Ilya Yurgin Biography

Russian miracle man. But - tragic. His heroes either did not work out, or was completely thin. But they invigorated, straightened. When Novikov appeared on the screen, the audience was looking forward to the sight. When he began to speak, accompanying his monologues, a unique intonation and facial expressions, laughed. It happened, and grieved. The directors of Boris Kuzmich did not spoil.

Often they gave small roles. He complemented them, painted them, and sometimes "redrawn." It was no longer a game, but a transformation. In a masterpiece. Novikov could climb into any “skin”, even in Anna Karenina. Interesting, by the way, a lady would have turned out. Maybe even a carefree, life -burner and lover of champagne, such from unhappy love for the train would not have rushed ...

Boris Kuzmich probably wanted large, relief roles. It is a pity that no one wrote the script specifically for him. Then his talent would not have flashed, but blinded. Surely he dreamed of such a character. Novikov recalled: “I wanted to play Terkin, the way I saw him after reading the poem. And whether the viewer of my Vasily will accept whether I have enough that the real artist should have to convince, to captivate.

Will he believe in my Terkin? Everything came true. The performance was with a full house - the audience laughed, wiped tears. Twardowski hugged the artist, repeated: “Thank you, dear! This is mine, my Terkin! That performance was the star hour of Novikov. They even wanted to put him out for the Lenin Prize. But the artistic director of the theater Yuri Zavadsky opposed.

Because this prize was given not only for talent, but also in the order of the general line, like an apartment or a car. And even in the queue did not put it. In addition, he did not differ perfect behavior - he often violated the “regime”. And after “Vasily Terkin, he did not play anything good at the Mossovet Theater. Everything is on the little things, there is really nothing to remember.

Having lost patience, Novikov went to Zavadsky. He told about his offense, said that he wanted to truly serve Melpomena. But the director did not heed, raised his eyebrows and said: “And who are you at all? Novikov did not submit to Zavadsky, but wrote a statement about leaving. And he went to another theater, which was from Mossovetovsky a two steps - satire.

But there he was not spoiled with roles. Either the pharmacist in the "Intervention", then the servant in the "Mad Day ...". They put the Terkin in the next world in the satire, but Novikov again got the main role, but a fleeting. But Novikov did not download the right to download. He simply saddened ... colleagues were treated, to put it mildly, without a pet. After all, the theater is like a large communal apartment - with kind and unkind residents, cheerfuls and misanthropes.

In addition, Novikov and in the satire allowed, let’s say, some liberties ... his colleague Alexander Shirvindt gave a short description of the artist in the book “Sclerosis, scattered in life”: “Borya was a drinking, late, not coming to the performance, and when he was called to the party bureau, although he was not a party, he had a flogging, then to take his bail and leave him in the theater.

The main prosecutor was a member of the party bureau Tatyana Ivanovna Peltzer. She said: far, there is no strength to endure, he will disgrace the theater. At one of the showdowns, when they gave the last word “defendant”, he promised that this would not happen again, and ended his speech like this: “And you, Tatyana Ivanovna, are tired of me. Everyone is afraid of you, and I will say directly: “Keep in mind, no one loves you, except for the people” and left the satire of Novikov.

He was generally proud, offended. It was difficult to love him. The words of Boris Kuzmich are approaching the words of one of his characters: "I will bring to my thoughts whom I want to anger." But he was a true lyceum. He was an insanely talented actor with a very complex character. But geniuses are not simple. ” Novikov broke up with the theater forever. And he left with his head in the cinema.

His characters, often simple people, but peculiar, with a cunning - a malera, a ticket, a taxi driver, a plumbing, a waiter, a locksmith, a tailor - are remembered. In total, the actor’s creative account is more than a hundred paintings. Zinaida Kiriyenko starred with Novikov in “Quiet Don”. I am in a cloth skirt, in a warm jacket I should go through the system of the Cossacks who whisper behind me: “They are nibbled, Natakh was confused with Pantelei Lame, so Gregory threw her.” Borya entered the temple after me, hit the Cossack and said: "You say, bite off." One double, the other.

And then the tired Novikov gave Mah: “You say, but bite. Everyone laughed, and the director Gerasimov was angry ... ”In the series“ Adjutant of his Excellency ”, Novikov played the role of jeweler Isaac Libertzon. In five minutes, the actor created a portrait of a man broken by life, who lost everything - his son, his business, faith in the future in Pekla of the Civil War. Only the wife remained, whom he carefully cares about.

But the irony of the old jeweler has not gone anywhere. When the Chekists come to his hungry house, he says: “What can there be a male conversation with such a soldering? In another series - “Shadows disappear at noon” the hero of Novikov - a nimble peasant, sparkling with cunning eyes, Ilya Yurgin, nicknamed “Buy -Protay”.He sobers incessantly, sprinkles with jokes-converters.

Only one replica of what is worth it: “Torms the fanfares, he pronounced the funnier:“ Panfara ”...” Yes, and even with a unique Novikov intonation! One of the actor’s characters said: “At least here they think, maybe you too, and you, but here ... I think! This was confirmed by the director “Shadows disappear at noon” by Valery Uskov: “He was a well -read, original thinking person who subtly understands the script.

He had many smart, deep thought - about life, art, what is happening in the country. " According to another director of the picture, Vladimir Krasnopolsky, Novikov "not just played a role, he lived in it." The actor kept a diary. His judgments were original, significant. But only a small Tolik fell into print. For example, such a statement has been preserved: “The art is vengeful.

Why am I writing about this? Yes, because, starting with Mochalov, our art brought up the spirit of man, everything vile turned inside out, and the great exalted. You should be above the viewer in your thoughts and feelings. Only then you, as an artist can lead after you, are afraid, a notebook with the actor’s replicas has not been preserved. And it’s a pity - how many bright colors the diary of Novikov could add to his portrait!

Alas, he is concise, not added. His hero does not have a name - he is just a “picket vest”, a man in a suit and a pot, an old resident of Odessa. Ask the eternal Odessa: Are you here? I am the same piece of Odessa as the city opera Theater! All day he leads a visiting city in his beloved city, talks about commemorative places. Then it turns out that the old man is saved from burning longing - a wife died a month ago ...

This role is a small cut from the life of Boris Kuzmich. She did not pamper him: it was crushing the lack of money, her son’s illness, the ailments of his wife. And the health itself was not so hot. But if Novikov was offered a job, he would straighten up, to come to life.

But the phone in his apartment was silent. Sometimes he went outside, wandered, where his eyes looked. He was recognized, greeted him. Once they even carried in his arms ... He returned from the store, walked along the icy sidewalk. Slipped and fell.