“Slight flirtation in relations”: Alibasov spoke about relations with Fedoseyeva – Shukshina.

“For me, Lida is a woman of the lens, she made anyone who was next to her glow brighter, my dad is no exception,” says Bari Barievich.

Bari, remember how you met Lidia Nikolaevna?

- Of course, I remember, I was nine years old, I was still a stupid child when my father took me to the restaurant where Lydia Nikolaevna was. Initially, I treated Lida as an adversary, even though my mom and dad were not together for a long time. I've always seen one dad, and this is the first time I've seen him with a woman he's treated differently than his mom. It made me uncomfortable that my dad showed so much love and respect for a stranger. I sat there thinking that for a few hours a day, my dad would love my mommy so much. He hugged her, she reciprocated. We spent two hours in this restaurant, and my attitude towards my dad changed, and I respected him even more.

What happened in those two hours?

He came before me not as my father and producer, who knows at least the whole court, but also for the fact that there is a woman next to him who protects him from the attacks of detractors. Along with us sat a famous artist who tried in every possible way to verbally destroy the father, and Lida beat off the verbal flow of the artist, brightening up the uncomfortable situation. She did it so filigree that I had the feeling that next to the Pope a woman comparable to the Queen of England in her manners and ability to subtly protect her beloved man, destroying all who try to slander him. For me, a boy who grew up in an ordinary Saratov courtyard, the skills of a secular woman in high society were new.

How did your relationship with Lidia Nikolaevna develop in the future?

The moments were different and even the fact that my dad really hurt my ego and I was upset, but it was his choice. I had no reason to be disappointed in her. Most importantly, I saw my dad happy. Remember what Faina Ranevskaya said about couples? When a stupid man meets a stupid woman, an unhappy marriage appears, the union of an intelligent man with a stupid wife gives birth to single mothers, the relationship of a stupid man and his intelligent half leads to a happy marriage, and if an intelligent man and an intelligent woman are combined, an easy flirtation is obtained. So I saw 35 years of mild flirtation in a deep relationship between Lida and Bari, where there was total understanding. They knew everything about each other, did not entertain illusions because they were close. Several times in my life, when I was 15 and 25, I started talking to my father about what friendship was and asked him who was your true friend. We last discussed this topic two weeks ago. My dad always says to me, “A true friend is Lida.”.