourself to the fact that this is a great happiness, that we women are truly the strongest, the happiest, that we have been given this, and it seems to me that with such a good mood everything will go perfectly.

Anna Pletneva

Anna Pletneva: “When I see myself on the cover men's magazine“I always remember my dad’s words.”

-What were you like as a child?

I was a beloved, spoiled child who was allowed everything. I am grateful to my parents for not setting any boundaries and giving me a feeling of inner freedom.

- How did you earn your first money and what did you spend it on?

I received my first fee for a performance at Artek in the form of a package of chewing gum from a detachment of pioneers from Czechoslovakia. But my comrades condemned me for this, and the “fee” had to be returned...

- Do you often hear jokes about girls driving?

I prefer to move around the city with a driver. But one day I almost became the heroine of a joke when I was driving a car on my own. I vertically challenged and from behind the steering wheel of my rather large car I’m almost invisible. A traffic police officer stopped me with the words: “I look and don’t understand - is the car driving itself?..”

- Best advice which one did you follow?

My dad gave me the best advice. He said: “Show everything if you have something to show.” When I see myself on the cover of a men's magazine, I always remember his words.

- What delicacy are you willing to give up your diet for?

My motto: “Everything is possible, but little by little.” As soon as you start limiting yourself in something, you will only want it even more, and then you will eat twice as much.

- What masculine quality would you never put up with?

With greed and no sense of humor.

- What clothes do you feel irresistible in?

At any.

- Is it easy to deceive you?

I am a rather perceptive person, and I also have well-developed intuition. I feel people and usually immediately understand when they tell me something that is not true.

- Do you know how to deceive yourself?

It seems to me that any true woman should be able to be a little cunning.

- What films can you watch endlessly?

- "Real love".

- What is feminine whim in your performance?

I am not a capricious person, but a demanding one. Please do not confuse these qualities in my performance!

- A trip that you remember forever?

Tahiti, where I had a wedding according to local rituals.

- How do you imagine the best job in the world?

Watch my video or concert performance. For me this is it best job in the world.

- Do you know what is in your purse?

I thought this question was only asked at customs in Israel. (Smiles.)

- Happiness is…

Live in harmony with yourself.

A woman's strength is in her weakness. A woman who takes upon herself to solve all problems and does not allow a man to do this is not so much strong as unhappy. You know, just over the past week, several of my friends complained to me that they have to do everything: earn money, feed the children, while their husbands sit at home. At the same time, neither the woman herself nor her lover become happier because they change roles. By remaining fragile and defenseless, you motivate men to perform great deeds. And you have to be strong to find your love, so as not to get used to loneliness, not to be afraid to change your life for the sake of love.

Russian women are strong in spirit from birth. This is about us - “stopping a galloping horse.” Why do you think we got this role?

We ourselves repeat all the time that we can stop a horse and walk into a burning hut... This stereotype developed in the Soviet past, when the most fashionable memes were a collective farmer and a woman with an oar. It’s just that someone needed it at one time - to turn a woman into labor... But we make our own choices now.

All previous Vintage albums were very conceptual. Each had some kind of idea that connected all the tracks on the record. IN " To a strong girl"There is no such thing. This is truly the story of three years of my life, my personal experience which I lived, felt and turned into knowledge. Summary the album is exactly that: three years in the life of Anya Pletneva.

What can the audience expect at the concert?

The main event, of course, will be our joint appearance on stage with Alexei Romanov. It's no secret that after many years of success and victories, our cooperation has reached some kind of dead end. We both didn’t understand what to do, where to move next. We didn't communicate at all for several months. And before the New Year we met, hugged, cried for several hours and decided that we would be together again. And although Lesha still categorically refuses to go on stage, at this concert he will make an exception. This will be a one-time exclusive on November 1st at the RED Club.

The concert date is beautiful - 01/11, was it not chosen by chance? Do you believe in all sorts of esoteric signs?

The date is really beautiful. And, from the point of view of esotericism, it is not us who chose us, but she herself chose us. I became interested in spiritual literature; now I am reading the book “Inner Engineering” by the Indian yogi and mystic Sadhguru. She is amazing! Sometimes there is no time, and I may not open it for two or three days. But as soon as I pick it up again, I immediately find the answer to the question that interests me at the moment.

Your performances are always accompanied by bright and deliberately sexy costumes. She seems to be a petite little girl, but at the same time very outspoken. Why do you need such self-expression?

All images come out by themselves. I feel absolutely natural and comfortable. When I was a member of the Red Banner ensemble "Lyceum", the producer was constantly trying to change me somehow. He forced me to braid my hair and forbade unnecessary movements on stage. I suffered terribly, crying in the toilet before the concert. I unraveled this stupid braid, for which I was fined many times. They made me into someone I really wasn't. But in the Vintage group, when I was already my own mistress, I was able to do whatever I wanted. And I still continue to experiment. You can't even imagine what I'll look like on November 1st! I can say that for my costumes I had to buy 150 Barbie dolls...

Your daughters are already quite old - 15 and 13 years old. How do they feel about these mom experiments on stage?

They like it. Children adore the Vintage group, and this helps me not to doubt the correctness of the chosen image. Parents often come up to me and tell me that their kids know all our songs. After all, you can’t fool children; they have a very clear lie detector. They don’t analyze what Anya showed and how she dressed. I hope that years from now my children will still perceive me today.

There was just a mind-blowing story in your life when one of your fans wanted to push you out of your own life. Like in Sergei Minaev’s book “Selfie”, where the hero is completely replaced by a double.

Yes, quite a long time has passed since that incident, and I can talk about it, although I don’t like to remember it. It started when a girl approached me, introduced herself as an aspiring writer and offered to write a book about me. After reading some of her work, I agreed. It was supposed to be a novel about a teenage bully at school, a “rebel” in the “Lyceum” and a “bad girl” in the “Vintage” group. Of course, it had to be about love, my family, children. We began to communicate almost 24 hours a day, Lena almost moved into my home. She was interested in everything: what clothes I wear, what toothpaste I use to brush my teeth. We became very good friends. In a short time, she learned so much about me that some people didn’t learn in a while. long years communicate with me. After some time, I began to notice that Lena was becoming more and more like me: the same hairstyle, the same style of clothing, facial expressions, gestures... At some point I even felt creepy, but the process of working on the book was in full swing - I was completely satisfied with the content, and I drove away bad thoughts.

Everything changed in one second. One day Lena forgot her phone with me, the phone rang, I answered the phone automatically. The man who called was sure that he was calling Anna Pletneva. But I understood that the phone was not mine! Opening the “Photos” folder, I was horrified - there were only photos of me and my family and not a single one of Lenina! In addition, I found out that she communicated on my behalf not only with Vintage fans, but also with my acquaintances! When Lena returned a few minutes later for the phone, I demanded an explanation. She burst into tears and, after threatening to call the police, showed me a brand new passport, where it was written: “Anna Pletneva.” Somehow she managed to obtain such a document. According to the girl, her unsettled personal life pushed her to such an act; she really wanted to feel loved. “Everyone loves you, but not me, I want to be like you!” - Lena repeated. Despite the raging inside of me negative emotions, I decided to help Lena. She underwent treatment from a psychologist friend of mine. Through my friends I find out how Lena is doing. Now she is doing well, she is working. But I don’t communicate with her personally and have never met her again.

In one of your interviews you called leaving the Vintage group a difficult divorce. Usually, a woman who has left always tries to show her ex-partner that everything is fine without him, even better. Was this the case for you?

Not really. We tried to change the composition of the Vintage group, but the attempt was unsuccessful. It turned out to be impossible to separate me and Vintage. And now on the poster of our performance it is written: Anna Pletneva “Vintage”. When I talked about divorce, I meant our creative relationship with Alexei Romanov. I didn’t want to prove anything to anyone. It was just hard, that's all. In 10 years collaboration we became family to each other. And everything that happened to us was like a crisis within the family - mutual claims, resentments... We were both tired, and we needed a break.

You once said that to improve your quality of life, you need to smile every day. Do you adhere to this rule?

Certainly! This is a simple physiological law. Our mind and body are inextricably linked. If you just smile for at least a minute, even for no reason, positive thoughts will begin to come to your mind, your mood will improve, everything will turn out easy and simple, and life will become better.