Yuri Senkevich life as an adventure. Documentary Yuri Senkevich

Yuri Senkevich became incredibly popular in the Soviet Union thanks to the TV program "Club of Travelers". As you know, 200 million inhabitants of 1/6 of the land "looked at the world through the eyes of Senkevich."

“Two students are walking along the beach and they see a sign “For saving drowning people - 50 rubles” ...”, - such an anecdote was told by Yuri Senkevich to his fellow travelers in the middle of Atlantic Ocean when waves as high as a three-story house rose above the mast in a giant wall. At that moment, a chill ran down the back of the Soviet doctor. And once again he asked himself the question - why am I here? But, without changing his facial expression, Senkevich said: "And here's another story ...".

It seemed that this smiling and prosperous person was just a darling of fate, to whose lot fell the happiness inaccessible to others - to travel freely around the world. But, having got to know his life better, you never cease to wonder how, after all the trials and experiences, he generally retained the ability to joke!

It was this ability of his - to joke under any circumstances and to smile incredibly contagiously - that turned the humble researcher into a TV star, the favorite of a multimillion-dollar Soviet country. This happened when it seemed to Senkevich himself that there was no need to live anymore, because he was unfairly taken away from the dream to which he had been going for many years - flight into space. For his sake, Dr. Senkevich set up painful experiments on himself, performed hundreds of operations to implant sensors in animals - the first conquerors of space. And another 300 days he worked in Antarctica at Vostok station - where it is minus 80 in winter and minus 40 in summer. Yuri returned from there without his luxurious hair- magnetic fields...
The meeting with Thor Heyerdahl turned the life of Yuri Senkevich upside down. Both restless and curious, they will be friends to the death of a Norwegian explorer who said about his Russian friend: “Either he is my eldest son, or younger brother". On Heyerdahl's "Ra-1" expedition, Senkevich became one of the seven members of the crew. People randomly gathered together different nationalities, professions and views were supposed to test the theory of the Tour - they say, the ancients could swim across the ocean on papyrus boats. And to find out: maybe it was not Columbus who discovered America at all?

May 25, 1969 "Ra" was launched from the Moroccan city of Safi. The tests began in the first hour: the steering oars broke. Due to the incorrect design of the stern, the boat began to sink into the water. Settled right side. "Ra" was essentially just a haystack. On the 50th day of the trip, the boat was almost completely submerged. It was decided to end the expedition. On the roof of the hut, seven sailors waited for almost five days for help. By a happy coincidence, their SOS signal was heard on an American yacht.

The following year, on another boat - "Ra-2" - Thor Heyerdahl reassembled the old team. This time, the crew successfully reached their goal: having traveled about six thousand kilometers from Morocco to the coast of Barbados in 57 days, they proved that even in prehistoric times, Egyptian sailors could travel to New World. This will not be the last joint voyage. After 7 years, the team of Ra, led by Heyerdahl, on the reed boat "Tigris" will sail across the Indian Ocean.

The film features unique archival footage of our hero's travels and his work in the studio - they were kindly provided to us by the Thor Heyerdahl Museum in Oslo (Norway) and the Yuri Senkevich Museum in Moscow, as well as by the family. About Yuri Alexandrovich exclusive interview tell the son and daughter of Thor Heyerdahl.

And so Sienkiewicz was invited to the Film Travel Club program to talk about his journey with the most famous Norwegian of the 20th century Thor Heyerdahl. And Senkevich, in his characteristic manner, told how he saved his companions in the middle of the ocean: Heyerdahl from renal colic, and the American Baker from the fatal burn of the physalia jellyfish - he simply ordered the entire crew to urinate on the burnt skin of a comrade. The audience was delighted! Central Television flooded with letters - we want Senkevich! And soon Yuri was invited to host a program that no other could compare with in popularity in those years.

What was the mystery of Yuri Senkevich? Why was his travels so attractive to the screen? It is clear that this is not only a matter of iron curtain”, because of which the entire USSR looked at the world “through the eyes of Senkevich” for decades. But also in the very personality of this traveler. What exploits remained hidden from prying eyes? What secret did he not want to discuss even with those close to him? And why was the papyrus boat "Tigris", which the crew burned in protest against the war, was destined for a second life ...

Senkevich was a lucky man. Repeatedly during his many expeditions, he was on the verge of death. And each time, defeating death, it seemed to him that he had enough strength to withstand any test. But in 2002 after the death close friend Thor Heirdahl Yuri Senkevich had a heart attack.
Studies have shown that the heart is worn out, it is necessary to have an operation, change the mode of life to a calmer one. But Senkevich, himself a hereditary physician, a pathophysiologist, severely cut off all the conversations of relatives about treatment.

Yuri Senkevich died at his workplace in the studio of the Travelers Club on September 25, 2003.

“Two students are walking along the beach and they see a sign “50 rubles for saving drowning people,” Yuri Senkevich told his fellow travelers in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. It was at that moment when waves as high as a three-story house rose above the mast in a giant wall. Then a chill ran down the back of the Soviet doctor. And how many times did he ask himself the question: “Why am I here?” But, without changing his facial expression, Senkevich said: "And here's another story ..."
Yuri Senkevich became incredibly popular in the Soviet Union thanks to the television program "Club of Travelers". As you know, 200 million inhabitants of 1/6 of the land "looked at the world through the eyes of Senkevich." It seemed that this smiling and prosperous person was just a darling of fate, to whose lot fell the happiness inaccessible to others - to travel freely around the world. But, having got to know his life better, you never cease to wonder how, after all the trials and experiences, he generally retained the ability to joke!
It was this ability of his - to joke under any circumstances and to smile incredibly contagiously - that turned the modest researcher into a TV star, a favorite of the multi-million Soviet country. This happened when it seemed to Senkevich himself that there was no need to live anymore, because he was unfairly taken away from the dream to which he had been going for many years - flight into space. For his sake, Dr. Senkevich set up painful experiments on himself, performed hundreds of operations to implant sensors in animals - the first conquerors of space. And another 300 days he worked in Antarctica at Vostok station, where it is minus 80 in winter and minus 40 in summer. Yuri returned from there without his luxurious hair - magnetic fields ...

Yuri Senkevich. Life is like an amazing adventure. Documentary (2017)

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Yuri Senkevich became incredibly popular in the Soviet Union thanks to the television program "Club of Travelers". As you know, 200 million inhabitants of ⅙ of the land "looked at the world through the eyes of Sienkiewicz." It seemed that this smiling and prosperous person was just a darling of fate, to whose lot fell the happiness inaccessible to others - to travel freely around the world. But, having got to know his life better, you never cease to wonder how, after all the trials and experiences, he generally retained the ability to joke!

“Two students are walking along the beach and they see a sign “For saving the drowning - 50 rubles”...”, - such an anecdote was told by Yuri Senkevich to his fellow travelers in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, when waves as high as a three-story house rose above the mast with a giant wall. At that moment, a chill ran down the back of the Soviet doctor. And once again he asked himself the question - why am I here? But, without changing his facial expression, Senkevich said: "And here's another story ...".

It was this ability of his - to joke under any circumstances and to smile incredibly contagiously - that turned the modest researcher into a TV star, a favorite of the multi-million Soviet country. It happened when it seemed to Senkevich himself that there was no need to live anymore, because he was unfairly taken away from the dream to which he had been going for many years - flight into space. For her sake, Dr. Senkevich set up painful experiments on himself, performed hundreds of operations to implant sensors in animals - the first conquerors of space. And another 300 days he worked in Antarctica at Vostok station - where it is minus 80 in winter, and minus 40 in summer. Yuri returned from there without his luxurious hair - magnetic fields ...

The meeting with Thor Heyerdahl turned the life of Yuri Senkevich upside down. Both restless and curious, they will be friends to the death of a Norwegian explorer who said about his Russian friend: "Either he is my eldest son, or my younger brother." On Heyerdahl's "Ra-1" expedition, Senkevich became one of the seven members of the crew. Randomly gathered together people of different nationalities, professions and views had to test the theory of the Tour - they say, the ancients could cross the ocean on papyrus boats. And to find out: maybe it was not Columbus who discovered America at all?

May 25, 1969 "Ra" was launched from the Moroccan city of Safi. The tests began in the first hour: the steering oars broke. Due to the incorrect design of the stern, the boat began to sink into the water. Settled right side. "Ra" was essentially just a haystack. On the 50th day of the journey, the boat was almost completely submerged. It was decided to end the expedition. On the roof of the hut, seven sailors waited for almost five days for help. By a happy coincidence, their SOS signal was heard on an American yacht.

The following year, Thor Heyerdahl reassembled the previous team on another Ra-2 boat. This time, the crew successfully reached their goal: having traveled about six thousand kilometers from Morocco to the coast of Barbados in 57 days, they proved that even in prehistoric times, Egyptian sailors could travel to the New World. This will not be the last joint voyage. After 7 years, the team of Ra, led by Heyerdahl, on the reed boat "Tigris" will sail across the Indian Ocean.

The film presents unique archival footage of our hero's travels and his work in the studio - they were kindly provided to us by the Thor Heyerdahl Museum in Oslo (Norway) and the Yuri Senkevich Museum in Moscow, as well as by the family. The son and daughter of Thor Heyerdahl talk about Yuri Alexandrovich in an exclusive interview.

And so Sienkiewicz was invited to the Film Travel Club program to talk about the journey with the most famous Norwegian of the 20th century Thor Heyerdahl. Senkevich, in his usual manner, told how he saved his companions in the middle of the ocean: Heyerdahl from renal colic, and the American Baker from the fatal burn of the physalia jellyfish - he simply ordered the entire crew to urinate on the burnt skin of a comrade. The audience was delighted! Central television was flooded with letters - we want Senkevich! And soon Yuri was invited to host a program that no other could compare with in popularity in those years.

What was the mystery of Yuri Senkevich? Why was his travels so attractive to the screen? It is quite obvious: the point here is not only in the "Iron Curtain", because of which the entire USSR looked at the world "through the eyes of Senkevich" for decades, but also in the very personality of this traveler. What exploits remained hidden from prying eyes? What secret did he not want to discuss even with those close to him? And why was the papyrus boat "Tigris", which the crew burned in protest against the war, was destined for a second life ...

Senkevich was a lucky man. Repeatedly during his many expeditions, he was on the verge of death. And each time, defeating death, it seemed to him that he had enough strength to withstand any trials. But in 2002, after the death of a close friend of Thor Heirdahl, Yuri Senkevich had a heart attack.

Studies have shown that the heart is worn out, it is necessary to have an operation, change the mode of life to a calmer one. But Senkevich, himself a hereditary physician, a pathophysiologist, severely cut off all the conversations of relatives about treatment.

Yuri Senkevich died at his workplace in the studio of the Travelers Club on September 25, 2003.

The film was attended by:

Ksenia Senkevich, widow of Yuri Senkevich;

Elena Yumasheva, sister of Y. Senkevich's wife, former colleague;

Leonid Yarmolnik, actor, TV presenter, producer;

Leonid Yakubovich, TV presenter, friend of Yu. Senkevich;

Nikolai Drozdov, TV presenter, friend of Yu. Senkevich;

Stas Namin, musician, friend of Y. Senkevich;

Artur Chilingarov, Arctic and Antarctic explorer, friend;

Bettina Heyerdahl, daughter of the traveler T. Heyerdahl (Oslo);

Thor Heyerdahl, son of the traveler T. Heyerdahl (Oslo);

Genrikh Sofronov, friend of youth, scientist;

Konstantin Krylov, friend of youth (St. Petersburg), scientist;

Evgeny Ilyin, Academician of the International Academy of Cosmonautics;

Mark Belakovsky, colleague of Yu. Senkevich;

Dmitry Shparo, traveler, friend of Yu. Senkevich;

Valery Polyakov, cosmonaut, colleague of Yu. Senkevich;

Robert Dyakonov, doctor, friend of Yu. Senkevich.