What Nikolai Baskov and Otar Kushanashvili Have in Common

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Publiation data: 17.03.2026 09:01
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I have not heard of any attempts he made to contact me.

Otar Kushanashvili suddenly revealed what connects him with Nikolai Baskov. As it turns out, both celebrities have been quite unfortunate.

After hospitalization and subsequent treatment procedures due to cancer, journalist Otar Kushanashvili began to appear more frequently on various podcasts and interviews. To the delight of viewers and readers, he shares amusing anecdotes from his tumultuous past and secrets from behind the scenes of the Russian pop scene.

This time, in an interview with Natalia Podolskaya on "Your Natasha," Otar Shalvovich admitted that, like Nikolai Baskov, he had to endure separation from his child. And there was nothing the journalist could do about it. His former lover simply did not want the father and son to have contact with each other.

"I have the biggest problems with Masha Yakimova. It’s like with Koli Baskov and his son. They are not allowed to see each other, and Koli says, 'Let him come to me himself.' I also hoped for a call of blood.

I have not heard of any attempts he made to contact me. He studied abroad, they say, I tracked it up to a certain point. And to give him credit, he is not present on any social networks. He is such, you know, a hermetic guy. A young man who lives in his own world. This endlessly pleases me," concluded Otar Shalvovich.

By the way, Nikolai Baskov was indeed separated from his only son many years ago. After the divorce, Svetlana Shpigel took Bronislav to Israel. The artist hoped that over the years, his heir would want to reconnect, but that never happened. Baskov tries not to touch on this painful topic. However, Kushanashvili, by the way, is much luckier. He has nine children from different women, and he has a great relationship with all of them except one. The journalist takes pride in his status as a father of many.

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