Volodymyr Talashko remembers the day when he came to the hospital to visit a wounded soldier on his birthday. That day, the mother of the wounded soldier, seeing the actor, thanked him, saying:

-Thanks.

- Thanks for what? Talashko asked in surprise, refraining from adding: "It's your son lying wounded."

- For "Let's live!" - answered the woman briefly.

Today, students, employees and teachers of the Starobilsk Professional College of Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University had the opportunity to talk with a remarkable person - Volodymyr Dmytrovych Talashko, actor, People's Artist of Ukraine and theater teacher.

Volodymyr Dmytrovych dreamed of becoming an actor since childhood and remembers with trepidation how he read Shevchenko's poems as a small boy. He persevered towards his dream, despite the fact that his family considered this profession not serious. Volodymyr Talashko is very grateful to his teachers and says that it was thanks to them that he got on the stage. He especially remembers his first teacher, Nadiia Kyrylivna, who instilled in him a love for art.