The key facts
- Elena Vakulenko-Pinskaya posted an archive photo from 1998 on Instagram
- The couple has been married since June 11, 2009, and is raising two children
Archive photo from 1998
Elena Vakulenko-Pinskaya, the wife of rapper Basta (Vasily Vakulenko), posted an archive photo on Instagram (Meta's owner has been designated as extremist and banned in Russia), captioning it '1998'. In the photo, she poses by a fountain wearing a mini skirt and a fitted long-sleeve top. This is reported by Gazeta.Ru, noting that Pinskaya owns the creative studio 'Maleva'.
Biography and meeting the artist
The outlet also recalled biographical details: the artist's wife was born in Moscow, spent her school years in France, where her mother lived, then returned to Russia, graduated from the State University of Management, and worked at one of her father's wine boutiques. She met Basta at the Simachev bar. According to Pinskaya herself, as she previously stated in her personal blog, Vakulenko's mother liked him right away, while her father was initially wary of his daughter's choice, but the rapper later managed to build a good relationship with him.
Family
The couple married on June 11, 2009; the artist persuaded his wife to have a church wedding after registering their marriage at the civil registry office, and, by her own words, she has never regretted that decision. The family is raising two children: 16-year-old Maria and 13-year-old Vasilisa.
