Аннотация: The Joking Tale about the assigned task of Joseph Stalin to Sergei Korolev
The Joking Tale about the assigned task of Joseph Stalin to Sergei Korolev
The meeting in the Kremlin has begun unusually.
Stalin has come into an office-room and has looked at the gathered experts. Usually at this moment sounded: "We begin a meeting!" But Stalin was silent.
After some pause he has approached Sergey Korolev and has offered:
- Сomrade Korolev, I ask you to pass with me for a conversation.
Stalin and Korolev went into the neighboring room.
Stalin has emphasized:
- Participants of the meeting are waiting, comrade Korolev!
Also he have continued:
- Very responsible question, comrade Korolev! Comrade Kurchatov suggests to build nuclear power plants. However, our citizens buys the electric power for 5 rubles per 1 kilowatt-hour. In some neighboring countries 1 kilowatt-hour costs 1 ruble. It is clear, that in different regions figures differ, but I speak about an order of figures. Why should our state build nuclear power plants, spend significant money, and create environmental risks? If it is possible to do without all these problems.
Buy electricity where it costs 1 ruble!
And the state will save budgetary funds, and the population will save their personal savings. And problems of radioactive materials won't be! It is necessary to organize all this. I consider it expedient to entrust you the corresponding duties!
- Comrade Stalin! Your thought absolutely correct. To avoid environmental problems, to save money of the state and the population! To organize! But the main thing is already made: the idea is formulated, the purpose is planned! It is necessary only - to execute. As for me personally, I finish work on the project of new rockets! It is a lot of very important additional work! Allow me to continue!
- So, you do not seek to perform the case, which I told you! But there is more difficult, more responsible and intellectual mission. In one large country, according to data of our intelligence, the default on state obligations is planned! They think that they will carry out this affair suddenly. But we possess information! The task is: to play skillfully in the securities market! To make money for our state! To ensure the currency for our Pension Fund for the next 100 - 150 years! We must think about the interests of the state and the people, comrade Korolev!
- Сomrade Stalin! It is the brilliant plan! It is work of mind! The Dnieper Hydroelectric Station, Magnitogorsk steel production complex - there, nevertheless, is a lot of hand labor ... But as for me personally, the testing site is ready. The placement on him of a new rocket is planned. Allow me to continue!
- It is clear, you don't want to fulfill the case I told you about! But understand, comrade Korolev! People wait for improvement of an economic situation! As I was told, among miners - discontent. We can resort to usual measures, but new times are coming! Could you take a couple of bottles of vodka, visit miners, talk to them, so they'll calm down?
- Comrade Stalin, I have on the agenda the launch missiles from the new testing site! Let me continue! I can't call your idea differently as outstanding and humane. Soon your birthday! We, our design and working team, will gather. I'll buy a couple bottles of vodka. And I will talk to people "heart to heart"!
Stalin was silent. He walked around the room:
- Participants of the meeting are waiting, comrade Korolev!
After brief speeches of the meeting participants, Stalin summed up:
- Korolev at a meeting here in the Kremlin, predicted a great future for missiles. Let's ask comrade Korolev to make the next rocket more accurate.
The meeting was completed.
Korolev went beyond a door when has heard:
- And do not forget to tell about your successes in the children camp "Artek", comrade Korolev!
August 9, 2018 08: 44
Translation from Russian into English: August 14, 2018 13:25.
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