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Ilya Kropantsev was born on the island of Sakhalin in December 1978.
I moved to Moscow 2 years ago.
I’ve worked as a trucker for almost 20 years now.
As a child, I dreamed of following in my father’s footsteps.
My father always told me that one can’t become a trucker, he should be born with it.
It’s in your blood.
It’s an interesting profession,
although it can be dangerous and difficult.
The truck can break down…
…anything can happen.
I’ve promised that
I won’t work as a trucker as long as our baby is small.
I did have a regular job in Moscow for 6 months,
but I realised it wasn’t for me.
So now I’m working as a truck driver again.
My father taught me to be passionate about my work…
…to love what you do.
He used to play the guitar and the harmonica
and I have written a few songs of my own…
…my own lyrics, my own music
About family, Sakhalin and life on the road.
I’m telling people about life through music…
…a person’s life expressed in a song.
But I don’t have my guitar anymore,
because I gave it to my son. v He’s at music school learning the guitar and the piano.
My youngest daughter is 9 months old.
My eldest son is 12 and my middle daughter is 6 years old.
The oldest two live with their grandmother and their aunt,
but they really want to live here with me,
and I miss them a lot too.
I only save money to provide for them,
so that they can accomplish their dreams.
I hope they can, I’ll help them however I can.
Shell Rimula was so moved by Ilya Kropantsev’s dedication to his children…
…we gave him a ticket to fly out to see them.
And to help him stay motivated on the road…
We gave him a guitar with his children’s names on it.
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