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Владимир Владимирович Залесский 'Каменский Андрей Васильевич (1843 - ). Отодвигая мглу. Биографический очерк'.
This essay was included in publication (in Russian): "1519-2019. 500 years. From the past to the future. 16 essays about famous explorers, writers, scientists and inventors. Collection", 282 p.,. ISBN 978-5-4483-6197-5 (9785448361975).
LXII. The Tale of new songs
Stalin has greeted Vasilevsky and has shown to several sheets of paper: "The letter has come. Korolev aimlessly wastes governmental money. He carries out the projects which aren't corresponding to governmental economic plans".
– You, comrade Vasilevsky, are familiar with the biography the Korolev. He has been condemned. The vigilance is necessary, danger of sabotage is existing ...
– Comrade Stalin, works of the Korolev are aimed at the development of Army and science. Korolev - a man fully passionate about the development of science and technology. To ensure that his ideas were embodied in the state plans, it is necessary that the staff of the state planning Commission stood in matters of science and technology to the level of Korolev. For this will need years, decades.
Stalin silently was walking along on an office-room.
– As for the biography the Korolev, comrade Stalin. At the age of twenty-six years he has been appointed the military divisional's engineer. This leading position corresponded to a rank of the lieutenant general of engineering detachments.
Stalin has looked at Vasilevsky, comparing something. And he have joked in reply: "We have in a reserve no Hindenburgs".
He have again looked at the received letter. He have said:
– We can't uncontrolledly and aimlessly spend national money, comrade Vasilevsky.
– The money spent in the Korolev projects serves development of the country, development of science and technology. The army comes to other, qualitatively new level, comrade Stalin.
Stalin continued to go silently along an office-room.
– Korolev develops Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky's ideas, comrade Stalin. In realization of plans of Tsiolkovsky Korolev sees one of the main objectives. He has no other interests.
Stalin paused-paused, then replied:
– Well, to hell with you. Korolev during the meeting here, in the Kremlin, predicted to us, that the rockets have a great future. Let's ask comrade Korolyov to make the following rocket of more exact.
After a pause Stalin has asked Vasilevsky about his (Vasilevsky) father: where and as he lives. Vasilevsky has answered.
Stalin has continued:
– You, comrade Vasilevsky, almost age-mates with comrade Zhukov. Korolev, - the successor of the ideas of Tsiolkovsky, - has to carry out the main plans until 1960, maximum till 1965. New times, new people will come. Will sing new songs. Tell to the twenty-six-year-old general. Goodbye, comrade Vasilevsky.
December 13, 2017 10:47
Translation from Russian into English: December 13, 2017 16:02, December 15, 2017 13:39.
Владимир
LXIII. The Fairy Tale about October 10, 1941
October 10, 1941. The room was entered by Stalin.
– Good afternoon, comrade Vasilevsky.
– Good afternoon, comrade Stalin.
– We plan departure of the General Staff from Moscow for October 15th, 1941.
– The assignment, comrade Stalin, is almost finished by preparation.
Stalin has begun to read the draft of the military order:
– The General Staff leaves Moscow, and you, comrade Vasilevsky, remain?
– The first echelon of the General Staff will remain, comrade Stalin. For the solution of operational tasks. The list of tasks is previously agreed with the chief of the General Staff.
Stalin has returned the draft of the military order:
– Finish up.
He have become interested in one of the maps lying on a big table. He have raised the map. Under the map the submachine gun lay.
– The General Staff's employees need to have submachine gun, comrade Vasilevsky?
– Today, comrade Stalin, I have come back from an office trip to the area to the east of Gzhatsk. At one of roads we had to drag the car, was destroyed by the opponent's airplane, to a roadside. The living military personnel in her wasn't. There also the submachine gun lay. The enemy seeks to Moscow. I have taken the submachine gun, brought it to Moscow. Of course, the submachine gun isn't necessary to the employee of the General Staff, but when make the submachine gun - number million, I will ask it as an official gift. I will give a factory copy to the museum, and this - the front's weapon - will be - as an official gift.
– Do you have skills of firing from such type of weapon, comrade Vasilevsky?
– I trained a little on the way. Skills of handling of small arms are available. Even from imperialistic war. The individual weapon was given after completion of studies of military college, one may say, with officer shoulder straps, with officer's rank.
Stalin walked over to the bookcase. Took one of the books. Became visible the icon with the St. George.
Stalin has looked through the book and has returned book into place.
– Be in Kremlin in an hour, comrade Vasilevsky.
In an hour Vasilevsky was near Stalin's office-room. The assistant in a reception has informed that during the period of the most powerful phase of Hitlerite offensive toward Moscow for Vasilevsky is allocated one of the the rooms in the Stavka's location, near Stalin's office-room.
Vasilevsky has entered an office-room.
Stalin handed him the sheet of paper:
– The ordinary Moscow inhabitant has sent me the letter. Read.
Vasilevsky has begun to read. The inhabitant of Moscow asked Stalin to organize religious Christian procession around Moscow. It was clear that the religious procession, in the usual sense - on foot, - is impossible. The Moscow inhabitant asked to organize flight around of Moscow with an icon - by airplane.
Vasilevsky has read the letter, and, without knowing what to tell, was silent.