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In 1991, hip-hop culture in Russia received an increasing number of fans, and we can say that the emergence of such a group as "Bachelor Party" was predetermined. During this time, the group released their debut album. Due to the complete absence of such domestic music in the audio market of the country, due to the novelty and uniqueness of the arrangements, the first album "Bachelor Party" was a great success among a wide audience. In the same year, some radical changes take place within the team. For various reasons, two of its members leave the group and a new person comes to replace them - Dolphin, which eventually becomes the face of "Bachelor Party".

With the arrival of Dolphin, the group dramatically changes its image, placing the main emphasis in their work on shocking the public. Sex is becoming the main theme of the group's songs. The words of the lyrics of some compositions are so frank that they can shock an unprepared listener. The composition "Sex without a break" is one of the characteristic songs of the collective during this period of creativity. After it was shown on the first channel of the all-Union television, a scandal erupted, as a result of which the editor-in-chief of the "50/50" program was fired. From this case, the group begins to have problems not only with television, but also with radio and the press. In order to take part in the television show "Muzoboz's Playground", Den, Dolphin and Mutabor had to urgently record a phonogram, which the television censorship could approve. It was the song "Dances".

In 1992, RDM released the first CD of the group "Miss Big Breasts", with hits such as "Breasts, Breasts", "The Last Time", "Pornography". In the summer of 1993, the members of the "Bachelor Party" decided to disperse to pursue their solo projects. In the fall of 1994, the Bachelor Party musicians reunite and record a new album called Skittles. In it, the concept of the group remains basically the same, with the only difference that the texts become even tougher and profanities are widely used. These changes, despite the dance and some pop music, have strengthened the scandalous glory of the collective, exacerbating the already difficult relations with the media and, plunging "Bachelor Party" into an even greater underground.

In the same year, while working on the next album, the musicians decided to close the group, as the project became too small for the implementation of their ideas. Dolphin delved into a solo project, using music from the latest unpublished works of "The Bachelor Party" in his opening album "Out of Focus" and Dan and Mutabor are organizing the project " Barbitura"harsh alternative electronic music. In the period 1996 - 2005, within the framework of the" Barbitura "project, she released seven albums and several live shows, gaining popularity among fans of electronic music throughout the country and abroad.

Since 2000, the history of the group - "living nostalgia" - continues, but as a studio project. "Bachelor Party" in tandem "Dan - Mutabor" - the original composition of the group, releases the album "Sandals", which, thanks to the distribution of "Classic Company", is distributed throughout the CIS. The fans of the band were able to breathe easy, because the reckless incendiary songs returned to them in the music libraries updated and more interesting. The album attracted not only old fans of creativity, but also began to collect a new army of fans. Meanwhile, the group's information boycott continues. New songs are not included in any playlist of any TV or radio channel. The album is discussed only on the Internet - but actively, since both the past and present groups attract not only long-term fans, but also the modern youth audience.

In 2002 the album "Ogloblya" was released, on which there were huge changes in the manner of performance, the sound of the arrangements and the writing of the lyrics. The convincing quality of this product is immediately apparent. The album is just great. An unusual combination of vocals, lyrics and music can lead to only one conclusion: the guys are real professionals and their years of work were not in vain.

In 2003 "Bachelor Party" performs in St. Petersburg for the first time in almost ten years of hiatus. The concert takes place at the Ice Palace with a full house. Having performed their best songs, Dan and Mutabor once again confirmed their unique status on the Russian stage, proving that interest in the group has not diminished in the least, but on the contrary has only grown. The result is a much better album than 1999's "BEST".

In 2004, an album called "Foam" was released. The disc turned out to be a little softer than the previous ones, but nevertheless, the number of positive reviews has grown exponentially. The combination of humor and soulful lyrics ideally set on excellent musical accompaniment makes the album accessible for listening and understanding to a wider range of listeners.

In 2006, the band's last album was released in the truest sense of the word - "Weekend", in support of which a farewell tour was held in cities such as Rostov-on-Don, Novosibirsk, St. Petersburg, Kemerovo, Samara, Smolensk, Tallinn, Riga ...

2007 was characterized by a relapse in the attention to the group from the media: their faces could be seen on the NTV (Program Maximum), A1, O2TV, MTV and MuzTV channels, the Bachelor party leaders were invited to air on Megapolis radio stations (BesPORNO with Elena Berkova) and On-Light (16Bit.fm). In 2008, TNT television began filming a documentary about the Bachelor Party group.

Today the band (possibly temporarily) has stopped creating new songs and is performing exclusively on demand. Its members Dan and Mutabor found themselves in DJing. Also, Mutabor now has his own dance project - Paltus Mutantus.

In 2009, Pavel Mutabor Galkin took up the ElectroShield rock project.

Discography of the Bachelor Party

Handsome Dan is for Bachelor Party girls, Super Dj Dan is for clubbers, and for family and friends - Andrey Kotov. "From the Orenburg region to Moscow - our dreams travel ... Happy dreams fly away in search of their destiny ..."

Born: carefully hidden
Education: hides very carefully
Style of music: drum and bass
Favorite hobby: kitesurfing
Most memorable event in life: wedding
Your best performance: Kazantip (first and last time)))
I am proud that I AM (and sometimes drink)

7M - Hi Andrey! "Bachelor Party", "Barbitura", "Storm Crew", "Evening Collection". In which of these projects were you able to fully realize your most daring creative plans?

Hello. Everywhere I really did my best, I would like them to think and believe me, at least. "Bachelor Party" for me is a purely commercial project, "Barbitura" - for the soul at that time, "Storm" - for the soul always, and "Evening Collection" - yes, it was cool, of course, but I prefer broken rhythms.

7M - I understand that you got into the world of show business thanks to dancing. When did you start breaking dance? And do you still remember how to turn the "helix" and make "glides" correctly?

- The body remembers. Skill, as they say, is not going anywhere. But, no matter how much they asked, I will not repeat, the break is the business of the young.

7M - What is good at 20 is not always welcomed in adulthood. At the age of 20, you sang openly, boldly and even with a challenge, especially when you sang the song "Sex without a break", but now is it possible to put the same courage into it as before, or do you still use other compositions in your performances? ...

- It really depends on the audience. Self-igniting at our age is already difficult (grunting). You are expecting a strong response from the audience. It happens that even in one club at different times the audience is different. It was literally in Moscow - in the spring both us and the dance floor were sausage, but in the fall it was even somehow cool. They even ran up to our director, they say, let's finish. And this was no audience - Friday, 4 am ... But this will not work with us! We tore everyone up anyway, and then the entire management stung their hands. It takes time to warm up. "Sex ..." is always in our program, until it was banned yet :)

7M - Creating the "Bachelor Party" group, did you expect that you would instantly achieve popular recognition?

- We wanted to make a lot of money, that's all!

7M - The most memorable gift from female fans.

- It was a long time ago ... Panties and condoms, as far as I remember. No, there were no condoms.

7M - Have you ever enjoyed your popularity?

- They meet us at the airport in limousines, what really ... But the traffic cops are still right, it happens that they take us away.

7M - Baseball cap, T-shirt, jeans, sneakers, sweatshirt or sweatshirt. Who designed this particular style of performance dress for you? You still adhere to it, but could you see you in a suit?

- Sami, oddly enough! Sometimes, it happens, you can meet us in more revealing outfits!

7M - Andrey, since 2000, the Bachelor Party group has again reminded of itself to its fans. From 2002 to 2006 you have released 4 albums: "Sandals", "Shaft", "Foam" and "Weekend". The theme has remained the same - sex, women and wine, but lyrical compositions have also been added, so to speak - slow-moving ones. Was there some kind of division of labor with Paul, or was everything written together - both texts and music?

- Everything took place at Pavlik's home studio, so whose words and music are there - it is both easy and difficult to say at the same time.

Easy, because the mood and content make it clear whose words are there ... Mutabor has been a married man for a long time, if that. And I - not so long ago, a little over a year. But it is difficult, because in each chord there are many controversies and additions from each of us. However, on the disc, we wrote in the form - where is whose.

7M - If you were now offered to support the election of any candidate, would you agree?

- I'm afraid no one has that kind of money now. And speaking out in support of candidates, frankly speaking, is not such a strong electoral move ...

7M - In 93, in addition to break dance, breakbeat appeared in your life. Tell us a little about your musical preferences, and what it resulted in afterwards ...

- You can listen to the archive release of "Storm", ours with Grove, - they were very worried. It's difficult to talk about musical preferences - I listen to tons and terabytes of music and it's difficult to talk about something unforgettable. The best music for a professional DJ, as they say, is silence.

7M - What electronic music festivals would you like to visit as a headliner?

- Probably Mayday in Berlin or something in Ibiza. Work experience available)))

7M - For a long time you were a radio host, your first program was "Storm", the last was "Evening collection". Were the topics of the programs similar or were they somehow different?

- Of course, the most interesting thing was with Groove - my old and beloved co-host, friend and colleague. I can't say that I managed to realize everything I wanted. Radio DJ - before it was very fashionable, honorable, - the master of thoughts ... Tours, by the way, also directly depended on the frequency of broadcasts, that is why everyone was so eager to go there. And then somehow everything faded away, depreciated.
"Storm" and "Evening Collection", of course, were different, but in fact "Storm" began already during the last tracks of the "Evening Collection" on a broken rhythm. Radio life, I think, is worth a separate interview.

7M - Do you manage to visit the region where you were born? Do you meet with relatives, friends, classmates?

- Of course I do! In fact, I am constantly in touch with them - glory to the social. networks!

7M - Are you still happy and single or happy but no longer single?

- A little over a year ago, I happily married - the details are in the Facebook photos of me and my wife Roxana.

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Biography, life story of the "Bachelor Party"

brief information

The history of the "Bachelor Party" group began in the nineties. Its participants met in Moscow on the Arbat - they were fond of "street" culture: break dance, rap, organized street performances and competitions. At that time, it did not occur to anyone to shift the rap popular in North America with uncompromising texts about sex into Russian - the topic itself was then, if not banned, then under the control of the internal censorship of TV and radio. The "bachelor party" literally shook the foundations - in a matter of weeks, the sex tornado blew the roof of the entire Russia of the "transition period". Album recording, continuous touring, popularity, censorship and, finally, underground.

This is how it was in detail

In 1991 the company "ZeKo" released the group's first album on compact cassettes and on vinyl "Let's Talk About Sex", which became a bestseller. Thanks to the vacuum in the audio market of the country, thanks to the novelty and uniqueness of the arrangements, the first album of "Bachelor Party" was a tremendous success. In the same year, changes take place within the team: a new person comes to the company of Pavel Galkin - Mutabor and Andrey Kotov - Dan, with the help of which the group finally formed the concept: shocking rap adapted to the Russian listener.

The composition "Sex without a break" is one of the characteristic songs of the collective during this period. After it was shown on Channel One, a scandal erupted, as a result of which the publishing editor of the 50/50 program was fired. From that moment on, the group began to have problems not only with television, but also with radio and the press. In order to take part in the TV show "Muzoboz Playground", Denu and Mutabor had to urgently record a phonogram in one night, which could be approved by television censorship. It was the song "Dances".

In 1992, the first CD of the group "Miss Big Breasts" with the hits "Breasts, Breasts", "The Last Time", "Pornography" was released at RDM. Sold out starts - regardless of the size of the concert venues. So, in Moscow, at the presentation of this album, the universal sports hall "Druzhba" could not accommodate all comers, additional concerts had to be arranged, and in St. Petersburg the Ice Palace was packed with the public for a week!

CONTINUED BELOW

In 1992-1993, Oleg Bashkatov (Olen) sang in the group instead of Andrei Kotov. The voice of this artist sounds in the compositions "Sex Control" and "Pornography". Oleg Bashkatov died in 1996 - he died of a heart attack caused by excessive drug use.

In the fall of 1994 "Bachelor Party" released an album called "Skittles". In it, the concept of the group remains basically the same, with the only difference that the texts become even tougher - the discs are decorated with the warning "Profanity". These changes, despite the rhythm and some pop music, strengthened the band's scandalous glory, exacerbating the already difficult relations with the media, plunging "Bachelor Party" into an even greater underground.

In the same year, while working on the next album, the musicians decided to close the group, as the project became too small for the implementation of their ideas. delved into a solo project, using music from the latest unpublished works of "The Bachelor Party" in his opening album "Out of Focus", and Dan and Mutabor are organizing a project "" of tough alternative electronic music. In the period 1996-2005. within the framework of the project, "" has released seven albums and several life shows, gaining popularity among fans of electronic music throughout the country and abroad.

Since 2000, the history of the group - "living nostalgia" - continues, but as a studio project. "Bachelor Party" in tandem "Dan - Mutabor" - the original composition of the group - releases the album "Sandals", which, thanks to the distribution of the "Classic Company", is distributed throughout the CIS. The fans of the band were able to breathe easy, because the reckless incendiary songs returned to them in the music libraries updated and more interesting. The album attracted not only old fans of creativity, but also began to collect a new army of fans. Meanwhile, the information boycott of the group continues. New songs are not included in any playlist of any TV or radio channel. The album is discussed only on the Internet, but actively, since both the past and the present of the group attracts not only longtime fans, but also the modern youth audience.

In 2003, "Bachelor Party" performs in St. Petersburg for the first time in almost ten years of hiatus. The concert takes place at the Ice Palace with a full house. Having performed their best songs, Dan and Mutabor once again confirmed their unique status on the Russian stage, proving that the interest in the group has not diminished in the least, but quite the contrary - it has only grown. As a result, the album came out much better than Best, released in 1999.

In 2004, an album called "Foam" was released. The disc turned out to be a little softer than the previous ones, but nevertheless, the number of positive reviews has grown exponentially. The combination of humor and soulful lyrics, ideally set on excellent musical accompaniment, make the album accessible for listening and understanding to a wider range of listeners.

In 2006, another album was released, in which only lyrical compositions were collected. It's about the Weekend album. This disc became the farewell for the "Bachelor Party". In support of the Weekend, the guys organized a tour of the cities of Russia, Latvia and Estonia.

The "Bachelor Party" did not and does not have any competitors - the niche of tough, informal rap is not occupied (the attempts of some rappers to read "the tough truth of life" can be safely excluded due to the dense lack of professionalism and outright mediocrity). Ironic "

The Malchishnik group, which burst into the music arena in the early 90s, amazed the audience with its own courage. In the songs, rap singers openly talked about their adventures and, without hesitation, raised intimate topics. Liberated young people gathered at concerts full stadiums, which in unison with the "Bachelor Party" shouted that "sex is cute."

History of creation and composition

Initially, the Bachelor Party, which became famous for its frank repertoire, was an average boy band creating rap music. The collective consisted of seven young people (later reduced to five), whose duties were to depict singing to phonograms recorded by other people.

The authors and performers of the group's songs were Andrey Kotov (Dan) and Pavel Galkin (Mutabor). After the first attempts to record the band's music in a professional studio, the young people realized that the tandem was missing one more performer.

Rotating in the same street party, Dan and Mutabor without hesitation invited to join the duet (Dolphin). At that time, the artist had already become famous in professional circles as an excellent rap performer and poet. Having looked at the work of the resulting trio, the producer of the group Aleksey Adamov invited the participants of the "Bachelor Party" to get out of the underground and perform on stage themselves.

Music

The reformed collective announced itself with the song "Sex without a Break", which later became a vivid symbol of the initial period in the history of Russian rap. The words of the provocative composition were invented by Dolphin when the "Bachelor Party" was returning from a break dance festival. Through the incredible efforts of the producer, the song hit television broadcasts and immediately caused a scandal.

To the older generation, the text of the hit seemed too vulgar, and complaints were poured onto the TV channels. After this incident, the group "Bachelor Party" did not want to air for a long time, even with edited creations.

A year later, the debut album Let's Talk About Sex appeared on the shelves of music points. In addition to the already sensational song "Sex without a break", the cassette includes "I want you", "I will not be with you" and other compositions. A clip was created for the "Night" track.

Group "Bachelor Party" - "Night"

In 1993 "Bachelor Party" released a new album "Miss Big Breasts" - a kind of restart of the debut cassette with new additional compositions. The song "The Last Time" was presented on music channels with a video clip. During the recording in the "Bachelor Party" there are changes. Dan, who has long had a conflict with the producer, leaves the team.

One of the soloists is replaced by a new participant - Oleg Bashkatov (Deer). The young man is brought in by Dolphin, who is well acquainted with the musician thanks to the joint work on the Oak Gaai project.

Bachelor Party "and Dolphin -" Last Time "

Despite the replacement in the team, the fans' interest in the "Bachelor Party" continues. The presentation of the new album drags on for a week - the musicians have to give additional concerts, since the venues simply do not accommodate everyone who is eager to hear new songs of young provocateurs. Especially the fans of the band liked "Mike Tyson" and "Pornography".

Group "Bachelor Party" - "Mike Tyson"

The original line-up reunited in 1994 to create the next album "Skittles", to which he had a hand in the work. Young people jointly recorded the song "Extreme" and a remix of the song "Only once you were with her." Later, the musicians worked together on the video "Vote or Lose", which was created as part of the election campaign. The future president, in addition to rappers and DJs, was then supported by many famous musical groups and performers - groups, and others.

"Bachelor Party" - "Vote or Lose"

The popularity of the group was confirmed by the fact that parodies were created on their songs. In the humorous show "Oba-Na!" a sketch appeared on the topic of how the group would perform after 50 years. The song "Sex without a break" was parodied by the children's group "Fidgets". The young man played the part of the soloist. Years later, the residents of the Comedy Club were pleased with the parody of the song "I want you".

The cover of the disc was decorated with a provocative photo and an inscription warning about obscene language in the songs. Such a statement fueled public interest and complicated the group's relationship with television and radio stations.

Two years after the release of the album, the musicians decided that it was better to dissolve the "Bachelor Party". The group no longer matched the ambitions and interests of the young people. A tragic event happened in the history of the collective - Oleg Bashkatov died of cardiac arrest.

According to the official version, the death came from a drug overdose. Dolphin decided that it was worth spending more time on his own creativity, and Dan and Mutabor created a new project specializing in electronic music. In parallel, Dan and Groove participate in organizing the Storm Crew association, which brought together the best Russian DJs and electronic music performers at that time.

In 2000 "Bachelor Party" announces its reunion. But Dolphin, whose solo career went uphill, decided to leave the musical group in the past. Now the provocative group has become a duo.

In 2001, Dan and Mutabor released a new album called Sandals. The musicians decided not to deviate from the previously chosen style and created provocative creations, the lyrics of which are based on sex and risky adventures. The composition “Wow!” Aroused particular interest among the fans.

Following the "Sandals", the collective publishes the collection "Ogloblya". This time, the musicians leave their usual techniques and add musical inserts of house and other musical directions to rap compositions. Between the recording of new tracks "Bachelor Party" gives recitals in different cities of Russia, most of which are held with a full hall.

"Bachelor Party" - "Wow"

In 2004, the musicians delight fans with the album "Pena". According to critics, the collection turned out to be less provocative, more lyrical. Such changes did not harm the team, but did not cause the excitement that accompanied the previous creations of the "Bachelor Party".

Vocalists of "Bachelor Party" unexpectedly announced the disbandment of the group

Two years later, to the surprise of the fans, the musicians announced the termination of their activities. As a parting gift, Dan and Mutabor presented a disc - the eighth work in the group's discography - the album "Weekend", after the release of which they staged a solo tour of major cities in Russia and the CIS. Subsequently, the artists gave performances only in private, upon request.

However, the media were not going to leave alone the "pioneers" of Russian rap. Musicians become guests of programs on TV channels NTV (in "Program Maximum"), A1, O2TV, MTV and MuzTV. On the radio, the soloists of the musical group gave an interview to the famous. In 2008, a documentary tape dedicated to the "Bachelor Party" group was released on the TNT channel.

In 2011, the title of one track by the Bachelor Party was included in the list of extremist materials prohibited for use on the territory of Russia. By the decision of the Samara District Court, the song "Sex Control" from the album "Miss Big Breasts" 1992 was banned. The text of the musical composition touches upon the issue of the prohibition of sexual intercourse between representatives of different races.

The team members preferred not to advertise the facts of their own biography, with the exception of Dolphin. Alexey is happily married, he has a daughter, Eva, and a son, Miron. It is known about Mutabor that he also has two children. At one time, the musician was seen accompanied by a companion named Maria. Dan called himself a free flight bird.

"Bachelor party" now

However, the breakup of the group did not become the final point for the musicians. In 2018, "Bachelor Party" continues to delight the audience with the performance of familiar songs. Artists announce their own performances in the group's official account in

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Group "Bachelor Party"- the scandalous rap group of the 90s, formed in 1991. The Bachelor Party rappers performed songs of a sexual nature and literally propagated the sexual revolution. The group included Dolphin, Mutabor and Dan. The group was produced by Alexey Adamov. In 1997, Dolphin took up solo work, and Dan and Mutabor organized the electronic project "Barbitura". In 2000, Mutabor and Dan "restored" the "Bachelor Party" group (without Dolphin). During this period, fans give the group a name. Bachelor Party 2 like a recovered project. The group existed until 2006. Now the group practically does not exist, although its members periodically arrange concerts in our days.

Group history

The history of the "Bachelor Party" group began in the nineties. All the participants were gathered by the unknown young producer Alexey Adamov. All participants lived in Moscow. They were fond of "street" culture: break dance, rap, organized street performances and competitions.

Composition of the group

The operating

arrange concerts of "Bachelor Party" to this day

Mutabor (Pavel Galkin) (1991-2006)
Dan (Andrey Kotov) (1991-1992; 1993-2006)

Former

Deer (Oleg Bashkatov) (1992-1996) † In the group, he replaced the temporarily departed Andrei Kotov until mid-93. His voice can be heard on the songs "Sex Control" and "Pornography". He died in 1996 from a heart attack resulting from drug use.

Discography

() "Sex without interruption" - Union
() "Let's talk about sex" - Union - lp, mc
() "Miss Big Breasts" - RDM - cd, mc
() Skittles - Elias Records - cd, mc
() "Sandals" - Classic Company - cd, mc
() "Shaft" - Classic Company - cd, mc
() "Foam" - Classic Company - cd, cc
() "Weekend" - Classic Company - 2006

Compilations

() "The Best" - Elias Records - mc
() “Bachelor Party Presents DJ Groove: Let's Talk About Sex. Dance Remixes "- Elias Records - cd, mc
() (The Best) - Elias Records - CD, mc
() "Bachelor Party @ С. P. B. " (live) - Classic Company - cd, mc

Videography

Sex without interruption (Bachelor party)
Night (Mutabor and Dan)
Hit (Bachelor Party)
Vote or Lose (Bachelor Party ft. DJ Groove)
Wow (Bachelor Party)
Burime (Bachelor Party)

Parodies

In 1994, on the TV show "Oba-Na! "The group" Bachelor Party "was parodied: it was a sketch of what the group would be like 50 years later. Dolphin, Mutabora and Dan were played by Igor Ugolnikov, Vyacheslav Grishechkin and Mikhail Tserishenko.
Vlad Topalov, when he was still a small child, participated in the "Fidgets" ensemble. The ensemble parodied the song "Sex without a break", Topalov was the soloist of this parody song.
At the Comedy Club, the song “I want you” was parodied. At this time, Mutabor and Dan were present in the hall.

Bachelor Party Movies

Documentary

"Feather Sharks", TV6, 1997. The group announced its breakup for the first time on this TV show. The group also answered several questions from journalists.
Star Trek MTV 2000 A documentary about the Bachelor Party and the Dolphin. Interview with Dolphin.
"History of Russian show business", STS, 2010. A documentary about the Bachelor Party. Interview with Dan and Mutabor.

Artistic

"Real boys", TNT, 2010... The Bachelor Party group consisting of Mutabor and Dan appears in Episode 12 as themselves.

Bachelor party today

Today the band has stopped making new songs and are performing on demand only. Its members Dan and Mutabor found themselves in DJing. Also, Mutabor now has his own dance project - Paltus Mutantus. Dan is on the Barbitura project. dj Dan with a detailed biography and complete collected works and his

In the spring, more precisely on May 1, 2011, the company " "Am Media Production" " www.ammedia.su/ arranged a jubilee concert for the group - 20 years for the Bachelor party in St. Petersburg. Where all the friends, fans and the "new generation" of people gathered for whom this word is associated with sex more than with the legendary group itself.

About own site

In 2006 the group acquired its own website www.mal4ishnik.ru and a concert agency www.mal4ishnik.com was created “for serious people who love to have a rest to the fullest”. And a little later - and a special community on the Internet (mal4ishnik_fans).

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On October 6, early in the morning, Pierre left the booth and, returning back, stopped at the door, playing with a long purple dog on short crooked legs that was whirling around him. This little dog lived with them in a booth, spending the night with Karataev, but sometimes she went somewhere in the city and returned again. It probably never belonged to anyone, and now it was nobody's and had no name. The French called her Azor, the soldier storyteller called her Femgalka, Karataev and others called her Gray, sometimes Visly. Not belonging to anyone and the absence of a name and even a breed, even a certain color, did not seem to hinder the purple dog in the least. The furry tail of the panache stood firmly and roundly upward, the crooked legs served her so well that often she, as if neglecting the use of all four legs, lifted one hind leg gracefully and very dexterously and quickly ran on three legs. Everything for her was a matter of pleasure. Now, squealing with joy, she lay on her back, then basked in the sun with a pensive and significant look, then frolicked, playing with a chip or straw.
Pierre's attire now consisted of a dirty tattered shirt, the only remnant of his former dress, soldier's trousers tied for warmth with strings at the ankles on the advice of Karataev, a caftan and a peasant's hat. Pierre changed a lot physically during this time. He no longer seemed fat, although he still had the same kind of size and strength inherited in their breed. A beard and mustache have grown over the lower part of the face; the regrown, matted hair on his head, filled with lice, was now curling like a hat. The expression in the eyes was firm, calm and alert, such as never before had Pierre's gaze. His former licentiousness, which was also expressed in his gaze, has now been replaced by an energetic, ready for action and resistance - selection. His feet were bare.
Pierre looked now down the field, through which carts and horse-drawn carriages had traveled this morning, now into the distance across the river, now at the little dog, pretending that it really wanted to bite him, now at his bare feet, which he gladly rearranged into various positions, wiggling dirty, thick, thumbs. And every time he looked at his bare feet, a smile of animation and self-satisfaction ran across his face. The sight of these bare feet reminded him of everything that he had experienced and understood during that time, and this memory was pleasant to him.
For several days the weather had been calm, clear, with light frosts in the morning - the so-called Indian summer.
It was warm in the air, in the sun, and this warmth, with the strong freshness of the morning frost still felt in the air, was especially pleasant.
On everything, both distant and near objects, lay that magically crystal shine, which occurs only at this time of autumn. In the distance, the Sparrow Hills could be seen, with a village, a church and a large white house. And the bare trees, and sand, and stones, and roofs of houses, and the green spire of the church, and the corners of a distant white house - all this is unnaturally distinct, carved in the thinnest lines in the transparent air. Nearby could be seen the familiar ruins of a half-burnt manor house occupied by the French, with still dark green lilac bushes growing along the fence. And even this ruined and filthy house, repulsive with its ugliness in cloudy weather, now, in a bright, motionless splendor, seemed like something reassuringly beautiful.
A French corporal, unbuttoned at home, in a cap, with a short pipe in his mouth, walked around the corner of the booth and, with a friendly wink, went up to Pierre.
- Quel soleil, hein, monsieur Kiril? (that was the name of Pierre all the French). On dirait le printemps. [What is the sun, eh, Mr. Cyril? Like spring.] - And the corporal leaned against the door and offered Pierre a pipe, despite the fact that he always offered it and Pierre always refused.
- Si l "on marchait par un temps comme celui la ... [In such weather, to go on a campaign ...] - he began.
Pierre asked him what was heard about the march, and the corporal said that almost all the troops were marching and that now there should be an order about the prisoners. In the booth in which Pierre was, one of the soldiers, Sokolov, was dying, and Pierre told the corporal that it was necessary to dispose of this soldier. The corporal said that Pierre could be calm, that there was a mobile and permanent hospital for this, and that there would be an order for the sick, and that in general everything that could happen was foreseen by the authorities.
- Et puis, monsieur Kiril, vous n "avez qu" a dire un mot au capitaine, vous savez. Oh, c "est un… qui n" oublie jamais rien. Dites au capitaine quand il fera sa tournee, il fera tout pour vous ... [And then, Mr. Kiril, you should say a word to the captain, you know ... This is such ... does not forget anything. Tell the captain when he will make the round; he will do everything for you ...]
The captain, about whom the corporal spoke, often and at lengths talked with Pierre and showed him all kinds of indulgence.
- Vois tu, St. Thomas, qu "il me disait l" autre jour: Kiril c "est un homme qui a de l" instruction, qui parle francais; c "est un seigneur russe, qui a eu des malheurs, mais c" est un homme. Et il s "y entend le ... S" il demande quelque chose, qu "il me dise, il n" y a pas de refus. Quand on a fait ses etudes, voyez vous, on aime l "instruction et les gens comme il faut. C" est pour vous, que je dis cela, monsieur Kiril. Dans l "affaire de l" autre jour si ce n "etait grace a vous, ca aurait fini mal. [Here, I swear to Saint Thomas, he once told me: Cyril is an educated man, speaks French; this is a Russian master, with who happened to be unhappy, but he is a man. He knows a lot ... If he needs what he needs, there is no refusal. When you studied something, you love education and well-bred people. This is me talking about you, Mr. Kiril. The other day, if it were not for you, it’s bad would end.]
And after chatting a little longer, the corporal left. (The case that happened the other day, which the corporal mentioned, was a fight between the prisoners and the French, in which Pierre managed to pacify his comrades.) Several of the prisoners listened to Pierre's conversation with the corporal and immediately began to ask what he had said. While Pierre was telling his comrades what the corporal had said about the march, a thin, yellow and ragged French soldier approached the door of the booth. With a quick and timid movement, raising his fingers to his forehead as a sign of bow, he turned to Pierre and asked him if this was the booth of Platoche's soldier, whom he gave to sew a shirt.
About a week ago, the French received shoe goods and linen and handed them out to the captive soldiers to sew boots and shirts.
- Done, done, falcon! - said Karataev, leaving with a neatly folded shirt.
Karataev, on the occasion of warmth and for the convenience of work, wore only trousers and a torn shirt, black as earth. His hair, as the artisans do, was tied with a washcloth, and his round face seemed even rounder and more pretty.
- A persuasion is a brother to business. As he said by Friday, so he did, - said Plato, smiling and unwrapping the shirt he had sewn.
The Frenchman looked around uneasily and, as if overcoming his doubt, quickly took off his uniform and put on his shirt. The Frenchman did not have a shirt under his uniform, and a long, greasy, flowered silk vest was put on over his naked, yellow, thin body. The Frenchman, apparently, was afraid that the prisoners who looked at him would not laugh, and hastily put his head into his shirt. None of the prisoners said a word.
- See, just right, - said Plato, pulling off his shirt. The Frenchman, thrusting his head and hands, without raising his eyes, looked at his shirt and examined the seam.
- Well, falcon, this is not a tramp, and there is no real instrument; but it is said: you cannot kill a louse without a tackle, - said Plato, smiling roundly and, apparently, himself rejoicing at his work.
- C "est bien, c" est bien, merci, mais vous devez avoir de la toile de reste? [Okay, okay, thanks, but where is the canvas, what's left?] - said the Frenchman.
“It will be even nicer the way you put it on your body,” said Karataev, continuing to rejoice at his work. - That will be good and it will be pleasant.
- Merci, merci, mon vieux, le reste? .. - repeated the Frenchman, smiling, and, taking out the banknote, gave it to Karataev, - mais le reste ... [Thank you, thank you, dear, but where is the rest? .. Give the rest. ]
Pierre saw that Plato did not want to understand what the Frenchman was saying, and without interfering, he looked at them. Karataev thanked for the money and continued to admire his work. The Frenchman insisted on the leftovers and asked Pierre to translate what he was saying.
- What does he need the leftovers for? - said Karataev. - We would have gotten some important tweaks. Well, God bless him. - And Karataev, with a suddenly changed, sad face, took out a bundle of scraps from his bosom and, without looking at him, handed it to the Frenchman. - Ehma! - said Karataev and went back. The Frenchman glanced at the canvas, pondered, looked questioningly at Pierre, and as if Pierre's gaze had told him something.
- Platoche, dites donc, Platoche, - suddenly blushing, the Frenchman shouted in a squeaky voice. - Gardez pour vous, [Platos, and Platos. Take it for yourself.] - he said, feeding the scraps, turned and left.
- Here you go, - said Karataev, shaking his head. - They say they are infidels, but there is also a soul. Sometimes the old people used to say: the sweaty hand is too tough, dry, stubborn. He himself was naked, but he gave it away. - Karataev, smiling thoughtfully and looking at the scraps, was silent for a while. - And the tweaks, my friend, the important ones will blow out, - he said and returned to the booth.

Four weeks have passed since Pierre was in captivity. Despite the fact that the French offered to transfer him from a soldier's booth to an officer’s one, he remained in the booth he entered from the first day.
In a devastated and burned-out Moscow, Pierre experienced almost extreme limits of deprivation that a person can endure; but due to his strong constitution and health, which he was not aware of until now, and especially due to the fact that these privations approached so imperceptibly that it was impossible to tell when they began, he endured not only easily, but also joyfully his position ... And it was at this very time that he received that calmness and self-satisfaction for which he had vainly sought before. For a long time in his life he sought from different sides this peace of mind, harmony with himself, that which so struck him in the soldiers in the Battle of Borodino - he looked for this in philanthropy, in Freemasonry, in the scattering of secular life, in wine, in a heroic deed self-sacrifice, in romantic love for Natasha; he searched for it by means of thought, and all these searches and attempts all deceived him. And he, without thinking about it, received this reassurance and this consent with himself only through the horror of death, through privation and through what he understood in Karataev. Those terrible moments that he experienced during the execution seemed to have erased forever from his imagination and memories disturbing thoughts and feelings that had previously seemed important to him. He did not even think about Russia, or about the war, or about politics, or about Napoleon. It was obvious to him that all this did not concern him, that he was not called and therefore could not judge all this. "Russia, yes, summertime, there is no union," he repeated the words of Karataev, and these words strangely reassured him. It seemed to him now incomprehensible and even ridiculous his intention to kill Napoleon and his calculations about the cabalistic number and the beast of the Apocalypse. His anger against his wife and anxiety that his name would not be put to shame now seemed to him not only insignificant, but amusing. What did he care about the fact that this woman was leading there somewhere that life that she liked? To whom, especially to him, what did it matter if they knew or did not know that the name of their captive was Count Bezukhov?
Now he often recalled his conversation with Prince Andrey and completely agreed with him, only understanding Prince Andrey's thought in a slightly different way. Prince Andrew thought and said that happiness can only be negative, but he said this with a touch of bitterness and irony. As if, saying this, he expressed a different thought - that all the aspirations for positive happiness put into us are invested only in order to torment us, not satisfying. But Pierre, without any ulterior motive, admitted the justice of this. The absence of suffering, the satisfaction of needs and, consequently, the freedom to choose occupations, that is, the way of life, now seemed to Pierre as the undoubted and highest happiness of man. Here, now only, for the first time, Pierre fully appreciated the delight of food when he was hungry, drink when he was thirsty, sleep when he wanted to sleep, warmth when it was cold, talking with a person, when he wanted to speak and listen to a human voice. Satisfaction of needs - good food, purity, freedom - now, when he was deprived of all this, seemed to Pierre perfect happiness, and the choice of occupation, that is, life, now, when this choice was so limited, seemed to him so easy that he forgot the fact that the excess of the comforts of life destroys all the happiness of satisfying needs, and the greater freedom of choice of occupation, the freedom that education, wealth, position in the world gave him in his life, that this freedom makes the choice of occupation insolurably difficult and destroys the need itself and the possibility of classes.
All of Pierre's dreams were now aimed at the time when he would be free. And yet, subsequently and throughout his life, Pierre thought and spoke with enthusiasm about this month of captivity, about those irreversible, strong and joyful sensations and, most importantly, about that complete peace of mind, about perfect inner freedom that he experienced only at that time. ...