Instagram of Elena Sotnikova. Interview: Elena Sotnikova, editor-in-chief of Elle Russia

Elena Viktorovna Sotnikova does not like the hype around her name and does not give interviews. According to the actress, she was born in the wrong century - it would have been more comfortable in the 19th century. She is disgusted by bad manners, dishonest people in power, the insecurity of citizens. Flashing on the TV screen, fuss with image and fame is not her way.

The theater helps to dissociate oneself from tinsel, to hide in another world, albeit a fictional one. If not for acting, Elena Sotnikova would have chosen the profession of a psychologist or a writer. But she became an artist, which fans of talent are endlessly happy about.

Childhood and youth

The actress is a native Muscovite. She was born in April 1961 in the famous 25th maternity hospital. Childhood and youth were spent on Leningradsky Prospekt, next to the Aeroport metro station.

Childhood was remembered by Elena Sotnikova as echoes of the atmosphere of aristocracy, the remnants of which the girl saw on the old Moscow streets, in the green courtyards of Stalinist buildings. Intelligent grandmothers in lace sat on the benches, famous writers, actors and artists walked the streets.

Children and directors studied at school with Lena. The dream of becoming an artist was also born at school, although Sotnikova's parents had nothing to do with artistic bohemia. Mom is a teacher, father is a pilot. Their romantic acquaintance also happened at school: Viktor Sotnikov came to meet the teacher of his younger sister, who told his brother that he must certainly marry her teacher.

They collided at the door of the school. The young teacher's notebooks were scattered, the handsome pilot helped to collect them. The aviator offered his hand and heart after 3 days. Elena Sotnikova grew up in an atmosphere of love and constant expectation of her father, whose every visit home was a holiday. Lena has been preparing for acting since childhood. The girl attended the figure skating section, participated in school amateur performances, and enrolled in the drama circle at the Pioneer Palace.

I heard the first applause at the CSK stadium, when I went out on the ice with flowers to congratulate eminent skaters and ... fell. The audience clapped their hands to support the girl. Elena suddenly felt that she was madly in love with being in public.

The film debut took place in 1976, when Elena Sotnikova was in 8th grade. The young director selected artists for his debut film - the school melodrama "Joke". Lena came to audition and she was approved for a cameo role - a schoolgirl.

On the set of the picture, young Elena Sotnikova, with bated breath, watched the play of the stars of Soviet cinema,. The film appeared , and novice . After the release of the tape, Elena Sotnikova established herself in the desire to connect her biography with the stage. Didn't consider other options.

The first role on stage was played at the Theater of Young Muscovites on Lenin Hills. Theater teacher Elena Galkina entrusted the girl with the image of Lida in the play based on the story "A House with a Mezzanine."

After graduating from school, Elena Sotnikova, having overcome a huge competition, entered the Shchukin school on the first attempt and got on the course of Lyudmila Stavskaya. Thus began an affair with the Arbat, because the "Pike" and the future place of work - the Vakhtangov Theater - are located on the famous street. Sotnikova graduated from Pike with honors and in the same 1982 she joined the troupe of the Vakhtangov Theater.

Theater

On the stage of the theater, which became native, Elena Sotnikova was introduced to the play after 2 weeks. The young actress got a role in the production of "Leshy", where the Vakhtangov masters shone, and. The atmosphere of the theater, according to the actress "home", fell in love with Elena Sotnikova. Since 1982, the artist has never thought about changing the stage, although she had to perform in other theaters.

At the time of the arrival of Sotnikova, the Vakhtangov Theater was directed by Yevgeny Rubenovich Simonov, who gathered talented actors under his wing. In addition to the above, his troupe included,. Soon Elena Sotnikova became one of the leading artists of the theater. She was involved in all repertoire and sold-out productions.

The actress calls the meeting and cooperation with a talented director, whom she calls her teacher, a success. In the production of "You are our sovereign, Father," Pyotr Naumovich entrusted the actress with a role. Then there were works in the performances of the master “Guilty Without Guilt” (Otradina), “The Queen of Spades” (Princess Polina), “The Miracle of St. Anthony” (Mademoiselle Hortens).

Movies

Elena Sotnikova's film career also developed, although the actress did not star in so much. In her last year at Pike, she played a cameo role in the movie hit "Beloved Woman of Mechanic Gavrilov." Sotnikova got the role of the bride who is being stolen.

In the same 1982, the audience saw the aspiring actress in a larger role: Sotnikova played Connie, Margaret's sister, in Leonid Pchelkin's drama Theft based on the story. In the image of the main character - Margaret - appeared, and played her father. In addition to them, other stars played in the picture - and.

In the 1990s, the artist appeared in the films Just Don't Leave, Murder Method and Guilty Without Guilt. In the melodrama Just Don't Leave, Elena Sotnikova played the main character, Olga Zemtsova, a charming woman who is successful in everything. But life deals an unexpected blow to Olga: she is diagnosed with AIDS. He became the director of the melodrama, he also played the main character.

Sotnikova combined work on the set and the theater stage. Playing a movie, she was involved in the production of "The Stone Guest" on Malaya Bronnaya, which she staged. At the same time, Elena Viktorovna was invited to the Theater. , where they offered a role in the play "The Law of Eternity".

Elena Sotnikova is a versatile actress. She is capable of tragic and deep roles (Queen Elinor in the play The Lion in Winter, Henrietta in The Three Ages of Casanova), but the artist is also organic in the image of gossip Farpukhina in the lyrical farce Uncle's Dream.

Friends and colleagues of the artist are amazed at her energy and diligence. Working in the theater and acting in films, Elena Sotnikova manages to write scripts for skits in the Actor's House, participate in concerts at Russian Houses in Berlin, Vienna and Prague, write poetry and voice radio shows.

Personal life

There is no information about the personal life of the artist: she does not talk about her family. It is not known whether Sotnikova has a husband and children. Photos with the family are not found.

It is known that the actress spends all her free time and money on travel: she traveled around America and Europe. She willingly reveals the secret of unfading beauty: in the life of Elena Sotnikova there is no envy and fuss, she eats right, does not eat meat, does not forget about gymnastics and goes to the pool.

Elena Sotnikova now

On the stage of the theater, the actress is involved in the performances "Uncle's Dream", "Games of the Lonely", "Last Moons" and "", which are going on the Vakhtangov stage today.

Fans of the artist come with pleasure to poetry evenings in the Art Cafe, where Elena Sotnikova delights the ear with a filigree combination of poetry, music and beauty. In the aristocratic calmness of the actress lies an irresistible attraction.

Sotnikova is a member of the Council of the House of Actor, a member of the acting "Women's Battalion" of the Vakhtangov Theater. Communicates with , and .

Filmography

• 1976 - "Joke"
• 1981 - "Theft"
• 1981 - "Beloved woman mechanic Gavrilov"
• 1984 - "Manka"
• 1984 - "Through all the years"
• 1989 - "I'm called in the spring"
• 1992 - "Just don't leave"
• 1993 - "Method of Murder"
• 1994 - Guilty Without Guilt
• 2000 - Uncle's Dream
• 2014 - "Last Moons"

Performances

• "Goblin"
• "Anna Karenina"
• "Three Ages of Casanova"
• "Mary Tudor"
• "Little Tragedies"
• "Zoyka's apartment"
• "You are our sovereign, father ..."
• "Lion in Winter"
• "Cyrano de Bergerac"
• "Royal Hunt"
• "Chulimsk last summer"
• "Deep blue Sea"
• "Last Moons"
• "Games of the Lonely"

In my 20 years at ELLE magazine, I've developed rules for the perfect wardrobe, which I hope will help you make the process of choosing clothes for any occasion easier and solve the problem of compatibility of things. In this list, I also included several cosmetic items (for example, red lipstick), some jewelry and accessories. And remember that simplicity is the basis of elegance. Forward!

1. Sheath dress black, or, as it is also called, a little black dress. It can be either a separate piece of clothing, or the basis of several images at once. It can be complemented with large earrings or a necklace, an evening clutch and pumps for a classic evening look. It's easy. The main thing is to choose the length and cut that are right for you.

2. Classic high waisted black pants. I suggest putting away all low-waisted trousers and jeans, unless you are 16 years old, weigh 40 kg and are not going to show a bare stomach. And you probably won't.

3. A few perfect white shirts. It is desirable that some of them should be tucked into trousers / jeans, and some should be worn loose. There are different situations.

4. Jeans light blue, classic blue and dark blue (be careful with the latter: as a rule, the paint on them is unstable, and this applies not only to democratic brands). Let your wardrobe have skinny jeans, straight and flared. Remember the high waist.

5. Pumps. Oddly enough, you can have them in just two colors - black and light beige (nude) to solve any problem.

6. A red thing. Pick your shade of red and buy one simple item in that color. It can be a blouse, a dress with a simple cut, or even a pantsuit. As Coco Chanel said, “if you don’t know what to wear, put on red.” See point 5: beige pumps are ideally combined with red.

7. Red lipstick. If you already know your shade of red, buy the matching lipstick. Red suits everyone, it is only important to choose your shade.

8. Classic cut trench coat, black or beige. The highest chic is to put on a light trench coat on a naked body (more precisely, on underwear) and complement it with tight black tights and high-heeled pumps. Large jewelry in the ears - you are irresistible.

9. Roomy bag of strict lines for the office. Preferably black.

10. Evening clutches. Buy what you like. If the clutch is bright, it has rhinestones and embroidery, take it as a decoration, combine it with simple shapes and do not overdo it with jewelry.

11. Evening dress. At least one. Try to find the most neutral option so that you can look different every time with different accessories. Black lace in the style of Monica Bellucci suits many. Attention to the figure! Choose options that emphasize your strengths and mask your flaws. And here I am again about nude pumps - perfect!

12. Office suit to comply with the official dress code. Wear with a white shirt or a light silk T-shirt to match. You can get away with buying a strict jacket if you have matching black trousers or a skirt.

13. Skirt. By the way, about the skirt. "Pencil", godet, maxi, midi - I will not recommend either the shape or the length. You must do this yourself, based on the characteristics of your figure.

14. Leather jacket-leather jacket. Today it can even be worn over an evening dress. The French love it.

15. Vest. This is my favorite. We put on under a strict jacket, leather jacket, trench coat; combine with jeans or wide black trousers.

16. Sneakers, sneakers, loafers on a moderate platform. It's not for sports, it's for almost any look. This is the fashion today.

17. Long earrings, massive necklace, large bracelet. Remember the rule of two pieces of jewelry in one look. We do not wear three-piece sets - outdated.

18. Black shoes with high heels. They replace shoes under trousers (I emphasize - under trousers, skirts have nothing to do with it!).

19. A pair of bright blouses in your favorite colors. We wear a pink blouse with a black bottom and combine it with red lipstick - the highest chic!

20. Black turtleneck. Yves Saint Laurent said: "An elegant woman is one who wears a black pencil skirt and a black turtleneck and who goes arm in arm with a man who is in love with her."

The name of Elena Sotnikova has been associated with the French gloss Elle for 21 years. She stood at the origins of the Russian edition and created its history, which will soon become a legend.

Biography

Lena was born in Moscow in 1967 in the most ordinary family. Her mother worked as a pediatrician, her father worked as an engineer. Very strict parents always controlled their daughter and demanded more from Lena. Therefore, she graduated from school with a gold medal. She recalls that she studied very well and diligently and never skipped classes.

After school, she entered the Institute of Foreign Languages ​​as a translator, which she successfully completed. After university, she worked as a teacher in a secondary school for a couple of months, but quickly realized that it was her, and left there.

Even during her studies, she managed to marry a fellow student. It was he who became the guide to the world of gloss.

Her entry into the magazine began with an accident. Her husband worked for the Reuters news agency. And during his illness, she came to temporarily replace him as an interpreter. The leadership immediately liked her, and Lena was invited to the position of a journalist on economic issues. She dealt with non-ferrous metals and other trends in the global economy. It had nothing to do with gloss.

Career start at Elle

Until 1995, Russia had a need for a new product that would show people how to dress, where to go and how to live. And the French magazine in search of the editor-in-chief bypassed all Russian publications. According to Elena, she was ready to leave Reuters and, citing illness, went to Paris for an interview.

Despite the fact that Elena had absolutely no experience in glossy and she did not know much about fashion, her strictness and decent experience in journalism impressed her employers.

At first, I had to study and work in this area from scratch. Also look for new faces - photographers, stylists and makeup artists. This glamorous machine began its work under the direction of Elena and very soon gained recognition in Russia.

Elena understood that the magazine should be close primarily to the Russian reader, so the use of materials from the French Elle was not always appropriate.

After 10 years of work as the editor-in-chief, the circulation of the magazine has grown significantly, it has become a brand that dictates the style of successful and strong Russians.

Marie Claire

In 1995, Elena fell into her comfort zone. She recalls that she relaxed and lost the ability to creatively rethink. Her French leadership decided to fire her permanently. But Viktor Shkulev stood up for Elena in time and understood that her potential would still be useful to the company.

And she was instructed to revive Marie Claire, a magazine that was going through hard times in those years. And in four years, Elena not only breathed new life into him, but also changed herself. She lost weight, stopped drinking a lot of champagne at dinner. Elena recalls this period of her life as leaving her comfort zone.

Return to Elle

Seeing the success of Marie Claire, the company's management realized that Elena urgently needed to be returned back. In 2009, a new stage in her life began. Firstly, the crisis required urgent changes from the course of the magazine, and the team that came after Sotnikova could not cope with the new situation.

Sotnikova has changed a lot. They started doing all the covers without involving their French colleagues. Both the quality and quantity of domestic material began to exceed the total share on the glossy pages.

Elena is a participant in many fashion projects in Russia, her personality is the authority of a stylish and fashionable life.

In 2016, Elena gave birth to a child and left the magazine. Gone with brilliance on the rise of luster. Although her departure was forced, Sotnikova herself made a reservation that she wanted to devote herself to the family and raising a child.

Family and personal life

Sotnikova does not talk too much about her life, but her relatives work in the same publishing house. The daughter from her first marriage, Maria, writes a column about style.

There were two more official husbands between her first and last husbands. But nothing is known about them.

In 2011, Alexey Dorozhkin, who is the editor-in-chief of Elle Decoration, became Elena's fourth husband. Her chosen one is 10 years younger. But despite this, the couple has a complete mutual understanding. In 2015, Elena gave birth to a son, whose birth was a real gift for Alexei.

Elena loves to read, plays the piano beautifully and looks very good despite her age. Sotnikova does not hide the fact that a few years ago she did blepharoplasty of the face. But the secret of a good appearance is not only in plastic, but also in a healthy lifestyle.
It is also interesting that Elena has recently discovered painting for herself.

Social media

Despite this, she has a personal page on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/pg/SotnikovaElena/about/. Here Elena until the end of 2016 kept an electronic diary.

The same situation and with Twitter - https://twitter.com/yelenasotnikova.

Lena's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/elenasotnikovastyle/. From the photos on this social network, we can say that the woman has developed a great taste. She is not shy about her photos, and many people like her paintings. Here she is followed by 35 thousand subscribers.

Unfortunately, we could not find personal pages in Odnoklassniki and VKontakte.

Elena Sotnikova became the editor-in-chief of the legendary Elle in Russia at the age of 27 and was able to “grow up” her brainchild to 20 years old and put it on a “big voyage”. She always strived to do any job better and better, to be an excellent student in work, family and life.

Journalist Date of birth August 22 (Leo) 1967 (51) Place of birth Moscow Instagram @elenasotnikovastyle

Elena Sotnikova is a former editor-in-chief of the Elle fashion magazine, a significant figure in the world of gloss and the fashion industry, editorial director of the Hearst Shkulev Media media holding. Elena is a graduate of the Moscow State Linguistic University. Sotnikova played a significant role in the promotion of Elle magazine - under her leadership, the circulation increased significantly and even overtook Vogue.

Biography of Elena Sotnikova

Elena was born and raised in Moscow. She was distinguished by her great zeal for study, she graduated from school with a gold medal. Her mother worked in the medical field and her father was an engineer.

After graduating, she entered the Moscow Inyaz named after. Maurice Thorez, for some time after graduation, worked as a teacher of foreign languages ​​in a comprehensive school. Then she worked at the Reuters news agency as an interpreter. She was then promoted to economic correspondent.

In 1995, the girl was offered to become the editor-in-chief of Elle magazine. Elena Sotnikova at that time had no experience in the fashion world, but employers relied on her professional qualities and knowledge of foreign languages.

Sotnikova held her position until 2005. Irina Mikhailovskaya replaced her, and Elena transferred to Marie Claire magazine, where she worked for 4 years. She was able to take Marie Claire to the next level as the magazine was close to closing. Sotnikova says that she put a lot of effort and energy into this project.

During this time, Elle's popularity dropped significantly. The new team was unable to maintain circulation at the same level, the number of advertising in the magazine increased significantly. Elena was offered to return to her previous position. After a four-year break from working with Elle, Sotnikova was able to objectively assess the weaknesses of the magazine and assembled a new team of professionals. Currently, the magazine is read by more than 2 million people.

In an interview for the press, Elena emphasizes that the publication is primarily a commercial project and should be profitable. Therefore, it is necessary to publish in print such materials that will be most interesting to readers.

Sotnikova also participated in the filming of the film "Design in Russian".

Personal life of Elena Sotnikova

Elena was married 4 times, her first husband worked as a translator. She met at the university. The couple had a daughter, the girl was named Maria.

After parting, Sotnikova got married two more times, the marriages were unsuccessful.

Later, she met Alexei Dorozhkin, who is also an employee of Elle. An office romance broke out between them, and in 2011 a wedding took place. Soon Elena gave birth to a son. The spouse is almost 10 years younger than Sotnikova. Elena also has a grandson.

Latest news about Elena Sotnikova

In 2016, Elena left the post of editor-in-chief to devote herself to caring for her child. Despite this, she does not refuse to communicate with the press, gives interviews in which she talks about her attitude to the world of gloss.

Sotnikova attends fashion shows and maintains a page on the social network Instagram.

Alexey Dorozhkin (Editor in Chief of ELLE Decoration) with his wife Elena Sotnikova (ex-Chief Editor of ELLE)

We spend all our free time in the living room of our Moscow apartment. The morning begins with breakfast in the "cafe" - this is the name of the corner with a round table and pseudo-empirical chairs, which I took out of the hotel "Ukraine" when the reconstruction began in it. In this room, miraculously, several completely separate zones turned out - as they say, according to interests: there is even an “office” and a “concert hall”. And all this is due to the fact that we managed to cope with the only, but a very big drawback of the room: it was divided exactly in half by a load-bearing beam. Below it, we placed two symmetrical double-sided cabinets, which allowed us to clearly plan the space. From the side of the dining room, where we often gather with friends, all the dishes fit in the cabinets, from the side of the living room - books and magazines, which we have in abundance. My wife Elena Sotnikova is the former editor-in-chief of the largest fashion magazine ELLE. But besides this, she is also an excellent pianist, so there was a place in the living room for the piano. Probably, from one of my letters to the editor, you remember the history of its appearance. This "master" demanded a slight change in the interior, which suddenly became too serious with his accession. This is how transparent Kartell chairs, new Art Deco chandeliers and modern carpet were born. The rest of the furnishings proudly withstood such a neighborhood, and recently a very pretty “granddaughter” came to our “Old Believer grandfather”, whose portrait we hung in the “cafe”.

On the picture: in the dining room around a vintage table of the 1950s from the hotel "Ukraine" - chairs Louis Ghost, Kartell. The modern "Venetian" mirror was bought in the salon "Kutuzovsky 4". Sconces from the 1930s bought at a flea market in Brussels. Chandelier, Humprecht, Preciosa. By the window is a 19th-century bureau and an armchair from the Ukraina Hotel.

On the picture: on the bureau - family photographs and a sculpture of Medusa, bought in Paris. Above them is a portrait of a Russian merchant of the 19th century.

On the picture: breakfast table and armchairs from the 1950s from the Ukraina Hotel. Bear figurines - LFZ, breakfast service - KPM. Curtains - Hour Glass, Jim Thompson.

On the picture: from the side of the dining room, dishes are stored in double-sided cabinets. Above the chest of drawers Ghost Buster, Kartell - a pastel portrait of an unknown, a gift from friends.

On the picture: fragment of a chest of drawers in the living room, sculpture "Footballers", Lladro, relief by Anna Bokova.

On the picture: in the center above the chest of drawers Roche Bobois is a vintage panel with French panoramic wallpaper from the 1840s, bought at a flea market in Paris. On the sides are paired Russian bookcases of the same time. On the console there is a sculpture "Footballers", Lladro and a relief by Anna Bokova. The coffee table was bought from the Leform store. On the wall are vintage sconces from the Moscow metro. Carpet, The Rug Company. Chandelier, Humprecht, Preciosa.

On the picture: the living room is divided into two parts by built-in wardrobes - the actual living room with a piano and a dining room. From the side of the living room, books are stored in the cabinets, from the side of the dining room - dishes Sofa, Flexform. Chandeliers, Humprecht, Preciosa with 6 and 12 horns.