Why did Seagal come to Belarus? He ate cold meat, lard and vegetables from the garden: Lukashenko and Seagal met in an informal setting. Stay in touch

Let us remind you that the famous American actor, martial artist and musician Steven Seagal arrived in Minsk late on Tuesday. On Wednesday morning, he went to the Shabany district of Minsk - to the office of the developers of the popular games World of Tanks and World of Warships (“World of Tanks” and “World of Ships”). According to official version, the famous actor and martial artist will join the World of Warships team as an expert and consultant on heroic battles. But according to Komsomolskaya Pravda, this was not the main purpose of his visit. We were not mistaken - in the evening it became known that Steven Seagal met with Alexander Lukashenko - the meeting took place at the president's country residence.

The actor and two accompanying people were brought to his country residence in a black Mercedes Viano minivan - exactly the same, or most likely the same one, that the president drives around the country. Steven Seagal was met by Alexander Lukashenko with his youngest son Nikolai. After exchanging greetings, everyone went to the table where there were gifts - and there were quite a few of them!

This is a man’s gift for you,” Lukashenko comments, and hands Steven Seagal a wooden box, inside of which lies a dirk on a green cloth. Seagal carefully examines the blade - it is known that the American actor is a big fan of bladed weapons. Having accepted the gift, the actor brings the blade to his head - probably this is some kind of tradition.

And this is flax! - says Lukashenko and opens another box. Steven Seagal touched and even smelled the fabric. “We have one of the largest production facilities in the world,” explains the president.

The president also presented Steven Seagal with a book-photo album about Belovezhskaya Pushcha with his own autograph. In the official video chronicle, the inscription that the president wrote on the flyleaf of the book flashed for a second: “Dear Steve! If in your stormy life there appears free time, relax in this earthly paradise!..” - it is written there. And two signatures: one - Alexander Lukashenko, the second - Nikolai Lukashenko.

Then the owners lead everyone to a bench by the pond:

Sit down! It’s nice here, you can sit quietly,” says Lukashenko. - It’s very useful to sit and look at the water, at the fire. This time of year, from my point of view, is the best. I don't like heat, I'm a winter person.

“Very relaxing,” Seagal agreed. - Can we take a photo together on my phone? - he asked the president. Having received consent, the translator films on her smartphone the three people on the bench - Steven Seagal, Alexander and Nikolai Lukashenko.

Then the American actor was shown how vegetables were harvested in the presidential garden - potatoes, beets, cabbage and carrots. It can be seen that hockey coach Mikhail Zakharov, a regular participant in the “presidential cleaning campaign,” joined the cleaning.

Bulba! - Seagal, under the leadership of Lukashenko, learned to speak Belarusian. The first tasting took place here in the field. Lukashenko took a carrot out of the garden, immediately peeled it with a knife and gave it to Seagal to try. He nodded approvingly.

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Could Steven Seagal be from Belarus?

The official chronicle of the meeting says that Steven Seagal is our fellow countryman; he also has roots in Belarus. It is known that he was born in the USA, but information about Seagal’s origin is contradictory. His Jewish paternal grandparents, Nathan Ziegelman Dora Goldstein, came to America as children from St. Petersburg and subsequently shortened and Americanized the surname from Ziegelman to Segal. According to Seagal himself, his paternal grandfather came from one of the Buddhist regions of Russia, and then, in the first half of the 20th century, he moved to the United States. In addition, according to Seagal himself, his grandmother is from Vladivostok, and he also has roots in St. Petersburg and Ukraine. Not a word about Belarus. True, the actor’s accompanying people told Komsomolskaya Pravda the day before that Seagal might have relatives in Belarus. However, the details are not yet known.

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Alexander Lukashenko held an informal meeting with famous American actor Steven Seagal. The press service of the head of state reported this.

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Steven Seagal, by his own admission, dreamed of meeting Alexander Lukashenko for a long time and, when going to Minsk, persistently asked for a meeting. The guest has a special relationship with Belarus also because, as it turned out, he has roots in our country.

“Hello, dear,” the Belarusian president greeted the American actor.

The conversation was lively and with an emphasis on agriculture. Steven Seagal was shown beets, cabbage, and carrots grown at the presidential residence. Here in the field he tried the carrots that Alexander Lukashenko peeled for him.

Today the guest also observed the harvesting of potatoes, as well as melons - according to tradition, Lukashenko’s close associates were involved in this, for example, businessman Alexander Shakutin.

“During a light dinner at the presidential residence, the guests tried dishes of Belarusian cuisine literally “from the garden.” I liked the cold meat, potatoes and, of course, Belarusian lard. Natural Belarusian products did not leave American guests indifferent,” Presidential Press Secretary Natalya Eismont told BELTA.

Lukashenko presented Seagal with a gift of Belarusian linen, a “man’s gift” - a dagger, and a book. Nikolai Lukashenko was also present during the meeting.

Steven Seagal also took photos with Alexander and Nikolai Lukashenko.

As previously reported, on August 24, Steven Seagal visited the Minsk office of Wargaming. The famous actor and martial artist will join the World of Warships team as an expert and consultant on heroic battles.

Seagal also took a short tour of Minsk.

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Steven Seagal came to Belarus to resolve the issue of employment at Wargaming, a manufacturer of online games, and to meet the country's President Alexander Lukashenko. The Hollywood actor’s visit took place during the harvesting campaign, so Seagal was able to try carrots and watermelons straight from the garden.

“Today there was an informal meeting with the President of Belarus. Steven Seagal, by his own admission, dreamed of meeting Alexander Lukashenko for a long time and, when going to Minsk, persistently asked for a meeting. The guest has a special attitude towards Belarus, also because, as it turned out today “Steven Seagal is our fellow countryman, he has roots in Belarus,” Natalya Eismont, press secretary of the Belarusian president, told BELTA.

The conversation turned out to be extremely educational for the guest, the media noted. The emphasis was on agriculture. “The question is really relevant, because the harvesting season in the country is in full swing. Steven Seagal was shown something that no Belarusian farm can do without, the most popular crops - beets, cabbage, carrots. The first tasting took place here in the field,” it says message.

The impressive size carrots for the star guest were personally peeled by the head of state, and in determining the ripeness of the watermelons, Sigal and Alexander Lukashenko were assisted by Nikolai, the youngest son of the Belarusian president.

“During a light dinner at the President’s residence, the guests tried dishes of Belarusian cuisine literally “from the garden”. They liked cold meat, potatoes and, of course, Belarusian lard. Natural Belarusian products did not leave the American guests indifferent,” noted the press service of the President of the Republic.

As a gift, Steven Seagal was presented with products made from Belarusian flax, a dagger and a book.

And while visiting the office of the largest Belarusian online game developer, Steven Seagal decided to remember the role of his most famous character - chef Casey Ryback. He stood behind the dispensing line in the Wargaming canteen to pour cabbage soup with sorrel to the company’s employees, writes Komsomolskaya Pravda.

Judging by the message on the official Wargaming website, Seagal’s main task within the framework of cooperation is still somewhat different. The famous actor and martial artist was invited to join the World of Warships team as an expert and consultant on heroic battles.

“Steven’s goal, who has a vast experience of brilliant victories, is to help the World of Warships project, where the largest battles take place, to achieve even greater epicness and heroism. During the trial period, the star will have to explore the entire in-game fleet and check each ship for compliance with the status of a hero naval battles, the development team will listen carefully to Mr. Seagal’s opinion and make the project better every day,” the press release says.

Let us remember that last year Alexander Lukashenko hosted another legend of the cinema world - Gerard Depardieu. The Belarusian President personally taught The actor mows the grass, feeds the horse and drives the tractor. Depardieu admitted that Belarus reminded him of little Switzerland.