Love is a great feeling that can work wonders: change the world and people, heal heart wounds and inflict new ones, shock society and give peace of mind. Beautiful and unimaginable interesting stories about love can be found not only in movie novels and books, but also real life, especially if you pay attention to celebrities. We picked up the most mind-blowing love stories that were talked about on every corner.

This love story is not a scandal, but simply the collapse of all iron, as it would seem, English traditions. The thing is that the chosen one of the representative of the monarchy, Edward, who became the first and only king in the entire long history of England, was an ordinary, not even very pretty divorced (twice!) American woman. It was because of her that he abdicated.

Their romance began when Mrs. Wallis lived in London with her new husband, a successful and wealthy businessman Ernest Simpson. Their first fateful meeting took place in 1930 at a dinner party. At first sight, the woman sunk into the heart of the Prince of Wales, and then everyone thought why, because she was not a beauty. Although it is worth noting her charm and magical charm.

The couple began to twist their romance in front of everyone, not even ashamed of their position (Wallis is with her husband, and Edward is a representative of the monarchy). Together they attended social events, dined in restaurants, walked the streets. The royal family thought that this was a windy, not long-term hobby for the prince, which would soon come to naught. But how wrong they were! As soon as Edward came to the throne after the death of King George V, the American filed for divorce. The couple decided to get married, but then intervened The Royal Family, which set the condition for Edward: either the throne, or a windy woman from another country.

The result was the king's famous speech in which he abdicates the throne out of love. The couple lived for a very long time. They did everything together: wrote memoirs, traveled, gave interviews. True, they had no children. Happiness ended in 1972 when Edward died of cancer.

That's really in whose relationship and seething passion, it's between Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. Their romance of the century lasted a long time, experienced ups and downs.

The story of their love can be safely put in the basis of the plot and make a wonderful and exciting film. It would have everything: passionate kisses, quarrels and partings, fights and reconciliation, divorce and marriage (even twice). They not only starred together in films that brought fame and awards, but also crushed numbers together while they fought furiously.

Their meeting took place on the set of the film "Cleopatra" in 1962. He is successfully married to actress Wallace Sybil, and she was also not free, she was married to a singer. The passion that flared up on the set so seized Richard and Elizabeth that they continued to kiss even after the romantic scene was filmed. They behaved depravedly, not embarrassed by anyone, made love wherever they had to. The paparazzi were constantly on the lookout for them. Even the Vatican officially recognized this relationship as sinful, but the couple continued to meet. As a result, they divorced their spouses and got married. Later they parted, but they were constantly drawn to each other.

Yes, Hollywood's Golden Age novels don't compare to today's adultery. But there is a couple whose love has passed many tests and is one of the most beautiful.

To the novel by Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones for a long time were skeptical, they say, "play and quit." But it was not there!

The successful actor, who managed to win several Oscars, fell in love at first sight with a young aspiring but already famous actress at the premiere of her film The Mask of Zorro. Michael, who had been married for 23 years at that time, simply could not allow Katherine to remain in the role of mistress. He pursued her as best he could, a little old-fashioned, but selfless. Five months later, the fortress of the actress fell, and the lovers went on a trip around the world.

"Which Russian heart does not flinch, does not startle, listening to Tchaikovsky's romance "Among the noisy ball"?

Vladimir Stasov.

In the midst of a noisy ball, by chance, In the anxiety of worldly fuss, I saw You, but Your secrets covered my features.

Many people remember these verses by Alexei Konstantinovich Tolstoy (1817-1875) and the melody of Tchaikovsky's romance merging with them. But not everyone knows that there are living events behind the poem: the beginning of an extraordinary romantic love.

They first met at a masquerade ball in the winter of 1850-51 at the St. Petersburg Bolshoi Theater. He accompanied the heir to the throne, the future Tsar Alexander II, there. From childhood, he was chosen as a playmate of the Tsarevich and, secretly burdened by this, regularly bore the burden of being chosen. She appeared at the masquerade because, after the break with her husband, the Horse Guardsman Miller, she was looking for an opportunity to forget herself and dissipate. In the secular crowd, for some reason, he immediately drew attention to her. The mask covered her face. But gray eyes looked intently and sadly. Fine ashy hair crowned the head. She was slender and graceful, with a very thin waist. Her voice was mesmerizing - a thick contralto.

They did not speak for long: the fuss of the colorful masquerade ball separated them. But she managed to impress him with the accuracy and wit of her fleeting judgments. She, of course, recognized him. In vain he asked her to open her face, to take off her mask... But he business card she took it, making a sly promise not to forget him. But what would have happened to him, and to both of them, if she had not come to that ball then? Perhaps it was on that January night of 1851, when he was returning home, that the first lines of this poem formed in his mind: In the midst of a noisy ball, by chance, In the anxiety of worldly bustle, I saw You, but Your mystery covered the features ...

This poem will become one of the best in Russian love lyrics. Nothing is invented in it, everything is as it was. It is full of real signs, documented, like a reportage. Only this is a "reportage" that poured out from the poet's heart and therefore became a lyrical masterpiece. And he added another immortal portrait to the gallery of "muses of Russian romances." The future was hidden from him. He did not even know if he would see her again ... Soon after that meeting at the masquerade ball, he received an invitation from her. "This time you won't escape me!" - said Alexei Konstantinovich Tolstoy, entering the drawing room of Sofya Andreevna Miller.

Alexei Konstantinovich Tolstoy, who combined kindness, tenderness, delicacy and vulnerability of the soul with truly masculine beauty, heroic growth and physique and huge physical force, was a pure, chaste, direct nature. He was like that in love too - monogamous, not bowing before his mother's imperious unwillingness to recognize this love, waiting twelve years for Sofya Andreevna to get a divorce in order to finally unite his life with her forever. In 1878, three years after the death of Alexei Tolstoy, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky wrote music for the poems "Among the Noisy Hall", music as pure, gentle and chaste as poetry.

G. Ots, M. Magomaev, Yu. Gulyaev sing Material from the page of the St. Petersburg singer Sergei Rusanov.

Narcotic Russian-French love

Vysotsky had a rare skill - he could conquer any woman. The key to this phenomenon lay in his unrestrained nature, he was like a splash of champagne, dousing his chosen one with a wave of charm and leading him away. Marina Vladi turned out to be a tough nut to crack and at first resisted, she was surprised at his self-confidence, with which he said that he would definitely achieve her hand.

Having seen a lot in her 30 years, the actress for the first time did not know what to do, how to relate to this strange person. She went back to Paris and felt a nagging feeling of longing. Where is it from? The answer came with a phone call from Russia. Hearing a familiar velvety voice, Marina realized that she was gone. She was in love.

When bright brutality meets expressive femininity, there can be only one result - love. Although their love was more like a battlefield. For Vlady and Vysotsky, every day lived together was a holiday, they saw each other so rarely. Endless visa requests, huge distances tormented both, but also saved their marriage. It would be difficult for two bright personalities to get along together.

And also Marina and Vladimir fought with ... Vysotsky himself, his addictions, that side of his personality that drew him to the edge of the abyss. They fought with higher authorities for the right to be able to see each other as often as possible. However, now that Vlady is left alone, she no longer remembers the difficulties, she only remembers love.

John Lennon and Yoko Ono

The love of the famous "Beatle" and the Japanese artist

The ill-wishers called her a demon in a female form, and him - an uncomplaining victim. Fans of the Beatles blamed her for the collapse of the famous Liverpool Four. The Beatles themselves disliked her. Except, of course, Lennon. Of meeting Yoko, he said, "It's like I won a big prize." And on the evening of their acquaintance, she wrote in her diary: “It seems that I have found someone I can love,” Yoko always knew exactly what she wanted.

And now Lennon began to receive postcards with the inscriptions "Breathe", "Dance", "Watch the fire before dawn." Yoko called him and talked to him for hours about art. Watched at the house. She wanted to win him over. And she succeeded. After some time, John discovered that he was not indifferent to her. After a while, John discovered that he did not want to live a single day without her. “The child of the ocean is calling me,” he sang in one of the songs. (Yoko means "child of the ocean" in Japanese).

By the age of 27, John Lennon had crazy popularity, a millionth fortune, a house with 100 bedrooms, luxury cars, a wife and a son. He had everything and he was bored. Yoko also missed her and was looking for something new. They immediately divorced their previous spouses and got married. Their honeymoon took place in Amsterdam, causing a buzz with their "bed interviews". Reporters gathered at the door of their Hilton suite expected the controversial couple to want to give interviews while having sex, but Yoko and John, in white pajamas, sat on the bed in the flower-decorated suite and talked about peace - it was their protest against the Vietnam War.

The album "Two Virgins" also came out shocking. On the cover, Yoko and John were photographed naked, and there was no music at all in the album - only groans, squeaks and other sounds. They participated in demonstrations, made films, John recorded songs. However, critics wrote: "The songs have become weaker." Former fans said: "Yoko John is not good." John developed depression again. Youko suggested that they separate for a while. She knew John needed time. He must decide for himself who he is and where he is.

Again parties, new friends and girlfriends. And new songs. Lennon's compositions were again at the top of the charts. However, was he happy? John is mad with longing for Yoko. He was catastrophically, painfully missing her. They met a year and a half later. And they didn't part again.

October 8, 1975, on the day of John's 35th birthday, Yoko gave birth to his son. Lennon found peace: "I am free as never before and ready for new creativity." They lived in unison - until that fatal shot of a crazy fan in December 1980. “Why doesn’t anyone believe that we just love each other?” Lennon laughed. “We just loved each other,” says the same thing now in rare interviews Yoko. Everything else is pop history.

Henry Ford and Clara Jane Bryant

The story of the great inventor and his great wife

In the late 1990s, a young mechanic worked for an electric company in Detroit for $11 a week. He worked 10 hours a day, and when he came home, he often worked half the night in his barn, trying to invent new type engine. His father believed that the guy was wasting time, the neighbors called him crazy, no one believed that anything good would come of these activities. Nobody but his wife. She helped him work at night, holding a kerosene lamp over his head for several hours. Her hands turned blue, her teeth chattered from the cold, she caught a cold every now and then, but ... She believed in her husband so much!

Years later, a noise came from the barn. Neighbors saw how a madman and his wife rode along the road without a horse, in the same cart. The eccentric's name was Henry Ford. By the age of fifty, Ford had become a multimillionaire, and his car was one of national symbols America. When, while recording an interview with Henry Ford, a journalist asked who Ford would like to be in another life, the genius replied simply: “Anyone. If only my wife was next to me.

Alexander Pushkin and Natalia Goncharova

Deadly love of a poet

One of the first beauties of Moscow met Alexander Pushkin at the ball. The poet was so struck by the beauty and spirituality of a sixteen-year-old girl that he literally “fell ill with love” and soon asked for her hand. He was refused, because Pushkin was twice as old as Natalya - he was 30. He tried his luck a year later and this time he received consent.

For the six years that the couple lived together, Natalya Nikolaevna gave birth to her husband four children. But the young woman missed social entertainment and the success she enjoyed as a young and free girl. It is said that at every opportunity she flirted with men, considering this an entirely innocent occupation. Pushkin received a remark about the behavior of his wife even from Emperor Nikolai Pavlovich.

The French officer Dantes courted Natalya deliberately in public, so that everyone (and especially Pushkin) could see his undisguised passion and lust. There was nothing vicious between them, and it seemed to her that everything that was happening was completely innocent. The last straw was the libel, in which the jealous husband was awarded a "cuckold diploma". Natalya was indeed naive, believing that the hot descendant of an Ethiopian could survive such humiliation.

Pushkin challenged Dantes to a duel, where he was mortally wounded. And yet he did not blame his wife and before his death he told her: “You are not to blame for anything!”. And Natalya Goncharova did everything as the dying Pushkin told her: he asked her to leave the city, wear mourning for two years, and after ... after marry decent person. The poet loved his wife so much that even being on his deathbed, he could not help thinking about her happiness.

Cleopatra and Caesar

The bloody love of the pharaoh and the emperor

Men went crazy over her, for the night spent in her arms, they were ready to give their lives and went for it voluntarily. The great Roman commanders also paid with their lives: Caesar and Mark Antony. Cleopatra was not a beauty, but she had incredible charm and charisma, she was seductive, insidious and very smart. This first female politician in history received an excellent education, studied mathematics, philosophy, literature, skillfully played the musical instruments and knew 8 languages.

She made Caesar fall in love with herself by cunning: dressed in the most beautiful outfits, she ordered the servants to wrap her in a carpet and bring her as a gift to Caesar. Knowing the intricacies of all the love pleasures that existed at that time ancient world, Cleopatra, struck the spoiled emperor with ingenuity and a subtle sense of humor. Her movements and voice literally bewitched Caesar. Julius, that very night he became her lover. Thus, Cleopatra paid a huge national debt, received the Egyptian throne and the love of the great commander. But the Romans could not forgive him love relationship with an Egyptian, and as a result of an insidious conspiracy, Caesar was killed.

Cleopatra was able to fall in love with herself and another commander who fought for the "Roman throne" - Mark Antony. It was a crazy passion, sweeping away everything in its path, but even here the lovers were in for a failure. Rome went to war with Alexandria, Antony and Cleopatra lost. The Roman commander thought that his beloved had died, and, unable to bear it, threw himself on the sword. And Cleopatra, in order to avoid captivity and shame, ordered a poisonous snake to be brought to her.

Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine

The love story of the great commander and the beautiful Creole

They met when Napoleon was still poor, plain and unknown to anyone, and Josephine already had the status of a widow, often changed lovers, and besides, she was 6 years older than her future husband. But as if an unknown force attracted them to each other. After spending an evening with a beautiful Creole, Bonaparte was fascinated by her for the rest of his life. They became lovers, and then spouses, changing their age on paper.

On their wedding day in March 1796, Bonaparte presented his beloved with a sapphire ring. Inside the ring was an engraving: "This is fate." And soon fate made Josephine the empress, and Bonaparte the emperor. The great commander confidently conquered the whole world, winning one victory after another, and from each campaign he sent tender and passionate letters to his beloved wife, full of revelations and confessions.

But time passed, Napoleon dreamed of heirs, and Josephine could not get pregnant. In addition, rumors about the betrayals of the temperamental Creole, who remained alone for a long time, were confirmed. And then Bonaparte decides to enter into a new marriage with Princess Marie-Louise of Austria in order to preserve the dynasty and prolong her family. Josephine and Napoleon divorced in 1809. Josephine retains the title of empress at the urging of Bonaparte. And also receives the Elysee Palace, Navarre Castle, Malmaison, three million a year, coats of arms, escort, security and all the attributes of a reigning person.

But even after the divorce, the emperor continues to write affectionate letters to Josephine, full of love and warmth. New marriage, appearance long-awaited son do not bring happiness to Bonaparte. After the defeat at Waterloo, the emperor goes into exile on the island of St. Helena. Josephine is denied his escort, and a couple of months after Napoleon's abdication of power, she dies. And in 1821, the great commander of all times and peoples Napoleon Bonaparte dies with the name of his beloved Josephine on his lips.

Edith Piaf and Marcel Cerdan

Paris sparrow and Moroccan scorer

This love story started in Paris. Edith Piaf was introduced to the "Moroccan scorer" and Marcel Cerdana was introduced to the "great Edith Piaf". A few days later, Marcel called the singer and asked for a meeting. The next morning they realized that they were in love. Next to the tall and muscular athlete "Paris Sparrow" Edith Piaf (piaf - sparrow from French), only 147 cm tall, looked like a little girl. At night, they often went for a walk around New York. Both loved to ride roller coasters. This extraordinary couple was recognized on the streets, with amazement watching them eat ice cream and squeal on the rides like mere mortals.

The love affair of the French singer and French boxing champion did not go unnoticed. The journalists wanted to stir up a huge scandal, but the boxer was the first to hold a press conference: “Do you want to know if I love Piaf? Yes I love! Yes, she is my mistress, only because I am married. And I can’t get a divorce!” he blurted out. In the morning, not a single newspaper wrote a single line about Edith and Marseille, and by lunchtime Edith Piaf brought a huge basket of flowers from journalists. A card was enclosed in the flowers: "From the gentlemen to the woman who is loved more than anything in the world."

On October 28, 1949, Serdan dropped everything and flew to New York, having received a telegram from his beloved: “I miss you.” His plane crashed near the Azores. In the morning, Edith was awakened not by the long-awaited kiss of Marcel, but by terrible news. That evening, Edith Piaf was carried to the stage of the Versailles hall in her arms - she could not walk. Stopping the applause from the audience, she said softly, “You don't have to clap for me today. Today I sing for Marcel Cerdan. For him alone."

Editor's note: All stories are partly based on legend and do not claim to be historically accurate.

Love is the most extraordinary feeling in the world. Throughout the history of mankind, it has inspired poets, writers and singers, and sometimes love even served as a pretext for crimes and wars between entire countries. In our today's selection - ten of the most famous couples, whose love story led to tragic consequences. Some of them are authentically existing historical characters, others we know mostly from legends and myths.

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According to legend, Paris was a Trojan prince, and Helen was the wife of Menelaus, the ruler of Sparta. Not finding mutual understanding with her husband, for whom she was forcibly given, Elena fled from Sparta along with the handsome Paris. However, in the midst of preparations for the wedding, Menelaus arrived with his troops to the walls of Troy, and a war broke out in which many Trojans died, including Paris. Elena had to return back to Sparta.

According to Greek myology, Orpheus was a talented singer, and Eurydice was his wife, who was once stung by a snake and died. After that, Orpheus, unable to live without his beloved, descended into the mythical kingdom of Hades. He charmed the inhabitants so Underworld that Hades agreed to let Eurydice go, however, on the condition that Orpheus should not look back until they leave the limits realms of the dead. But Orpheus could not stand it and turned around to see if Eurydice was following him, and she was taken back to the kingdom of Hades.

The love story between the Roman commander Mark Antony and the Egyptian queen Cleopatra is widely known for its dramatic ending. Both lovers committed suicide after their troops were defeated in battle against Caesar's army.

Characters from a medieval legend who fall in love despite the fact that Tristan's uncle, Mark, is supposed to marry Iseult. Nevertheless, Isolde was married to Mark, and Tristan was married to the daughter of the King of Britain, Isolde Beloruka. The story ended with the fact that Tristan was wounded by a poisoned weapon, and Isolde, who did not have time to say goodbye to him, soon died of grief. In the ranking of free audiobooks "Romance Stories" - the novel Tristan and Isolde is one of the most popular.

According to legend, Guinevere, the wife of King Arthur, was madly in love with Lancelot, one of the Knights of the Round Table. When Arthur found out about this, the bitter rivalry between him and Lancelot broke the unity of the knights. In the end, Arthur was killed, and Guinevere, out of grief, went to the monastery.

The most famous love story, written by the famous Shakespeare, tells about the relationship between young lovers from two warring Italian families. Probably everyone knows how the story ended - Romeo poisoned himself, thinking that Juliet had died, and she, finding him dead, killed herself with a dagger.

Shah Jahan and his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal were happy together for a long time until Mumtaz Mahal died while giving birth to their 14th child. Devastated by grief, Shah Jahan could not recover for a long time, but found some solace in the construction of a luxurious mausoleum in memory of his wife. This mausoleum still stands today, it is known as the Taj Mahal.

The relationship between Napoleon and his wife Josephine was said to have been very turbulent, and eventually led to a divorce. However, when Napoleon died, last words The emperor was addressed specifically to Josephine, his first wife. The love between the young king and the widow, who is 12 years older than him, caused outrage and protest both from the public and from Alexander's mother. However, he did not listen to anyone's advice and insisted on marriage. It all ended with the fact that the royal couple was killed by a group of military officers who were dissatisfied with their rule.

American robbers who organized a gang responsible for several armed robberies and murders. Despite their criminal activities, according to eyewitnesses, Bonnie and Clyde loved each other deeply and were inseparable. The gangster love story ended very badly - the police shot down their car from an ambush, as a result of which both died on the spot.

On the eve of Valentine's Day, we decided to recall the stories of the great novels of the 20th century - those that shocked the world and in one way or another influenced modern society.

The most touching and passionate, happy and unhappy novels famous people, stories mutual love and ostentatious prosperity, marriages of people equal in their greatness and the most famous misalliances.

Wallis Simpson – Edward VIII of England

The history of the most famous misalliance in recent history received an incredible response as the English monarch Edward VIII (Edward VIII) (1894-1972) became the first and only king in the history of England, who voluntarily abdicated. The reason was a passionate love for a twice-divorced American woman.

It was not even a scandal - it seemed that the end of the world had come and the collapse of the moral and ethical norms and foundations of secular society.

The heir to the main monarchy of the world was 36 years old when he met Mrs. Wallis Simpson (Wallis Simpson) (1896-1986), née Warfield. The woman was married for the second time and lived in London with her husband, wealthy businessman Ernest Simpson.

Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson Fateful meeting happened in early November 1930, when the Simpsons were invited to a dinner party where the Prince of Wales was to attend. The legend says that English prince was fascinated at first sight, although Wallis was not even a beauty. According to contemporaries, she was unremarkable at first glance, special, but in communication she had an amazing charm.

Amazingly, the lovers did not hide their feelings, even despite the status of Edward and Family status Wallis. They appeared together on the streets, social events and in restaurants. The royal family did not even think that this shameful hobby would last long. But when it became clear that the romance was dragging on, attempts were made to hide the details of the prince's relationship from the public.

In January 1936, King George V of England died and Edward assumed the throne. In parallel, Wallis filed for divorce. Neither the royal family nor Parliament wanted to hear about Edward's legal union with an American. Edward was given a choice: either the throne or Wallis. His choice was unequivocal: the price for love was the abdication of the English throne.

On December 10, 1936, Edward VIII delivered his famous speech to the people: “You all know the circumstances that forced me to abdicate the throne. But I want you to understand that in making this decision, I have not forgotten about my country and empire ... But you must also believe that it is impossible for me to fulfill my duty as a king in the way I would like it, without help and support for the woman I love…”

The couple lived happily ever after, traveled, wrote memoirs. Their family idyll continued until 1972, until Edward died of cancer.

Vivien Leigh - Laurence Olivier

The most famous couple British theater and film actors Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier challenged the puritanical England of the 1930s when she stopped hiding her whirlwind romance. The difficulty of the situation was that both were married. The spouses did not give them a divorce, and the need to live in sin, deceit and an atmosphere of universal censure forced Vivien Leigh to give candid interview The Times magazine, where she honestly outlined the details of her personal drama. The public unexpectedly went to meet the favorites of the public who were leaving for America - it was there that Vivien won her right to play Scarlett O "Hara in the film adaptation of Gone with the Wind.

Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier were not just movie stars, but intellectual actors who achieved the status of great performers. Both shone in the theater and cinema, and their love story unfolded on stage and in life - unlike most acting couples they worked great on camera and on stage. So, they played together in the film "Flames over England" (1937) and the classic film version of "Lady Hamilton" (1941), where Lawrence played the role of Nelson, and Vivienne - Emma Hamilton. In addition, they were united by a huge number of joint theatrical works. Their tandem was recognized in their homeland as the most outstanding theatrical duet. Lawrence was called "the king among actors", and Vivien became completely national treasure after winning two Oscars for her roles as Scarlett in Gone with the Wind and Blanche Dubois in A Streetcar Named Desire. Her international fame gained momentum. The image of the world's first beauty and the main British actress, as well as the marriage, which was called the happiest among acting unions, all seemed like a dream come true for millions of viewers.

But there was no happy ending in this love story. Bright life two excellent actors was not so cloudless. As you know, Vivienne was a woman of incredible inner strength, achieving what she wanted at any cost. All biographers vied with each other to tell how she twice made fateful promises to herself. For the first time - being still nobody famous actress who saw the famous Laurence Olivier. After the first meeting, Vivienne resolutely told everyone she knew that she would marry him. At the time it seemed like pure madness. The second time she made a big promise was on the eve of the filming of Gone with the Wind, when the biggest film casting in the history of the United States was gaining momentum. The first Hollywood beauties dreamed of playing Scarlett, no one believed in the success of the visiting Englishwoman. "Larry will not play Rhett Butler, but I will play Scarlett!" Vivienne then announced.

It was said that Vivienne was more practical than Larry in all matters, but, as true woman, gave the impression that all decisions are made by the husband. A strong character, however, was also her problem - like many great actresses, she had an extremely mobile psyche. Each absence of her husband for shooting could end in depression for her, and work on the role could lead to attacks of obsession. Her genius, turning into whims and wayward attacks, began to annoy her husband.

After 17 years together, Lawrence left her, unable to withstand another bout of hysteria. She was already seriously ill. Many fans of the actress consider Olivier, first of all, not a brilliant actor, but a cowardly traitor - depression aggravated the course of the disease, and Vivien Leigh died of pulmonary tuberculosis in the summer of 1967 at her home in Ethan Square in London.

Eva Duarte - Juan Peron Evita - a household name in Argentina and the most famous first lady of the twentieth century. The second wife of the 29th and 41st President Juan Peron, Eva Duarte, was an example of an ideal communicator, diplomat and ideological inspirer of the first person of the state.

She was born in poor family and devoted her whole life to fighting for better life. Legend has it that the young actress and the colonel became lovers on the very first day they met. Peron, who initiated the military coup, might not have had so many ambitions if not for Eva, who made him believe that he would definitely become the head of government. Perón appeared openly with his young girlfriend, shocking the officers with his relationship with the actress.

After the arrest of Peron, October 17, 1945 happened - this date went down in the history of Argentina as the day of "the liberation of Peron by the people." 5,000 workers and their families gathered in the May Square in Buenos Aires in front of presidential palace, demanding "the return of the colonel". After such support, Peron began to prepare for presidential elections, having previously married Eva, who immediately left her job in the cinema and entered the headquarters of his closest assistants. Peron relied on feminist slogans, and therefore wanted to have a wife next to him, a presidential candidate, personifying the increased role of women in the modern world.