Аннотация: Literary Prize for the Primorsky Election Legend. The story.
Literary Prize for the Primorsky Election Legend. The story.
Given the new realities, energetic and active people instituted the literary award "Ballot Paper".
The first prize (two years ago) was received by Pavel Anisimovich himself. He wrote a story about electronic voting based on the stories of his senior patrons. Instructions were sent to all public and state divisions to collect historical information. Then the received materials were generalized and processed by Pavel Anisimovich (with collaborators and literary assistants). Influential people with historical surnames wrote a preface and - the book (with photos) was published under the surname of Pavel Anisimovich and under the title 'The History of Electronic Voting in Russia'.
The second prize (a year ago) was given to a good person for living correctly.
It's time to give a third (if to count after beginning of premium) prize. In this matter, you need to go between Scylla (signals from high spheres) and Charybdis (the influence of a powerful detachment of literary crooks, prankers, clackers and other participants in the literary process).
In front of Pavel Anisimovich the 'Primorsky Electoral Legend' lay.
This legend in the taiga, by the fire, was heard by a fan of local, Primorsky, folklore, from a collector of pine nuts.
The Yakut shaman organized marches to Moscow three times to bring this Legend to the Main Square.
A strong wind blowing from the capital was stopping the shaman and was carrying him back to the beginning of the campaign.
Only after a visiting the Ural monastery by the famous bloggeress (with an influential political position), who acted with a television crew, the Legend was succeeded to be delivered to the capital secretly, hidden into a television camera that had disappeared during the visit. And now the Legend lies on a table in front of Pavel Anisimovich.
Pavel Anisimovich began to read the Primorsky legend.
Once upon a time, in the Primorsky Krai, elections for the governor were held, and when the counting began, it turned out that the opposition candidate was winning.
The media came into excitement. After which the digits were replaced by the opposite. The advantage of the opposition candidate has disappeared somewhere, but, on the contrary, the advantage of a candidate from the center arose.
The media began to make more noise. And the decision was made - just to annul the past vote, - not to deal with a detailed analysis of ballots, protocols and other things.
In the new elections, from their beginning to their finish, a candidate appointed from the center was in the lead. And the opposition candidate was not given the opportunity to take part in elections.
When everything calmed down, an important person from the electoral system arrived at a high-ranking cottage and she asked to deal with the canceled elections - so that everyone would understand what happened.
The person, whom this electoral figure was addressing, was very busy. So it remained unclear what happened in Primorye.
After that, a ghost began to appear in a high-ranking cottage. It annually passes along the corridors of the cottage, shaking and waving with election documentation.
Pavel Anisimovich silently looked at the 'Primorsky legend'. In terms of topics, this work was suitable for the "Ballot Paper" award. In favor of "Legend" spoke its genre - legends, tales, folklore ...
However, it is necessary to consult with a senior friends ...
Pavel Anisimovich decided to drink a cup of tea.
At that moment, a ghost swept through the room - an indistinct figure. The figure was shaking and waving with a bundle of the election documentation.
The computer monitor winked at Pavel Anisimovich.
Pavel Anisimovich was numb.
An image appeared on the computer's screen - a presentation screen saver from the Anonymous community.
A sheet of paper came out of the printer - the protocol of the 'Election Ballot' award commission: 'The prize is awarded to the Primorsky Election Legend.'
The protocol jumped from the printer and sat right in the hands of Pavel Anisimovich.
Anonymous from the computer monitor gently looked at Pavel Anisimovich. And the ghost circled around, shaking and waving with election documentation...
'We all went out of Gogol's overcoat,' Pavel Anisimovich turned with deep internal feeling to the painting 'The Holy Man Against the Force,' hanging on the wall in front of him ...
July 2, 2020 06:12
Translation from Russian into English: July 2, 2020 06:33.
Владимир Владимирович Залесский 'Литературная премия для Приморской избирательной легенды. Рассказ'.