Ilya Novikov: "What? Where? When?"

The intellectual club of experts has existed since 1975, and during this time viewers met with a huge number of really smart people, but only the best remained in the memory. Among them, of course, is Ilya Novikov. This guy with serious eyes and a low voice for a long time and successfully played in an intelligent casino, and the audience was interested in his erudition, and personal life. But suddenly, Novikov "What? Where? When?" Left. What happened? Where did he go? Are there rumors of a scandal?

A meeting place that can not be changed

Closer to the weekend begins a show that harmoniously combines rest and mental work. Six players in tuxedos sit down at a round table, standing in a small room. They are serious and calm, but the game excitement is already capturing. If the players correctly answer six questions, then victory for them. But in the case when questions remain unanswered, viewers become the winners. The players get a minute to find the right answer, but in extraordinarily difficult cases, additional bonuses are possible, for example, time or the help of the hall.

The game was created by director Vladimir Voroshilov and editor Natalia Stetsenko still in the USSR. Of course, the original rules of the game were different from today's realities. The game quickly gained popularity and a loyal viewer. There was even a sports analogue.

Player = expert

Gentlemen and ladies at the round table got the definition of "connoisseurs". This is not an exaggeration, because they reach the essence of each riddle solely through erudition. The probability of accidentally getting into the right answer is small, but still it exists. Especially if we take into account that representatives of one sphere of science are not gathering at the table. Here, lawyers, economists, writers and journalists can equally well. There are no restrictions, as each team is the offspring of one captain. It is logical that the specialty of the team captain largely determines the composition. But you can not say for sure that the captain is the team's brightest player. For example, in the team of Ales Mukhin, the audience immediately singled out Ilya Novikov. This gloomy, but impressive young man attracted attention due to his inner calmness, remarkable aging and impressive erudition. Why, then, was Novikov excluded from "What? Where? When?".

Information about him

To date, Ilya is 34 years old. He is a lawyer who graduated from the Russian Academy of Justice. Since 2005, Novikov also teaches at his native law faculty. Since August 2011, his career has been growing - Ilya becomes a senior partner in the law office "Goncharova, Novikov and partners." In 2013, another jump to a partner in a consulting company. Today Ilya is a successful lawyer who has experience in managing fairly complex cases.

For help, the most controversial character of our time - Ukrainian serviceman Nadezhda Savchenko, convicted in Russia for involvement in the murder of Russian journalists - turned to him. Savchenko publicly did not show the slightest remorse; moreover, she considers her act to be right and declares that she will try to increase the account of those killed. It's no wonder that in Russia she is an unwelcome guest. Novikov for the defense of Savchenko for two years learned the Ukrainian language. He also took up the defense of Moldovan businessman and politician Vyacheslav Platon, accused of fraud and money laundering.

On TV

Ilya Novikov "What? Where? When?" First stormed in 2002 as part of the team of Marina Ufaeva. Then he came with Ales Mukhin, Sergei Vivatenko and Alexei Blinov. Quite often Ilya was recognized as the best player of the team. Twice he received "The Crystal Owl" - a special prize of an intellectual casino. This event took place in the fall of 2004 and in the summer of 2014. In the final game of 2014, Ilya also received the Diamond Owl, and in 2010 won the super table for the first time. It was a decisive round, and Novikov really "pulled" the team.

There were noble deeds on the account of Ilya - for example, in the summer of 2011 he refused to fight for the Crystal Owl and a cash prize in favor of his friend, Grigory Alkhazov. So, really great player Novikov. "What where When?" Without it will lose a lot, since the guy is on the list of 11 players who participated in all the championships in the sports analogue of the intellectual game.

Breaking

In 2016, there was a collapse in the intellectual marathon of Ales Mukhin's team - they were not allowed to play. Talking about this in an interview with the media, the program's presenter Boris Krjuk said that the reason for everything was just Nadezhda Savchenko and Ilya's consent to defend it. The guy can not play more in the elite club of experts. It turned out that Ilya Novikov was excluded from "What? Where? When?" forever. The connoisseur himself does not consider Hook guilty of such a situation and gave an interview in which he told that the Savchenko case is very ambiguous, but interesting for the lawyer, and, holding on to him, he was going to leave the program on his own initiative.

From the first words

When Ilya Novikov was expelled from "What? Where? When?", It did not become a surprise for him. Immediately after making the decision, he called the producers of the program and told everything. Ilya understood the complexity of the situation, but took the side of his profession, not hobbies. Lawyer work for him has always been a priority. Moreover, Novikov always said that an open conversation without a secretion is an important task. Boris Krjuk expressed ambiguity and said that since the player of the club defends Savchenko, then the transfer automatically stands for it, and this is unacceptable. Ales Mukhin, captain of the team of Ilya, supported the presenter, and the main argument was that the game was apolitical, as the creator Vladimir Voroshilov aspired to do. These statements caused resentment among the audience, as such radical measures say just the opposite.

The excitement among the masses

When Novikov was expelled from "What? Where? When?", He was in the center of attention, but his opponents were not so much as supporters. Ilya undertook an interesting, from a professional point of view, project, and he tried to exert pressure from the club and the leadership of the channel. Can you call such actions far from politics? Has not the young lawyer previously become a defender of dubious characters? It is impossible in this profession to always defend the interests of the crystal-honest people who turned out to be at the wrong time in an inappropriate place. In general, the claims of viewers can be combined into one remark - this reaction of the club distracted attention from its intellectual specifics, and turned connoisseurs into grumpy grandmothers on the bench, who refused in their company the one that decided to use cosmetics.

What will happen next?

Today Novikov "What? Where? When?" Can only watch on TV. Almost all contacts with many colleagues in the club are interrupted, and Ilya receives a lot of very unflattering comments. But you can treat them in different ways. First, Ilya initially behaved honestly and immediately indicated his position. Secondly, he did not say a single bad word about the club and connoisseurs. Thirdly, Ilya perfectly understands the specifics of television programs and has maintained friendly relations with his team. In the future, he is quite loyal to the return to the club, but makes it clear that work will always remain a priority, and Novikov "What? Where? When?" Considers quite pleasant and interesting entertainment. The guy just shrugs and says that in the near future the situation on TV may well change, and the professional actions of connoisseurs will not be a critical factor.