Don Celebrities Remember 2016 in Nostalgic Photo Trend
At the start of the year, a trend emerged online: nostalgia for 2016, a year many remember as filled with happy moments. Users are posting their photos and videos from a decade ago, speculating whether 2026 will become the new 2016. Celebrities born in Russia«s Rostov Oblast have joined in, sharing their own memories and pictures from that time.
In 2016, two films starring Taganrog native Pavel Derevyanko in leading roles were released: «SuperBobery» and «Vse v yashchik» (All in the Box). According to his social media, that year Derevyanko was busy filming, performing in theater, playing with his daughters, and vacationing by the sea.
Rapper Basta didn«t miss the trend, recalling a studio session with fellow rapper Guf. That year, he was developing his music label Gazgolder, released the hit song »Vypusknoy (Medlyachok)« (Graduation (Slow Jam)), and turned down an invitation to be a coach on a new season of the TV show »Golos« (The Voice) due to lack of time.
Tagangrog native Roma Zver, lead vocalist of the band Zveri (The Beasts), also shared photos from 2016. He posted pictures from concerts and travels, including ones on a skateboard and with a Katrina skeleton, a symbol of the Mexican Day of the Dead.
Actress and TV host Yulia Vysotskaya, born in Novocherkassk, won an award for Best Actress for her role in the film «Rai» (Paradise) at the 54th International Film Festival in 2016. Episodes of her cooking show «Yedim Doma» (We Eat at Home), funny clips of which recently went viral, also aired that year.
TV presenter from Rostov Victoria Lopyreva also shared memories from 2016. That year, she writes, people in Russian football «started listening to me — in a system where female voices had long been practically absent.» She later became an ambassador for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Actress Irina Bezrukova shared footage from a decade ago. In 2016, Rostov hosted the International Bridge of Arts Motivational Film Festival. The first photo shows Bezrukova with Swiss actor and director Vincent Perez.
TV star Polina Dibrova called 2016 a fateful year. Since then, her interests and social circle have changed. Dibrova also shared photos from that time, including family pictures.
Russian gymnast from Rostov Nikita Nagorny also remembered 2016. That year he became a three-time European champion and won a team silver medal at the Rio Olympics.
