Fans of Natasha Koroleva know very well that she has an older sister, Irina. In the early 90s, the girl was incredibly popular in Ukraine. Performing under the creative pseudonym Rusya, Koroleva’s sister toured, giving several concerts a day. But the rising star was forced to interrupt his successful career due to the illness of Vova’s son. The little heir of Irina and her husband, composer Konstantin Osaulenko, suffered from cerebral palsy. The couple moved to Canada, hoping to earn money there for the treatment of the baby.
“The doctors told us that all his functions were impaired, and when he started to grow up, nature would simply kill him,” said Natasha Koroleva’s sister Irina Osaulenko on the “Tonight” program with Andrei Malakhov. “But we didn’t want to believe that the most irreparable thing could happen to our son.”
For eleven years the family fought for Volodya’s life. “We were just on tour in Canada, and Ira and Kostya came to our concert,” recalls Natasha Koroleva. “And they call me from Kyiv and say: “Natasha, Vova is no more.” Not only do I have to go on stage after this, I also have to tell my mother that her son has died... I then went out and sang a song about a swallow. So on Vova’s tombstone it is written “Swallow, swallow, say hello...”
After Vova’s death, Irina could not come to her senses for a long time; her relatives were afraid that she might commit suicide. And then Irina’s mother Lyudmila Poryvay persuaded her daughter to give birth to a second child. Matvey was born as an absolutely healthy baby, but at the age of four, doctors diagnosed the boy with autism. Now the boy is twelve years old.
“One can only sympathize with the parents of such children, I know this from myself,” says Natasha Koroleva’s sister Irina Osaulenko. – Physically it’s normal a handsome boy, but he is completely unsuitable for life, he has a completely different perception. It's terrible, of course."
“Every day brings new problems,” continues Irina’s husband Konstantin. “But probably such children were given in order to change us.” Going through difficulties, we change for the better.”
Despite such difficult trials that befell her, Irina took the risk of becoming a mother again. Ten years ago, she and her husband gave birth to a daughter, Sonya. She is an absolutely healthy girl. “It’s so good that this happened! - says Irina. – Motya now has Sonya, and she loves him terribly. And I understand that if something happens to me, my son will not be left alone in this world, he has a sister.”
Natasha Koroleva helps her older sister with the rehabilitation of her son Matvey. The singer pays for expensive procedures aimed at improving the condition of her nephew. “I really hope that they will invent some kind of remedy... There should be light in the tunnel,” says Irina’s mother Lyudmila Poryvai. “And I really want my daughter Irina, who is already many years old, to see this light and finally be able to live in peace.”
Few people know that Natasha Koroleva’s older sister, Irina Poryvay, was once a sought-after singer and sold out stadiums.
However, at one point the artist, performing under the pseudonym Rusya, disappeared.
Irina and Natasha are like two peas in a pod. At one time they even performed together with the “Two Sisters” program. 
But none of the fans then even knew that Irina had a sick son waiting for her at home. Numerous concerts were needed only to pay for expensive treatment for the boy. 
Before Russian stage the star Natasha Koroleva appeared, Irina Poryvai was already a famous singer in Ukraine. Stage name(short for Irusya) was invented by her husband Konstantin Osaulenko, who was her producer and author of all the song hits.
Their happiness seemed cloudless: they got married, Irina’s popularity grew every day, and two years after they met, their son was born.
Unfortunately, the boy had a terrible congenital disease - cerebral palsy. Huge sums of money were required for his treatment.
Rusya gave several concerts a day, and when in 1991 she was invited to Canada to record her first album, she was also very happy about the opportunity to show her son to foreign specialists.
To earn extra money for her son’s treatment, Irina gave private piano lessons, but this did not bring much income.
A streak of misfortune awaited the couple: real poverty knocked on the door. Unexpectedly, Ruse was offered a job as a conductor at St. Andrew's Church in Toronto, owned by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
The servants saw that something was seriously bothering the woman, but did not question her. Something happened that Irina Osaulenko was so afraid of.
“The doctors told us that all of our son’s functions are impaired, and when he starts to grow up, nature will simply kill him,” said Natasha Koroleva’s sister on the “Tonight” program with Andrei Malakhov.
Eleven for long years the family fought for Volodya’s life. “We were just on tour in Canada, and Ira and Kostya came to our concert,” recalls Natasha Koroleva.
“They called me and said that Vova was no more. Not only do I have to go on stage after this, I also have to tell my mother that her son has died... I then went out and sang a song about a swallow. So on Vova’s tombstone it is written: “Swallow, swallow, say hello,” the singer added.
After the death of her son, Irina could not come to her senses. She had terrible depression, and her family was afraid that she might commit suicide.
Then the mother of the Poryvay sisters persuaded Irina to give birth a second time. Matvey was born - an absolutely healthy boy. But at the age of four he was diagnosed with autism. Now the son of Rus is already twelve years old.
Despite all the troubles that befell Irina, she decided to become a mother again. Ten years ago, she and her husband had a daughter, Sonya.
“It’s so good that this happened! - says Irina. - Matvey now has Sonya, and she loves him terribly. And I understand that if something happens to me, my son will not be left alone in this world, he has a sister.”
In 2014, Natasha Koroleva published a photo shoot of her sister. “Natulya-darling! With this photo shoot, you brought me back to my happy youth,” Irina thanked her sister.
Irina’s husband believes that all difficulties are given to us only so that we change for the better.
Star Aunt Natasha pays for Matvey’s expensive treatment and hopes that Irina’s life will finally get better.
Few people know, but famous singer Natasha Koroleva has a sister who was once a sought-after singer. In their family, they “bet” on their older sister Ira, dreaming that she would become a star. But it happened a little differently.
Long before Natasha Koroleva’s star lit up on the musical horizon, Ukrainian audiences were captivated by the singer Rusya (Irina’s pseudonym). She was very bright, like two peas in a pod, similar to sister Natasha. They even performed together - they traveled around cities with the “Two Sisters” tour program.
Irina at one time easily filled entire stadiums. She squeezed everything she could out of her popularity: she gave several concerts a day. But none of her many fans suspected that her sick son was waiting for her at home. And all the concerts were needed only to pay for his expensive treatment.
The singer's husband Konstantin Osaulenko was also her producer - he came up with the stage name and was the author of all her hits. From the outside it seemed that they were cloudlessly happy. But when Volodya’s son was born, it became clear that not everything was so rosy. The boy had cerebral palsy; his treatment required a lot of money.
In 1991, Rusya and her producer were invited to Canada to record their first album. They went abroad only to show foreign doctors.
Then the couple entered a “dark period”: money was becoming catastrophically short, former star began giving private piano lessons. This did not bring much income. But a job turned up: Irina was offered to become a conductor at St. Andrew’s Church in Toronto, which belongs to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
So eleven years passed - all this time the family fought for the life of the sick boy. But due to illness, he could not cope with growing up. Volodya died.
Natasha Koroleva once talked about this: “We were just on tour in Canada, Ira and Kostya came to our concert. And they call me from Kyiv and say that Vova is no more. Not only do I have to go on stage after this, I also have to tell my mother that her son has died... I then went out and sang a song about a swallow. So on Vova’s tombstone it is written “Swallow, swallow, say hello...”
After the death of her son, Irina could not come to her senses for a very long time; her relatives were afraid for her life. But Irina’s mother managed to calm her down a little and persuaded her to give birth to a second child. This is how Matvey was born, absolutely healthy physically, but diagnosed with autism. Now the boy is twelve years old. “One can only sympathize with the parents of such children, I know this from myself. Physically, he is a normal, handsome boy, but he is completely unsuited for life, he has a completely different perception,” Irina Osaulenko says now.
Few people know that Natasha Koroleva’s older sister, Irina Poryvay, was once a sought-after singer and sold out stadiums.
However, at one point the artist, performing under the pseudonym Rusya, disappeared.
Irina and Natasha are like two peas in a pod. At one time they even performed together with the “Two Sisters” program.
But none of the fans then even knew that Irina had a sick son waiting for her at home. Numerous concerts were needed only to pay for expensive treatment for the boy. 
Before the star Natasha Koroleva appeared on the Russian stage, Irina Poryvai was already a famous singer in Ukraine. Her stage name (short for Irusya) was invented by her husband Konstantin Osaulenko, who was her producer and author of all the song hits. 
Their happiness seemed cloudless: they got married, Irina’s popularity grew every day, and two years after they met, their son was born. 
Unfortunately, the boy had a terrible congenital disease - cerebral palsy. Huge sums of money were required for his treatment. 
Rusya gave several concerts a day, and when in 1991 she was invited to Canada to record her first album, she was also very happy about the opportunity to show her son to foreign specialists.
To earn extra money for her son’s treatment, Irina gave private piano lessons, but this did not bring much income. 
A streak of misfortune awaited the couple: real poverty knocked on the door. Unexpectedly, Ruse was offered a job as a conductor at St. Andrew's Church in Toronto, owned by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
The servants saw that something was seriously bothering the woman, but did not question her. Something happened that Irina Osaulenko was so afraid of. 
“The doctors told us that all of our son’s functions are impaired, and when he starts to grow up, nature will simply kill him,” said Natasha Koroleva’s sister on the “Tonight” program with Andrei Malakhov. 
For eleven long years the family fought for Volodya’s life. “We were just on tour in Canada, and Ira and Kostya came to our concert,” recalls Natasha Koroleva.
“They called me and said that Vova was no more. Not only do I have to go on stage after this, I also have to tell my mother that her son has died... I then went out and sang a song about a swallow. So on Vova’s tombstone it is written: “Swallow, swallow, say hello,” the singer added. 
After the death of her son, Irina could not come to her senses. She had terrible depression, and her family was afraid that she might commit suicide.
Then the mother of the Poryvay sisters persuaded Irina to give birth a second time. Matvey was born - an absolutely healthy boy. But at the age of four he was diagnosed with autism. Now the son of Rus is already twelve years old. 
Despite all the troubles that befell Irina, she decided to become a mother again. Ten years ago, she and her husband had a daughter, Sonya. 
“It’s so good that this happened! - says Irina. - Matvey now has Sonya, and she loves him terribly. And I understand that if something happens to me, my son will not be left alone in this world, he has a sister.” 
In 2014, Natasha Koroleva published a photo shoot of her sister. “Natulya-darling! With this photo shoot, you brought me back to my happy youth,” Irina thanked her sister. 
Irina’s husband believes that all difficulties are given to us only so that we change for the better. 
Star Aunt Natasha pays for Matvey’s expensive treatment and hopes that Irina’s life will finally get better.
Few people know that Natasha Koroleva’s older sister Irina Poryvai was a sought-after singer. Whole stadiums easily gathered for her performances. However, soon the artist, performing under the pseudonym Rusya, disappeared....
Few people know that Natasha Koroleva’s older sister Irina Poryvai was a sought-after singer.
Whole stadiums easily gathered for her performances. However, soon the artist, performing under the pseudonym Rusya, disappeared.
The bright, daring singer Rusya (according to her passport - Irina RUSH) looked like two peas in a pod like her sister Natasha KOROLEVA. There was a time when the two of them performed together - they went on tour with the program “Two Sisters” in all cities and towns.
None of the spectators suspected that Ira had a sick son waiting at home. And all the numerous concerts were needed only to pay for his expensive treatment. And then Russia suddenly disappeared...
In the Poryvay family, their older sister Ira was expected to become a singer, and the star, paradoxically, was the younger Natasha.
Before a star rose on the Russian stage under the name Natasha Koroleva, her older sister Irina Poryvai was already a famous singer in Ukraine, performing under the pseudonym Rusya. Her stage name (short for Irusya) was invented by her husband Konstantin Osaulenko, who was her producer and author of all the hits.
The happiness of Irina and Konstantin seemed cloudless. They got married, their joint work began to bear fruit - their popularity grew. Two years after they met, their son Volodya was born. Unfortunately, the boy had a terrible congenital disease - cerebral palsy. Serious money was required for his treatment.
To earn money for her son’s treatment, she began giving private piano lessons. This did not bring much income. Failures fell on the spouses one after another, and real poverty “knocked” on the door. And then Ruse was suddenly offered a job as a conductor at St. Andrew’s Church in Toronto, which belongs to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
The church servants saw that something was bothering the woman, but they didn’t ask, they understood that if necessary, she would tell her herself. And then what they were so afraid of happened.
“The doctors told us that all his functions were impaired, and when he started to grow up, nature would simply kill him,” said Natasha Koroleva’s sister Irina Osaulenko on the “Tonight” program with Andrei Malakhov. “But we didn’t want to believe that the most irreparable thing could happen to our son.”
For eleven years the family fought for Volodya’s life. “We were just on tour in Canada, and Ira and Kostya came to our concert,” recalls Natasha Koroleva. “And they call me from Kyiv and say: “Natasha, Vova is no more.” Not only do I have to go on stage after this, I also have to tell my mother that her son has died... I then went out and sang a song about a swallow. So on Vova’s tombstone it is written “Swallow, swallow, say hello...”
After Vova’s death, Irina could not come to her senses for a long time; her relatives were afraid that she might commit suicide. And then Irina’s mother Lyudmila Poryvay persuaded her daughter to give birth to a second child. Matvey was born as an absolutely healthy baby, but at the age of four, doctors diagnosed the boy with autism. Now the boy is twelve years old.
“Natulya-darling! With this photo shoot, you brought me back to my youth, to my favorite songs, to my creative life where I was so happy! Thank you! Your Rusya,” Irina Osaulenko, who performs on stage with the pseudonym Rusya, commented with gratitude on such a gift from her sister.
“One can only sympathize with the parents of such children, I know this from myself,” says Natasha Koroleva’s sister Irina Osaulenko now. – Physically, he is a normal, handsome boy, but he is completely unsuited for life, he has a completely different perception. It's terrible, of course."
Despite such difficult trials that befell her, Irina took the risk of becoming a mother again. Ten years ago, she and her husband gave birth to a daughter, Sonya. She is an absolutely healthy girl. “It’s so good that this happened! - says Irina. – Motya now has Sonya, and she loves him terribly. And I understand that if something happens to me, my son will not be left alone in this world, he has a sister.”
“Every day brings new problems. But probably such children are given in order to change us. Going through difficulties, we change for the better,” explained Irina’s husband.
Star aunt Natasha Koroleva helps the boy fight. She pays for expensive treatment and hopes that Irina’s life can finally get better.