"The Tankman’s Fate" story presents the real fates of people whose lives were intertwined by war. The main characters' names have been changed, as have the author's name and surname," – this is the postscript that concludes the book published by Ilya Sokolov. Three hundred pages. 12 chapters. Love, hope and faith of the main character and millions of Soviet citizens who survived the war. "The Tankman’s Fate" is a book, and now a play of the same name, created based on the story written, as is known now, by Vadim Krasnoselsky – President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic. The premiere of the production by the chief director, People's Artist of the PMR Dmitry Akhmadiev took place on the stage of the Pridnestrovian State Theater named after Natalia Aronetskaya today. The hall is sold out. Among the spectators was the Krasnoselsky family. One hour and fifty minutes. Minimum scenery. Maximum feelings. History without embellishment.
"I had to pass the story through myself once again," Vadim Krasnoselsky shared after the performance. He said that the theme of the Great Patriotic War remains relevant and has not been fully explored. According to the PMR President, war is a series of events, and events are the destinies of people, and each deserves to be described and remembered. "Ivan Morozov is a collective image. There were hundreds of thousands of them. This is the generation of victors, this is the entire Soviet people who managed to defend their homeland, their honor, sacrificing their lives," said the author of the story that formed the basis of the performance. "Thanks to today's troupe, the actors. They played sincerely, sincerely wanted to convey the emotions that were put into the work. “We succeeded,” Vadim Krasnoselsky noted, emphasizing that trials like those faced by the heroes of the work must be told about – in books, plays, and history lessons. “War is not just a victory. It is not just happiness after victory. War is the hardest work, it is blood, dirt, hatred. It is also love. Everything manifests itself brightly and sincerely in fact, in war,” the President said today. He compared generations, emphasizing that there are essentially no differences, “The same feelings, sincere emotions, the same love, the same faith in God – now as then. There is no difference. Our generation differs from the generation of the past, from the generation of victors, only in the opportunity to use modern technologies, mobile phones and the Internet. Sincere feelings and emotions always live, especially manifesting themselves during such tragic events. This is a fact”.
Speaking about the protagonist’s path to faith, Vadim Krasnoselsky mentioned a recent fact from Pridnestrovian history. A funeral ceremony was held in Tiraspol to rebury the remains of an unknown soldier found in March in April of this year. “In addition to other military trifles, he had a small, half-rotted hardwood cross, carved from hardwood, which was preserved with him. He was Orthodox. What does this mean? There was no cross made somewhere. He carved it at the front. The book was written in 2021, and the exhumation was done a month ago. Do you understand? This is a story – when people come to God,” the President noted.
Vadim Krasnoselsky was asked whether the ending of the story could have been different. He replied that such an ending reflects reality. He said that he collected this story from the stories of front-line soldiers with whom he was lucky enough to communicate. “Any book must be passed through. In fact, you need to live the lives of these people, feeling this pain. It is not that easy. It's one thing to have a set of historical facts, which, by the way, is not difficult – just to know the history, to compare, but it's another thing to delve into the mood of the hero, to show his soul. It's hard. That's why books are not so easy," Vadim Krasnoselsky summed up.
The PMR President expressed gratitude to everyone who was involved in the creation of "The Tankman’s Fate" play, congratulating them on the premiere.
