Аннотация: A story about the prime minister, about Khabarovsk and about the portrait of Muravyov-Amursky.
A story about the prime minister, about Khabarovsk and about the portrait of Muravyov-Amursky.
The prime minister was going on a trip to the Far East.
He called the first deputy prime minister. What will he advise? What the baggage to take on the trip?
The First Deputy Prime Minister advised to take with baggage the Program for the Development of the Far East and materials with details for the program.
The second deputy prime minister recommended taking a statistical report - with information. How are things in the Far East?
Another deputy prime minister made recommendations: take a good suit (uniform), a tie, - to look good against the background of the local top officials, a warm clothes - if there is a walk on a yacht, then not to catch a cold. And keep a social distance.
Finally, the prime minister picked up the receiver of the main telephone.
- Are you planning to visit Khabarovsk?
-If there will no interruptions in the work of transport, then - surely
- I recommend that you take a portrait of Muravyov-Amursky with you!
Some time passed, and a portrait of Nikolai Nikolaevich Muravyov-Amursky appeared in the prime minister's office.
- So now it is accepted! - explained the prime minister, - energetic, healthy and with a positive mood, - to the deputy prime ministers and ministers who were coming to him for meetings.
The ministers looked at Muravyov-Amursky with respect.
And Nikolai Nikolaevich Muravyov-Amursky was looking at the ministers.
August 8, 2020 12:15
Translation from Russian into English: August 8, 2020 12:36.
Владимир Владимирович Залесский 'Рассказ о премьере, о Хабаровске и о портрете Муравьёва-Амурского'.