attacked enemy concentrations in the minsk cauldron, stormed the crossings of berezyana and nemon, liberated the baltic states and poland. by april 1944, the attack pilot had completed 19 combat missions by decree of the presidium of the supreme soviet of the ussr, guard senior lieutenant leonid bede, and was awarded the title of hero of the soviet union. 105 combat missions on june 29 , 1945, guard major leonid beda was awarded the second gold star medal.

lelenora, what stereotypes about beautiful women do you encounter? ah , fortunately a little, probably beautiful women are accessible, beautiful women are sometimes stupid, but frivolous, fickle, oh, i’ve already counted so many, i’m not saying much. but aren’t beautiful women worthy, they are unique, every woman is beautiful, my heroine has taken part in beauty contests since childhood, participated in photo shoots, worked as a model, it seems that life from

birth prepared her for the title of “the main beauty of the country.” today my guest is miss belarus 2023, eleonora kochalovskaya. eleanor, hello! hello! eleanor, since childhood you have been aware of your attractiveness, or have you ever felt like an ugly duckling? and, probably, i never felt ugly, but like a duckling? and he felt like a duckling, like a duckling, probably sitting in the bushes at the dacha. luckily my parents. they probably said just kind words, which i interpreted specifically to my inner, outer beauty, you are good, you are beautiful, you are great, you will succeed, so i projected this not only on my appearance, but probably on my inner world, i knew because it's beautiful that at the age of 6 you went to a modeling school, where everyone began to admire and says that a very beautiful, blue-eyed girl has a great future waiting for you, i know that you have participated in

beauty contests since early childhood, whose idea was it, yours, your parents , thanks, so to speak, to the subtle hand of my mother, who accompanied me into the distance, she was able to push me to this decision, but probably this was more of a balanced, general decision that let’s try, i have never seen such delight and impeccable acceptance of this idea since your side. it seems to me that i had fear, and the fear of no longer being in different conditions, and the fear of losing my childhood, because everyone went through the period of these stories in the yard, and skipping classes, but for me a completely different period began, this is the period of my formation, investing in yourself, it ’s probably fashionable now to say that i ’ve worked hard since childhood, but at that moment it was 2011, it seemed to me that i was missing out on my

childhood, i’m analyzing this now, i understand, then i was all euphoria, i'm in some spotlights, people are happy for me, i i’m happy, but now i’m coming to an analysis of how your classmates treated your victories, titles, did you have to deal with any kind of jealousy, criticism, hate, in modern terms, yes, modern, yes, i’m grateful to life that ... the internet appeared in my house much later, and that my classmates, schoolchildren, with whom i was in parallel, also did not have mobile phones, well, they were, but they were still very, very frail and there was this hate behind our backs, as we now feel the tension, it’s not it was, it’s hard to say in person, i know that there were rumors around the school, it was very reflected in the memory of the memory of how... yes, the girl

spread the rumor around the school that she had bought everything, well, it was all perceived as such a moment of chance, and he quickly passed, i remember the period, it was a little gomel resident in 2010. and my mother bought the balconies, i remember, i go out on stage, small, cadets of the ministry of emergency situations are sitting on the balconies, because my mother is a lieutenant colonel of the ministry of emergency situations, they filled the whole hall with this barrage of screams and my classmates, they are with painted posters, i realized that such happiness, probably, well, given your extensive experience in participating in competitions, i can assume that becoming miss belarus was probably your... uh, some kind of dream since childhood, no? mm, i remember watching the stories and the finale of last year’s competition, this is the eighteenth year there, even, even older, but uh, i can’t say that i dreamed about it,

i probably liked it like any other girl - that picture, those girls who have reached this level, but i never set such a goal for myself, the question remains, what did we dream about? in childhood, i probably, like any child, i dreamed of everything and nothing, such were one-time quick dreams, uh, as for the profession, there was a period that i wanted to be a primary school teacher, there was a period that i dreamed of becoming a fish seller, yes, i don’t know , very probably, even more likely, this is not thanks to the fish, but thanks to events, my mother and i, on sundays, i remember, in the winter we went to the market and, before, there were such outdoor markets, and live frozen fish arrived, it was always so pleasant there woman, she had these huge plastic mittens so that she wouldn’t catch fish get dirty, net, net, she always did it so brightly and emotionally that i somehow

thought that i wanted to become a fish seller too, but now let’s talk a little about the miss belarus competition, was there anything for you during the competition for ... a surprise, yes, everything, to be honest, these are such different conditions from my life that i lived before, that is, i have often said this phrase in interviews, i called it an army of beauty, so we were like beautiful soldiers, who woke up, ran out, got dressed, put on makeup, everything was in at such a fast pace that, probably, the psyche and i did not have time to realize that what was happening after all, it was all very interesting, colorful, beautiful, complex, but every day i lived directly through myself, because mm, everything- after all, this is a competition and no one has canceled the competition, although it was very healthy, it was well structured, uh, but still , i don’t know what we can compare these emotions with, probably like preparing

eleventh graders for the central training center, well, some there were critical moments when i called on the phone, cried to my mother, that’s it, i won’t, i don’t want to, you won’t believe me on the second day, i’ll believe you, yeah. although i’m not a weakling, my mother always says the phrase since childhood: you are a hero, you can’t give up now, you can’t give up, but on the second day there was an immediate turning point when i asked myself: is this really my choice? , is it really, is this really my place, how can i live through all this, can i move on , can i cope with this? it’s probably fear, i had enough fear, i called my mother, she said that this is normal, this is normal, you can handle it, it will be on the third day... after victory in the competition, you admitted in one of your interviews that you were confused during the intellectual competition, saying that you don’t know who wrote pavlinka, and why do you think the judges forgave you for this mistake? this is a mystery to me, because

at that moment my girl, that is , probably when the world just collapsed, was such a huge public shame. on the one hand, the understanding that i graduated from the university of culture, i wrote a theatrical diary on paulinka, at some second when it hits you they ask what seems to be the simplest question, which, as they later wrote in the comments, every belarusian should know, you are falling, the fact that you don’t know the answer, yes, it was a well-thought-out trick on your part, but i’m not that cunning, that’s all- like really, huh?

that is, i am a folk dancer, i feel the music, i feel the body, i feel the audience, and because of this i felt that i had a little more knowledge and resource to perform better, more competently, having received the title of miss belarus, how has your life changed ? radically, i think that even logically, you acquire a new status, and national status, and the level of attention to you increases. in principle, responsibility, i quickly dived into work, which

i call the miss belarus mission, it was important to quickly adapt, understand what you should do, how you should do it, so life turned 360°. do you remember how you spent your first day after winning the competition, what did you do? i remember this moment very much, starting from the evening when i just won, but... i didn’t have time to go backstage, someone is screaming at me, someone is yelling, i am carrying the crown, they immediately take it away from me, yes, we keep it in a safe, so i saw it in the hands of the guards, and the phone immediately calls me and an unknown number, i think, well, i need to get up, he says to me: “leonura, hello, at 9 am we are filming a report here.” oh, it’s 11:00 p.m., and we’re already at 9:00 a.m. with the table set with mom. with cakes, with tea, we met the first guests, they were reporters, we filmed

for a long time, about three hours, and all the time i was as if on energy conservation, then there my battery worked, worked, worked, i didn’t understand what was happening, i had about 300 messages, calls, then they called me that the next day i had a half marathon race in minsk, i said let’s run, so the morning was very chaotic, filming, calls in the evening... probably only at about 7:00 my mother and i sat down at the table, exhaled and went to bed, that’s all. the official status of the most beautiful girl in the country, is this a difficult test or is it a winning ticket, for you personally? is the ticket good, is it a winner, is it definitely successful, no, unsuccessful, wrong, why is there luck, and a lucky ticket, just like that, because thanks to my victory i met... a lot of interesting, creative, bright people, this is an opportunity

to do those things and projects that you could not do before to realize, because i didn’t have any direction or the power of words, now, thanks to the fact that i have significance in society, i manage to help people, animals, my little ones, but in a word, i guess that... at the competition i probably had to face criticism, envy, with the same haters, i’m right, absolutely, well , again, i’m a happy person, because i came across 90% adequate, good people who probably approached me in a more positive way, literally 10% are those who wanted express your opinion, please, this is their opinion, they have the right to it, i... did not perceive it as aggression or hate, fortunately, now this is a minimal

amount in general, i am surrounded on social networks, in life, all people are disposed towards to friendship with me, who rejoice for my victories, deeds, actions, but i remember the first, especially months, i was afraid to pick up the phone, because you go to a social network and are afraid to see some kind of angry p because it’s no secret that this is a state competition, participation in it’s absolutely free, we didn’t pay

a penny for anything, not for transport, not for food, not for teaching services, not for master classes, it was all part of the competition, we became finalists and we were rather enriched with all of this , what did this competition give us, what other doors in the world are there in front of us? opened up to you after winning the miss belarus contest, which ones? firstly, i have become such an active guest at government and social events, sometimes i speak as a speaker, that is, with master classes.

the loneliness that i felt there, i knew that online in my country there were hundreds of thousands of people waiting for me who were watching, watching, they were sick, they knew that i was there now, but it was in minneapolis that i was absolutely alone, and i very clearly imprinted in my memory the moment when each country entered the stage and the audience applauded, when i came out, i didn’t have a support group, that is, ...

years, yes, and she was attracted to me absolutely unconsciously, so to speak, by chance, by chance, and i have always had such empathy for animals, especially abandoned ones , who, well, apparently got the wrong friend, it so happened that at the time of the competition, when the finals took place, my friend, a tiger, has been living with me for 3 years, he’s a stray dog, we took him from volunteers, and he was found under the railroad tracks, this is not my first dog, before this i had jessica, also a mongrel, please someone with someone, so plump, now such a stronger man, with a man i’ll say, it’s more difficult with a dog, a man, with men too, with men too, with a girl it was easier, well, probably somehow thanks

to him , i’m starting to notice more and more, i can’t say that there’s a problem, but this situation... and mm in our country it’s being solved, many charitable foundations and organizations are opening, one of these i supervise is the kobrinskys - private, just private initiative, four girls, bought a farm and built a big, big house for dogs there cats, i visited them in the fall, at the time i arrived, they had about 110 dogs and about 200 cats, it seems to me so. unfortunately, people take advantage of this, they throw puppies at them, this is a sore subject, because i really don’t know how to help everyone, and you can’t get that much money, it seems like you can’t save everyone, but i believe that victory starts small. leonora, after winning the

competition, your direct message was probably flooded with offers for dates and meetings. this is true? no, you know, to expand on this myth, it seems to me that men are a little afraid of beautiful girls, and even more so, there is such a sin, and even more so the status of miss belarus, and the most active ones, who are not afraid, yes, sometimes do, but it’s not directly intrusive, just in thousands, no, most often, in fact, men show a sign of attention to me just in public life, but nevertheless among fans... and your beauty has at least the slightest chance or your heart is already occupied, all that remains is to like your photos, let them like, let them like, and you know?

noisy company or quiet home privacy? i like balance, so that at one time there is also a noisy company, this is, for example, a big feast with the family, with jokes, with songs, at the same time, so that i find time for silence, for example, just relax, sit, take the dog there , go to the park, sit, read a book in the park, well, we’ve already talked a little about your hobbies, but we haven’t touched on one more thing - writing, and you... can you read something? i’m a writer of the moment, this is probably how i would have given myself a nickname when i thought about it seriously,

i realized that i should never write under my a pseudonym, because again i’m afraid of this fear, yes, well, it’s strange, i don’t know, for some reason it seems to me that it’s something secret of mine, some kind of thought that i transferred to paper or... now in a laptop, it’s for everyone to see, also under my name, i tried to write books a couple of times, during a period when you emotionally need to throw out everything that’s inside you on paper, again, these are some situations that you didn’t live to the end, but thanks to the book you can complete this story. it's no secret that beauty requires sacrifices, what sacrifices did you have to make for the sake of beauty? lose weight, i have an athletic build. during the competition i lost about 8 kg, not on purpose, it was stressful, i almost have sports five times a week, it’s either training, before there was also a swimming pool, but now

summer has come, i hope i’ll go to some kind of gym more often dive into a river for a swim, how do you feel about the fact that many girls resort to plastic surgery, get beauty injections, it’s no secret that this exists, yes it does exist, to me it seems that now this is... the artificial face industry, it is growing, i have a feeling that all girls have a single image that they found on the internet, they are all stamped with something similar, but this is their choice , really, forbid them not to do this, maybe i’ll only make things worse for this person if i tell my opinion that you know, you’ll ruin yourself with this, she knows that she’ll ruin herself with this, but maybe she can’t live, maybe she now her lips will die and... she will become the happiest in the world, the most loving, most beloved, i personally to myself, i’m not ready for this, at least, because it hurts, and this is the kind of pain that you don’t have to

experience, why subject yourself to these tests when everything can be corrected to the extent of your life , you see that you don’t like something, think, maybe you need to change your diet, add exercise, try some new face mask, now there is so much technology, there are cosmetics, medications, even, for example, some vitamins, dietary supplements , i’m more in favor of such a change, internal and external, but yes, this the industry is actively developing, this is a business. leonura, you are now working at a national beauty school, receiving a second higher education, psychological, is this already some kind of application for a profession, and where do you see yourself in the future? i have been working at a national beauty school for 5 years, regarding higher education, when... there was a choice of enrolling in the first higher education after the eleventh grade, that is a flexible intermediate stage, when you seem to put everything on the line, that is, either everything or nothing , i

chose the university of culture, i didn’t regret it this is absolutely true, but i remember a conversation with my mother, i said, mom, i want to be a psychologist, she tells social people to go to school, for some reason it scared me so much that i would work with antisocial families, and i am a very impressionable person and i ... i’m scared of life in general, so i decided that it would probably be a conscious choice to get a second higher education for myself, so to speak, for peace of mind, just to become a psychologist, because i’m interested in psychology, i think this is the key to the solution to the human soul, our program is called the meaning of life, what is the meaning of life for you, i will say, for the period of my age, now 23 years old, i am not yet fully wise, i am still... forgive me to learn to learn, but now in those life circumstances in which i am, my meaning in life is to live life and love life, that’s all, i have only one and... i

know that there will no longer be a day like today, tomorrow will be a new day, new people, and i i just love to appreciate all the moments, i love life, i love people, that’s probably why i’m a happy person, eleanor, i i'm sure you know what your name means, to be honest, no, the intellectual competition continues, oh, you're torturing me, then i'm for you.

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