The 48-year-old Channel One TV presenter and psychologist Larisa Surkova announced her divorce from her husband Pavel. The couple had been married for 30 years and raised seven children. Surkova reported this on her personal blog on .

Larisa and Pavel Surkov had not been living together for almost a year. The reasons for the breakup remain unknown. "My friend said that divorce is also a death. I understand what she means. A life that lasted 30 years is ending. With all the hopes, habits, ideas of how we would live on. And even when everything has long been clear and the decision is expected, this loss still has to be experienced. You can understand why everything ended and still cry. You can not want to go back and yet grieve over what didn't work out. One does not prevent the other. I don't want to dissect here who is right, who is wrong. Today I just wanted to say what is happening to me. Without a beautiful conclusion and a promise to wake up a different person tomorrow," the TV presenter wrote.

Many online express sympathy for Surkova, but there are also those who criticize her for having so many children if the marriage ultimately fell apart. Larisa admitted that such comments shock her. "I want to close the topic of my personal life, but first say one thing. Many write to me — why have so many children if there's a divorce later? And honestly, such thoughts frighten me. If you reason that way, then you don't need anything at all: you don't need to love, suddenly it will hurt later; you don't need to buy a house, suddenly you'll have to sell it. And there's not much to be happy about, because something bad could happen tomorrow," reasons Surkova, who also noted that she was the initiator of the breakup.

Larisa Surkova claims she regrets nothing and is convinced that people should be happy with each other, no matter what. Many users agree with her position: "Those who find it hard to accept the feelings of another can hardly accept their own. Let love, healthy and open people rule the world. Thank you very much for everything!"; "Larisa, you are an example of humanity and tolerance. I value and respect you very much. Happiness to you and your children"; "You are saying everything correctly, then it's better not to live at all, because something could happen tomorrow. Happiness to you!"; "I had been subscribed to you for about 10 years, probably. And I liked your family so much. I cannot accept that many families break up," commentators write.