On the eve of defender of the Fatherland Day “StarHit” talked with celebrities, held a service, and learned some unusual skills they acquired. Alexander Buinov, Sergey Astakhov, Konstantin Ivlev and other stars remembered about growing up in boots.

BON APPETITE

KONSTANTIN IVLEV HAS MASTERED THE ARMY MEALS.

In 16 years leading the show “Hell’s kitchen” went to vocational school to learn to cook. However, when received the diploma, with dreams of a career had the time to say good-bye we have entered the age of conscription. But the average Ivlev found the pros and in the army.

Guys who on the Committee had no health problems, were taken almost immediately – says the “StarHit” Constantine. – Military orders: “an armful of belongings and ran to the car!” So I was in a military unit of 83240 in the suburbs. The first months are hard to get used to the dining room, grumbling that all inedible. We were given barley porridge, stew, Apple juice from iron cans… And then he got to the kitchen detail and proved to his colleagues that the army menu can be delicious.”

“I will share with you a recipe of the delicious demob sandwich. Take a piece of bread with butter, then omit the sugar for a couple of seconds in warm tea and smear on top. Still love the gravy from bull-calves in tomato sauce, soup with fish eyes. Of course, after eating our stomachs started the show “guess the melody”, but hungry army will not serve”.

FULL SPEED AHEAD!

KIRILL ZAITSEV CAN NAVIGATE BY THE STARS.

When the future movie star “moving up”, the performer of the role of Sergey Belov, was in the fifth grade, he enrolled in the Volgograd club “Mate thing”. It was headed by captain first rank Rafael Gaikovich tatevian. In the classroom Cyril studied flag semaphore, laying on the maps… Familiarity with the marine profession Zaitseva so fascinated that after finishing school he enrolled in the Academy named after Admiral S. O. Makarov in Saint-Petersburg.

“I got an engineer-shipbuilder – says the “StarHit” actor. – Student years I remember fondly. Was a good student, loved the creative initiative. Created a group called “At will”. Later was the captain of KVN team “Pasta”. Sailor skills I still have left. Can, for example, hard to tie broken tow rope or to navigate in the woods at the stars.”

STEP ON THE GAS

ALEXANDER BUINOV BECAME A DRIVER OF THE MILITARY TRANSPORT.

The future singer since childhood loved cars, helping my father to repair “Moskvich-407”. And in 16 years, first sat behind the wheel of this car. Over time, Alexander became a good driver, he has not had a single crash. This skill helped the artist while serving in the army in the Altai.

“Actually, I was recruited as a musician of the orchestra, says “StarHit” Alexander. At the time, played on keyboards in the group “Buffoons”. But something went wrong, and almost immediately I was transferred to avtorota. The authorities with a fait accompli, saying: “violent is the driver of military vehicles, he has rights!” I quickly retrained, having received the crust of the corresponding category, and two years laminated on the Altai steppes. Often drove fellow on military doctrine.”

MUSIC HAS CONNECTED US

SERGEY ASTAKHOV LEARNED TO PLAY THE TENOR HORN.

Three months later after calling in a Panzer division Sormovo in Nizhny Novgorod, the actor has served in a brass band.

“I heard about it on duty, said the “StarHit” Sergey. – Caught a snatch of phrase, saying, there are guys who clean some pipes. When it came, it turned out that they’re not a sewer, and… music. I liked the way they play. For several months, I also mastered the tenor horn”.

“Had to work in the bathroom, where the walls were thick, otherwise colleagues howled in our rehearsals. Suffered not in vain – picked orchestra. However, were we mostly in parades and funeral.”

YOUR DIVISION

RUSLAN WHITE LEARNED THE BASICS OF RUSSIAN MAT.

Leading the Stand Up was born in a military family. Dad the comedian insisted that his son followed in his footsteps. But Ruslan was offered to the father an alternative.

“I went to Voronezh military aviation engineering Institute – says White. – There was promoted to captain, and then another, and signed the contract. Give duty to the Motherland ten years: came 18-year-old boys, and at the time of release I was already 27. For life remember the military style of communication”.

“Before the Institute, I’m not particularly matter, and there is in order. This files most often liked to swear to the commanders. The guilty, and they chastise you so that the ears wilt. Sometimes even not realized that meant their three-story structure. But my dictionary during that time notably enriched!”