"Curious!" I haven't heard the word 'socialism' for a long time. What is socialism?" "I'll go to London and ask Karl Marx."
There comes the journalist to London. He finds Karl Marx and asks him: "What is socialism?".
Karl Marx looks at the journalist attentively. Then speaks:
- Do you think why I have lived in London the last part of my life? Because there is no socialism here! At all!
Whom to ask? "There seems to be a very authoritative person! Nikita Sergeyevich! He he lectured the whole world! Not only the Europe. He pounded his shoe in the UN!"
The journalist finds Nikita Sergeyevich and asks: "Karl Marx to me about the theory of socialism did not explain anything. You're a politician-practitioner. Tell: what is socialism?"
- The more time passes, the it is less than clarity in this question.But as a practitioner, I can tell you something simpler.
- For example? - the journalist specifies.
- Whom was I? I had a power - during the period of the most part of my life? Or illusion of the power? But, at last, I have come to the power. I have moved the predecessor from the place of his burial! So you and write down in your interview!
"Strange circumstances", - the journalist thinks. - "Karl Marx the last part of his life has lived in London. "In London there is no socialism". Nikita Sergeyevich is the practitioner. With corn at him nothing has turned out. His author's concepts of the construction of communism turned out to be fakes. But he has told how he has come to the power and has moved the predecessor from the place of his burial! It that - socialist tradition such?"
"Very all of this is unclear!"
"If to connect with the concept "socialism" such concepts as "civilization", "humanity", "justice", "culture", 'democracy', 'education', 'social guarantees' and others, then it will look, of course, attractively ...".
The journalist has decided to walk a little. Sees, towards him goes poet and singer Vladimir Vysotsky.
"He lived under socialism!" - the journalist has thought. - "He can tell!"
However Vladimir Vysotsky has been busy: he played the guitar and sang the song.
At first words have reached the journalist:
'Но есть, однако же, ещё предположенье,
Что Кука съели из большого уваженья...'
"But there is, however, still an assumption,
That Cook was eaten out of great respect ..."
"It's clear, the figure known ..." - the journalist recognized.
Continuing to sing, Vladimir Vysotsky has passed by the journalist and has continued the way.
The journalist heard the words:
'- Ату, ребята! Хватайте Кука!'
"- Ho, guys! Grab Cook!'
The distance between the journalist and Vladimir Vysotsky increased. But nevertheless the journalist has heard:
'А дикари теперь заламывают руки...'
"And now the savages throw up their hands..."
- Where and from whom can I learn what socialism is? - the journalist sighed. - Who now is the expert on socialism?
"It is necessary to return to the editorial office! To see news!!"
The journalist went to get acquainted with the news.
August 24, 2018 20:34
Translation from Russian into English: August 24, 2018 21:27.
Владимир Владимирович Залесский 'Сказка об интервью о социализме'.