It is true that history develops in a spiral. In the same way, human destinies, these small personal stories that later form a large human chronicle, represent a similar configuration in their geometry. For some, it is steeper, for others it is smoother. I must admit that the ladder of life, which goes up like an arrow, personally does not cause me much respect. And what's more, there are concerns for the ultimate well-being of the quick-fire escapee to the top. No matter how hard you fall later. But to those who go to their life and professional heights, firmly checking the step, not jumping over the steps - to such people I have a special favor. Because behind their regularity - accumulated wisdom and life experience, human knowledge and high professionalism. My hero - Lieutenant Colonel Vasily Dontsov is just from this, the second category. "Too late..., " Now he is the deputy commander of the special purpose brigade for educational work. The figure is authoritative, colorful, and well-respected by all. And Vasily Alexandrovich received lieutenant stars for shoulder straps when some of his peers were already trying on major ones. So life turned out, I entered the military school as a mature person, having experience of both urgent and long-term service. After graduating from school, ensigns managed to become a senior officer in the same company where he once began his military career as a green recruit. By the way, such significant returns will be more than once in his life, but more about them later. Such a late start, as Lieutenant Colonel Dontsov himself now believes, did not become a hindrance for him either in the army formation or in service growth, but rather served as a springboard for reliability, developing a style whose essence is "measure seven times - cut once". He remains loyal to this day. Thoroughness in the character of Dontsov. However, the Cossacks-stanichniki from his native Krasokovskaya, in the Rostov region, did not really welcome chi ... Read more