On the air of the show “BILD in Russian”, actor Anatoly Bely admitted that Konstantin Khabensky, artistic director of the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater, was under pressure.
“I know people in uniform come to my soul and ask if I am worthy to play. Kostya defended me as best he could. We didn’t have any sharp moments, but I said the dismissal myself. Kostya has decided to stay in the theater and will inevitably do as he is told. This is his choice, ”said the artist. Bely believes that Khabensky “has no way out.”
The actress also noted that almost none of her former theater colleagues communicated with her. “No one writes to me, no one calls. I communicate with a person from the theater – that’s all. The rest are afraid to burn,” he explained. Bely believes she needs to “support the audience” in tough times.
Anatoly Bely voluntarily resigned from the Anton Chekhov Moscow Art Theater and left Russia in July 2022. Actor ConfessedHe said he faced changes in his creative career after moving to Israel and complained of “terrible streams of hate from Russia”.