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THE SHEPHERD AND THE SHEPHERDESS

The Shepherd and the Shepherdess —it was under this title, subtitled "a modern pastoral," that Viktor Astafyev's war short story was published in 1971 in the magazine Nash Sovremennik. He himself called it one of his "most difficult and painful" works. The author had been writing the short story over several years and, even after its publication, repeatedly returned to the text until 1989, making edits and restoring sections removed by the censors.

This is a poignant story about a bright feeling that arose in the midst of the Great Patriotic War between a young lieutenant, Boris, and a peaceful resident of a frontline village, Lyusya—people who did not choose their fate, but found themselves participants in terrible historical events.

"The story 'The Shepherd and the Shepherdess' is a brutally honest conversation about war, and at the same time, it's an incredibly poetic text. The material for the production was chosen through a long search—we combed through biographies, memoirs, and letters—searching for the right tone," says director Sergei Sotnikov. "It's a parable about how people seek and find support even in the direst circumstances. Our heroes are forced to endure the crucible of wartime, and in such conditions, it's easy to lose one’s humanity; people turn into animals, simply trying to survive... This makes expressions of love and friendship all the more precious: ‘The light shines in the darkness...'"

The performance The Shepherd and the Shepherdess is not just a story of tragic love, but also a profound reflection on the nature of human feelings that arise under conditions of serious trials and hardships.

The premiere performances took place on June 21 and 22 in Tobolsk, as part of the "Theater of Nations FEST" festival, on the main stage of the Tobolsk Drama Theater named after P.P. Ershov.

Премьера: June 21, 2025 Продолжительность: 01 ч. 50 мин. Без антракта 18+
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