23.11.2016 21:30

33 years ago, on November 23, 1983, the premiere took place in the USSR feature film « Cruel romance". The picture, shot by director Eldar Ryazanov based on the play by Alexander Ostrovsky "Dowry", on wide screen was released in 1984 and received recognition from the audience: the Soviet Screen magazine, based on an annual survey of readers, recognized it as " best movie of the year". And Nikita Mikhalkov, who played the role of Sergei Paratov in the film, a hereditary nobleman and owner of a shipping company, was chosen by the audience as the actor of the year.

Mikhalkov's company film set was no less stellar composition of the Soviet screen - Alisa Freindlikh, Andrei Myagkov, Georgy Burkov, Borislav Brondukov, Sergei Artsibashev and many others. Separately, it should be said that in one of the episodes, in the role of a sailor beating a rynda in, Sergey Arsentevich Seleznev, the current captain, was filmed. And during the filming of the film, he worked as the second navigator on the Spartak steamer, which is filmed as the Swallow in the film.

The soundtrack to the film delivers no less than the magnificent play of the actors: “Shaggy bumblebee, fragrant hops”, “And in the end I will say”, “Under the caress of a plush blanket” - the compositions have become as classic as the film itself.

The action of the picture takes place on the banks of the Volga in a fictional provincial town Bryakhimov in 1877-1878. The opening credits of the picture show the Volga embankment in Yaroslavl, and location shooting took place mainly on the Volga in Kostroma.

Artist Borisov created surprisingly authentic interiors for the film merchant mansions, steamboat cabins, restaurants of the nineteenth century. And one of the main roles was played by two real ships: "Spartak", who played the role of "Swallow", and "Dostoevsky" in the role of "Saint Olga".

The Spartak steamer was built in 1914 in Nizhny Novgorod(now) commissioned by the Airplane society and began work under the name Grand Duchess Tatyana Nikolaevna, and later became Dobrynya Nikitich. He worked in the Volga Shipping Company until July 1991, after which, together with the Volodarsky steamship of the same type, the ship was sent for modernization, which ended with both ships being looted and burned in the late 90s, leaving the remains near Rostov-on- Don.

Steamship "Spartak" on the Volga in 1987. Photo: Ilya Rabin

Steamboat "Dostoevsky" on the Volga in 1983 in the role of "Saint Olga". Photo: Vladimir Rozovsky

As for the steamship "Dostoevsky", which was built in 1956 in Hungary, then it did not hit the screens anymore. After decommissioning in the early 90s, the ship was used as a recreation center on the Medveditsa River in the Kimrsky district of the Tver region. In 2014, the ship, abandoned since the early 2000s after a fire, was scrapped.

Speaking about the shipping theme in cinema and especially in the domestic one, one cannot pass by Eldar Ryazanov's film "Cruel Romance", which was released in 1984. The film is based on the play by A. N. Ostrovsky "Dowry". Filming of the tape took place in Kostroma and on the Kostroma reach.

the ship "Spartak" of the Volga United River Shipping Company against the backdrop of the Kostroma embankment

"Swallow" (Spartak was filmed in the birth of this ship) moors to the Kostroma landing stage

in the background at the landing stage is the decorated steamship "Dostoevsky" - in the film it is "Saint Olga". The whole decor is reduced to the installation of a high chimney, typical for steamships. late XIX- early twentieth century

signaling

here is one mistake, a very large one - seeing off Olga Dmitrievna, who had just married the Georgian prince, Larisa's older sister - the "Swallow" (Spartak) rolls off the landing stage

and when the steamer with the newlyweds left the pier, Dostoevsky was already in the frame

nose "Spartacus" - "Swallows"

Spartak on the go

wing of the bridge "Spartacus"

steam wheel

the race between Swallow and Saint Olga begins

this is already from a series of forced mistakes - the steamer "Spartak" worked on the passenger line Yaroslavl - Astrakhan


the brass and polished machine telegraph corresponds to the era and has been switched to the “Complete harm” position, and the modern one used for control is in the “Stop” position

steamboat racing

"Saint Olga" (Dostoevsky, project 737)

Larisa (actress Larisa Guzeeva, this movie became her debut on leading role- before that, she starred in one of the episodes of the TV series "The meeting place cannot be changed") speaks with Kuzmich (the mechanic of the ship) through the speaking tube. But on foreground"climbed" the twisted cord of a modern intercom

in the foreground "Swallow", behind her - "Saint Olga"

Overtaken. In principle, nothing surprising - "Spartak" has a car with a capacity of 1250 hp, while "Dostoevsky" has only 450. By the way, another "blunder" is connected with this - Paratov (N. Mikhalkov) when he showed Larisa the car "Swallows" , says that she replaces 500 horses. That is, the power of the machine is 500 hp. - but in fact the power of the Spartak machine is 2.5 times higher. Again - a forced "blunder" - in the early 80s there were already very few steamboats on the Volga.

disassembled raft against the backdrop of the Ipatiev Monastery

"Swallow" goes on a voyage with merchants and Larisa to the bdorta (final part of the picture)

nasal saloon

Karandyshev is trying to catch up with the "Swallow" on a boat. the tug "Samara" appears in the frame - this is a steam wheeled tug of post-war construction - project 732/733

according to one of the versions, this is the tugboat "Fast". If so, the ship is alive, the steam power plant has been saved. In recent years, the ship has been converted into a double-deck pleasure steamer. Here is a frame with the participation of "Fast" from the film "Chinese Service" (1999)

"Swallow" in the morning mist

under the main deck

Karandyshev (Andrey Myagkov) runs around the decks looking for Larisa

on deck (forward part of the middle deck)

steamship lobby

places of the so-called. fourth grade

"garden" (the roof of the part of the superstructure located in front of the felling)

and now about the ships:
the ship "Spartak", photo dated 1986 - the performer of the role of "Swallows"


built at the Sormovsky plant in 1914. Worked until 1990. Subsequently, it was acquired by a private company and overtaken along with the same type of "Volodarsky" near Rostov-on-Don. Subsequently, both ships were burned, and the remains were dismantled for metal (2000s).

steamboat project 737 "Dostoevsky" - he starred in the role of the steamer "Saint Olga"


built in 1956, after being decommissioned, it was used as a floating camp site near Bely Gorodok. In the 2000s, a fire destroyed the middle deck.
UP: In 2014, the ship was dismantled for metal at its last stop - on the Malaya Puditsa River. Vessel condition in August 2014 (

In 1914, the steamship "Grand Duchess Tatyana Nikolaevna", built by order of the steamship company "Airplane" at the Sormovo plant in Nizhny Novgorod, went on its first voyage along the Volga. AT Soviet time the ship was named "Spartak". He worked on the Volga for many decades, participated in two wars. In the 1980s, Spartak worked on the Gorky - Astrakhan line along with three-deck motor ships, according to the same schedule. The steamer completed its last voyage in 1991, and after years sludge and looting burned down in the backwater near Aksay.

I was lucky enough to visit this ship as a child, on one of recent years his work, while parked. And then, in 2001, he landed from a boat on the burnt hull of a steamer in Aksai. What is interesting: in 1991, the Spartak steamer was still working on the Volga, it was not so long ago. But most people treat such historic steamships as something completely ancient, from another world. Some say that these were luxurious steamships-palaces, while others, on the contrary, believe that passengers on these ships lived in Spartan conditions. But in fact, there was no big difference for the passenger between the historical steamship and the post-war double-deck ship. Almost the same layout of the premises, similar cabins and decks. Well, except perhaps a silent move and a special steamboat smell.

A few years ago, the Saratov local historian Vladimir Mikhailovich Tsybin presented me with two albums, which in turn were presented to him by A. and G. Zaitsevs. One album contains photographs of some interiors of the steamer "Spartak", in the other - the steamer "Usievich".

Let's take a look at the steamer "Spartak" today, and another time we'll visit the "Usievich".

In the album, however, there are no non-ceremonial interiors of the ship, and there were many of them, starting with the large and uncomfortable central span, which resembled a place for receiving cargo, and in fact it was. But let's go up from it along a wide sloping ladder to the second deck. There we will find ourselves in a world of silence and comfort.

The aft mid-deck corridor is lined with linkrust and is not particularly attractive.

But the nose is more interesting. Here, a corridor leads to the restaurant, which was a first-class saloon until the ship was overhauled in the 1950s.

I remember that when I went on the Volodarsky steamship of the same type, I was very impressed beautiful interior restaurant. But what was the restaurant on "Spartak":

The album contains only one photograph of the Spartak's passenger cabin. I'm assuming this is the "deluxe" cabin, which was originally called the "honeymoon cabin":

Let's go to the promenade decks...

And now let's go upstairs, to where the captain's cabin is located, although on old steamships there was most often no access for passengers to the upper deck.

Spartak whistles:

"Spartak" and other historical ships for many decades formed the image of the Volga passenger shipping, and in many ways the image of the Volga. And even after the advent of modern three-deck, and later four-deck ships, historical steamships still had many fans. When the steamers left, they were missed.

Maybe someday similar ships will be built, but with a modern "stuffing".