- Congratulations on the coming birthday of Fedya. How will you celebrate?
– Olya is already preparing a celebration for 30–40 people. As always, our friends, neighbors, and relatives will be there.
- Well, Denis will probably prepare something unusual.
Photo: Svetlana Trubanchuk - What successes and achievements can Fedor already boast of?- A week ago Fedya took his first steps. True, I missed the moment when he started walking, because I was on tour.- Fedya is good at putting together pyramids, dancing to music. He's a musical guy! He points with his finger when he wants something.- When a year ago we opened the "Antenna" ourrelations, they said that they were like each other like Olya, like a brother and sister. And now if we take our children's photos now, Fedya seems to be a copy of me, and Olya.- Surprisingly similar to both of us.Our son is an ideal child by nature, very comfortable. With such a baby, you can safely give birth to three more. He will never cry without a reason. He can watch what is happening all day with a smile.
Papa is soft, and my mother is strict
- We met a year ago. Let's sum up the main results of this year, both happy and not so happy?– It was a difficult year for me becauseof the touring schedule of our private enterprise play “Two in an Elevator, Not Counting Tequila”. I spent a lot of time on planes, trains, cars and buses. For the first time, I acted as a theatrical producer (of this particular play) and at the same time as an actor. My friends and colleagues Dmitry Orlov and Petr Krasilov are also involved in the private enterprise. In the last six months alone, we have performed more than 70 plays. I don’t know who else can boast of such a successful story. The production is truly wonderful – a comedy that never deceives its audience. If we promise laughter to tears, then it happens. By the way, Olya and I are engaged in creative production work together. She is in charge of all contracts and negotiations. And this despite the fact that she is a nursing mother and is with the child all the time. I admit, I really appreciate her help. It seems to me that it is extremely important for spouses to find as many common ground as possible. - Denis, how do you manage to work so much when you have a small child in the family? What are your responsibilities?- Let's clarify the question right away - when you have twosmall children and one teenager. Olya's daughter Sasha is with us, and I have two sons, and five-year-old Vanya (from actress Maria Kulikova. - Ed. "Antenna") sometimes needs even more attention than breast-fed Fedya. My ex-wife and I participate equally in Vanya's upbringing. When he is with Masha while I am away, the first thing I do upon returning is to pick up my eldest son, and then we cross the threshold of our home together. Thanks to my ex-wife for giving me such an opportunity. Fedya is still breastfed and spends more time with his mother, but his father can also do a lot of things with him - feed him porridge, change diapers, leaf through books with him. Fedya does not accept either nipples or pacifiers, this has been his position since birth. And Vanya and I have our own program. We not only play, but also do our homework together, read, and do arithmetic. Vanya has his own point of view on everything, sometimes quite tough. For example, if he doesn’t want to go for a walk, no one can convince him otherwise. I hope this persistence will help him in his studies. But if I agree to leave him at home, I compromise by involving him in housework. I try to instill in him a love of technology and construction. I think this is very important for a boy.
Photo: Svetlana Trubanchuk – Are the sons similar in character? How does Vanya feel about his younger brother?- They are different.Vanka is a boisterous, meteoric boy who can't sit still. We are currently working on his perseverance and preparing for school. And Fedya is still a complete mama's boy, he is breastfed. He is a calm and smiling baby. Together they complement each other and are already learning to play together. It is a pleasure to watch this.- Of course, sometimes Vanya feels childish jealousy towards Fedya, but it is so touching that we are only touched. But mostly he is our helper, he even helps to change diapers.- When we brought newborn Fedya frommaternity hospital, for Vanya it was a moment of happiness. Now he has a brother! And he, as the eldest, will protect and guard him! I really hope that I will be able to lay the foundation of a true and strong friendship in my sons towards each other. Therefore, I try to equally distribute my love and care between them. - Vanya hasn’t said yet what he wants to become?- Good question. (Laughs).Yes, to be honest, there was a period when he said he wanted to become an actor. But after watching the film "Crew" he became interested in the profession of a pilot-captain and even wrote a long letter of gratitude to the creators of the film "Crew", he was so impressed by the film. I would like to give this letter to the director Kolya Lebedev when the opportunity arises. And this year Vanya gave me the best present for my birthday - he won a prize in a swimming competition. And we only sent him to swimming lessons in October, he did not know how to stay afloat at all and immediately went to the bottom like an ax. And now, two months later, on December 10, on my birthday, my son took third place in the competition. Perhaps he will become a professional athlete. The boy is growing up just fine! - Do you and Olya have the same upbringing system or do you argue about some things?- We certainly argue.I am more strict, demanding, and Denis can be too kind at times. I am for discipline and keeping to a routine, it is important for me that sleep and lunch are on schedule. And our dad is a creative person, he thinks: if you want to eat, eat, if you want to sleep, sleep. And this is where the arguments happen. When I say that it is time for Vanya to sleep, Denis says that it is okay, he will go to bed later...
Photo: personal archive of the Matrosov family– I myself realize that sometimes I am too soft.dad. I try to raise them with love and attention. Strictness is also necessary, of course, but it is more difficult for me. For example, I come back from a long tour, and I want to spend more time with the children, and not send them to bed at nine in the evening. For them, my return is a holiday and fun, so I try not to deprive them of this and put the children to bed later.
