The daughter of Russian screen star Vladimir Konkin Sofia died two years ago. A 32-year-old woman was found at the bottom of a swimming pool in a fitness center, and doctors were no longer able to help the victim.
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Sofia’s daughter Alice was ten at the time of the tragedy. Many thought that the child would be sheltered, if not by the elderly actor himself, then by one of his adult sons. However, the girl eventually settled in the northern capital with more distant relatives.
Vladimir Alekseevich, following the death of Sophia, especially complains regarding his health, and besides, regarding his oppressed state. The famous artist is already over 70. He has not served in the theater for a long time; fans saw him in the cinema for the last time in 2007.
“I am an old man. I’m here today, and tomorrow in intensive care. And what will the child do? Moreover, she grows up and becomes a girl. We need a woman who will love her, and care for her, and put something into her head. Because Alice has a character, she is a very difficult child, ”as Konkin said in spirit in the program“ The Fate of a Man ”. The actor visits the girl regularly.
His sons have already turned 50. Svyatoslav and Yaroslav are twins. Both settled abroad and started families of their own. Vladimir Alekseevich has four more grandchildren in addition to Alice.
When Sophia was very young, the brothers took care of her no worse than their parents. “There were no normal diapers then, so we washed the diapers. I remember standing with an iron all the time. Together with my brother, we walked with her in the park, drove in a stroller, ”recalled Svyatoslav.
He did not want to follow in his father’s footsteps – the bread was too heavy. Svyatoslav became an expert in ancient art, successfully went into business, settled with his family in London, and shortly before the tragedy he decided to move to Germany closer to his brother. Having lost her mother, Alice stayed with Svyatoslav for a couple of months.
“It is impossible to quickly issue documents for guardianship, especially if you take the child abroad. Now the niece is in St. Petersburg, she immediately went to school, ”he shared when Alice had already returned to Russia.
Yaroslav Konkin became a well-known restorer of ancient equipment in Europe. He and his father are in such a quarrel that it is not known whether the relatives will ever be able to reconcile. After Yaroslav revealed to the public too many secrets of the family and pulled “dirty linen” to the surface, Vladimir Alekseevich called him Judas. “We are now only namesakes,” said Konkin Sr. publicly.
Yaroslav’s wife Elena publicly complained that she and her husband were prevented from communicating with their niece: “We initially wanted to take her into our family. We have a fourth room for Alice, we have a large apartment in Germany. We are prevented from arranging any visits, and we cannot even communicate with her on the phone.”
The general fervor was cooled by the lawyer of the Konkin family, Yulia Nitchenko, who, in an interview with Komsomolskaya Pravda, said: “Unfortunately, it is legally impossible for any of the brothers to issue custody of the girl. This is due to German law, which is particularly complicated by the fact that Alice’s own father is not deprived of parental rights.
Sofia Konkina gave birth to a daughter from lawyer Ruslan Podgorny, whom she eventually divorced. The media reported that law enforcement agencies had serious questions for him, following which the man went on the run.
About the relatives who took up the upbringing of Alice, the same Nitchenko said: “The couple does not have their own children, and they are ready to devote themselves completely to raising the girl.” The famous grandfather and uncles of the girl expressed their readiness to help the guardians financially.
Later, Vladimir Lobarev, a friend of the Konkin family, spoke very warmly regarding the relative who took up the girl. “Yana is over 50. Alice is now the most important thing in her life for her. You can see that they put their whole heart into it.”
Source: “TVNZ”
Photo source: frame from the program, Larisa Kudryavtseva, screenshot “Russia 1”, Makeev Ivan / “KP”, Legion-media, Makeev Ivan / “KP”, frame “Channel One”
