Willie Hshtoyan is a well-known Soviet diplomat. For many years of service he has traveled almost half the world. But he is interesting to many because he was the husband of the famous actress of the Soviet Union Nadezhda Rumyantseva.
Biography
Willie Khshtoyan was born into an Armenian family in 1929 in Moscow, where his parents moved. Very little is known about this man. Much of his biography is kept in the archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to this day. My father was a musician. At one time he organized a song and dance ensemble of the peoples of the Caucasus. The boy studied at an ordinary Moscow school. After graduating from it, he entered the Institute of Oriental Studies. He did not graduate from this educational institution. It was closed. Transferred to the Faculty of Finance. Thanks to this, he became an excellent specialist who was well versed in finance and knew several foreign languages.
Carier start
Upon graduation, he gets a very good appointment. Soon he was sent to Iran. On his first business trip abroad he goes with his wife. By that time he was already married. In 1960, Willie's wife gave birth to his daughter Karina. The first marriage was short-lived. After living for 4 years, the couple divorced. This did not interfere with the career of a diplomat. She did well for him. Khshtoyan often traveled the world. I knew many famous people.
Meeting with a famous actress
The meeting with Nadezhda Rumyantseva was accidental. They met at a friend's party, where the actress was invited. After they met, they met for three years.
Willie continued to travel on business trips to different countries. Nadezhda starred a lot. The actress was 2 years older than the diplomat. This did not become an obstacle to marriage. Before Willie was assigned to Egypt (1967), the couple signed. Rumyantseva by that time was at the peak of her popularity. But for the sake of her husband's career, she left the stage.
Since this period, Khshtoyan's biography is closely associated with Nadezhda Rumyantseva. They lived abroad for 10 years. The life of a diplomat was fundamentally different from that of an ordinary citizen. Secular receptions and receptions are indispensable in his work. Hope had to correspond to the representatives of the society in which her husband was. She had to learn English. She quickly mastered it and knew it perfectly. Willie Hshtoyan was always proud of his wife, as she never let him down.
After the collapse of the USSR, the diplomat remained at his job. Organized his own company. But it was a bad experience. On the advice of his wife, he liquidated the business.
Personal life
Willie Hshtoyan has been married twice. The first wife is Tatiana. The second is Nadezhda Rumyantseva. Tatiana gave birth to his only daughter Karina. The diplomat's daughter has always been on good terms with Nadezhda and loved her no less than her own mother. She now lives with her son in Singapore. Willie lived with Rumyantseva for 42 years. The actress died in 2008. Since then he has been alone. She doesn't want to go to see her daughter. Being in old age, the former diplomat continues to lead an active lifestyle. He works, continues to travel abroad.
