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- I like what is happening to me! - admitted. - After all, now I have become... kinder. How good is that!

State this former producer group "Tatu" just two years ago, they would not have believed him. After all, this man then admitted:

- I personally prefer young ones! Did I sleep with Yuley And Katya? I don't remember!..

And here's what the socialite said: Ivan Frolov, nicknamed Irbis:

- Me Shapovalov seduced at the age of 15. I lived with him more than a year. At all Vanya fucked everything that moved. At home he had orgies - just Sodom and Gomorrah! He himself was always drunk or in a stupefied state!

According to friends, the scandalous producer allegedly used cocaine and tried to get not only his mistresses and lovers, but even “tattoos” hooked on this drug.

Abandoned wife went through all the hospitals with him

But last summer Shapovalov diagnosed with brain cancer. And the terrible illness made the producer think about the wasted years.

On the forehead Shapovalova a huge lump grew. She pressed on her eyes. Doctors prescribed a course of chemotherapy and radiation therapy. But the forecast was disappointing:

- We did everything we could. There are very few chances. More likely, Ivan I have no more than three months left to live...

But now... a year and a half has passed! All that was left of the tumor on his head was a small bump. A month ago, a 47-year-old Shapovalov came to the party without crutches and a hat, which until recently hid his bald spot! The producer looked healthy and full of energy. And he promised:

— Soon I will sing and record a song: “My love is walking somewhere”...

He was helped to fight the disease by... his long-abandoned wife Valeria and two sons - 25 years old Vladimir and 10 year old Vanya.

“Shapovalov’s wife remained alone all his life - Valeria Prokopyevna,” confirms Ivan Irbis. “It was she who “went through” all the hospitals and procedures with her husband!

- Lord, how could it be otherwise? - sighs Lera. - It’s closer Vani and I have no children! And so does he! Yes, I was with him all the time, I was sophisticated, I adjusted my work schedule. I didn’t even mention a vacation - we needed to live on something! I cried, prayed and believed that God would help! A Vanechka I read all the fairy tales to my dad in the intensive care unit... And then I told jokes when my husband was transferred to the general ward... Every return Ivana going home from the clinic turned into a holiday!

— It’s a pity that the youngest, blue-eyed daughter Umochka“I can hardly see,” the showman complained. - She would give me even more strength!

Nine years ago, Uma was given birth to the producer of Tatu by his mistress Olga Maslikhova.

— This red-haired beauty was from Shapovalova crazy,” recalls Irbis. - And fought with other contenders for a place under Vanya! Somehow Olga, who was already on last month pregnancy, with a wild shout she burst into Shapovalov into the room, but at that time he was having fun with someone, and ordered the security Maslikhov drive away.

It's no wonder that since then only daughter the producer was allowed to see once every six months!

God's gift and horses

However, Maslikhova Shapovalov not vinyl. He stopped feeling negative towards people altogether. terrible sinner I suddenly discovered... real life!

“Yes, cancer became for me... a gift from God,” the producer admitted. — The disease taught me to appreciate simple earthly joys: delicious tea, black bread, music, nature. And the people around me with their pros and cons, help, pain and joy... For example, the “tattoo” girls visited me. How happy it was to see them! And my attitude towards the world changed... horses. I am now an avid rider! I love interacting with horses so much! These animals helped me become more tolerant and kinder. And with such a worldview it became very good to live. I was able to forget about my illness!..

And this is his salvation. If not physical, then mental - absolutely...

Based on materials from: taini-zvezd.ru

The producer of the once mega-popular Tatu group, Ivan Shapovalov, has been battling a fatal disease - brain cancer - for almost a year now. Now Ivan, having completed chemotherapy courses, walks on crutches and thanks everyone for their help. What it cost Shapovalov’s wife Valeria to go through difficult times with her husband, she told in an interview. Ivan Shapovalov. Photo: ITAR-TASS Let us recall that last summer, Tatu producer Ivan Shapovalov was diagnosed with brain cancer. This was reported by his close friend Leonid Dzyunik. In a recent interview, Dzyunik spoke about his health: “Vanya is now in Moscow, in intensive care. I visited him recently. The situation is serious - a tumor on the head. Yulia Volkova came to see him and helped with transportation to the hospital. Now Vanya is undergoing chemotherapy ", radiation therapy. Lena Kiper (author of the hits "Tatu") recently called me and said that "chemistry" was helping. He had a terrible tumor on his forehead, putting pressure on his eye." Despite terrible diagnosis, Shapovalov did not fall into despair, but actively began treatment. Now Ivan has already risen to his feet, although he walks on crutches. However, the fight against the disease continues. “I need money for treatment - I’m not refusing. But it’s better to announce a fundraiser for those who now vitally need it. But I went through this, and thanks to everyone who helped me with this,” StarHit quotes Ivan Shapovalov. Valeria’s wife was with her husband every day. Answering the question of what it took for her to hold on and not lose heart, she said: “Do you mean, am I an iron woman? No, I cry, and quite often. It’s just that I don’t have anyone closer to Vanya, and he, I hope, There’s also no one closer to me. I adjusted my work schedule, didn’t take vacations, because I had to live on something.” Valeria Shapovalova told how she and her family supported Ivan: “We always came with him.” youngest son Vanya, he is ten years old. When dad was in intensive care for a month and a half, his son sat next to him and read him fairy tales - Japanese, Indian. Then, in the regular ward, the son told his dad jokes and funny stories. Whenever possible, we tried to pick Ivan up from the hospital. Between courses of chemotherapy, which lasted two to three weeks, he spent five days at home, and then every day was like a holiday for us." Despite the fact that she is a pediatrician by profession, Valeria admitted that she hoped not only for medicine: " Subconsciously, I still rely on the power of prayers, even though I don’t know them. Vanya’s sister Vera went to church and brought the icon to the clinic. I am grateful to everyone who supported us then! Even completely strangers They called me and offered any help."

Ivan Nikolaevich Shapovalov
Ivan Shapovalov
Type of activity:	Russian music producer
Date of birth:
Place of birth:	Kotovo, Volgograd region
Citizenship:	Russian Federation

Ivan Nikolaevich Shapovalov– Russian music producer, best known for his musical project “t.A.T.u.”

Biography

Ivan was born on May 28, 1966 in the Volgograd region (the city of Kotovo). His mother, Nadezhda Richardovna, worked as a physics teacher. Dad, Nikolai Alexandrovich was an artist. Rather, thanks to the influence of his mother, Ivan studied at a school with a physics and mathematics focus. After school I chose medical direction, studied at the Saratov Medical Institute, specializing in psychiatry. After university, he worked in a children's psychiatric hospital, while at the same time conducting private practice in the field of psychocorrection of children. Early he married his classmate Valeria and gave birth to a son, Vladimir. Until a certain period, Ivan was a model citizen, like many, a cog in a large social system. Then began the gradual transformation of an ordinary provincial doctor into something else, sometimes not always understandable to the average person.

Changing the course of life

In 1992, Ivan decides to change his life radically. He leaves medicine and founds the PR organization “Formation Service public opinion"Context". During the gubernatorial elections, there was quite an increased demand for the company's services.

For the next two years, Shapovalov works at the Slavia insurance company and pension fund"Russian capital". In both companies, Ivan is involved in marketing and advertising campaigns. A little later he is transferred to work in Moscow branches of companies. At that time he met the composer Voitinsky.

Since 1994, Ivan has been trying himself as a screenwriter for commercials. The topic of advertising and television was then just gaining momentum.

In 1996, he made a landmark commercial for the R&K computer company. One of the founders of the company later acted as a sponsor and co-producer of Tatu. Another commercial gave me an acquaintance with the girl Lena Katina, who voiced the video. A little later, on the set, Ivan collaborates with NTV journalist Elena Kiper, who became a full co-producer of the project. The pieces of the mosaic fit together into a whole.

Project "t.A.T.u."

The first casting for the role of soloist was won by Lena Katina. The year was 1999. Voitinsky records two songs with Lena: “I am your enemy” and “Yugoslavia”. The composer and producer had the feeling that one singer would not be enough and a second girl was added to the group - Yulia Volkova.

In 2001, joint hard work finally produced tangible results - the album “200 in the opposite direction” was released. In May of the same year, Shapovalov signed a contract with the famous Universal Music label. The contract was not as simple as it might seem: it obligated Ivan to release three albums and forbade him to change the composition of the group.

The group is gaining popularity. In 2002/2003, a lot of concerts were planned, an English version of the first album was released, and a world tour was launched.

In 2004, as part of the same advertising campaign, the show “Tattoo in the Celestial Empire” was launched on the STS TV channel. An office was rented, all the demo versions of the songs for the new album were accepted, but the show was never launched. Ivan Shapovalov resigned as producer and actually gave the brand to Tatu. In October 2004, Ivan Shapovalov received a medal for the composition “All the things she said,” of which he was a co-author. The song was played on air more than 2 million times.

New projects

After the success of Tatu, Ivan wanted to do something equally explosive and grandiose. He takes on several projects, but these projects are various reasons could not be implemented. These are singer Nato in 2004, rock group “7B”, singer Helya and Nano-project.

There was even an idea to film a reality show on an icebreaker during a trip to the North Pole.

Disease

Completely unexpected for Ivan in 2012 was the realization that he had been diagnosed with brain cancer. At first, he categorically refused to believe that something could be wrong with him, and tried to be treated by shamans and psychics. Help was provided by his former ward, Yulia Volkova. She convinced Ivan to undergo diagnostics at a modern medical center and even brought him herself. A course of chemotherapy was prescribed and a survival period of two months was indicated. Friends, doctors, and especially the media unanimously buried Ivan. Only the closest friends and family remained. They announced a fundraiser for treatment and, in fact, snatched Shapovalov from the hands of death.

On at the moment Ivan lives and works in China. He returned to show business, though not as a producer, but as a singer. Recording his new album.

Only one person out of ten who learned about their terrible disease may not fall into despair, but pull himself together and eventually rise to his feet. This one turned out to be Ivan Shapovalov, known to us mainly as the producer of the scandalous Tatu group.

Disappointing news

Child psychiatrist by specialty, former owner of one of the Russian printed publications, head public organization, marketer and advertiser for leading insurance companies in Moscow, and in addition, screenwriter and producer Ivan Shapovalov, back in 2012, learned that he had a malignant tumor in his head, and if treatment was not started urgently, he would not have long to live. Many of his acquaintances even prematurely “sent him to the next world” in their interviews, but not Ivan himself. He for a long time did not contact the press, and did not allow his friends and family to do so. But, apparently, the famous producer had enough “well-wishers” who were just waiting for the right moment to leak all the truth and lies to the broad masses.

For example, one of the managers of Enrique Iglesias, who at one time had quite friendly relations with Shapovalov, although he sympathizes with his former friend, but sincerely believes that this is the same retribution for the sins of his youth. What sins? Well, if you believe the rumors, then Ivan has quite a few of them.

Retribution?

Just a few years ago, everyone was talking about the star’s sexual promiscuity and bisexual inclinations. The first thing that comes to mind is, of course, the path along which the obvious favorite of her mentor, Yulia Volkova, got into the Tatu project, and it lies, apparently, through the bed. Moreover, if you compare all the dates, it turns out that producer Ivan Shapovalov seduced her at a very young age. “And what’s there to hide,” Ivan himself apparently thought, and boldly declared to one of the British publishing houses that he was most attracted to underage girls.

Moreover, the unfortunate producer is credited with having sexual relations with mostly people who ever worked with him. With all this, Ivan Shapovalov was married. His only legal wife Valeria, with whom he formalized his relationship while studying at Saratov medical institute, although she left her husband a long time ago, she never decided to get a divorce. The couple, by the way, have two children: 27-year-old Vova and 11-year-old Ivan Ivanovich. But on the side, the “family man” also has a daughter, Uma, born by his mistress Olga.

Breaking all moral prohibitions

Ivan Shapovalov, who earned fame as a worldwide hero-pervert, whom the London newspaper The Times compared to Patrick Swayze, spoke throughout Britain about the problems of pedophilia, but at the same time did not hesitate to use it as a publicity stunt in the music industry.

The same Ivan Irbis spoke about a poor young transvestite who, one might say, was Yulia Volkova’s double. According to him, for some time the guy lived in an apartment rented by Shapovalov. And although the producer justified this fact with the desire to create a new, even more compromising project with the scandalous name “It,” Irbis says that it was all just a matter of the star’s sexual satisfaction. This turns out to be Ivan Shapovalov. “Tattoo” is another confirmation of this. Only a perverted brain could freely put two teenage girls kissing on stage. No one had done this before, and therefore the scandalous group in the West was dubbed “the collapse of the last pop taboo.”

The first pancake is not always lumpy

The Tatu group is Shapovalov's producing debut. He began working on the project together with composer Voitinsky back in 1999. The first member of the group was with whom several compositions were recorded at this time. A little later, Yulia Volkova appeared on the horizon, and the duet got its name. It is worth noting that Alexander Voitinsky would later refuse to cooperate with Shapovalov, since he considered the project devoid of moral principles.

The year 2000 was a turning point for Tatu - their song “I’ve lost my mind” was heard from all the radios, and a video about two schoolgirls openly kissing in the pouring rain appeared on blue screens. The music for the song, by the way, is the work of 17-year-old Sergei Galoyan. Already at the beginning of 2001, the group recorded their first studio album called “200 on the counter”, which a year later would become available in English. The song “Half an Hour” gains particular popularity, and the “tattoos” begin to tour briskly around the world.

Fall from the Celestial Empire

In 2003, a successful producer came up with a brilliant idea: why not make an equally scandalous reality show? And already at the beginning of the next year, the STS channel presented Russians with a new “entertainment” - “Tattoo in the Celestial Empire”, in which the girls had to record their new album in front of television viewers. Filming took place on the 13th level of the Beijing Hotel, where Shapovalov located a recording studio. But we never saw the final result - Ivan abandoned his “brainchild” and transferred the production rights to the Tatu group to Boris Rensky.

But in 2004, the British music awards BMI awarded him the Pop Awards. And all thanks to the composition All the Things She Said, which, having surpassed even the legendary team No Doubt with their hit It`s My Life, became the leader in this category. Imagine, the song was broadcast over 2 million times!

At the foot of glory

After abandoning the “tattoos” and triumphing in the British charts, Shapovalov began work on a new project called Nato. Then he took on another ward - group “7B”. Heavy sound and depressive notes have become something new in the producer’s work.

In 2004, he became involved with the aspiring singer Helya, and already in 2005 he loudly announced his intention to create a new reality show. Filming was supposed to take place on one of the icebreakers, which was sailing along the Arctic Ocean. But plans remained plans.

Well, you can’t take away the desire to work from Ivan Shapovalov, but none of the projects he led received such success and recognition as Tatu. A group that causes absolutely contradictory comments (they were called either an international disgrace or national pride Russia), became " business card"producer.

A fatal diagnosis, it would seem...

But let’s return to the news that became public in the hot summer of 2012. Brain cancer - Ivan heard such a terrible diagnosis from doctors in his direction. He himself did not want to make this information public, so everyone thought and wondered what was wrong with Ivan Shapovalov and why he did not go out in public. But his friend and colleague soon told the press about the patient’s state of affairs. It turns out that immediately after Ivan’s diagnosis was announced, he was placed in the intensive care unit of one of the Moscow clinics. His former ward Yulia Volkova helped him in every possible way with this. Large quantity chemotherapy courses contributed to a significant reduction in the tumor, which, by the way, was so advanced that it was even pressing on Shapovalov’s eye. Having taken his health into his own hands, Ivan was back on his feet within a year.

Doctors' prognoses: will Ivan Shapovalov have time to atone for his sins?

Ivan Shapovalov’s illness, you understand, does not promise him an absolute recovery. This is probably why the producer took the illness sent to him as a chance to turn another page of his “unangelic” life and start all over again.

He practically left Moscow and settled in the town of Konakovo, in the Tver region. That's where he found new way maintaining vitality. Horses are what helps him in difficult times. And this is not just a hobby. Horses, in a way, became his life. But Ivan Shapovalov did not leave music either. Cancer did not stop him from performing and recording his own song entitled “My Love Is Walking Somewhere.”

Perhaps it was precisely this attitude towards his illness that allowed Ivan to remain among the living. After all, the doctors’ forecasts were, to put it mildly, disappointing. None of them at first would have risked giving Shapovalov more than 3 months of life, and what a life! Constantly wandering around hospitals and communicating with people in white coats - this is what was supposed to accompany the sinful producer throughout the rest of his life. But that was not the case! After intensive courses radiation therapy and “chemistry”, endless IVs and grueling medications, the tumor began to noticeably decrease. Now, after more than two years, doctors do not notice any metastases in Ivan’s body, and he looks like a completely healthy person.

We are sitting in the Correa’s restaurant on Voykovskaya - Shapovalov lives nearby. There are crutches at the table; it’s still difficult for Ivan to walk without them. He drinks mineral water with gas and scrolls through his iPhone contacts, dictating one name after another.

Nine out of ten people, upon learning that they have a brain tumor, fall into despair. 46-year-old Ivan Shapovalov, who was diagnosed with this disease last summer, managed to get back on his feet by this spring. He is still undergoing treatment. Getting sick is now expensive – even for those whose lives seem secure from the outside. Ivan’s friends understood this and organized an online campaign “Vanya for you”, created a page on social network"VKontakte".

The group members helped raise money for treatment. StarHit joined the action. They asked Ivan: “How else can I help? Maybe publish a current account?” Shapovalov replied: “I need money for treatment - I don’t refuse. But it’s better to announce a fundraiser for those who need it now. But I went through it, and thanks to everyone who helped me with this.

Write down... Valeria Shapovalova, every day, Vera Shapovalova, my sister, Yulia Volkova, well, you know her, Borya Rensky, my partner in the t.A.T.u project... Vlad Agulnik, long time no see, Artem Suslov, St. Petersburg poet, Anna Merkusheva , the person who always helped me, Olya Maslikhova, she is a rarity... Sergey Bobza, warm Krasnodar region, Vadim Gorbachev, you also know Lena Katina, she sang a song for me, Yuri Bardysh, the most romantic producer, Martyn and Tyaga, they brought flowers...”

Ivan’s eldest son, Volodya, comes up to our table, his father nods with a smile: “You see, I’m renting out everyone!”

The list of close friends, which Shapovalov called “my Facebook,” includes more than 30 names, and those who took part in the online campaign “Vanya for you”
It’s difficult to list – there are hundreds! There's a story behind every name true friendship, relationships proven over the years. “They gave me the opportunity to sit here, talk to you and see the sun,” says Vanya. And here is just a small part of these stories.

His wife Valery was with him every day - both in intensive care and in the hospital ward. She is a pediatrician at the SM-Doctor clinic for children and adolescents. “You know,” Ivan smiles, “our youngest son Vanya’s parents often ask his classmates: “Are you Ivan Shapovalov?” Ivan Ivanovich? Yes? Is your mother a doctor at our clinic?” And not a word about me.”

Hearing the question of how much effort it took for her to hold on, Valeria clarifies: “You mean, am I an iron woman? No, I cry, and quite often. It’s just that I don’t have anyone closer to Vanya, and I hope he doesn’t have anyone closer to me either. I adjusted my schedule at work and didn’t take vacations, because I had to live on something. We always came with our youngest son Vanya, he is 10 years old. When dad was in intensive care for a month and a half, his son sat next to him and read him fairy tales - Japanese, Indian. Then, in the regular ward, the son told his dad jokes and funny stories. Whenever possible, we tried to take Ivan out of the hospital for a while. Between chemotherapy courses, which lasted 2-3 weeks, he spent 5 days at home, and then every day was like a holiday for us.”

Many acquaintances, having learned about Shapovalov’s illness, prayed and lit candles for his health. “I am a doctor myself and I believe in my colleagues,” says Valeria. “But subconsciously I still rely on the power of prayers, even though I don’t know them. Vanya’s sister Vera went to church and brought the icon to the clinic. I am grateful to everyone who supported us then! Even complete strangers called me and offered any help.”

Ivan managed to surprise the doctors of the Hematological scientific center RAMS. “Vanya is certainly a bright personality, it’s interesting to be with him, but for his behavior I give him a bad mark! – Anna Morozova, Shapovalov’s attending physician, shares with StarHit. – Either he listened to Indian music in the intensive care unit, which terribly irritated the staff, or they found prohibited foods in his room - lemonade or exotic fruits. Our department head, Evgeniy Evgenievich Zvonkov, gave him such scoldings! But it is useless to fight Vanya. He was not and is not afraid of his disease at all; it is difficult to scare him with any consequences.

On the one hand, this simplified our work, but on the other, it complicated it. He was used to controlling the situation, and tried here too. But the forecasts were dubious. And we must give Ivan his due: he had some kind of manic desire to get up and go. Nine out of ten people in his situation
His hands would have given up, and he didn’t even have to be encouraged. Other patients, when you tell them about the slightest improvement, do not believe their happiness. And Vanya, when the miracle happened and positive dynamics appeared, was not even surprised. Or maybe he hid his joy so skillfully - they say, he always has everything under control!”

Shapovalov’s mother, Nadezhda Richardovna, was watching a program on the “Culture” channel and accidentally found out that in the conference room of the Center where her son was lying, there was a Bechstein grand piano. I told Ivan about this. He asked the head of the department, Evgeniy Zvonkov, to give him the keys.

– Imagine what a coincidence: there are ten buildings in the hospital, and this musical exclusive is located in exactly the building and even on the floor where Ivan Nikolaevich lies! – says Shapovalov’s friend, pianist Luka Zatravkin. – And the room next to the entrance to the conference room, in general, no one was closer to Vanya to this piano. I came to the hospital with my friend Sergei, he is a tuner, and the Bechstein sounded even better. The evenings came when it seemed like there was hell all around, but we didn’t want to notice it. Vanya and I worked together on my concert program– I played Beethoven, Chopin, Rachmaninoff. Vanya made comments to me or sat down at the piano himself, and we played four hands.

In Goa in the winter of 2009, Ivan met Evgeny Nizhemetov, owner of the Express.ru company. “Once my friends asked me to shelter a Russian guy with two children. He forgot the child’s passport at the guest house, and because of this he had to take a different flight,” recalls Evgeniy.

- No question! I was filming alone huge house, about five people.” That guy with the children was Shapovalov. The next year they met again in Goa, and then two or three times a year they saw each other in Moscow or St. Petersburg and shared plans. “When I found out that Ivan had brain cancer, I immediately dialed his number and heard a depressed voice. Vanya asked to contact him later,” Evgeniy continues. “A couple of weeks later the phone rang, and I recognized a playful set of familiar interjections. Well, thank God, I thought! We agreed to meet when I returned from Sochi - at the beginning of January I was visiting friends there. They gave me several bags of local elite tea with me on the road.

When I arrived at Ivan’s house and unpacked the tea, we were amused: rustling plastic bags with greenish grass inside could create difficulties at any other airport except Sochi, where they were most likely already accustomed to them! We chatted for three hours about plans - Ivan has no less of them than I do. For example, the latest project he is thinking about is aimed at combating Moscow traffic jams.”

: Five recent years Shapovalov did not communicate with his long-time friend, owner of the Chaikhona No. 1 chain Timur Lansky. No, they didn't quarrel.
“It’s just,” the restaurateur told StarHit, “it happens that you don’t see friends for years.” But as soon as Timur found out about Ivan’s illness, he immediately offered money for treatment, began paying for medications, and was ready to send Shapovalov to any clinic in Germany or the USA.

“Money is money, but it was important to give him hope,” says Timur. – Although Vanya is a man marked by God, and he himself was not going to give up. “As it happened, so it will pass!” - he repeated. And I wanted to do something special for him. And I asked my cooks to prepare pilaf for our dear patient, then sent it to him with a driver. Vanya, even during her illness, had a million ideas; together we developed one restaurant project related to environmentally friendly products, so we will launch it together.

She has known Ivan for more than ten years, but even for her he opened up this difficult period from an unexpected direction.

“The disease has changed Vanya a lot,” Tatyana shared with StarHit. – He became more attentive and sensitive to the people around him. I began to show participation and interest in the problems and affairs of loved ones and relatives. When I was faced with a deterioration in my health, Vanya gave me very useful advice. “You have to stop sometimes and rethink your life,” he said. This helped me a lot. I would like to add on my own: take care of those who are dear to you, be attentive to each other!

The screenwriter of the film “Needle” Bakhyt Kilibaev has known Shapovalov for about ten years.

“Timur Bekmambetov introduced us,” he told StarHit. – We used to communicate often and vacationed in India with our children. And last year we called each other more and more, agreed to meet, but... I found out about Vanya’s illness literally before he was admitted to intensive care. I came to his house. The conversation was short: “Do you understand what is happening to you?” - "Understand". His determination to face the disease impressed me.

He's stubborn! I visited Ivan in the hospital a lot interesting people I saw him - they continued to start some projects together... I think it was his interest in life that made Vanya so strong. Once I brought him the book “The Experience of a Shaman” - it’s about what Vanya is thinking about. When Ivan began to recover, I suggested making a film about his recovery. Vanya himself was ready for any experiments, but Lera and other relatives did not allow it -
maybe out of superstition. But we didn’t argue with them.

Ivan Shapovalov asked to thank all the people on our website who helped him. “StarHit” is pleased to convey to these people:

// Photo: Personal archive of Ivan Shapovalov