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On May thirty-first, the following entry appeared on Pavel’s Facebook page: “Thank you to everyone who supported me! Yours kind hearts were a beacon of hope on a difficult road... See you, friends.” On this day of the leading artist Bolshoi Theater Dmitrichenko, convicted in the case of the attack on Sergei Filin, was released.

I spent three years in prison: the court decided to release me early. Fortunately, I managed to survive, despite attempts on the part of those who imprisoned me to do everything to destroy the person they disliked. Indeed, everything that does not kill us makes us stronger. Now I know - these are not just words. If you are given a test, you need to pass it with dignity.

I found myself in Moscow again, next to my parents, friends, my beloved, the most beautiful wife in the world. I don’t hold a grudge against anyone, although I consider myself punished for nothing. I let go of this situation. But my release from prison was greeted very violently. Sergei Filin’s lawyer said in a television interview that I was released illegally: “Dmitrichenko should sit. If he doesn’t admit his guilt, then he’s dangerous!” After such statements, their legal illiteracy simply makes me laugh. I know perfectly well who is behind this whole story, but I do not feel a sense of hatred or thirst for revenge. There is only one question: why were three years of my life stolen from me?

This happened on January seventeenth, 2013. Half an hour later, all TV channels, radio and the Internet exploded: “The Bolshoi Theater artistic director Sergei Filin had sulfuric acid thrown in his face!”, “Filin has burns on his face!”, “An attempt was made on Filin’s life!” The story, like a real thriller, was acquiring more and more new details, versions, and guesses. The journalists reacted with such lightning speed, as if they were sitting in ambush in the snowdrifts of the dark courtyard where the attack took place.

The Bolshoi Theater the next day resembled a military headquarters - behind the scenes there were many television cameras from all over the world. Journalists rushed to cover the high-profile criminal scandal. Endless press conferences, interviews, ballet dancers were confused and depressed... Everyone was racing to build versions: someone said that this was revenge, someone believed that this was how they wanted to take the artistic director’s chair, many were sure - “Cherche la femme” ”, there was even the following assumption: was it not the theater management itself that organized all this? Very quickly, literally from the first minutes, the attack began on Nikolai Tsiskaridze. Filin, who went to Germany for treatment, said in an interview with Der Spiegel: “Tsiskaridze should be in prison!” This had the effect of a bomb exploding. The world-famous dancer was summoned for questioning and was pursued by the media. In an interview, Nikolai said: “This is bullying. I’m sure the incident with Filin is an action planned against me.” Really wild!

My part of the story began almost three months later. Lived before this ordinary life. I went to the Benois de la Danse festival in Italy. He didn’t hide from anyone, didn’t hide. But he could have stayed abroad and not returned...

On March 5, at five in the morning, a bell rang in the apartment on Tverskaya that I was renting. There are seven on the threshold, among them an investigator who came to the Bolshoi Theater: “We will conduct a search and look for material evidence.”

Pavel Dmitrichenko. Scene from the ballet “Ivan the Terrible” staged by Yuri Grigorovich

The opera part of the Bolshoi Theater troupe called dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko (remember, he spent three years in prison on charges of organizing an assassination attempt on the former artistic director ballet troupe Sergei Filin) ​​to head the creative trade union of BT workers.

Pavel told us about his plans in a new capacity, as well as his views on the current theater, in an exclusive interview.

- So, Pavel, you were elected head of the trade union, if I call the position correctly...

Chairman of the creative trade union of Bolshoi Theater workers.

- A few words - what will be your responsibilities?

This is important for the artists themselves: apparently, internal problems have matured if they turned to me for help... I am now far from any of their internal problems, but the meeting was two weeks ago, they told me about these problems, and now they need my help. from a legal point of view.

Because the theater management sometimes does not comply with its own accepted rules, which were prescribed in the collective agreement. And now there are a lot of problems in the opera troupe. And I'm always open to help, people love me Hard time supported, and I am also ready to support my colleagues as chairman.

—Did you continue to remain an employee of the Bolshoi Theater all this time? Has this line been interrupted?

Interrupted. A trade union is a different structure, it is independent, and is more of a supervisory body over the employer. As for the theater, I did not return to it for one simple reason: I have not seen such a boorish attitude towards artists for a long time. I promised myself that I would return to the profession only under the leadership of Nikolai Tsiskaridze.

Yes, but you appeared at the Bolshoi in the summer at a concert, in a number from Swan Lake with the part of Prince Siegfried...

The fact that I appeared on this stage can be called a return to the profession. But, I repeat, I will return to the theater only under the leadership of Tsiskaridze, since only he has experience communicating with the team, has excellent taste - who to invite from ballet and opera directors...

Only with him is the flourishing of the Bolshoi Theater possible. It's my opinion.

- So, what exactly happened that you were called?

The rights of artists began to be infringed. I was lying with a fever, I didn’t know it myself, but the artists initiated a meeting, and just yesterday I was informed that I had been elected. And now I am ready to help them.

Trade unions in our country are historically not as strong as, say, in the West. It was always more of a decoration. But will your trade union have real power?

Yes, our trade unions are not at all the same as European ones. But if usually trade unions were headed by people dependent on the employer, then I am precisely an independent person. I have no interests or fears regarding the management of the Bolshoi Theater. Therefore, I will strictly act within the framework of the law, strictly within the framework of the collective agreement, which the employers themselves accepted. There are a lot of shortcomings. I know about them. Now we are compiling statistics and will demand the implementation of legislative acts in the area of ​​labor legislation.

- So what is the nature of the problem?

The main problem is that the workers of the opera group, on the basis of the contract, do not receive additional work that the employer is obliged to provide them with. That is, it is easier for the Bolshoi management to invite someone from outside to a contract rather than involve its own employees. And we will ensure that people have jobs. It's no joke: the full-time employees of the opera troupe are sitting without work!

- Does the ballet troupe have the same problem?

I have not yet met with union members, but I think the problem is everywhere. Therefore, in the next two weeks I will meet with the ballet company and discuss their problems with them. In any case, I am ready to defend them. I'll be happy to help.

Remember, the Moscow Art Theater was once divided into Chekhov and Gorky precisely because the troupe was too bloated. Isn't there something like this at the Bolshoi?

No, the Bolshoi troupe is not exaggerated. Moreover, it is written down by the employer himself how much work he is obliged to provide to his employees, and how much he is not obliged to do. And our task is neither to fight nor to build any barricades, but simply to achieve the rule of law. Because in this moment the collective agreement is violated. This is a violation of the law. We will have a dialogue with...

- ...with General Director Urin?

Yes. Dialogue about his compliance with labor standards. There will be appeals addressed to Urin regarding pressing issues. If management starts a dialogue - hears and admits its violations - then the problem will be quickly resolved.

- And if not?

If not, then a commission will meet, and if we don’t decide through it, we’ll go to court. Why did the guys call me: naturally, people have a fear of their employer. But I have no fear, and never have had it. That's why I became chairman.

- So, in the near future you will recover and hold meetings?

First, we will notify the higher organization - the trade union of cultural workers - that I have been elected. Next, we will notify the employer, that is, General Director Urin, officially (I think he already knows). And then we’ll start working, that’s all...

- And you and Urin? Lately did you communicate at all? Everything is fine?

The last time we communicated was last summer, it was normal communication, there were no counters, there were no problems...

- Can you - this is of interest to many - go on stage as a dancer?

Well, last summer I went on stage, then an injury happened - I took a long time to heal my knee. Now the treatment is still in progress, and my profession as a dancer has been put on pause for now. But I didn’t officially finish my career.

- A pause, but temporary?

To this day - yes, temporary.

- How difficult was it to keep yourself in shape at the time of imprisonment and after? Is this theoretically possible?

Theoretically this is impossible. And I couldn’t keep myself in shape. It was difficult to get into this form later. I had enough fortitude. But you can’t fool the body. When this getting into shape happened, of course, there was wild pain in the ligaments and joints. I was on painkillers. But the goal was set, and the goal was achieved.

- But let’s return: according to your forecast, will the problem of the opera troupe be solved?

According to my forecast, any problem can be solved through dialogue. If two people sit down - one intelligent and the other not stupid - they will come to a common decision. They will always find a way out. And if the interlocutor is dominated by some kind of ambition, some kind of significance, a desire to show that you are nobody to me, and I myself can do everything, then, of course, it will be difficult to agree on something.

But I hope that all smart people will find a way out... because when the team is dissatisfied, it can spill over beyond the theater. We will try to solve this internally. Calmly. Quiet. Legally correct.

The last question is - in what capacity does the Bolshoi Theater exist now? He's on the rise, he's stable, what's wrong with him?

If we take twelve years of my work, I can say briefly: it was better. I have something to compare with. This is without going into details. What I saw over the years of my work at the Bolshoi (meaning opera repertoire, and ballet) - it was better. The fact that now is not the best period of the Bolshoi’s life.

-Have you seen “Nureyev”?

I saw it in fragments. In short: a ballet created out of scandal. Although the guys all worked 100%, they are great, they work like that in any situation, the Bolshoi troupe is considered the best in the whole world. And it will always be like this. And what is the essence of the performance - according to taste and color... some people like a naked man on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater, others consider it enchanting art. Some people think that the Bolshoi is a pure classic.

But I believe that the Bolshoi stage is not an experimental stage, these are established canons... the dancer Nuriev himself became famous not for what the directors tried to show, but for his talent. And the personal life of each of us is our personal life, there is no need to show it on stage.

Pavel Dmitrichenko was born into a family of dancers - his parents performed at the State academic ensemble folk dance; It was at the behest of his parents that Pavel himself took up dancing. Dmitrichenko himself did not have a particular love for dancing as a child, but he indeed demonstrated quite good abilities.

After graduating from the Moscow Academy of Choreography, Pavel entered the Bolshoi Theater troupe. Initially, Dmitrichenko planned to stay at the Bolshoi – and in ballet in general – for at most two years; during these two years, however, Pavel managed to achieve quite impressive results and decided to stay on stage.

Young Dmitrichenko was called an extremely talented and promising dancer; he regularly received leading roles in fairly large and prestigious productions. By 2011, Dmitrichenko became, in fact, the leading soloist of the State Academic Bolshoi Theater.

V Bolshoi Dmitrichenko met the ballerina Angelina Vorontsova. There is no official confirmation of the numerous rumors about the alleged romance between them, however, many of the dancer’s acquaintances are inclined to believe that these rumors still had some basis.

Vorontsova’s career was not as good as Dmitrichenko’s; in 2009, the ballerina’s mentor, Ekaterina Maksimova, died, after which Angelina went “under the wing” of Nikolai Tsiskaridze. Alas, this cooperation did not produce much fruit; some are inclined to believe that Vorontsova could have achieved much more speaking under the supervision of a female teacher. According to one version, it was the relatively low class demonstrated by Angelina in her last performances that became the cause of her conflict with Sergei Filin; another version says that Filin disliked Vorontsova back in 2009, when she refused

I want to join his troupe. One way or another, Vorontsova’s relationship with Filin did not work out somewhat.

Late in the evening of January 17, 2013, Sergei Filin was attacked - an unknown person threw acid in his face. Popular rumor almost immediately made Nikolai Tsiskaridze, who often criticized the management of the theater and was Vorontsova’s manager, the main suspect. Soon, however, the investigation established that on the evening of January 17, someone Yuri Zarutsky called Pavel Dmitrichenko from Filin’s house. Zarutsky had already been convicted several times and seemed quite a suitable candidate for carrying out this kind of assassination attempt. Later, the investigation turned its attention to another telephone interlocutor of Zarutsky - a certain Andrei Lipatov.

On the night of March 5-6, Zarutsky, Lipatov and Dmitrichenko were detained. All three confessed immediately; as it turned out, the first

actually carried out the attack, the second acted as its driver. Dmitrichenko admitted that he “ordered” Filin, although he made a reservation that the attack did not go as he planned. The most likely motive is considered to be resentment for Vorontsova being unfairly oppressed - acquaintances described Dmitrichenko as an extremely impulsive, temperamental person and quite capable of something of this kind solely for the sake of revenge alone.

Lawyers argue that Pavel Dmitrichenko has certain chances of avoiding imprisonment - with some effort, his lawyers can reduce the case to a less serious charge; What plays into their hands, first of all, is that the injuries Owl received were far from fatal. Pavel's ballet career, however, is over with almost one hundred percent probability - and no innate abilities will be able to return Dmitrichenko to the stage.

Probably the most unpleasant story in modern history Russian ballet is continuing - information has appeared that Pavel Dmitrichenko, who in 2013 was sentenced to imprisonment for organizing an attack on Sergei Filin, has returned to the Bolshoi Theater.

True, we are, of course, not talking about joining the Bolshoi troupe, and certainly not about participating in productions, but about morning training with teacher Vladimir Nikonov. Among the Russian media, only the Internet version of Mk.ru paid attention to this fact - the publication quotes the words of one of the soloists of the Bolshoi Theater, who wished to remain anonymous:

“Many, of course, when they saw him for the first time after a long absence, could not hide their surprise. I know that for some time he himself was afraid to come to the theater... Even in the summer before the end of last season, he came to the service entrance several times, met with friends, but I didn’t go into the theater itself because I was worried about how the staff would greet him. And I was pleasantly surprised by the friendly attitude towards him. Maybe only a few people didn’t take it too well... But I don’t even know anyone like that...” .

Here are just a few of them (spelling and punctuation preserved) :

“Dear Pavel, your life, your personality and what you do are extremely inspiring. You begin to believe in your strength and that all bad things will pass, and difficult things will be overcome. And your willpower and character seem to be limitless . With admiration and good luck."

"You went through Hell... and won! Enjoy life, you are Talent!! people are jealous, but there is a Dance next to you wonderful person, true friends --- there can never be too many --- Come to Boston! Let's do -Master classes---performances!"

By the way, this news was much more readily picked up by foreign publications, including such authoritative ones as British The Guardian, American The New York Times and NBC, as well as French Europa Press.

Thus, Reuters quotes the words of a press secretary of the Bolshoi Theater: “Dmitrichenko was indeed issued, at his request, a pass for a morning visit to the Bolshoi Theater... This in no way means that he will work at the Bolshoi Theater in the future.”

General Director of the Bolshoi Theater Vladimir Urin also spoke on this matter: “There are rumors that Pavel Dmitrichenko is returning to the Bolshoi, and this will be a difficult situation. However, after 3 years in prison, he is no longer the same dancer, physically and emotionally. Therefore, the main question is: can he regain the form that is necessary for a Bolshoi dancer? Big is work, and it should be built on professional principles.”

Pavel Dmitrichenko, 2013

Let us recall that in 2013, Sergei Filin, who then held the position of artistic director of the Bolshoi Theater ballet troupe, was attacked - acid was thrown in the artist’s face. Filin spent some time in the hospital, after which he underwent several operations and underwent long-term rehabilitation; according to various sources, after this incident he was never able to fully restore his vision. In December of the same 2013, the court found Bolshoi Theater artist Pavel Dmitrichenko guilty of assault and sentenced him to six years in prison. However, Dmitrichenko was released on parole in May 2016.

Sergey Filin - among the judges of the GallaDance Showcase Grand Prix in February 2016

Now he is 32 years old, judging by the comments of his colleagues and photographs, Dmitrichenko began to look more massive; the artist himself previously stated that he performed daily physical exercise while in prison. Sergei Filin back in mid-2015 at the Bolshoi Theater. Then Vladimir Urin denied the existence of any dissatisfaction with Sergei Filin, and called “internal factors” as the reasons for the separation.In the same year, Sergei Filin appeared on television as permanent member the jury of the show "Dancing with the Stars", and now he is the head of the workshop of young choreographers of the Bolshoi Theater.

photo on the main page: Dmitrichenko’s Facebook page

The Labor Code offers all Russians legal way resolution of any labor conflicts ─ contacting a representative organization at the place of work, consideration of the issue by a labor dispute commission, and then the court. Quite civilized, but Russia is a special country. The “black” spirit hovers and permeates the consciousness of even people far from crime, influencing their decisions and actions.

In January 2013, a shocking crime occurred in the capital. In the evening, near his house, acid was thrown in the face of the artistic director of the State Academic Bolshoi Theater Sergei Filin. The damage inflicted was not fatal, but the victim received a serious chemical burn to the retina.

The police, who began to unravel the case, had very different versions - from hooliganism to personal revenge on domestic grounds. As it turned out, the culprit was an ordinary industrial conflict. Bolshoi Theater artists are also hired workers, and labor disputes do not escape them. Only in this case did the eccentricity of the participants and the background of creative differences interfere with his decision.

Less than 2 months later, a squad of police arrived at the apartment of the Bolshoi Theater ballet dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko, where they searched and arrested the owner, taking him to a pre-trial detention center. He was accused of organizing a landmark crime.

Pavel Dmitrichenko is a hereditary dancer. His parents worked in the State Academic Folk Dance Ensemble under the direction of Igor Moiseev. He absorbed the rules of life and behavior in an artistic environment with his mother’s milk, but, as an adult, he preferred a different way of solving problems in relationships with managers. However, the problems arose not with him, but with him. common-law wife young ballerina Angelina Vorontsova.

Before joining the Bolshoi Theater troupe, Pavel Dmitrichenko went through a completely standard path for a ballet dancer - training at the Moscow Academy of Choreography. He appeared at the Bolshoi Theater in 2002 and became one of the most promising artists. In 2004, Dmitrichenko received a diploma from the International Ballet Competition in Rome. He danced parts in classical ballet performances « Swan Lake", "Romeo and Juliet", "Spartacus". The brightest page of it creative biography became the main role in the play “Ivan the Terrible”, which was resumed after a long break.

While still in his first year at the academy, he married a graduate of the same educational institution Olga Klypina. A successful start to an artistic career invariably arouses envy among colleagues who did not experience such a bright start. However, an evil whisper has always been inherent creative environment. Spiteful critics complained about the assistance that the relatives of his ballerina wife, quite authoritative and influential people in the Bolshoi Theater, could provide for his promotion. In any case, undoubtedly, nature did not deprive Pavel Dmitrichenko of talent and hard work. Not confining himself to one job on stage, the young man tried himself outside the walls of the Bolshoi Theater in business and did not give up his social work.

He traded shares on the stock exchange, organized an online store selling nutritional supplements, special creams and accessories for ballet dancers, and opened a beauty salon. He also worked part-time on the catwalk as a model. Despite his youth, the more experienced theater artists entrusted him with managing the dacha cooperative, in which they had plots, appointing him chairman. Pavel Dmitrichenko has clearly proven himself to be a very active person.

A fateful meeting took place within the walls of the theater, which so dramatically changed his fate. The young ballerina Angelina Vorontsova was accepted into the ballet troupe. First of all, his marriage with Olga Klypina ordered him to live long. Pavel Dmitrichenko and Angelina Vorontsova chose not to officially register their union, but they did not hide their close relationship from anyone.

The ballerina from Voronezh owed her appearance at the Bolshoi Theater to artistic director Sergei Filin, who invited her to Moscow. Soon, Vorontsova’s list of roles in ballet productions reached the unlucky number 13 and stalled. The spirit of competition has always hovered over the Bolshoi Theater, previously leading only to creative conflicts that split artists into warring camps. Angelina Vorontsova was considered a student of Nikolai Tsiskaridze, who at one time was applying for the role of artistic director of the Bolshoi Theater ballet troupe, but the then director of the Bolshoi Theater thought differently. He invited Sergei Filin to the theater and instructed him to do the ballet part.

Tsiskaridze and Filin know each other very well. Previously, they had never been seen to be hostile to each other. At least in public, but the decision of the theater administration led to the fact that supporters and opponents of both grandees appeared in the troupe ballet stage. Pavel Dmitrichenko and Angelina Vorontsova ended up in the Tsiskaridze camp.

In 2012, while on tour in Italy, Angelina gave an interview to the British Time magazine. In it she complained about hard life talent within the walls of the Bolshoi Theater is tiny wage, grueling tours, difficult behind-the-scenes struggle with the “primas” for the main roles. Maya Plisetskaya described something similar in her memoirs, recalling life at the Bolshoi Theater in the 50s. Nothing has changed. Time seemed to stand still. Vorontsova had the same conversations at home in the kitchen. Only instead of journalists, Pavel Dmitrichenko listened attentively to her. Prompted him to take decisive action another refusal administration in providing Vorontsova leading role in the ballet "La Bayadère". Unfair treatment to his friend, Dmitrichenko decided to eliminate him in a radical way.

His neighbor at the dacha was Yuri Zarutsky, who had previously been convicted. It was he who undertook to eliminate Sergei Filin for a long time, but not forever. As a weapon of retaliation, Zarutsky chose battery electrolyte. For his participation in the action, he asked the ballet dancer for $1,500. He was driven to the meeting place with the victim by his acquaintance Andrei Lipatov, who makes his living as a “cab driver.” Dmitrichenko paid the driver for the trip smoking mixtures, for which he borrowed 3,000 rubles from one of his colleagues. It took the investigators no time or effort to quickly unravel the entire chain. The organizer and all participants in the attack were in their hands.

Sentence to Pavel Dmitrichenko

Pavel Dmitrichenko and his accomplices did not bother to agree among themselves about their actions in case of failure. Already at the trial, taught by their lawyers, they tried to change their testimony, but the attempt was unsuccessful. The court did not believe them. Pavel Dmitrichenko did not admit guilt in organizing an attack on Sergei Filin, which resulted in serious harm to his health. According to him, he told his friend a lot about the “lawlessness” being perpetrated by the administration of the Bolshoi Theater - abuses with granted grants, kickbacks from leading actors and other corrupt acts committed by Filin. Brought up on "concepts", Zarutsky, on his own initiative, proposed to "ban" the presumptuous ballet administrator. Dmitrichenko did not object.

The prosecutor's office asked the court for 9 years in prison for him. The Tagansky District Court issued a verdict ─ 6 years of strict regime. In March 2014, the Moscow City Court “knocked down” former artist ballet 6 months. After his conviction, he was fired from the theater. Pavel Dmitrichenko served his sentence in a colony Ryazan region. In May 2016, he walked out of her gates, being released on parole. It would seem that the story ends here, but...

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Fate separated all participants in the conflict different sides. Moreover, leaving them a chance to get together again at the Bolshoi Theater. Theater director Vladimir Urin allowed Pavel Dmitrichenko's name to appear on the list of artists of the troupe only after the standard competitive selection. Former star After his release from ballet, he quickly gained the required shape, working hard at the barre. As a guest artist, he was even given the opportunity to dance on stage once.

Sergei Filin was treated abroad for a long time and underwent a lot of operations. He was unable to fully restore his vision. The administration of the Bolshoi Theater, represented by the new director Vladimir Urin, did not renew his contract. In 2016 he became artistic director Bolshoi Theater Youth Program. After the assassination attempt on Filin, ballerina Angelina Vorontsova moved to St. Petersburg in the summer of 2013, where she began rehearsals at the Mikhailovsky Theater. Her career and personal life were quite successful. She is regularly given leading roles. She married conductor Mikhail Tatarinov.

Pavel Dmitrichenko nevertheless turned out to be closest to the Bolshoi Theater of all the participants in the past conflict. This summer, theater artists elected him chairman of their primary trade union organization. This is not his first appearance as the head of the representative body of creative workers of the Bolshoi Theater. While he was in jail in the spring of 2013, colleagues from the ballet troupe also elected him as their trade union leader, giving him a mandate of their trust. Until now, many colleagues consider the charges of organizing the attack to be falsified and Dmitrichenko was innocently convicted.

There really was a conflict between the artists and the administration. The determination of the ballet avenger was highly appreciated by the team. They considered it a reliable way to counteract the actions of management. Then a prison sentence prevented Dmitrichenko from exercising his powers. Today he has been given a chance to truly prove himself in the public arena. Quite a few problems have accumulated. The opera troupe is dissatisfied with the administration's policy of constantly inviting performers from outside, thereby leaving the artists on staff without work and a salary worthy of their talents. Pavel Dmitrichenko is confident that he is able to resolve this conflict. Everyone hopes that this time he will find the method proposed by the Labor Code.