Аннотация: Transactions with historical surnames on Kosti-NF. A story.
Transactions with historical surnames on Kosti-NF. A story.
Out of habit, Mr. Wintertund did not listen to Mrs. Quicktalker. He was immersed in own thoughts, and at the same time he was nodding approvingly.
"Let them try! If the result is negative, we will pretend that the goals have been achieved and stop the process. If it will be positive, we will continue ... "
Suddenly he heard something interesting.
Mrs. Quicktalker suggested organizing an unofficial exchange of historical surnames.
- What kind of "exchange of historical surnames"? What is the idea? Mr. Wintertund asked.
- Russia - as a state - has about 1000 years duration of history. During this time, many people have shown themselves. Their names have remained in historical memory. These surnames are valuable - they are intangible assets. There is something to trade!
- Well, let's say there was such a worker of art - Andrei Rublev. He painted icons. And now there is a tennis player Rublev - does this surname give him an advantage? In sports? - Mr. Wintertund tried to clarify.
- Andrei Rublev, an icon painter, he is, in a sense, a representative of the Russian intelligentsia. But what was his role? He was a cultural and historical figure. And for the exchange, for transactions, those who were called or who were considered the "brain" and "conscience" of the people are important.
- The brain (that is, the mind) and conscience is, of course, a more valuable commodity, - Mr. Wintertund agreed.
- On the one hand, there are people who are close to power, but they have neither conscience nor intelligence. On the other hand, there are descendants of those who were called the mind (brain) and conscience of the people. It is quite natural; the owners of historical surnames could to lease their surnames to those who need such surnames.
- Some great people had many children. And now they have many descendants. Suppose some descendant starts renting out his last name. What if other descendants object to the lease? - Mr. Wintertund continued to doubt.
- That's right! The surname is a collective property. Therefore, the descendants of a great man must unite in a community. They must act as the collective owner of the family name. But in such a community there are many people who have already reached an advanced age, who live on the other side of the Earth - far from the place of the transaction. For such people, a system of benefits is being thought out - a financial, political, diplomatic and other support, free tourist and cultural tours, and so on. The descendants of the "second row" do not understand the details - they do not think about a deal, not about renting a family name, but about maintaining historical memory, about preserving cultural heritage.
- That is, the transaction on behalf of the collective owner of the surname is made by the "leaders", the descendants of the "first row", and the rest should receive, firstly, benevolent conversations - conversations about the benefits for culture and history, and, secondly, they should receive their small shares of advantages, - Mr. Wintertund began to understand the situation. - How will payments be arranged?
- The currency will be lines in the annual laws on the budget, assistance in controversial and difficult situations, access to power. Naturally, unfailing loyalty is required from lessors. With all their efforts, they must convince others, the public, that the lessees have both a mind and a conscience.
- There is something doubtful in this idea, - Mr. Wintertund summed up the discussion, - but if you discard doubts and reason rationally, then everyone wins. Lessors receive money, seats in power, a reputation as active cultural figures. Lessees get "mind" and "conscience". And the people who preserve in their historical memory the deeds of great people - this people live in peace, and they believe that "mind" and "conscience" are next to those in power, that the descendants of great people continue the traditions of their ancestors, that these descendants they try to influence the government or they are directly controlling it (to the extent possible) - and they do it in the interests of the people (as the great ancestors did). All is good. Few people know about the fact that the leaders of family associations are turning into simple brokers on leasing of historical surnames ...
Mrs. Quicktalker was listening to Mr. Wintertund and was nodding her head, in agreement.
- Why not try? We can try ... - Mr. Wintertund agreed.
Mrs. Quicktalker came out the office-room.
"Whom could we find - for our radio station? - Mr. Wintertund thought. - Such people, like such, who were given by Russia in the 18-19-20 centuries - unfortunately, there are no such figures in the field of radio journalism. We need to think about the hermitess Agafya and this ... how is his name ... Agafya sounded loud at one time, and she can serve as a locomotive for ... how is his name ... Pes ... Pes ... Pestel? ...
We will have our own Pestel, and we will make him our symbol ... We will appoint Pestel as a consultant to the general director of our radio station, we will give him a good salary, we will hang old paintings with images of historical people in his office ... ".
April 16, 2022 09:16
Translation from Russian into English: April 16, 2022 11:21.
Владимир Владимирович Залесский "Биржа исторических фамилий на Кости-NF. Рассказ".
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