import vk_api
from vk_api.bot_longpoll import VkBotLongPoll, VkBotEventType

token=''
vk_session = vk_api.VkApi(token=token)
longpoll = VkBotLongPoll(vk_session, '182028902')
vk = vk_session.get_api()



print('Стартую 1 ')
for event in longpoll.listen():
    print('Стартую 2')
    if event.type == VkBotEventType.MESSAGE_NEW:
        print('Стартую 3')
        request = event.obj.text
        from_id = event.obj.from_id
        print(from_id, request)
        if event.from_user:
            print('Стартую 4')
            if (request == "Начать") or (request == "начать"):
                print('Стартую 5')
                send_message('Привит мужлан',event)