Azarova Valeria. Interview with brother

My brother and I often go for walks together. And after one such walk, I invited him home to interview him. We sat comfortably on the couch and I started asking questions.

Your favorite book.

- "Nils's Travels with Wild Geese." I found it interesting, mysterious and instructive. The book captivated me and I couldn't put it down. At some point I wanted to be next to Nils.

What did you want to be when you were younger?

A policeman and now a football player.

How do you think your childhood differs from that of your mother?

We have computers. There you can play different Interesting games. Find out a lot on the Internet useful information. But my mother says that before the children spent more time outside and communicated “live,” but now we correspond more often on social networks.

Your most cherished childhood dream.

I wanted a computer.

Did it come true?

Yes. Gave it to me when I was 6 years old.

Who is your idol?

Football player Cristiano Ronaldo.

What achievement do you consider the most important in your life?

I managed to get into a strong football team with just one squad.

What qualities do you value in people, and what qualities do you especially dislike?

Positive qualities for me are honesty and kindness. I hate it when a person lies blatantly and doesn’t blush, as well as brawlers and people who don’t value the work of others.

What is happiness for you.

Get into big football. Become a professional football player.

What did you like to do in childhood.

Wushu, taekwondo, breakdancing, swimming, football.

Are you into this today?

All that's left is football.

Is it easy for you to make friends?

Yes. I like to communicate a lot with different guys.

Which lesson do you like best?

Rhythm, physical, environment. world, information, logic.

The interview ended, but we continued to talk and discuss different topics. Kirill liked answering my questions. And I was surprised at how detailed and enthusiastically he answered me.

Alekhina-Maslovskaya Maria. Interview with mom

Evening. I’m sitting in my parents’ bedroom. The dog is lying next to me. It’s cozy and everything is as always.

What's your favorite childhood book, mom?

As a child, my favorite books were encyclopedias about housework and farming, but I was also interested in reading other encyclopedias and learning a lot of new things.

What did you want to become by profession?

I am... a scientist to make all sorts of discoveries

Mom, how is your childhood different from mine?

Our childhood was more carefree, there were no imaginary problems “who has a cooler phone, more expensive clothes, a more sophisticated tablet”, we were more children.

What was your dream?

As a child, I read a book about space by the outstanding designer and scientist Korolev. It was written very interestingly and there were beautiful pictures of space. The book was thick, but I read it in one sitting, it had such an effect on me strong impression that I had a dream to fly into space.

How long have you wanted it?

Yes, up to 30 years old.

Did you have an idol?

No, I don't think it should exist.

Did you have a role model?

I was always surrounded by very interesting, educated people and naturally I wanted to be the same.

What is the most important achievement for you in life?

Strong family and wonderful children.

What qualities do you value in people and what qualities do you dislike?

I love it when people are kind, honest, and open, but I don’t like it when they are hypocritical and greedy.

As a child, were you good with children?

Yes, but there weren't many friends.

What were your hobbies, mom?

I knitted, sewed, embroidered, read, various crafts, I really liked creating something myself.

Tell interesting stories that happened to you.

When I was 4 years old, my grandparents took me with them to Yerevan. When the adults saw how much I liked the mountains and the forest, they decided to scare me and said that there were bears walking in the forest with beautiful, large daggers. I became so interested in looking at the bear with a beautiful dagger that the next day, while everyone was sleeping, I went into the forest to look for the bear. After walking in the mountains for two hours, I got tired and returned to my grandparents.

How do you spend free time?

What is your idea of ​​an ideal place?

The estate is in the countryside, it’s quiet and peaceful, there’s a gazebo where the whole family will drink tea.

I learned a lot of interesting things about my closest and dearest relative.

Borodulin Ivan. Interview with my grandmother.

What was your favorite book as a child?

I don't remember having one favorite book. I just really loved to read and read a lot. I was friends with the school librarian, helped her, and she allowed me to borrow any books from the library. There was no TV in our family, and I spent all my free time reading.

Who did you want to be as a child?

Like all children, I went through many professions, I even wanted to become an astronaut. In our time, probably everyone wanted to be an astronaut like Gagarin. I wanted to be an actress and even played in the school theater “Sputnik Youth Theater”, which was run by the Theater for Young Spectators. I also wanted to be a translator from oriental languages.

How was your childhood different from my mother’s?

My childhood was spent on the Petrograd side in a large communal apartment where eight children lived. All the neighbors lived together and the children were friends too. We even had our own puppet theater. We staged plays and showed them to adults. We had a very friendly yard and children from neighboring yards came to us. We played Cossack robbers, banner, badminton, rode bicycles... Together we went to the theater, cinema, walks on the Neva, to the Peter and Paul Fortress, to the Zoo... After all, all this was close to home.

Your mother spent her childhood in Kupchino in a separate apartment. There are no courtyards as such. She was friends with my friends' children or with the children of our housemates and classmates. They didn't have games like ours. They could not go for a walk in the city center on their own. It was not interesting to walk in Kupchino, so she and I went to the city center on weekends and I told her about what I saw. Some children had never even been to Nevsky Prospekt until they grew up. I remember how she once took her girlfriends to Nevsky Prospekt to show it to them. I was horrified, because she was 10 years old at the time.

What childhood dream have you carried through your entire life?

I probably didn’t have such a dream that I could carry it through my whole life. I don’t even know what to tell you to answer this question. Let's go next.

Who was your idol or ideal as a child?

You know, they say: “Do not make yourself an idol.” Probably, even then I understood that there are no ideal people. I wanted to be like some people, but they weren't famous personalities. I liked the behavior of some, the cultural level of others, and I tried to rise to their level.

What achievement do you consider the most important in life?

Probably, the fact that, despite all the difficulties, I was able to live a decent life and raise your mother to be a wonderful person.

What qualities do you value in people?

Intelligence, determination, courage, hard work, selflessness, honesty, devotion, kindness, ability to make friends. You know my school friends. Not every person can say: “We have been friends since first grade.”

What qualities are unacceptable to you?

Deceit, stupidity, cowardice, laziness, malice, vanity, selfishness, cruelty, envy (black).

What is happiness for you?

Happiness is when all your loved ones are healthy and prosperous, when everything you strive for comes true, when your grandson takes his responsibilities responsibly.

How do you spend your free time?

I read, meet with friends, go to the theater and museums, and attend exhibitions.

What animals do you love and why?

Dogs and cats. There are more cats because we have a cat that I raised from the age of two months. He is very smart and cunning and the most beloved, despite all his mischief.

What were the brightest moments in your life?

Entering college, the birth of a daughter, meeting the wonderful art collector Valentina Golod, whose collection is now in the Stroganov Palace, meeting actress Nina Urgant, traveling abroad for the first time, the birth of a grandson...

Who did you work for?

Bibliographer in the library of the Mining Institute, head of the information department of the Aurora publishing house, deputy general director joint stock company"Okdile" at the Oktyabrskaya Railway.

Were you a pioneer?

Of course there was. In my childhood, it was a very honor to be among the first to be accepted as a pioneer. Our pioneer life was very interesting: hikes, training camps, erudite tournaments...

Was your childhood happy?

Yes very. My parents were the best. I was surrounded by wonderful, friendly people. I had many true friends, some of whom are still with me today.

Buravkina Katya. Interview with mom

Now I'm sitting in the room with my mother. The atmosphere is calm and quiet. I started my interview with this question:

Me: - How was your childhood different from mine?

Mom: (thought a little): It was different in that children at that time were more open, friendly, they spent most of their time in the yard, and not on computers.

I: -

Mom: - My idol in childhood was Lyudmila Gurchenko, because she was an actress and also beautiful, so everyone wanted to look up to her.

Mom: - (laughed): I wanted to become a television announcer, because everyone knew them, they looked beautiful, and at that time television was considered something extraordinary.

Me: - What was your favorite toy as a child?

Mom: - My favorite toy was a wind-up bear.

Me: - What was your favorite book as a child?

Mom: - My favorite book was “The Children of Captain Grant”, because it was the first book that my grandfather brought and advised me to read it. I also really wanted to go on a trip to different countries.

Me: - Did you have problems with communication in childhood?

Mom: - In elementary school there were no problems with communication, but later they started because I wore glasses for a very long time, and they called me names, and because of this I was ashamed to wear them.

Me: - What was your fear as a child?

Mom: - Yes, I was. I was always afraid to get a bad grade because I knew that my dad would be unhappy with me for this.

Me: - What does happiness mean to you?

Mom: Happiness is love, care and peace in the family.

Me: - What qualities do you value in people, and which ones do you particularly dislike?

Mom: - I value openness, honesty, respect, and do not accept lies and rudeness.

Me: What was your favorite lesson in school?

Mom: - My favorite lesson is cooking, because it was interesting for me.

Me: - Did you have animals as a child? If yes, which ones and how many?

Mom: (smiling sweetly): - In total, as a child I had 3 cats and fish.

Vasiliev Mikhail. Interview with mom.

One evening my mother and I were sitting in the kitchen. I decided to find out more about her childhood, what she dreamed of, what she wanted to become.

And so I began, my mother answered seriously, even very seriously. Here are her answers to the questions:

To the first question, my mother thought about it and said that her favorite book as a child was “Gone with the Wind” by Margaret Mitchell. My mother read it 7 times as a child, my grandmother (her mother) hid this book because it was read to holes. In addition to this book, my mother read many others.

She answered the second question immediately: “I wanted to become a teacher and an actress.”

When asked how her childhood differed from mine, my mother answered immediately: “We spent a lot of time outside, reading, watching TV, only when there was an interesting program, and they were on only on weekends and there weren’t many of them. The postman brought a program and the whole family emphasized in it what we wanted to watch on our day off.”

She answered the fourth question about her dream very seriously: I really wanted to have a big family, many children!

Who was your idol as a child, I asked. Mom smiled and said that her idol was the character of the film “We’ll Live Until Monday” Ilya Semenovich Melnikov, and she liked him because he played the role of a teacher very well, this is exactly what she thinks a teacher should be.

“So,” I said and looked at my list of questions, “what is your greatest achievement in life?” " She looked at me cheerfully and said, "My achievement is sitting in front of me."

To the seventh question about what qualities she values ​​in people, my mother, without hesitation, briefly said: honesty, kindness, responsiveness. But cynicism, rudeness and selfishness are not acceptable at all.

On the eighth, about my mother’s free time, she answered, “I read and embroider, but I don’t have as much time as I would like.”

At first I didn’t want to ask the question about what happiness is and I missed it, but my mother noticed it and asked: “What question did you miss?” I read. Mom smiled and said: “Happiness is when all your loved ones are nearby and healthy!”

“What else did you do as a child?” Mom quickly answered, “I went to different clubs: music, macrame, soft toy, theater group, choir and did homework with my nephews.”

When asked about her favorite school subjects, my mother answered with a pause: “My favorite subjects were history ancient world, taught by Ella Yanovna (my teacher), English language and literature in grades 10 and 11, taught by Marina Borisovna.

When asked if she liked to clean as a child, her mother answered easily: “I don’t know whether I liked it or not, but I cleaned because my parents taught me to do it. Every Saturday my brother and I cleaned the apartment: he washed the floors, and I wiped the dust.”

When I asked her to tell me an interesting incident from her life, my mother thought about it, and then said this: “The summer of 1986 was very hot, and the whole family was on vacation in a village in Belarus. That summer there were a lot of mushrooms and berries, so my mother and her parents went to the forest every day to pick mushrooms and berries. Once my mother picked a huge iron mug of strawberries, they were very big, almost like strawberries, so my mother picked them very quickly, she went home happy. The village was located in a lowland, and it was called Nizyany. When mom, her brother and parents approached the village, below she saw a house and grandparents at the gate, mom wanted to quickly show them her booty and ran, but she tripped and fell, and all the strawberries scattered along the sandy road... Mom, of course, cried, she was only 5 years old, they helped her pick strawberries into a mug, they washed them at home and her mother ate them with milk. And then everyone found out that there was a nuclear power plant accident in Chernobyl in the spring of 1986 and that most of the precipitation fell in western Belarus. That’s why there were so many mushrooms and berries.”

I had such an interesting conversation with my mother on a cold autumn evening in the kitchen.

Vasilyeva Anna. Interview with my sister (30 years old)

Favorite book as a child?

Jack London "Hearts of Three".

History teacher.

How was your childhood different from mine?

Lack of internet.

Tell us about your childhood dream? Did it come true?

I dreamed of going for a swim in the ocean. It came true.

Who was your idol as a child? (ideal)?

What achievement do you consider the most important in life?

Get a higher education diploma.

What qualities do you value in people? Which ones do you particularly dislike?

I appreciate sincerity; I don't appreciate betrayal and lies.

What is happiness for you?

How do you like to spend your free time?

Vasilyeva Nastya. Interview with grandmother.

Grandmother. Without thinking twice, she answered: “As a child, I especially loved books, such as: “Tarantula” (G. Matveev), “Dinka” (Oseeva).”

2.What did you want to become as a child?

“A teacher!” the grandmother said firmly and confidently.

3.How is your childhood different from that of your granddaughter?

Grandmother. “It seems to me that before children were free, they could walk without fear from morning to evening, and children did not sit in electronics for days.”

4.What was your deepest dream as a child? Did it come true?

“Of course I had a dream, I wanted a dog, but I only bought one myself at the age of 35.”

5.Who were your idols (ideal) in childhood?

“Our idols were film artists, and I even collected their photographs.”

6.What achievement do you consider the most important in your life?

Grandmother. After thinking, she answered: “Raise my granddaughter as a real person.”

7.What qualities do you value in people? Which ones do you not accept?

Grandmother. “Integrity,” but I especially don’t like lying people.”

8.Your idea: what is happiness?

"Good and a strong family", answered the grandmother.

9.How do you spend your free time?

Grandmother. “Unfortunately, I don’t have free time.”

10.Which place in the world would you like to go?

“To Israel, because it is a very beautiful and fabulous place.”

11.Was it easy to make friends as a child?

“No, because I was very modest and shy.”

12.What was your favorite lesson?

“Of course it’s drawing.”

Gaikova Diana. Interview with mom

What was your favorite book as a child?

A. M. Volkov “The Wizard of the Emerald City.” My mother read this book to me, and I was fascinated by the world of magic. I mentally flew to different countries- yellow, pink, blue, green, purple in the emerald city. This book instills in children kindness, friendship, mercy, and courage. I have re-read this book more than once.

2) How is your childhood different from mine?

Our childhood was more interesting, since we communicated more, played live, and not on a social network.

3)What did you want to become as a child?

I became a doctor because I wanted to help sick people. I studied well for this.

4) What was your dream as a child?

So that loved ones live forever.

5) Did it come true?

Unfortunately no.

6) Who was your idol (ideal)?

I don't have ideals.

7) What achievement do you consider the most important in your life?

I became a mother.

8) What qualities do you value in people? Which ones are particularly unacceptable?

Honesty, sense of humor; Lies.

9) What is happiness for you?

Close people are healthy, love and be loved, peace...

10) What is your favorite way to spend your free time?

Doing what you love.

Gerasimova Anya. Interview with mom

One day I wanted to know more about my family. I started thinking about who I should ask. I thought a long time. I tried to ask the cat, to which she replied: “Meow, Moore.” And I decided to ask my mother. And so, we began.

1.What is your favorite childhood book? Why?

Nikolai Nosov “Knock-knock-knock” - my mother answered without thinking twice - because there are a lot of interesting stories about the lives of children and animals, such as “Mishkina Porridge”, “Putty”, “Dreamers”, “Puppy” and others -

2.What would you like to become as a child? Why?

Since childhood, I wanted to become an accountant, I liked to count on abacuses and add up numbers in my mother’s journal at her work. Then I wanted to become a teacher in a kindergarten, just because I liked messing with children.-

3.What were your childhood dreams? Did they come true?

Mom could not answer this question.

4.Who was your childhood idol? Why?

To Irina Alferova - my mother answered for a long time - a theater and film actress, because I liked her beauty, the way she played.

5.What kind of pets did you have?

Dog. But she was not mine, but my grandmother’s, we lived with her. The dog's name was Martha, a very smart and kind mongrel. She was much older than me, and when the time came for her to die, and she was 16 years old (I was 7 at the time), she left home so as not to upset us, and a day later dad found her dead in the neighboring yard.

6. How is your childhood different from the childhood of your children?

We were more independent, we could cook our own food, wash the dishes, we communicated more with our peers while walking in the yard, rather than sitting in front of gadgets at home, and we valued more the things and gifts that our parents gave us.-

7.Was it easy for you to make friends?

Well, it was easy to make friends. Because, in principle, we spent a lot of time on the street in the company of guys and everyone in the company knew someone. And introduced him to the rest of the guys.-

8.What was your favorite lesson at school? Why?

My favorite lesson was chemistry (I was very surprised) because we did a lot of experiments and experiments.

9.What quality do you value in people? Which ones don't?

I value kindness, honesty and punctuality. Because these qualities are priorities in my assessment of a person.

10.What is your personal achievement in life?

I graduated from music school, and played for the school volleyball team. I also learned to drive a car.-

11.Where would you like to go?

I would really like to go to Prague and Mexico. To Prague - see the architecture, walk the streets. And to Mexico - because it is somehow distant, unusual, like another world and culture.-

12.What is happiness for you?

Peace of mind, healthy children and close person near.

Mom answered calmly.

13.How do you spend your free time?

I don’t have one, but I like to walk and sometimes go to the theaters.-

14.Try to characterize yourself.

I am punctual, kind, smart and cheerful.

Mom answered with a smile.

This is how the conversation between me and my mother went. I learned quite a lot of new things about my mother and am very pleased that they give us such interesting essays.

Glinskaya Lisa. Interview with mom

The conversation with mom takes place in the kitchen after dinner. The interlocutor's mood is relaxed.

What was your favorite book as a child?

Mother. Mark Twain "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer."

What did you want to become as a child?

Mom (thinking). I became a dentist because I wanted to help people.

How is your childhood different from your children’s?

Mom (concentrating). To many. Today's children have more opportunities to express themselves. We were all the same.

Tell us about your childhood dream. Did it come true?

Mother. As a child, I dreamed that when I grew up, I would create a medicine that would make my grandmother live forever. Unfortunately, the dream did not come true.

Who was your idol (ideal) as a child?

Mom (without pause). There was no idol.

What achievement do you consider the most important thing in your life?

Mom (smiling). These are my beloved children, family.

What qualities do you value in people and which are unacceptable?

Mother. I value: decency, honesty, openness. I don’t like: anger, deceit, selfishness.

What is happiness for you?

Mother. Happiness is a state of mind when you feel very good, joyful and carefree. When the whole family is together.

How do you spend your free time?

Mother. With family, walking, traveling...

What clubs did you go to?

Mother. To many: English language, gymnastics, in the youth club, soft toy, badminton, cutting and sewing.

Describe yourself (5 adjectives).

Mother. Responsive, kind, fair, stubborn, not patient.

Favorite lesson?

Mother. Physics because the teacher knew how to captivate me with his subject.

In a conversation with my mother, I learned a lot of interesting and useful things.

Glushchenko Vitalina. Interview with mom

My interview with my mother:

Favorite childhood book?

- "Jane Eyre" - Charlotte Bronter. Romance.

Teacher.

Childhood idol?

Mom became thoughtful... - Nikolai Eremenko.

Childhood dream?

Have a son and daughter.

How do you spend your free time?

I go in for sports at a fitness club.

What is happiness for you?

Peace, health for me and my children, financial well-being.

Which music you prefer?

Instrumental

How is your childhood different from ours?

Children went outside more often and moved more.

what are you interested in? (Art, sports, politics, history..)

What is your most important achievement in life?

What qualities do you value in people?

Devotion

Would you like to become famous throughout the world? How?

Greshneva Masha. Interview with mom

One day my mother and I were sitting in the kitchen and drinking tea. They sat in deathly silence. I got bored and so I started asking my mother about her childhood.

My first question was this:

- “What school did you go to, mom?” Mom answered me with a smile:

- “Until the fourth grade, I studied at school No. 226, and then I moved to another school No...., to the sports class.” Without thinking twice, I asked the following question:

- “What sports did you do?” Mom responded very quickly to my question:

- “I was swimming. I went to the pool."

- “On what days did you go to the pool?” - I asked mockingly.

- “I went there every day. Trainings were in the morning and evening.”

- "Wow!" I said in admiration.

My next question was:

- “Did you go to any camps?”

- “Of course, I traveled a lot. I remember that the camp was in Chisinau four times. It was a sports camp. Once we were taken on an excursion to Odessa, taken to relax and swim on the Dniester and to apple plantations - to refresh ourselves with vitamins, and at the same time to pick apples.”

- “Have you had any awards?”

- “Yes, there were, I have medals for city competitions and for all-Russian ones.”

- “How many medals do you have for first place?”

Mom stared at one point and thought about my question. After a minute of thought, my mother told me the result:

I thought to myself that I should move away from this topic and ask other questions. The first question was:

- “What fears did you have as a child?” - I asked with a serious face.

“As a child, I had a very funny story, after which I am afraid of cows,” my mother said in a cheerful voice.

“Please tell me this story,” I asked.

“Once, when I was three or four years old, I went to camp with my mother. One sunny day, a herd of cows ran into the camp. All the detachments rushed to drive them out. And so I and a few guys come out of the dining room, and this herd is rushing towards us along the road and neither they nor we have anywhere to turn. At first we ran from them along the road and, thank God, managed to climb a pine tree. It was from that moment that I was afraid of cows.”

Mom and I laughed at this story for several minutes.

The tea had already been drunk, and my mother and I talked for a long time about her childhood and

Dokicheva Alisa. Interview with brother

Our interview takes place on the street, my brother and I are sitting on a park bench. It is very beautiful here, golden leaves, a small pond and a very beautiful sky.

Let's start our interview:

Journalist: Denis, what was your favorite book as a child?

Denis (went through all the books he knows): I didn’t have a favorite book as a child, because... there was no time for free reading, but what we read on school curriculum I didn't like it. But in 9th grade we were assigned to read Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov’s novel “The Master and Margarita”; since then this novel has become my favorite.

J: What would you like to become as a child?

D: (answered without hesitation): As a child, I dreamed of becoming a builder.

J: Why a builder?

D: Because I was good at building houses from Lego and so it seemed to me that it would be easy.

J: How is your childhood different from your sister’s?

D: in my childhood it was less computer games and technology. I spent more time outside playing with friends.

J: Tell me about your childhood dream?

D: (after thinking for a very long time, he answered): Unfortunately, I cannot remember a single childhood dream of mine.

J: Who was your idol as a child?

D: (smiled sarcastically and said): Andrey Gubin. As a child, I asked my mother to buy me a cassette with his songs.

J: What achievements do you consider the most important in your life?

D: I graduated from a film studio.

Zh: What qualities do you value and what are not acceptable in people?

D: I appreciate kindness, I do not accept envy.

Zh: Why exactly these qualities?

D: I go through life with these qualities.

J: What is happiness for you?

D: (without thinking) The health of loved ones.

J: How do you like to spend your free time?

D: I'm lying on the couch, eating chips, watching TV with my sister.

Zh: What extreme things did you do as a child?

D: When I was 6 years old I was walking on thin pipes through ditches. These are indescribable sensations.

F: One amazing fact about you?

D: I'm very lazy, but I'm responsible.

J: Which one is the best? interesting lesson did you have as a child?

D: Physics.

J: Did you keep a personal diary as a child?

D: (laughed and answered): Of course not.

J: Favorite toy as a child?

D: My favorite toys were a soft Hedgehog and a police car. My mother gave me a car when I was 5 years old, since then it has become my favorite toy, and so far my favorite younger sister after 6 years it hasn’t broken it for me.

J: What is your favorite fruit?

D: My sister and I love bananas.

I found out that I broke my brother's car, I'll go apologize...

Kasatkin Misha. Interview with mom and dad

I am sitting in my room, my mother is sitting opposite me. It was to her that I decided to ask these questions. I started by talking about childhood.

What was your favorite book as a child?

I really loved to read, until I was 13, my favorite books were, oddly enough, fairy tales - different nations world, copyrighted and not. Then adventure novels were my favorites. The most memorable ones were “The Odyssey of Captain Blood”, “The White Jaguar Leader of the Arawaks”, etc.

What did you want to become as a child?

Artist; I loved to draw and I was good at it.

How was your childhood different from mine?

In my childhood there was more live communication, and in your childhood there are more opportunities and technologies.

Mom called me by shouting from the balcony, and not by calling me on her mobile phone. I wrote paper letters, not text messages. And my best friends were in the yard, not online. I didn't play network games and Cossacks-robbers also play hide and seek. My childhood was better.

Dad, what is your biggest childhood dream, did it come true?

As a child, I dreamed of many things. For example, I dreamed of becoming a football player, but the dream did not come true. But I fulfilled my dream of visiting Disneyland this year by being there with you.

Did you have an idol as a child?

No, I liked many people, but I didn’t have an idol.

What is your main achievement in life?

Starting a family, having a son, I hope this list will be expanded

What qualities do you value in people and what qualities do you not accept?

I value honesty and a sense of humor, but I despise lies and hypocrisy.

How do you like to spend your free time?

I like to walk around the city, go to the cinema, go to the country. The main thing is not to sit at home.

Where would you like to live?

If it’s a city, it’s Moscow, and if it’s nature, then it’s the island of La Gomera, part of the Canary archipelago.

Lastly, what is the most surprising fact about you?

When I get nervous, I start to yawn.

Kochkareva Liza. Interview with mom

At school we were given homework to interview our relatives. I liked this assignment because I learned that my mother was like me as a child. So let's move on to the interview.

My first question to mom:

What was your favorite book as a child?

IN school years I have read a lot of books. I was reading A. Dumas and The Three Musketeers. There were many favorite books, but I often re-read “Angelica” and “Consuelo”. I've always liked stories strong people and adventures. Every time I read, I thought of what I would write if I were the author.

Mom, this is a family thing for us.

I ask the second question:

What did you want to become as a child?

As a child, I dreamed of becoming a writer. I didn’t even write a single fairy tale, but as I grew up I realized that it was very naive and childish. I have never changed my thoughts about work. Now I work as an economist, I understand that I really like it, but the dream remains.

As I already said, I don’t always agree with the author and that’s why I want, like my mother did in childhood, to become a writer.

My question number three asks my mom who her idol was as a child.

There was always music playing in my house. Therefore, my idols were singers: Alla Pugacheva and Valery Leontievich. I always loved to sing along to them while dancing.

I love it too and I can’t help but sing along even when I don’t know the words; as a rule, nothing worthwhile comes out.

The fourth question, what were your favorite lessons, interested me so much that I couldn’t wait to get an answer.

I have always loved mathematics, literature, history and chemistry. I knew that mathematics would be useful to me in life. In history, I liked learning how people lived before us, how they gradually changed caves to high-rise buildings, and how society was formed. In literature, I liked reading works famous writers and memorize poetry. I still remember by heart the tale of the “dead princess and the seven heroes.”

Name seven adjectives that describe you.

Balanced, calm, friendly and... and what else am I?

I would say that you are patient compared to me. Sometimes hot-tempered, sometimes harmful, but easy-going.

By the way, I’m not vindictive yet,” my mother recalled.

Well, that's how you look

The interview ended on this happy note.

And now a few words about what I think. I find that interviewing your relatives is very interesting and you can learn a lot of new things. But the most amazing thing is that the more I asked my mother, the more I realized how similar I was to her.

Thank you for this feeling!

Maureen Seva. Interview with mom

In the evening, I sat with my mother in the room in a pleasant, quiet environment. Mom had good mood, she happily gave me an interview.

What was your favorite book as a child?

Mom (remembering) replied: “As a child, I really liked the book “The Wizard of Oz.”

What did you want to become as a child?

Mom (smiling) said: “I dreamed of becoming a tiger trainer.”

How is your childhood different from children today:

Mom (smirking) said: “As children, we played more on the street and watched very little TV.”

Who was your idol as a child?

Mom (smiling) said: “I didn’t have an idol when I was a child.

What is happiness for you?

Mom (smiling) said: “World peace.”

How do you like to spend your free time?

Mom (smiling) said: “I like to walk around the city, visit exhibitions, museums and theaters.”

Did you have a favorite toy?

Mom (smiling) said: “As a child, my favorite toy was the Slastyona bear.

Did you have problems with friendships as a child?

Mom (smiling) said: “I had many friends as a child.”

What was your favorite lesson as a child?

Mom (smiling) said: “I always enjoyed going to physical education class.”

Did you have any pets?

Mom (smiling) said: “I had mice and fish.”

Nedobezhkina Ksenia. Interview with mom

In the evening, despite being busy with household chores, we specially found time for this interview. Relatives were chattering around, looking curiously at the recorder and notepad. We sat down next to each other and began:

1) What was your favorite book as a child?

Mom (said without thinking): My favorite book as a child was The Little Mermaid, by Hans Christian Anderson. I loved this touching and sad story of sacrificial love. And the illustrations were simply beautiful.

2) What did you want to become as a child?

Mom (said without hesitation): I wanted to become a doctor as a child, always only a doctor, because my mother was a doctor and I wanted to be like her. And it always seemed that this was a very noble and intelligent work.

3) How is your childhood different from your child’s childhood?

Mom (answered thoughtfully): I grew up with my grandmother in Not big city, in a one-story house, my mother studied in another city. Our childhood is distinguished by its quality of life and toys. You live in a big city, in apartment building, with excellent playgrounds in every yard. Your generation has more toys, books, access to information, and the Internet. But we had more street games, for example, rubber band, jump rope, traffic lights, “the sea is agitated once...”, “Cossacks-robbers”. We built headquarters in trees, staged entire performances with dolls and spillikins, and rehearsed concerts for adults with the neighbor’s kids. Everything is the same as you, only there were no gadgets - and we did not surf the Internet and electronic games and books. This simply did not happen.

4) Tell us about your childhood dream, did it come true?

Mom (thought): To be honest, I don’t remember childhood dreams. I only remember these practical desires - who I want to become. This is how we were raised. When I was born, there was still communism, then, in principle, they aimed at something from childhood, taught me to think more rationally. No, there were “I want” and “I dream” too. We dreamed of becoming pilots, educators, teachers, doctors. What can you dream about? We didn't have Disney or Disneyland. Our parents took us regularly to the sea, but not abroad. We didn’t even want to go abroad; we didn’t even know what it was. And they didn’t believe in its existence. Now it seems to me that I had dreams and fantasies - I want a gold dress, glass slippers...

5) Who was your idol as a child?

Mom (thoughtful): I practically had no idols. My friends fell in love with singers and actors. I didn't have that. The person I wanted to be like and look up to was my mother. Because I didn’t have more authoritative and respected people.

6) What achievement do you consider the most important in your life?

Mom: Well, for now I’m proud to be raising two children and helping my mother. Every fool can give birth, but not every person can raise a child well. I have not yet had such an achievement that will be the most important in my life. I'm still growing. There will be achievements ahead of me that I will be especially proud of.

7) What qualities do you value in people and what do you not?

Mom: Probably there are no qualities that can not be appreciated...

3. Kindness

4. Honesty

It is very difficult to communicate with stupid people. A stupid person may have read all the books in the world and still remain stupid. Clever man- smart, with a moving mind.

I love people with a sense of humor. They are very viable and it is always interesting and easy to work with them.

But to be smart, with a sense of humor and at the same time angry is ugly, pathetic. Intelligence and humor must necessarily be embellished and softened by kindness.

A negative qualities I think stupidity, bitterness, anger, arrogance.

8) What is happiness for you?

Mom: As they said in one wonderful movie: “Happiness is when you are understood.”

Happiness is known through comparison. When I watch the news on TV, I understand that happiness is when there is no war where you live, your relatives have a roof over their heads, food, clothing, education, health care... My loved ones have everything they need - this is happiness.

9) Was it easy for you to make friends as a child?

Mom (said immediately, without hesitation): Yes. And now too. Because I am sociable and have a sense of humor.

10) Try to characterize yourself.

Mom: It’s very difficult to describe yourself. One of best qualities I think modesty...

I am sociable, kind, intelligent. This is how I present my characterization.

11) What question are you always ready to answer, but you are never asked?

Mom (smiled):

I keep waiting for someone to ask me, “How much money do you need – a million or two?” or “Where should you put the money machine – in this corner or that corner?”

12) What was the most interesting lesson you had at school?

Mom: Biology. Later chemistry, history and literature. Biology and chemistry - because of that. That they are close to medicine. I was interested in what this world and man consist of.

13) What were you afraid of as a child?

Mom: Darkness and spiders. I'm still afraid of spiders. IN adolescence I was afraid of the clown living under the bed. But he left me at 18. With the help of a psychoanalyst. It was an interesting neighborhood

14) Did you have a best friend:?

Mom: S kindergarten I had three girlfriends. Katya, Luda, Tanya. I still correspond with Tanya on Odnoklassniki. When I started studying in high school, I made my closest friend - our Aunt Kotek. We have been friends for over twenty years.

15) Did you have a favorite toy, if so, what?

Mom: I don’t know if I had a favorite toy. There were two dolls - a boy Kostya and a girl Lilya. And the dog Pif. A! And the German baby doll Dimka with real eyelashes! It was left to me from my aunt.

Pletneva Vika. Interview with dad

We are now sitting with dad in the kitchen and I asked him

How about I ask you for an interview?

Dad answered with pleasure

Let's try

What was your favorite book as a child?

Dad: (thought) Pinocchio

And why Buratino?

Dad: an educational children's book

What did you want to become as a child (6,12 years old)?

Dad: at the age of 6 I wanted to become an astronaut, and already at the age of 12 I wanted to go serve in the Airborne Forces.

Dad: free access to a computer.

Tell us about your childhood (youth) dream? Did it come true?

Dad: for the brain to work at 100%, no, it didn’t come true.

Who was your idol(s) as a child?

Dad: (thought for a long time), my father.

What achievement do you consider the most important?

Dad: my children

What qualities do you value in people? Which ones are not acceptable? And why?
Dad: kindness, responsiveness, honesty. Selfishness, anger, selfishness.

I can not explain

What is happiness for you?

Dad: Calmness, understanding, love in the family.

Did you have a favorite toy as a child?

Dad: railroad.

What did you do as a child?

Dad: karting, classic wrestling, aircraft modeling, theater studio.

Did you find it easy to make friends?

Did you do anything extreme as a child?

Dad: yes, I climbed trees

Did you have animals?

Dad: yes, hamsters, rats and cats

Did you fight with your parents as a teenager?

Pustovalov Mitya. Interview with mom

Mom and I sat at the kitchen table after dinner, drank tea and talked. I decided that this was the best time for an interview. I interviewed my wonderful mother, Elena Nikolaevna Pustovalova.

What book did you love as a child?

- “Stories about animals.” This book was written by E. Seton-Thompson. After reading this book, I learned more about the life of wild animals. And I began to love them more.

What would you like to become as a child?

Mom. I played mother-daughter almost all the time as a child. And I really wanted to become good, caring, loving mother. Which is exactly what I did.

Tell us about your childhood dream?

Probably, in my childhood, like everyone else, I dreamed of something. I think, like everyone else, I dreamed of a prince on a white horse. But, unfortunately, I don’t remember my most cherished childhood dream.

Who was your idol as a child?

Mother. I loved and love my mother very much, and as a child I wanted to be like her: after all, she had three children: me and my two brothers. I wanted to bake pancakes, cook, clean, give orders and be a loving mother just like she did.

What qualities do you value in people?

Kindness and honesty. After all, it’s easy to go through life with such people.

What is happiness for you?

When my loved ones are next to me, they are all together next to each other. Then my mood lifts. I always experience grief, sadness, and joy of my loved ones. After all, I love my family.

Name five adjectives that describe you?

You will describe me. You look from the outside and see more than I do.

And I began to describe: “My mother is very good, kind, beautiful, caring and, for me personally, the best in the world. I love her very much".

Has your life been a success?

Yes. I think that the first part of my life was a success. But there’s also a lot ahead, because I’m still young and it’s too early to sum it up.

How is your childhood different from the childhood of your children?

Time. A lot of time has passed since I was born. Technology, power, life have changed. If we wanted to chat with friends, we went out and met. And for my children it’s enough to make a phone call or just go online. That's how times have changed.

I learned a lot about my mother. And to this I became even more convinced of how much she loves me.

Railyan Danya. Interview with mom

Me: What is your favorite book?

Mother. "Scarecrow".

ME: Why?

Mom: - Because this book teaches courage, honesty and justice.

I'm fine.

What did you want to become as a child?

Mother. Teacher.

ME: Why?

Mother. Because I love passing on knowledge to others.

Me: Tell me about your dream?

Mom: - Learn to fly.

Me: Did it come true?

Mother. In a dream.

ME: Who was your idol as a child?

Mother. I didn't have an idol!!!

Me: What was the most important achievement?

Mother. To give birth to you and Katarina.

Me: What qualities do you value in people?

Mother. Honesty, kindness, generosity and reliability.

Me: Which ones are unpleasant to you?

Mother. Deceit, selfishness, anger, greed and inconstancy.

Me: What is happiness for you?

Mother. Health and well-being of my family and friends.

Me: What kind of animals did you have?

Mother. Dogs Dina and Dana, parrot Chica.

Saygusheva Nastya. Interview with dad

1.Did you have pets as a child?

My small homeland is a small Kuban village in the foothills of the Caucasus. Therefore, in our household there were such animals: chickens, ducks, turkeys, pigs, sheep. But my favorite animal, of course, was a dog named Khalzar - true friend, a smart shepherd and a reliable watchman.

2.What were your responsibilities as a child?

My responsibilities included helping my parents as best I could: sweeping and washing the floors in the house, bringing firewood and lighting the stove, feeding the animals and taking care of my younger brother.

3.What is your favorite toy?

For a long time, my favorite toy was a large truck crane that looked a lot like a real car and could lift loads.

4.What were you afraid of?

As a child I was afraid of snakes. One day I was very scared when a large snake crawled out of the thickets of the vineyard and lay down to bask in the sun near the porch of our house.

5. Do you remember your first call?

The first call is one of the most wonderful and exciting days in every person’s life. Therefore, such holidays are remembered by every person for the rest of their lives with the smallest details.

6.Do you remember your teachers?

I remember all my teachers and treat them with great gratitude and respect. But, unfortunately, we get to see them very rarely due to the fact that we live in different cities.

7.What is your favorite school subject?

At school I liked the exact sciences - physics, mathematics.

8.How was your last call?

Holiday last call Our school was traditionally fun and interesting, and in the morning we all celebrated the dawn together.

9.At what age did you start working?

IN student years, on time summer holidays I worked as a machine operator at a furniture factory, and as a builder in the construction and installation department. To main labor activity joined after serving in the ranks Soviet army and graduation from the Radio Engineering Institute.

10.Do you have best friend?

My best friend is my former classmate Alexey, who now lives with his family in Nizhny Novgorod. He is a kind, sensitive and sympathetic person. We rarely see him, but we do not lose our friendship.

11.What was your dream as a child? Have you achieved it?

Since childhood, I dreamed of becoming a military pilot. To fulfill my dream, I played sports intensively and did well at school. But, unfortunately, the flight medical commission did not allow me to take the entrance exams to a higher flight school. Since I had been interested in radio engineering since childhood, I entered the Radio Engineering Institute, which I graduated with honors.

12.Where and who did you work for?

I started working as a software engineer, then as an electronics engineer at a large aircraft factory. Currently working in service center for repair of radio measuring instruments.

Salamatina Anya. Interview with mom

Mom was lying and watching TV in the bedroom. I approached and asked her a few questions:

Anya: “What is your favorite childhood book?”

Mom (thinking, but not for long) – “young guard”

Anya “What did you want to become as a child?”

Mom (with a smile) - Astronaut

Anya “What would you like to become today?”

Mom (with an embarrassed smile) – “Cosmonaut”

Anya “How is my childhood different from the childhood of, for example, your daughter and son?”

Mom (slightly frowning) “My childhood was more eventful because you have computers”

Anya “Tell me about your childhood dream?”

Mom (with a long pause) “Get an award, first place in handball.”

Anya “Did it come true?”

Mom (calm face) “Partly yes.”

Anya “Who was your childhood idol?”

Mom (in a calm tone) “There were no such people. I didn’t imitate anyone and didn’t strive to be like anyone. You need to have your own personality, and not copy other people...”

Anya “What achievement do you consider the most important in your life?”

Mom (raising her eyebrows) “Raised smart and decent children”

Anya “What qualities do you value in people? Which ones do you especially not accept?”

Mom (thinking for a long time) “I value truth in people. Because you can trust them. But of course I don’t accept lies.”

Anya “What is your idea of ​​happiness?”

Mom (calmly) “Calm in the family”

What is your dream for today?

Mom (without emotion) “So that everyone is healthy”

Anya “Has there been such a thing with you, after which you wanted to apologize to someone?”

Mom (smiling embarrassedly, but then changing her face a little) “When I was little, I took one ruble from my mother - your grandmother and bought ice cream with it... I was very ashamed later. I went and apologized."

Salamatina Anna. Interview with cousin

What is your favorite childhood book?

R.V.S. - this book is about the war.

What did you want to become as a child?

As a child, I wanted to become a Teacher. Because I thought it was interesting and that it was communication with children.

Who would you like to become today?

Hotel manager.

How is my childhood different from that of your sister, for example?

Compared to this childhood - modern children, I spent more time on the street. I didn’t spend much time on the computer, I read a lot and went to the country every weekend.

What was your childhood dream?

In general, I wanted to build a house for homeless animals and gather them all there. But I understood that it would take a lot of money to support them.

Has your dream come true?

Who was your childhood idol?

Haha. Or maybe not a living person?

Well, then Sailor Moon. This is a girl from a cartoon.

What achievement do you consider the most important in your life?

Self-sufficiency.

What qualities do you value in other People?

Tactfulness, sincerity, understanding.

Which ones do you especially not accept?

Duplicity and meanness.

What do you value about yourself?

Kindness. Ready to help at any moment.

What is your idea of ​​happiness?

Happiness is... loving and caring for someone. About him - the person you love.

Sverdlova Sonya. Interview with mom

I used to think that I knew everything about my mother. But one fine evening I decided to ask my mother interesting questions and find out more about her, namely about her childhood and idea of ​​​​life. And I cheerfully announced to her: - Today, mommy, I will interview you!

Mother. Fine!

Me: What is your favorite childhood book?

Mom smiling. My favorite book childhood story by the wonderful writer Nikolai Nosov "Mishkina porridge". I remember when I read this story, I laughed so much and couldn’t stop that I remembered it for the rest of my life!

Me: What did you want to become as a child?

Mother. In fact, I had many desires, the first one was that I wanted to become an athlete, because I was involved in sports and I wanted to achieve great results and become an Olympic champion. Then, of course, by high school, this desire waned for me, because other interests appeared. Then I really liked cutting my friends’ hair and it seemed to me that I would make an excellent hairdresser.

Me: How is your childhood different from mine?

Mom (thinking). I don't think there are any big changes. Most likely, my child has more opportunities due to the fact that new technologies have now been introduced into life, such as the Internet, television. Previously, we only had a radio and a TV (and that black and white one) from which we got any news. My child's childhood is busier. Previously, we somehow managed to study, play and play sports at school. And now I understand that my child is sorely short of time.

Me: Tell me about your most cherished childhood dream.

Mother. When I was little I really wanted to have a small dog. My mother categorically did not allow me to do this. One fine day, my upstairs neighbor, who had a dog named Nadya, gave birth to puppies. She came to us and said: “Would you like to adopt a puppy?” But mom naturally said: “No!” But when we went to look at the puppies, a small, fluffy, red puppy caught our attention and I persuaded my mother to take him. This is how I got a dog - my dream.

ME: Who was your idol as a child?

Mother. As a child, my ideals were actors and actresses. I really liked the actress Irina Alferova (who played Constance in the film “The Three Musketeers”) and I really wanted to be like her.

Me: What achievement do you consider the most important in your life?

Mother. Of course, my main achievement is what I have wonderful family, good child. I consider this the most important thing in my life because family is everything to me!

Me: What qualities do you value in people, and what qualities do you value? On the contrary, don’t you accept it?

Mother. I love positive people because I myself am a positive person and I don’t like it when someone around me is depressed. I really like people with a sense of humor, it’s simple and easy to talk to them, they will understand you perfectly. And the quality that I do not accept is hypocrisy, because I myself am a straightforward person.

ME: Thank you for the interview.

Thanks to the interview, I realized that my mother and I have similar interests and that’s why we are interested in each other.

Semenenkov Dima. Interview with Papo th

As soon as I heard the assignment, I thought: “Who will I interview?” After thinking a little, I firmly decided that I would ask my dad! But I still couldn’t find the time to talk. Over the weekend, my brother and I visited my grandmother, since my parents had a lot to do, and Monday and Tuesday evenings were busy for me sports sections. And then Wednesday evening came. Dad, coming home from work, sat down in his favorite chair, and I sat on the sofa. The silence did not last long. I asked the first question and immersed myself in attentive listening.

The question sounded like this:

Dad, did you have a favorite book when you were 11-12 years old, and why this one?
And the father began to list:

- “White Fang”, “Robin Hood”, “Kalevala”, “Jonathan Livingston Seagull” Well, each in its own way, “White Fang” while reading you can understand what the wolf feels, I liked “Robin Hood” because of its noble the actions he committed, taking money from the rich, fought for justice.

Is there anyone you wanted to be when you were 6-7 years old? And explain why.

Astronaut! I saw it on TV and I also wanted to explore the universe.

Dad, can you tell me how your childhood differs from ours, and how much it differs?

Strongly. To communicate, you had to get up from the sofa, go to the next door, get up, ring the bell and invite Misha for a walk! Or call by phone and agree to meet, for example, on the football field. We didn't have it then cell phone and the Internet, we went and communicated directly!

Did you have a dream in childhood, if so, what was it and did it come true?
-I had many desires. Some came true, and some didn’t. So I wanted a car, I have one, I wanted a motorcycle, but I don’t have one. Many dreams came true, but not all when I dreamed about them.

Dad, did you have an idol? Who is this?

Probably Viktor Tsoi.

Why exactly him?

He was very popular and I liked rock! I liked the meaning of his songs.

What about an achievement that you were very happy about at the age of 12-14?

For example, at one time I was very proud that in Zerkalny I participated in a competition among senior squads, and on stage received a medal for 2nd place!

Sivakova Anya. Interview with mom

My mother and I sat down to drink tea. She was surprised at first, and then became interested. Mom was a little tired because I asked questions in the evening after work.
I asked my mother a question: “What is your favorite childhood book?” Mom answered without hesitation, “Cinderella.” But when I asked why, my mother struggled to answer. But then my mother said: because she wanted to become a princess as a child. Mom wanted to become a princess because they dressed beautifully. Mom tried to sew dresses for herself for this purpose, but of course, she didn’t always succeed.

Then my mother was surprised when I asked her the question “how is your childhood different from the childhood of your children?” But my mother still answered. Because before they were more sociable than now we are on the Internet, and before children walked and had fun on the street.

Tell us about your childhood dream? Mom thought for a long time, but then she remembered that she dreamed of becoming an astronaut. But it did not come true.

I was surprised that Boyarsky was my mother’s idol in her childhood. Because my grandfather really loved listening to him and my grandmother had a lot of vinyl records at home and my mother and sister loved listening to them.

To the question, “What achievement do you consider the most important in your life?” Mom answered like all the family and children.

What qualities do you value in people?" My mother answered the same as I did: kindness and honesty. And she does not accept lies. For my mother, happiness is our family. Because family is the brightest and kindest thing in the world.

How do you spend your free time most? My mother and I go to the water park and to the cinema.

Mom really liked the question, “What has she wanted to do since childhood?” Mom wanted to fly into space. But nothing worked out for her.

What do you do with your family?" It was easy for Mom to answer, because I wrote an essay on this topic with my mother. The whole family goes to pick mushrooms, to the lake and read books together.

I learned a lot about my mother. And I was left impressed.

Skaskevich Ulyana. Interview with mom

Mom and I are sitting in the kitchen and drinking tea. Mom is in a good mood, and I start asking questions.

What is your favorite book?

Mom: “First-Grader” by Evgeny Schwartz.

Mom: because it talks about children, friendship, mutual understanding

What did you want to become as a child?

Mom: flight attendant

Mom: because flight attendants are always beautiful and look good.

How is your childhood different from that of your children?

Mom: the height is right.

Tell us about your childhood dream.

Mom: I wanted to have big house, three children and two dogs.

Did it come true?

Mom: almost: I have three children instead houses - apartment, no dogs.

What are you most afraid of?

Mom: death

What kind of pets did you have?

Mom: I had two dogs, a parrot and cats.

What quality do you value in people?

Mom: Honesty, patience and self-control

What is happiness for you?

Mom: every day you live with your loved ones, with all its joys and sorrows.

I learned a lot about my mother thanks to this conversation.

All respondents were asked the same question: “What is the meaning of human life?”

(00.08) It is believed that this is one of the most important significant issues for a person. And it is interesting because they tried to answer it at many historical stages, over many generations.

(00.25) We, the youth, have now been imposed some kind of false idea about the so-called universal human values. Translated into Russian, universal human values ​​sound something like this; they are promoted to us from the screens of American films, these values. What is their meaning? - Go fill your belly! Go fill your pockets! And have sex! From the point of view of a Russian person, this is a dream of mortal sins. These universal human values ​​are just the bottom, the swamp, into which you can fall and be lost.

(01.04) If only I knew. There is no single answer. There is no single answer because everyone is different.

(01.21) A serious and big question, which, I think, should rather not be asked by a person, but rather should be asked by a person in relation to life. When life asks a person, how can you justify your existence? Why did you come into this world? What can you realize from what you are? How can you use all the potential that you have?

(01.48) Human existence is constantly in the process of development, constantly in some kind of systems of change. That is why, probably, it cannot be said that there is a meaning, and that is what it is. Rather, it is about looking for it. And find it for yourself in each specific period of time.

(02.16) Viktor Frankl, who founded this meaning-oriented psychotherapy, he often said that when he gave reports in America, people came up to him. These were, perhaps, sometimes managers who did not have enough time, these managers, due to lack of time, said: “Mr. Professor, I don’t have time to listen to you, could you now briefly say what the meaning of life is, I can’t listen to the report ? “And I will give you an answer,” said Viktor Frankl, “if you answer me, what is the move in chess game is the most successful? And the answers were different. They said, “Depends on how the pieces are arranged, who the chess players are,” etc. And to the same extent, each person is unique, he meets once.

(03.40) If you suddenly managed to live your entire life from beginning to end in an absolutely clichéd way and according to schemes, then your life would be meaningless.

(03.52) Maybe I’ll say something a little unusual. But the meaning of life is objective, without any feelings, desires and human desires. The meaning of human life is death. We will die, and no one has ever escaped death, so the meaning of every person’s life is death. This means preparation for death. In short, this is what it sounds like.

How to prepare for death?

Preparing for death is even more complex issue. Because to prepare for death you need to go through school, I would say even an institute, or maybe even an academy. Because the Holy Fathers say that Orthodoxy is the science of sciences, and the art of arts. We learn throughout our entire life until death. We do not finish our studies at school, at a technical school, at an institute. We study until our deathbeds. And these lessons, they pass with us every day, without stopping, and pass.

What is the meaning of human life?

(05.01) I believe that in order to realize my creative potential. Still, each of us creates our own world, our own inner world. These are my feelings of like, dislike, love, interest, like - don't like, according to my liking - not according to my liking. I create it. Everyone creates their own world. And of course, we create space around us, at home, in the country, in the world, in space. We create our own world, we realize our creative potential. And we become like the creator somehow.

(05.47) The meaning of life is that you must go through all these stages and make sure that your decisions are correct, that your actions are correct.

(05.59) To have time to love. To have time to become happy. There is little time. And you need to do everything in time, and there is so little of it. But we don’t know our own death.

(06.14) The meaning of life is, I think so, I believe in it, to meet and connect with God.

(06.29) The question of the meaning of life is divided into several questions. The meaning of life as such, as the result of my existence, the answer to which I can give when I no longer have any other opportunities, as they say, on my deathbed. And such intermediate questions about the meaning of life that I ask at every moment of my existence.

(06.54) The meaning of life is from life itself, in its continuation from a biological point of view. And there is no need to prove it or look for it. When a person lives, he does not need to look for the meaning of life. And indeed, when he loses some goal, when he sees his uselessness, he begins to think and look for the meaning of life, which has always existed for him regardless of his desire.

(07.29) Meaning always comes later, meaning is an attempt to understand. Meaning cannot be constructed in advance. We set goals in advance. The meaning is impossible. We look back at the life of a simple Moscow pediatrician, she herself, Lyudmila Vladimirovna, looks back at her life and asks the question: “So what? And what am I living for? The most important thing is this question. “And suddenly I understand - wow! There was something in this! There’s something in this, in what I lived!” And I’m looking into it! I don't have a clear answer. For example, if they say “Oh, that was wonderful!”, this is not about anything. Because everything was difficult. I can give this answer: “Wonderful!” The most important thing is that I understand that everything was more than I expected. And this is actually terribly interesting. This means there was meaning in my life.

What is the meaning of human life?

(08.28) Again, back to the Gospel. There the Lord gives an example of a parable about a crazy rich man who has accumulated enormous wealth for himself; it happens that he has a hungry year, but here it’s somehow strange. I sowed as usual, but 10 times more came up than usual. Who will not be touched in heart and rejoice in soul? He thinks, “Well, now, theoretically, I can go without sowing for 10 years.” Very good. The question now is where to put all this? He says: “And now I will tear down my storehouses and build new ones, and my soul will eat, drink, and be merry!” and the Lord answers: “Madman! This very night your soul will be taken from you!” What is the meaning of life? Be on time. What did you manage to do? What has this rich man done? I managed to think about the temporary, that now I will be happy.

(09.36) No matter how beautiful and wonderful life is, and full of all kinds of gifts, it still ends. And this end of life hangs over everyone like an ax. When we are young, the ax is far away. When we get older, the ax is closer. This is the fear of death, it somewhat poisons everything that we have accumulated, that we have collected, everything that we have done, especially the good that we have done. All this must disappear with us. And the meaning of life is to find this thread that will connect us to eternity. And eternity for me lies in the pain of man, in Christ.

(10.24) The most basic core subject in our lives is humility. Patience, humility, which make up love. Because God is love, and the closer we come to the divine nature, the more love we have. And you can approach it only through humility and patience. Accordingly, the more our teacher likes us, like in college, and we are given a higher grade.

(10.54) For me (10.56) are quite close and winding; I found meaning for myself in serving God and the Divine. It's short, but for me it's everything. I was born into a godless family, I never heard of God in my youth, but quickly enough these questions of the meaning of life began to occupy me, and I realized that if I did not find answers to this question within myself, life would be meaningless. Which means it’s worthless. That's how it happened, through the hippie movement, through music, through the counterculture, I came to Orthodox Church. And here I received all the answers to my questions quite satisfactorily.

(11.41) A person who has children, grandchildren, etc., he tries with all his might to convey his experience and interacts with them. He doesn’t like something there, he wants to pass on his baggage, rich and useful at the time he lived, to the extent that it is needed in our time. And as long as he has the opportunity to interact with his children and grandchildren, he does not have a problem with the meaning of life.

(12.19) Precisely sacrifice, if you like. Here is Father Vasily, our confessor, he served sacrificially. And he infected many spiritual people, maybe several thousand people, with this love and gift of his. And it’s not that I would like to repeat his path, we have a different path, but the basis is the same - love for one’s neighbor.

What is the meaning of human life?

(12.55) The meaning of life is to fulfill one's duties and satisfy God, because he created this whole system. And we are parts of this system, which is ultimately designed to satisfy this whole. And such an analogy is given to characterize, say, a hand or a finger. They interact perfectly in the body. But if you separate the finger from the body, it will become useless, it will not fulfill its duty, its duties.

(13.38) As for happiness, it naturally follows from the meaning of life. If a person has a high meaning in life, and in general there is a meaning in life, then the achievement of this meaning is the state of happiness when a person has achieved it.

And in this sense, I really like it, probably our wonderful Saint Seraphim of Sarov said it best on this topic. From the point of view of the modern man in the street, he was generally a beggar. He had nothing, just a homespun shirt. He himself cut down the hut in which he lived. For 3 years he ate a decoction of the herb, he kept a fast, he did not eat anything. But he was the happiest man on earth. And here is Seraphim of Sarov, because God’s grace flowed like a river to him from heaven, it even materialized. Sometimes in the evenings people saw a radiance coming from him. So Seraphim of Sarov expressed in three words the meaning of the life of an Orthodox Russian person, a Russian person in general. He said: "Acquiring the Holy Spirit."

That is, you have to live your life like this, and like this good deeds to acquire this holy spirit, to prepare the soul, to cleanse it. This. A person can take indefinitely. And what more people takes, the more he lacks. But he can only give to people what he has. He gave it, and that makes him happy. If people rewarded him for this, then that’s also very good. Therefore, I believe that the conversation about happiness is still far ahead for all of us. We have our own concept of good and evil. About sin and virtue. Of course, a person should do as much good as possible in life. And we must hurry to do this good, otherwise life is not so great. This is why we probably came here, to do good. Find love, neighbors, children, grandchildren, in general, prolong this life, bring benefit to both your homeland and your state. Then the person will truly be happy. For example, I consider myself happy man. I have a business that I have laid my life on. The fight for the sobering of our people.

It’s cool when an interview suddenly becomes so extensive that it can easily generate pages of content on a website. And all the words, as usual, are to the point and to the point. Thanks again to Armen Petrosyan for, and of course, part 3!

Most people try to attract attention to themselves: unconsciously, not out of malice. Maybe from a misunderstanding. This was all present for me too. When you start doing something online, you want people to pay attention to you.

In this way, a person tries to understand why he exists. But when you realize that you can attract attention by jumping out into the street naked and starting to scream. Yes, you attracted attention, but then you don’t do anything useful.

When you share meanings, they become opportunities for others to change...

About the meaning of life

In my understanding, the meaning of life comes down to receiving joy from what you do consciously. You look at what interests you, what brings you joy, and talk about it. And you gather around you people who are on your wavelength.

After all, when people gather around them people who are not on their wavelength, they need to be artificially restrained, cunning or deceived.

About travel

When I wrote what I wanted, I wrote that I was not interested in just going on a trip. I don’t go anywhere as a tourist at all. I don't like. One of my goals was, for example: if I came to London, I would have someone to talk to there. Not just for money, but so that there would be people there who would be interested in talking to me. Or I thought: “I want to be in good company, so that, on the one hand, I can see the territory and at the same time find new interesting communication.”

Through Facebook I found those with whom I went. It turned out to be amazing people. I still really enjoy communicating with them. And later, all four became the authors of “It’s Interesting to Live.”

And the year before last I flew to New York... I came alone. I went and looked. I realized that I didn’t really like it. I prefer to find people who live in the places I visit, who can show the city from the inside.

About change

You yourself must be the change you want to see around you. I always say that the success of any project depends on who does it.

For example, I don’t believe those doctors who claim that smoking is harmful if they themselves smoke. The same should be true here. If I read about or freelancing ( Yaroslav: I work on websites), or about travel, I would go to your page and find nothing about the fact that you are traveling; or you live differently than you try to teach others, I would not only not believe you, but I would also try not to go there again and not waste time on you.

Another question is that you can simply try to attract attention, try to inspire, try to motivate. And only history can motivate. The story must be honest. She may be beautiful, but this is show business again.

About expressing opinions

I don’t understand at all what the point is in expressing my opinion. You just need to tell the meaning that you yourself experienced in the hope that it may be useful to someone. Ask my opinion about Roza Rymbaeva. Who is interested in it, who needs it? It's a different question if I said, “I'm listening her and I remember my childhood, and I feel good!” Everything else is empty hot air.

Maybe I’m too primitive and can’t understand why I need to spend my limited time and attention on information that I won’t apply in my life.

About meanings and generated content

Sharing meanings is beneficial. You talk about what signal influenced you, where you received it and where another person can receive it. Tell us how you converted this signal into information and why; and how another person can transform it. Next, you show how you converted this information into action, how you acted, and how someone else can repeat your actions. And you tell him what changes your actions have led to, and how you evaluate them: Are you happy with them, or not happy.

It's like a collection of recipes. No one can get enough of having bought a recipe book and read it. He must buy food himself, cook something himself, eat properly - not get poisoned, not overeat. So, when you share, you tell the recipe.

As a conclusion

I have a huge request to ask. If you have time, sit down and write down ten ideas that you personally learned from what I said. For me, this is even more important than the interview that will result.

Ask yourself these questions before it’s too late.

Chantal Gerber is the co-founder of Want2Discover, a project dedicated to self-development.

You can close this article right now, pretend that you have never seen it, and continue to live as you lived. But when are you planning to challenge yourself to live a bigger, more meaningful, more fulfilling and meaningful life?

You see, many of us live on autopilot. We no longer direct the course of our lives, but become part of standard patterns and routines. And what’s most unpleasant is that we begin to become satisfied with this comfort, we stop pushing ourselves towards a more meaningful life. If you, too, feel like you're living on autopilot, then it's probably time to ask yourself some important questions—ones we often avoid because they can push us out of our comfort zone. But it's never too late to change the course of your life. And the questions from the list below are the first step to realizing what you should change and how to act differently. But be sure to answer honestly and don't be afraid of difficult, conflicting emotions - this is exactly what you need to push yourself to make much-needed changes.

1. Do you like the person you have become?
2. What will people say about you at your funeral?
3. What will you regret not doing in your life?
4. What is the wisest thought you have ever heard?
5. What have you learned from your personal bitter experience?
6. How often do your greatest anxieties and fears come true?
7. If you had a year to live, what would you try to achieve?
8. Do you serve money, or is money in your service?
9. Are you afraid to be yourself around other people? Why?
10. What are you grateful for?
11. Have you done anything recently that you are proud of?
12. Have you done something kind recently?
13. If you knew that you would die tomorrow, what questions would you ask yourself?
14. If your worst fears came true, would it matter five years later?
15. How would you describe yourself?
16. Do you take other people's advice?
17. Do you get offended quickly?
18. Do you consider yourself a pleasant person?
19. “What we receive ensures our existence. What we give creates our life” - What do these words of Winston Churchill mean to you?
20. Do you enrich the lives of others in some way?
21. Do you live a meaningful life?
22. What is a meaningful life?
23. Would you give your life to save the life of another person?
24. How much are you willing to sacrifice for people in poverty?
25. If you could live the same day over and over again, what would you choose to do that day?
26. Do you consider yourself an important person and worthy of affection and love?
27. What will make you feel more worthy? What should become different about you?
28. What upsets you most often?
29. Would you agree to work less (and do things you love) and earn less?
30. What brings you peace?
31. What is the main quality you look for in others?
32. What is your main dream?
33. What is your main fear?
34. How would the world be different if you had never been born?
35. What life lessons do you wish you knew ten years ago?
36. If you could tell your younger self one thing, what would it be?
37. If your life was a movie, what would it be called?
38. If your life was a movie, would you enjoy watching it?
39. What does success mean to you?
40. If you could become a different person, what kind of person would you become?
41. What was the best day of your life? Why do you think so?
42. What are you most looking forward to in life?
43. What bad habits would you like to give up?
44. Who is your authority and why?
45. Do you know your partner's love language?
46. ​​Do the people you love most know how much you love them?
47. Are you satisfied with the depth of your relationships with people?
48. What do you owe yourself?
49. Considering your current daily life, what do you hope to achieve in five years?
50. Do you often say “yes” when you really want to say “no”? Why?
51. What did you learn yesterday?
52. What do you like about yourself?
53. Would you call yourself a generous person?
54. When people talk to you, do you really listen?
55. What is the most important thing you need to change in your life this year?
56. How many hours a week do you spend on the Internet?
57. What are your most common negative thoughts? Is there any logic to them?
58. Do you think that it’s too late for you to take on some things? Why?
59. If you could become the most powerful person in the world, what would you change?
60. How much time do you spend with family and friends?
61. Where do you want to be in five years?
62. Do things that are not necessary complicate your life?
63. How could you simplify your life and focus on what matters most?
64. What causes you stress?
65. What makes your life easier?
66. How often do you share something without expecting to receive something in return?
67. What is the main challenge in your life?
68. What is the most important thing for you in life? Are you spending enough time on this?
69. If you could send a message to the world, what would you say in 30 seconds?
70. What do you not tell anyone about and really regret it?
71. When you're in last time tried something new?
72. Are you afraid to express your own opinion?
73. Do you often give in to the persuasion of others and then feel resentful and regretful?
74. Are you holding on to something that needs to be left behind?
75. How often do you allow your fears to keep you from taking action?
76. Do the people in your life help you be your best self?
77. How often do you get rid of others with excuses?
78. What mistake will you never make again?
79. What's worse: failing or not trying at all?
80. What helped your personal growth more - challenges and trials or pleasant and cozy moments in life?
81. If you could make sure that there were no more challenges or obstacles in your life, would you agree to it?
82. What stands between you and yourself main goal? Give a one word answer.
83. How often do you go to bed feeling angry or angry?
84. Is it wrong to steal to feed a hungry child?
85. If you paid more attention to the sad aspects of life, would you experience more internal conflicts?
86. If you learn from mistakes, why is it so bad to fail?
87. What in life could you pay more attention to?
88. Why do we think about other people most when they are not around?
89. What does it mean to get the most out of your life?
90. In what ways have you given up or given up?
91. How many people do you really love and what do you do for them?
92. Do you ask enough questions, or are you happy with what you already know?
93. What were you doing the last time you lost track of time?
94. Will you be happy if you no longer have to work?
95. If you could ask for one wish to be granted, what would it be?
96. What inspires you in life?
97. What is the thing you most can't live without?
98. What do you like to do over and over again?
99. When was the last time you laughed until your stomach hurt?
100. What is stopping you from living the life you want to live? Hopefully, after studying these questions, your brain is going crazy with all sorts of thoughts and ideas. This is exactly what you need! By taking the time and effort to answer these questions, you will almost certainly be able to find something in your life. greater depth. If we always avoided important questions that provoke us to life changes, nothing would change!

Yulia Vysotskaya gave for the first time after the accident frank interview about his life after the tragedy: “Not a single doctor can answer whether Masha is conscious”

On October 12, 2013, a tragedy occurred in the family of Andrei Konchalovsky and Yulia Vysotskaya. In the south of France, the car the director was driving was involved in an accident. As a result of the crash, their 14-year-old daughter Masha, who was not wearing a seat belt, received a serious head injury. The girl was urgently taken by helicopter to a hospital in Marseille, where they fought for her life for several months, placing her in a state of superficial coma.

Since then, the couple have not commented on what happened, occasionally making statements to stop media speculation and protect their daughter from unnecessary attention. In May 2014, a statement appeared on the 77-year-old director’s official Facebook page that “Masha is gradually but steadily emerging from severe trauma,” and a call to ignore other people’s speculations. In November of the same year, a video message appeared on the Internet, in which Yulia Vysotskaya thanked the public for their support. The 41-year-old actress decided to have a frank interview only now, talking about the condition of her daughter, husband and her own Tatler magazine.

According to Yulia, it is difficult to determine Masha’s current condition today:

Not a single doctor will answer whether she is conscious. The state of coma is ambiguous and progresses differently for everyone. There are times when she is with me, there are times when I don’t understand anything. It seems like something is happening that we are very happy about. We are waiting for a repeat, but there is none. But something else happens. Everything is going...slowly. We were told from the very beginning that the recovery would be very, very long. And this is endless work - both Masha’s and ours... It is difficult to understand whether there is light at the end of the tunnel. I am constantly working on myself to see it. And convince everyone that he exists. You should never broadcast despondency anywhere! Everything within a radius of five kilometers from the Machine room should be filled with the energy of creation.

Vysotskaya chose to remain silent about her daughter’s whereabouts:

Vysotskaya also admitted that she does not blame her husband, who was driving the car at the time of the accident, for the incident:

I have no right to answer for my husband, to judge his feelings of guilt. I think I'm much more open with him than he is with me. This is probably female nature - to define your condition in words, and it seems to become easier. His male personality is not like that. He is a closed person, even from himself. But he works a lot, crazy hard. He sleeps for three to four hours. One project after another. Three scenarios at the same time. He lectures endlessly to students. He has always been a workaholic. Today he is interested in cultural studies, people, Chekhov, and so on. If it weren't for work, it would, of course, be harder for him. Do I blame him? He is a unique person. I don't think his wisdom is acquired. He doesn't even a wise man, namely, that a wise soul. I hear and understand him well. He influences me a lot. If there was another man nearby, perhaps I would have behaved differently. There is no place here for meaningless reproaches and the search for guilt.

The actress told why she abruptly cut off contact with a large audience, ceasing to host social media, radiating positivity and a feeling of absolute happiness, and the hashtags #today is the best day of my life, #this doesn’t happen, #and this is all fun disappeared from her subscribers’ feed:

Then it sincerely seemed to me that a healthy, cheerful, normal family was good. I was ready to share this. She starred in relevant advertising - juice producers wanted a family aura. But now, I think, the topic of family is closed forever - regardless of the light at the end of the tunnel, which I still know exists,” Vysotskaya said. - There is no need to run Instagram. You don't have to tell me how good you feel. I missed the moment when I should have stopped giving joy. It was better to keep it. I lost the line between where I belong and where I don’t. Universal accessibility... In the media space it must be filtered. But for this you need to be a very experienced person. My experience came at a serious price.

Today, Vysotskaya’s social circle consists of only a few of her closest friends. With most of her former ones, by her own admission, she was never able to restore contact after the sad events. Vysotskaya saw Nikita Mikhalkov in a completely unexpected light. The director showed Special attention to the family tragedy and surrounded Masha’s parents with support and care.

I have never seen her and her brother treat children this way - they never cared about them. And now Nikita Sergeevich comes to Masha, sits down next to her bed, kisses her, tickles her with his mustache. He’s probably looking for some words for my husband, he just gives me a good hug.

Despite the fact that Vysotskaya’s life is divided into periods “before” and “after”, there is still a place for work, her own projects, restaurant business, Bikram yoga and a dog named Krug. Vysotskaya still wakes up at six in the morning, goes for a run and takes her son Petya to school. According to the actress, she had to draw a lot of conclusions, think carefully about how she behaved before and what she said to other people:

Everything that happened to me today seems to me to be fate’s answer to my phrases and actions. I constantly catch myself thinking: “I shouldn’t have said that, I shouldn’t have done that.” And also this famous Chekhov phrase: “You have to live...” Three years ago, Andrei Sergeevich asked the artists to say on camera what they thought about Chekhov, about their roles. There is a recording where for some reason I say in a trembling voice: “When I hear at the end of the play that I have to live, I think: I have to live.” There was no happier person than me at that moment. This is inexplicable. Or rather, this only means that... One of my close friends recently talked with an astronaut. And the astronaut told him that there was “definitely someone up there.” On the one hand, this is alarming. On the other hand, it gives hope. Need to live…