Inferno #07 31 мая 2005

Classics - Almanashnik. Alexander Pushkin.

               Almanashnik
Alexander Pushkin

   (Collected works in 10 volumes, v.6.

    MM: Fiction, 1976)


   - Oh, my God, for the fourth
month in St. Petersburg, went over all permutations
ne, I bow to bureaucratic superiors, and
still can not get seats. I'm all
spent, owed, and I are retired, and that
look into the pit posodyat.

   - And in what part you are going to cases
live?

   - In what part? Oh, my God! yes
Am I not a Russian man? I have all th
zhus. Of course, I'd like to township
warmer, but it comes to the loop now
I and everyone happy.

   - Surely you do not have yet a single
benefactor?

   - The Benefactor? Oh, my God! Yes
every ministry I have three thanks
Telja sit. All the fuss about me, everything about
reported to me, and I'm still without a piece of
bread.

   - Service you know is not given. We take
mis-ka for something else.

   - And for that you command?

   - For example, for literature.

   - For literature? Oh, my God! in
forty-three years to begin his literary
field.

   - What's the harm? and Rousseau?

   - Rousseau, perhaps nowhere else does not
was capable of. He did not mean to be a wine
nym bailiff. And besides, he was a man
scientist, and I studied at the Moscow University
aunt.

   - What's the matter, venturing magazine.

   - Magazine? and who subscribe to?

   - You never know who is, Russia is great, hunters
enough.

   - No, my friend: now they do not naduesh. Their
weaned. All say: take the money, and Ms.
rnala will not give or dodast. Who wants to
sue from 35 rubles?

   - Well, so write Vyzhigina.

   - Vyzhigina? Oh, my God: to write
Vyzhigina not a thing, perhaps, I have four
months othvatayu 4 volumes, not worse Orlov and
Bulgarin, but meanwhile have time to starve the eye
negotiated the.

   - Do you know what? Issued Almanak.

   - How so?

   - Here's how: borrow from our writers
several plays, something he reprinted.
Coined the title, order a loan vignette,
Yes, and emboss with God.

   - Indeed. Yes I am with any of these
gentlemen do not know.

   - What needs: means go to them. Say
them that you are a young pet muses; first vystu
paesh in the arena of fame and decided to publish
Almanak, and yet ask for their helper
and patronage.

   - And what you think. Honestly, I despair
of ready to Almanak.

   - I advise you not to postpone the case.

   - Today there will begin their visits.

   - And the thing is: I wish you every success.



            OFFICE poet
 All in a big mess. In the middle of the table.
Poet and the three young men playing
bone.


   Poet (rattling cups). I
ruke.Sept a `la main ... neuf ... Sacredieu ...
neuf et sept ... neuf et sept ... neuf ...

Seven in his hand ... The Curse of the nine ... nine ...
and seven ... nine and seven ... nine ... (French)

 my ... Who keeps?

    Guest. What a happiness: keep.

   Poet. Sept a `la main ... (About
 itself). Who is that?

   Included Almanashnik (a guest).
I have long wished to have the good fortune to introduce
you. Let one of the harder your
 fans ... your wonderful works ...

   Guest. You're wrong: I am, except bills
 do not compose: here the master ...

   Almanashnik. Let one of diligence
 follows ...

   Poet. Good heavens ... I am glad that
I have the honor to meet you ... Sadi
 Tes, I beg you ...

   Almanashnik. You are busy ... sorry: I
 to hinder you.

   Poet. Oh no ... We will continue
reap .- Sept a `la main ... 3 craps. - What
 misfortune. (Pass the bone.)

    Guest. Hundred rubles a `prendre.

   Poet. I'll ...

 Play.

What a calamity ... (He looks askance at the Al
 manashnika.)

   Almanashnik. The first time I speak to
career of fame and decided to publish Almanak ...
 I hope you ...

   Poet. The fifth hand is! and
I always get caught ... Almanak you publish?
under what title? .. passed - I was no longer
 hold.

   Almanashnik. "Eastern Star" ... I
deyus that you will not refuse to decorate it
 precious ...

   Poet (takes a cup). Let
are: a hundred rubles a `prendre ... Sept a `la
main ... Craps - so. This is surprising, first
howl hands can not pass. (Spits, wags
chair) almanashnik obnoxious, and he brought me
 misfortune.

   Almanashnik. I hope that you can not refuse
Tes decorate my own Almanak Drago
 valuable works ...

   Poet. Honestly - I do not have STI
Hove - all taken apart, journalists, almanash
nicknames ... I'll all ... what? went again! ..
 This is incomprehensible. Damn almanashnik.

   Almanashnik (rising). Let endowed
tsya that if you loose pieces
 ka ...

   Poet (escorted him to the door).
I will seek and will surely have the good fortune to you
 deliver.

   Almanashnik. Believe me, the extreme
 the plight of his wife and children ...

   Poet (shoved him). Hardly
 rid of him. What a diabolical craft!

    Guest. Whose? yours or his?

   Poet. Too true my worse. Give
verses one fool in Almanak that another
cursed them in the magazine. His wife and his deti.Chert
would take ... a man who's there?

 Includes a servant.


   Poet. I told you almanashni
 Cove are not allowed.

   Servant. But who knows, almanashnik whether
 do not know.

   Poet. Fool, this is the face visible. I
in hand: Sept a `la main ...

 Play.


                  Tavern
 Besstydin, Almanashnik lunch.


   - Hey, vodka.

   - Ninth glass! And I'm paying for everything - and
what's the point!

   - You'll see how things will go our Almanak: with
I give my hand a poem in 1934; a fifth
Tew sign the AP, under the five other EB,
under five by C. P. Other Pushcha without
signature, in the preface will thank
gentlemen poets who have sent us their stihot
Voren. Prose, we have plenty: lihoe surveyed
of literature, which nicely cursed our
famous writers, our aristocrats ...
you know.

   - No, sir, I do not know.

   - Do not know about, yes you can see my journal
do not read ... You see, the aristocrats
(Of course, in an ironic sense) is called
are those writers who are with us do not know
Xia, believing it is likely that our society does not
enviable. We were first order and did not notice
whether, but for a year already as himself and with those
then criticize them on the spot ... Now, understanding
Eat ...

   - I understand.

   - Vodka! These aristocrats ... (of course,
I say in an ironic sense) ... imagined
ourselves that we are in a good society does not start
exist. I wish I could see who I did not TLU
Stith, worse than I look at my drugogo.Ty
Dress ...

   - No, I swear ...

   - It's a little ponosheno; deceived me
on crummy market ... Besides, I'm not going to
dandy in the tavern. But at the ball ... Oh, for
balls I was a great dude, that's my weakness.
If you saw me at the ball ... I'm nice
I dance, I dance the French quadrille. You
do not believe ... (Rises swaying, dancing). Ka
KOVO?

   - Fine.

 Besstydin engages the glass and drop it.


   - My God - glass in a bounce ... His
put to the expense - and even faceted.

   - How about? - It will stick together ... that's
everything. (Matches the glass and supplies.)

 - Pays groaning, displays his arm
Besstydina, he was on his feet is not worth it.


    - So be it, take a cab.

   Besstydin. Do me a favor ... Plant
I was riding - he sit down across da go
along Nevsky Prospekt, like a dandy, this is my weak
weakness of.

   - And this is my last support! Lord
My God!



   - You can see the gentleman?

   - No, sir - he sleeps.

   - As in 12 hours?

   - He returned with the ball at the 6 o'clock.

   - Yes, but when you can catch?

   - Yes, almost never.

   - When composing your master?

   - I do not know.

   - What a calamity! .. Inform your bari
Well, that came recommended ** ... Yes
Say, do you know whether you're any Sochi
Charge of ...


 Ivan Vyzhigin "- released in 1829, Ro
Man Thaddeus Venedictovich Bulgarin (1789 1859).
 Alexander Anfimovich Orlov (1791-1840) at
wake of the success of this novel published in 1831
three pamphlets: "The Death of Ivan Vyzhigina" "• workshop
ray wedding Ignat and Sidor, children
Ivan Vyzhigina "and" Khlynovsky steppe inhabitants, or
Children of Ivan Vyzhigina. "These publications owls
fell with the appearance of a true extension
of a first novel Bulgarin - Peter Iva
 Novichev Vyzhigin.
 AP, EB and K.P.V. - The initials of Pushkin,
E. Baratynsky and Prince. PA Vyazemsky.


   Ed: All the `must be above the preceding
sponding to them by the letter a (in the script this figure
does not fit).