Russian writer Sergei Sakin: biography

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The young writer Sergei Alekseevich Sakin, whose biography is presented in this article, is known to a wide audience as a participant in the television project “The Last Hero”. However, many people are well acquainted with the work of this man and love his works. In December last year, information was leaked to the press that Sergei Sakin had disappeared without a trace. So what happened to the writer, is he alive or dead? This, perhaps, no one will know until he is found.

Biography

Sergey Sakin's date of birth is 1977-19-08. He was born in Moscow. Since childhood, he was known as a fighter, teachers called him a hyperactive child. In 1984, Serezha, like all his peers, went to school. He studied without much desire, but he was good at literature, history, and a foreign language. And yet, being the owner of a rebellious character, he always strove to enter into protracted disputes with teachers, as a result of which he was expelled from school several times. The parents had tothe matter is to take him to other educational institutions. And now the future Russian writer Sergei Sakin, on the instructions of his grandmother, finds himself in the legendary school No. 1234, which was located in the Novy Arbat area. Why is she remarkable? Children's poet-writer Boris Zakhoder, actress Lyudmila Kasatkina, Andrei Mironov's daughter Masha, Alexander Maslyakov's son, lead singer of the Roots group Pasha Artemyev once studied there. As a child, Serezha had the nickname Spiker. So he was nicknamed by one of the American schoolchildren, who ended up in the 1234th exchange school. This nickname was attached to Sergei Sakin for many years, the same name was given to the hero of the book "More Ben".

Education

In high school, Sergei began to make progress in his studies, and the teachers were pleased with him. In 1994, he entered the Institute of African and Asian Countries at Moscow State University. He studied well, and he really liked student life - parties, gatherings, nightlife. It was during this period that Sergei Sakin first tried drugs. Being young and reckless, he did not understand what kind of dirt he had gotten himself into, that it would turn into a tragedy.

Over the hill

Already in high school, Sergey had a burning dream - to go and settle in the capital of Great Britain. After graduating from university, he and his friend Tetersky went to London with practically empty pockets. At first they settled with friends. However, it was inconvenient to stay away for a long time, and the guys decided to find another place to live. However, astechnical workers took jobs in one of the London eateries, cleaning, washing dishes and doing other small assignments. Naturally, the proceeds could not cover the cost of food and housing. Once, having found an abandoned barn in a large park, they were able to find a hole and began to spend the night here. In a word, Sergey Sakin, whose photo you see in this article, and his friend found themselves in completely inhuman conditions: they ate whatever they got, slept on the cold floor, covering themselves with their own jackets.

Drugs

To somehow forget, to be able to sleep on the hard and cold floor of the barn, to overcome constant hunger, the guys began to drink a lot in the evenings, and then woke up with a hangover in the morning. My head hurt, my body ached, and yet at noon it was already necessary to start work again. Soon they got hooked on drugs, and at first they felt better. These funds helped them to forget about problems for a while, to feel cheerful and full of energy. In a word, they spent everything they earned on the purchase of drugs. The guys did not understand that because of this, their whole future life would be broken, that drugs would become a tragedy.

The beginning of creative activity

Living in London, Sergei Sakin and his friend Tetersky began to keep a diary, where they wrote down stories about all their London adventures. Here they poured out their souls, talked about difficulties and hardships, but in a humorous form. Later, on the basis of these notes, friends wrote the book “MoreBen”, the main character of which was a guy named Spiker. Two years later, after returning to Russia, they managed to publish this book. She immediately fell in love with the reader, therefore, within a short period of time, she was reprinted and had several editions. This brought its authors considerable income and recognition. Years later, based on the book of the Russian writer Sergei Sakin, whose biography this article is devoted to, a magnificent film was shot, which was called the same as the book itself - “More Ben”, and the role of Spiker-Sakin was played by the talented actor Andrei Chadov.

The Last Hero

In 2001, Sergei learned that the ORT TV channel was casting for participation in a television project, the reality show "The Last Hero". Having come to audition, he met a beautiful girl Anna here. Young people started talking, began to quietly meet. And then it turned out that both were cast and should go to Panama. Later, Sergei admitted that all the hardships were nothing to him, no separation from friends, no sleep on the bare floor, no lack of food. However, he suffered greatly from separation from Anna.

Love

Not seeing her was the biggest problem for him. The realization that she was nearby tormented him even more. But remember: upon arrival in Panama, all the participants in the show were divided into two groups, and the young people were not lucky, they ended up in different tribes, on different islands. Sergei once even tried to swim to Anna's island and almost died due to a strong current. After this incident, the writerwas under close supervision. Unfortunately, he failed to win the show, there were other worthy candidates. However, according to the polls, he was the player who won the audience's sympathy.

Personal life of Sergei Sakin

The writer was married twice. The first wife was the same Anna Modestova - a teacher of literature. After returning from Panama, the couple maintained friendly relations for some time, but Sergey suddenly made Anya a marriage proposal. Their wedding was very interesting and memorable. The couple decided not only to marry in the presence of a large crowd of guests, but also to get married in an ancient temple. Their friends on the project were invited to the wedding - Inna Gomez, Sergey Odintsov, S. Bodrov Jr. and others. After the wedding, with the help of friends and relatives, they were able to raise money for housing (“with the whole world on a string”) and buy a small apartment, where they began to live together and happily. A year later, Sergei's son, Alyosha, was born. But every day relations in the family worsened, and Sergey's addiction was to blame. Even the birth of a boy did not make him stop and stop using drugs. The gap between the spouses grew every day, and soon the family was on the verge of collapse. Later, Sergei admitted that he takes all the blame for the divorce. He called himself an egoist and a liar who disappeared for weeks, did not come home, and told his wife that he had to work hard to support her and his son.

Second marriage

A year after breaking up with Anna, Sergey wentget a job as a television editor on TV. Here he met a girl named Maria. It was she who became the second wife of Sergei Sakin. At first, the couple just met, and one day Sergey took his things and moved into Masha's apartment. They began to live as spouses, but they did not officially formalize the relationship. They did not go to the registry office even after their daughter Vasilisa was born. Soon, the addiction got the best of him, and he began to disappear for days and nights, and when he came home, he was inadequate and frightened his little daughter. He spent all the money he earned on buying drugs. Maria was in despair, but there was nothing she could do. She suffered quietly. Feeling this, Sergei once did not return home. He began to lead the life of a homeless man: he slept anywhere, ate whatever he could, if he was hungry, he could rob a store, and then he ran and hid somewhere from law enforcement officers.

Treatment

In 2013, at the insistence of friends, Sergey went to the Center for He althy Youth in the city of Pyatigorsk, where he spent six months. Then he moved to the Moscow region, to the he alth camp of the Central He alth Museum, and then to its Kazan branch. Despite his condition, he wrote extensively during this period. According to his script, it was decided to shoot the film "Lesha's Prayer". Together with the film crew, he went to Abkhazia. It seemed that he was able to cope with the problem and get rid of drug addiction, but no. Not wanting to back down, he went for treatment to an anti-drug camp in Sochi, and from there he went to Pereslavl to a skete, where he tried not only to free himself from drug addiction, but also to jointo faith. Here he was involved in the restoration work of the Nikitsky Monastery.

Mysterious Disappearance

In mid-December last year, the press reported that the writer Sergei Sakin had disappeared. He was last seen in the town of Myshkin, Yaroslavl Region. From here he left for Moscow on 24 November. The friends he was supposed to visit got worried when he didn't show up even after a week. They did not know what kind of transport he was going to get to the capital: by train, minibus, bus or hitchhiking. Friends contacted the police with a statement about the fact of the loss. However, three days later they were informed that the case was closed, as the application was not from relatives. After that, his relatives turned to law enforcement agencies, and the case was reopened. There are no search results yet. Volunteers are also looking for Sergei, among whom there are many fans of his work.