Dostekolye

The summer began with TVS (formerly TV-6). And on the first of June, the long-promised project “Behind the Glass-3. Now you are in the army." And on May 30, five volunteer recruits, under the supervision of the organizers, left Moscow. Correspondents from Sobesednik became the only journalists who accompanied the members of the Russian team, doomed to fight the Ukrainians for 5 weeks, to Zastekolye. For the jeep. And fame is guaranteed to everyone.
The general gathering was scheduled for 19.00 at the ticket office of the Kievsky railway station. The glaziers arrived without delay, each with a group of moral support - parents and friends. Future heroes and TV stars huddled together in a tight group and looked at each other with curiosity, trying to guess a possible accomplice or enemy in their neighbor.
Dima was accompanied on his final journey “behind the glass” by his best friend Igor, whom he met while serving in the eighth special forces detachment “Rus”.
— We trained soldiers for Chechnya together. So I myself am a commander by nature, and if the sergeant-major-captain decides to attack me, I will say: “Get to your feet!” - Dima laughs.
- Do you want to establish a dictatorship in the barracks?
- No, I'm harmless. By the way, I really liked Dan, I was rooting for him. He is calm and never gets into trouble. I'm the same. That's probably what they took me for.
- Which of your relatives remains free?
— Girl Natasha and adopted daughter Nastya. Mom and dad live far away, where only ORT and RTR are caught.
“And my grandmother will watch me,” Ilya intervened. “She understands television programs “very well” and, having learned that they took me “Behind the Glass,” she said: “Oh, grandson, I’m so glad that you’re going to the island!”
— Doesn’t it bother you that upon your return you will be perceived only as “that guy who was “Behind the Glass”?
- Don't think. There are so many events happening in the world right now that in six months everyone will completely forget about me... The only thing that confuses me is the abundance of cameras that will track every step. But in general, I’m quite public; I’ve loved being photographed since childhood.
Then a woman’s cry was heard in the station building: “I won’t carry this suitcase!” Help!" This is how another glazier Lena announced herself. Her sister and mother Olga Dmitrievna rushed to her aid.
“It’s obvious that you’ve been preparing for this trip for a long time.”
- Yes, I only found out yesterday, I didn’t even have time to warn anyone. It’s okay, they’ll see it on TV. But I won’t be there alone—together, I think, we can cope.
- Who will help you?! “Behind the glass” there is nothing but intrigue!
- Seriously? I only watched the first project, and even then I watched it in fits and starts.
The youngest participant in “Behind the Glass” also seemed to find it difficult to go on this journey, but for a different reason. She kissed her boyfriend endlessly. Tall, wearing sneakers and a sports cap, she resembled Anna Kournikova, and her name is the same.
“Aren’t you sorry to part with your loved one?”
“I’m one hundred percent confident in him, he’ll definitely wait for my demobilization.”
“And I’m against her leaving, but what can you do?” - Mother Lyudmila Pavlovna threw up her hands. — Just look at Anya: she has been drawn to all sorts of competitions since childhood. When she was 12 years old, she and her dog made it onto the “Dog Show” program and won a prize!
Dima pointed out to us the last glassmaker: “Look, there’s a bodybuilding coach sitting!” Yulia, wearing a camouflage T-shirt and with a personalized military medallion around her neck (it was given to her by the editorial office of her native newspaper), sat on bags, surrounded by her girlfriends - fellow journalists.
- What did I take with me? Shampoo, underpants, toothbrush and sneakers - I really hope they won’t force me to run around in boots.
- Why are you going to the barracks?
- And the jeep is not a bad thing. I also hope that it will be interesting there, and that upon leaving there will be a lot of career offers for everyone. Of course, I will miss my parents and my friend who will live with them. I’m not worried about our relationship, he trusts me.
“Well, vote for us,” Dima said goodbye. “We’ll come back and tell you how it all happened.”
Yes, that's how it is. You're just going to amuse us.
Yulia Vasilyeva, Olga Saburova.