Biography
On November 28, 2019, it became the founding of the long-awaited release of the film Vasily Chiginsky, dedicated to the legend of the Soviet football Lero Ivanovich Yashin. The filmmaker is notable not only to the fact that it was released to the 90-year anniversary of the Black Spider, but also by the fact that his widow Valentine Timofeevna Yashin was directly involved in it. The woman carefully read the script, introduced the necessary edits and helped in the selection of actors and actresses to the main roles.Childhood and youth
Valentina Yashin (in Maiden Shashkov) was born 8 months after the birth of his legendary future husband - in the 18th June 1930 Day in Tushino. Now this is part of Moscow, and in those days, it was considered a separate city like Lyuberets, Mytishchi or Khimki. Parents died early: the first father left the mother behind him, and the children were left alone - Vali has another older brother Nicholas.
At the end of the high school, the graduate entered the economic technician, then at the correspondence department of the Printing Institute. As for the profession, she devoted his life to the radio where she worked as a correspondent. Unfortunately, a woman does not apply to his own biography in detail, but maybe for hours in the smallest detail talk about his beloved Lev.
Personal life
Acquaintance, grew into a strong feeling, happened in his native Tushino - Leo worked there at the aviation plant, parallel to the seven-year-old and finding time for sports. Yashin played for the "Red Bogatyr" team at the factory, participated in the championships of the Moscow region, and in the winter preferred hockey with a washer.
"For the first time we met on the dance floor at the Salute plant. The guys showed: "This lion, he advocates the double" Dynamo ". He looked like long-legged long-legged, although on modern football standards had not the most outstanding growth - 184 cm. Probably, he had an impression of high because of her thin," Valentine recalled.However, a new acquaintance did not give a good impression on the girl - appeared in the evening in Kizzy boots, walled carefully, slowly and uncertain, so the invitation to the dance did not accept the young beauty. Cavalier, it seems, did not upset, but switched to her girlfriends.
The first sympathy arose between young people in a movie theater, where they often went by the company for sessions (by the way, a tendered "Chapayeva" a footballer looked almost 30 times and knew).
The guy suggested a shaft, which was not enough space, sit on his suitcase with a sports form. The politeness and the attentiveness of the satellite touched Shashkov - they talked and after the show practically did not part.
Married Beloved Yashin called four times before she agreed - the refuses, however, did not come because of the doubt in the future spouse or roughness in personal life, as often happens, but because of too young. As a result, the wedding celebration took place on December 31, 1954, but it could not be if Vyacheslav Mikhailov and his wife intervened.
Before applying, the bride was confused in the marriage documents and indicated that after the painting it would like to leave their own surname. The groom flared, crumpled paper and left the civil status record authority. On the street, they encountered friends, those who were loving lovers and sent them to marry the next morning.
A black spider was destined to live, surrounded by female care and attention: the spouse gave her husband two daughters, Irina and Elena, now workers in Aeroflot. And they, in turn, pleased the Father's grandchildren by Natalia and Vasily. The latter went in the footsteps of the famous grandfather, becoming a football goalkeeper, and called the Son in his honor.
Valentina Timofeevna actively participated in the work on the film "Lev Yashin. My dream goalkeeper ": Yulia Hlynin played in his youth Lion's wife, and his very - Alexander Fokin. The roles of spouses in maturity went to Alexander Ermakov and Galina Belyaeva. The premiere of the film on large screens took place in 2019, and in the 2021th the picture was shown on the first channel.
The first channel also dedicated to the legendary athlete documentary "Lev Yashin is a goalkeeper number one", in which the audience could meet with valuable archival video and photos.
Valentina Yashina now
Despite the old age, the widow of the only Soviet goalkeeper in history that received the Golden Ball, and now full of strength and energy - willingly communicate with journalists, gives comments and participates in football and public life. For example, with its permission, now every year is awarded the prize named after Lion Yashin from France Football in two nominations.