Аннотация: The Express Sketch about the gold billions of marks
The Express Sketch about the gold billions of marks
Trotsky through Sweden arrived in Germany and went to the Main State Bank. At first he was not allowed, but he says: "I have a recommendation from von Hindenburg."
The head of the Bank comes out:
- I listen.
- I wish a good product to sell!
- What's your merchandise?
- Name.
- What is it?
- I will sell the name "European country". As a bonus, the conclusion of the peace Treaty of Brest-Litovsk will follow.
- It not the bad offer. But there are two questions for discussion. The first: we have doubts. We after all not strangers. I mean Germany and Russia. How will you exist? If you stop being the European country? The second question: the case is quite important. And if we come to an agreement, we won't pay five kopeks. We'll pay billions of gold marks. Your refusal will not be taken into account.
- About your doubts about our problems after the loss of the name "European country". My opinion. Of course, unpleasant. But we will be friends with you. And you remain a European country. So the light of your civilizational glory will be on us a little bit. Well, money. I can to sell it for five kopeks. But gold kopeks. The revolution needs money. However, it is an international question. It is necessary to build the right image. So against the billions I will not object.
- You about our civilizational glory and our light do not hope. Soon follow the event such that at our civilization light you will not be able twelve years to rely.
- I am a business man. The Petrograd Soviet waits me.
- Yeah, just a second. Undersign, please.
Trotsky, in any case, wrote in Russian letters "Lenin". "They won't understand Russian anyway!"
A locomotive whistle was heard.
- This is a train with sealed-up cars. There are billions of gold marks in the railway cars.
- Thank you for the German accuracy and efficiency.
Trotsky jumped into the cab of the locomotive and went to Petrograd.
At the Petrograd railway station soldiers and workers according the resolution of the Petrograd Soviet were removing the sign "European country".
"A-Ah!.. Let them!"
22 October 2018 14: 13
Translation from Russian into English: October 22, 2018 14:45.
Владимир Владимирович Залесский "Экспресс-скетч о золотых миллиардах марок".