To date, a hero such as Sasha "White" has already become history. It symbolizes an entire era for Russia. A gangster and, at the same time, a rather interesting person, an antihero and a hero in one person - all this is Sasha “Bely” - a symbol of the criminal nineties.
Where did this character come from?

Fourteen years have passed since the first show of the revelation series "The Brigade", the main character of which Sasha "Bely", became for some time even the idol of youth. How did the crew and screenwriters manage to create such a lively series? How did they manage to make the protagonist such an interesting personality? There is only one answer: the allegedly invented person Alexander Belov, an ordinary guy who became one of the most influential criminal authorities, had a prototype. The image of Belov was created on the basis of a real person from the criminal world - the thief in law Sylvester. Like Sasha, Sylvester began with a small one: a small racket and racket, but gradually he managed to rise to the leader of the organized criminal group Orekho-Medvedkovskaya, in which he created a clear hierarchy, the most stringent discipline and unquestioning obedience to all orders without the ability to challenge decisions . When Sylvester felt that he could lose everything that he had, he staged his death, ordering a vivid performance, after which few considered him alive. The explosion, along with a fake funeral, is the finale of his vibrant criminal life and the final scene of the series "Brigade". There are eyewitnesses who saw Sylvester alive and healthy in Israel.
Cast
In the picture, along with the masters of acting, still not very famous people managed to appear. But those whose names are familiar to everyone: Valentina Telichkina, Alexander Belyavsky, Victor Pavlov, Andrey Panin. For one well-known Russian actor, the role in the series “The Brigade” was the last; he is Nikolai Eremenko Jr., who played the father of Sasha White Space’s best friend. He was not able to see the premiere of the film, as it took place after the death of the actor. Eremenko Jr. died of a stroke. Who played Sasha "White" in the "Brigade"? One can certainly say that people who are at least a little familiar with Russian films will immediately recognize Alexander Bezrukov in Sasha “White”, who managed to perfectly get used to the image of the Russian mafioso.
Impact on youth

The picture was a kind of revelation for that time, because at the beginning of the two thousandths they had never talked so openly about crime and the life of bandits, the series “Brigade” became the pioneer. Sasha "White" has become a role model, and children and youth usually like to imitate. In the wake of the series’s popularity on television in the country, criminal activity has increased: robbery, vandalism, racketeering, murder. Many wanted to become like Bees, Kos, Phil, or even as Sasha "White" himself. The "Brigade" was not the root cause of the crimes of young people, but it became a kind of impetus that led people to fulfill their scary fantasies. In general, imitators quickly calmed down, but for some it was more than just a game. The saddest outcome was a young man named Leonid Sidorov. To follow, he chose Cosmos, later the guy called himself “Cosmos Yurievich”. Leonid gathered a gang that got from car thefts to murders and rape. In 2008, the guy was sentenced to thirteen years in prison.
Series Event Overview

Once upon a time there was a good Russian guy Alexander Belov, who later became better known as Sasha "Bely." The "Brigade" tells its story, at the same time describing the "dashing 90s." The guy goes into the army, meanwhile his friends - Phil, Cosmos, Bees - begin to engage in racketeering. Belov has another good friend in the army - Farhad Juraev, with whom Sasha will later become a drug dealer. Service life passes - demobilization. Alexander parted with a fellow friend and goes home. The first thing he goes to his girlfriend's home, but after he waited a long time under her door, no one came out. After this, Belov discovers that his girlfriend is dating the bandit "Fly". The hero finds Mukhin and arranges a showdown, he is beaten, but true friends save Sasha. Thus, Belov gradually gets involved in gangster games with friends. The conflict with Mukhin grows into a big fraud, they kill the Fly, Sasha Bely becomes guilty. The "team" is formed at the most critical moment when the hero was a millimeter from death.
The guys start their long journey with racketeering, after which they manage to raise a lot of money. The main work is performed by Sasha “Bely” himself. The "brigade" is growing, and soon Belov meets his army comrade Juraev. They start to sell drugs, Farhad is killed. Belov’s guys quickly find killers, revenge is quickly accomplished, revenge, whose name is Sasha “White”.
The "team" throughout its length says that there is nothing romantic in crime. Those who get involved are left with nothing.