Not a soulless patriot: the popular Russian actor explained his divorce in the Year of the Family

Singer, Honored Artist of Russia Yaroslav Dronov (SHAMAN) began to postpone the divorce because of the Russia is the Year of the family, because in matters of personal life, not symbolic dates are important, but relationships between people.

"This is the situation that happened in your personal life, especially in the year of the family. Should I have waited a year for a divorce? I think it will not be in Russia, so you won't get anything here," the performer said at a press conference in the Russia Today media group.

According to him, the decision on divorce was determined by personal circumstances and it cannot be related to the public agenda.

"Shaman is also a living person, and he has a heart, and you can't order a heart. I repeat, why was it necessary to wait for the end of the year, to make a deal with your conscience? And most importantly, for the sake of whom? If I really did it the way this situation demanded, that's exactly when I would be the same soulless patriot who stupidly works out the agenda. You understand, dates are not important in your personal life. People are important in personal life," SHAMAN emphasized.

He also recalled that the artist started meeting with the head of the Safe Internet League Ekaterina Mizulina at the end of 2024, later they got married.

"That is, in fact in The year of the family I created a new family. What questions?", — concluded the artist.

As reported by EADaily, SHAMAN singer was previously married to producer Elena Martynova, the couple announced their separation in September 2024, which was announced in Russia is the Year of the Family.

SHAMAN and Mizulin's marriage was registered on November 5 last year. The solemn registration ceremony was held in Donetsk. The newlyweds chose khaki outfits resembling tunics. They were congratulated by the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin, presenting a bouquet of white roses.

Earlier it became known that a closed celebration in a narrow circle of relatives and friends about the wedding was held in one of the restaurants on Patriarch's Ponds in Moscow last weekend.