Yulia Peresild: having children is space

In addition to being a renowned actress and the first Russian woman in space, Yulia Peresild is a loving mother. Her spaceflight experience and her journey into motherhood have both been incredibly transformative, offering both special challenges and rewards.

Like her time in space, Yulia views having children as a voyage into the unknown. She frequently talks about how exploring space and raising children are similar experiences that test one’s capacity for endurance, patience, and unconditional love.

Her viewpoint on parenting demonstrates the close relationship she has with her roles as a pioneer and a mother. She views raising a family as an adventure that calls for the same bravery and commitment as her famous space mission.

Childhood of Yulia Peresild

On September 5, 1984, Yulia Peresild was born in Pskov, into a family consisting of an icon painter and a teacher. Her grandfather, an Estonian who was expelled from his homeland and relocated to Pskov, where he also found love, is the source of the girl’s peculiar last name.

The girl was always drawn to the arts; she played in KVN, sang, and took part in school productions.

Yulia competed in the "Morning Star" competition when she was eleven years old. After reaching the capital and speaking with well-known artists, Yulia made the decision to integrate creativity into her life.

That same year, a family tragedy occurred – Yulia"s father died. Trying to earn money during this difficult time, he took on any job and got involved with the wrong people. These people then took all the family"s property out of the house, leaving the widow and daughter in an empty apartment. Later, Yulia got a stepfather who took care of her and her mother. Yulia also did not stand aside. She had all the responsibilities around the house – she cooked, washed and sewed a lot. The capes, pillows, curtains and many other things in the house were sewn by the girl. Since the age of 14, Yulia has already started to earn extra money.

Yulia attended Pskov’s Secondary School No. 24 and earned her diploma there in 2001. After her initial attempt to enroll in a theater university was unsuccessful, the girl accepted "a bird in the hand" and enrolled in the Pskov State Pedagogical Institute’s Russian philology faculty. She tried again a year later and succeeded in the GITIS competition.

She initially withheld this information from her family members since they saw her theater studies as merely a pastime. Given that her daughter possessed an abundance of energy and perseverance, the mother envisioned her daughter becoming a school principal. However, the acting industry also places a high value on these attributes. The daughter’s decision was accepted by the family. In addition, she started receiving important roles while still a student.

Creative life

At the age of 19, the actress made her feature film debut. It happened in 2003 when she portrayed Natasha, a village girl, in the television series "Precinct."

Two years later, she starred as the poet Yesenin"s sister in the mini-series of the same name. A year later, Yulia appeared on the big screen in the film "The Bride". In 2008, a fateful meeting with director Alexei Uchitel took place, with whom she starred in the film "The Prisoner", and in 2010 – in the film "The Edge". For the leading role in the latter film, Yulia received several awards at once. In addition to roles in films, the actress played a lot in the theater. Today, she is the leading actress of the Moscow Drama Theater on Malaya Bronnaya. In 2013, at the age of 29, Peresild became the winner of the Presidential Prize of the Russian Federation for young cultural figures.

Yulia was always playing compelling, powerful roles. The 31-year-old actress had a particularly prosperous 2015. The television series "Lyudmila Gurchenko" and the war drama "Battle for Sevastopol" were both broadcast.

Yulia’s portrayal of Zhenya Belyaeva, a thoracic surgeon, in the movie "Challenge" is one of her most recent roles.

The film "The Challenge" became the first full-length feature film ever shot in space by professionals, with director Klim Shipenko and actress Krystina Ivanova traveling into space for some of the film’s scenes.

Charity is a pill for depression

Yulia serves on the board of directors of the Galchonok charitable foundation, which offers support to kids with central nervous system illnesses. These kids suffer from cerebral palsy and other illnesses, so each movement they make is an accomplishment. Peresild was initially asked to attend in order to highlight the issue with her face. She also engages with people, participates in events, is not ashamed to work as an animator, and occasionally rearranges her hectic filming schedule to make time for this.

Yulia was shocked to learn that while doing good deeds for kids, she also benefits herself. Because of the enormous efforts made by sick children and their families to make even a tiny improvement, all the issues and complaints seem insignificant in comparison. The actress feels that the best treatment for depression is to be a part of a team that saves lives.

Yulia’s space flight, which she took to record a movie, sparked a wave of criticism. She was chastised, among other things, for not allocating the enormous sum of money that went into planning this event to the benefit of ailing children. It embarrassed Yulia to respond to these inquiries. Since helping someone else instead of incurring any costs is actually a better option. Additionally, charity will take precedence over any cause. That being said, neither the decision regarding the film’s production budget nor its eventual success was made by the actress.

Personal life of Yulia Peresild

Although the actress acknowledges her high level of amorousness, she makes an effort to keep her private life private. Thus, it is only a matter of speculation as to the veracity of the rumors regarding Yulia’s liaisons with oligarchs and colleagues.

"She didn’t reveal to her daughters, Anna and Maria, for many years that director Alexey Uchitel is their father. Since her preferred partner was married, the actress kept this relationship a secret. Nonetheless, Yulia was unaffected by their 33-year age gap.

After a while, the couple separated but kept cordial ties. Alexey still looks after his daughters.

Actor Mikhail Troynik, whom Yulia Peresild discovered on the set of the movie "Challenge," is currently her chosen one. They are related not just by their line of work but also by their shared interest in qigong practice.

Yulia did not regret never getting married:

"So many of my friends have visited the registry office on multiple occasions while wearing white dresses and veil. It’s always very lovely, but thankfully it has nothing to do with it. Well, in my innocent youth, this didn’t work out for me.

The parenting viewpoint of Yulia Peresild offers a novel and potent comparison. She highlights how both parenting and the wonders of space require bravery, patience, and resilience by drawing comparisons between the two.

Raising children is as unpredictable and full of surprises as space travel. It challenges conventions and imparts knowledge that is unique to it. Many parents who experience both the enormous rewards of witnessing their children grow and the daily challenges they face can relate to what she said.

Yulia reminds us through her metaphor that being a parent is an amazing journey filled with love, personal development, and discovery rather than just a job.

Renowned Russian actress Yulia Peresild, who was the first actress to travel to space, highlights that becoming a parent is a unique journey that involves growth, challenges, and discovery. Parenting, which she views as a life-changing experience that impacts not only her children’s but also her own, demands bravery and devotion, much like space. Raising children is a personal "space" worth exploring, as Peresild believes it to be as profound and rewarding as any adventure.

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