Аннотация: The Tale of Chekhov's travel from Sakhalin to Moscow across the Suez Canal
The Tale of Chekhov's travel from Sakhalin to Moscow across the Suez Canal
Anton Pavlovich returns from Sakhalin. On the steamer "Petersburg" arrives in Vladivostok.
"How to go to Moscow? Which route to choose?'
One of his fans, young woman, finds him. Chekhov is polite, but he lets know that he is concentrated on a question of the forthcoming trip.
The fan woman is ready to speak about anything, only to be to see Chekhov and to look at him. "About what to talk with the famous writer?" The fan suddenly recalls the note in "Vesti Primorye. ru" ('Вести Приморье.ру'). "There something about trips, and about bridges and about roads, it seems, was told!":
- Dear Anton Pavlovich! The length of the route Osinovka-Rudnaya Pristan (direction to the North part of the region) is 380 kilometers. At the same time, over the past seven years, about 10 bridges on it have lost their suitability.
Chekhov crossed the whole of Siberia. He saw a lot. Kindly is silent.
- In the our region of 149 bridges demand capital repairs! - the fan speaks.
Chekhov took the road notebook, made an entry.
- We will do up to 10 bridges a year, otherwise we will never change this situation, - the fan reflects.
"The potential is enormous," - Chekhov thought.
Some visions appeared in his mind. A new economy is being created, including the nuclear and space industries, and tens of millions of high-tech jobs are emerging. The Constitution of 1936 establishes unprecedented in Russia, and maybe in the world, pension system. The retirement age for women is 55 years, for men - 60. Chekhov remembered one of his teachers: "He has received from the imperial government an order as an award for the educational activity and pension complete with an order. After retirement this - tsar's - pension became a financial base of the numerous, large family ...". And Gorky?! Maxim Gorky will create such the cultural huge construction that a vigorous, interested individual could find in it his the small place. However, there will be not enough financial stability. In 1947 the decision will be made: "About holding a monetary reform and cancellation of cards on food and industrial products" ... On deposits in Sberbank of the sum to 3 thousand rubles will be exchanged one to one, on deposits from 3 to 10 thousand rubles the reduction of one third of the sum will be made, on deposits of more than 10 thousand rubles a half of the sum will be withdrawn ...
"Somehow everything mixed up in my visions!" "Now a travel to Moscow is on the agenda!"
- Everything requires time! - Chekhov philosophically spoke. - Enormous potential! I will float to Russia by steamship: across the Pacific and Indian oceans, across the Suez Canal, across the Mediterranean and Black seas! Of course, it will take time. But everything requires time.
The fan, young woman, without taking her eyes off, looked at Chekhov in love.
- To Moscow, to Moscow! - Chekov ended the conversation. And headed for the steamer.
November 19, 2018 16:00
Translation from Russian into English: November 19, 2018 16:34.
Владимир Владимирович Залесский 'Сказка о путешествии Чехова из Сахалина в Москву через Суэцкий канал'.