Club members what where. Andrey Kozlov from “What? Where? When?”: biography and personal life of the player. interesting facts about Kozlov's life

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“Once I went to the Toy House to buy something as a gift for my three-year-old friend. I saw a top with a jumping horse and bought two at once, the second one for myself. I played without leaving home for ten days,” recalls Vladimir Voroshilov, the creator and host of the program, the first broadcast of which took place exactly 43 years ago. It is this top that will fascinate viewers glued to their TV screens in anticipation of an exciting game.

The game was originally a family quiz game in which participants received sets of books as gifts. Over the first few years, the program changed and looked for the format that we are used to seeing - a team of experts fights with a team of viewers, answering questions from viewers. The first team to score six points wins. The creators of the program are confident that its stunning success and enduring relevance is due to the fact that, unlike many other television intellectual games, “What? Where? When?" is a game not for knowledge and erudition, but for intelligence and reasoning skills. One cannot but agree how interesting it is to watch the heated discussion and chain of reasoning of talented experts, while at the same time trying to find the answer yourself.

TV show host name for a long time remained a mystery to the audience. And Vladimir Voroshilov was given the nickname “Incognito from Ostankino” for a long time. Viewers only found out who was hiding behind the menacing voice five years later, when the broadcast ended with the words: “The show was hosted by Vladimir Voroshilov.”

After his death, the presenter’s chair was taken by his successor, Boris Kryuk. It was he, as a 12-year-old boy, who composed the first questions for the experts, and became the first TV viewer to win over the experts. The symbol of the transfer is Fomka the eagle owl - a crystal figure with his image is awarded to the best player in the final games. Later, a new prize was introduced - the Diamond Owl, which is awarded to the best player of the year. In the most popular "black box" Soviet television visited hundreds of different objects: a skull, toilet paper, wedding dress, a head of cabbage, a bikini swimsuit, a jar of urine, an alarm clock, and a live butterfly.

For several years, the game was a unique program where you could see performances for the first time foreign performers. Very soon, on September 16, it begins new season games of the autumn session.

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Remembering past seasons and the brilliant play of experts, it is interesting to know how the fate of the most famous intellectuals, who were watched by millions of viewers from year to year, turned out.

Rovshan Askerov, owner of the “Crystal Owl”, captain of his own team, recalls that his passion for quizzes appeared in childhood - when he was 14 years old, he wanted to please a girl, and in order to stand out, he created school game"What? Where? When?". Things didn't work out with the girl, but love for her appeared. intellectual game.

For the first time as an expert, Rovshan took part in the game in 1998. At that time he was a journalist, a sports commentator. Rovshan admits that the popularity that overtook him was very pleasant to him, but at the same time it disciplined him and kept him on his toes. There was a case when popularity played into one’s hands when it was necessary to interview a famous person.

Currently, Rovshan holds the position of PR director of Baku magazine. But the connoisseur’s main pride is his own intellectual games club “No Fools,” which he opened two years ago with his long-term partner in the connoisseurs club, Boris Levin. Games take place every week on Wednesdays and Thursdays. In addition to Moscow, the game takes place in other cities - Sergiev Posad, Sochi, Adler, Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don, Nizhny Novgorod and Tashkent.

Ilya Novikov, two-time winner of the “Crystal Owl”, winner of the “Diamond Owl” at at the moment continues to successfully practice law. Ilya wanted to become a lawyer and a criminal lawyer since he was 12-13 years old. He remembers reading books about fictional character– Perry Mason, a practicing Los Angeles lawyer. Playing for him has always been just a hobby, a passion, and not a job.

He says that participation in the program briefly overshadowed him as a lawyer - people perceived Ilya as an expert and a showman. According to Ilya, he is often recognized on the street in Russia and there are people who think that he has work book That’s how it’s written – “expert”. When asked about participating in new seasons, he answers that he has no plans to return in the near future.

Boris Belozerov, the youngest captain of the game, owner of the “Crystal Owl,” this year graduated from the International Institute of Energy Policy and Diplomacy at MGIMO in the field of World Economy and International Energy Cooperation, and is now engaged in conducting various intellectual games as a presenter and author of questions. Will be a participant in the winter series of games.

Let us remind you that participation in the game is not a means of earning money for experts. Only winning viewers receive cash prizes. All experts have a favorite job and participate in the game for the sake of excitement and interest.

One of the most prominent participants in the popular television project"What? Where? When?" Elena Alexandrova is absolutely deservedly considered. She has been successfully performing in the intellectual club for 15 years. Erudite brunette enjoys great love from the show's viewers. About the life of an intellectual outside the frame, her career and path to all-Russian fame, relationships with men, family and children we'll talk in this article.

Relatives and friends

Future participant "What? Where? When?" Elena Alexandrova (photos are given in the article) was born in 1975. Some sources claim that she was born in the cultural Russian capital - St. Petersburg. But this information is erroneous - Elena is a native Muscovite.

The girl's parents worked in technical fields. The main priority of the couple was the well-being of their daughters - Elena and her sister. The parents provided the girls with a luxurious childhood, which not everyone can boast of. They always had expensive toys, beautiful clothes, good and delicious food.

It is worth noting that not long ago Elena Alexandrova’s sister left her homeland and moved permanently to the United States of America. IN present moment she settled in San Francisco.

Sister Alexandrova is not disapproving of immigration. But, according to Elena’s own statements, unlike her relative, she herself would never leave home country.

Thirst for knowledge

Even in her childhood, the future member of the elite club showed herself to be an active and smart girl. Studying at a regular school was not enough for her - her inquisitive nature demanded more. One of Elena's main hobbies was reading. She loved books with all her soul, fortunately there were plenty of them in the house. I read a lot, voraciously. Moreover, she was interested not only works of art, but also scientific literature.

In addition to such self-education, every week little Lena attended classes in various sections and circles. The girl was especially interested in:

• drawing;
• handicrafts;
• dancing.

Regardless of what she did, Elena always strived to be the best.

Specialty and career

By the time of completion schooling Alexandrova already knew exactly where she wanted to continue her education. And the goal was achieved. The young intellectual became a student at one of the most prestigious universities in the country - Lomonosov Moscow State University.

Despite big competition(approximately 30 candidates for 1st place), future star club "What? Where? When?" Elena Alexandrova entered the university on her first try. She studied with a degree in Sociology mass communications".

After 5 years, Elena received her diploma. Immediately after graduating from university, the graduate began work labor activity. She managed to get a job in a fairly large private company. The young specialist’s area of ​​work was public relations. The wages were very attractive. But still, at some point in her life, Alexandrova decided to leave her post.

At the moment, as for many years now, Elena is in a certain sense is a freelancer and works remotely. The direction of her activity is journalism, media information. In addition, Alexandrova is developing own projects. She sells the result of her work on specialized websites, after which she receives a well-deserved fee.

"Attention, question!"

In the elite club "What? Where? When?" Elena Alexandrova first appeared in 2003 as part of a team captained by Maxim Potashev. As soon as she appeared on television, the debutante immediately attracted the attention of viewers. Game lovers appreciated the intelligence new member. Since that time, Elena has always enjoyed great sympathy among the audience.

During the time that Alexandrova has been a member of the club of experts, she has managed to be part of three different teams. The striking brunette appeared at the table with some of the most famous participants intellectual program.

Having successfully debuted in Maxim Potashev’s team, a year later Elena joined another team. This was a “women’s team” of experts, led by Valentina Golubeva. The idea of ​​forming an all-female cast, which at first glance seemed to be a successful idea, in fact quickly “decided to live for a long time.”

The "women's team" soon disbanded, and the participant "What? Where? When?" Elena Alexandrova returned under the wing of Maxim Potashev. After some time, she became one of the scholars led by Andrei Kozlov. It was as part of this team that Elena’s most striking performances in the program’s intellectual games took place to date.

As a talented captain, Kozlov provided Alexandrova with the opportunity to demonstrate her intelligence and acumen to the fullest. As part of this close-knit team with already legendary participants she appears at the round table of the elite club to this day.

Ideal marriage

From the entire biography of the expert "What? Where? When?" Elena Alexandrova's fans are most interested in the personal life of an intellectual. She first entered into an official marriage in the early 2000s. Elena's husband was her colleague in the game Maxim Potashev - now the master of the club and a four-time winner of the Crystal Owl.

The wedding of experts took place surrounded by relatives and friends on both sides. The union of two scholars seemed indestructible. And for a long time he was.

In 2005, members of the club "What? Where? When?" Elena Alexandrova and Maxim Potashev became parents for the first time. The couple had twin boys, Roman and Andrey. The birth of children together brought the couple even closer.

They were together always and everywhere. At the club, Elena and Maxim played for the same team under the leadership of Andrei Kozlov. At home they solved all household issues together. In their interviews, they openly said that they knew everything about each other and even guessed each other’s thoughts and desires. Elena praised her husband for his understanding and help. But the ideal marriage collapsed literally overnight.

A fairy tale with a bad ending

When Alexandrova was already in the late stages of her second pregnancy, Potashev became interested in a participant in the sports version of “What? Where? When?” Elena Chukhraeva. Covered an exemplary family man the feeling turned out to be so strong that Maxim left his family, despite his wife’s position.

After his divorce from Elena, he hastily married new lover, who soon gave birth to his daughter Anna. Alexandrova also had a girl named Vasilina. She broke off all relations with her once loving husband and refused to indicate his paternity in her daughter’s birth documents.

Now a participant in "What? Where? When?" Elena Alexandrova is raising her children alone. They now make up her family. Elena has not yet gotten married for the second time.

He plays "What? Where? When?" since 1986 and during this time he was able to become a real symbol of the intellectual club. Andrey spoke about his life outside the game.

Andrey Kozlov.

Gennady Avramenko

— Andrei Anatolyevich, when a person has a problem, he, as a rule, says: “You need to turn to an expert, a specialist.” In your case, the concept of "expert" is not limited to a specific field. That is, you are an expert on absolutely all issues?
- It is a common misconception that experts are people who know a lot. A connoisseur is, first of all, a person who knows how to think a lot. The general public does not draw boundaries between knowledge and the ability to think, and these are far from related, at least directly, things. The ability to think is given to a person from birth, and knowledge is acquired throughout life. Then an interesting process begins when new knowledge can improve a person’s ability to think. I'm in mine past life, until the age of 30, was a teacher. I graduated from university early, at 21, and until I was 30 I worked as an assigned worker at the Zhdanov Metallurgical Institute, which is now called a university. I am a chemist, and many of my energy students were interested in: “Why do we need chemistry?” And then I came up with a formula for myself: to lift a barbell, you need to develop your muscles, and to be an engineer, you need to develop your head. The muscle called “brain” gets used to working when you have not only the ability to acquire new knowledge, but also the ability to find it. The ability to find new knowledge is the ability to think. After all, what is a minute of discussion in “What? Where? When?"? This is the ability to think collectively. And during this minute we watch collective process thinking, the emergence of new knowledge: from complete misunderstanding of what we are being asked about to finding the answer. So Vladimir Yakovlevich Voroshilov figured out how to show this to TV viewers.
— If the ability to think logically has become your lifestyle, do you use it outside the game?
— I won’t reveal a big secret if I say that thinking is generally useful. (Laughs.) But for me, “What? Where? When?" - not only the ability to think. In a short period of time, six people must give up their ambitions, except for one single one: to find the correct answer to the question that the presenter, the TV viewers, and life in general asked them. For example, Jung's theory of the collective unconscious is well known. And suddenly, not so long ago, I realized that in the best minutes I played in “What? Where? When?”, I become a living witness to the existence of this collective unconscious, which is then verbalized. Of course, after this you begin to feel much more aware of yourself in the world, having just the experience of answering questions in “What? Where? When?".
— In order to devote my whole life to the game, with capital letters, you need to be a person who is passionate, and smart, and passionate, and loyal. What is the most important of these qualities for you?
- Firstly, I wouldn’t even dare to call myself an intelligent person. I like to think to myself that I'm smart. But I’d rather put it this way: people say I’m not a fool. (Laughs.) Secondly, it is very important here that all these years I have been making sure that the game is not main goal my life. For example, this season, which just ended on TV, I decided that I would not play. Probably also because I wanted to push this habit away a little. And then any of these words: passion, devotion, and intelligence - has not only a positive connotation. Everything is good in moderation, and one’s passions, in general, need to be restrained. You can't live on a high note all the time. So the game “What? Where? When?" - this is a very important part of my life, but to make a cult out of it... No, that’s not all.

On television you don’t often see programs of such a level as the intellectual casino “What? Where? When?” His games have been of constant interest for many decades. But even among intellectuals there are scandals and intrigues.

On March 5, 1950, Boris Oskarovich Burda, bard, connoisseur, and culinary specialist, was born. Among his other hobbies is visiting nudist beaches. Some members of the intellectual club "What? Where? When?" They have an explosive temperament, have strange preferences, and sometimes even break the law. Ring gags, bare breasts, strippers, verbal altercations and rape accusations... We present to your attention the most high-profile scandals and intrigues of an intelligent casino.

Boris Burda obliged increased attention The media thanks to its not quite ordinary hobby: going to a nudist beach.

“I was brought to my current beach almost twenty years ago. At that time, adherents of yoga, Eastern teachings, poets and creative people in general gathered there,” the expert recalled in an interview.

“It was indecent to behave differently from everyone else... Over time, I got so accustomed to the beach that they began to attract me to perform public duties. Sometimes some idiot from the provinces comes to the beach with a video camera. And he starts asking: where is the general, where is Prosecutor, where is Burda?"

Burda also said that at the beginning of his career as an “expert” he was subjected to real discrimination from the presenter. “Unfortunately, from the very beginning Voroshilov tried to pass me off as a person who knows a lot, but is very poor at thinking...

...Once at a press conference he was asked what intelligence is. He said something for a long time, and then suddenly pointed his finger at me and said: “In general, Boris, erudition interferes with intellect.” A year later there is another press conference... Voroshilov is asked what the difference is between just educated person and a player in "What? Where? When?". And the grandfather answers again: the difference is like between Dvinyatin and Burda."

But members of the intellectual club Andrei Kozlov and Rovshan Askerov became famous for their explosive temperaments. One day they got into a verbal altercation right during a television broadcast of the game of the team that won the Crystal Atom prize.

Askerov furiously claimed that he saw Kozlov give a hint to the players at the table, after which, as an answer to the question, a version was given that was not even discussed at the table.

“Mr. presenter, there was a hint and it’s open. I will not remain silent under any circumstances. Mr. Kozlov, everyone else, and even me, saw it when you said the word “books”. It was, have the courage to admit,” he said Rovshan Askerov.

The presenter did not see this, since the game managers did not pay attention to it, and therefore could not judge the dispute.

Kozlov called Askerov a scoundrel and compared him to the tiger from the sketch by Gennady Khazanov, who was not reported to. “And I won’t be silent here either. Rovshan, you’re a scoundrel. What can I do, you’re a scoundrel. Rovshan is just jealous that the guys are playing and he’s not. Rovshan, I won’t talk to you anymore,” Kozlov said.

Not long before this, Askerov had a row with Alexander Druz, the most recognizable “expert.” The stumbling block in this conflict was the tomato, the question about which Askerov’s team answered.

The players were given two salads - fruit and vegetable - and a tomato. They were asked to explain how British journalist Miles Kington used these dishes to explain the difference between knowledge and wisdom.

The presenter considered Alena Blinova’s answer incorrect, but still awarded the team a point. Many experts present were outraged by this decision.

The friend even stated that Askerov, who came to Blinova’s defense, had lost his reputation in front of millions of viewers, to which he retorted: “A friend can go to hell!”

“I don’t care at all about the opinion of Master Alexander Abramovich Druz regarding my reputation, because my opinion regarding his reputation is that he has no reputation at all. So what? I don’t care at all! The person who changed the answer for the sake of a point has no right to me say nothing at all. I saw their opinion in the grave!” - he said.

Askerov had a conflict with Maxim Potashev last year, but not during the game, but on Facebook. Rovshan posted a post in which he expressed his displeasure that the program “What? Where? When?” not broadcast live.

At the same time, the “expert” addressed his claims to Maxim Potashev, to which the latter hastened to respond in the comments.

Maxim did not mince words.

Team captain Alena Povysheva attracted everyone's attention not with her scandalous behavior, but with her original decoration.

Alena appeared on the show wearing a leather jewelry reminiscent of a gag ring for BDSM.

Internet users found similar accessories in sex shops. In BDSM, they are put on the head, and the ring is placed in the mouth to prevent the jaw from closing.

A lot of memes and comments about this appeared on the network: “Alena Povysheva was in such a hurry to the game “What? Where? When?" that I didn’t have time to take off my BDSM choker."

Another scandal erupted around political views player Ilya Novikov, a lawyer involved in the case of Nadezhda Savchenko.

The host and producer of the show, Boris Kryuk, in an interview with Moskovsky Komsomolets, said that the player had to make a choice in this case.

"With all my good attitude to Ilya, he had to first choose what was more important for him - the Club or a political career, and then deal with Savchenko. Understand, if you defend Savchenko and you are a “ChGK” player, then it means that “ChGK” is also for Savchenko. "ChGK" is out of politics. And if you decide to get involved in politics, you need to say: thank you, I will do this,” Hook commented.

After this conflict, Novikov really did not participate in the spring series of games, but this was explained by the fact that he did not have the opportunity.

Singer Ani Lorak, who represented Ukraine at Eurovision in 2008, also performed in front of “experts” during a break in the program.

The performance was not without embarrassment: Anya’s lush breasts jumped out of her tight dress, which pleased both the audience and the players of the “What? Where? When?” club.

In another episode of "What? Where? When?" a couple of dancers performed a candid dance to Serge Gainsbourg’s hit “Je t’aime… moi non plus” in front of connoisseurs.

Moreover, the brave dancers had to perform the number at a temperature of almost -20°C, which can be seen from the steam emanating from the stripper’s mouth

When the “musical break” was close to completion, the girl exposed her breasts in front of the unsuspecting “experts.”

The intellectual club players demonstrated a variety of reactions.

In 2007, the court sentenced the player "What? Where? When?" Georgiy Zharkov to 4.5 years of suspended imprisonment.

According to the prosecution, Zharkov raped a 19-year-old resident Nizhny Novgorod who suffered from mental retardation.

The “expert” met a guy looking for an overnight stay at the Vladimirsky station and invited him to his apartment.

There, Georgy kept the guy locked up for several days, forcing him to perform oral sex.

In the end, the young man managed to escape through the balcony of the tenth floor, making a rope out of clothes and bed linen, but fell around the fifth. Fortunately, he did not receive serious injuries from the fall.

Georgy Zharkov himself never admitted his guilt. On February 28, 2016, the “expert” died after an illness.

In the 90s, in addition to "What? Where? When?" the same “experts” participated in another similar show called “Brain Ring”.

It was in one of the episodes of the program that the emotional Rovshan Askerov truly lost his temper for the first time when the presenter counted his essentially correct answers as incorrect.

Askerov literally “barked” at Andrei Kozlov, and young Anatoly Wasserman also came under his arm.

At the same time, a certain magnificent lady from the team tried to stop him with Askerov’s kisses. It was after this release that it became clear to everyone that it was better not to mess with Rovshan.

But the legendary presenter "What? Where? When?" In the 70s, Vladimir Voroshilov hosted a program called “Auction,” in which Soviet goods were “promoted.”

In one of the episodes, the Minister of the Fishing Industry Ishkov personally rolled an amber necklace into a can of crabs and promised that tomorrow this can would appear on one of the shelves.

All the canned crab was sold out the next morning, but the then guardian of morality, Mikhail Suslov, was outraged by this episode: the program was closed, and Voroshilov was fired, forbidden to appear on television for a long time.

September 2017 marked 42 years since the release of the first episode of the program “What? Where? When?". All this time, a team of experts is looking for answers to viewers’ questions. We invite you to meet the brightest experts on “What? Where? When?"!

History of the game show

The first episode of this program was released in 1975. Then the bar of the television center in Ostankino was chosen as the location for filming. Seven years later, the unique intellectual game “moved” to Herzen Street, 47. Later, the game was broadcast from Bulgaria - three times. From 1988 to 1989 The experts gathered at Krasnaya Presnya, and then moved to the Hunting Lodge in Neskuchny Garden, where, by the way, they still meet to this day.

The author of the television project is Vladimir Voroshilov. He was born in December 1930. His mother, Vera Borisovna Pellekh, was a seamstress and worked at home, and his father, Yakov Davidovich Kalmanovich, first held the position of head of the rationalization bureau, and later became the chief engineer of the People's Commissariat of Light Industry. After graduating from Moscow secondary art school Vladimir entered the Moscow Art Theater School and studied at the Higher Directing Courses.

In 1966, Voroshilov was invited to work on television. Initially, he was involved in filming television plays and documentaries. Vladimir Voroshilov released his first major television project called “Auction” in 1969. True, only six episodes saw the light of day, after which the program was taken off the air, and its author was transferred to the category of freelancers. Despite this, in September 1975, Voroshilov released the first game “What? Where? When?". By the way, for the first few years, the author’s last name was not indicated in the credits; the editor of the program, Natalia Stetsenko, marked on the folders that she submitted to the broadcast that there was no presenter.

At the end of 2000, Vladimir Yakovlevich held his last game. And in March 2001 he passed away. In the same year, Voroshilov posthumously received the TEFI award. In 2003, at the grave of the first president of the International Association of Clubs “What? Where? When?" a black granite cube was installed - a symbol of a black box. The author of the project is Nikita Shangin, a participant in the TV game.

Maxim Oskarovich Potashev

Muscovite Maxim Potashev was born in January 1969. He graduated from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. And his first game at the club took place in 1994.

It was this expert who in 2000 was recognized as the best player of the “What? Where? When?" for 25 years of existence of this project! Maxim Oskarovich has four “Crystal Owls”, and he received two of them in 2000 in the anniversary series of games. In addition, he is the owner of the diamond star of the Master of the ChGK. The secret of success is simple: according to Potashev, in order to win the game, you need the ability to play for the team, and not for yourself.

Maxim does not like to talk about himself; it is known that he is well versed in sports and science fiction. He prefers the poetry of Pasternak, Blok, Gumilyov. I even tried to write poetry. Maxim Potashev cannot stand boiled onions, bad poetry, cats and stupid women. Maxim is married and has two sons.

Andrey Anatolyevich Kozlov

Another Master of the Game is Andrey Kozlov. He was born in December 1960 right on the plane that was flying from Germany to the Soviet Union.

Andrei's childhood dream was to work on television. Therefore, after graduating from school, he went to Moscow to enroll in drama school named after Shchukin. The young man passed entrance examinations, but took the documents and, at the insistence of his parents, returned to Donetsk. Here Andrey entered Donetsk State University. Kozlov chose chemistry as his specialty. Andrei Anatolyevich wrote a letter to the editors of the club of experts. Passed right away qualifying round. In 1989, he took part in an elite club game. It is worth noting that Andrei Kozlov plays exclusively as a team captain. Among the awards this connoisseur receives is a “Diamond Owl” and three “Crystal” ones. In addition, Andrey Anatolyevich is the owner honorary title"Best Captain"

By the way, Kozlov’s childhood dream has come true: since 1990 he has lived in Moscow and worked on television. It was he who became the director of such television programs as:

• "Brain Ring".
• "How to spend a million."
• "Life is beautiful."
• "Programme".
• "Songs of the 20th century".
• "Cultural Revolution".

Alexander Abramovich Druz

It is difficult to find a person who has never heard the name of this expert “What? Where? When?". Alexander Abramovich is a master of the game, his list of awards includes six “Crystal” and one “Diamond Owl”, the Order of the “Diamond Star”.

Alexander was born in May 1955, his homeland is the city of Leningrad. Here he graduated from the Institute of Railway Transport Engineers, and received a diploma with honors. The only “B” in the diploma was given by the teacher of the political economy of socialism. When asked what brought him to the elite club, Alexander Druz answers simply - curiosity. It was out of curiosity that he wrote a letter to the editor of the game, and from it he decided to play a couple of games. However, he could not stop - since 1981, Druz has been playing to this day. Other experts call the master nothing more than “ Great schemer“, because he is able to calculate absolutely everything. Club members also note Alexander Abramovich’s special love for jokes: he can tell them on a certain topic, for a while, and even for an argument.

Alexander Druz is married, his other half does not play in the club, saying that there should be at least one in the family normal person. But Alexander’s daughters Inna and Marina (we’ll tell you more about them a little later) are passionate lovers of the game, each of them has an “Owl”.

By the way, Alexander has a secret for raising smart children. The expert is sure that intelligence can only be developed until the age of 18, and therefore during these years you need to have time to read to the child as much as possible more books. It is also important to answer all the children’s questions. Alexander admits that if he doesn’t know something, he does not hesitate to look into dictionaries and reference books.

Alexander Andreevich Byalko

Alexander Byalko was born in the late summer of 1952. MEPhI is behind him. Alexander Andreevich - Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. The main thing this expert understands is - nuclear physics. My first game in the club “What? Where? When?" he played in 1979. It was Alexander who became the first owner of the “Sign of the Owl”. Alexander Byalko has a daughter and a son. Maria is a talented journalist, and Dmitry is good with computers.

Ales Vasilievich Mukhin

Ales's homeland is the city of Minsk. He was born in September 1976. It is worth saying that Ales is a history and English teacher; he graduated from the history department of the Belarusian State Pedagogical University.

Fans of the game "ChGK" first saw Ales (some are closer to another version of this name - Oles) Mukhin in 2001. This expert plays only as a captain. Ales has one gaming sign: if his wife is present in the hall, the game will be successful. This rule bears fruit - Ales has a “Crystal Owl”. Mukhin also has two children - son Anton, born in 1996, and daughter Dasha, who was born in 2004.

Now Ales lives in Minsk, works on television. Little is known about the expert. For example, he loves classical music, often attends organ concerts. He also likes the work of Boris Grebenshchikov.

Boris Oskarovich Burda

In 1990, a new player appeared at the club - Boris Burda. In “What? Where? When?" he did not come of his own free will. In an interview, Burda admitted that he was blackmailed by the Komsomol authorities: if he had not headed the Odessa club “ChGK”, he was in danger of serious trouble.

Boris Oskarovich talks about many other things. For example, his hobbies include badminton and cooking. It is worth noting that in 1999, a book by this club connoisseur entitled “Boris Burda Treats” was published. Two years later, a sequel to the book appeared. Favorite activity Boris - reading. By the way, he learned to read on his own. From the age of four, his parents left him alone with his ABC book. Among Boris Burda's hobbies are conversations with smart people, game "Heroes-3", game on six string guitar and piano. The connoisseur writes songs and takes part in art song festivals. By the way, at the very beginning of the 70s of the last century, Boris took part in another famous game- KVN.

Among the achievements in the elite club are three “Crystal Owls” and one “Diamond” owl. The club calls him a “walking encyclopedia.”

Lyudmila Avgustovna Gerasimova

Speaking of experts, “What? Where? When?" It’s worth mentioning about Lyudmila Gerasimova. This Owl owner appeared on the game show in 1981. Then she was still studying at the Faculty of Chemistry of the Udmurt State University. The debut turned out to be successful - Lyudmila answered two questions correctly, and at the end of the game she became the best expert. Until 1995, Gerasimova played in the women's team, captained by Valentina Golubeva. Afterwards, Lyudmila began organizing a school movement of experts. On Yekaterinburg television she hosted the Erudite Club program.

Inna Alexandrovna Druz

The eldest daughter of the expert “What? Where? When?" Alexandra Druzya, owner of the “Crystal Owl” Inna was born in 1979 in Leningrad. Already at the age of 12 she took part in the game “What? Where? When?". Then she played in Vilnius. Inna joined the elite club when she turned 15 years old.

Behind Inna Aleksandrovna's background is the Physics and Mathematics Lyceum of St. Petersburg, and the State University of Economics and Finance. She also graduated from Paris-Dauphine University. Inna Druz knows German, English and French languages. In addition, her hobbies include photography and reading.

Marina Aleksandrovna Druz

In December 1982, a daughter, Marina, appeared in the family of Alexander Abramovich. She went to school a year earlier than her peers. Marina studied at the Physics and Mathematics Lyceum of St. Petersburg, and her certificate only had four “B’s.” It is also worth mentioning that she speaks Spanish, French and English languages. Marina Druz - winner All-Russian Olympiad according to literature.

Marina first took part in ChGK at the age of eight. Today she has "Crystal Owl". This connoisseur reads a lot and prefers Western classics. Her interests include hiking and various competitions.

Yulia Valerievna Lazareva

Yulia Lazareva has three “Owls” at once. She was born in 1983 in Moscow. And in 2001 she played her first game. When the girl was studying at the Moscow Law Academy, she was asked to take part in the selection for the game “What? Where? When?". The girl agreed without hesitation, because she had previously taken part in various intellectual games. By the way, Yulia recalls that to some extent the decision to play was influenced by the example of 16-year-old Inna Druz. By the way, it was Lazareva who was recognized five times as the best player and expert of the ChGK club.

Yulia Valerievna willingly communicates with journalists. He talks about how he loves to travel, attend various exhibitions and concerts. Among musical styles prefers jazz. He cannot imagine his life without friends. After participating in the intellectual game “What? Where? When?" Yulia was also invited to other projects, such as “Children’s Pranks” and “The Smartest”.

Asya Ilyinichna Shavinskaya

Among the experts “What? Where? When?" and graduate State University St. Petersburg Asya Shavinskaya. Among Asya's prizes are one crystal and one diamond “Owl”. She first appeared in the ChGK club at the end of 2003. Then she passed the telephone round of the game and became part of the MTS team. The second game in 2004 brought Asya the title best player teams.

This expert club member loves active recreation. Her hobbies include horseback riding, billiards, ballroom dancing and gymnastics. Asya Shavinskaya willingly goes on hikes and takes part in tourist rallies.

Elizaveta Sergeevna Ovdeenko

Talking about famous experts"What? Where? When?”, one cannot fail to mention Elizaveta Ovdeenko. She was born in Odessa in 1980. Elizabeth has two higher education: She is a mathematician and a bank worker. The reason for moving to Moscow in 2010 was a successful personal life, and the girl was brought to ChGK by her love for reflection. In addition, Elizabeth simply loves games with words, for example, “Scrabble.” It is worth noting that Ovdeenko is the owner of two “Crystal Owls”.

Vladimir Grigorievich Belkin

It is worth noting Vladimir Belkin, an expert on the game, a member of the ChGK club and the board of the International Association. He was born in January 1955 in Moscow. Vladimir studied at the Nikolai Ernestovich Bauman Technical University. Graduated from the Faculty of Automation and Mechanization of Production. For fifteen years he worked at the Central Research Institute of Mechanical Engineering Technology.

In 1989, Vladimir Belkin defended his dissertation and became a candidate of technical sciences. The list of his works includes 15 certificates for a variety of inventions.

He first heard about the intellectual game in 1979. I watched several episodes and wrote a letter to the editor. There was no answer for a long time; Vladimir managed to forget that he had sent an application to participate in the game. However, a year later they called him and offered to come to Ostankino. The interview with the editor lasted three hours. After Vladimir Grigorievich was invited to the selection. The man did not pass the first qualifying stage, but Voroshilov remembered it. And so, after another year, he was invited back to the game. Belkin joined the club in 1982.