Wedding photos of Maria Zakharova. Maria Zakharova's wedding in New York photo

The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, spoke about the appearance on the Web of her photos from the wedding, which many Internet users considered excessively depraved. According to her, the pictures were posted without her knowledge.

Photos from the wedding of Maria Zakharova appeared on the Web about a year ago, but still haunt some users. The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was subjected to real streams of criticism because of them, they say, the pictures are too depraved and allegedly indicate her bad taste.

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Maria Zakharova admitted that the photos became public property without her knowledge - the photographer decided to put them on the Internet. "He did it on purpose," the press secretary of the Russian Foreign Ministry stressed in an interview with the MIR 24 TV channel. After that, she contacted the photographer and asked why he did this.

“He said a brilliant thing: everyone sees you official, against the background of some emblems, behind the podium, but I really wanted to see you like that. I said thank you, but ask next time,” added Maria Zakharova.

According to her, she met her lover literally a month before her departure, when she already had all the necessary documents in her hands. "My future husband came to me, made me an offer. We signed. It was both solemn, and fun, and very sincere. We did not do this for anyone - there were as many guests at the wedding as needed for the wedding - exactly two," emphasized Maria Zakharova.

However, there was also a photographer at the celebration, thanks to which anyone with access to the Internet can virtually visit this wedding.

Maria Zakharova is a bright representative of Russian diplomacy. She is the first woman appointed to the post of official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry. She recently celebrated her wedding anniversary with her husband. The ceremony took place 11 years ago in New York - it was there that Zakharova worked then. Life spoke to a photographer who captured the day in pictures.

Nikolai Komissarov is a successful world-class photojournalist: his photographs are published in the New York Times, he has numerous exclusive photos of the most famous people in the world, including Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, and 11 years ago on November 7 he shot the wedding of Maria Zakharova.

- They called me and invited me to shoot this wedding. Probably, Maria marked me for some previous work, since at that time I also shot for the embassy, because there are many events held there.

Maria was then an ordinary employee, there was no excitement around her. But even then it was felt that this was an intelligent woman with the rudiments of a leader. No one, of course, knew what her future was, but it was felt that the woman was not an easy one.

We first took pictures with the flag, with documents in the consulate, then the painting. After that, we went for a walk in the park on her initiative. I offered them some other place, but she said that it would be better to go to the park. This is the part of Central Park that opens onto 91st Street, where the Russian Consulate is.

During the shooting, she was laconic. If she did, then everything was on the case, where it was not necessary, she did not correct anything. But where necessary, she always corrected. Which is better this way or that way. It was felt that she was very extraordinary. In Russia, after all, women are usually simpler, they look at men, but she is different. She had some insight. Very Margaret Thatcher then reminded me. I told her back then: "You have such a Slavic appearance, but your mind and sarcasm are British." And she liked it so much.

During the shooting, I only tweaked them a little - because I know which angles are better. For example, at some point I asked Andrey (Zakharova’s husband. - Approx. Life) to move away if she strongly leaned towards him, somewhere I asked to change the position, for example, if the hand is hanging, or the fingers are clenched into a fist, it’s not for me I like it, it just doesn't look good.

I really liked her husband Andrei. He is so attentive - you can see in the eyes that a couple is a couple. She was a little distracted, and he was around her all the time: so attentive, helpful. I liked it.

Until recently, photos did not appear in the public domain - she did not want to, because she is a politician. But then she posted one on the Web on the day of the anniversary, then I decided. She then told me that she was ready to eat me with some kind of hot meat ... I don’t remember exactly. But her husband said: calm down, because this is life. So I told her: this is important for a politician, because the people are of little interest in speech, for them the main thing is that a person be a person.

The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, never shared details of her personal life with journalists. It was only known that Zakharova had been married for more than 10 years and was raising her daughter Marianna. But recently, the diplomat posted her wedding photo on her Facebook page, which became a real sensation on social networks. Some subscribers were delighted with the picture, others condemned the diplomat about the fact that this important event took place in America. Let's find out the details of how A Zakharova in New York, whose photo was shared by their author Nikolai Komissarov.

Maria Zakharova: biography

Maria Zakharova can be called a hereditary diplomat. Her dad worked for many years at the embassy of the Soviet Union, then in Russia and Beijing, where the future representative of the Foreign Ministry spent his childhood. Today he teaches at the Higher School of Economics and the School of Oriental Studies. Her mother devoted her life to art and today she works at the Moscow Museum of Fine Arts as a senior research fellow.

From a young age, Maria showed a special attitude to the culture and traditions of China and an interest in diplomacy. In 1998, she successfully graduated from MGIMO, the Faculty of International Journalism, and in 2003 she already had a PhD in History. From 2003 to 2005, Zakharova headed a department in the Department of Information and Press of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. From 2005 to 2008, he worked in New York as the press secretary of the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the UN. At the moment, Zakharova holds the post of director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the entire history of the department, no woman has been able to occupy such a high position. Participation in many political shows and activity in social networks made the politician the most famous woman in Russia.

Maria Zakharova: personal life, wedding

Zakharova in New York, whose photo excited social networks, took place 11 years ago, but so far few people knew about it. The details of Zakharova's family life remain sealed, but some details of her triumph were learned from journalist Nikolai Komissarov.

According to the author of the picture, the marriage ceremony of Maria and Andrei was modest. First, the couple registered their marriage at the consulate, where Maria behaved like a real politician, showed complete calm. Even during a photo shoot around the city, she took the leadership of the photography process into her own hands. But her husband, on the contrary, was worried, constantly straightened Mary's dress, showed concern. It was obvious who would be in charge in the family.

After Zakharova posted her photo, Komissarov decided to increase the collection of the wedding album and added a few more pictures on his social media page, signing that there was not a drop of alcohol at the ceremony, with the exception of one bottle of champagne. The Russian diplomat did not approve of such an act. Maria wrote to the journalist that she was ready to eat it with french fries, but her husband dissuaded her from such an act, saying that so be it.

Many of the diplomat's subscribers are interested in the main question, why did Zakharova's wedding take place in New York, a photo of the ceremony in Russia did not appear. Zakharova explained this by the fact that at that time she worked in New York, but her husband was “domestic”. Who exactly is the husband of Maria Zakharova, his biography, is still a secret. The only thing we managed to find out is that he is really “domestic”, has his own business and has nothing to do with politics.

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New York wedding of Maria Zakharova November 14th, 2016

Last week, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova published Facebook archive photo from his wedding, November 7, 2005 in New York. Photographer Nikolai Komissarov, who shot the wedding photo shoot, shared his memories.

“I have been living in America for 25 years,” recalls Nikolai. - I cooperate with leading media and generally don’t do weddings. But in those years, I often photographed the events of the Russian consulate, where Maria then worked; Maybe that's why she invited me. The ceremony was modest, and the program was ordinary: marriage registration at the consulate, sightseeing tour. Again, with the standard set - Central Park, Fifth Avenue.

In the beginning, of course, I had my own idea of how to shoot it; but Zakharova boldly interfered, offered angles. She felt in a good sense authoritativeness, composure - the qualities of a real diplomat. And not the slightest excitement, although what a reason!

With the exception of one bottle of champagne (which was sipped and then smashed during the presentation of the marriage certificate), there was not a drop of alcohol at the ceremony. Although, after the photo shoot, they already went to celebrate without me in a restaurant, and of course I don’t know what happened there. I don't remember any wedding rituals, such as locks on the fences of bridges that are now fashionable.

How did Maria behave? - At the official part, in the consulate, she was more silent; during photosets in the park, she was attracted to wildlife - flowers, trees. Passers-by, by the way, reacted emotionally, waved their hands - it is not customary for New Yorkers to marry in a white dress.

- And Andrey (husband of Zakharova - Ed.). He looked more agitated, straightening the folds in his wife's clothes, taking care of her. In general, it was felt: the leader in this pair is Maria. I am sure that she chose the dress that thundered in social networks herself ... By the way, many customers ask to process the pictures in Photoshop, remove flaws - but not Zakharov.

And when on November 7, on her wedding anniversary, she posted one of those old photos on Facebook, I posted several others - according to the principle “it means you can”. Maria wrote to me: “I wanted to eat you with french fries, but I consulted with my husband, and he said: let it be.” So, I think she is the mistress at work, and he is at home.