Heart of Africa (), From November 13, 2005, to March 11, 2006, Channel One aired a similar reality show, Heart of Africa (at first it was mistakenly called a new season of The Last Hero by some media outlets). Unlike The Last Hero (where living on an uninhabited island was a prerequisite), those arriving in Africa had to live with the Zulu people. The reality show was produced by VID television company.
The contestants for this season were split up into two tribes of nine known as the River and Sand tribes. Throughout their time in South Africa the contestants lived near a Zulu village and interacted with the natives of the village on several occasions. As a twist, on several occasions the natives were allowed to award immunity to the contestant of their choice. On the eighth day, a tribal swap occurred in which Sand tribe member Vitaly Ratnikov and River tribe member Rada "Lesha" Razborkis switched tribes. Following the merge, three of the previously voted contestants returned to the competition (Olga Shakira in episode 9 and Alexey Kuzkin and Rada "Lesha" Razborkis in episode 13). When it came time for the final six, the contestants competed in an immunity challenge, followed by a final tribal council. The final five then took part in a school yard pick to determine who would be the final four. The final four were then forced to compete in two challenges in order to determine who would be the finalists. Ultimately, it was Alexander “Conan” Alexeev who won this season over Elena “Lena” Pinchuk by a jury vote of 8–2.
Contestants
ContestantOriginal tribeTribal swapMerged tribeFinishVladimir Nifontov20, MoscowRiver1st Voted OutDay 3Olga Sidorova30, MoscowRiver2nd Voted OutDay 7Olga ShakiraReturned to GameRiverRiver3rd Voted OutDay 9Vladimir Varzanov47, Sergiev PosadSandSand4th Voted OutDay 12Nikolai Demin24, MoscowRiverRiver5th Voted OutDay 15Vitaly Ratnikov34, MoscowSandRiver6th Voted OutDay 18Rada "Lesha" RazborkisReturned to GameRiverSand7th Voted OutDay 22Linda Hevard-Mills37, MoscowSandSand8th Voted OutDay 26Natasha Nikolaeva19, Rostov-on-DonSandSandSun9th Voted Out1st Jury MemberDay 30Alexey KuzkinReturned to GameSandSand10th Voted OutDay 33Olga Shakira34, St. PetersburgRiverRiver11th Voted Out2nd Jury MemberDay 35Elena Ivankova30, RamenskoyeRiverRiver12th Voted Out3rd Jury MemberDay 38Lyubov Glazkova58, MoscowSandSand13th Voted Out4th Jury MemberDay 41Samir Makhmudov21, MoscowSandSand14th Voted Out5th Jury MemberDay 43Anna Karpova26, St. PetersburgSandSand15th Voted Out6th Jury MemberDay 45Roman Lebedev25, St. PetersburgSandSandLost Challenge7th Jury MemberDay 46 Rada "Lesha" Razborkis24, Nizhny NovgorodRiverSandLost Challenge8th Jury MemberDay 47Dmitry Makarov39, Nizhny NovgorodRiverRiverLost Challenge9th Jury MemberDay 47Alexey Kuzkin26, MoscowSandSandLost Challenge10th Jury MemberDay 48Elena "Lena" Pinchuk18, DolgoprudnyRiverRiverRunner-UpDay 48Alexander "Conan" Alexeev27, MoscowRiverRiverSole SurvivorDay 48
References
External links (Official Site)