Where was the monument to Kharlamov erected? Obituary of Valery Kharlamov

Attractions

Some sights of Klin are known throughout the country and even beyond its borders. Thanks to the caring attitude of residents and timely restoration work, visitors to the city can encounter architectural monuments on its streets dating back to the early 18th and even 17th centuries. The Church of the Resurrection, shopping arcades in pseudo-Russian style, impressive merchant houses, taverns and a pharmacy in the Art Nouveau style are just a few examples of buildings of historical and cultural value that have come down to us through the centuries.

Ice Palace

In 2003, the residents of Klin received a wonderful gift - the opening of a comfortable Ice Palace, which is a multi-purpose and excellently equipped complex for hockey, figure skating and other popular sports such as ballroom dancing, weightlifting, chess and many others. This is a great place for relaxation with the whole family, because the palace offers a public skating rink, a café, and during events there is a concert stage for pop stars to perform.

Memorial of Military Glory

The Memorial of Military Glory was opened in Klin on the 50th anniversary of the great victory - May 9, 1995. The key sculptural composition of this memorial, symbolizing the unconquered spirit of Russian soldiers, represents the figure of a wounded soldier supported by a comrade and a nurse. Today, the memorial continues to be supplemented with expressive details; over the past 20 years since its opening, a granite slab in memory of the Klin residents who died in the war, the sculpture “Grieving Mother” and other sculptures have appeared in its place.

Monument to Valery Kharlamov

A monument to the famous Soviet hockey player Valery Kharlamov was erected opposite the entrance to the new Klin Ice Palace, which bears his name. This small memorial complex consists of a bust of an athlete on a high granite pedestal, behind which there is a symbolic hockey puck, split into two parts, also made of granite. Two-time Olympic champion and multiple world champion Valery Kharlamov, who tragically died in a car accident near Klin, still remains the idol of several generations of sports fans.

Monument to S.A. Afanasyev

Twice Hero of Socialist Labor, Minister of General Engineering of the USSR for 20 years, Sergei Aleksandrovich Afanasyev is one of the outstanding natives of Klin. He worked for many years for the benefit of the rocket and space industry of the Soviet Union and was the leader of the launch and docking of our Soyuz-19 spacecraft with the American Apollo, which became a major milestone in the development of astronautics. The monument to Afanasyev was erected in Klin on Gagarin Street during the life of Sergei Alexandrovich - in 1989.

Monument to the Moscow-St. Petersburg highway

The monument to the Moscow-St. Petersburg highway is a bronze pillar with signs in the direction of these cities. It is installed near the building of the former Klin Postal Yard, which is mentioned in Radishchev’s “Journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow.” It was here that the author listened to the singing of a blind soldier, and this episode became the most touching in the work. It is quite possible that on the site of this monument two centuries ago there really was a milepost marking this famous road.

School of Music

The children's music school, opened in Klin back in 1935, consists of 11 departments, where about one and a half thousand children study. Today, on the basis of this school there are 8 creative groups - from an exemplary children's choir to an ensemble of majorettes and drummers. There is also a children's and youth philharmonic society here, which annually holds 5 educational concerts and lectures that cultivate children's musical taste and awaken in them a genuine interest in art, which has a beneficial effect on the overall development of the child.

Many have probably seen this monument in the form of a large granite puck on the side of the Leningradskoye Highway halfway between Solnechnogorsk and Klin. At this place, more than twenty years ago, the star of Soviet hockey went out - Valery Kharlamov died.
Valery Kharlamov was born on the night of January 13-14, 1948 in Moscow into a working-class family. His father, Boris Sergeevich, worked as a test mechanic at the Kommunar plant, his mother, Aribe Orbat Hermane, or Begonita, a Spanish national who came to the USSR at the age of 12 in the late 30s, worked at the same plant . In addition to Valera, there was another child in the Kharlamov family: daughter Tatyana.
Ironically, V. Kharlamov was born in a car: the young mother was taken to the maternity hospital, and contractions began right in the cab of the car. Boris Kharlamov left his wife in the maternity hospital, and he, with a bundle in his hands containing her clothes, went on foot to the hostel where he and his young wife then lived (the metro was no longer working by that time). On one of the streets, a police patrol noticed a lone traveler with a suspicious bundle. He was asked to go to the department, to which he happily agreed: the frost was terrible and it was already unbearable to stomp home. At the police station, Boris Sergeevich warmed up and treated the policemen to shag. My son was born today,” he told his interlocutors once again. - They named him Valery, in honor of Chkalov.
In a short time, Kharlamov turned into one of the best players at the CSKA Children's and Youth Sports School and became B. Kulagin's favorite. But CSKA head coach Anatoly Tarasov at one time treated the young hockey player with some prejudice. And V. Kharlamov’s short stature was to blame for this. In those years, Tarasov relied on tall and powerful hockey players, never tired of repeating: “All outstanding Canadian hockey players are giants compared to ours. How can we defeat them if our attackers are dwarfs, literally - a meter with a cap?” In the end, Kharlamov also fell under the heavy hand of Tarasov: in 1966 he was sent to the second league, to the army team of the Sverdlovsk Military District - the Chebarkul Zvezda. And there a miracle happened. First-class player Kharlamov put the whole of Chebarkul on edge, managing to score 34 goals against his opponents in one season. The team coach, Major Vladimir Alfer, immediately reported the successes of the young “Varangian” from Moscow to Kulagin. He apparently didn’t believe it at first. However, in the spring of 1967 in Kalinin, Kulagin himself saw Kharlamov in action and realized that his place was in the main team of CSKA. The only thing that was confusing was how Tarasov would react to this proposal.
By 1972, Kharlamov was already unconditionally considered the best hockey player not only in the Soviet Union, but also in Europe. He became the USSR champion four times, the world champion three times and the European champion twice. At the USSR Championship in 1971, he became the top scorer, scoring 40 goals against his opponents. At the beginning of 1972, as a member of the USSR national team, he won Olympic gold and became the top scorer of the tournament, scoring 9 goals. And in the fall of the same year, Kharlamov conquered North America.
The famous series of matches between the hockey teams of the USSR and Canada started on September 2, 1972 on the ice of the Montreal Forum. Not a single resident of the North American continent doubted then that the entire series of eight games would be won by their compatriots with a devastating score for the Soviet hockey players. If anyone objected, they would have been called crazy. But what really happened? In the first match, the devastating score overtook not us, but the Canadians: 7:3! It was a shock for the Maple Leafs. They unconditionally recognized V. Kharlamov as the best player in the Soviet team, who scored two goals in the match. Immediately after the game, one of the Canadian coaches found Valery and offered him a million dollars to play in the NHL. Kharlamov then joked: they say, I won’t go anywhere without Mikhailov and Petrov. But the Canadians didn’t understand the humor and immediately said: we’ll take all your three. Naturally, no one went anywhere, and no one could go. Those were not the times then.
Kharlamov became the only European hockey player whose portrait adorns the stands of the Museum of Hockey Fame in Toronto.
In 1977, as a member of CSKA, Kharlamov became a seven-time USSR champion. In the same year, a new coach, Viktor Tikhonov, took over the leadership of this illustrious club. This is how he talked about his impressions: “Like all people associated with hockey, I heard a lot, of course, about the “iron” Tarasov, about his incredibly strong character, about the “iron” discipline in the army club. However, I not only heard about Tarasov, but I’ve known him for many years.
I assure the reader that none of this happened in the CSKA that I ended up with. There was not only an “iron” discipline, but also an elementary one - from the point of view of the requirements accepted in modern sports..."
In 1981, Kharlamov announced that this season would be his last. He wanted to complete it with dignity, and in many ways he succeeded. As part of CSKA, he became the champion of the USSR for the 11th time and the winner of the European Champions Cup. At the last tournament he was named the best striker. Now, in order to end his hockey career on a high note, he needed to win the first Canada Cup, which was supposed to start at the end of August in Winnipeg. And then the unexpected happened: Tikhonov announced that Kharlamov was not going to this tournament. For all hockey specialists and fans, this news was incredible.
Kharlamov did not train as part of the national team, he prepared according to CSKA’s plan - not for the beginning, but for the end of September, when the national championship starts. However, in terms of the level of skill, the strength of his character, his courage, Kharlamov is always worthy of playing in the national team; he has, as they say, the character of three. But in terms of functional readiness... Valery had not yet gotten into shape, and the gap between him and his partners was great. There was not yet that motor power, thanks to which this brilliant forward managed to act everywhere.
Thus, according to Tikhonov, Kharlamov did not make it into the national team due to poor functional training. Honestly, it's surprising to hear about this. At that Canada Cup, several players were included in the national team, whose preparation and level of play caused much more criticism among specialists, but they went to Canada. And the super class player V. Kharlamov remained in Moscow. And as it turned out - to his death.
August 26, 1981 Valery Kharlamov was at his dacha in the village of Pokrovka near Klin. Early in the morning Valery Kharlamov and his wife Irina got ready for Moscow.
The tragedy occurred at seven o'clock in the morning on the 74th kilometer of the Leningradskoye Highway. Today it is difficult to establish why, as soon as he left the village, Kharlamov suddenly allowed his wife, who did not have a driver’s license, to get behind the wheel of the Volga, but the fact remains: in the fateful moments Irina was behind the wheel. The road was wet, and the woman apparently lost control. The car drifted into the oncoming lane, along which a truck was rushing at high speed. Everything happened so unexpectedly that his driver was unable to properly react, only turning the steering wheel to the right. And the Volga crashed into his side. The blow was so strong that Valery and Sergei died almost instantly. Irina was still alive for some time, and when the drivers who came to help carried her out of the car and laid her on the grass, she moved her lips. However, a few minutes later she died. Ten minutes later, the police arrived at the scene of the tragedy and identified the man sitting in the front seat of the Volga as Valery Kharlamov. Within an hour after this, the news of the death of the famous hockey player spread throughout Moscow. And in the evening of the same day, world agencies reported: “As a TASS correspondent reported, the famous hockey player Valery Kharlamov, thirty-three years old, and his wife died in a car accident near Moscow this morning. They left behind two small children - a son and a daughter...”
The funeral of those killed in the car accident took place a few days later at the Kuntsevo cemetery. Thousands of people came to say goodbye to the great hockey player. Soon after this, Kharlamov’s mother passed away, unable to bear the death of her beloved son and daughter-in-law.

Thirty-five years ago, on August 27, 1981, the brightest star of Soviet hockey disappeared - the legendary Valery Kharlamov died in a car accident.

One of the greatest Soviet hockey players, forward for CSKA and the national team, two-time Olympic champion and eight-time world champion, included in the International Hockey Federation Hall of Fame and the NHL Hockey Hall of Fame, crashed along with his wife Irina on Leningradskoye Shosse at the age of 33.

Valery Kharlamov on the bench, 1976;
Source: Valery Zufarov/TASS

The next day, an obituary appeared on the last page of the Evening Moscow newspaper, which shocked the sports world. Kharlamov died?! Can't be! After all, he was supposed to leave with the national team for Canada! It’s strange, but the only all-Union sports newspaper of that time, Sovetsky Sport, was not allowed to write a single line about the tragedy...

Tikhonov did not take him to the team

The day before the tragedy, Irina Kharlamova and her six-year-old son Sasha were returning from the south, and Valery went to meet them at the airport. Mother-in-law Nina Vasilievna lived with her little granddaughter Begonita at the dacha in the village of Pokrovka, near Klin, that evening the whole family gathered there... And the day before there was a turning point in the career of hockey player Kharlamov. The team flew to the Canada Cup, and he was “unhooked” at the last moment. Roughly, without ceremony. The team was already packing their things before heading to the airport when head coach Viktor Tikhonov called Kharlamov for a conversation. Half an hour later, Valery left the coaching room not himself. Without explaining anything, he shook hands with his colleagues, mumbled something about the need to win, turned around and left.

Of course, the coach had every right to decide with whom to go to the most prestigious tournament, but none of the hockey players understood why everything had to be arranged this way.

It was clear that for 33-year-old Kharlamov this would be the last tournament of this rank, his swan song. He prepared for it frantically. But alas...

Valery got behind the wheel

Valery Kharlamov’s mother-in-law, Nina Vasilievna, recalls:

Arriving from the airport, my daughter immediately called me aside and warned me not to say a word about the national team. It was clear that Valera was already very worried. Ira caught a slight cold in the south, so we went to bed early. There was no drinking, there was nothing. Ira brought good wine, but Valera said to save it for my fiftieth birthday. We stayed in one room. But Valera did not lie down right away. He hung around the dacha, then settled down on Sasha’s bed. I wanted to take the child with me, but he refused. I sleep lightly, so I saw Valera get up several times. He didn’t smoke, he’ll just sit and sit and then lie down again. In the morning we got up early. Ira and Valera were getting ready to go to Moscow, and she offered to drive the car since he had not gotten enough sleep. At this point, knowing that my daughter had no rights, I protested:

“Don’t give her the steering wheel, she already came to the dacha alone twice without you. And the weather today is rainy.”

Valera agreed with me, especially since I still had to make a detour - to bring my nephew Seryozha, who had recently returned from the army, on business. In short, Valera got behind the wheel and they drove off.

"Volga" jumped out to the meeting

August 27, 1981. Scene of a terrible accident

No one will know why, as soon as he drove away from the dacha, Valera gave up the steering wheel to his wife. Apparently, this happened as soon as the village disappeared around the bend. And the tragedy occurred four kilometers from Pokrovka. ZIL driver Viktor Petrovich Krylov recalls:

For about nine hours I was driving in the Solnechnogorsk area along the Leningradskoye Highway. I drove a new car from Pushkin to Leningrad. My speed was low, I always drive carefully, and then there was new asphalt. It’s slippery, as if greased with grease. But the road was clear, there was little traffic. And suddenly a Volga is flying towards me in my lane. She tried to avoid the blow, so she was turned sideways. It was with this side that she hit my bumper. She was spun around again and thrown to the side of the road. The policeman later told me that their speedometer jammed at 110 kilometers (the materials of the criminal case record that the Volga’s speed was 60 kilometers). I was also pulled to the right, and I slid into a ditch.

The police are here right away. She was following the Kharlamovs, as if on purpose... I slightly recovered from the shock and began to help the senior lieutenant take people out of the car. There was a woman driving.

When they took it out, she sighed two more times and died. And two men were pulled out already dead. There was not a scratch on their faces. Someone recognized Valery Kharlamov in one. Then a major general, the head of the regional traffic police, arrived. He took me aside and looked into my eyes appraisingly for a long time: wondering if I was drunk. Then he patted me on the shoulder: “Don’t worry!” I spent about forty minutes at the scene of the disaster.

Many died in the damned place

Photo: lana-kr.ru

A monument now stands at the site of that disaster. On a small pedestal there is a granite hockey puck and a metal stick. The puck says: “Valery Kharlamov. The star of Russian hockey went out here.” Often on the pedestal you can see an ordinary puck and an old, battered stick, wrapped with electrical tape from Soviet times. On top are flowers.

The road at the 74th kilometer is now a sight for sore eyes, the asphalt is excellent, there are no potholes. But on both sides of the monument, a little to the side, there are wreaths on the trees. Not only for the Kharlamovs this place became fatal... Viktor Krylov, ZIL driver:

I've been to that damned place many times. I then continued to drive cars around Leningradka. I’ll stop, go up to the monument, stand... But I don’t know what to blame myself for. Apparently, God wanted it that way.

“I don’t blame the ZIL driver”

© RIA Novosti. Mikhail Klimentyev, son of the famous hockey player Alexander Kharlamov

Alexander Kharlamov, son:

I named my son after my dad, Valery. Now he is 15 years old, hockey didn’t work out for him. I myself played hockey for 13 years, three of them in the NHL, with the Washington Capitals. I visit the place where my dad died every time I go to the dacha. I don’t blame that ZIL driver for anything; what happened was a coincidence.

Fact

From the report from the scene of the accident:

“The collision occurred in normal visibility on a section of the highway, the roadway of which is wet, asphalt, and horizontal in profile. When the GAZ-24 car left a strip of old asphalt concrete (black crushed stone) and hit the edge of freshly laid asphalt concrete protruding 7 centimeters, the car skidded, after which it drove into the oncoming lane.” One wheel of the Volga ended up on the new, highly protruding asphalt, and the other on the old one. Experts say that a small oil film always appears on new asphalt at first. And then there's frost. That's where the Volga went. And a ZIL from Pushkin was driving towards us.

The USSR national hockey team will forever remain in the memory of most fans as the most legendary. The team included the most talented people of that time.

Hockey legend number seventeen

Valery Borisovich Kharlamov will forever remain in the memory of fans. This is one of the legendary players of the Soviet era. It is difficult to imagine another player like him with such indicators.

This man was born into a family of ordinary workers living in an ordinary dormitory. Already at a young age he skates for the first time. But after some time, doctors discover little Kharlamov has a heart defect. Prohibition on active games, physical education and any kind of stress. But the father of the aspiring hockey player does not want to put up with the doctors’ diagnosis and enrolls his son in the hockey section. By deception, hiding his age, little Kharlamov begins to play sports. When the truth is revealed, the coach does not want to part with the talented player. Throughout his short career, Kharlamov was the most productive player. The only European hockey player whose portrait is in the Museum of Fame in Toronto. After the game with the Canadians, the players of the enemy team themselves were shocked by the skill of this legendary man and shook his hand. The USSR national team went down in history as a legend in the world of hockey. In 1981, a hockey player and his wife tragically died in a car accident. This is a tragedy not only for the fans, but for all of hockey as a whole.

Monument to the great hockey player

A monument to Valery Kharlamov was erected on Leningradskoe Highway. Exactly in the place where the disaster occurred. A large puck was installed, on which was engraved “here the star of Russian hockey went out. Valery Kharlamov.” This puck weighs more than five hundred kilograms, it depicts a portrait of a hockey player, and a stick lies next to the puck. There are always flowers here. But not only in Leningradka there is a tribute to the memory of this man; in Luzhniki on the Walk of Fame there is a monument to Valery Kharlamov. This legendary hockey player and just a person will forever remain in the memory of the fans, and beginning players try to be like the legendary hockey star, who fought for victory until the last, despite any difficulties and injuries. Quite recently, the film “Legend No. 17” was released, dedicated to Valery Kharlamov, and this is true - he is a legend of Soviet hockey who played under number seventeen.

Biography and episodes of life Valeria Kharlamova. When born and died Valery Kharlamov, memorable places and dates of important events of his life. Hockey Player Quotes, Photo and video.

Years of life of Valery Kharlamov:

born January 14, 1948, died August 27, 1981

Epitaph

"No.
Life doesn't end
Black frame
And you are endlessly alive!
See you,
Valera.
And remember that in the national team
Number seventeen
He is yours!"
From a poem by Mikhail Tanich dedicated to the memory of Kharlamov

“And no matter how you choose, the words still fade,
Compared to his name, they are weak...
He was Great, he was a Legend... and he was overthrown...
But not by a rival, but by the will of fate..."
From a poem by Elena Lyakhova dedicated to the memory of Kharlamov

Biography

One of the most striking events in the career of Valery Kharlamov was the Super Series-74. At the end of eight games, Kharlamov scored only two goals, but they were so beautiful that the Canadian press nicknamed them “gourmet goals.” Canadian defenseman Tremblay recalled one of these cases: “When Stapleton and I were rolling back, I was calm: not a single WHA or NHL forward would risk getting between us. Without false modesty, I will say that it is less dangerous to find yourself between two millstones. However, this Russian attacker rushed straight towards us...” As a result, Tremblay thought that Kharlamov was trying to get around him from the outside, but Stapleton thought just the opposite. The defenders scattered to the sides, and Kharlamov rushed past them like a bullet. “And to this day I don’t understand how he left us in the cold. But one thing I know for sure: there is no other player like him,” stated Tremblay.

Valery Kharlamov’s mother was from Bilbao, but due to political convictions she was forced to migrate to the USSR during the Spanish Civil War. In Moscow, she met her future husband, who also happened to be her colleague: they worked together at the same factory. When their first son, Valery, was born, the couple had not yet been officially married, but meanwhile a boy was born on the significant night of January 13-14.

Since childhood, Valery was not distinguished by good health, and his build did not at all resemble a hockey player. Moreover, at an early age, doctors discovered that the boy had rheumatism of the heart, so sports turned out to be completely contraindicated for him. But secretly from his parents, young Kharlamov enrolled in the CSKA hockey school, lying a little about his age for this. The fact is that only thirteen-year-olds were accepted into the team, and Valeria was already fourteen. But since the boy was frail and short, they readily believed him. When the father found out about this adventure, the first thing he did was take his son for a medical examination and, to his great joy, he learned that everything was fine with the guy and the disease had completely receded. Thus began the sports career of the legendary hockey player of all times.

Valery Kharlamov (right) in a match with the Canadians

Frankly, at first Kharlamov did not show much hope and remained practically invisible for a long time. Three years later, the hockey player made his debut with CSKA, and then was reassigned to the Zvezda team together with defender Gusev. According to the results of the season, the guys showed excellent results, and Kharlamov distinguished himself as the top scorer. Actually, this title did not leave him until his death. His incomparable technique terrified his opponents and was an unprecedented source of pride for the Soviet team, a multiple champion of world tournaments. And it is obvious that the stunning success of the Soviet hockey team was largely due to the talent of the legendary No. 17.

On a rainy August morning, a terrible accident occurred on the 74th kilometer of the Leningradskoye Highway in the Moscow region. The hockey player's car crashed into a heavy truck at high speed. The death of Kharlamov and his wife, who was driving, occurred instantly. Kharlamov's funeral took place at the Kuntsevo cemetery in Moscow. Kharlamov's grave is located in the 10th section of the cemetery. Nowadays, at the site of the death of the hockey player, there is a 500-kilogram marble puck and a stick with an engraved inscription: “Here the star of Russian hockey went out. Valery Kharlamov".

Life line

January 14, 1948 Date of birth of Valery Borisovich Kharlamov.
1964 Young Kharlamov enters the CSKA hockey school.
1968 Valery receives the first USSR champion title. The famous attacking line Kharlamov - Mikhailov - Petrov is being formed.
1969 Kharlamov was awarded the highest sports title - Honored Master of Sports.
1971 At the end of the season, Valery Kharlamov was recognized as the best sniper of the USSR championship and the best player in the country.
1972 The hockey player makes a successful debut at the Olympic Games in Japan.
1976 Kharlamov was recognized as the best striker of the World Championship.
1981 The great scorer receives the eleventh USSR championship title.
August 27, 1981 Date of death of Kharlamov.
August 30, 1981 Date of Kharlamov's funeral.

Memorable places

1. The city of Moscow, where Valery Kharlamov was born and lived.
2. The city of Bilbao is the birthplace of Kharlamov’s mother, where Valery lived for some time.
3. Mira Avenue in Moscow, where the house of Kharlamov and his wife was located.
4. Leningradskoye Highway (74th kilometer, near the village of Pokrovka), where Valery Kharlamov died. A monument to Kharlamov is also erected here.
5. Kuntsevo cemetery in Moscow, where Kharlamov is buried.
6. Klin Ice Palace named after Valery Kharlamov, where a monument to Kharlamov is erected.
7. CSKA Sports Hall of Fame, where a bust of the great hockey player is installed.
8. Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, where the name of Valery Kharlamov is immortalized.

Episodes of life

In 2013, in memory of Valery Kharlamov, the film “Legend No. 17” was released, directed by Nikolai Lebedev, telling about the life and sports career of the great forward. The film is based on real events and focuses on the hottest match in the history of hockey - the USSR - Canada Super Series 1974. The film received high marks from Russian critics and was awarded many awards.

At the height of his sports career, Valery Kharlamov was in a car accident on the ill-fated Leningradskoye Highway and was seriously injured. Doctors doubted the possibility of Kharlamov’s return to big-time sports, but coach Tarasov offered the hockey player his own method of recovery. In order not to lose his skills, Valery began training with the children's team and in less than six months he regained his previous form.

Covenant

“I like to play beautifully.”

Kharlamov's famous goal in the Canada - USSR match (1974)

Condolences

“I don’t know what else Valery would have been able to accomplish, but I believe that he would have reached new heights even after he stopped playing. He wanted to study further, teach others, and had every moral right to do so.”
Anatoly Tarasov, senior coach of CSKA and the USSR national team

“Fate more than once stopped his purposeful movement. Perhaps this encouraged Valera to draw and draw upon the resources of his talent, resources that sometimes neither the specialists nor he himself suspected.”
Vladimir Bogomolov, Kharlamov’s partner in the CSKA youth team

“Someone said that Socrates created philosophy. Aristotle - science. Undoubtedly, Kharlamov is one of the creators of hockey.”
Stanislav Shatalin, corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences

A story about Valery Kharlamov from the series of programs “How the idols left”