Аннотация: The Express Sketch about the Glorious Successors of a Past Affairs
The Express Sketch about the Glorious Successors of a Past Affairs
The employee of the "creative consortium" comes to M.L. Peskovsky and says:
- Matvei Leontyevich! Patriotic education is put in the forefront! You understand, what does it mean!?
M. L. Peskovskiy shuddered, strained and looked carefully at the person who asked the question.
- No! What are you thinking? We believe we need to write a text and to read this text aloud ... you understand, about whom and what?
M. L. Peskovskiy strained more.
- Don't worry, Matvey Leontievich! We are going to write a text about Alexander Suvorov!
M. L. Peskovskiy relaxed and said approvingly:
- There are many interesting biographical aspects. You think: what is the fate of the future of the South of Russia? After the campaign of Timur against the Golden Horde? A lot had happened. And there has arrived Suvorov and has made the contribution. Or - psychological heroic tragedy-drama-detective: Potemkin-Suvorov. Yes, a lot of interesting...
For the requesting person to be strained the time has come:
- Yes... No, Matvei Leontyevich! How ...I may more clear to explain it to you ?..
M.L. Peskovsky has begun to understand, at last: an experience of communication with representatives of the revolutionary environment manifested itself:
- Well, that ... You should take biographical books about Suvorov from series - the Pavlenkov's and the Gorky's - "Life of Remarkable People". This is the first step ... and then the next steps: Suvorov was hardened, he read a lot of historical literature, worked over own personality, did not lose nor a single battle... Books are available in libraries. Lay out the text on sheets of paper. Then you will read the text aloud. Your questions to me personally, in fact, are what about?
- In general, we and assumed such a steps... But according to the algorithm, it is required to consult with the person, which have literary reputation. To then mention...
On the Peskovsky's face the smile has appeared:
- A money of a governmental budget?
The employee has shuddered and has carefully looked at Peskovsky.
Peskovsky's mood has improved, and he has willingly remembered the two-three of historical plots:
- Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov was a disinterested person. He liked to eat from one copper with ordinary soldiers. He was not whimsical... but the story did not convey to us an evidence of Suvorov's active struggle with financial abuses... The time was inconvenient for such actions... the case is mentioning in historical works: some retired military man of high rank appealed to the Empress for material assistance. She was amazed: he commanded a regiment! Why didn't he make his fortune?
And academician Tarle cites cases from history of the wars of 1812 and 1853 years (three citations from the works of Tarle):
"The imperial brother, Crown Prince Konstantin Pavlovich, took refuge from the war in St. Petersburg, did not lose time for nothing. He has offered to the Ekaterinoslavsky regiment of 126 horses, asking for each 225 rubles. "The militia economic Committee doubted, whether to pay, finding that the horses are not worth it." . But the Emperor ordered, and Constantine received 28350 roubles in full, and then the horses were taken: "45, which were ill, were shoted immediately so as not to infect others, 55 unfit commanded to sell for any price, and 26 ranked in the regiment." This was the only "service" rendered to the Fatherland by Konstantin Pavlovich in 1812."
"Kutuzov knew how the army suffers, and knew that soldiers are set up so that they forget both cold and hunger, thinking only of completion of a victory. By making them to trust blindly everything that he will tell them, he realized that he can't right there, on the run, in these awful conditions to eradicate abuses from which the Russian army suffers but at the same time saw all the need to move and move is unceasing, showing to Napoleon the door from Russia. After Suvorov no one knew how to talk to a soldier like Kutuzov, and here is how he these hungry cold days had a talk with troops.
"The commander-in-chief during the period of campaign, overtaking columns, sometimes talked to soldiers. Having driven up to the leyb-guard the Izmaylovsky regiment once, the prince Kutuzov has asked: "Whether there is bread?" - "Isn't present, your grace". - "And wine?" - "Isn't present, your grace". - "And beef?" - "Isn't present, your grace". Having taken a menacing look, the prince Kutuzov has told: "I will hang the officials for the lack of food for soldiers. Tomorrow they will bring to you bread, wines, meat, and you will have a rest". - "Most obediently we thank!" - "Yes here that, brothers: You begin to have a rest. The villain without waiting for you, will go away, free from persecution!"
The servicemen of the Izmaylovsky regiment have unanimously begun to yell: "Nothing is necessary to us, without bread (crackers) and wine we will go to catch him up!" Such is the story by the eyewitness."
"The complete, absolute impunity was guaranteed to all thieves, bribe-takers, embezzlers of the Treasury under Prince Menshikov. Here in the middle of war, in November, from the most dangerous position, from the crew standing near Sapungora where for a long time for a reason of a hunger military men die, which are preferred not to be fed, and horses die who are fed with sawdust and shavings, the officer comes to an intendant for the money (salary and another payments). We will give his words. (He writes and prints all this 15 years after the Crimean war, when almost all mentioned were still alive).
(...)
- I ask you, the young man, - the managing director has begun with preceptive tone, - how many you pay me for that money which I will order to release in favour of your battery? Ordinary pay me eight percent and more, but you, artillerymen, the people stubborn, also like to bargain, to negotiate. Well, from you it is possible to take cheaper... However I warn: I won't take less than six percent in any case, it is impossible...
(...)
The attempt of officer has terminated thus. The officer left with nothing and began to show the "requirements" in other places, almost with the equal success..."
The visitor strained more.
- Of course, we need to carry out patriotic education on the example of Suvorov, - Peskovsky has said.
The smile has appeared on the face of the guest. He slightly relaxed.
- To bring up a nice successors of the past! - Peskovsky has kindly added.
The mood of the visitor has improved, and he has philosophically noticed:
- Budget, however, not rubber!
Thereafter the visitor approvingly and kindly added:
- But we will educate and bring up!
Peskovsky in reply has philosophically said:
- Suvorov is so great that was recognized even an impossible to reward him during his lifetime, - and this greatness manifests itself even now, a hundred years after his death.
The visitor has begun to understand, at last, that his visit to Peskovsky - was successful. The widely known writer M.L. Peskovsky pronounced the words. It is quite possible to call these words as "encouraging", "supporting". And they can be cited, - according to requirements of an algorithm.
The interlocutors looked at each other with smiles and said goodbye in a good mood.
July 2, 2018 18: 39
Translation from Russian into English: July 6, 2018 14:40. Владимир Владимирович Залесский "Экспресс-Скетч о славных продолжателях прошлого".