... 1953. Stalin dies. It soon became known that Khrushchev was planning to increase production to 120 films a year instead of five films produced under Stalin. And we continued to stage term papers on the stage, we dreamed of filming as something unattainable.
In the neglected hall of the factory club, the next reporting and re-election all-institute Komsomol meeting was going on. The secretary of the Komsomol organization was jabbering over a piece of paper a standard report: on the growth of academic performance in social and political disciplines, on subbotniks at the construction of Moscow State University and other, then customary, events. The sign of the "thaw" was beer in the factory buffet. I was sitting next to Tamaz Meliava, the most talented of the Vgikov Georgian diaspora, a reveler, a glutton, and a legendary wit who had passed away untimely. Irritation was growing in the hall. Tamaz and I looked at each other, I jumped out onto the podium. I was choked with rage.
- What are you talking about?! We have nowhere to shoot! We don't have a training studio! After being defended, at best, they take us as assistants, or even just by death!
Tamaz followed me onto the podium:
- You are adults. Half of you have passed the front! Stop being silent! He snapped. - I propose to write a letter to Khrushchev from the general meeting of VGIK.
“Better a telegram,” I added.
Tamaz immediately drew up the text of the telegram, where, in particular, were the following words: “Dear Nikita Sergeevich! There will not be any 120 films you are planning, because the Institute of Cinematography in its current state cannot prepare a sufficient number of qualified specialists ... "
After deafening furious disputes, a representative delegation was chosen, which included Tamaz and I as initiators, students of the directing department Yura and Renita Grigoriev, Larisa Shepitko, graduate director Yura Kavtaradze, the camera department was represented by Alexander Chechulin and German Lavrov, actors - Rufina Nifontova and Izoldaontova Izvitskaya ...

Poloka G. Telegram to Khrushchev saved VGIK // Izvestia. 2010.15 July.
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