Sergei Netievsky - the missing dumpling. The largest "dumpling" - Dmitry Sokolov Scandal in the Ural dumplings

Dmitry Vladimirovich Sokolov is a Russian comedian and actor, one of the old-timers of the Ural Pelmeni KVN team, a participant in the talk show of the same name on STS and a number of other popular humorous projects: Outside the Game, Show News, Big Grater, Yuzhnoye Butovo”, “ProjectorParisholton”, “Valera-TV”, “Unreal Story”.

The hearts of millions of Russians were conquered by enchanting concert programs domestic “dealer of humor”, as the participants themselves call themselves “ Ural dumplings". Among them are “Visiting the Skalka”, “Smekhbat”, “Dumplings - Refreeze”, “Back to the Bakery”, “People in Something”, “Happy in the Dough”.

In the ranking of domestic celebrities from Forbes in 2013, the team took 15th place with an income of 2.8 million dollars, in 2015 - 16th with 800 thousand, in 2016 they were not included in the list of the highest paid stars.

Childhood and youth

Dmitry Sokolov was born on April 11, 1965 in Pervouralsk, located 40 kilometers from Yekaterinburg. He became the second child in the family (Dmitry has an older sister) of Vladimir Sergeevich and Irina Aleksandrovna Sokolov.

According to his mother, his son's artistic inclinations appeared already at the age of 3, when he recited monologues from " Bremen Town Musicians with dances and songs. And all this despite the lack of musical ear. This circumstance, however, did not prevent him from graduating later. music school and perform as part of a folklore ensemble.

IN primary school he studied poorly, as he was overly active, restless and inattentive. But, having matured, he corrected the situation with academic performance. And during the trip with the whole class to Moscow, he pleasantly surprised the teachers when he offered to take them not to a cafe or a zoo, like other children, but to the theater.

After receiving the certificate, the young man entered the Ural Polytechnic Institute (UPI) at the Faculty of Chemistry, where his older sister studied. She was an active participant public life, a construction team fighter, a member of the propaganda team, always invited relatives to their theme evenings and numerous concerts, which they organized not only within the walls of their educational institution, but also in hospitals, factories, and was able to captivate her brother with the possibilities of an excellent construction team and student life.

Dmitry Sokolov's speech

At the end of his second year, he went with the Horizon construction team to work in Astrakhan, where he met many good friends, but fell ill with typhoid fever. Subsequently, he had to be treated for a long time and take an academic leave for medical reasons. When the time came to serve in the army, he ended up in the military construction unit.

Dmitry Sokolov and KVN

After serving in the army, Dmitry returned to his native institute. In 1991, with the KVN team "Neighbors", which united students from the UPI and the Tyumen Medical Institute, he participated in the Major League games (that year they lost to Novosibirsk). Then he was elected commissar of student groups of the institute. In 1993, the Neighbors team disintegrated, and he decided to organize his own team, inviting congenial ones from the best representatives of the propaganda teams of the UPI construction teams.

Dmitry's first game in the newly created team, called "Ural dumplings", took place in the autumn of the same year in the semi-finals against the team of the Law Academy and ended in a convincing victory for the newcomers. In the final, they met with the guys from the local university, again won a beautiful victory and became the champions of their hometown.

In 1995, one of the most significant events for Pelmeni took place - they played brilliantly on international festival KVN in Sochi and for the first time got into the Major League. In the future, their performances usually always made a splash. In confirmation, one can recall the parody of Vladimir Zhirinovsky “I am a water, I am a water” or the song “Bubbles are flying”, sung by Sokolov in 1997. And his congratulations in verse on the 2000th New Year (“Lonely white mouse” - about a mouse that lost its innocence in a barn) generally became a classic of the genre.

Dmitry Sokolov and "Ural dumplings" in Sochi

As part of the team, Dmitry became the owner of many prestigious awards and titles, including the title of champion of the Major League, winner of the Super Champions Cup and prize-winner music festival in Jurmala "Voicing KiViN".

Further career Dmitry Sokolov

Having completed his career in KVN, Dmitry, along with other team members, continued to work in the entertainment industry under the brand name "Ural dumplings". In 2007, they presented the program "Show News" on TNT, a comic version of the usual news releases. Its first releases were very popular with the audience.

In 2009, it became possible to show a big concert performance of "Dumplings" on the Ren-TV channel. No funds were allocated for the organization of filming, but they decided not to miss the opportunity and recorded the concert with their own money. And they did not fail - soon they were offered cooperation by the STS channel.

As part of the STS, "Pelmeni" began to prepare and show such humorous "personalized" performances every month. Sokolov, or "Falcon", as his friends call him, usually acted in them as a village boy, seemingly rustic, but possessing special folk wisdom.

Subsequently, not a single project of the team could do without the participation of a talented comedian. He offered original ideas, organized tours, prepared concerts, wrote shock songs and jokes, and also performed solo numbers - on Channel One in Big Difference, on TNT in " comedy club", in other humorous TV shows.

In parallel with the show "Ural dumplings", the team released the sketch "Unreal Story", where Dmitry got the role of Luka Lukich, was the initiator of the comedy talent competition "MYASORUPKA", the release of the sketch show "Valera TV", where Andrei Rozhkov, Dmitry Brekotkin, Ilana Isakzhanova (Yurieva) and other colleagues.

Nubuck - "Last year's laughter fell"

In 2013, the creative association of talented performers who celebrated the 20th anniversary of the business with a grandiose performance called "20 Years in the Test" was awarded the prestigious TEFI-Commonwealth television award. In 2014, they became TEFI finalists, and also presented new show programs “I have a visa - you don’t need a mind!”, “With a sweet paradise and in a boutique”.

In 2015, a team of creative comedians celebrated the 50th anniversary of their master with the concert "50 Friends of SOKOLoushen". Among their works of 2016, one can note “Dough under the Sun”, where they discussed the cost of dishes in the deputy canteen, “Joke Game” with Dmitry in the form of a goat, New Year's Eve broadcast of “Olivieda”.

Personal life of Dmitry Sokolov

The star of the "Ural dumplings" - father of many children He has five children. From his first marriage with Natalya, in those years a student of the Faculty of Economics, whom they met in a construction team, Dmitry has a son, Sasha, who was born in 1992, and a daughter, Anya, who was born 10 years after his brother. Their family broke up due to domestic problems and the constant absence of her husband, who was busy filming or touring with concerts.

From his second marriage with Ksenia Li, an ex-member of the Irina Mikhailovna KVN team, the artist has two daughters Masha and Sonya, born in 2012 and 2017, and a son Vanya, born in 2015, during "a somewhat protracted celebration of the half-century anniversary his dad." The relatives originally wanted to name the youngest daughter Joanna, but at baptism they gave more traditional name Sofia. Dmitry Sokolov with his wife and children

It should be noted that the artist showed himself to be a real and caring husband not only by buying his wife a fur coat, a car and a house, but also by taking care of her during her illness. She suffered from a deformity of the lower extremities, moved on crutches, and underwent surgery. And in a difficult period of her life, he was a real support for her - he helped her recover, did massages, supported her morally.

A young woman is involved in creative life his extraordinary chosen one - goes on tour with him, makes suggestions for scripts, is always present in the hall during performances or filming.

Dmitry Sokolov now

In 2017, a wonderful artist continued to surprise his fans with inexhaustible humor, killer jokes, hilarious cartoons, performing at concerts, at various holidays, shows and corporate parties.

Dr. Sokolov - From mud to rhinestones - Ural dumplings

In October, at STS, he, along with other Dumplings, presented another sparkling masterpieces. Among them: the release of "Caviar of Thrones" and the program with the intriguing name "50 Shades of Tan".

The comedian was also noted in the video of the All-Russian Popular Front, in which famous artists congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on his 65th birthday. Dmitry invited the head of state to go fishing, noting that near their city "there is a wonderful field where a lake could be made before his arrival."

The creative producer of the show called "Merry Evening" was a member of the "Ural dumplings" team "Vyacheslav Myasnikov. Together with him, his colleagues Andrei Rozhkov and Yulia Mikhalkova participate in the program. They say that the program will not be broadcast on STS.

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Yulia Mikhalkova said that changes are coming in the Pelmeni team. “I still remain a participant in the show, continue to tour with the team, and prepare for autumn filming. The Cheerful Evening program is a separate project, in which I received an invitation to participate from another TV channel and my colleagues Slava Myasnikov and Andrey Rozhkov,” shared spectacular actress.

Mikhalkova is sure that participation in the new project promises creative growth and expansion of the television audience. “In the new show, I am not only in the usual role of a comedian, but also the host of the program. latest news we understand that the new television season will surprise viewers with the transition of different presenters from channel to channel. So, I'm in the trend of television transfers this fall," Yulia noted.

The girl admitted that at some point they started fighting for her. "Each of us is an independent creative unit and can work on several projects at once. We will not exist exclusively together until the end of our days," the artist quotes

Sergei Netievsky did not rule out his return to the "Ural dumplings".

The dispute between the "Ural dumplings" and their director (or not the director - here the versions of the parties differ) Sergey Netievsky has become one of the hottest topics recent months. After several decades of coexistence, the parties to sort out their relationship.

Lawyers made loud statements. For example, a representative of "Dumplings" accused Netievsky that, and in response received an accusation that.

The first instance has already put an end to one of the disputes - the Sverdlovsk arbitration decided that "Ural dumplings". But this is only the first instance and it is possible that its decision will be appealed.

Tomorrow, the Arbitration Court will continue proceedings on another lawsuit: Ural Pelmeni demand that First Hand Media (owned by Sergei Netievsky) return the rights to the show's trademark. We talked with Sergei Netievsky and listened to his version of what is happening.

- Your lawyers said that last summer some kind of conflict arose in the "Ural dumplings". What was the reason for it? class="_">

– Indeed, we had different opinions about where to move the show. I think every project should be updated. Since 2009, as a producer who brought the show "Ural dumplings" to STS, I have been constantly involved in the formation and updating of the project: graphics, scenery, shooting techniques, editing, etc., to make it relevant and modern.

A loud conflict in the "Ural dumplings" flared up more than 20 years after the creation of the team.

I had different proposals for the "Dumplings" development. For example, for everyone to do their own project, or to do a project with young comedians, who, for starters, should be included in our show, shoot a documentary and feature films. But the guys did not accept these ideas, and we had creative and organizational differences.

- Can you decipher what you call "creative differences"? class="_">

– We have always discussed development issues with the whole team. As a result, we decided to take a break, tried to discuss our differences, and in the spring I learned about the first lawsuits.

- Sergei Isaev, when they announced the break in relations with you in the fall, he stressed that you were very busy with your projects in Moscow. class="_">

- I really have projects that I have long dreamed of realizing. And during this pause, I began to make them more active. But I have always been involved in both "Ural dumplings" and my own projects.

- I was told that the disagreements were not only creative, but also financial. class="_">

- Of course, where there is television creativity, there is also finance.

- Do you know Alexei Lyutikov, who runs the Ural Pelmeni Production company? class="_">

- Yes, familiar. He joined me at First Hand Media in 2014 as an executive producer. And I entrusted him with the production of the show "Ural dumplings", taught and showed how and what to do, shared the secrets and experience of creating the show, which had been accumulated over five years. He was with the company until the fall of 2015. But then we had disagreements with him, because I was not satisfied with the quality of his work on the creation of a new project "Fathers and These".

- They say that it was Alexei Lyutikov who became the starting mechanism of the conflict. Allegedly, he persuaded Sergei Isaev and other members of the team to produce a show without you. This is true? class="_">

- It is clear that for 20 years we have had a lot of disputes in the team. And Alexey Lyutikov could theoretically amplify these differences and offer himself as a new producer of the show "Ural dumplings". Moreover, he learned from the inside how the show is made.

- This coming Thursday, the Moscow arbitration will consider the suit of "Ural dumplings" against your company First Hand Media: they demand to take away the trademark of the show from you. As far as I understand, there is a text trademark, and there is a graphic one. class="_">

– You are legally savvy. Indeed, there is a text, and there is a graphic trademark. In 2015, the lawyers and management of the companies producing the show (First Hand Media and Idea Fix Media) initiated a technical procedure for combining marks.

Sergey Isaev (on the left in the photo) is now actually in charge of the Ural dumplings, but the de jure director is Sergey Netievsky.

The fact is that since 2012, it was the graphic logo "Ural dumplings" developed by First Hand Media that was used on television broadcasts and at concerts. And it was not protected in any way, it was not registered with Rospatent. The production company combined these two signs to remove the risks in relation to the channel and to other partners.

- There is an opinion that when you left Pelmeni, you simply took away the trademark at the same time. class="_">

“People might think so. But we do not use this sign in any way, we do not prevent the team from doing shows and touring. Most importantly, as soon as a trademark dispute arose, First Hand Media was ready to transfer this trademark to the team. We offered this several times to both the representatives of the team and the team itself. But they don't want to take the sign! Instead, they sue.

– When did First Hand Media register it? class="_">

- I'm afraid to make a mistake, it was in November last year.

- Are you ready to transfer for free or for some kind of financial compensation? class="_">

“First Hand Media is ready to transfer it for free.

- Previously, the team's lawyers said that the trademark "Ural dumplings" is worth 400 million rubles. class="_">

- This figure is taken from the ceiling. It is not clear what this report is based on. As far as I know, there was a meeting Russian Society appraisers", which admitted that the report referred to by the team's lawyers was made with significant violations. I think that on July 14 the court will sort this out.

Interestingly, Yulia Mikhalkova is not among the co-owners of the Ural dumplings.

- Why did you decide to demand to be reinstated as director if your relationship is still on pause? class="_">

– To resolve disagreements that have arisen. There are legal issues: if people break up, then you need to do it in a civilized way.

- You have been with Pelmeny since 1994, and since 1998 you have been the team director. It is clear that the team has been updated during this time. But now you are outside the project. Is this story closed for you? class="_">

- No, the question is open. We have disputes, but this does not mean that we are enemies-enemies. It happens that time passes and disputes go aside.

- It seems to me that it is difficult to return back after litigation. class="_">

– As they say in the East, a glued vessel flows in a thin stream... But in this life, anything is possible.

- After leaving the Ural dumplings, did you watch the new episodes of the show? class="_">

– To be honest, not all of them. To some extent, the show has become different from what we did before. But the project is popular, people are watching it, and I wish the guys success so that Pelmeni will continue to develop.

- For First Hand Media, how significant was the project from a financial point of view? class="_">

I won't say in percentage terms. essential. But we were engaged and are engaged not only in "Dumplings". For example, we made a mini-series "Seasons of Love" for the TV channel "Domashny", we are preparing to produce a full-length comedy "March 9", we are actively developing the project "League of Improvisations".

- I understand that in September the "League of Improvisations" will be held in Yekaterinburg. What is the point of this show? Why should it take off? class="_">

- We want to bring together all the teams that are engaged in improvisation in Yekaterinburg. Conduct workshops and trainings for them. And as a result, the best will become participants in the gala concert and will be invited to Moscow in October to shoot.

The League of Improvisations is a short-form theatrical improvisation competition. We take the themes of the games from the audience, set the rules of the game and make humorous numbers. This is complete improvisation. And, as in any competition, teams get marks. In addition to the Ural teams, the winners of the Improvisation League 2015 will come, and there will be a real battle.

– Will this show appear on any of the TV channels? class="_">

- We are currently negotiating with several channels. We think it will be an hour show. It's perfect new project for our TV. There is a feeling that this project should succeed.

P.S. The site always does its best to reflect the opinions of all parties in the publications. If Sergey Isaev, with whom we have previously communicated many times, agrees to comment on the situation, then we will be happy to provide him with the most visited site in Yekaterinburg.

Text: Sergey PANIN
Photo: Ilya DAVYDOV / website; Sergei NETIEVSKY / facebook.com
Video: Show from the air / youtube.com

The conflict between the Ural Pelmeni team and their former producer Sergei Netievsky has been going on for more than a month. The parties were unable to resolve the issue on their own and therefore went to court.

On June 19, a regular meeting on controversial issue on copyright for 73 episodes of the Ural dumplings show. As a result, the conflict was never resolved.

“The point in the dispute has not yet been put, the Court of Cassation did not satisfy the complaint of Orlov E.A., but sent the case for further consideration to the Moscow Arbitration Court. The original archival releases of the Ural dumplings show still belong to the company that produced them in 2009-2015. Idea Fix Media LLC. The dispute is about the dubiously produced 80 issues-processing "Ural dumplings - Favorite", - said the official representative of Sergei Netievsky.

The former producer of the team claims that Evgeny Orlov, working as deputy general director of Idea Fix Media LLC, transferred the rights to 73 archival releases to Ural Pelmeni Production LLC, for a reduced fee of 861,400 rubles for all programs.

Ten days later, he signed a contract with the STS television company for broadcasting issues in the amount of 231 million 280 thousand rubles.

Sergei Netievsky believes that Orlov deliberately deceived him by selling the rights to broadcast the episodes through a third-party company. The man emphasizes that this situation has become only one of many in a series of conflicts between him and the team.

“This controversial deal to transfer the rights to archival releases in secret from the director and shareholders of the company is just one episode in a series of dubious actions to withdraw assets from Idea Fix Media LLC by Deputy General Director Evgeny Orlov in 2016 in favor of Ural Pelmeni Production LLC where he later became director. We are confident in our position and believe that Orlov E.A. caused damage to the production company Idea Fix Media LLC. We are waiting for a reasoned decision of the Court of Cassation and we will defend our legal rights,” Netievsky explained.

Apparently, the ex-producer of the KVN team intends to continue to fight for his rights. However, Evgeny Orlov refuses to admit guilt. He is sure that he acted within the framework of the law and in the interests of the Ural dumplings.

So far, the point in the controversial case has not been put. Fans sincerely hope that the current situation will not affect creative activity team. They assume that the scandal surrounding the Ural dumplings will end sooner or later, and the team will be able to fully work on new episodes of the show.

At the end of October, "Ural dumplings" held a meeting at which the participants of the show decided on. The decision can be called collegial - according to the constituent documents, all members of the team who, to one degree or another, own shares in the company, have the right to vote. Creative association"Ural dumplings".

The sudden resignation of their director in the team was explained by the fact that Sergey Netievsky is busy (he is the producer of Idea Fix Media and the founder of First Hand Media), rarely appears in Yekaterinburg and, therefore, can no longer effectively fulfill his duties. The team says that all changes are already legally fixed.

From now on, the director of the group is Sergey Isaev. We met with the new leader of the Ural dumplings and asked what he would do better than Netievsky.

The resignation of Sergei Netievsky, who has held the position of director for the past 17 years, was a big surprise for everyone. There were many rumors, including that the reason for the resignation was a financial conflict. What happened?
- Everything is quite simple here. Sergei felt cramped in Yekaterinburg and, no matter how it sounded, he exchanged our city for Moscow. Sergey himself has repeatedly said in interviews that he has become a Muscovite, that he is much more comfortable in the capital, that he feels like a fish in water there. In other words, Sergei ceased to be a "dumpling in a saucepan" and became a "fish in the water."

All this affected his work in the Ural dumplings. You can’t compose something, be in close contact with the team, be at the training camp, while remaining in Moscow. We ourselves are not going to move to Moscow. We have long decided for ourselves that the rehearsal base will be where our parents and children live.

As for rumors of political or financial disputes, we do not even comment on it. If you comment on something, it means that you begin to somehow relate to it, reason, analyze, justify yourself ... We do not want to justify ourselves to anyone. We are honest with each other. We don't have behind-the-scenes games, kitchen secrets. We find it funny to read about it in the media.

- Netievsky will remain in the team?
No one has been fired, no one has been fired. Now Sergei will be working on his projects in Moscow, and we wish him success in this. I think time will tell. If Sergey Netievsky wants to continue working in the team, then we will sit down with him and discuss everything.

It is normal that someone goes on a separate voyage. At one time, Sergei Svetlakov left, but no one made a tragedy about this. If Svetlakov wants to take part in the concert, he will come and say: “Guys, I have time. Can?" - we will answer: “Grey, yes, no questions!” We do not have a ban on communication with this or that person.

IN next year- the anniversary of KVN, followed by the anniversary of Alexander Vasilyevich Maslyakov. I think that the show "Ural dumplings" will take part in it. We already have a preliminary invitation. We will gladly invite both Sergei Svetlakov and Sergei Netievsky.

- Sergey Netievsky worked on New Year's show and if so, in what capacity?
- He did not work on the last two shows either as a writer, or as a director, or as a manager.

- You and other team members managed to save with him friendly relations?
- Certainly. I think that this is such a feature of the Urals - we are kind, reasonable people. Normal, friendly relations are important to us, because it is easier to live this way. I won't say that we are clean as White snow. We don't have white snow right now. (laughs - approx. site). Of course, everyone has his own character, his own material values, everyone has his own energy, each of us has his own faith. But the main value is decency and good relations to each other, which we will always keep as a team.

In many ways, it was thanks to Sergey Netievsky that a few years ago an agreement was concluded with the STS television company on the broadcast of the Ural dumplings show. This helped the team to reach the federal level. How would you rate Netievsky's work now?
- I will not underestimate what Sergei did. He really brought finished project to the STS channel to our good friend Vyacheslav Murugov (Advisor to the General Director of the STS Media media holding, - site note), with whom we are familiar from KVN. Vyacheslav gave us the opportunity to appear on STS and gain a foothold on the TV channel. But today we are an independent project. We do everything ourselves: from writing jokes to shooting, editing and airing. We do not depend on the production, on the manager, on the mood of the people on the channel. We are an interesting, competitive program. This was made possible thanks to each of the team members. What we see on STS is the work of all the guys.

- Why did you become the new director?
- The position itself is appointed. The guys trust me, so they unanimously voted for me to take it.

Was the appointment unexpected for you?
- It was not some kind of surprise, rather, it was pleasant to me. The team entrusted me with the wheel! You can go right, you can go left, give gas or just stand, warm up the engine. It is important not to screw up the mechanism that was in your hands. Therefore, I try to treat it with trepidation: I warm it up in time, refuel it, do maintenance, clean it, if necessary, change something, improve it.

Actually this Full time job, 24 hours a day. I have to deal with issues that I cannot put off until tomorrow. The answer is here and now. Sometimes it happens that the issue requires a collegiate discussion, but there is simply no time to consult with everyone, then I take responsibility and make a decision for the whole team. This is perhaps the most difficult. But you need to be ready for this. If I can't do something, the guys help.

What was the first management decision you made in your new position? Will you radically change the system that Sergei Netievsky built?
- We have several changes planned, which we discussed with the whole team. My task in this case was to accurately convey the tasks that we have to solve. There will be changes in posters, in our name, brand. Our work with partners, with services that are constantly working behind the scenes of the show, will change. Few people think about it, but 130 people work at the Ural Dumplings concert. These are make-up artists, costume designers, decorators, props, catering service, transport service, people who are engaged in the selection of actors ... My task in this case is to make the team climb a step higher, reach a new level.

- What is the next level for "Ural dumplings"?
- Now we are faced with the task of maintaining popularity and continuing to develop in the format family show, do not go into commercial humor, which at times slips no, no, yes. I want us to remain those "Ural dumplings" from Yekaterinburg, which everyone knows now. There are also plans for the emergence of new projects. A lot of people on the team are interested in doing sitcoms, feature films, sports shows…

- Is it all on STS?
- We do not plan to leave the channel, everything suits us. We hear each other, the audience sees us. We recently spoke with CEOs STS. They made it clear that they were interested in our new projects and offered us more TV time before the New Year. We have very big plans, which I can't talk about yet. In order for everything to go as it should, we made changes in the management team. I hope that new people who have great experience launch different projects, will help us show ourselves from a new side.