Artists are considered to be pampered white-handed people, unable to hold something heavier than a microphone in their hands. However, even among the stars spoiled by the attention of the audience, you can find real defenders of the Fatherland, ready to defend the homeland in word and deed. The paparazzi studied the biographies of famous actors, singers and athletes and found out that among them there are many holders of honorary military ranks.

Oleg Gazmanov

Oleg Mikhailovich does not like it too much when he is called a "jingo-patriotic singer", although his repertoire really has a lot of songs of a similar theme. It is not in vain that the public accepts Gazmanov's military-patriotic hits so well. He is a hereditary officer, and from his lips the song "Lord Officers" sounds more than sincere and weighty.

Even before becoming a professional artist, Oleg Mikhailovich served in the Baltic Fleet, but he was awarded the officer's rank much later, for his special contribution to art.

“My father was an officer,” the singer said in an interview. “He fought, he reached Berlin. Mom is a doctor, she went to the front as a nurse, after the Victory she continued to save the wounded in the war with the Japanese, in the Far East. I am proud that and himself - an officer. I was awarded another military rank: captain of the 3rd rank, although in reserve. And the fact that this was announced from the stage of the Kremlin Palace at a concert dedicated to the Day of Defenders of the Fatherland is not only a tribute to my work. "in ranks. Although the most important thing in my life is music and poetry, and the main activity is a composer and singer, but I know that in the army environment they don’t consider me a stranger. I always invite the military to my concerts for free, I constantly perform in garrisons, on ships , at outposts, in hospitals".

Alexander Rosenbaum

The famous singer devoted a lot of his songs to the war in Afghanistan, the Great Patriotic War, and maritime topics. And, although in his youth he did not get into the army due to astigmatism and myopia, Rosenbaum managed to repay his debt to his homeland with interest. Even during his studies at the medical institute, he participated in construction teams, underwent an internship on ships of the Pacific Fleet, and after graduation, Alexander Yakovlevich served for a year on warships of the Baltic Fleet. Rosenbaum devoted the next five years of his life to working in an ambulance, and then he finally decided to become an artist, but his songs always clearly showed a military theme.

Alexander Rosenbaum is an honorary member of the Russian Naval Officers' Assembly and the Submarine Club, and in 2000, by order of the Minister of Defense, he was awarded another military rank - Colonel of the Medical Service of the Naval Forces of the Reserve.

Alexander Yakovlevich puts on his military uniform only on holidays: on Victory Day, Defender of the Fatherland Day, Navy Day and February 15, the day the Soviet troops were withdrawn from Afghanistan, because the singer once visited this "hot spot" three times , supporting the morale of the soldiers with their songs.

Vladimir Zeldin

Actor Vladimir Zeldin has repeatedly said that only the acting profession saved him from certain death in the Great Patriotic War.

“From day to day I was waiting to be sent to the front, but an order was issued by the Minister of Cinematography to continue filming the film “The Pig and the Shepherd.” All the men involved in this work were given a reservation. That's how Musaib saved my life,” the actor said in an interview . Zeldin still had to serve his homeland, but already as an actor, because after the war he was drafted into the Central Theater of the Red Army and played a huge number of military men.

"I played Field Marshal Kutuzov in the play" A long time ago ". And for Admiral Sinyavin he received his first, State, prize - in the then Stalinist - along with other creators of the play" Admiral's Flag ". I don’t even remember all the privates and officers played by me ", - shared Zeldin, to whom Marshal Zhukov himself once presented a double-barreled shotgun with a dedicatory inscription.

But the 97-year-old actor received an officer rank for his work quite recently. “I nevertheless became a reserve officer and received the medal “For officer valor” of the 3rd degree, marking 70 years of my service to the theater,” Zeldin said. “It’s a pity, if we were once certified even as privates, then we would receive discounts in military sanatoriums.”

Vladimir Etush

Vladimir Etush is not only a brilliant actor, during the Great Patriotic War he showed himself to be a valiant warrior and returned from the front with the rank of lieutenant.

“Although I had a reservation, I went to the front voluntarily. It was October 1941. I returned from the front in 1944, and indeed the city became different. Destroyed houses. Terrible poverty. And this went on for more than one year,” Vladimir recalled Etush in an interview. The actor had to fight the enemy in the Caucasus mountains, he participated in the liberation of Ukraine and southern Russia from the Nazi invaders, was seriously wounded in battle. For the courage and courage shown on the battlefield, Etush was awarded many medals and the Order of the Red Star.

"In the battles for the socialist Motherland against the German occupiers, he showed himself to be a brave and decisive commander," the accompanying documents say. Comrade Etush fearlessly, not sparing his life, inspiring the fighters, boldly led the company against the enemy and skillfully drove the enemy out of the GORODOK area. The enemy lost up to 30 soldiers and officers and 1 light machine gun. , advancing on the regional center KUIBYSHEVO, personally with a group of fighters, he was the first to break into the village and destroyed 8 enemy soldiers and officers in street battles.For courage and courage in battles, he is worthy of a government award - the Order of the "RED STAR".

Alexander Tyutin

It is not for nothing that the actor is so good at the role of the military, because before starting his acting career, he graduated from the Moscow Energy Institute and served as an officer in Georgia for two years, was an engineer of radio-electronic systems of a military transport squadron. In the cinema, Tyutin almost immediately plunged into the military theme: one of his first works was the role of a German soldier in the film "It was the fourth year of the war ...", and then the roles of people in uniform fell on the artist like from a cornucopia.

“After graduating from the energy school, I ended up in the army, but as an officer,” the actor himself said. “And for two years I rattled in Georgia, in aviation. Therefore, after service, on weekends, I regularly visited theaters. Well, after demobilization, I entered the Shchukin school. I really play a lot of different military men, not only Russian, but also foreign ones. Our FSB generally recognized me as one of their own: they gave me a watch with a thank-you inscription from the director himself. But I do not exploit one role, I play other roles, especially lately " .

Sergey Glushko

Despite the very frivolous profession of a stripper, the husband of Natasha Koroleva, who became famous in Moscow under the pseudonym Tarzan, at one time was an exemplary defender of the Fatherland with an officer rank.

"A career military man with the rank of senior lieutenant of the military space troops," the artist proudly says about himself, who has devoted more than one year to serving the Motherland. True, now Sergey does not really like to remember this period of his life.

“Everything is very sad. I joined the army at the insistence of my father, also an officer. But, to tell you honestly, my profession did not give me any satisfaction, much less money,” Glushko admitted frankly. “We, the military, were paid pennies, yes and they always detained me. Imagine, I even worked as a barker in a fashionable private store. I was tired of a hopeless life that promised me nothing but hard drinking. " As a result, Sergei decided to finally leave the service and left to conquer the capital, which he has never regretted.

Yuri Shevchuk

The rock musician has many military awards for trips to "hot spots", concerts for soldiers and patriotic songs. At the same time, Shevchuk practically did not serve in the army and gained all his experience in this area already as a well-known artist.

“I was drafted near Yakutsk. I served for two months,” said Yuri Shevchuk in an interview. “I was seriously injured and was commissioned. My favorite saying is this: I don’t serve in the army, but I serve in the army. ", we go to the troops. You need to play, sing not only where it is easy and good, but also where it is difficult for people to live. Here, gentlemen, the artists could perform more often. And we try, set an example."

The list of various awards of Yuri Shevchuk is really impressive: the medal of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia "Participant in emergency humanitarian operations", the insignia of the Ministry of Internal Affairs "Silver Cross" (twice), the Alexander Cross "For service in the Caucasus" (twice), the award badge "Participant in combat operations in Chechnya" , medal "For military valor".

Alexander Marshal

A singer with such a military pseudonym, of course, has many military songs in his repertoire. And even though Marshal never received the officer rank, he still pays his debt to his homeland in his own way. Alexander was born into a military family and after school he entered the Stavropol Higher Military School of the Air Defense Forces to master the specialty of a combat command and control navigator. It was there that the future artist was jokingly nicknamed "Marshal", although his military career ended after only two years of study. Almost falling short of the rank of lieutenant, Alexander decided to quit the ranks of the Soviet army and seriously took up music. Having become a popular artist, Marshal not only sings about the military, he actively takes part in their lives.

“I am a member of the Public Council under the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, I often visit units, on ships,” the singer says. “The situation in which the army found itself in the early 1990s and now are different things. Everything is gradually getting better, going uphill "Our army and our navy are acquiring the status they have lost." By the way, Alexander has been broadcasting “Listen, Soldier” on Radio Russia for several years now, and he also has two FSB awards to his credit.

Nikolai Rastorguev

The soloist of the group "Lube" appeared in this material as an exception. After all, despite the brutal image and the image of a brave "battalion commander", he never really served in the army. However, his merits in the military sphere are valued at the highest level, not to mention thousands of soldiers, to whom the songs performed by Rastorguev invariably raise their morale. So, five years ago, on the eve of Defender of the Fatherland Day, Rastorguev was awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree, in 2006 he received the FSB award for a cycle of military-patriotic songs, the artist also has commemorative diplomas and heraldic symbols of the Russian army, which are awarded artists for fruitful work with the army audience.

The singer accepts all awards from the military with gratitude, but always says directly that he did not have a chance to pay his debt to his homeland in the ranks of the armed forces. “I did not serve in the army: there was a military department in our educational institution. And the attitude towards the army was respectful. to get into adult troops such as the Airborne Forces," Nikolai said in an interview. "I am a purely peaceful person, but I can say that, of course, you need to serve. In a country like Russia, the army must be strong, capable and victorious." On his military ID, he says "private, fit for non-combatant in wartime."

By the way, Alla Pugacheva "forced" Nikolai to try on the legendary tunic. The image turned out to be so successful that the soloist of "Lube" performed in military uniform for many more years.

"I first put it on the shooting of Alla Pugacheva's Christmas Meetings. Alla Borisovna advised me to put on a military uniform during the performance of the song" Atas ". The arguments were as follows: since Zheglov and Sharapov are mentioned in the song, then you should look in the spirit of that time - the singer shared. - At first they thought that this was a one-time case, but the tunic, according to others, suited me, and I was simply persuaded to assign this image to the group. "

Not everyone thinks about it, but the largest percentage of star defenders of the Fatherland with officer ranks are athletes.

"Military ranks are another incentive, including a tool of financial incentives. Moreover, if earlier the rank of major was the sporting peak, now it is lieutenant colonel. That is, a gifted person can safely train, having a reliable rear provided by the army - an apartment, salary, social guarantees ", - explained the sports official to the chairman Alexei Miroshnichenko. - This is very important in such a competitive and nerve-consuming activity as sports, where victories coexist with defeats, and no one is immune from the game of chance."

Evgeni Plushenko

The Olympic champion does not advertise this fact, but in 2006, after winning in Turin, he received not only a gold medal and a three-room apartment in St. Petersburg, but the athlete was also awarded an extraordinary military rank.

"Senior lieutenant. In the reserve. I left because I am a deputy of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg," Evgeny himself once commented. By the way, once, because of the military rank, the skater had a strong quarrel with Viktor Baturin, the ex-husband of his wife Yana Rudkovskaya.

“They say he’s a guard officer, and I’m a clown who didn’t even serve in the Armed Forces. So, I don’t know what kind of guard officer Baturin he is, and by the way, I’m a senior lieutenant,” Plushenko worried. “And I got it title from Minister of Defense Sergei Ivanov.

Alexey Nemov

The famous gymnast, speaking for the Armed Forces sports society, rose to the high rank of lieutenant colonel. Alexei began, of course, with more modest titles. So, after the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, the athlete became the captain, and then even the nickname “Captain Nemo” stuck to him. Since 2000, Nemov should have been called "Major Nemo", and now "Lieutenant Colonel Nemo".

According to Nemov, he serves as an instructor in the active army of the CSK VVS. “I sometimes come. Because it’s still my native club,” says Alexei. “I once played for it. Therefore, I come, I show something, we communicate. In principle, it’s not so hard. some kind of status. We defended "in tights and overlays", as they say, on the platform. But so - the flag was raised, and there was that feeling of patriotism, which, God forbid, our youth will experience. Now there is a very good trend in this direction, but then, I think that somehow we have more of this in our souls.

Of course, Plushenko and Nemov are far from the only holders of officer ranks in the sports environment. So, the Olympic champion in fencing Pavel Kolobkov has the rank of colonel, in addition to Alexei Nemov, the Olympic champion in diving Dmitry Sautin, the Olympic champions in bullet shooting Mikhail Nestruev and Sergey Aliferenko, as well as the Olympic champion in fencing Stanislav Pozdnyakov appear in lieutenant colonels.

There are already more majors among athletes: champions of the Olympic Games in biathlon Svetlana Ishmuratova, Albina Akhatova, Olga Zaitseva, Pavel Rostovtsev, athlete Tatyana Lebedeva, boxer Alexander Lebzyak have titles.

The Olympic champion in artistic gymnastics Svetlana Khorkina has the title of captain, the same title belongs to the champion in trampoline Alexander Moskalenko.

The rank of senior lieutenant, in addition to Evgeni Plushenko, is held by track and field athlete Yelena Isinbayeva and Olympic medalist in luge Albert Demchenko. Among the lieutenants are track and field athlete Elena Slesarenko, speed skater Dmitry Dorofeev and bobsledder Alexander Zubkov.

First earthquake. Having spent less than a month in Afghanistan, we had a chance to feel that the earth below us is alive, and it breathes, like us. An earthquake for these places is as common as snow or rain for central Russia. I woke up because the bunk bed I slept on was shaking. “Perhaps the old-timers remind you of their status?” thought flashed. I open my eyes - light bulbs burst on the ceiling. And in a moment the command of the orderly: “Rise!” We jump up, hastily dress and run from the second floor to the street. We are building in front of the barracks. The elders are trying to scare us, they say, slow down a little, and they will cover you like blind kittens. These barracks were built by the Afghans, built even under Amin, for themselves, and these walls proved their reliability more than once. But the officers lived in barrack-type plywood houses, called "modules". And the medical unit was the same building. Once I also experienced another earthquake in such a module in the medical unit. It's funny. I sit, leaning my back against the radiator, warming myself. Suddenly the walls creaked and began to move from side to side! But three minutes later it was over.<…>

In addition to the “Afghan”, there was another attack in Afghanistan from which it was impossible to hide. August always met us with a huge invasion of flies. This month was the peak of their dominance. There was no way to fight them! The most unpleasant impression remained - wherever I went, flies buzzed and swarmed everywhere. I had to come to terms with this, which was extremely difficult!

<…>The last days of the service were "fun". Already issued an order, and I was going home. And suddenly in the evening, when I was about to go to bed, the authorities arrived at the regiment in an UAZ:
- Nu that, youth around? Major operation. You go senior. Ready?
-Ready.
- Well, then come on, equip yourself and go!
And at that moment, something a little pinched. I was already at home in my thoughts, because there were only two days left! And now the questions were haunting: “Why? But what if?" Young people could not be sent to a major military operation, but I could. Fate sent me a new test.

At that time, there were practically no people at our site who could and knew what to do in an unforeseen situation. Pasha Glinkov had been at home in Minsk for half a year, and the commanders decided that Sergeant Mironov would be able to cope with this task. We went to a certain point from Kabul and began to deploy a field node. But then a new order came out that canceled the operation, and I, sitting on the armor of the armored personnel carrier, once again, looking around Kabul and its surroundings, returned to the unit. By the time I ended my service, I was in the position of chief of hardware communications.

We returned home from Kabul on the Il-18, having flown to Tashkent. And from Tashkent to Moscow - by airbus. I remember that there was a delay with tickets - there were many who wanted to fly away as soon as possible, and there were not enough tickets. But, fortunately, this issue is still resolved.

I went to the army one person, and returned home another. A meeting with relatives and friends cannot be described - you just need to see it! After returning, the attitude of friends and acquaintances was very respectful - he served not just anywhere, but in Afghanistan!

Amazingly, for eight years after my return, I dreamed that I was again called to serve in Afghanistan, again and again the summons came. I asked the same question: “How so? After all, I already served in Afghanistan!” However, I was called to serve. The more time passed, the less often it was a dream. Afghanistan did not allow itself to be forgotten for a long time.

Man proposes, but God disposes. If I had not been in the army, I would be completely different. Now there is not the slightest regret about the past. There were a lot of people around me who can be called real heroes. I'm glad to know them. I was happy to fulfill my modest mission - I supported the guys with music, a song. The song, figurative and capacious in form, always tells its story, comforts the soul and heart, and heals wounds. She has been with us for two years of service. And it remains with us to this day.

October 2011

Assisted in the preparation of the text of the memoirs Elena Konstantinovna Filina, 1st year student of the Moscow State Technical University named after N.E. Bauman.

Therefore, on the set of the film, it was not difficult for him to realistically perform the song "The Blue Splashed" together with the paratroopers. The actor admits that he owes his good physical shape to his service in the Airborne Forces - in a special intelligence platoon. And although Jan first came to the St. Petersburg Theater Academy in a blue beret, he himself does not really like Airborne Forces Day. “The holiday unfolds according to the same scenario: a touching beginning, the laying of flowers, and in the final showdown and scuffle. I got a little older for all this, ”the actor admits.

Frame from the film "Bitter!"

Fedor Dobronravov

The broken merry fellow Ivan Budko from the series "Matchmakers" is a stern person in life, who received a real army hardening in the Airborne Forces. In 1978, Dobronravov came to Moscow to enter the circus school at the clownery department. But then the young men who did not serve in the army were simply not accepted to the school. And the future artist was offered to return after the demobilization, in two years. By distribution, Fedor ended up in Azerbaijan, in the airborne troops, where he served from 1979 to 1981. He later admitted that military service made him disciplined, executive and romantic. “There is a lot of romance in the army. She is in the service, and in arms, in the same guys as you, in the sky, in the Motherland that you defend. We call up colleagues, meet, congratulate each other on this day, - said Dobronravov. “During the service, I learned to follow orders, which is very good for an artist.”

Frame from the series "Matchmakers"

Vladimir Tishko

TV presenter Vladimir Tishko. Photo: Global Look Press

The TV presenter honestly served two years of his life in the 83rd Separate Guards Airborne Assault Brigade. Vladimir admits that it was the army that hardened him and made him a man. Despite the fear of heights, he skydived on par with the others. “Great feelings remained, although the service was not easy,” recalls Vladimir. - Once the parachute lines hurt my neck. But these are trifles, because service in the Airborne Forces has become the best school of life.

Maxim Drozd

As a boy, he dreamed of continuing the family tradition and becoming an actor. But Maxim failed to follow in the footsteps of his father, Georgy Drozd, who was a People's Artist of Ukraine, right after school. Having failed the exams at the theater university, Maxim went to the army. He got into the Airborne Forces thanks to his youthful passion - while still at school, he began to seriously engage in boxing and even became a master of sports. An athletic and strong guy was quickly assigned to the paratroopers.

After the service, Drozd fulfilled his dream and entered the theater. According to him, the army experience was useful to him more than once in the acting profession: “And not only in work, but also from an everyday point of view, the army gave me a lot. I served in the reconnaissance company because I was an athletic guy with a good reaction. You understand that intelligence requires both thinking and acting quickly and accurately. I think that every man should do military service. Such an experience is simply necessary: ​​not getting enough sleep, not eating enough in the name of a serious man's business. I have great respect for service people who take an oath and then follow their duty, no matter what the cost.

Film frame"Late Remorse"

Alexander Pyatkov

In the film about the paratroopers "In the Zone of Special Attention", the actor played one of his best roles - the fearless captain Zuev. The film turns 40 this year.

“I will never forget that time, and I always say that the birthday of the paratroopers is my birthday as a citizen and as an actor. And Vasily Margelov, commander of the USSR Airborne Forces, is my godfather, - says the artist. - He sent me directly from the service to the shooting of the film "In the zone of special attention." I consider it a great happiness that I got this role then, and I will be eternally grateful for it. Winged infantry has no equal in the world. I congratulate everyone with the words with which we, paratroopers, usually begin to greet each other: “Glory to the Airborne Forces!”

After the first parachute jump, Pyatkov wrote a song, which he now calls the unofficial march of the landing troops. When the composition became truly popular, General Shpak, commander of the Airborne Forces, presented the actor with a watch from his own hand.

Actor Alexander Pyatkov. Photo: Global Look Press

Ivan Demidov

The well-known TV presenter also gave the landing two years. And this despite the fact that Ivan's father had the post of Deputy Minister of Communications of the USSR, in 1981 he sent his son to the army. Demidov served in military service in the Airborne Forces in Lithuania, where he received the rank of junior sergeant.

TV presenter Ivan Demidov. Photo: Global Look Press

Evgeny Sidikhin

As a child, the future actor dreamed of becoming a sailor, and as an adult, he ended up in Afghanistan. A talented first-year student of the acting department of the Leningrad State Institute of Theater, Music and Cinematography was unexpectedly drafted into the army due to a shortage. Even People's Artist of Russia Igor Vladimirov (Alice Freindlich's husband) asked for Yevgeny: he went to the military commissar, and he promised that the guy would study.

“Then, apparently, some kind of check descended on them, and, naturally, as a“ thieves ”in the first place, they took me away for two years,” recalls Sidikhin. - We were sent first to the Turkestan military district, and then distributed to Afghanistan. I served there for a year, it was in 1983-1984. I fell ill with typhus and was admitted to the hospital. However, Afghanistan seemed to me a very worthy place.”

In Afghanistan, Sidikhin had to take part in the hostilities. Having been demobilized in 1985, Evgeny was restored at the institute, getting on the course of Lev Dodin, where he studied until his successful graduation in 1989.

Shot from the film "Viking"

Investigator Kudasov from "Gangster Petersburg", General Shalamov from "Foundry", Fedor Gorobets from the sensational film "The Village" - Evgeny Sidikhin was firmly entrenched in the title of superhero of our time. As a child, the famous actor dreamed of becoming a sailor. We took Sidikhin to the coast of the Gulf of Finland to talk about the most intimate: family, service in Afghanistan and unfulfilled dreams.

St. Petersburg, the park of the 300th anniversary of the founding of the city on the shores of the Gulf of Finland. Here, 11 years ago, in honor of the opening, the actor planted a tree together with the governor Anatoly Sobchak. +25 outside, gentle breeze, cries of seagulls. The setting is conducive to conversation...

- I look at the bay and think: I so want to raise the sails and sail away somewhere far, far away, send everything to hell. But I am bound hand and foot. On the other hand, you should be glad that you are in demand at work. For an actor, this is the most important thing. And I can always raise the sails. You know, if I hadn’t gone to the theater, I would have been a sailor ...

Family of Evgeny Sidikhin /

On the screen, Sidikhin is cool, unflappable, courageous, the cinematograph exploits his external data and Afghan experience to the fullest. A kind of knight without fear and reproach. In life, he is completely different - a gentle and loving husband, father. With particular trepidation, he recalls his acquaintance with his wife:

- Tanya and I studied at the same theater institute in St. Petersburg, on parallel courses. But they did not notice each other. We met by chance outside the walls of the university visiting friends. I immediately felt like a loved one and two days later I moved in with her. And now we have been together for 26 years.

- And what, have you really never regretted it for so many years?

- Why, of course, you regretted it, and more than once. But still, there were more pleasant moments and more often I was glad that I had such a wonderful wife.

Evgeny Sidikhin /

"My sacred duty is to wash diapers"

Evgeny Sidikhin dreamed of a son, but became the happy father of three daughters.

– Polina was born in 1989. I then finished the last course of the theater, sometimes rehearsed until two in the morning. But no matter what time I returned, it was my sacred duty to wash the diapers. There were no diapers then, it was difficult. Washing diapers, I already saw an actress in Polina. She graduated from the St. Petersburg Academy of Theater Arts, works in the theater, acts in films. For example, now my daughter is in Tunisia on the set, running around in the desert. I am delighted with Polina's acting skills, charisma, outwardly she is the most similar to me. Some of the films with her participation I review several times. The middle daughter is Aglaya, she is 16 years old. The girl is very serious. He goes in for basketball, studies at a sports boarding school, trains every day, and does not miss a single one. Aglaya is internally more similar to me than others. After all, at her age I was also an athlete, I was fond of boxing, freestyle wrestling. But then he entered the theater and quit sports. And she persistently goes to her goal. The youngest daughter Afis is still small, she is only six. Most of all he likes to be at home, especially when mom and dad are around. It's too early to talk about any serious hobbies.

Evgeny Sidikhin with his daughters /

In Afghanistan, he fell ill with typhus

A promising first-year student was suddenly drafted into the army due to a shortage. Even People's Artist of Russia Igor Vladimirov, husband of Alisa Freindlich, asked for Sidikhin. He went to the military commissar, and he promised that Zhenya would not serve.

- Then, apparently, some kind of check came to them, and, of course, as a “thieves”, I was first of all taken away for two years. A soldier is the most disenfranchised creature in the world. We were first sent to the Turkestan military district, and then distributed to Afghanistan. I served there for a year, it was in 1983-1984. I fell ill with typhus and was admitted to the hospital.

- Do you have military awards?

- I was not injured, so I have no awards.

Was it scary to shoot at living people?

- Well, what is there to remember ?! I remember the enemy was running, he fired, he fell, I was upset ... (Ironically.) But let's not talk about it. There are different laws in war.

Frame from the series "Foundry" /

"I'm not a self-confident fool"

Evgeny Sidikhin, brilliantly playing bold brutal heroes, has become the favorite of thousands of women. But the 49-year-old actor modestly denies his popularity.

Well, I don't have fans. Look at me! This is not typical for me. I think an artist should be a doubting person, so I'm not a self-confident fool. If people come up on the street, I always leave autographs, but I never take pictures. Many people get offended by this. And I will imagine that my photo will be lying around somewhere ...

Did not visit Samokhina in the hospice

Among the partners of Evgeny Sidikhin in the films "Russian Transit" and "Gangster Petersburg" was one of the most beautiful actresses of Russian cinema Anna Samokhina. She passed away in 2010. The star spent her last days in the St. Petersburg hospice. Anna, 47, had terminal stomach cancer.

“I didn’t visit Anya at the hospice,” Sidikhin admits. - Anya has always been a person, cautious in communication, but a good partner. After filming, they did not communicate closely. Once my friend - he is a fan of Samokhina - asked me to introduce him to Anya. We stopped at her restaurant "Count Suvorov", she met us, sat with her for an hour, had a nice chat. We didn't have any more off-screen relationships. I came to Anya's funeral. There was a huge crowd, literally not to squeeze through to the coffin. Too bad she's gone...

Frame from the series "Gangster Petersburg" /

Sidikhin condemns lies in the "Sanitsa"

A year ago, Channel One showed the series "The Village", dedicated to the bloody events in the village of Kushchevskaya, Krasnodar Territory. The main role in the tape was played by Evgeny Sidikhin. According to the film, he is the father of Svetlana, a student at the village school, who disappeared without a trace, as it turned out, not without the participation of a local gangster group. Sidikhin, together with his wife on the series, Maria Shukshina, save Sveta.

Recall that in 2010 in Kushchevka mass murder of 12 people (the families of a local farmer) was committed by a gang of Sergei Tsapok. He and two other members of the organized criminal group were sentenced to life in prison, other participants received 19 and 20 years. But the series viewers saw even before the verdict. The villagers were outraged by the fact that the director created a kind of Robin Hood from the leader of the gang, Sergei Tsapok. People were perplexed: why think out the plot, if it is so famously twisted? We asked Evgeny Sidikhin to express his attitude towards fiction.

“It's good when the product does not leave the viewer indifferent,” the actor assures. - Of course, I agree that there is no need to lie, especially when it comes to recent events. No amount of art can justify this. But I think the series is good. Well, the criminals got theirs anyway.

Yury Nikulin
Staff Sergeant. Member of the Finnish and Great Patriotic Wars, defender of Leningrad. He was awarded the medals "For Courage", "For the Defense of Leningrad" and "For the Victory over Germany".

Anatoly Papanov
Senior sergeant, commander of an anti-aircraft artillery platoon. At the age of 21, he became an invalid of the third group, having received a severe wound in the leg near Kharkov. He was awarded the Orders of the Patriotic War I and II degrees.

Evgeny Matveev
Member of the Great Patriotic War. He did not stay long at the front. For his excellent knowledge of military affairs, he was appointed a teacher at the Tyumen Infantry School. He rushed back to the front, but his numerous petitions remained unanswered.

Alexey Smirnov
Scout, commander of a fire platoon of the 3rd artillery battery of the 169th Red Banner mortar regiment of the 3rd artillery Zhytomyr Red Banner Order of Lenin division of the RGK breakthrough. He was awarded the Orders of Glory II and III degree, the Order of the Red Star, the medals "For Courage" and "For Military Merit".

Nikolai Trofimov
During the Great Patriotic War he served in the ranks of the Navy. He was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War II degree, the Order of the Red Star, the medal "For the Defense of Leningrad", "For the Victory over Germany".

Elina Bystritskaya
During the war, she worked in a front-line mobile evacuation hospital as a nurse. She was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War II degree, the medal "For the Victory over Germany".

Innokenty Smoktunovsky
Member of the Battle of Kursk, forcing the Dnieper, the liberation of Kyiv.
Came to Berlin. He was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree, two medals "For Courage", a medal "For the Victory over Germany".

Zinovy ​​Gerdt
Senior lieutenant of the sapper company. He went to the front as a volunteer. In February 1943, near Belgorod, he was seriously wounded in the leg, underwent 11 operations, as a result of which the leg became shorter by 8 centimeters, the lameness remained for life. Awarded the Order of the Red Star.

Nikolai Boyarsky
Member of the Great Patriotic War, ended the war in Koenigsberg. He was awarded the Order of Glory II and III degree, the Order of the Red Star and other medals.

Pavel Luspekaev
He volunteered for the front at the age of 15. Member of the partisan reconnaissance group ("operational group 00134"). He received a severe wound in the arm with an explosive bullet, miraculously avoided amputation.
During one of the reconnaissance raids, he lay in the snow for four hours, seriously frostbitten his legs. Subsequently, due to this injury, doctors were forced to amputate both of Luspekaev's feet.

Antonina Maksimova
Participant of the Great Patriotic War, radio operator.

Nikolai Grinko
Guards foreman, gunner-radio operator on long-range bombers, Komsomol organizer of the regiment. He was awarded the medal "For Military Merit".

Sergey Bondarchuk

Leonid Chubarov
Member of the Great Patriotic War. Artilleryman.

Evgenia Kozyreva
Participant of the Great Patriotic War, went to the front as a volunteer.

Vladimir Gulyaev
Attack pilot of the 826th Vitebsk Assault Aviation Regiment of the 335th Assault Air Division.
Made 60 sorties. He fought in Belarus, the Baltic states. Several times he was wounded and shell-shocked.
The only one of the front-line actors, twice awarded the Order of the Red Banner and twice - the Order of the Patriotic War, I degree.
Participant of the Victory Parade on June 24, 1945

Petr Glebov
He went to the front as a volunteer. He served in the anti-aircraft artillery regiment, which guarded the western sector of the Moscow region from Nazi aircraft: Ochakovo, Peredelkino, Vnukovo airport.
He was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War II degree, the Order of the Red Star and the medal "For the Defense of Moscow".

Gulya Queen
Medical instructor, participant of the Great Patriotic War. She volunteered for the front in the medical battalion of the 280th Infantry Regiment.
She died on November 23, 1942 near the Panshino farm, near Stalingrad. During the battle for height 56.8, she carried 50 wounded soldiers from the battlefield, and when the commander was killed, she raised the soldiers to attack, the first broke into the enemy trench, destroyed 15 enemy soldiers and officers with several throws of grenades. She was mortally wounded, but continued to fight until reinforcements arrived. Awarded the Order of the Red Banner (posthumously).

Oleg Golubitsky
Member of the Great Patriotic War.

Valya Lithuanian- Pushkin in the film "The Youth of the Poet", died in the summer of 1941 near Minsk.

Vladislav Strzhelchik
Member of the Great Patriotic War, served in the infantry. Awarded the Order of the Patriotic War II degree.

Nikolay Dupak
At the front from the first days of the war. Guard Lieutenant. He served in the infantry in the 6th Guards Corps. He was seriously wounded three times. In 1943 he was commissioned for disability. Cavalier of the Orders of the Red Banner, World War I and II degree.

Vladimir Ivanov
At the front since February 1942. He spent the entire war at the forefront in artillery reconnaissance. Was wounded three times.

Boris Bityukov
Member of the Great Patriotic War.In 1939-1945 he served in the Red Army. He fought from the first to the last day.

Evgeniy Vesnik
Fought for three years. He was awarded two medals "For Courage", the Order of the Patriotic War II degree, the Order of the Red Star, the medal "For the Capture of Koenigsberg", two medals "For Courage", the medal "For the Victory over Germany".

Nikolai Prokopovich
At the front since the age of 18, since 1943. Passed the military path from a soldier to a squad leader. In April 1945, he was wounded in Germany, finished the war in a hospital near Berlin with the rank of senior sergeant. He was awarded six medals and the Order of the Patriotic War II degree.

Vladimir Etush
Volunteer. He graduated from the school of military translators in Stavropol. Fought in the mountains of Kabarda and Ossetia, liberated Rostov-on-Don, Ukraine. Senior lieutenant, assistant chief of staff of the regiment. In 1943 he was seriously wounded and retired. After the hospital received the 2nd group of disability.
He was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree, the Order of the Red Star, medals "For the Defense of the Caucasus", "For the Defense of Moscow", "For the Victory over Germany".

Georgy Yumatov
Since 1942 - a cabin boy on the torpedo boat "Courageous", a year later - a helmsman. Liberated Budapest, Bucharest, Vienna. He was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War II degree, Ushakov's sailor medal, medals "For the Capture of Budapest", "For the Capture of Vienna", "For the Victory over Germany".

Mikhail Pugovkin
He went to the front as a volunteer. Scout, served in the 1147th Infantry Regiment.
He was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War II degree and the medal "For the Victory over Germany".

Grigory Pluzhnik
In the first days of the war, having abandoned the armor, he volunteered for the front. Participated in the Battle of Stalingrad and the liberation of Romania. Junior lieutenant, telegraph technician. Awarded with medals "For Military Merit", "For the Defense of Stalingrad", "For the Victory over Germany".

Vladimir Samoilov
Member of the Great Patriotic War. Awarded the Order of the Patriotic War II degree.

Vladimir Zamansky
Tankman. Having added his age, at the age of 16 he volunteered for the front. Burned in the tank, saved the commander. He was awarded the Order of Glory III degree and the medal "For Courage".
At the end of the war, he was illegally convicted and received nine years in a camp regime.

Sergey Gurzo
At the age of 16, he volunteered for the front. In Poland in 1944 he was seriously wounded, after which he was treated in hospitals for a year.

Nikolai Eremenko Sr.
At the age of 15 he went to the front, was wounded, was surrounded, was captured, several times he tried to escape from the Nazi concentration camp. Then he fought as part of an underground resistance group.

Leonid Obolensky
In October 1941, together with other teachers of VGIK, he joined the Moscow People's Militia. In the Bryansk-Vyazemsk encirclement, a concentration camp in Bavaria was also captured. Escaped from captivity. Before the liberation of Moldova, he hid in a monastery near Bendery under the name of monk Lavrentiy. After the war he was arrested and convicted. In 2005 (posthumously) he was rehabilitated.

Volodya Konstantinov.
Went to the front in 1941. He died in March 1944 near Tallinn. The first and last role is Petya-Gulliver in Alexander Ptushko's film "New Gulliver".

Boris Ivanov
Quartermaster Lieutenant. Fought on the North-Western Front. Chief of Staff of the Battalion in the 14th Guards Regiment of the 7th Guards Division of the 10th Guards Army. In April 1942, he was seriously wounded and until September lay in hospitals with the threat of amputation of his arm. He was awarded the Orders of the Patriotic War I and II degrees.

Mikhail Gluzsky
Since 1940 he served in the Red Army, a participant in the Great Patriotic War.

Pavel Vinnik
At the age of 16, attributing to himself the missing years, he became a soldier in a rifle regiment. Came to Berlin. He was awarded the Orders of the Patriotic War I and II degrees, the Order of the Red Star, medals "For the capture of Budapest", "For the capture of Berlin", "For the victory over Germany".

Nikolai Pastukhov
In 1942 he volunteered for the front. He fought in the Latvian division received the specialty of a signalman, served in a tank unit, was wounded.
He was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree, the Order of the Red Star and the medal "For Military Merit", "For the Victory over Germany".

Fyodor Nikitin
In 1941-1943 he participated in the defense of besieged Leningrad. He was the commander of a platoon of the people's militia of the Leningrad Front.

Evgeny Burenkov
He went to the front from school, went through the whole war. He fought as part of the units of the Red Banner Baltic Fleet. Awarded the Order of the Red Star.

Alexander Vokach
In 1944, he volunteered for the front, fought, served until 1947 in the flight troops.

Borya Ash- Mishka Kvakin in the film "Timur and his team" died at the beginning of the war.

Vladimir Basov
Captain, battery commander of the 424th motorized rifle regiment of the 14th Riga anti-aircraft artillery division of the Reserve of the SVGK Main Command, deputy head of the operational department of the 28th separate artillery division of the breakthrough of the reserve of the High Command.
He was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree, the Order of the Red Star and the medal "For Military Merit".

Vasily Korzun
In 1941, he volunteered for the army and was sent to the front with the rank of second lieutenant. Participated in battles, was wounded. He ended the war in Estonia. Awarded the Order of the Red Star

Vladimir Kashpur
Member of the Great Patriotic War. Aviation navigator, took part in hostilities. He was awarded the medal "For the Victory over Germany".

Valentin Zubkov
Member of the Great Patriotic War. Fighter pilot.
Alexey Vanin
Member of the Great Patriotic War. Attributing to himself a year, he volunteered for the front. He fought in the Stalinist Siberian division, was wounded. He was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree, the Order of the Red Star, the medal "For Courage".

Nikolai Zasukhin
Member of the Great Patriotic War. From 1940 he served in the army for six years.

Alyosha Lyarsky- Lesha Peshkov in the film "Gorky's Childhood" - he volunteered for the front at the age of 17, died on February 15, 1943 near Leningrad.

Alexey Mironov
At the age of 17, he volunteered for the army, attributing a year to himself. Commander of a fire platoon of the 1342nd anti-aircraft artillery regiment of the 23rd anti-aircraft artillery division. He fought on the North-Western, Voronezh and 1st Ukrainian fronts. Participated in the battle for Moscow, the battle of Kursk, the battle for the Dnieper, the liberation of the Right-Bank and Western Ukraine, the storming of Berlin.
He was awarded the Orders of the Patriotic War I and II degrees, medals "For Courage", "For the Capture of Berlin", "For the Victory over Germany".

Nikolai Fyodorovich Volkov
Tankman. He defended Moscow, fought near Rzhev, in the First Trans-Baikal Front in the 17th Army. He was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War II degree, medals "For Military Merit", "For the Defense of Moscow", "For Courage", "For the Victory over Germany", "For the Victory over Japan"

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