Star berets: artists who served in the Airborne Forces. Yan Tsapnik: “In the army I fulfilled my duty to the Motherland, which I am still proud of Valery Leontyev military service

Fedor Dobronravov.

Vladimir Chistyakov

Fedor Dobronravov

Eighteen-year-old Fedor was drafted into the army in 1979, he ended up in the 104th Guards Artillery Regiment of the Airborne Division and served in it until 1981. Part of Dobronravov was located in Azerbaijan, not far from the Iranian border. Like everyone else, the future actor wrote an application to go to Afghanistan, but he was not accepted. Nevertheless, the artist remembers his service with gratitude. He claims that over time, all the bad things were forgotten, but the romance remained.

Jan Tsapnik

After school, which Tsapnik graduated from in Chelyabinsk, the young man went to Yekaterinburg (then Sverdlovsk) to enter theater school. The professional athlete (Ian played handball) was treated leniently, and the young man entered on the first try.

Gennady Avramenko

However, two years later, in 1987, he was drafted into the army. The parents wanted the future actor to take advantage of his position and join either a cavalry regiment or a song and dance ensemble. But Tsapnik wanted to serve in Afghanistan, about which he immediately wrote a statement. But he was sent first to Poland and then to Germany. As a result, the future actor ended up in a reconnaissance airborne company, in a special intelligence platoon. Ian recalls that the service was not easy, but he returned home with the rank of senior sergeant.

Yan Tsapnik in the film "Bitter!"

Gennady Avramenko

Maxim Drozd

While still in school, Maxim began boxing, and by the end of school he became a master of sports. It is not surprising that at the recruiting station, a fit and physically strong guy was assigned to serve in. After the army, Drozd fulfilled his dream and entered the theater, but his army experience more than once came in handy for the actor in his profession.

Maxim Drozd. Still from the film "Stanitsa".

Vladimir Tishko

Every year on the second of August, the showman celebrates Airborne Forces Day and claims that he has gained tremendous experience, which helps him to this day. At the age of 18, Volodya was drafted into the army. And he ended up in the 83rd Air Assault Brigade, which was located in the Polish city of Bialogard. After being demobilized in 1990, he joined the theater.

Vladimir Chistyakov

By the way…

Mikhail Volontir is called the “chief warrant officer of the Airborne Forces.” It is noteworthy that the Moldovan actor did not serve in the army, but received the respect of the professional military community for his film work. Thanks to the films in the "Zone" special attention"(1977) and "Return Move" (1981), in which Mikhail Ermolaevich played a guard ensign, the audience believed that the artist was a real paratrooper.

Valery LeontyevPerhaps the most stellar representative of the Airborne Forces is Valery Leontyev. There is little information on this matter on the Internet, but users of “landing” forums are proud to call the artist one of their own and even know the number of the unit where he served.

Fedor Dobronravov

"Matchmaker of All Rus'"

Fedor Dobronravov

knows firsthand about skydiving. The artist admitted that his service made him disciplined, efficient and... romantic.

a lot of romance. She is in the service, and in weapons, in guys like you, in

in the sky, in the Motherland that you defend. We call up our colleagues,

Let’s meet and congratulate each other on this day,” “Evening” quotes the actor

Moscow". By the way, in the fourth part of "Matchmakers", where Dobronravov

played main role, for the first time the phrase “Whoever served in the army

he doesn't laugh at the circus."

Vladimir Tishko

Vladimir Tishko honestly “rewinded his footcloths” for two years

83rd Guards Air Assault Brigade. The service was not easy: he was afraid of heights, but he jumped, like everyone else. The presenter remembered that the slings

injured his neck, but noted that all these are trifles, because service in the airborne

the troops tempered him.

Alexander Pyatkov

Star of the film "Collective Farm Entertainment" Alexander Pyatkov after

first parachute jump, he wrote a song that he now calls an unofficial march

airborne troops. When the composition went to the people, the commander of the Airborne Forces, General Shpak, handed Alexander a watch from his own hand.

In the film about paratroopers "In the Zone of Special Attention" the actor played the fearless captain Zuev. This role is considered

one of best works Pyatkova.

Ivan Demidov

TV presenter Ivan Demidov also gave two years to the landing. In 1981-1983 he served in one of military units

Jan Tsapnik

The actor who played the entrepreneur Arthur in "The Brigade", an excellent physical fitness obliged, including the Airborne Forces. Jan Tsapnik served in

special intelligence platoon, but the day of the blue berets is fundamentally not

notes.

"The holiday unfolds according to the same scenario:

a touching beginning, laying flowers, and in the finale a showdown and

brawl. I'm a little old for all this. . . By the way, to St. Petersburg

I first came to the theater academy wearing a blue beret,” he admitted in

one of the interviews.

The other day the country celebrated the Blue Beret Day. We decided to find out which celebrities are related to the Airborne Forces.
It turned out that service in the Airborne Forces tempered many stars of Russian show business.

Valery Leontyev

Perhaps the most stellar representative of the Airborne Forces is Valery Leontyev. There is little information on this matter on the Internet, but users of “landing” forums are proud to call the artist one of their own and even know the number of the unit where he served.

Fedor Dobronravov

“Matchmaker of All Rus'” Fyodor Dobronravov also knows first-hand about skydiving. The artist admitted that his service made him disciplined, efficient and... romantic.
“There is a lot of romance in the army. It is in service, and in weapons, in guys like you, in the sky, in the Motherland that you defend. We call our colleagues, meet, congratulate each other on this day,” Evening Moscow quotes the actor. By the way, in the fourth part of “Matchmakers,” where Dobronravov played the main role, the phrase “Who served in the army does not laugh in the circus” was uttered for the first time.

Vladimir Tishko

Vladimir Tishko honestly “rewinded his footcloths” for two years in the 83rd Guards Air Assault Brigade. The service was not easy: he was afraid of heights, but he jumped, like everyone else. The presenter remembered that the slings injured his neck, but noted that all these were trifles, because service in the airborne forces had tempered him.

Alexander Pyatkov

The star of the film “Collective Farm Entertainment” Alexander Pyatkov, after his first parachute jump, wrote a song that he now calls the unofficial march of the airborne troops. When the composition went to the people, the commander of the Airborne Forces, General Shpak, handed Alexander a watch from his own hand.
In the film about paratroopers “In the Zone of Special Attention,” the actor played the fearless captain Zuev. This role is considered one of Pyatkov’s best works.

Ivan Demidov

TV presenter Ivan Demidov also gave two years to the landing. In 1981-1983 he served in one of the military units of Lithuania.

Jan Tsapnik

The actor who played entrepreneur Arthur in “Brigade” owes his excellent physical shape to the Airborne Forces. Yan Tsapnik served in a special intelligence platoon, but on principle he does not celebrate Blue Beret Day.
“The holiday unfolds according to the same scenario: a touching beginning, the laying of flowers, and in the finale a showdown and a scuffle. I’m a little old for all this... By the way, I first came to the St. Petersburg Theater Academy wearing a blue beret,” he admitted in an interview.

Maxim Drozd

Maxim Drozd, who recently starred in new version film “The Dawns Here Are Quiet”, was accepted into the Airborne Forces thanks to his youthful passion. While still in school, he started boxing and eventually became a master of sports. The fit and strong guy was assigned to the paratroopers. After service, Drozd fulfilled his dream and entered the theater, and his army experience more than once came in handy in his acting profession.

Valery Leontyev

Perhaps the most stellar representative of the Airborne Forces is Valery Leontiev. There is little information on this matter on the Internet, but users of “landing” forums are proud to call the artist one of their own and even know the number of the unit where he served.

Fedor Dobronravov

“Matchmaker of All Rus'” Fedor Dobronravov also knows firsthand about skydiving. The artist admitted that his service made him disciplined, efficient and... romantic.

“There’s a lot of romance in the army. It’s in the service, and in the weapons, in guys like you, in the sky, in the Motherland that you defend. We call our colleagues, meet, congratulate each other on this day,” - quotes the actor "Evening Moscow". By the way, in the fourth part of “Matchmakers,” where Dobronravov played the main role, the phrase “Who served in the army does not laugh in the circus” was uttered for the first time.

Vladimir Tishko

Alexander Pyatkov

The star of the film "Collective Farm Entertainment" Alexander Pyatkov, after his first parachute jump, wrote a song that he now calls the unofficial march of the airborne troops. When the composition went to the people, the commander of the Airborne Forces, General Shpak, handed Alexander a watch from his own hand.

In the film about paratroopers "In the Zone of Special Attention" the actor played the fearless captain Zuev. This role is considered one of Pyatkov’s best works.

Ivan Demidov

TV presenter Ivan Demidov also gave two years to the landing. In 1981-1983 he served in one of the military units of Lithuania.

Jan Tsapnik

The actor who played the entrepreneur Arthur in “The Brigade” owes his excellent physical shape to the Airborne Forces. Yan Tsapnik served in a special intelligence platoon, but as a matter of principle he does not celebrate Blue Beret Day.

“The holiday unfolds according to the same scenario: a touching beginning, the laying of flowers, and in the finale a showdown and a fight. I’m a little old for all this... By the way, I first came to the St. Petersburg Theater Academy wearing a blue beret,” he admitted in one of interview.

Maxim Drozd

Maxim Drozd on the set of the film "Parents' Day"

Maxim Drozd, who recently starred in the new version of the film “The Dawns Here Are Quiet,” was recruited into the Airborne Forces thanks to his youthful passion. While still in school, he started boxing and eventually became a master of sports. The fit and strong guy was assigned to the paratroopers. After his service, Drozd fulfilled his dream and entered the theater, and his army experience more than once came in handy in his acting profession...

Washed vests and blue berets will fill the streets on August 2 – the landing force, according to established tradition, begins to celebrate the holiday in the morning. Some come with their children and wives, others prefer to meet with colleagues in an all-male group.

By the way, the Airborne Forces were born on August 2, 1930 - then, during major exercises, the advantages of parachute units were assessed. In 1941, five airborne corps were equipped with 10 thousand people each. Both during the Great Patriotic War and today, paratroopers are always on the front line! We will tell you about famous personalities who served in the Airborne Forces.

Writer Boris Vasiliev

Author of brilliant stories (“Whose are you, old man?”), novels (“Don’t shoot white swans”), novellas (“Not on the lists”). But most readers discovered it and fell in love with it for the story “The Dawns Here Are Quiet.”

The writer’s father was a career officer, so as soon as the war began, Boris Lvovich went to the front while still a schoolboy. He served in the landing force, but in 1943, after a severe shell shock, he had to leave the active army.

Director Grigory Chukhrai

An entire generation grew up watching the films of Grigory Naumovich - “The Ballad of a Soldier”, “The Forty-First”, “ Clear skies", "I will teach you to dream." Chukhrai’s father was a military man, but after his parents’ divorce he was raised by his stepfather, the chairman of a Ukrainian collective farm.

In 1939, Chukhrai was drafted into the Red Army and began serving in Mariupol as a cadet in the regimental school of the 229th separate communications battalion of the 134th Infantry Division.

During the Great Patriotic War fought as part of airborne units on the Southern, Stalingrad, Don, 1st and 2nd Ukrainian fronts.

In 1943, he took part in the airborne operation “Dnieper Landing”.

Colonel General Vladimir Shamanov

The famous military leader understands like no other what it means to be a paratrooper. From 1974 to 1976, Vladimir Anatolyevich was a cadet of the 12th company (Airborne Forces) of the Tashkent Higher Tank Command School. Then he graduated from the Ryazan Airborne School, Military Academy named after Frunze, Military Academy of the General Staff.

He fought in the Karabakh conflict, served combat missions in Chechnya, led the operation to eliminate the Wahhabi stronghold in Dagestan. In 2000, the Colonel General was elected governor of the Ulyanovsk region. Since 2009, he has been appointed commander of the airborne forces Russian Federation.

Actor Fyodor Dobronravov

I liked the merry fellow and joker Ivan Butko from “Matchmakers” from the first episode, and bright images One cannot help but sympathize with Fyodor Dobronravov in the sketch comedy “6 Frames”. But appearances can be deceiving, for the actor is none other than a real paratrooper. In 1978, Fedor Dobronravov came to Moscow to enroll in circus school to the clownery department. But there was a rule there: young men should not be accepted into the army. He was offered to repay his debt to his homeland and return two years later. Fedor had the opportunity to serve in airborne troops from 1979 to 1981 in Azerbaijan.

As the actor himself later recalled in an interview, he dreamed of “getting” a paratrooper jumping out of a plane, but never got a tattoo. Using his example, Dobronravov refuted the well-known saying “Whoever served in the army does not laugh in the circus.” Hochmit, how he laughs!

Politician Yunus-Bek Yevkurov

Acting President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Yevkurov is, well, the most paratrooper. Conscript service it took place in Marine Corps, but then entered the Ryazan Higher Airborne command school. He served in the reconnaissance company of the 350th Guards Parachute Regiment in Belarus, and held command positions in the Airborne Forces. He took part in counter-terrorism operations in the North Caucasus. In 2000, Yunus-Bek Evkurov was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation for his attack on Pristina by Russian paratroopers. Evkurov survived many assassination attempts and was wounded, but always emerged victorious.

True, just recently, on July 27, he broke his leg - he landed unsuccessfully with a parachute. This, by the way, was his 249th jump. The politician immediately joked, saying that he did it on purpose so that the people would regret it, since the elections were just around the corner.

Showman Ivan Demidov

Remember this fit jock in the always dark glasses?! In the 90s, advanced youth watched his program “MuzOBOZ”; he often “shone up” on the KVN jury.

Demidov is one of the founders of the VID television company. In 2000, he starred in the film “Brother 2” and participated in the reality show “ The Last Hero 3: Stay alive."

But he was far from a glamorous party; he considered serving in the army his duty.

From 1981 to 1983 he underwent “urgent” airborne troops on the territory of the Lithuanian SSR, retired to the reserve with the rank of sergeant.

In 2005, Demidov founded the Orthodox TV channel Spas.

Politician Dmitry Kozak

Military bearing, decisive character - why not a paratrooper?! Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation from 1976 to 1978 military service in the ranks of the Soviet Army.