Аннотация: The Sketch of how Vanya Zhukov studied diplomacy under the Persian Shah managment
The Sketch of how Vanya Zhukov studied diplomacy under the Persian Shah managment
After the execution of next assignment Vanya Zhukov stayed for a minute near the TV in the corridor.
On TV at first reported about creation of "The Arctic shaft" - the Arctic strengthened district along the continental coast of the Ledovity ocean and in the most Ledovity ocean up to the North Pole. Then something was talked about the Kerch politics. Venezuela was mentioned. Then it was about the channel "Bosphorus". Most of all Vanya was puzzled by the news about the sausage from the Far Eastern seals.
Vanya felt confused: fifty thousand the Far Eastern seals - is it a lot of or a little? For what time will they be enough - for production of sausage?
"I would like to learn global diplomacy!"- Vanya began to dream. - "So that it "covers" all the problems in the complex: the "Arctic shaft", and Kerch policy, and Venezuela, and the channel "Bosphorus", and the Far Eastern seals."
Someone left a piece of newspaper on the windowsill. There was a headline on the piece: "The Istanbul Canal could destroy the security regime in the region." Ivan Starodubtsev. Even the Internet link was: https://www.mk.ru/politics/2019/03/24/dlya-korabley-nato-mozhet-poyavitsya-novyy-put.html?utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fzen.yandex.com.
Wind dumped a piece of newspaper from a window sill, and this piece for a second hanged in air.
"To catch?" - Vanya thought.
Suddenly Vanya felt someone's look. Near him there passed a man who looked like the Shah of Persia. Pictures of the Persian Shah Vanya once saw in the encyclopedia.
"The Persian Shah! This is very interesting! The mighty country of Russia!"- Vanya said. - "But the Persian Shah is a very important figure and he knows everything." "The Shah of Persia is a rich man. He doesn't want my money."
In a pocket at Vanya a letters of reminder for the debts formed in the course of acquisition of a title "The Modern Russian Writer" lay. But in the same place also the certificate of the member of literary association lay.
Vanya decided to act. He addressed the person who looked like the Shah of Persia:
- Oh, Mr. Shah! I am a modern Russian writer and am working on the book "The Asian politics". Tell us, how do you understand a global diplomacy?
The man, who looked like a Persian Shah, quickly looked at Vanya and, without answering a word, quickly continued his way.
Such reaction seemed to Vanya an offensive. To get into debt, to get the certificate and the award, and after all this to receive such attitude?!
He followed a man who looked like the Shah of Persia.
That man was going in the way familiar to Vanya. And soon they appeared in an office of the famous diplomat.
- Sorry, - Vanya continued to insist. - The Asian policy concerns many people now. Especially, if books is writing about it in Latin letters. So I would hope to hear about your understanding of global diplomacy.
- No money? - a man, who looked like a Persian Shah, suddenly asked Vanya a question.
Vanya only silently negatively shook the head.
The man leaned back in his chair:
- How should a diplomat learn a foreign language? What did Stalin say about this? - suddenly the interlocutor asked.
Vanya had time to read on this issue, so did not confuse himself:
- It is necessary to go to Protestant church and to listen to sermons in English.
- There now and perfectly. Therefore, for anybody not a secret that Heinrich Sßhliemann visited the Great wall of China and even spent the night on it.
The person similar on the Shah brushed away some motes from a surface of desk. It turned out that he as if swept out (together with motes) and Vanya from an office:
- In our epoch you can make a trip around the world for a hundred days and a hundred dollars. - Interlocutor absently looked off into a space and for some reason added. - The cost of visas in the presence of a diplomatic passport does not matter.
He again sent a look at Vanya:
- At the same time, if you wish, you can visit Venezuela. - The interlocutor was silent for a moment. - I'm very busy right now!
Vanya came out of the office with conflicting feelings: "After all, a hundred dollars does not make the weather. Can be and take." "But he says everything correctly. First you need to gain experience, to travel around the world. But not expensive. For a hundred dollars. And preferably with a diplomatic passport. And only then to talk about the channel "Bosphorus" and other problems of global diplomacy".
Vanya went to a bank for a credit to the amount hundred dollars: "It seems rates on the credit for a quarter of percent decreased. It is the most important. Problems of "The Arctic shaft", the Kerch policy, Venezuela, the Bosphorus channel and the Far East seals somehow will be solved ...". "A brainy man. He is looking into a root"...
Vanya quickened his pace, heading to receive a new loan.
March 25, 2019 22: 52
Translation from Russian into English: March 25, 2019 23:54.
Владимир Владимирович Залесский "Скетч о том, как Ваня Жуков учился дипломатии у персидского шаха".