To make it easier for you to cope with the blues, try reading biographies of great people. You will understand that there are different problems, and even the great have ups and downs. Today we present to you the first part of our selection: about politicians and scientists, military men and entrepreneurs, and, of course, athletes.
Entrepreneurs
Phil Knight, Shoe Salesman. The story of Nike as told by its founder."
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Publisher: Eksmo
Age restrictions: 12+
Nike is one of the most recognizable brands in the world. The founder of the company, Phil Knight, is one of the richest people, although in his youth he could not afford to buy Adidas sneakers. 50 years ago, University of Oregon student and middle-distance runner Phil Knight borrowed 50 bucks from his father and began reselling running shoes from Japan. Today, Nike's annual turnover is $30 billion. And a pair of Nikes can be found in everyone's closet - from the president to the teenager. Phil Knight is a man of mystery and rarely gives interviews. This book is a confession about the creation of a company that managed to give a dream to millions of people. Nike has long ceased to be associated only with sneakers. This is an ideology, a way of life, a value system. This book will tell you how it all began.
Alexander Kondrashov, “Life in motion. How to succeed by being yourself."
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Publisher: Eksmo
Age restrictions: 16+
Alexander Kondrashov is an entrepreneur, investor and travel blogger with a total audience of more than 3 million subscribers. The Alexander Kondrashov channel occupies a leading position in the Russian travel blogosphere. He has owned a railway transportation business for more than 10 years and also founded his own advertising agency. In 2021, I photographed 31 countries. In his book, Alexander shares personal stories and life principles, thanks to which he, an ordinary guy from a simple, poor family, was able to make all his dreams come true.
Walter Isaacson, "Steve Jobs".
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Publisher: AST
Age restrictions: 16+
Steve Jobs himself suggested that journalist Walter Isaacson write this book when he already knew the terrible diagnosis. The biography of the “father of the digital revolution” was created with his direct participation, but Jobs avoided any control over the content: as a result, the book turned out to be extremely honest and unbiased. In 2011, Sony Pictures acquired the rights to film adaptation of Isaacson's absolute bestseller. Walter Isaacson's book "Steve Jobs" is based on conversations with Steve Jobs himself, as well as with his relatives, friends, enemies, rivals and colleagues. Jobs had no control over the author. He answered all questions frankly and expected the same honesty from others. This is a story about a life full of ups and downs, about a strong man and a talented businessman who was one of the first to understand: to succeed in the 21st century, you need to combine creativity and technology. The book was published in the United States in October 2011.
Henry Ford, My Life. My achievements".
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Publisher: Eksmo
Age restrictions: 12+
Here is a book that has gone through more than a hundred editions around the world. It is generally considered a biography of Henry Ford, but it is rather a biography of his work. Ford's philosophy, which underlies management methods and organization of production, became a socio-economic direction named after him. Today, Fordism is embedded in the strategies of thousands of businesses around the world. Henry talks about worker motivation and factory management, the banking system and military orders - briefly but clearly. It reads not like the teachings of a “business shark”, but like the revelation of a simple guy who wants to do a good job.
Ashley Vance, "Elon Musk and the Search for a Fantastic Future."
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Publisher: Olimp-Business
Age restrictions: 12+
Elon Musk's ideas will not leave anyone indifferent. He created the world's best electric car and builds rockets that fly to the International Space Station. He plans to switch energy to solar panels and send an expedition to Mars. Elon wrote his first program for a computer game at the age of 12. But he did not become a computer scientist - he decided that this was too little for him. We must think about the future of humanity! From the book you will learn how an unsociable “nerd”, who was bullied by school bullies, took fate into his own hands and began to accomplish the impossible step by step. Now Musk is a legendary man, entrepreneur and engineer, with whom few on the planet can compare. Some consider him a genius, others - an adventurer, and still others - a cynical businessman. We'll figure it out together with the tireless journalist Ashley Vance!
"Shoe Salesman" Phil Knight
“The Shoe Salesman” is another success story, this time from Nike creator Phil Knight, who as a child couldn’t afford Adidas sneakers. This book tells the story of how an entrepreneur founded a company that became a serious competitor to the company with three stripes. In addition, “The Shoe Salesman” will reveal what happened to the waitress who drew the Nike logo for $30, and how an aeronautical engineer from NASA came up with the famous Air Max.
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Politicians and military
Timothy Colton, "Yeltsin".
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Publisher: Kolibri
Age restrictions: 12+
Boris Yeltsin is one of the greatest figures in Russian and world modern history. Harvard University professor Timothy Colton wrote an impartial, carefully verified monograph about the First President of Russia. The work is based on a huge amount of documentary and archival materials, as well as impressions from personal meetings and conversations with Boris Yeltsin.
Oliver Stone, "Interview with Vladimir Putin."
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Publisher: Alpina-Publisher
Age restrictions: 16+
Vladimir Putin is called the most powerful man in the world, credited with untold wealth and royal ambitions. Western leaders consider him an aggressor and a strangler of freedom, and in Russia Putin remains the most popular politician. It is difficult to find another leader whose attitude towards him is so polarized. Oliver Stone decided to create his own portrait of Vladimir Putin. Over the course of two years, they met more than 12 times—previously, the Russian leader had never communicated with a foreign journalist so much and so openly.
Maha.
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Publisher: Algorithm
Age restrictions: 12+
Mahatma Gandhi considered Leo Tolstoy his spiritual teacher, and Vladimir Putin would really like to talk to Gandhi himself, as he told reporters in 2007. Why is Gandhi rightly called the “titan of the 20th century”? One of the leaders and ideologists of the movement for Indian independence from Great Britain, he developed the theory of “non-violent revolution”. It had a huge influence on supporters of peaceful change and ultimately led to victory: the liberation of India from the British in 1947. Later, the experience of the “nonviolent revolution” was successfully applied in a number of other countries. In the book presented to your attention, Mahatma Gandhi talks about his life and struggle, and also presents the main provisions of his ideology.
Sergey Mikheenkov, “Zhukov. Marshal on a white horse."
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Publisher: Young Guard
Age restrictions: 16+
The new biography of Marshal of Victory - Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov is distinguished from previous ones by the fact that its author managed to literally get used to the image of his hero, not only to truthfully show his gift as a commander, but also to get as close as possible to him as a person. A lover of life and a strong commander, a staunch soldier and a loyal friend, a caring husband, father and brother, a warrior who was not timid in front of Stalin and was not afraid to fight the most powerful military machine in Europe in the 30-40s of the 20th century - the army fascist Germany. The hero, who knew triumph and disgrace, love and betrayal, devoted his entire life to the Fatherland.
Lev Danilkin, "Yuri Gagarin".
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Publisher: Young Guard
Age restrictions: 12+
Polls show that Yuri Gagarin is the main hero of Russian history of the 20th century. It is all the more surprising that for many years in Russia an adequate - frank, objective, tied to modernity - biography of the first cosmonaut has not been created. “Yuri Gagarin” by Lev Danilkin is an attempt at a “final”, if possible, closing all the gaps in the biography of the “red Icarus”; the most complete chronicle of life to date - and an understanding of what the myth of Gagarin and the idea of “Gagarin” represent. Interviews with eyewitnesses and a total revision of Russian and foreign sources helped the author answer basic questions. Is Gagarin just an embodiment of Soviet design - or did he actually have some unique qualities? What really happened on April 12, 1961? How did the first cosmonaut cope with “gagarinomania” - the status of the most famous person on the planet? What is Gagarin: a product of the system and era - or its mirror and justification? Was there a conflict between him and the political leadership of the USSR? What is the real reason for his death? Was his success just luck, the result of deliberate life-building - or the implementation of some higher plan? What would have happened to Gagarin and the USSR if the “first citizen of the Universe” had not died in March 1968 and had he lived to this day? The book is dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the first space flight.
Scientists
Richard Feynman, "Of course you're joking, Mr. Feynman."
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Publisher: AST
Age restrictions: 12+
He was known for his passion for jokes and pranks, painted amazing portraits, and played exotic musical instruments. An excellent speaker, he turned each of his lectures into an exciting intellectual game. Not only students and colleagues, but also people simply passionate about physics were eager to attend his speeches. The autobiography of a great scientist is more exciting than an adventure novel. This is one of the few books that will forever remain in the memory of everyone who reads them.
Michael White and John Gribin, Stephen Hawking. Life among the stars."
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Publisher: AST
Age restrictions: 12+
The history of the scientist and personal biography are combined in this book to make a complete story about an outstanding person. Stephen Hawking was an unusual physicist: he perhaps did more than many other academics to expand our lay understanding of the laws of the universe. His theoretical studies of the nature of black holes and original speculations about the origin of the cosmos placed new emphasis in the field of general knowledge: theoretical physics came into the spotlight for the first time. Upon the publication of A Brief History of Time, his name became known to everyone: despite the complexity and intricacy of cosmology, the book sold millions of copies around the world. Stephen Hawking was confined to a wheelchair for most of his life due to a rare motor neurone disease, but this did not break him intellectually. Some even hold the opinion that, freed from everyday worries, he was finally able to focus on research and calculations. Michael White and John Gribbin managed to maintain a balance between the two sides of the protagonist's personality and paint a verbal portrait of a tireless genius who knew no boundaries.
Sergei Belyakov, “Gumilyov, son of Gumilyov.”
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Publisher: AST
Age restrictions: 16+
Sergei Belyakov is a historian and literary critic, a specialist in the biography and scientific heritage of Lev Nikolaevich Gumilyov. For about twenty years he has been studying the passionary theory of ethnogenesis created by the scientist. The son of Anna Akhmatova and Nikolai Gumilev, a prisoner of Norilsk and Kamyshlag, who survived four arrests and two camp terms, a soldier of the Great Patriotic War, a participant in the storming of Berlin, Lev Nikolaevich Gumilev is a historian with a unique fate and a strange personal life full of secrets and mysteries. Gumilyov wrote mainly about the Ancient World and the Middle Ages, but the theory he created explains the present day better than others and allows us to predict the future of Russia and Europe, China and the Muslim world. “I just learned that people are different, and I wanted to tell you why there were and will be bloody scandals between peoples,” said Lev Gumilyov. We need his ideas today, in the era of new migration of peoples, in times of bankruptcy of multiculturalism and tolerance. This book is the most complete biography of the Russian historian, based on an extensive collection of documents and materials, including previously unpublished ones.
Peter Ackroyd, Newton.
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Publisher: Alpina Publisher
Age restrictions: 16+
Isaac Newton is the greatest genius whose scientific views changed our world forever. What kind of person was he? What circumstances prompted him to make his famous discoveries? The recognized master of the biographical genre, Peter Ackroyd, tells the life story of the son of a simple landowner, who, at the age of 24, had already invented calculus using infinitesimal quantities, split white light into its component colors and began work on the theory of universal gravitation. In a book full of historical details, you will learn why Newton wrote the Principia in Latin, why he delayed the publication of Optics for 30 years, how he fought counterfeiters as keeper of the Mint, and how he changed the principle of scientific research as chairman of the Royal Mint. scientific society. The author creates a portrait of a great scientist - an ambitious, uncompromising man and infinitely devoted to science.
Nikolai Alov, “Marie Curie. A lifelong feat."
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Publisher: Boslen
Age restrictions: 16+
At the center of the narrative of Nikolai Alov’s historical and biographical novel is the fate of the great scientist, twice Nobel Prize winner, Marie Curie, who, together with her husband, and then, after his tragic death, herself made discoveries that determined the path of human development. The author draws on extensive documentary material - the memoirs of the daughter of the scientist Eva Curie, letters and diaries of Marie Curie.
Athletes
Maxim Makarychev, "Valery Kharlamov".
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Publisher: Young Guard
Age restrictions: 16+
A book about the great Soviet hockey player, whose skill with the puck was admired by millions of fans around the world. During his lifetime, number 17 of the invincible Soviet national team was called a “Legend” not only in our country, but also in the homeland of hockey - Canada. But at the same time, this is a book about the incredibly bright, honest and decent person that Valery Borisovich Kharlamov was, about his difficult path to big-time hockey, about the trials that he had to endure, about his friends and comrades on the USSR national team and his native CSKA. Alas, fate turned out to be cruel to him, measuring out only thirty-three years of his life and once again confirming the bitter truth: geniuses do not live long... A significant part of the book was made up of memories of people who knew Valery Kharlamov closely. Many facts of his biography are described here for the first time.
Dietrich Schulze-Marmeling, Lev Yashin. I'm a legend".
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Publisher: Eksmo
Age restrictions: 16+
Lev Yashin is the best goalkeeper of the 20th century according to FIFA, IFFIS, World Soccer, France Football and Placar. Included in the list of the best players of the 20th century according to Venerdì, Guerin Sportivo, Planète Foot and Voetbal International. The only goalkeeper in history to receive the Ballon d'Or. Here is the most complete biography of the great Russian football player, from which you will learn about his path, great victories and bitter disappointments, and also learn the secret of the “Black Spider”.
Mike Tyson, The Ruthless Truth.
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Publisher: Eksmo
Age restrictions: 18+
An incredibly sincere, brutal and dramatic autobiography of Mike Tyson. He became a world boxing legend, but his life outside the ring was no less violent and reckless than his fights. Several personalities coexist in Mike Tyson - a ruthless fighter and an ironic philosopher, a convicted criminal and a Broadway showman, a vulnerable teenager and an irrepressible womanizer... A boy from the ghetto who became the youngest absolute world champion in the heavy weight category, who took it for granted - and never learned live with it. A millionaire suddenly found himself a beggar, convicted of a crime he did not commit, and escaped unpunished from such scrapes that threatened him with life imprisonment. An alcoholic and drug addict who managed to curb his demons. He was absolutely merciless towards his opponents in the ring. Even now he is absolutely merciless - to himself and to the reader. But only such ruthless sincerity allowed him to reconcile with himself, restore dignity and self-respect, and find love and family.
Maria Sharapova, “Unstoppable. My life".
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Publisher: Eksmo
Age restrictions: 16+
Here is the first autobiography of Maria Sharapova, a famous tennis player, five-time Grand Slam winner and winner of many other prestigious trophies. She picked up a racket at the age of four, and already at seventeen she ascended to the tennis Olympus, sensationally defeating Serena Williams in the Wimbledon final. Since then, Maria has firmly established herself in the world sports elite, becoming one of the greatest athletes of our time. Sharapova's frank book is not only about herself, her life, family and sports career. It is about the unbridled pursuit of a dream, about successes and mistakes along the way, about honesty and betrayal, about growing up and the experience that comes with age. In the end, it’s about how not to lose your head from victories and how to endure defeats steadfastly. And Maria knows firsthand about defeats: after a 15-month disqualification, she returned to the big sport to prove to everyone - both fans and haters - that even such blows of fate are not able to stop her.
Autobiography books of famous people
Edita Piekha “From the Heart”
Edita Piekha is a People's Artist of the Soviet stage who managed to win the hearts of millions around the world. She is charm and grace itself: there is always music in her voice, smile, movements. Everyone who talks or thinks about the famous singer imagines this blooming, young, beautiful and successful woman. But not everyone knows at what cost, sweat and blood, she got her strong professional position, home, family and, of course, love. For the first time, Edita Piekha talks about this in her book in the first person and “From the Heart.” “To write a book about yourself means to live your whole life again, to relive losses and grief, to remember the most important things and again to lose those whom you loved and who loved me. To write a book is to embark on a journey of tenderness, regret and gratitude. I decided to do this only because maybe someone needs it, but it always seemed right to me to live for people, not for myself. I simply can’t do it otherwise.” Edita Piekha has gone from the daughter of poor Polish emigrants from the French countryside to a famous artist who understands the basic laws of music and religiously observes them. She experienced everything that a woman should experience, and even more: marriage, motherhood, loss of loved ones, deception of loved ones, fame and national recognition. She appeared on the stage in the 50s, like a dawn ray of sunshine, and presented something new, hitherto unseen. It was she who was the first to take the microphone off the stand and go down from the stage into the auditorium and speak to the audience cordially and sincerely. And this sincerity and warmth are felt on every page of her book, where she openly and emotionally talks about what she had to go through to achieve both professional and personal success, what strengths and talents she needed to become the person she knows. and the whole country loves how she managed to survive so much that even a dozen women could not, and at the same time survive.
Mikhail Derzhavin "I'm lucky..."
A great man, with a stormy and interesting life behind him, always has something to tell and something to remember. So the most popular theater and film artist Mikhail Derzhavin, this abyss of charm and a block of domestic humor, has something to tell about himself, his amazing and vivid biography, meetings, amazing acquaintances and undoubted film and theater successes, love of life, luck, which became a life partner, and luck, which took on the role of his guiding star. About this and much more, his first autobiography is “I'm Lucky.” Mikhail Derzhavin is a charming, brilliant, inimitable artist, one of the few people whose mention makes bright smiles bloom on their faces. His numerous roles in the theater, memorable images in films (“Three in a Boat, Not Counting the Dog”, “My Sailor Girl”, “Winter Evening in Gagra”, “Womanizer”, “Old Nags”, “Groom from Miami”), humorous and musical numbers are known and loved by many viewers. In his first autobiographical book, he honestly and frankly tells everything about himself: from his happy childhood on Arbat in the artistic Vakhtangov environment to all-Russian and all-Union love and fame. At what New Year's party did Mikhail Derzhavin meet Shura Shirvindt, why did he enter the school named after him. Shchukin, how he didn’t become an artist and why he didn’t give up his paints and brushes, why he “sneaked away” to the cinema in his second year, and how he fell in love for the first time - he recalls funny stories, theater tales, funny incidents from the movie set, oddities from childhood and youth. The author of the book and part-time its main character speaks not only about himself, but also about his close friends, teachers, partners in theater and cinema, with whom he had the opportunity to work: Alexander Shirvindt, Andrei Mironov, Anatoly Papanov, Lyudmila Gurchenko, Tatyana Peltzer, Larisa Golubkina, Mikhail Ulyanov, Mark Bernes, brilliant comedy directors: Eldar Ryazanov, Valentin Pluchek, Alla Surikova, Naum Birman, Anatoly Eiramdzhan and many others.
Lyubov Kazarnovskaya “Love changes everything”
Last year, the famous opera diva, laureate of many music competitions, TV presenter, member of the jury of Channel One programs “Exactly”, “One to One”, “Phantom of the Opera”, beautiful, unique, talented Lyubov Kazarnovskaya celebrated her 60th birthday -summer anniversary! In connection with this significant event, documentaries and programs are dedicated to the singer, and interviews with her are published. And the Eksmo publishing house published the first book of her memoirs, “Love Changes Everything.” Here Lyubov Kazarnovskaya openly talks about herself, about her family, about her personal life and spiritual search, about professional experience and experiences - about everything that is usually talked about only with close people. And in this confidential conversation, readers will discover the simple and complex story of a man who won the hearts of music lovers all over the world. The book of memoirs “Love Changes Everything” begins with a significant meeting between Lyubov Kazarnovskaya and her husband and impresario Robert Roscik, which decided the singer’s entire fate. This moment became a turning point both in Lyubov’s personal life and in her career. She has Moscow behind her, studies at Gnesinka, the beginning of her creative journey, and she still has work with the masters of opera and world recognition ahead of her. But this is only the first page. And the reader, together with the author, has to go through this amazing path. The biography of Lyubov Kazarnovskaya is replete with incredible achievements and creative victories. The repertoire includes many opera numbers and works of chamber music. The narrative alternates between the heroine’s home and the best music venues in the country. Cities and countries replace each other. The names that Love recalls with such ease are striking in their scope and genius: G. Karayan, K. Klaiber, D. Levine, D. Barenboim, K. Thielemann, Yu. Temirkanov, R. Muti, F. Zeffirelli, D. Dew , P. Domingo, L. Pavarotti, J. Carreras and many others. They quickly flash before your eyes, framing with their presence Kazarnovskaya’s precious talent.
Alexander Zatsepin “A moment between the past and the future”
“Even in his best years, the press wrote very little about him. His face very rarely appeared in newspapers, he did not go to cinema and variety parties, did not go on tour, did not appear on television: it was a pity to waste time. Instead of all this, he composed music with pleasure...” Yuri Rogozin said about him. And every person in our country knows what kind of music he wrote. “Wait, Locomotive”, “Song about Bears”, “If I Were a Sultan”, “Song about Hares”, “Island of Bad Luck”, “Film, Film, Film” are familiar to almost everyone. About how the songs beloved by millions were created, how he worked with the legendary personalities of the era, how the political subtext fit into the songs, as well as stories from life abroad, funny incidents - Alexander Zatsepin’s autobiographical book “A Moment between the Past and the Future” is about this and much more. " Composer Alexander Sergeevich Zatsepin, the author of music for the most popular films and songs, is an unusually versatile, interesting, and very positive person. His book, dedicated to the life, work and, of course, music of the maestro, as his friends call him, is just as interesting and positive, and it is also frank, sincere and very emotional. Here readers will find fascinating stories told with humor about life, film and pop stars, domestic and foreign directors and actors - from Leonid Gaidai, Yuri Nikulin and Alla Pugacheva to Claudia Cardinale and Sean Connery. These are stories about the creation of famous songs, about working on music for popularly loved films, about the difficult relationships between people on stage and behind the scenes. And the joker, joker, and undoubted talent Alexander Zatsepin really has something to tell. He wrote over four hundred songs, music for a hundred or more films, many of which are loved by the whole country: “Operation “Y” and other adventures of Shurik”, “Prisoner of the Caucasus”, “The Diamond Arm”, “Ivan Vasilyevich changes his profession”, “Not maybe”, “Twelve Chairs”, “Sannikov’s Land”, “June 31”, “Where is the nophelet”, “In June 41”, as well as two ballets, plays, and musicals. Alexander Zatsepin is a unique composer who can write both symphonic music and music for cinema and pop, possessing incredible talent and hard work, for which he is appreciated and loved.
Yuri Stoyanov “Game of Towns”
The humorous program of Ilya Oleinikov and Yuri Stoyanov “Town” was watched by the whole country. Each episode attracted millions of viewers to their TV screens, and the satirically drawn and skillfully performed characters were recognizable and loved. The Eksmo publishing house is releasing a new autobiographical book by the famous Russian actor, master of parodies, People's Artist of Russia Yuri Stoyanov, where he tells what happened on the set and behind the scenes of the theater, what disappointments and obstacles he had to go through to become the favorites of a huge country and not to lose optimism and a sense of humor, and much more, which until now only relatives and colleagues knew about... “Town” appeared on domestic television when there was neither censorship nor political correctness. The humorous program, which conquered television for 19 years, became a new word in Russian show business in the dashing 90s; it was one of the first to master the format of sketches and parodies, as well as “hidden camera” gags. Yuri Stoyanov and Ilya Oleynikov were very popular, their variety acts, dramatic performances, films and TV series gained nationwide fame. In the new autobiographical book “The Game of Gorodok,” the famous actor talks about his work in the “Gorodok” program, about the people who created it, about the incidents that happened on the set, as well as about his career in the Bolshoi Drama Theater, about the actors with whom he had the opportunity to work, about his childhood, family and much more.
Victor Gusev “Nefartovy”
Everyone in our country knows Victor Gusev. This is the most famous sports journalist in Russia, a popular TV presenter, commentator on Channel One, who took part in several television shows, filming, and charity events. Due to the frequent unsuccessful outcome of matches commented by Viktor Gusev, fans often call him “unfortunate.” However, his amazing life, full of adventures and extraordinary events, which included prestigious awards, studying in America, working in the NHL with a legendary coach, a rescue expedition in Antarctica, and even a war in Africa, proves exactly the opposite. Viktor Gusev talks about all this and more in his first book “Nefartovy”. It is luck that accompanies Viktor Gusev throughout his life. At the moment when the platform at the airport collapsed under him, and a bag thrown over his shoulder saved him from serious injuries to his spine. When, as a military translator, he spent two years in the war in Ethiopia and returned home safely, receiving the medal “For Military Merit.” During the years of the Iron Curtain, he happened to study at an American university. And when, as a boy, he was taken to one of the prestigious schools, and after the words of the teacher: “We have a special school. We train future translators, journalists, and generally public people who know how to communicate. Perhaps even with a large audience. Your son does not have these qualities. You’d better choose something simpler,” they still left her to study there. His destiny is a series of successful coincidences, amazing events and meetings when one can fully demonstrate one’s talent and truly achieve success. Maybe that’s why he has three TEFI statuettes under his belt, work at 15 Olympics, including the famous one of the 1980s, 13 world and European football championships, historical tours with the Dynamo and CSKA hockey clubs, rescuing seal pups in Antarctica, publishing a ship’s newspaper and the first football magazine, an intimate candlelight evening with Pele, a fall from a cliff in “The Last Hero” and much more. Such is the lucky life of the “unlucky” Viktor Gusev.
