Skaters have been together for 40 years.

Legendary athletes Natalia Bestemianova and Andrei Bukin
celebrated the 40th anniversary of his sports and creative activities in the circle
friends and colleagues in the Theater “Russian Song”. The famous couple was congratulated Tatiana Tarasova, Nadezhda Babkina, Lyubov Kazarnovskaya, Larisa Dolina, Kira
Proshutinskaya, Alexander Gradsky, Ilya Reznik, Dmitry Guberniev and a
other.

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Personnel Chronicles reminded the audience of the bright moments of glory
skaters and happy continue their journey. The evening were just three
leading — Catherine Bach, Egor Holyavin and sports commentator Dmitry Guberniev. One of the honorary guests of the anniversary evening was legendary
figure skating coach Tatiana Tarasova. It was 40 years ago put
in a couple of 17-year-old Natalia Bestemianova and 19-year-old Andrei Bukin.

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“Without this I couldn’t live, couldn’t breathe — shared
Tarasov. — They were the expression of my ideas, they were an expression of the music,
I wanted to announce and show. I wanted to show them, I wanted to show
his work through them. Wanted to become great, and then
created something of their own. They were great — have won five Championships and
ran forward, struggling to catch up with us. And we are caught up! This is a very
the great thing in sport, when you throughout your life, decades
not caught up”.

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With the people’s artist of Russia Larisa Dolina who gave at
luxurious bouquet of anniversary, skaters have long-lasting friendship.
Bestemianova and Bukin perform the number song from the repertoire of the singer
“The wall”.

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“Thank you for everything: for your calculation, for your many years of absolute
return, that has survived all the personal injury and sports and still
remained afloat” — thanked the glorified figure skaters Larisa Dolina.

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Among the first guests at the celebration appeared the poet and
composer Alexander Gradsky. His song “God give us strength”
1990 Bestemianova and Bukin skated room and won the European Cup among
professionals. Poet Ilya Reznik as commemorative gifts handed over to Natalia and
Andrew books of his poems. Nadezhda Babkina gave the pair the performance of the team
theatre “Russian song” ensemble “Slavs”, which Natalia, Andrey has been
for the third year to delight their fans in the ice show “the Bird of Happiness”. At the end of the evening
skaters and guests were able to enjoy a real piece of art — cake-ice-cream color blue ice.

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