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The most beautiful women of the peoples of Russia. (40 photos)

Representatives of 304 peoples and ethnic groups live in Russia. It is this figure that emerges from the published results of the 2010 Russian census: 194 peoples are in the main list of nationalities and another 110 peoples are in the list "Indicating other answers about nationality."
41 people of Russia, according to the census, has more than 100 thousand people. After the annexation of Crimea to Russia in March 2014, the number of Crimean Tatars in Russia increased from two to 250 thousand. Thus, in Russia there are now 42 peoples numbering over 100 thousand.

This rating is devoted to the most beautiful (in my opinion or according to the results of voting on the site) women of these largest peoples of Russia. A separate rating is devoted to women of the Russian peoples numbering less than 100 thousand people.

The place of birth was not taken into account when determining belonging to Russia, only citizenship / permanent residence was taken into account.

The 42nd place in terms of population in Russia is occupied by the Kyrgyz (103.4 thousand). The most beautiful Kyrgyz Russia, according to the results of voting on the site, - a model from Moscow Begimay (Maya) Abibova. Height 175 cm, weight 51 kg, figure parameters 86-61-88.

41st place - Nogais (103.6 thousand). The most beautiful leg Russia - Dinara Elgaitarova(born March 25, 1985, Aktau, Kazakhstan) - model, participant in the 3rd season of the reality show "Top Model in Russian". Lives in Moscow. Dinara's father is a Nogai, his mother is a Tatar. Height 176 cm, figure parameters 83-60-91. VK page - https://vk.com/id2444532

40th place - the Turks (105 thousand). The site has a rating of the most beautiful Turkish women, but there are no Russian Turkish women there, because. I do not yet know a single well-known Turkish woman living in Russia.

39th place - Balkars (112.9 thousand). The most beautiful balkarka- singer Lilia Shaulukhova.

38th place - Adyghe (124.8 thousand). The most beautiful Adyghe- singer Fatima Dzibova(born September 18, 1991, Adygeysk, Adygea). VK page - https://vk.com/fatimadzibova

37th place - Tabasarans (146.3 thousand). The most beautiful tabasaranka- athlete Elena Isinbayeva (born June 3, 1982, Volgograd). Elena's father is Tabasaran by nationality, and her mother is Russian. Yelena Isinbayeva set 28 world records in pole vaulting, twice became an Olympic champion (Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008), won the World and European Championships many times, earning the title of the best pole vaulter of all times and peoples. Isinbayeva was recognized as the best athlete three times (2004, 2005 and 2008) by the International Association of Athletics Federations, and twice (2007, 2009) won the Best Athlete nomination at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.

36th place - Koreans (153.1 thousand). The most beautiful Korean Russia - TV presenter Marina Kim. Her father is Korean and her mother is Russian.

35th place - Moldovans (156.4 thousand). The most beautiful Moldavian Russia - Russian actress Lyanka Gryu(born November 22, 1987, Moscow).

34th place - Jews (156.8 thousand). The most beautiful jewish Russia - Soviet and Russian actress, People's Artist of the USSR Elina Bystritskaya. In 1999, in a poll by the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper, Elina Bystritskaya was recognized as "the most beautiful woman of the outgoing century." Born April 4, 1928 in Kyiv in a Jewish family.

33rd place - Georgians (157.8 thousand). The most beautiful Georgian Russia - Russian journalist and TV presenter Tina (Tinatin) Kandelaki(born November 10, 1975, Tbilisi).

32nd place - Laks (178.6 thousand). The most beautiful lachka Russian - singer Sabina Alieva.

31st place - Kalmyks (183.3 thousand). The most beautiful Kalmyk - Irina Tumanova- a representative of Kalmykia at the Miss Russia 2013 contest, where she became the Second Vice-Miss and won the People's Choice nomination. Irina Tumanova's height is 177 cm, figure parameters are 83-62-92. Page "VKontakte" - http://vk.com/id31671589

30th place - Tajiks (200.3 thousand). The most beautiful Tajik- Russian actress Sayora Safari(born March 21, 1991, Dushanbe, Tajikistan). Her real name is Safarova.

29th place - gypsies (204.9 thousand). The most beautiful Gypsy Russia - Lyalya (Olga) Pearl(born May 31, 1969) - Russian actress and singer, Honored Artist of Russia. From the age of 16 she has been working in the Moscow gypsy theater "Romen" (her mother, Ekaterina Zhemchuzhnaya, also works there). Acting in films since 1982. The most famous role is the gypsy Aza in the 1987 film of the same name.

28th place - Karachays (218.4 thousand). The most beautiful Karachay- singer Alika Bogatyreva(born December 18, 1989, Cherkessk, Karachay-Cherkessia). Official site - http://alikabogatyreva.ru/

27th place - Komi (228.2 thousand). I know very few well-known Komi women, so I have not yet decided on the candidacy of the most beautiful representative of this people.

25th place - Tuvans (263.9 thousand). The most beautiful Tuvan - AldynayOorzhak- representative of Tuva at the contest "Miss Asia Moscow 2013" (took third place).

23rd place - the Germans (394.1 thousand). The most beautiful german Russia - Russian actresses Tatiana and Olga Arntgolts(born March 18, 1982). They are twin sisters and German on their father's side.

Tatyana Arntgolts

Olga Arntgolts

22nd place - Ingush (444.8 thousand). The most beautiful ingushka- actress and singer Tamara Yandieva(born July 23, 1955, Karaganda, Kazakhstan). People's Artist of Ingushetia. She starred in 17 Soviet films. Most of all, the actress was remembered by the audience for the trilogy about Scheherazade from the tales of 1001 nights. In the first picture "And another night of Scheherazade ..." Tamara Yandieva appeared in the image of Anora, the daughter of the merchant Karabay. And in the next two ("New Tales of Scheherazade" and "The Last Night of Scheherazade") she played Princess Esmigul. Official website of Tamara Yandieva - http://yandieva.ru/

Tamara Yandieva as Princess Esmigul in the film "New Tales of Scheherazade"

21st place - Buryats (461.3 thousand). The most beautiful Buryat- model Maria Shantanova. After graduating from school in Ulan-Ude, she went to study in China, where she became the face of "Nescafe Gold" in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau. She played the main role in the 6th series of the project "We speak Buryat". Height 167 cm, figure parameters 86-60-88. VK page - https://vk.com/maria_shantanova

19th place - Yakuts (478 thousand). The most beautiful Yakut - Polina Protodiakonova- Miss Virtual Yakutia 2006, the most successful Yakut model in demand in Russia and abroad. Height 178 cm, parameters 89-58-90. Facebook page - facebook.com/polina.protodyakonova

18th place - Kumyks (503 thousand). The most beautiful Kumyk - Zoya Gasanova- Author and presenter of the program "Wedding Season" on Dagestan TV. VKontakte page - https://vk.com/zoya_gasanova

17th place - Kabardians (516.8 thousand). The most beautiful kabardian Russian - singer Sati (Satanei) Casanova(born October 2, 1982, Upper Kurkuzhin, Kabardino-Balkaria).

16th place - Belarusians (521.4 thousand). The most beautiful Belarusian Russia - Russian actress Alesa Kacher(born May 9, 1987, Minsk). Page "VKontakte" - http://vk.com/id7184782

15th place - Ossetians (528.5 thousand). The most beautiful Ossetian- model . Page on Instagram - http://instagram.com/aniaguri

14th place - Mari (547.6 thousand).

13th place - Udmurts (552.3 thousand). I have not yet found famous beauties either among the Udmurt women or among the Mari women.

12th place - Dargins (589.3 thousand). The most beautiful darginka- singer Marina Mustafayeva.

9th place - Mordva (744.2 thousand). Mordva is the Russian collective name for two different peoples: Moksha and Erzya.

The most beautiful muzzle-erzyanka Russia - Olga Kaniskina(born January 19, 1985, Saransk) - athlete, Olympic champion in 2008, the first three-time world champion in the history of race walking (2007, 2009 and 2011), European champion in 2010, two-time champion of Russia.

The most beautiful muzzle moksha - Svetlana Khorkina(born January 19, 1979, Belgorod) - Russian gymnast, two-time Olympic champion in uneven bars (1996, 2000), three-time absolute world champion and three-time absolute European champion.

8th place - Avars (912 thousand). The most beautiful avarka- singer, former member of the group VIA Gra Meseda Bagaudinova. She was born in Grozny (Chechnya) on October 30, 1983. Her father is an Avar, her mother is of Ukrainian-Belarusian origin.

6th place - Chechens (1.431 million). The most beautiful Chechen- Chechen singer and dancer of the ensemble "Lovzar" Makka Sagaipova(born February 14, 1987, Grozny). Sagaipova released two albums, "I am your daughter - Chechnya" (2004) and "Bezam / Love" (2005), but after marriage, due to the disapproval of her husband's relatives, she was forced to temporarily stop her creative activity. At the end of 2011, Makka Sagaipova returned to singing again.

(1.584 million). The most beautiful Bashkir, according to the results of voting on the site, - Laysan Utyasheva(born June 28, 1985, Raevsky village, Bashkortostan) - Russian athlete, world and European champion in rhythmic gymnastics. After completing her sports career, she became a TV presenter (NTV, NTV +, Russia2). Laysan has repeatedly been among the 100 most beautiful women on the planet according to FHM magazine. Official site - utiasheva.com

3rd place - Ukrainians (1.927 million). The most beautiful Ukrainian Russia - Tatiana Navka(born April 13, 1975, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine) - Russian figure skater, paired with Roman Kostomarov, became the 2006 Olympic champion, two-time world champion, three-time European champion.

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In one of the Russian-speaking groups he writes:

”If your girl is Buryat

Your girl is Buryat, she has black hair and slanting eyes, she is insanely beautiful. She is childishly simple, sincere, has a charming smile. At the same time, she is very strong and with a strong character.

She sees the beauty of nature, rejoices in every flower and ray of the sun, she, like a child, will stroke and play with a kitten, but at the same time she can do any male work.

She always tells the truth, but at the same time she is very cunning, she will remain silent when necessary, she will find an approach to a person, she knows a way out of almost any situation, she can persuade anyone if she needs it.

From an early age, she dreams of a family, a child, love. But at the same time she is very modest, does not tolerate vulgarity.

She loves to take care, takes care of her soul mate. She loves to be taken care of, loves to give advice, but really doesn't like being advised.

She has the patience and courage to forgive, she will forgive you many times, but one day her patience will burst and she will say "bayartai" (goodbye) forever and nothing can bring her back.

She does not like being spoken to in abstruse phrases, but she does not tolerate banal jerks who cannot communicate on a smart topic.

She rarely says the words "I love you", but she loves when these words are said to her. It is they who say, looking into the eyes - and do not write in contact or other social networks. She does not tolerate lies, she always intuitively feels him, she just does not always show the view.

She loves attention, no matter what you give her - just a chocolate bar or an expensive car - she, most importantly, is the fact of your attention, that you think about her, that you do not forget. She believes in love, but few people believe in people.

It is very hard to earn her love, but if she loves, she loves sincerely. However, her love can quickly pass if she is not supported. Then she will simply silently leave, and abruptly, because all Buryats are well adapted to life.

If your girlfriend is a Buryat, then you are very lucky, but do not forget that it is very easy to lose her.

A little naive, isn't it? However, such “creativity” is typical for a young age... And yet, we admit, a lot of things were noticed correctly in this text. What do you think?

Recently, truthful and even fantastic versions often appear on the Web about how. ARD is already in its publications. More often, of course, the theme of them is exaggerated. Even on non-Buryat national resources:

However, studies of the “national character” of girls, especially well-argued ones, are still very rare... Perhaps the readers of the ARD will share their opinion, do the Buryats have “their own character”?

YouTube, for example, also has its own subjective “author's” opinion about the beauty of the Buryats:

Maybe I'm not objective, but Buryats seem to me very beautiful. Okay, not all of them without exception, but most of the girls are at least interesting.

There are two main types of appearance that I like and I call them “silver” (Chinese type) and “gold” (Japanese type). There is no assessment here, just by the color of the metals. In fact, the Buryats are very diverse in their appearance, but for now I am speaking in general terms.

I’ll also say right away that I am not a graduate in the field of visage or an art critic. Everything that is written here, at least, is debatable.

Buryat "silver" type

Girls" silver type” in its pure form look like this: black shiny hair, matte pale skin, narrow face, straight elongated features. They are usually slightly above average height, approaching 170 cm. They like to wear silver jewelry and wear their hair in a ponytail. For some reason, they like to generously paint the upper eyelid with a black pencil. They probably think that this is how their eyes enlarge, but the eastern narrow bend of the eye is also part of their beauty.

These girls are also often skinny. I would even say bony. They move gracefully, especially if they are Ulan-Udenks. Girls from the villages do not particularly bother with the plasticity of movements, and by nature this is rarely given to anyone (with the exception of the natives of Africa). These girls make an incredible impression - cold beauty in all its full armor. Tall, black turtleneck, fitted jeans, long silver earrings, slicked back hair. And of course heels - to rise above the rest, the tail of her hair can sometimes touch the chandelier hanging low in the bar. In no case should they dye their hair lighter, because of this, all their subtle veil of grace disappears, turning them into typical chaps in the Kalash row.

Here are a few more Buryat girls from the Mүnouderey basagan project, which I think fit the “Chinese type”.


The girls' golden type“beauty looks more tender. They often do not even suspect that they are beautiful until the age of twenty. They have light eyes and light hair, often red. The skin is also fair with a pink blush. The face is plump and soft, the eyes are large and dabharyashki. In terms of figure, they often resemble European women - bends can be observed here and there. Growth is from tiny to medium.

the golden type can lighten up indefinitely

If they knew that fresh and light colors suit them, then, perhaps, they would not look so gloomy in dark-colored clothes. Although black suits them no less than “Chinese women”, but in a certain green or yellow - they simply have no equal. In an effort to become brighter, “golden” girls often dye their hair a darker color, thereby outperforming the “Chinese women” in the brightness of their eyes, but lose the tenderness of their light image. Although they are the only Buryats who would be forgiven to go even to blond (cold). It would at least look interesting.

They are in the minority in the gallery Mүnouderey basagan, probably because this is really quite a rare type. They also find it difficult to compete with the “silver type” with their catchy, knocking down beauty. It is also possible that this type is less photogenic, and all visual photographers and artists are obsessed with the “silver type”, fixing and spreading it as a universal Buryat type of beauty. I will write more about this sometime later.

Here are some Buryats of the golden type.

In addition, I often see the “Brazilian” type of beauty on the streets of Ulan-Ude. Curly hair, dark skin, athletic figure. There are also girls of the “Indian” type: with expressive hooked noses, huge eyes and cheekbones, similar in their lines to North American rocks. True, I don’t have such types, but many simply squeak with delight.

The Buryats are the second largest people in Siberia after the Yakuts. In total, there are more than 460 thousand Buryats in Russia, who live mainly in the Republic of Buryatia, the Irkutsk region and the Trans-Baikal Territory. There is a Buryat diaspora in Mongolia (45 thousand) and China (about 10 thousand). The Buryat language is one of the Mongolian languages. The peoples related to the Buryats in terms of language and culture include the Mongols and Kalmyks. Believing Buryats profess Buddhism and shamanism.

The following are the most beautiful Buryats according to the Top-Antropos.com portal. The rating includes only famous Buryats - models, actresses, singers, dancers.

20th place: Anna Markakova(born April 8, 1992) - "Miss Buryatia-2011", "Beauty of Buryatia-2011". She represented Buryatia at the Miss Russia 2011 contest. Height 178 cm, figure parameters 86-60-89. VKontakte page - https://vk.com/anna_mark


19th place: Dulma Sunrapova(born November 15, 1985, the village of Tsokto-Khangil, Trans-Baikal Territory) is a Buryat singer. VK page - https://vk.com/dulmasunrapova


18th place: Donara (Dora) Baldanceren- Ballet dancer of the Buryat State National Song and Dance Theater "Baikal" (Ulan-Ude), People's Artist of the Republic of Buryatia. She has toured in South Korea, Taiwan, UAE, Greece, Spain, Germany, Poland, Holland. Page in Odnoklassniki - http://www.odnoklassniki.ru/profile/194241150705


17th place: Elena Mardaeva(born January 28, 1985, Bokhan village, Irkutsk region) - fashion designer, organizer of the Moscow Beauty of Buryatia contest. VK page - https://vk.com/elenamardaeva


16th place: Natalya Zhamsoeva- winner of the contest "Moscow Beauty of Buryatia-2007", representative of Buryatia at the contest "Beauty of Russia-2008". Height 168 cm, figure parameters 83-64-92. VK page - https://vk.com/id144218255


15th place: Julia Zamoeva- Ballet dancer of the Baikal Theater (Ulan-Ude), People's Artist of the Republic of Buryatia.


14th place: Anna Obozhina- Buryat singer, participant of the project "Battle of the Choirs" on the channel "Russia 1". VK page - https://vk.com/id8070133


13th place: Galina Tabkharova- Ballet dancer of the Baikal Theatre. She toured with the theater in Europe and Russian cities. She was awarded diplomas and letters of thanks from the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Buryatia. VK page - https://vk.com/id90942937


12th place: Arjuna Bubeeva(born October 19, 1993) - "Beauty of Buryatia-2010", "Miss Asia Alma Mater-2012". Represented Buryatia at the Beauty of Russia-2010 contest, where she took second place in the Young Beauty of Russia nomination. Aruna also became the winner of the beauty contest of the ethno-festival of the nomadic peoples of Eurasia "Erdyn Games" in 2011. Arjuna Bubeeva's height is 175 cm.


11th place: Ayuna Albasheeva- "Beauty of Buryatia-2006".


10th place: Alena Albasheeva- "Beauty of Buryatia-1999". Alena is the elder sister of Ayuna Albasheeva "(Beauties of Buryatia-2006").


9th place: Victoria Lygdenova- "Beauty of Buryatia-2008". At the age of 17, Victoria received the title "Third Beauty of Russia-2008", corresponding to the fourth place. On March 15, 2013, a 22-year-old girl died of heart disease - cardiomyopathy.


8th place: Evgenia Shagdarova- the winner of the competition "Top Model of Buryatia", a participant in the third season of the TV project "Top Model in Russian" on the Muz-TV channel. Height 172 cm.


7th place: Oyuna Osodoeva(born August 18, 1992) - "Moscow beauty of Buryatia-2010". VK page - https://vk.com/oyunaos


6th place: Irina Batorova(born December 22, 1978, Ulan-Ude) - ballet dancer of the Baikal Theater, choreographer, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation. VK page - https://vk.com/id7013273


5th place: Irina Pantaeva(born October 31, 1967, Ulan-Ude) - model, actress, writer. In 1989 she became the winner of the first beauty contest in Buryatia - "Miss Ulan-Ude". Then she worked as a model in Moscow, Paris, New York, appeared on the covers of Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Elle magazines. Irina starred in several films: "The Return of Khoja Nasreddin" (USSR, 1989), "Mortal Kombat-2: Extermination" (USA, 1997), "Escape from the Gulag" (Germany, 2001), etc. Irina Pantayeva's autobiography "Siberian Dream" was published in several languages ​​​​of the world (English, French, German, Japanese, etc.). Irina's height is 178 cm, model parameters 86-63-89 Official site - http://www.irinapantaeva.net


4th place: Darima Chimitova- "Miss Ulan-Ude-2012". Height 174 cm, parameters 85-59-87. VK page - https://vk.com/darichi


3rd place: Anastasia Tsydenova(born June 10, 1986, Irkutsk), better known under the pseudonym Asia, is a TV presenter on the Muz-TV channel.

2nd place: Madegma Dorzhieva- Buryat singer, composer, professional pianist, producer. Winner of numerous international competitions and festivals. The repertoire includes both ancient Buryat chants and modern rhythms. She has released three successful solo albums. VK page - https://vk.com/midigma_dorzhieva

1st place: Maria Shantanova- model. After graduating from school in Ulan-Ude, she went to study in China, where she became the face of "Nescafe Gold" in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau. She played the main role in the 6th series of the project "We speak Buryat". Height 167 cm, figure parameters 86-60-88. VK page - https://vk.com/maria_shantanova

Model Maria Shantanova I started as a business woman and achieved good results in this direction. But fate decreed that it was not her own business that created the name of this girl, but a beautiful appearance and a combination of circumstances. Now in the girl's personal file there is collaboration with Nestle, Dolce & Gabbana, as well as directors Ben Logan and Steven Seagal. At the same time, the girl does not forget about her native Buryatia. How all this fits into a fragile beauty, how she relates to fame and what the “most beautiful Buryat woman” regrets, read in an interview for UlanMedia news agency.

Maria Shantanova. Photo: provided by the heroine of the publication

- Tell us how your modeling career began. How did you become the face of the Nescafe brand?

It happened by chance, as a student I was noticed by an agent of a modeling agency and invited to a casting, I decided to try, although I had zero experience. Everything went well and after several castings they still approved me.

- Why did you decide to become a cover girl from a business woman? How did your family and friends react to this?

Yes, from childhood I saw myself only as a business woman, but since fate itself sent me to the art direction every time, I began to understand that this was not just luck and a coincidence, I was really appreciated by professionals, and you can do it for real. Those close to me support me in everything, this is very important. Without my family, I would not have achieved all this.

- Do you consider yourself famous? Why?

Honestly, I don’t even know how to answer this question, because everything happened naturally, I never tried to be famous. I love the filming process itself, and people evaluate the result, because it's nice when you try and you are appreciated. It's like cooking dinner for your beloved family, and everyone will like it, I love to give. The expression "I give thanks" is very close.

- What was the key to your success?

Probably self-confidence, which my mother raised in me. External data help only at the beginning, as they say, "meet by clothes", but then your success depends on what kind of person you are. Positive attitude, kindness, but also the ability to fight back if something does not suit you. And to do good, without necessarily expecting something in return, just to give good and help as much as possible. Always be yourself, follow your principles and beliefs.

- You have been repeatedly called the most beautiful girl in Buryatia or from Buryatia. What do you think about it?

Of course, I was very pleased to hear about it, especially since it was originally a journal dealing with human anthropology. But in general, I believe that every woman is beautiful in her own way, inner beauty shines brighter, and this, of course, cannot be conveyed through a photo or film.

- What is the true secret of beauty (yours, beauty in principle)?

They must be good genes.

- How did you change East to West? Why did they make such a decision?

I can call myself a modern nomad and warrior. I have traveled almost all of Asia, I love it very much and sincerely miss it. Living now in the USA, I expand the boundaries of my consciousness, I can do what I love.

I love to travel and try myself in different places, from scratch. So it was in China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and now in the States. This is a kind of test of their strength.

Maybe because I had a boyish character since childhood, I am not afraid of difficulties, I always want to develop and do something myself.

- In previous interviews, you talked about your creative plans for November. Did they come true?

Some of them have already come true. I became a member of the jury at the World Asian Film Festival, worked with the heavyweights of the film industry, great and just very good people.

It was an incredible experience that certainly brought a lot of knowledge and emotions. In addition, the projects that I am supposed to be involved in as an actress have not yet received a start date for filming.

- Do you often visit Buryatia? When are you planning your next trip?

At the moment I came to Buryatia for the holidays.

- How do they treat the Buryats abroad? Are you more comfortable in America or in China?

Of course, not everyone understands the representative of what nationality I am, but I am trying hard to convey to the world who we are and where we come from. With the help of me, a considerable number of Hollywood celebrities already know about us and Baikal. Like my friends in China, many have already visited my parents' Four Seasons guest house in Enkhaluk specifically to see what Baikal is all about.



Maria Shantanova. Photo: Yana Khankhatova, provided by the heroine of the publication

- What place does Buryatia occupy in your life? Russia?

Buryatia is my homeland, my "toonto nyutag" is here, I am inseparably connected with it, having lived abroad for almost 15 years, I come to my homeland every year, as now, although the flight from the USA is not as easy as from China.

I definitely need to come home once a year, see my relatives and recharge with the energy of Lake Baikal.

I have not traveled in Russia yet, I have only been in St. Petersburg and Moscow. St. Petersburg is not a “foreign” city for me either, my mother spent all her childhood here, I know a lot about this city, even places that were connected with the history of my family. And in general, St. Petersburg is a beautiful historical city with incredible architecture. In Moscow, I always transit for a few days, I have a lot of friends living there, both from Buryatia and from student years from China. I really want to go on a trip to Kamchatka, to Vladivostok and to my homeland in the Irkutsk region - Olkhon Island.

Tell us about your collaboration with Steven Seagal. What is remarkable for you about Segal as a person, a project partner?

I was introduced to Steven Seagal by my good friend English director Bey Logan, as he is a professional in martial arts productions in Asian cinema, Seagal's project is also planned to be filmed in Asia, but so far it is still in progress. He is a very nice person, like his family. I met his wife and son, we are Buryat-Mongols, so I think this made our meeting even warmer.



With Steven Seagal. Photo: provided by the heroine of the publication

Stephen spoke very well with his son in Mongolian phrases, which impressed me even more. He is a very humble yet kind person. In general, I noticed that most successful people in Hollywood are very simple and kind, and most importantly, almost everyone has a good sense of humor.

Do you communicate with fellow countrymen abroad? (In China, America). With famous people from Buryatia, other models,

To be honest, in China there was less communication with people from Buryatia, because it was the very beginning of my journey, I developed my language skills, I had more communication with people from various countries: China, Korea, Japan, USA, Europe, but still sometimes we met with fellow countrymen at buuza-party or sagaalgan. In the USA, I began to communicate more often with guys from Russia - Buryatia, Moscow, Tuva, Kalmykia. I can confidently say that I have found real friends among my countrymen, I am very lucky to meet such people.


"The most beautiful Buryat woman" Maria Shantanova: I am a modern nomad and warrior. Photo: Yana Khankhatova, provided by the heroine of the publication

- What souvenirs do you bring to your loved ones from abroad? And what, on the contrary, are you bringing from Buryatia?

In fact, I am very practical, that is, before flying home, I ask my family what they need. I don't like to bring unnecessary things. Of course, we bring tasty things from home: sulfur, nuts, sweets, omul and stew, the last time I lived in China.

What and who do you miss the most?

For my family, for friends, although most of my friends also live in different parts of the world, but with the advent of technology, everything has become much easier, every day I communicate with the house via FaceTime.

- Do you have a role model? Who is it?

The role model is my mother and grandmother. Grandmother Demidova Taisiya Afrikanovna, having graduated from the Moscow Institute of Trade, subsequently moving to Ulan-Ude, worked as a warehouse manager for finished products at the Amta confectionery factory. She was my example - very strong, smart, but at the same time kind and fair. She could find a common language with everyone, I remember that she was loved and respected by everyone from the director to the loader, then I decided that I also wanted to be an independent business woman and at the same time a loving mother. My mother is the most optimistic person, she is strong, wise, but at the same time very gentle and kind.

I believe that a woman should combine these qualities in herself, then you can move mountains.



Maria Shantanova. Photo: Alexey Lovtsov, provided by the heroine of the publication

Do you regret anything? If you had the opportunity to change something in your life, what would you do differently?

I don’t regret anything in my life, every event played its role: something made me happy and set me up for the best, something played a good lesson, I believe that everything we get is a consequence of our own actions. The only thing is that I would like to go back to my childhood and spend as much time as possible with my grandparents, they were incredible people. Therefore, appreciate your loved ones! This is the most valuable thing you have!