This person is registered in Moscow at the address: Shenkursky passage, house 8-b, apt. 136,” said SBU spokeswoman Ostapenko. She also noted that Girkin had previously repeatedly visited Ukraine with a Russian passport, and for the last time legally crossed the Ukrainian border on February 26 of this year, arriving on a Sheremetyevo-Simferopol flight, and on the night of February 27, the Verkhovna Rada of the ARC had already been seized, which was the beginning of the annexation peninsulas of Crimea.

Ostapenko also noted that the SBU had established the involvement of the Strelka group in the kidnapping of OSCE representatives in the Donetsk region. “The detention took place on the direct command of the saboteur Igor Bezler (call sign “Bes”). This is evidenced by the records of telephone conversations between Bezler and his subordinates,” the head of the press center added.

Private bussiness

Igor Girkin, a graduate of the Moscow Historical and Archival Institute, who specialized in the White Civil War, wrote several works about the fighting of the Whites against the Reds on the territory of the Left-Bank Ukraine in 1919. His father is a major of the internal troops of the USSR. During the student period, his patriotism went off scale all the time and was looking for a way out somewhere. During his studies, Girkin traveled first to Transnistria, then to Serbia, where he fought in two detachments, and he commanded one, about which he wrote a detailed memoir, which is on the Internet. Then he even served military service in the Russian army. And, finally, when there was the first Chechen war, he sought to be taken on a contract, since he had a higher education, but there was no military department, so he asked for a long time and tediously to be taken. And, in the end, they took him, and at the end of the first Chechen war, he took part in a couple of battles as a contract soldier.

At the end of the first Chechen war, Girkin walked around with the feeling that everyone had betrayed him and his friends, that Great Russia was collapsing, that everything was bad, that one had to defend one's position, one had to fight. And when he came from the first Chechen war, he began to seek to be taken by the Russian armed forces, but already as an officer, since he has a higher education, military service and contract service. He again fought for a very long time to be taken. He was denied for a long time under various reasons. But, in the end, he joined the armed forces of the Russian Federation, became an officer. He finally broke with science. At some point, theoretical history was not enough for him and he wanted to participate. He found it too boring to describe what happened.

Girkin perceived the collapse of the Union as a personal tragedy. In fact, after returning from the first Chechen war, he was already determined that he would participate in restoring the borders of this mythical Empire, and it is not clear which one? Put up with the existence of independent Ukraine, Belarus, etc. he never intended.

The family of Igor Girkin still lives in Shenkursky Proyezd in Moscow in a three-room apartment in a panel house, very unfurnished and uncomfortable. A light bulb without a shade, hanging in the kitchen.

He was always the kind of person who was the last person interested in money. Moreover, he was interested in money solely to achieve ideological goals, because family life, in principle, never interested him.

It is known that he had two marriages, but he told all his girls that he would stay with them until the first call. That was his idea of ​​a family. And, of course, when he had the chance to bring his ideas of youth to life, he jumped at it. According to his Moscow friends and acquaintances, he participated in the Second Chechen War, practically did not leave Dagestan and Chechnya for some time. As it turned out, he was in Syria, traveled to Ukraine.

In parallel, when there were no active hostilities, he had to sublimate something, taking part in military-historical reconstructions. He always told all the participants in these reconstructions who were from Ukraine that the Russians would take the East away from us, they say, don’t worry, Russia will come anyway.

He is absolutely fanatical about restoring the borders of the Empire. And when he first appeared on YouTube with his comments that Ukraine is a stillborn, failed project, he really sincerely thinks so. And those people who came with him, they all think the same way.

Strelkov's involvement in the murder of Vladimir Rybak, deputy of the Gorlovsky city council, has been established.

Downed Malaysian airliner

The confession of Defense Minister of the unrecognized DPR Igor Girkin that his people shot down a Malaysian Boeing-777 in the Donbass, even after refutation, will cost him dearly. The United States intends to declare Russian President Vladimir Putin a "sponsor of terrorism." There are similar sentiments in other countries.

In this regard, Moscow no longer needs Strelok, especially since the last month of his statement has become more and more hysterical. Claims that the DPR will not hold out and demands help from Putin, threatening otherwise to go to the Kremlin. On Saturday, Igor Girkin said that his army is suffering defeat after defeat, there are no weapons and no people, while the Ukrainian military went on a full offensive against the unrecognized republics.

The military commandant of Donetsk noted that the Donbass did not massively support the DPR, and Moscow did not provide the DPR-sheep with weapons at the proper level. In addition, Igor Girkin has become dangerous for Putin, because the media have created from him, in fact, the image of a Russian national hero. And now this hero is increasingly criticizing Vladimir Vladimirovich himself, noting that he can arrange a military coup in his native Russia. This is especially likely now, against the backdrop of the tragedy with the Boeing 777.

In addition, some observers have already begun to call Strelok an alternative to Putin himself, because it was he who launched the “liberation movement” in the east of the neighboring country. At the same time, Putin's plans to create Novorossiya failed. But still, the main reason why sooner or later the President of the Russian Federation liquidates Strelok is that he now needs to prove to the whole world that the Boeing 777, on board of which there were 298 people, was shot down not on his orders, even if it was it was like this.

Many comrades ask the question and everyone has their own answer. Some say that he is a "hero of Novorossiya", others say that he is an ordinary "political adventurer", and still others call him a Kremlin intruder. What is "in practice", Mr. "Strelkov", rather "promoted" recently, in the world - Igor Vsevolodovich Girkin? In this article, we will not consider his military adventures in the Donbass, but will turn to other parts of his biography.

1) "Donbass archer"

So, in addition to the fact that the "former" FSB colonel, Igor Vsevolodovich Girkin, was transferred to the Donbass from Rostov-on-Don for military operations in Eastern Ukraine, this "comrade" managed to take part in Transnistria, in the Bosnian conflict, and also managed to fight in Chechnya. And most importantly, attention: From 1998 to 2005 he served in the special forces of the FSB: from 1998 in Dagestan, and from 1999 in Chechnya, having received the military rank of ensign.

According to Alexander Cherkasov, chairman of the council of the liberal human rights center Memorial (yes, the same one), Igor Strelkov served in the 45th separate special-purpose guards regiment in the vicinity of the village of Khattuni in the Vedensky district of Chechnya in 2001. Heroic biography, you will not say anything.

Only the question arises that Girkin-Strelkov in a conversation with B. Mironov noted that he took the oath not in the USSR, but in the Russian Federation. Interesting, because he was born in 1970. Therefore, accepted after 1991. There was no military department at his institute. How, I wonder, did he become an “FSB colonel”? Just a "rapid" career growth.

At one time, Girkin-Strelkov actively collaborated with the newspaper Prokhanov"Tomorrow", also allegedly oppositional, and even, as it seemed to many at one time - "revolutionary", although red-brown conservatism was clearly visible there: on January 6, 1998, Strelkov's first publication appeared in the newspaper "Tomorrow" - about Russian volunteers who fought in Bosnia. In this edition, he regularly published until October 2000, wrote about the situation in Chechnya and other hot spots on the territory of Russia, and criticized national politics.

In the newspaper "Tomorrow" he met with Alexander Boroday. In August 1999, special correspondents of the Zavtra newspaper Alexander Borodai and Igor Strelkov prepared a report from the Kadar zone of Dagestan about how the special forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs carried out a cleansing of several villages where Wahhabis lived. But the fact is not in this cooperation with the newspaper itself (although the partnership with Prokhanov once again shows the unity of the pseudo-opposition around the current regime and its clique), but in the acquaintance with Alexander Borodai, with whom he will develop a widespread partnership.

I wonder if it was an accident that in the Donetsk Republic “suddenly” stood in the first roles, firstly, Girkin-Strelkov (who became the head of the “people's” militia), and this same Borodai, who became the prime minister of the DPR. Before these "comrades" arrived to lead and fight, the militia was predominantly "left" and not right. It even got to the point that the International played at numerous rallies. After the arrival of these "comrades", the entire movement split into "left" and "right", separate battalions appeared, and, in the end, full-fledged hostilities began. The killing machine, both on the one hand and on the other, creaked with its very old and rusty wheels ...

No less remarkable is the connection of the "national patriot" Girkin after his retirement with a businessman Malofeev Konstantin who is one of the leaders in Rostelecom, who created a joint business with French capitalists - CFG Marshall with a total planned investment of more than 2 billion euros.

In addition, according to Pavel Durov(the founder of the social network Vkontakte), Malofeev tried in 2012 to organize an information attack on his company in the summer of 2012 in order to force Durov and his partners to sell their shares. Also, this "businessman" specializes in spiritual bonds - he is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Tsargrad group of companies, the founder of the St. Basil the Great Foundation, the head of the Board of Trustees of the St. Basil the Great Gymnasium, established by him in 2007, a member of the Patriarchal Commission on family and maternity protection, member of the Board of Trustees of the non-profit partnership "Safe Internet League"...

Mr. Girkin has interesting "partners", you can't say anything, just like his own "past".

2) "Strelkov" about Putin

... But is Mr. Girkin really against the current government and V.V. Putin, and not as his fans think? Let's trace the "evolution" of views:

"Whoever Putin is, there is only one difference between him and his entourage - the final. Putin's final can be the final for Russia. The Russian final will definitely be the final for Putin. And his entourage always has the opportunity to evacuate. Especially since they already have everything there Therefore, when they ask me: "Have you firmly decided to go into opposition to Putin?"(http://goo.gl/S2Bn2A)

"No matter how critical I am about many of the president's domestic political decisions, in the conditions of the war unleashed against us, I consider it necessary to unconditionally come out in support of him as the only legitimate commander in chief, the main guarantor of the country's freedom and independence."(http://goo.gl/jFMMS0)

3) "Strelkov" about the USSR

“I was present at the collapse of the Union at a fully capable (20 years old) age. Even then I was a conscious monarchist, but, with all the anti-Soviet attitude, I was overcome by conflicting feelings ... there was satisfaction from the fact that an anti-Christian, anti-Russian, basically anti-human state was collapsing before our eyes.. (http://goo.gl/fuiliV)

So, the USSR, according to Girkin, was basically an anti-human state. It looks pretty funny that this character, who was born and raised "in an anti-human state", sometimes cynically regrets that there is no Union.

"This era is characterized by the fact that a huge number of commemorative medals are minted, the society tells itself how it defeated all enemies."(http://goo.gl/7hTjQY)

Only a rare anti-Soviet, mired in cynicism, can write like that about his Socialist Motherland, which raised him and gave him a start in life.

4) "Strelkov" about Marxism, the October Revolution and the Civil War.

How can one not cite here a relatively recent interview with Mr. Girkin, where he mentioned "enemies" and "patriots":

“To borrow does not mean to blindly copy. Enough already...docopied. One Marxism, brought to us precisely from Europe, what the country has cost!”(http://goo.gl/fd4CJh)

“...Just as now, I associate myself with those people who fought against, as I call them, Kreshniks, against the enemies of Russia. It must be remembered that in 1917 people came to power in Russia who destroyed the state. In reality, they fought not for Russia, but for the communist international, for the world revolution. To me, as a person who has studied a fairly large number of real documents, including documents of the Red Army, this is absolutely known and is not subject to any discussion. And the whites, for all their mistakes, for all their many mistakes, they had on their banners the slogan of the restoration of Russia. They were ... patriots "( http://goo.gl/vmvhTH)

Mr. Girkin will be objected to by a person of incomparable fame and historical authority, a notorious anti-communist and enemy of the Soviet Union - Winston Churchill:

“On the advice of the General Staff, starting from July 1919, England provided him (Denikin. - Comp.) with the main assistance, and at least 250 thousand guns, 200 guns, 30 tanks and huge stocks of weapons and shells were sent through the Dardanelles and Black Sea in Novorossiysk. Several hundred British army officers and volunteers as advisers, instructors, storekeepers, and even a few aviators helped organize Denikin's armies...

It would be a mistake to think that throughout this year we fought on the fronts for the cause of Russians hostile to the Bolsheviks. On the contrary, the Russian White Guards fought for our cause. This truth will become unpleasantly sensitive from the moment the White armies are destroyed and the Bolsheviks establish their dominance throughout the vast Russian Empire ”(From the memoirs of W. Churchill on the role of the Entente in organizing intervention in Russia).

5) "Strelkov" about Lenin and Dzerzhinsky

And here are the thoughts our “savior of Russia” expresses about V.I. Lenin, the leader of the Bolshevik Party and the creator of the Soviet state:

“There is such a wonderful source - PSS V.I. Lenin. In order to assess the attitude of this leader towards the Russian people, one should not be limited to volumes of his official articles and speeches, but read numerous correspondence - telegrams, instructions, notes. All of them have been carefully collected and published. It was there that the living (not "official") speech of a living person who vilely hated his own country that raised him, and despised the people, whose blood (partially, of course) flowed in his veins ". (https://goo.gl/4cE8PE)

In general, the typical anti-Soviet chatter about the "Russophobe" Lenin, etc. nonsense, the analysis of which we carried out repeatedly.

“We must clearly distinguish between the concepts of “Leninist ideas” and the ideas of social justice traditionally close to our people, which are equally close to me.
Unlike most of my opponents, I read Lenin not only as part of the institute's program "History of the CPSU" - not only "Children's Disease of the Left" and "One Step Forward - Two Steps Back." I had an "A" in the history of the CPSU, and in our historical university this subject was by no means "auxiliary".
The real Lenin was much closer in ideology to Trotsky than to Stalin.. (https://goo.gl/1okSqi)

A very cunning attempt, relying on his supposedly "expert" opinion, to expose V.I. Lenin and I.V. Stalin as "opponents", they say the first was a "Russophobe-revolutionary", and the second "patriot-sovereign". The reception is far from new, the “colleagues” in the anti-Soviet workshop in the person of the same Mr. Starikov have been doing this for more than a year, but it is easily broken if you start to really study the biography and works of V.I. Lenin and I.V. Stalin.

“Lenin managed to “destroy to the ground” ... “and then” it was no longer he who built. His own contribution to "social justice" began with mass terror and with "war communism" (which has about the same relation to social justice as a gangster gop-stop has to folklore Robin Hood). And the contribution of the NEP ended, which also cannot be called a "model of social justice" and which very much resembled our "dashing 90s" in a number of socio-economic and cultural parameters. (https://goo.gl/fVQ9vC)

I would like to ask you, Mr. Strelkov (Girkin), thanks to whom did you study and receive treatment for free? Did you ever go hungry as a child?

No less vile are the lamentations of this “FSB colonel” about Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky, affecting and vilely defiling the Soviet historical era:

“He (Dzerzhinsky) was an ordinary Polish Jew, a descendant of the gentry, hated Russians with terrible hatred - hence his revolutionary spirit. He is not even a Pole, but a descendant of the Lithuanian gentry, who spread from Orthodoxy to Catholicism ... ". (http://goo.gl/7hTjQY)

The fact that F.E. Dzerzhinsky, Iron Felix, as his comrades called him, spent all his health (he spent 11 years in prisons and hard labor) and his life fighting injustice, against the oppression of ordinary people ... the former “FSB colonel”, of course, does not know .

Meanwhile, Comrade Dzerzhinsky once wrote:
“I strive with all my heart to ensure that there is no injustice, crime, drunkenness, debauchery, excesses, excessive luxury, brothels in which people sell their body or soul, or both; so that there is no oppression, fratricidal wars, national enmity.”
And this was confirmed by the practical deeds of Felix Edmundovich, which, if listed, should go beyond the scope of a single review.

After such quotes, we believe, every thinking person will understand where the wind of the “high political thought” of Girkin-Strelkov, who has put on the jacket of the “savior of the Fatherland”, is blowing.

Results

Naturally, no one knows the head of the "January 25th Committee" and the OD "Novorossiya" better than himself, and within the framework of this review article it is impossible to consider all the facts about the activities of this "comrade". But, even from the above data, we can draw the appropriate conclusions.

Firstly It is absolutely clear that he worked (and there is no doubt that he is working now) in close contact with the Kremlin's special services.
Secondly, what is clear is that he is in active contact with one of the big capitalists in Russia.
Third, it is clear that all the actions that Girkin performed are for the benefit of this or that class, this or that force. Not out of his kindness, "Strelkov" led the militia of Donbass, and obviously not out of "patriotic feelings" he began to gather notorious fascists around him.

But one thing is for sure: they will act exclusively in the interests of the oligarchs and against the working class, as always.

Every war has its own heroes. Ukraine is no exception.

Igor Strelkov. A man in his prime. native Muscovite. Wife. Two children. But the family seems to be in the past. Donbass replaced Strelkov's cozy hearth. Slavyansk became home.

Little is known about the commander of the self-defense forces of Slavyansk. He prefers not to talk about himself. About personal life and the foggy past - keep quiet. Only scant information seeps into the Internet. But against the background of the information war, it is difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff.

The only fact that cannot be disputed is that it was Strelkov who amassed a whole army of militias and in a matter of days taught ordinary people to shoot, guard, dig in, disguise themselves, defend themselves.

Who is Igor Strelkov?
The personality of the head of the Slavic militia, Igor Strelkov, aroused genuine curiosity from the first days.
A blind veil hung over this secret for a month. Strelkov himself pulled it off its hinges. Gathered a press conference in Slavyansk and told reporters who he was, where he came from, why and why. Everything seems to be clear. Like, he went to Ukraine of his own free will - first the Crimea, then Slavyansk, and here he lingered to help the Slav brothers.
The commander of the militia answered questions with knowledge of the matter. “The speech of the warriors is too literate,” the audience noticed then.

It turned out that Strelkov's real name is Girkin, a man by birth - from Moscow, a historian by training, was married, has two sons ...

In Moscow, according to our information, his mother Alla Ivanovna and sister are waiting for him. His wife and two sons remained here - 10-year-old Andrei and 16-year-old Alexander.

In the apartment where Igor is registered, there is silence. They do not answer calls in the apartment of Girkin's mother.

Journalists came to us here a month ago, we said that we knew about our neighbor Igor, - so those guys turned out to be from Ukrainian television, then they disgraced us throughout Ukraine. Since then, Girkin's relatives have not shown their noses from the apartment. We were going to move from here, - says the 80-year-old neighbor of the Girkins. We know this family well. They live more than modestly - no car, no dacha, no luxuries.

We did not see Igor here often, God forbid, a couple of times a year. He's always on the road, as his mother used to say. Something went wrong with his wife, she moved out of here.

Igor in uniform walked all the time, in uniform. Never seen him in a suit or jeans...

Perhaps the loudest rumor that blew up the Internet: "The leader of the people's militia in Slavyansk is a GRU officer." However, this particular moment from all that has been said above has not been confirmed in any of the sources.

"Vodka! I am Rakia! Welcome!"

The life path of Igor Girkin cannot be called primitive.

Born in 1970 in Moscow, in a family of hereditary military men. From an early age he was interested in history.

At school, Igor was called a "nerd" - he went to the gold medal, read books at all breaks, - Girkin's classmates recall. - He seemed strange to us, but not closed. He was promised a great future.

After leaving school, Girkin entered the Historical and Archival Institute.

This is how classmates remember Igor Girkin.

Igor was not an absolute excellent student, but in general he studied well, - says Alexander Rabotkevich. He was crazy about military history. He could, pointing to the map, describe any battle, show at what time the ship moved in that direction and where it followed next. He could also describe in detail the form of a particular military man in different periods of time.

- In addition to studying, Girkin was interested in student life - parties, some entertainment events?

But Igor just bypassed them. The only student event that attracted him was the archaeological excavations, where only five people from our course were invited. We, freshmen, went to the construction team. We went to excavations in Pskov. The last time we saw Igor at a meeting of classmates a couple of years ago. Igor did not tell anything about his work, I did not go to him with questions about his personal life.

The profession of a historian did not attract Igor. He preferred military action.

His first forced march was Transnistria, he fought in Bosnia in the Russian volunteer detachment, and then in the brigades of the Republika Srpska Army. Igor visited Chechnya twice: in 1995 - as part of a motorized rifle brigade and from 1999 to 2005 - in special forces units.

Mikhail Polikarpov later wrote about the Russian volunteer detachment that fought in Bosnia. Among his heroes is Igor Girkin.

We contacted the writer.

I met Igor on the basis of the Yugoslav events when I was collecting material for my work, Polikarpov began the conversation. - The first time we met at the funeral of our mutual friend who died in Yugoslavia.

- And what impression did Igor make on you then?

It was long enough. I won't say anymore. Then we talked a lot. The volunteer movement that came to the war is a heterogeneous mass. Different people gathered there, each had his own motive. Igor and I were romantics, by that time we already had a higher education and a decent stock of knowledge. But unlike me, Girkin turned out to be a man with a steel rod. He did not stop at Yugoslavia. War has become his path. He has a strong character, a brilliant education, a broad outlook. Now all his best qualities are manifested in Slavyansk. I would say about him that he is a figure of Garibaldi's scale.

- Do you think that after his first war, Girkin could no longer live differently?

He was drawn in. At what point this happened, I cannot say. I think that a person who has spent several years in hot spots feels quite comfortable only in that environment. Initially, Igor had some prerequisites for military affairs. He always clearly knew what he wanted, he had clear convictions, he was able to risk himself in the name of the ideals in which he was convinced. Igor is ruthless to himself and to others. Of course, if the Soviet Union had not collapsed, there would have been no hot spots, Igor would have worked as a historian in a museum or taught at a school. I have no doubt that he would have made a chic teacher in some military university, he could have taught officers a lot.

- Is the feeling of fear inherent in Strelkov?

Within reasonable limits, this feeling is inherent in everyone. Although life changes people... But this is not Igor's case. He adequately assesses the risks and is responsible for other people. Even in Slavyansk, he successfully fights with minimal losses. By the way, in that small town, he actually created a forge of personnel for the army of New Russia. When he learned that an unsuccessful operation had taken place in Donetsk with a large number of victims, he sent reinforcements there from Slavyansk. Understand that Girkin, from the experience of Yugoslavia, understands how to create an army from scratch. The war in Chechnya taught him how to fight for long periods of time. The combination of these factors has played a decisive role in the current situation.

- The other day there was information that, on his orders, two marauders from the militia were shot ...

It looks like Igor. Discipline must be maintained, here I understand him. I have no doubt that Girkin had good reasons for such actions. Although in one of his interviews he stated that he had no right to shoot people. And he would have kept his word if martial law had not been introduced on the territory of the DPR. Here the situation has already changed. In war as in war. Igor got the right to tougher actions. It is important for him that civilians understand that they are protected by disciplined and decent people.

- Why did people follow him, why did they believe? After all, for the inhabitants of South-Eastern Ukraine, in fact, he is a stranger ...

As far as I understand, he was nevertheless called to Slavyansk. The militia needed a commander who could lead them and teach them military affairs.

- But Strelkov himself said in an interview that he made the decision to go to Ukraine on his own.

According to the information that I have, it was indeed his decision to go to Ukraine. But then events unfolded in such a way that Slavyansk needed him.

Strelkov is called a real Russian officer. This is what they say about him: "The concept of "honor" for him is not an empty phrase." Is it so? Or is this how legends are made?

When I talked with Igor, it seemed to me that this person emerged from the past, in terms of moral and ethical qualities, he is clearly not from this century.

Residents of Slavyansk say that disagreements arose among the commanding staff in the city, conflicts began. Can shooters crush with his authority?

I am a little aware of the situation in Slavyansk and I understand that the people there feel uncomfortable. And it's annoying. I am sure of one thing: Igor will not allow inconsistency among the militias. He will build a rigid vertical of power and be able to maintain discipline. Remember his televised address to the people of Donbass, when he called on the male population to join the ranks of the militia? After all, several hundred people came to see him. Although he clearly outlined the conditions: they say, there will be no liberties, they will have to fight where they say and as much as they say.

My interlocutor flatly refused to tell stories from the life of Igor Strelkov-Girkin: “All this is now inappropriate.” He only allowed me to publish some excerpts from his documentary story.

From this work, you can learn a lot about Strelkov's character, Polikarpov added. - In my work, his call sign is Monarchist.

“... Igor passed through Transnistria, fought as part of a shock detachment of local militias near Dubossary. He went there immediately after defending his diploma at the Historical and Archival Institute, in the same place - on the Dniester - he lost a friend ...

... The curator, an ardent monarchist by conviction, dubbed the detachment "Tsar's Wolves". Igor, who supported this proposal, was also a monarchist. Igor himself did not receive any nickname, the Russians called him by his first name, and the Serbs called him “tsarist officer”.

Five of them, armed to the teeth, the Russians went to the heights. Igor the Monarchist represented artillery: his machine gun was equipped with a nozzle for firing tromblons - rifle grenades.

A lone shooter hit them from the ridge. Igor worked well - he sat down on his knee and fired the horn, and then, reloading the machine gun with a blank cartridge, fired a trombone as if. A Muslim fighter was killed..."

“... The Russian volunteer woke up at night and drew attention to the dance of flames on the ceiling. The Monarchist sat at the table and opened a tin can. Paper was burning in an ashtray nearby. The glare of this fire was on the ceiling.

What are you doing this? - his comrade asked with relief, already saying goodbye to life.

I burn old poems, - the Monarchist answered.

And what, in the oven it was impossible? I was a little short-sighted.

So it’s better for creativity, - the poet explained to him, - it inspires ... "

“... After discussing the details of the operation, they broke up into an assault group of six fighters and a fire support group. The latter was headed by the Monarchist. He, a man who almost did not drink, was assigned the radio call sign "Vodka". The assault group had its own call sign "Rakia" ...

...North of the road, on a hillock, the Russians set up their 82-mm mortar. The Monarchist who commanded the calculation was outwardly calm, not expressing any emotions ...

Pyotr Malyshev called on the radio station and began to correct the fire of the mortar, shouting to the Monarchist into the radio:

Vodka! I am Rakia! Welcome!

I am Vodka! Rakia, welcome!

Move the mortar fire a hundred meters south!

I am Rakia! Undershoot. Another fifty meters to the south!

Igor "groped" the Muslims - and the mines began to hit the target ... Splashes of tiles flew, one house, another broke out. After a number of successful hits on the farm, the "Turks" began to retreat, covered with small arms and mortar fire ...

... The height was taken and the front line was moved further to the west.

The Muslims subsequently announced that during this battle they lost only nine of their fighters killed, standardly also reporting very large losses of the Chetniks ... The Russians lost only one volunteer wounded ... "

“Many want to help him, but hardly anyone will go”

The main idea of ​​that work is derived from Girkin at the beginning:

“It was 1992. At the end of July, the war in Transnistria ended.

Many who have already sniffed gunpowder, lost friends and become hardened, have a feeling that can be briefly expressed by the phrase: “We didn’t fight.” After the first euphoria - alive! - there was a state familiar to most professional warriors: the desire to take risks again, to live life to the fullest. This is the so-called "gunpowder poisoning syndrome".

This very "gunpowder poisoning syndrome" did not let go of Girkin anymore. Peaceful life seemed too insipid to him. Not enough salt and pepper.

And in the intervals between wars, he found himself an occupation close to military affairs. Engaged in the reconstruction of historical events.

Igor Girkin-Strelkov was a member of the Drozdovsky association, which studies the history of the Drozdovsky regiment.

Help "MK": Colonel Mikhail Gordeevich Drozdovsky was the only one who brought a large detachment from the German front to the aid of the Volunteer Army of A.I. Denikin. In the spring of 1918, his detachment of 1,000 young officers made a 1,200-verst march from Yassy to Novocherkassk. The detachment went through the whole of Ukraine with fights.

Strelkov also led the "Consolidated machine gun team", organized on the basis of the military-historical club "Moscow Dragoon Regiment". He took part in such reconstructions as the "War of the 16th year", the festival "In Memory of the Civil War", "The Valor and Death of the Russian Guards". The club is also engaged in the reconstruction of the machine gun team of the First World War, the Civil War, the machine gun platoon of the Red Army of the Great Patriotic War.

In the reconstructions, Igor Strelkov preferred to “act out” the lower military ranks, despite the fact that he is a senior reserve officer of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. On a number of resources, Strelka is mentioned as a "supporter of the White movement, the monarchy."

Reenactors are unusual people. They seem to live in the time they are playing. And today, most of them do not want to reveal the military secret about the identity of Igor Strelkov. One of Strelkov's colleagues explained his refusal as follows: "The light in the window is help to the enemy."

When Igor appeared at the club, his military past came in very handy for us, - the reenactor Nikolai began the conversation. - He always willingly shared the intricacies of drill training, tactics, taught us how to properly handle weapons, albeit sham ones. He repeatedly suggested that everyone listen to a lecture on assembling and disassembling his faithful friend, the depleted Maxim machine gun.

- When did you meet him?

Three years ago. We, members of the VIK Markovtsy club, used to often go to events dedicated to the Civil War. Igor and his so-called machine gun team almost always went with us. For all the time of communication with him, I got the impression that he was not just a reenactor dressed in the uniform of that time, but a real white officer of that era. His behavior and manners betrayed in him a noble, honest, devoted person. He did not play, but he did not live his life. Many said: “He was born at the wrong time, he would have been in that era ...”

- Igor worked somewhere?

He said that he worked in a government agency. But where exactly - did not sound.

- What was Strelkov's "machine-gun team" like?

At Civil War events, they wore shoulder straps of the Drozdovsky Rifle Regiment, and at World War I events, they wore shoulder straps of the 13th Rifle Regiment. Igor was the head of this team, and in fact - a small military-historical club. He maintained a page on the VIC Markovtsy forum, where he posted announcements about upcoming events and shared useful information. His duties included staffing the club's personnel with the necessary equipment and uniforms. He also organized to take people to events, well, he led the people on the "battlefield". There are those who are engaged in search work in the summer. Igor did not search.

- How many people were in his "machine gun team"?

No more than five. These are different people: a couple of guys 25-30 years old, there was a man about 40, another one, it seems, under 50 years old. Another guy, about 30 years old, went out with him earlier, quite strong, understanding and strictly observing the army discipline that reigned in Strelkov team. I remember how he even carried a 50-kilogram machine gun with some ease.

- Did Strelkov have a strict selection in the team, or could anyone sign up for him?

The selection was tough. He gave preference to people of strong constitution, without bad habits and ready for hard service. Alcohol was strictly forbidden in the "machine-gun team". Those who had previously been seen in unseemly acts or inappropriate behavior were also not accepted into the team. This is how he described the future of the unit: “We will not chase numbers. The task is to create a team with which it will not be a shame to go into battle, and to the parade, and to the temple, and to visit.”

Many reenactors seriously abuse alcohol - both before, during and after events. There was nothing close to Igor's team. On the contrary, if he knew in advance that people with problems with alcohol would go to the reconstruction in a train or bus, he most likely preferred not only a different route, but also a different type of transport. Disdained to ride next to the "alcoholists". Once on the train there was a case when Igor had to get up in the middle of the night and persuade the police not to put the reenactor drunk to hell. Together they managed to persuade them. But after this incident, Igor politely asked this unfortunate reenactor not to appear at events where Igor himself comes out. For such a position in relation to alcohol and "alcotourists-reenactors" Igor was very respected. Igor and alcohol are incompatible things.

- He invested in the reconstruction?

He is a very enthusiastic person, he spared no means for the benefit of the common cause. It seems that he said that he did not have a car either, since he invests almost all the money in reconstruction.

- What amounts are we talking about? What was the money spent on?

These are, as a rule, mock-ups of machine guns, which were then altered and certified by the Ministry of Internal Affairs as a diluted weapon capable of creating only a good sound effect. The effect of firing from such a machine gun makes a great impression on the audience. I can only say that the model of the machine gun "Maxim" today in the store costs about 130-150 thousand rubles. And in order to bring its appearance as close as possible to the “royal model”, you need to buy a lot of bronze parts produced before the revolution, which also cost from 5 to 100 thousand apiece.

Recently, there has been information that Strelkov went through hot spots, was an employee of the FSB, the GRU ... Have you heard something about his past?

He wrote on one of the forums that he served in the artillery in Chechnya. I went to Bosnia as a volunteer. I also know about the GRU and the FSB from rumors in the press. I don't have any additional information.

Surely, among the reenactors, they discussed why Strelkov decided to go to Ukraine. Did anyone know about his plans?

This came as a surprise to all of us. But we all understand his decision. Patriot, did not put up with what was happening, went to where he was needed. He even wrote in his memoirs that to someone who once went to war, a peaceful life will seem insipid, unreal.

- Did one of his reconstruction colleagues go to Ukraine with him?

We are all connected by families, work. Many want to help him, but hardly anyone will go.

- Why did Igor change his surname Girkin to Strelkov?

- "Strelkov" is easier to pronounce - and a more memorable surname.

After the conversation, the interlocutor threw us Strelkov's poems, which he posted on his forum.

That's exactly according to this principle Igor lives, as described in his poem, - added Nikolai.

Self-edification

Don't wait for orders!
Don't sit
Referring to peace!
Forward! Through winds and rains
And blizzards wolf howl!
Leave the comfort and coziness -
While you are young - go!
When the waste is sung,
You will be able to relax!
Be honest, dare, don't notice
Ridicule and interference.
And you will be the eldest - answer
Not for myself - for everyone!
The one who made no mistakes
In idleness withered -
He did not dare the burden of life
Try it on your shoulders!
Whatever your fate -
Good or bad
All the same, remember: the measure of your deeds
Only God will appreciate!

Irina Bobrova Headline in the newspaper: "He is clearly not from this century" Published in the newspaper "Moskovsky Komsomolets" No. 26535 dated May 29, 2014

From the very beginning of the war in Donbass, this name began to be promoted most actively. Not everyone knew Mozgovoy, Givi, Motorola, but everyone knew Strelkov (who is actually Girkin). He is promoted in such a way that he is respected even by some of those who really fought in the Donbass, both local residents and volunteers from Russia. But none of them fought side by side with Girkin. They fought with Givi, Motorola, Mozgov and others. Looking at the activities of Girkin, it is not clear when he, in fact, is at war. In his activities, he strongly resembles those same mummers "Cossacks"- constantly at some meetings, rallies, televised debates, press conferences, and when he is engaged in his immediate work - it is not clear.

On the Internet, Girkin is actively forced not by anyone, but by ukry. Because what he says is the most that neither is dill propaganda. For example.

But Girkin, in the well-known NOD, back in 2015, says that the militia is over, Putinslied and the Great Ukrs defeated us (special attention to the title of the video, which directly speaks about who uploads such vids and who, accordingly, promotes Girkin):

In the courtyard of 2017, the victory of the ukrov and the drain of Novorossia is still not visible. Which, as it were, tells us about the awesome value of the reasoning of this expert. :)

There was a case, this figure called himself nothing less than a career colonel of the FSB. Ukrov-style nonsense: the FSB is an internal service and does not work abroad by definition. It's like an ambulance doctor (they are also all officers of the medical troops, if anyone is not in the know), who was suddenly sent to put out a fire. Or a firefighter who was forced to catch criminals. That doesn't happen. The FSB has completely different tasks that have nothing to do with other states. For work abroad, there is the SVR and the GRU. But Girkin either doesn’t know such words, or he just speaks for the ukrov (they certainly don’t know anything except the FSB, they even had the FSB influence on the elections in America).

At the same time, as part of promoting the idea of ​​PUTINSLIL, the “FSB colonel” is crying that Putin is not sending him weapons. How so? You are a career officer! :) They don't send it, so it's not supposed to be, what kind of officer is this, who cries and complains like a schoolgirl? :)

No one in the FSB or other Russian special services knows Girkin. In Russia, he is well known only in murky organizations, such as the same Horseradish. Well, the presence of a pronounced monarchism of the brain also speaks volumes.

It makes no sense to guess who it is - a ukrov project, the United States, or just a relatively independent figure who decided to warm his hands in the war. Such people always revolve around any war, this has been the case in all wars in the entire history of mankind. It is enough that most of the real combat commanders were killed long ago, and he is alive and well and continues his self-promotion. The same Givi, for example, had no time to sit around the debate - a man really fought.

Well, who cares about the opinion of real combat officers, here is the opinion about Girkin, not just anyone, but the legendary Gyurza:

This one is stingy with words, and especially with condemnation, he will not say anything in vain. And not to trust Gyurze in military matters means not to respect yourself at all.

It is also worth paying attention to the fact that in the comments under this video, and under other similar ones, the Ukrainians are drowning with might and main for Girkin.

For analysis

A certain intelligence officer/spy/saboteur/military adviser arrives abroad, tells the media which special services he belongs to, moreover, he reveals his task and, moreover, he reveals further plans for his actions. The Western media and the Great Ukrs, based on these data, conclude that the Russian army is fighting in the Donbass. And he also stated that there were no militias before HIM, which is not true, and he was from the FSB, which means he gathered a movement - and this, as you can guess, is a hint at the organization of terrorism from the outside - and according to these data, Velikkie Ukry conclude that in LDNR all terrorists. I would also like to note that not a single adviser in Syria, and there are thousands of them, has not been shown so far, even the pilots are shown from the back. And of course, the fact that Russia did not supply weapons specifically to Girkin and Co. speaks volumes (we are not Pindos to send weapons to the unknown opposition, and then these weapons end up with the terrorists/enemy side). :))))))))))

Draw your own conclusions.

Russia must know its heroes. Who is Igor Strelkov.

Igor Strelkov, commander of the resistance forces in Slavyansk, who is interested in the SBU, is a well-known personality in Runet. He is indeed a citizen of Russia. His real name is Igor Girkin, but he is better known under the pseudonyms "Strelok" or Igor Strelkov.

As he himself claims, he is a colonel in the reserve of the Russian army, who back in 2012. served in the armed forces of the Russian Federation.
From open sources it was possible to collect some data on the activities of I. Strelkov in the past few years.
Strelkov: lover of "peaceful war". Before arriving in Slavyansk, I. Strelkov was known for peaceful wars. He is well known among the military-historical reenactors of Moscow. He is the moderator of the forum dedicated to recreating the war with Napoleon in 1812, the Civil War of 1917-1921 and other battles in Russia.

In the column "location" I. Strelkov clearly indicates: "Moscow", which proves that he is still a citizen of Russia. Strelok's personal passion is the history of the White Movement. In the reconstructions, Igor Strelkov preferred to "act out" the lower military ranks, despite the fact that he is a colonel in the reserve of the armed forces of the Russian Federation.
In politics, the colonel adheres to monarchist views: on a number of resources Strelka is mentioned as a "supporter of the White Movement and the monarchy."
At the same time, Strelkov is a purist and is very meticulous about details. As the head of the "Consolidated Machine Gun Team" club, he is demanding of his comrades-in-arms. One of my teammates in 2013 expelled for violation of discipline with the wording: "Corporal Belov Nikolai Lvovich, by my order, was expelled from the Consolidated Machine-Gun Team in connection with falling into anarchy."
The Strelkov Club was formed on the basis of the Moscow Dragoon Regiment military-historical club. He took part in such reconstructions as "The War of 16" in August 2009, the festival "In Memory of the Civil War" in February 2010, "Civil War in the South of Russia", "Valor and Death of the Russian Guard" and other reconstructions.
Since 2011 the club takes an active part in the reconstruction of the Great Patriotic War. The club is also engaged in the reconstruction of a machine gun team during the First World War, a machine gun team during the Civil War, a machine gun platoon of the Red Army during the Great Patriotic War.
Operation "Save Slavyansk"
Igor Strelkov says: we went to Slavyansk at the call of our hearts. According to him, in his self-defense armed with machine guns, the majority are residents of the city. Although he admits, the backbone of his detachment was formed not in the Luhansk region, but also in the Crimea, and at least a third of it is made up of non-Ukrainian citizens. "The detachment with which I came to Slavyansk was formed on the territory of Crimea. I will not hide it. They are all volunteers, and two-thirds are citizens of Ukraine. Not only Crimeans, there are refugees from other regions of Ukraine - from Vinnitsa, from Zhytomyr, Kiev. Of course, there are a lot of Donetsk residents and people from the Luhansk region. It was at their suggestion that the detachment decided to arrive in Slavyansk," Strelkov describes the structure of the Slavyansk Resistance forces.
The Colonel's goals are ambitious. Strelkov describes them clearly and specifically. “The militias from the local population, of course, want the Donetsk Republic to no longer depend on the will of the Kiev junta and on the juntas that will replace it. 80 percent of the population wants to join Russia. The motivation of those who came with me and who joins us , wider. They say: we do not want to stop there, we want to go further and liberate Ukraine from the Nazis, "says Strelkov. His people are even more concise in their statements. "We sat and thought about what to do next. Then we decided to win back some more primordially Russian territories," Alexander Mozhaev, nicknamed "Babay", a militiaman who managed to become a Runet hero, told Time correspondent Shuster.
Igor Girkin as agent "Shooter".
The SBU found out that Strelkov's real name is Girkin. He is a Russian citizen, acting colonel. Born December 17, 1970. He has a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation No. 4506460961, registered in Moscow at Shenkursky proezd 8B, apt. 136.
"The real name of Igor Strelkov is Igor Vsevolodovich Girkin, born in 1970, registered in Moscow. He is a staff member of the GRU and has repeatedly visited Ukraine with a Russian passport before," SBU spokeswoman Ostapenko told reporters. According to her, Strelkov-Girkin crossed the border of Ukraine legally - on February 26, 2014, he flew from Sheremetyevo to Simferopol.
As you know, on the night of February 27, 2014, "polite people" appeared in Crimea - military men in Russian uniforms with weapons in their hands entered the parliament building of the Supreme Council of Crimea, which prompted a change of power in Crimea.
In favor of the fact that Girkin is the real name of the colonel of their Russia, data at one of the historical forums testify. There "Shooter" enters his real name, specifying the list of participants in the "Battlefield 2013" festival. On the other hand, as a scout, "Shooter" is too frank: in one of the conversations on the forum, he mentions his military rank. Judging by the reaction of other participants, this is not a secret for them. It must be understood that both the forum itself and the composition of its participants are quite specific.
This is how, without too much pathos, Girkin-Strelkov briefly lists his track record:
- "To list everything - so the page is not enough ...
June 1993-July 1994 - military service military unit 11281 Air Defense Ministry, guard company gunner.
February - December 1995 - contract service of military unit 22033 "X" (166th Guards MSBR)
From 03/24/1995 to 10/10/1995 - - 67th OGSAD, deputy platoon commander - gun commander
From August 1996 to July 2000 - military unit 31763
From July 2000 to April 2005 - military unit 78576
From April 2005 to the present in - military unit 36391 "
Post author's note. Data are as of January 2011. The last three positions are military units that are part of the FSB of the Russian Federation.
Expert in guerrilla warfare.
Igor Strelkov-Girkin was also invited to a number of programs in Russia as a military expert. For example, commenting on issues related to the Arab Spring, he spoke about the fight against terrorists.
"The basis of success in new types of wars is preventive special, not large-scale military operations. Having timely eliminated, albeit outwardly not always legally, several leaders, such operations save thousands and thousands of lives, entire regions. This is how the armed forces and special services of Israel operate, and the result is obvious: despite the hostile environment, the security of Israeli citizens is an order of magnitude higher than in any other country in the Middle East," Igor Strelkov-Girkin noted in 2013. It is noteworthy that Strelkov-Girkin also paid attention to mass protests, drawing historical parallels. "In 1917, the activities of dissatisfied political elites were actively directed and supported by foreign embassies, other hidden and secret international structures. Therefore, in my opinion, we can talk about new types of wars rather conditionally. The main task facing all power structures is to prevent spreading of the "fabric" of the state. If the situation worsens, then it is necessary to move on to the next stage of the military operation, and there already one point special operations will not be enough," he noted in June 2013, commenting on the events in Syria.
Accusations of the SBU and Western intelligence services.
The SBU, with the support of Western intelligence agencies, accuses Strelkov-Girkin of the following: the seizure of the building of the Crimean Armed Forces, the operation to block all military garrisons of the Ukro-Army, the actual leadership of the VZL in Crimea, the neutralization of the entire contingent of the SBU and Western intelligence services in Crimea, the creation of resistance forces in the South-East , direct leadership of all the actions of the Resistance forces, starting with the seizure of administrative buildings, then command of the defense of Slavyansk (and in fact the entire Donetsk region), the elimination of SBU agents in Slavyansk and Kramatorsk, the capture of officers of the Alfa group of the SBU, officers of the General Staff of Ukraine, etc. n. "OSCE observers". It was the capture of spies from the OSCE, and in fact red-handed and together with spy equipment, that literally caused a fit of rage in the CIA, the NSA and many other intelligence agencies of the West. The US-NATO intelligence services have not had such a tangible failure for a long time.
If everything listed in these so-called. "accusations" is at least 10% true, then Igor Strelkov (Girkin) d..b. He was awarded the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland, 1st Class" and also awarded the title of Hero of Russia.

P.S. As I wrote earlier, the actual combat capability of the countries of the aggressive fascist NATO bloc is greatly exaggerated. If one colonel (whether retired or active) was able to really outplay the US-NATO intelligence services, then this means one thing - either he is a genius, or all the combat capability and "glory" of Western intelligence services is 100500% Hollywood creativity. I personally like the second option more, although I do not mind combining the first with the second.