Krasnov Boris Arkadyevich, stage designer: biography, personal life, achievements. Boris Krasnov, businessman - biography Boris Krasnov biography personal life

Boris Arkadyevich Krasnov is a Russian artist, set designer, producer, honorary member of the Russian Academy of Arts, member of the Union of Theater Workers of Russia, eight-time winner of the Ovation national award. Boris was born on January 22, 1961 in Kyiv in the family of the head of the department of the Electronmash enterprise, Arkady Aleksandrovich Reuter, and the chief designer of the Kiyanka knitwear factory, Nata Borisovna Reuter. During the war, Boris's parents were evacuated to Kazakhstan and Perm region, Boris's grandfather died in Babi Yar.

Until the age of 12, Boris attended modeling and drawing classes in the studio of the Kyiv Palace of Pioneers. After graduating from the Republican Art Secondary School named after him in 1979, he entered the Kiev State Art Institute at the Faculty of Painting with a degree in theater decorator in the workshop of the People's Artist of the USSR Daniil Leader. As a second-year student, Boris made his debut with a production of Romeo and Juliet at the Kiev Mime Theater, which ran on stage for five years. In the same year, the artist changed his surname to a pseudonym.

Carier start

In 1985, after graduating from high school, Boris received the position of chief artist at the Kiev Drama Theater. Lesya Ukrainka, where he worked on the productions of "Forever Alive", "Private". In 1987, he designed the performance “So We Will Win” by M. Shatrov at the Youth Theater of Zaporozhye, for which he was awarded the State Prize of the Ukrainian SSR. In the same year, in the direction of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, he went on an internship to Moscow, where he began new stage in creative biography artist.

In the capital of the USSR, Krasnov attended classes at a training center, after which he received a job as an artist-intern at the Lenkom Theater. Since 1989, he took the position of chief artist in the theater and concert association of the city of Moscow, which he led. Remaining a theater artist, Krasnov worked on the design of the Moscow International Film Festival, the first Nika award ceremony, the Mrs. America contest at the Moscow Art Theater, and Valentin Yudashkin's stand at the New York exhibition. The first circus festival "Golden Bear", which took place in 13 pavilions, which were built on Red Square according to the project of Krasnov, entered the history of modern art under the name "13 Wonders of the World".

Three years later, Boris opened his own company, Krasnov Design, which took up theatrical scenography. Artists under the direction of Boris Krasnov participated in the creation of performances by theater groups in Kyiv, Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Vitebsk, Chelyabinsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Yaroslavl. The performances of the Krasnov group got the opportunity to see the audience foreign countries- Azerbaijan, USA, Portugal, France, Greece.

Boris Krasnov designed "Alla Pugacheva's Christmas Meetings"

In addition to the dramatic stage, Krasnov designed the concerts of artists Russian stage- , cabaret duet "Academy", group "Lesopoval". A creative evening dedicated to the activities of Boris Krasnov was held at the beginning of 1998 at the Rossiya State Central Concert Hall. On account of Boris Krasnov and the design of performances by foreign stars - musical groups "Gipsy King" and "Deep Purple", "Modern Talking", "ABBA", "Albano".

Krasnov collaborated with television, creating the design of the festivals "Morning Star", "Song of the Year", "Slavic Bazaar", KVN, the TEFI award ceremony and the programs "Station for a Dream", "Night Astrolabe", "Easier than Easy", " Russian Lotto”, “Seven Days of Sports”, “Mirror”, “About it”, “Today”, “Old TV”. The designer's services were used by the owners of restaurants, shopping centers, clubs, publishing houses located in Moscow, New York, Alma-Ata, Hamburg, London, Cannes.

Boris Krasnov at work

The Moscow government often invited Boris Arkadyevich to work on creating mass performances and events - the presentation of the coat of arms of the city of Moscow, the Holy Easter holiday on Tverskaya, Christmas on Tverskaya, Knowledge Day at the Gorky Central Park of Culture and Culture, City Day, including the 850th anniversary of Moscow, feast of Hanukkah. In 1996, Boris Krasnov, at the request, created the scenery for the evenings of Russian ballet, which took place in New York.

In 1997, the Greek government invited Krasnov to decorate the opening ceremony of the 6th World athletics at the Central Athens Stadium. The event was broadcast in 160 countries to an audience of over 2 billion people. The triumphal arch, designed by Boris Krasnov, became one of the sights of Athens for several months after the solemn event.

In 2000, Boris Arkadievich received the position of chief artist of the State Kremlin Palace, four years later - artistic director of the Forum Hall Celebration Hall. In 2007, Krasnov was awarded the title of Honorary Member of the Academy of Arts. One of the last major works of the artist was the creation of a design concept for the Russian pavilion at the World Universal Exhibition EXPO-2010, for which the Russian side received a silver award. At the international forum, which took place in the city of Shenzhen in mid-May 2010, the name of Boris Arkadyevich was included in the top six best exhibition designers in the world.

In the fall of 2011, a scandal erupted with the publication of the fact of extortion of a large amount of money from the Inconnect company by Boris Krasnov's group. A criminal case was opened, in which the famous designer became a defendant. At the end of September, due to strong feelings, Boris Krasnov suffered a stroke, after which the left side of the artist's body was paralyzed. For treatment, the designer was sent to Germany, then to Switzerland, where doctors put the patient into a coma to reduce cerebral edema. After the normalization of Krasnov's condition for a long time moved in a wheelchair, in 2014 he returned to his homeland, where he gradually began to get on his feet.

Personal life

The personal life of Boris Krasnov has not been subject to any changes for many years. The artist has long been married to Evgenia Krasnova, former model and . The married couple raised two children - eldest daughter Darin and son Daniel.

The bride and wife are not a relative of Boris Arkadyevich, they are namesakes. During the rehabilitation of Boris Krasnov, his wife was next to him. Largely thanks to Evgenia, Boris's health has returned to normal.

Boris Krasnov now

Now Boris Krasnov again began to appear at social events. By order of an old friend Philip Kirkorov, the artist made sketches for the scenery of the artist's anniversary concert.

Krasnov continues to restore speech, coordination and fine motor skills. The designer hopes to return to creative activity.

Works

"Christmas meetings of Alla Pugacheva" - 1991-2009
Music festival "Jurmala" - 1992
Concert of Maya Plisetskaya and Russian ballet stars "Straight from the Bolshoi" - 1996
Opening ceremony of the 6th World Championships in Athletics in Greece - 1997
Anniversary concert "Living legend Ray Charles in Moscow" - 2000
Show Valery Leontiev "Nameless Planet" - 2001
Musical "42nd street" - 2002
10th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum - 2006
International sports show "Sochi - Time to win" - 2007
Astana City Day - 2009
Anniversary show of Alla Pugacheva "Dreams of Love" - 2009
World Universal Exhibition "EXPO-2010" in Shanghai - 2010
Russian National Exhibition in Paris - 2010

1961

Boris Arkadyevich Roiter was born on January 22, 1961 in Kyiv, in Pechersk. Father - Arkady Alexandrovich, head of the capital construction department of the Electronmash enterprise in Kyiv. Mother - Nata Borisovna is a member of the Union of Artists, she worked as the chief fashion designer at the Kiyanka knitwear factory. During the war years, parents were evacuated to Kazakhstan and Perm. His relatives who lived in Mogilev-Polsky escaped, his grandfather died in Babi Yar after the occupation of Kyiv.

1978

Graduated from the Republican Art high school them. Taras Shevchenko, after which he entered the theater and scenery department of the painting faculty of the Kyiv State Art Institute. Teacher - theater artist - Daniil Leader, People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR, laureate of the State Prize of the USSR.

By the end of the institute, Boris Reuter had already 18 performances.

1980

Work on the first performance - "Romeo and Juliet" in the Kiev theater of pantomime. The play was a success and ran for 5 seasons.

After the release of Romeo and Juliet, he first took a pseudonym, and then officially changed his last name, since the Jewish one, in his words, “spoiled the posters of anti-Semitic Ukraine.”

1985

The first joint performance with the legendary director of the State Academic Russian Drama Theater. L.Ukrainka B.Erin - V.Rozov's play "Forever Alive" (stage of the KITIS Institute).

Admission to the Theater. Lesia Ukrainka as Acting Chief and Costume Designer.

Work on A. Dudarev's play "Private Soldiers" (director - B. Erin, production designer - People's Artist of the USSR, I. Sumbatashvili).

1987

Receipt of the State Prize of Ukraine named after T. G. Shevchenko for the design of the play “So we will win” by M. Shatrov in the theater of the young spectator of Zaporozhye.

1987-1989

Two-year internship at the Moscow Theater. Lenin Komsomol in the direction of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine.

Education at the All-Union Institute for Advanced Studies of Cultural Workers of the USSR at the Faculty of Artists of Drama Theaters and Youth Theaters.

Boris Krasnov becomes the chief artist in the created Moscow theater and concert association "Lenkom" under the direction of Alexander Abdulov.

1989-1993

Design of the Moscow International Film Festival. Design of the first prize-giving ceremony of the Russian Film Academy "Nika". Design of the Mrs. America contest at the Moscow Art Theater, the Russian Music stand for a music seminar in New York and Valentin Yudashkin's fashion show. Beginning of cooperation with Alla Pugacheva (Christmas meetings).

1992

Establishment of Krasnov Design, the leading scenographic company in Russia.

1996-2004

Design of the First World Festival-Competition of Circus Arts "Golden Bear" on Red Square in Moscow. Design of the Opening Ceremony of the 6th World Championships in Athletics at the Central Stadium "Kolomarmaros" (Athens).

Since 2000, Boris Krasnov has been a production designer for the State Kremlin Palace.

In 2004, Boris Krasnov became the artistic director of the FORUM HALL, a significant concert and presentation complex, created in Moscow.

2007

The Russian Academy of Arts, on the basis of its Charter, by the decision of the Presidium of June 14, 2007, elected Boris Krasnov an Honorary Member of the Academy.

2010

Boris Krasnov is the artistic director, the author of the concept and the main idea for the design of the Russian pavilion at the World Universal Exhibition "EXPO-2010", which received a silver prize for the full disclosure of the EXPO theme: " Better city - better life". According to the results of the International Forum of Exhibition Designers in Shenzhen (14.05.2010), Boris Krasnov entered the list of the six best exhibition designers in the world.

2011

Boris Krasnov becomes dean of the design faculty of the Russian Academy National economy and public service under the President of the Russian Federation.

On September 9, 2011, Boris Krasnov and his alleged accomplices were detained by law enforcement agencies on suspicion of extortion, as, according to investigators, they demanded that the authorized capital of Inconnect be transferred to themselves under the threat of discrediting the owner. A few hours later, the decorator was released on bail of 5 million rubles. Four of his alleged accomplices were arrested.

Achievements

During his creative activity, Boris Krasnov has implemented more than 3,500 projects - concerts, television programs, prestigious competitions, festivals, presentations, ceremonies, and more.

Boris Krasnov collaborates with almost all leading Russian pop artists: Alla Pugacheva, Valery Leontiev, Philip Kirkorov, Iosif Kobzon, Lev Leshchenko, Laima Vaikule, Larisa Dolina, Irina Allegrova, Alexander Malinin, Irina Shvedova, Igor Demarin, Valery Meladze, Alexander Rosenbaum and many others.

Among foreign partner stars are such popular performers as: Elton John (Elton John), Eros Ramazzotti (Eros Ramazzotti), Sarah Brightman (Sara Brightman), Chris Norman (Chris Norman), groups "Gipsy King" and "Deep Purple" , "Modern Talking", "Abba", "Albano", etc.

Boris Krasnov was engaged in the design of performances of the leading theaters in Russia, including: the Moscow Art Theater. A. P. Chekhov, Academic Theater "Moscow Operetta", cabaret theater " Bat”,“ New Opera ”, Theater of Satire, Theater“ School of Modern Play ”, etc.

Some projects

167 performances in leading theaters former USSR(1980 - the first performance of "Romeo and Juliet" in Kyiv).
"Christmas meetings of Alla Pugacheva" (1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2009).
Concert of Maya Plisetskaya and the "stars" of the Russian ballet "Straight from the Bolshoi", City Center. USA, New York, 1996.
Opening ceremony of the 6th World Championships in Athletics. Greece, Athens, 1997.
"Living legend Ray Charles in Moscow", anniversary concert in honor of the 70th anniversary. Russia, Moscow, 2000.
Musical "42nd street", 2002.
1st International Auschwitz Memorial Forum “Let my people live” in Krakow (2005) and 2nd International Babi Iar Memorial Forum in Kyiv (2006).
10th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, 2006.
Presentation of the project "Sochi - 2014" within the framework of the 11th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. St. Petersburg, London, Guatemala (2007).
International sports show "Sochi - Time to win", 2007.
8th International Music Festival "9 billion tons of oil". Russia, Khanty-Mansiysk, 2008.
Solemn events dedicated to the 450th anniversary of Astrakhan. Russia, 2008.
"Day of the city of Astana". Kazakhstan, 2009.
Anniversary show of Alla Pugacheva "Dreams of Love". Russia, 2009.
Solemn events dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Vladivostok. Russia, 2010.
World Universal Exhibition "EXPO-2010" in Shanghai. China, 2010.
Russian National Exhibition in Paris. France, 2010.
KSK stand at the international investment exhibition "MIPIM-2011" in Cannes. THE GRAND PRIX. France, 2011.
Gala evening dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Babi Yar tragedy. Ukraine, Kyiv, 2011.
Philip Kirkorov's super show "DruGoy" in the Kremlin Palace. Russia, 2011.
Anniversary events dedicated to the 170th anniversary of Sberbank of Russia. Russia, Moscow, 2011.
Gala evening in honor of the 20th anniversary of the Football Federation of Ukraine. Ukraine, Kyiv, 2011.

Prizes and awards

Winner of the Grand Prix at the international investment exhibition "MIPIM-2011" in Cannes. France, 2011.
Winner of the silver prize for the Russian pavilion at the World Universal Exhibition "EXPO-2010" in Shanghai. China, 2010.
Festival Grand Prix Winner television films"Golden Astrolabe" for work on the film "Moscow Melodies" (Montreux, Switzerland, 1989).
Eight-time laureate of the Russian national award "Ovation" in the field of spectacle and popular music in the following categories: ("Best production designer"; "Best show at the country's concert venues"; "Best stage design company of the year"; "Best production designer" (for decoration the First World Festival of Circus Arts "Golden Bear"); "Best director-scenographer").
Multiple winner of the "Person of the Year" award in the "Designer of the Year" nomination (1995, 1997, 2000).
Winner of the Russian competition "Manager of the Year" in the nomination "Culture" (1998).
Laureate of the Moscow Prize in the field of literature and art for the design of the play for children "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" at the State Academic Theater. E. Vakhtangov.
Winner of the " Business people" in the nomination "Show and Business" (2004).
Laureate of the National professional award in the field of show technologies "SHOWTEX AWARDS 2005".
Winner of the special prize "SHOWTEX 2006".

Membership in professional communities

Member of the Higher Academic Commission National Prize"Ovation" in the field of spectacle and popular music.
Laureate of the international competition "Pilar" (2006).
Honorary Member Russian Academy Arts (2007).
Member of the Union of Theater Workers of Russia (1979).
Member of the International Union of Variety Workers.
Member of the Association of Theater Artists.
Member of the Union of Designers of Russia.

With daughter Darina.

The famous stage designer Boris Krasnov called his friends to a luxurious banquet in honor of his anniversary. The entire Moscow beau monde has gathered in the Safisa Palace of Celebrations, where the most significant social events take place. Among those invited to the evening were prominent politicians and businessmen, as well as many Russian pop stars, who are connected with Boris not only by common projects, but also by strong long-term friendship. So, Alla Pugacheva and Maxim Galkin, Andrey Malakhov, Valentin and Galina Yudashkin, Andrey Grigoriev-Appolonov, Dmitry and Polina Dibrov, Valery and Viola Syutkin and many other artists came to congratulate Krasnov. All evening, his beloved daughter Darina was next to his father.

The 55-year-old legendary artist and producer was celebrated on a grand scale. What was it worth fire show chefs, which delighted the guests. The tables were bursting with gourmet dishes and original snacks, and drinks from elite brands were flowing like water. Among the artists who took the stage that evening were famous singer Tamara Gverdtsiteli. The fun continued until late in the evening.

Recall that in the fall of 2011, Krasnov suffered a stroke. After two years of intensive treatment in Germany, Boris returned to Russia, where he continues to recover to this day. “The left side of Boris’s body still doesn’t work - neither his leg nor his arm. Therefore, when friends, with the permission of the doctors, take him from the hospital to sit with him in a restaurant on Barrikadnaya, Krasnov has to sit in wheelchair. He can’t move on his own,” Oleg, a friend of the set designer, shared with StarHit. - But speech is almost completely restored. Doctors say that this is a miracle, because he was in a coma for about six months!
With Marina Yudashkina

Boris Krasnov with his wife Evgenia and Viola Syutkina

Among the guests of the evening were Alla Pugacheva, Maxim Galkin, Andrey Malakhov

Was born on January 22, 1961 in Kiev. Father - Reuter Arkady Alexandrovich (born in 1930), was a well-known builder in Kyiv. Mother - Reuter Nata Borisovna (born in 1931), was a member of the Union of Artists, worked as the chief fashion designer at the Kiyanka knitwear factory. Wife - Evgenia, worked for many years as a model for Vyacheslav Zaitsev, then for Valentin Yudashkin, is currently raising two children - Darina (born in 1992) and Daniel (born in 1995).

With regard to Boris Krasnov, the most fair statement is the well-known phrase "Self made man" - "a man who made himself." He is not yet 40, but he is already deservedly famous, his image as a leading stage designer in modern domestic show business is beyond doubt. The name of designer Krasnov is well known not only in Russia, but also in Greece, USA, Israel, Germany...

Until the 5th grade, Boris Krasnov studied at the modeling and drawing studio in the Kiev Palace of Pioneers. Then he graduated from the Republican Art School named after T.G. Shevchenko (Kyiv, 1971-1978), the theater and scenery department of the painting faculty of the Kyiv State art institute(1979-1985). He studied with the famous Soviet theater artist Daniil Leader.

He began his labor and creative activity at the Kiev State Academic Russian Drama Theater named after Lesya Ukrainka, where he was the acting chief artist and costume designer (1985-1987). It should be noted that Boris Krasnov's father was extremely skeptical of his professional choice, considering the profession of an artist to be an occupation not for a man, and his mother, a professional artist, always believed in her son's success. The first successful theatrical productions of Krasnov allowed him to win the recognition of his father and mother as a fully accomplished person, and the work on the design of the play "So we will win" by M. Shatrov at the Theater of Young Spectators in Zaporozhye (1987) was awarded the State Prize of Ukraine named after T .G.Shevchenko.

In 1987, with the move to Moscow, a new and, perhaps, the main stage in the life of Boris Krasnov began. He came to the capital at the direction of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine for a two-year internship. Here he became an artist-trainee of the Moscow Theater named after Lenin Komsomol (1987-1989), at the same time he graduated from the faculty of artists of drama theaters and youth theaters All-Union Institute advanced training of cultural workers of the USSR Ministry of Culture. From 1989 to 1991 he worked as the chief artist of the Moscow theater and concert association "Lenkom" under the direction of Alexander Abdulov. In 1992, Boris Krasnov created the Krasnov Design firm and became its president and artistic director. Krasnov Design is now the leading scenographic company in Russia. His life becomes like a run - constant work ahead of schedule. Days are scheduled by the minute, regardless of whether they are weekdays or weekends. He can arrive home after midnight, and early in the morning be already in full combat readiness. Far from everyone manages to maintain such a rhythm - to be able to manage a large team of people, to clearly follow the work schedule, to keep in mind several completely different projects at once, and at the same time remain a creative artist.

Behind him is the design of the performances of the leading theaters in Russia, Azerbaijan, Belarus: the Kiev Theater of Pantomime (N. Bandello, "Romeo and Juliet", 1980, Kiev), the Drama and Comedy Theater (A. Stein, "Hotel" Astoria " , 1985, Kiev), Kiev State Academic Russian Drama Theater named after L. Ukrainka (V. Dozortsev, "Breakfast with Unknown" and A. Pisemsky, "Predators", 1986), Sverdlovsk State Academic Drama Theater (D. Mamin-Sibiryak, "Gold Miners", 1987), Azerbaijan State Russian Drama Theater named after Samad Vurgun (T. Williams, "A Streetcar Named Desire", 1987, I. Babel, "Sunset", 1988 ., Baku), Chelyabinsk Academic Theater named after S. Zwilling (G. Ibsen, "Ghosts", 1988), Gorky Academic Drama Theater named after M. Gorky (A. Dudarev, "And there was a day ... "(" Dump "), 1988), Kiev State Academic Ukrainian Drama Theater named after I. Franko (V. Merezhko, "Women's table in the hunting hall", 1988), Belarusian Academic Theater named after Y. Kupala (G. Gorin, " Memorial prayer", 1989), Vitebsk Academic Theater named after Y. Kolos (E. Ozheshko, "Ham", 1990), Yaroslavl Academic Theater named after F. G. Volkov (E. Ozheshko, "Ham", 1990 .), Moscow cabaret theater "The Bat" (G. Gurvich, "Reading a new play", 1990, G. Gurvich, "I'm stepping" in Moscow, 1992), Moscow Municipal Theater "New Opera" "(V. Kolobov, "Oh Mozart, Mozart", 1993), Moscow Academic Theater of Satire (A. Buravsky, "Do you have another globe"; "Schizophrenia, or as it was said before" based on the novel by M. Bulgakov "Master and Margarita", 1994), Moscow Art Theater named after Chekhov (S. Dovlatov, "The New American", 1994), State Academic Theater "Moscow Operetta" (V. Vzorov, "Siberian Yankees", 1995 ), the State Academic Theater named after Evg. Vakhtangov (M. Vorontsov, V. Shalevich, "Ali Baba and 40 Thieves", 1995, Moscow), the theater "School of the Modern Play" (Yu. Volkov "Milady" (based on the novel by A. Dumas "The Three Musketeers"), 1997) and many others.

The amazing capacity for work of Boris Krasnov is illustrated, for example, by the fact that during the period of his creative activity, from January 1980 to the present day, he has successfully completed more than 450, including unique, projects. Boris Krasnov performed his productions throughout the country - about 80 performances in Chelyabinsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Moscow, Yekaterinburg, and many other cities of Russia, worked in the USA, Portugal, France, Greece ...

Among the partners of the firm "Krasnov Design" are the superstars of the Russian stage. He was the author of the scenery for "Christmas Meetings" by A. Pugacheva (SC "Olympic", Moscow, 1991-1992, 1997), solo concerts by A. Pugacheva (GTSKZ "Russia", 1998), solo concerts by F. Kirkorov " Atlantis" (BKZ "October", St. Petersburg, 1992) and "The best, beloved, only for you" (Madison Square Garden, New York, 1997, Friedrichstadt Palace, Berlin, 1997), solo concert of Samantha Fox (Izhevsk, 1991), T. Gverdtsiteli "I thirst for a miracle" (GTSKZ "Russia", Moscow, 1993) and "Love more strongly ..." (GTSKZ "Russia", 1998 ), Zh.Aguzarova and the group "Bravo" "Bravo - 10 years" (GTSKZ "Russia", 1993), the group "Lesopoval" (GTSKZ "Russia", 1992), the cabaret duet "Academy" "Do you want , but you are silent" (GTsKZ "Russia", 1994) and "Wedding" (GTsKZ "Russia", 1997), L. Leshchenko "From Leshchenko to Leshchenko" (GTsKZ "Russia", 1994), A Apina "Limita" (GCC "Russia", 1994), I. Shvedova and I. Demarin "Two people walk around the world" (GCC "Russia", 1994), A. Malinina "Alexander Malinin's Ball" ( State Central Concert Hall "Russia", M Moscow, 1995) (State Central Concert Hall "Russia", Moscow, Concert Hall "Oktyabrsky", St. Petersburg, 1996), L. Vaikule and R. Pauls "Laima congratulates the Maestro" (State Central Concert Hall "Russia", 1997), V. Meladze "I spring again on earth" (SC "Olympic", 1997), A. Sviridova "Everything is different at night" (GTsKZ "Russia", Moscow, Concert Hall "Oktyabrsky", St. Petersburg, 1997), I. Ponarovskaya " A woman is always right" (GTsKZ "Russia", 1997), L. Dolina "I give you Moscow" (Manezhnaya Square, 1997), I. Allegrova (GTSKZ "Russia", 1998), A. Tsoi " Flight to New Worlds" (Moscow Operetta Theatre, 1998), M. Shufutinsky "Once Upon a Time in America" (Central Concert Hall "Russia", 1998), A. Rosenbaum "Windows of the Soul" (Central Concert Hall "Russia", Moscow , Concert Hall "Oktyabrsky", St. Petersburg, 1998), Shura (State Concert Hall "Russia", December 25-27, 1998), as well as an evening dedicated to Charlie Chaplin (residence of the US Ambassador "Spaso House", Moscow , 1989), evenings in memory of Arkady Raikin (Central House of Cinematographer, Moscow, 1991), the gala concert "Triumph of the Winners" (SC "Olympiysky", 1992), the concert-action "International AIDS Day" (Moscow Palace of Youth, Moscow). Moscow, 1993), a concert dedicated to the Independence Day of Israel (GTSKZ "Russia", 1994, 1998), creative evenings of the composer I. Krutoy (Moscow, 1994, 1997, 1998), a concert "Hit- parade "Arlekino" (GTsKZ "Russia", 1994 ), a concert by Maya Plisetskaya and the stars of the Russian ballet "Straight from the Bolshoi" (City Center, New York, 1996), a gala concert dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the victory "Only you could, my Russia" (GKD, Moscow, 1995 1996), a concert dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the Russian Navy (GKD, Moscow, 1996), a series of concerts dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the State Central Concert Hall hall "Russia" (GTSKZ "Russia", 9-11.12.1996), the concert "Surprise for Alla Borisovna" (SC "Olympic", Moscow, 04.1997), an anniversary concert dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the creative activity of L. Zykina (GKD, Moscow, 04.1997), an anniversary evening dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the People's Artist of the USSR T. Ustinova (P.I. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, Moscow, 1998), a concert dedicated to the 50th anniversary V. Vinokura (State Central Concert Hall "Russia", 1998), an anniversary concert dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the double Olympic champion in boxing B. Lagutin (Palace of the Wings of Soviets, 1998), a concert dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the All-Union Leninist Young Communist League (GTSKZ "Russia", 1998), a concert "Militia Day" (GTSKZ "Russia", 1996-1998) , dozens of other events. On February 7 - 8, 1998, creative evenings and a benefit performance by Boris Krasnov himself were held at the Rossiya State Central Concert Hall.

Among creative works B. Krasnova - television programs, prestigious competitions, festivals, presentations, solemn ceremonies, etc. etc. Among them are the contest "Miss photo-89" (hotel "Eaglet", Moscow, 1989), the international beauty contest "Mrs. America - Mrs. USSR" (Moscow Art Theater named after M. Gorky, Moscow, 1990), the contest "Elite Red Stars" (Center international trade, Moscow, 06.1992), Music competition-festival "Jurmala-92" (Jurmala, 08.1992), professional model competition "Elite Model Look-93" (GKD, Moscow, 1993), competition-TV show "Morning Star" (MDM, Moscow, 1994-1995, 50 programs), competition-TV show "Song of the Year" (Ostankino, 1993, 1994), Moscow International Film Festival (1989, 1991), International Studio Theater Festival (Yaroslavl, 1989), festival of Russian music in "Marki-Club" (New York, 1990), festival of arts "Stars of Free Russia" (Sports Palace "Star", Lipetsk, 1992 1994), International Music Festival "Slavianski Bazaar" (Vitebsk, Belarus, 1994), final of the International Festival of Disabled Creativity "Together we can do more" (State Central Concert Hall "Russia", 02.06.1998), 10 competitive programs and the final of the KVN-98 season, the 10th KVN-99 festival in Sochi, the opening of the KVN-99 season, the KVN competition "Moscow Cup" (1998), all the solemn ceremonies of presenting the annual prizes of the Russian Television Academy "TEFI" ( KZ "Pushkinsky", Moscow, since 1989), a ceremony dedicated to the 60th anniversary of Boris Lagutin (SC "Wings of the Soviets", 06.1998), as well as ceremonies: awarding the "Best Ballerina" award (1996) and honoring laureates of the Divine International Prize (Bolshoi Theater of Russia, 1997), seeing off the Russian national football team to the World Championship in the USA (GTsKZ Rossiya, 1994), celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Alfa division (MDM, 07.1994 .), the opening of the International Tournament for the Spartak Cup (MDM, 09.1994), the opening of the International Chess Tournament "Kremlin Stars" (1994, 1995, 1996), the opening and closing of the International Tennis Tournament "Kremlin Cup" (1995, 1996), seeing off the Russian Olympic Team to Atlanta (Central House of Cinematographers, Moscow, 07.1996), awarding and "Persons of the Year" (Hotel "Metropol", 12.1996), celebrations of the 5th anniversary of the firms "Soyuzcontract" and "Lukoil" (1996), design of studios for television programs "Station for a Dream" (ORT, 1992 ), "Night Astrolabe" (ORT, 1993), "Easier than Easy" (1993), "Russian Lotto" (RTR, 1994), "Seven Days of Sports" (ORT, 1994), " Mirror "(RTR, 1997)," Non-stop New Year"(TV studio for broadcast cycles, Ostankino shopping center, 1997), TV crossword" (1997), "About this" (NTV, 1997), "Segodnyachko" (NTV, 1997) , "Old TV" (NTV, 1997), "Navigator" (TV Center, 1998), programs "Montazh-1,2,3" (TsT, 1988-1989), programs "Music in on air" dedicated to the 125th anniversary of P.I. feature film L. Gurchenko "I Love" (1993), presentations of the newspaper "Top Secret" (Central House of Cinematographer, 1991), the Yugoslav company "Pliva" (GKD, 1992), perfume "Alla" (GTSKZ "Russia" , 1992), "Nezavisimaya Gazeta" (Central House of Cinematographer, 1992), the International Union of Variety Workers "We are the Stage" (GTsKZ "Russia", 1992), the Russian edition "Penthouse" (World Trade Center, Moscow, 1993), MTV (SC "Olympiyskiy", Moscow, 1993), folk TV game "Russian Lotto" (hotel "Eaglet", Moscow, 1994), books by Yu.M. Luzhkov "We are your children , Moscow" (GTsKZ "Russia", 1996), the company "Peugeot" (Children's Musical Theatre Natalia Sats, Moscow, 1997), the project of the company "May Tea" - "Time - May" (Grand Club "Beijing", Moscow, 1998) and dozens of others.

In addition, B. Krasnov works in the field of interior design, industrial design, exhibition design and costume design. Among his clients are the restaurants "Metropol" (New York, 1991), "Ambassador" (1993), "Patron" (1994), "Under the piano" (1994), "Tropicana", " Mario", "Swan Lake", "Jamaica", "Tiflis" (1999), shopping centers and shops "Stolypin", "007" (1993), "Koti", "Milan", "Lindt" (1996), "Puma" (1996), "M1", boutique "Gianni Versace" (1994), clubs "Arlekino", "Jamaica" (1998), " Golden Apple"(1995, Alma-Ata), "Peter Assembly" (1995), "Monolith", entertainment center "Madame Sophie" (1995), press club of the publishing house "Moscow News" (1998 d.), firms "Intourtrans", "PEUGEOT", "Mersedes Benz", "Dovgan", "Rot Front", "May tea", BIZ Enterprises and many others. He designed stands at various international exhibitions, including the stand "Russian Music" at the "New Music Seminar" (New York, 1991), stands of the firms "Alla", "Soyuzteatr" at "MIDEM-91" (Cannes, 1991), as well as the firm "BIZ Enterprises" at "MIDEM-91,92,93" (Cannes, 1991-1993), the exhibition pavilion of the company "UKS" (London, 16.11.98-20.11.98). representative office of the company "Dovgan", designed by B. Krasnov in 1998

Successfully works in the field of concert and theatrical costume. For a number of years he has been collaborating with the Vali-Moda firm, making out its presentations in Moscow (1990), Paris (1990), Beverly Hills, Hilton, Los Angeles (1991) and Jerusalem.

Boris Krasnov combines three incarnations at once - an artist, set designer and director. The main thing in the work, at the same time, remains an unshakable credo - to do well. Hence the individual creative approach to each person or project.

Boris Krasnov has acquired a unique experience in decorating street parties and public events. Among which stand out: the presentation of the Coat of arms of the city of Moscow (Noviy Arbat St., Moscow, 1994), "Holy Easter on Tverskaya" (Moscow, 1994), "Christmas on Tverskaya" (Moscow, 1995), " Day of Knowledge" (TsPKiO named after Gorky, Moscow, 1995), Day of Moscow (Vasilyevsky Spusk, 1995), solemn procession "There is a holiday on our street" (decoration of the passage of the column of demonstrators of the Eastern District at the celebration of the 850th anniversary of Moscow, the theme "Metro", Moscow, 1997), Holiday "Hanukkah" (Pushkinskaya Square, Moscow, 1997).

His milestone work was the design of the First World Festival-Competition of Circus Art "Golden Bear" on Red Square in Moscow (1996). The idea to build 13 circus arenas-pavilions (each 12 meters high, 25 wide) on the main square of the country - a crazy, daring, difficult idea - inspired the artist. Each of the constructed pavilions symbolized one of the geographical points where the foundations of the modern circus were born. There were also the pyramid of Cheops, where the public was shown numbers with trained pythons, the Greek Parthenon, the Roman Capitol, associated with gladiatorial spectacles. In a huge Russian tower, an artificial ice surface was installed, on which young artists from the "Circus on Ice" showed their skills. The delightful fantasy of Boris Krasnov shocked and stunned then not only the public, but also fellow specialists, and the circus pavilions built have already entered the history of modern art as "13 wonders of the world."

In 1997, after the resounding success of the First World Festival-Competition of Circus Arts, B. Krasnov was invited to Athens. Here he received an order from the Greek Government to decorate the Opening Ceremony of the 6th World Championships in Athletics at the Central Stadium "Kolomarmaros". The proposal was received in April, the stadium was inspected in May, on June 23 (!) all the scenery was ready for loading, and all the work was carried out in Moscow. For the sake of justice, it must be said that the idea of the scenery belonged to the Greek architect Nikos Petropoulos, and Boris Krasnov acted as the designer. Among the design elements are two sculptures of Apollo 6.5 meters each, a 21-meter sculpture of the goddess of peace Irina, special podiums for the orchestra under the direction of the great Greek composer, multiple Oscar winner Vangelis and performances by Montserrat Caballe. The main element of the scenery was the triumphal arch in front of the entrance to the stadium, 100 meters wide, 24 meters high and 50 meters deep. Its upper part was decorated with bas-reliefs reproducing the metopes of the Parthenon temple. Inside the arch, lined with marble-like plastic tiles, control panels for laser light installations were mounted - a whole computer center, elevator to the eighth floor, spiral staircase, air conditioners, etc. The ceremony was watched by a television audience of approximately 2 billion people, and broadcast by more than 160 television companies around the world. The scenery stood until September 7, the date when the International Olympic Committee made its decision on the venue for the 2004 Olympics, and the Triumphal Arch of Krasnov became in these days no less a landmark of Athens than the famous Acropolis.

On May 10, 11 and 12, 1996, concerts of Russian ballet stars and Maya Plisetskaya were held in New York. These concerts have become one of those events that are remembered by its creators, participants and spectators for a lifetime. Boris Krasnov had the high honor of being the designer of the gala performance of the brilliant Russian ballerina. The scenography, reproducing the hall of the Bolshoi Theater, explains the name of the concert - "Straight from the Bolshoi". When, to the solemn sounds of the Polonaise from P.I. Tchaikovsky's opera "Eugene Onegin", a curtain rose over the stage of the New York City Center and the audience saw the colonnade of the Bolshoi, and the quadriga, and the lanterns, and the chandelier shining with lights, many literally had their hearts pinched and welled up tears in the eyes. And this mood did not leave the audience until the dazzling finale, when the glittering golden boxes of the Bolshoi Theater appeared before the shocked audience. Maya left the main, "royal" box and went to the proscenium, towards the hall, which had long since jumped to its feet and enthusiastically roared. The scenery changed seven times during the performance - four times in the first part, three times in the second. Against this nostalgic background, the final parade-alle of the participants took place under the "Italian Capriccio" by P.I. Tchaikovsky. Maya Plisetskaya concluded the parade along with all its participants in her regal dress from Cardin. This became a kind of world record among spectacles with the participation of Russian actors both in Russia and abroad.

For 10 years, Boris Arkadievich Krasnov has collected a collection of titles, titles, and awards that is unthinkable for show business. He is a laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine named after T.G. Shevchenko in the field of culture (1987) for scenography for the play by M. Shatrov "So we will win!", Zaporozhye Youth Theater, laureate of the competition "Slavic dramaturgy" (1989) for scenography for the play "Ham" based on the play by E. Ozheshko at the Vitebsk Theater named after Y. Kolosai, winner of the Grand Prix "Golden Astrolabe" of the festival of television films shot on high-definition equipment for work on the film "Moscow Melodies" (Montreux , Switzerland, 1989), six-time winner of the National Music Award "Ovation" - in the nominations: "Best Stage Designer" (1994), "Best show at concert venues in the country" (1994), "Best scenographic company of the Year" (1994), "Best Production Designer" (1995), "Best Production Designer" for the decoration of the First World Festival of Circus Arts "Golden Bear" and Valery Leontiev's show "On the Road to Hollywood" (1996 d.), "Best director-scenographer" for the super show "On the road to Hollywood" (1996 .); laureate of the "Person of the Year" award in the nomination "Designer of the Year" (1995 and 1996); laureate of Moscow in the field of literature and art for the design of the play for children "Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves" at the State Academic Theater named after Evg. Vakhtangov (1996); winner of the Russian competition "Manager of the Year" (1998) in the nomination "Culture", as well as many other prizes and awards, including international ones.

Boris Krasnov is a member of the Union of Theater Workers of Russia, the International Union of Variety Workers, the Association of Theater Artists, the Higher Academic Commission of the National Prize "Ovation" in the field of entertainment and popular music (1994). He is the author of the series of lectures "Management in show business" (Russian Institute modern culture, 1993) and "The role of the artist in modern television" (Russian Television Academy, 1994-1995).

The main hobby is work. He has almost no free time. Rare moments of rest are almost always associated with physical activity, sports activities. I used to play a lot: water polo, football, volleyball, basketball, went in for sports badminton. B. Krasnov is fond of collecting white milkmen. They are brought to him and given from all over the world. There are more than a thousand items in this unique collection.

Lives and works in Moscow.

The other day, due to the lack of corpus delicti, the sensational criminal case against the famous designer and stage designer Boris Krasnov, accused of extorting shares of the Inconnect company, was terminated. Previously, it was suspended, and then separated into a separate production due to Krasnov's serious illness. In the fall of 2011, he suffered a stroke, was in a coma, but then began to recover and, with the permission of the investigator, was released for treatment in Germany. The rest of the defendants in the extortion case were convicted in November 2013. Currently, the stage designer has safely returned to his homeland and is ready to continue labor activity. "Lenta.ru" understood the course and features of this not quite ordinary case.

Matryoshkas from the Flower City

The glory of the stage master came to Boris Krasnov back in the 1990s, and after the Russian National Exhibition in Paris in 2010, he could have become a living classic. However, his bold stage decision with a round dance of ten-meter nesting dolls was not positively assessed by all interested parties. In particular, the ideas of the stage designer, according to some reports, did not please Vladimir Putin, who arrived at the exhibition.

The Flower City project from Dunno's Adventures at Expo 2010 in Shanghai was not entirely successful either. Dmitry Medvedev, who was in China on a working visit, was said to be dissatisfied with the fact that the expensive decorations did not reflect current topics in the development of nanotechnology and the country's preparations for the Sochi Olympics. The huge pavilion then had to be left to China, since its transportation to Russia could cost one and a half hundred million rubles. As a result, the cost of the project, which already significantly exceeded expectations, increased from the initial 224 million to 1.5 billion rubles.

high raiders

In preparation for Expo 2012 in South Korea with a budget of 375 million, the famous stage designer was no longer attracted. Perhaps it was precisely because of this that Krasnov did not have a relationship with the organizers of the Russian part of the exhibition - Tatyana Sadofyeva's firm "Inconnect" and her son Andrey Sadofyev.

Photo: Dmitry Azarov / Kommersant

According to investigators, Boris Krasnov joined the group influential people- officials from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, who declared a kind of war on Inconnect.

In July 2011, Andrey Sadofiev, one of the leaders of this company, met in the Rice and Fish restaurant on the second floor of the Udarnik cinema with the chief manager of the Magma investment company, Igor Dunaev. Sadofiev was offered to buy out 100 percent of the shares authorized capital"daughters" of "Inconnect" - "GK Inconnect", - received an order for the organization of the Russian exhibition at Expo-2012 for 50 thousand dollars. Otherwise, the company's management expected serious problems from the leadership of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and even criminal prosecution. The deal did not take place, and relations between the parties deteriorated even more.

It was then, as it is believed, that Krasnov turned to his good friend Vladimir Kolokoltsev, who in the summer of 2011 held the post of head of the capital's main department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, with a request to take the Inconnect check under personal control. Claims against the company had very real grounds: the financial connection of Inconnect with the Prostor Design company was checked, with the help of which the Sadofievs may have evaded taxes.

However, the confrontation between the Sadofievs and Krasnov's friends did not last long. By the beginning of autumn 2011, the leadership of Inconnect turned from potential criminals into victims. On September 7, on suspicion of extortion, the ex-head of the department of foreign economic relations of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Sergei Shilov (later, according to the verdict of the Zamoskvoretsky court, he will receive 8 years in prison), deputy head of the exhibition department of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Yury Bogdanov (sentenced to 7 years in prison), deputy general director of Sportivnoe news agency Olympic Committee of the Russian Federation "Oleg Litoshenko (sentenced to 7.5 years in prison) and Igor Dunaev, which was discussed above. The latter received 4 years in prison.

On the same day, September 7, Boris Krasnov himself was detained. He spent two days behind bars, and then was released on bail of 5 million rubles.

And on September 22, Krasnov suffered a stroke. And it was precisely at the moment when he was discussing the line of defense with his lawyer Imanali Uzalov. The stage designer was urgently taken first to Pervaya Gradskaya, and then to the intensive care unit of the Federal Medical Biophysical Center. A.I. Burnazyan. Another lawyer for the patient, Alexander Dobrovinsky, said that Krasnov was in a coma.

The employees were also able to verify the reality of the diagnosis. law enforcement who visited him in the clinic. When the patient's condition stabilized a little, Krasnov was sent by plane to Berlin, and then to one of the clinics in Switzerland. No procedural rules were violated in this case.

If a person is on bail, he even has the right not to ask for permission to travel abroad. Boris did not give any undertaking not to leave - the money was paid, and he could go anywhere, - lawyer Dobrovinsky noted.

Shuvalov's successor and the struggle around the All-Russian Exhibition Center

And 2011 began for Boris Krasnov on the most positive note. On his 50th birthday, the decorator gathered not only domestic and foreign pop stars, but also "top" officials and businessmen. On January 22, First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov, future Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev and Sberbank President German Gref were spotted at the Forum Hall celebrating the Krasnov jubilee.

Photo: Yury Martyanov / Kommersant

Nine months later, the stage designer, who so spectacularly flaunted his lobbying abilities and achievements, became a defendant in a criminal case of extortion. Perhaps a certain role in this was played by the conflict around the most important domestic exhibition - the All-Russian Exhibition Center, the former and future VDNKh.

Just at the end of summer - beginning of autumn, the issue of the candidacy of a new chairman of the board of directors of the All-Russian Exhibition Center was decided. The powers of Igor Shuvalov, who held this position, expired on October 1. As his possible "successors" German Gref, the former governor of Kaliningrad region Georgy Boos and Boris Krasnov.

The All-Russian Exhibition Center was preparing for a large-scale restructuring, which was contracted by major capital developers Zarakh Iliev and God Nisanov. As expensive as the project is - an estimated cost of 2-3 billion dollars - it is also risky. It is no coincidence that some observers started talking about "megacherkizon", remembering that Iliev and Nisanov were related to the infamous metropolitan flea market, and also own a number of large Moscow shopping malls.

The role of the chairman of the board of directors and his non-affiliation with the "rebuilders" of the exhibition center in such a situation could not be overestimated. Moreover, the All-Russian Exhibition Center at that time did not have a sole proprietor. Its shares were divided 70/30 between the federal government and Moscow. Such joint-stock dual power, in the presence of friendly or at least neutral board of directors and management, provided almost unlimited freedom of action for the development of 300 "exhibition" hectares.

By the way, against the background of the Krasnov ordeals, Alexei Mikushko, the former manager of the hotel business of Iliev and Nisanov, became the general director of the All-Russian Exhibition Center in September 2011. There was a hitch with the chairman of the board of directors. George Boos took up this post only in December. But on the other hand, God Nisanov also entered the supreme deliberative body.

However, as it turned out later, this was by no means the final battle for exhibition billions and hectares. Already in the summer of 2012, Boos gave way to the deputy mayor of Moscow, Natalya Sergunina. The business press claimed that the ex-governor did not work well with Iliev and Nisanov.

A funny detail: around the same time in July 2012, Boris Krasnov appeared in front of the general Russian public for the first time after the initiation of a criminal case and a stroke. He spoke on the air of a talk show on Channel One dedicated to the birth of a child with Philip Kirkorov. The decorator did not give the impression of a seriously ill person: he spoke clearly and distinctly, was in high spirits, sat on the couch, and not in a wheelchair. The shooting took place in Ostankino, and not in a Swiss clinic. Although no one has officially announced the removal of the charges against the decorator.

On the other hand, there were signs that the mayor's office was taking power at the All-Russian Exhibition Center, hardly exclusively in the interests of Iliev and Nisanov. Another major developer, the head of the Barkley Corporation, Leonid Kazinets, joined the board of directors of the exhibition center. And in May 2013, by decision of the federal authorities, Moscow received 100 percent of the All-Russian Exhibition Center. In parallel, Iliev and Nisanov received the go-ahead for the construction of an oceanarium on its territory, the largest in the European part of the Russian Federation.

A little later, in the fall of 2013, businessmen announced their intention to build two hotels with 600 and 400 rooms. But these plans were called into question.

In April 2014, Alexei Mikushko relinquished the position of CEO to Vladimir Pogrebenko, Sergunina's former subordinate in the Moscow Property Department. And as a result, VVC Revival LLC, controlled by Iliev and Nisanov, commenting on its plans, mentioned only an oceanarium and the creation of a children's leisure center.

It seems that the hotels do not really correspond to the image of the All-Russian Exhibition Center-VDNKh, which has developed among Moscow officials. At least, Natalya Sergunina speaks about the park, the museum town, the sports cluster, but not about the concentration of retail and office real estate.

silent return

And Boris Krasnov, meanwhile, again went into the shadows, trying not to fall into the field of view of the press. It was only possible to find out that the decorator returned safely to his homeland and even started to work. This, in particular, was mentioned in an interview with Chanson radio in October 2014 by singer Elena Vaenga.

The investigating authorities - the Internal Affairs Directorate for the Central Administrative District - could not find out about the prospects for further investigation of the criminal case against Krasnov. However, lawyer Lyubov Trushina told reporters that the case had already been closed due to the absence of corpus delicti in Krasnov's actions.

This news was received with hope by Dmitry Chesnov, the defender of the already convicted defendant in the Inconnect case Sergei Shilov.

A lawyer's request for familiarization with the decision to terminate the criminal prosecution against Boris Krasnov has been prepared. I think the arguments contained there can be used to justify my client as well, - the lawyer told Lente.ru.

However, a few days later Supreme Court news came about the refusal to transfer his cassation appeal for consideration. The department did not see any grounds for reviewing the Inconnect case. Therefore, the former "accomplices" of the famous stage designer will remain behind bars.

Boris Krasnov himself, in an interview with Kommersant, said that he was satisfied with the way the investigation ended: “I am not guilty and have always said this. Did you think that it could be otherwise?