In a Network there was a forty-minute documentary film, “Invitation to the ball. The victim of a Russian Napoleon.” You can watch it for free. He is an historian Oleg Sokolov, who is accused in the murder of PhD student Anastasia Yeshchenko. The picture could be called “Work of authorship” by analogy with the famous film of the same name by German Director Florian Henkel von Donnersmark. Only in the final credits include the name of the Studio-producer, but for some reason no names of the Director and other pattern makers.
the Face of the author can be considered as the Alexander Baksheev lawyer representing the family of Yeshchenko. This young and beautiful woman, more like the actress, is a professional and human investigation. Sokoloff’s lawyer Alexander Pochuev has already expressed his opinion: called the film “a well-shot debut of the line charges,” did not see it is no new evidence, no new versions, was accused of cynicism, as he believes that everything in the film is based on playing with the feelings of the audience.
But then play don’t play, still the facts are that to Oleg Sokolov, few are sympathetic. Another thing is that there are people blaming the incident on the victim. Lawyer Alexandra baksheeva about it the screen says: do not believe everything that Nastya and her family – victims. Sokolov himself from the courtroom claims that the girl turned into a monster. We will remind that according to investigators, on the night of 7 to 8 November 2019 falcons shot a girl from a homemade sawn-off shotgun, dismembered, tried to throw the body parts in the Sink.
On the screen the 63-year-old Oleg Sokolov in the historical uniform of the invites to the ball of his 24-year-old graduate student who looks like Natasha Rostova. She is happy next to your boyfriend. Eyes Shine. And then – a video record: falcons lead to the river, throws the packages. He falls into the water. Mother Anastasia G. Eshchenko will say that the hand her daughter held him down. For the first time the parents of the murdered girl, her brother talking so openly, and the audience of their grief makes a strong impression. Galina is a young and beautiful woman recalls how went to the funeral in the wedding salon to buy a dress for my daughter. Father – Oleg Yeshchenko – regrets that little attention was given to the daughter, rarely gave flowers: “Maybe Sokolov had replaced her with me.”
Their lawyer is talking to the same girls carnivorous professors and demonic comes to the conclusion that they are all brunettes, reminiscent of the wife of Napoleon, Josephine. The portrait is attached.
so What was in Sokolov that this young girl went from him mad? His colleagues remember: fashionably dressed, he smelled like French perfume. One of the students says: “He easily attracted women. His burning gaze. To fall in love easily”. She’s been in his house, drank tea, and discussed her course. Particularly impressed with the atmosphere, historical furniture. Another confirms: “He really was on a white horse”. The entrance to the ball was opened through the bed. Balls and historical reconstruction Sokolov loved, judging by the facts mentioned in the film, felt like Napoleon, putting on his uniform. Incidentally, he participated in the filming of historical films as a consultant, though, Directors can hardly remember his name.
the Most important witness of the number of victims Sokolova Ekaterina Ivanova – specially came to Russia to meet with the lawyer for the family Yeshchenko. She had lived in another country. Her face we do not see, but at least twice her “rent” so that when we meet you can recognize. With Sokolov she met in 2004 when I was looking for work. Had a relationship, and in 2008 she decided to break up with him. Says came for my things, I saw wrapped in red cloth cabinets. The falcons tied her hands, beat, brought to face a red-hot iron. Then miraculously survived and wrote a statement to the police, but the criminal case was not opened. How to comment on the lawyer baksheeva, the Statute of limitations of that statement were, to the point its not there.
Catherine confirms: Sokolov “was off the roof when he wore the uniform of a Napoleonic General”. Now she compares him to a spider, the spectacular sacrifice, which was found among the helpless girls from the regions. When all was catty to behind him, she found a page of Nasti Eschenko on Facebook, wanted to warn, but decided not to. Now regrets it. Warned and mother Anastasia: he was 60 in 10 years it will be old and sick, the child is not brought up. She said, “so what? I am strong”. Now Galina Yeshchenko said that her daughter made one mistake – he encounters Sokolov and loved it.
Ends with “an invitation to the ball” message: 9 June 2020 will hold hearings on the case against Sokolov. Because of the pandemic, the hearing was postponed.
