Photo: Anatoly Filatov Famous writer Alexander Pokrovsky seascape during a visit to the Primorsky Krai visited the naval complex "Star", which is part of the Far Eastern Center of Shipbuilding and Ship Repair, and met with submariners in Bolshoi Kamen.
Heroes of short stories and novels by Alexander Pokrovsky - real people, co-workers, colleagues, neighbors in the cabin. It is compared with Michael Zoshchenko Kopecky and Viktor, and he believes that invented his own naval language. His books consist of people who have served in the submarine fleet, and some phrases are dismantled for quote. The whole "kitchen" of naval life Alexander Pokrovsky knows firsthand.
Served in the Northern Fleet as nachhima submarine 31st Division. Participated in 12 military campaigns. As he admits, "not of avtonomok climbs." Transferred to the reserve in 1991 the staff reduction as a captain of the second rank.
Therefore the scale of construction of a new shipyard, which is the Far Eastern Center of Shipbuilding and Ship Repair, the writer was able to evaluate the professional and was pleasantly impressed with what he saw.
- I wish that all our plans to build a new ship-repair complex "Star" was implemented. This allows to build complex ships in the near future and in the future - the most difficult to master production of civilian ships - LNG. This project will breathe new life into an existing plant for repair of nuclear submarines, and in a large stone. And we must not forget about the update of the navy, which will protect these vessels , - Alexander Pokrovsky.
Then the writer went to the boathouse, which is now under construction ice-class tankers and finalized to be launched two bonopostanovschikov-skimmers, built by the "Star" on the order by order "Neftepromlizinga" for Rosnefteflot.
That same evening the writer spent in the creative meeting bolshekamenskom Culture House "Star." In the audience were people, most of them related to the submarine fleet. They spoke with a guest in one language, and together shared their impressions.
Alexander M. telling funny stories from his own naval life. From the audience he immediately tossed topics for future stories. Easily and naturally Basil talked about on a screen version of his stories about the movie "72 meters" by Vladimir Khotinenko. As it turned out, Alexander M. not once, but learned to watch the movie, loosely based on his work:
- When you see it does not own, then enjoy.
In the end Alexander Pokrovsky happy to take pictures, signing autographs and signing books. First visit in Vladivostok, a writer and his wife, said the level of development of the city, and, driving along a seaside road, admired the development of Primorye " This is amazing! Such is not even here in St. Petersburg! " - Said the wife of the writer.