December 12th marks the centenary of composer Vladimir Shainsky's birth. His hits were known and performed throughout the country, and for many years they were featured on the "Song of the Year" program. Despite his small stature, the composer was always attractive to women and had many affairs. He was married three times. His last marriage, at 57, was to a 17-year-old student. NEWS.ru reports on all of the composer's marriages, the identities of his children, where they live and what they do, and what his grave looks like today.

All marriages of Vladimir Shainsky
Vladimir Shainsky was short, dressed in Detsky Mir clothes, and, according to his colleagues, looked somewhat odd, even awkward, but that didn't stop him from being popular with women. "He was very partial to women," Shainsky said in one interview.

The composer married for the first time at the age of 36. His chosen one was Russian and Azerbaijani composer Asya Sultanova. She persuaded Vladimir to go to Baku and enroll in the composition department of the Hajibeyov Conservatory. Three years later, Shainsky received his diploma, but the marriage broke up, and he returned to Moscow.

The composer's second wife was a woman named Natalya. Shainsky was introduced to her by his friend, the songwriter Yuri Entin ; she worked as a housekeeper for some of his acquaintances. In 1971, the couple had a son, Iosif, but they divorced 12 years later. Upon separation, Shainsky left the family an apartment, a dacha, and a car, and supported the child until he was 18.