Neskuchny garden - the place where "What? Where? When?"

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Game “What? Where? When? has existed for over forty years. Several generations of Russians and residents of the former Soviet Union grew up on it. Appearing in 1975, she chained most of the country to TV screens. She was eagerly awaited, a lot was said about her. She was very popular.

From the story “What? Where? When?”

“Our whole life is a game” - with these well-known words, the intellectual game “What? Where? When? . Invented and created by Vladimir Voroshilov, only a few years later the program became what we know it today.

She had an aura of mystery for a long time. Where is "What? Where? When?"? Who is the host of this show? Whose voice is in the background? Such questions intrigued Soviet television viewers for many years.

And the first issue, which took place on September 4, 1975, was filmed in ordinary Moscow apartments of the Ivanov and Kuznetsov families. They separately answered the set 11 questions each. Thereafterthe material was edited, and the first transmission turned out.

A year later, the program turned into a television youth club, whose players were students of Moscow State University. A very unusual environment during the game attracted viewers to the screens. The players spoke freely, smoked, behaved simply and directly. Everyone played for themselves.

In 1976, the spinning top appeared. But first, he chose not the questions, but the player who was supposed to answer. For a long time, the prizes for correct answers were books. The platform where they shoot “What? Where? When?”, At that time the Ostankino bar served.

And in 1977, the concept of the program underwent fundamental changes. Teams of Connoisseurs and TV viewers appeared, who asked questions, sending them in their letters. In the center of the game table, a spinning top was spinning, choosing one or another question. The team was given one minute to think. And then the symbol of the game appeared. Owl Fomka was always welcomed in this honorary role.

A few words about the creator and presenter

Vladimir Yakovlevich Voroshilov, TV presenter, director, not only came up with the family quiz “What? Where? When?”, but also honed every facet of his project for a long time, and the result was a unique intellectual TV show that has not left viewers indifferent for the fifth decade already.

Grandfather - as the project participants called him - was completely devoted to his work and demanded the same from everyone else. He was a little afraid, but very respected. Hisriskiness and excitement were transferred to the spirit of the game itself.

Experimenting, V. Ya. Voroshilov changed places where they shoot “What? Where? When? . It was a premise on Herzen Street, for a short time the shooting was carried out in Bulgaria, and filmed at the World Trade Center. Since 1990, the transmission has acquired a permanent habitat. They became the Hunting Lodge in the Neskuchny Garden.

Voroshilov gave his brainchild to his stepson, Boris Kryuk, who successfully copes with the role of presenter today.

A boring garden is a great place for a fun game

The boring garden today is the place where the building where they play “What? Where? When? is a beautiful park, which, together with the Gorky Park and the Sparrow Hills, constitutes a natural area on the right bank of the Moskva River, in its central part.

The story of its creation is interesting. A garden was formed on the site of the estates of Trubetskoy, Golitsyn and Demidov.

Each estate was interesting in its own way. The territory belonging to Trubetskoy was reminiscent of the French Versailles with its layout, many sculptures, trimmed trees.

The industrialist and philanthropist P. Demidov set up a botanical garden on his land with rare plants, for which separate terraces were intended, ledges descending to the river.

And the Golitsyn estate is known for the fact that one of its owners was Princess Chernysheva. They say that it was she who became the prototype of the heroine of Pushkin's work "The Queen of Spades".

Bought over 20 years by PalaceThe territories were united by the department, and the residence of the Russian Emperor Nicholas I was built in their place. From that time, only a small Hunting Lodge remained, which today is the place where the program “What? Where? When?”.

Game “What? Where? When?" today

Since 1991, the club has been playing for money, and the club itself is now called an intellectual casino. Leading "What? Where? When?" called the croupier.

On the field of the modern game, as always, Connoisseurs (six players) and TV viewers who set the tone for the action with their questions. Experts are brainstorming the answer. They have one minute to do so. If the answer is correct, they get a point, if the answer is wrong, then it is given to the viewers. The game goes to 6 points.

In the room where What? Where? When?”, always crowded. There are several teams in the club that play alternately, and those not involved in the game become spectators.

All members of the club come to the Neskuchny Garden with pleasure every time. "What? Where? When?" for many of them has become a very important part of their lives.