The list of bright and characteristic actors of the Soviet period includes the name of Nikolai Nikolaevich Rybnikov. The images he created on the screen to this day evoke the respect and love of older viewers.
Starting conditions
The fate of the People's Artist of Russia Nikolai Rybnikov was difficult. The boy was born on December 13, 1930. Parents at that time lived in the small town of Borisoglebsk. My father worked at a repair plant, and in his free time he played in amateur productions on the stage of the local theater. The mother was engaged in housekeeping and raising two sons. Nikolai had a younger brother. When the war broke out, the head of the family was drafted into the army. The mother and her children moved to Stalingrad to live with their relatives.
Sad news came from the front. The Rybnikovs received a letter stating that their father had died a heroic death in battles with the enemy. After a short period of time, the mother fell ill and died. At the age of 12, Nikolai became an orphan. By some miracle, he survived and after the end of the war he returned to the destroyed Stalingrad. The young man was accepted as a laborer in the city drama theater. To get a profession in demand, Rybnikov entered the medical institute. But after two years of study, he realized that medicine was completely alien to him. After some doubts, I went to Moscow and passed the exams at the famous VGIK. Sergey Gerasimov and Tamara Makarova accepted him into their workshop.
Professional activity
At the institute, Nikolai studied easily. He performed all tasks in educational performances brilliantly. He played his first major role in the film "Team from Our Street". The picture, as they say, did not work, but the directors noticed the novice actor. Then there were the shooting of the film "Alien Relatives" and "Anxious Youth". The role played in the film "Spring on the street across the river" brought true fame to Nikolai. Rybnikov convincingly and organically embodied the image of a steelmaker who fell in love with his teacher. In addition to this, Nikolai mentally sang a romantic song, with the words: "When spring comes, I don't know."
Then there was the shooting of the film "Height". And again Rybnikov sang that "we are not stokers, we are not carpenters." This song instantly became a hit. The film "Girls" occupies a special place in Rybnikov's creative biography. According to experts, this picture has collected almost forty million views. She was included in the list of cult comedies of the Soviet Union. The actor himself treated this work with restraint. In the future, such striking films, he no longer participated. It cannot be said that Rybnikov was left without work. The films were just of average quality - the drama "Hockey Players", the epic "War and Peace", the comedy "Seventh Heaven".
Personal life scenario
It is interesting to note that the personal life of Nikolai Rybnikov was not distinguished by conflicts, scandals and reproaches. He married only once and for the rest of his life. His classmate Alla Larionova became his wife. The couple raised and raised two daughters. The couple lived under the same roof for 33 years. Nikolai Rybnikov died in October 1990 from heart disease.
