"And so after seventeen months and seven days, the ark stopped at Ararat mountains, and after third dove had returned with olive twig in its beak," "Noa opened ark's door, put his feet in the grass, lifted his hands towards the sun and said in loud voice:" "ASSA!" " ASSA?" " ASSA!" "That was the only word that recieved us from thos pre-flood times, and together with it some of us have recieved that power and purity." "Script:" "Sergei Solovyov, Sergei Livnev" "Composer:" "Boris Grebenshchikov" "Cast:" "Sergei Bugayev (nicknamed Africa)" "Tatyana Drubich" "Stanislav Govorukhin" "Director:" "Sergei Solovyov" "ASSA" "PART ONE" "One morning I called some girl and just as I pick up [telephone] receiver out of receiver comes a little boy no bigger than match-box." "I got a fright and asked - who are you?" "But he... crawled into glass, got drunk and answered, jumping on a couch, I am Bananan, the boy." "Hello, Bananan!" "Then he got on my old sofa and said he was a orphan, earlier he had father Bananan but now only mother Telephone was left and he was going to Hollywood soon." "And I thought: that's not ?" "to sit and make too-too-too" "Hello, Bananan!" " Tell, please, is that boy Bananan with you?" " No!" " Hallo." " Excuse me, is that boy Bananan with you?" " No." "Hold it against your ear, dark guy." "Hallo tell, please, is that boy Bananan with you?" "No, isn't he with you?" "No, anyway, excuse me, wait a minute, i'll ask in a moment." "Hallo, he is not here." "Well, he is here." "How much, you say, is possible to place here?" "120 containers on the ground, and it's possible to put others on them." "On them?" "How much?" "Almost half." "And what tonnage would it be?" "I don't know, have to count." "I understand." "And during winter, you say, there's practically empty?" "Almost always." "Thanks." "Have to count." " Have you heard if Yalta receives us?" " No, i think not." "Are you, what, a major?" "Major." "Why?" "Not why." "Militar title." "Why not lieutenant?" "Comrade, it's hard for me to answer questions." "I have nausea." "I've already barfed half of ship." "Let's go." "You'd make yourself generalissiumus, degenerate!" "Go, look for your cell." "What cell?" "We should be nicer to each other, comrade." "Sit down." "And don't dare to drink more." "Understood?" "Storm." "What drinking?" "Storm." "N. Eydelman. "Bounds of Ages"." "publishing house "Thought"." "March 10, 1801." "Noon." "St. Petersburg" "It seemed biggest dream of emperor Paul had come true today." "They had spent first night in Mikhailovski castle among ?" "walls and misty stone." "But tsar somehow didn't fell expected joy." "Was it coldness?" "Heavy premonition?" "Silence of servants?" "Was it because of grim faces of wife and sons?" "Who's to know?" "Mom?" "Mom, honour bright, how long can will it last?" "Mom, I'm not a child anymore." "No." "Ship can't come into port." "Storm." "Mom, what south?" "There's snow." "In port." "I'm saying I'll spend the night in port." "That's all." "Dear God." "What?" "Excuse me, but we simply don't undesrstand why should intelligent man spend a night in port." "Let's get acquainted." "This is Vitya, my friend Vitya." "Why are you stepping away?" "Perhaps, you're confused because he's a negro." "That's nonsense." "He's our negro - soviet, socialistic." "It can be said you're looking at new formation negro." "Not Michael, not Joe, take in mind, but Vitya." "Simple Vitya." "Vitya, is that true you're Vitya?" "It is." "I'm Vitya." "You're no Michael, no Joe." "I'll tell you story that's worse." "Some foreigner was caught in Leningrad." "He was carrying suitcase with vipers into USSR." "What is your name, pardon me?" "Alika." "Strange name." "What's there strange?" "Stupid name, that's all." "Mom wanted to call me Alexandra, dad" " Lika." "They came to a compromise" " Alika." "Anyway, as any compromise." "But the sea is called Black [sea]." "So this is dwelling place." "This is hospitality." "Mom, don't worry, they're with me." "Hi, Maria Anton." "Hi, Vitya." "Look, what wonderful lodger we've brought you." "It's just for one night because of storm." "Come through." "Room's clean, laundry's fresh." "Sheets, TV-set." "Three rubles." "Take off you're shirt, I'll wash it." "Here you go." "Hold it." "Thanks." "Alright, Moor has done his work, Moor can go now." "What's that?" "You're sipping in again?" "What sipping?" "It's milk." "Milk?" "Go and eat like a man, I left everything on the table." "Have you a gastritis yet?" "Ulcery life." "Stars..." "What are you doing there?" "Look, a cat." "Bring it here." "It's eyes shimmer in the dark." "You and your friend are one funny pair." "You could perform at circus." "Who's a negro for him?" "Mom?" "Dad?" "Dad." "He was Angola's national hero." "Sorry for dad." "He died." "What's your name?" "Bananan?" "Was that your song?" "Mine." "In reality I work as a night watchman in theatre." "We have wonderful hall there." "Record a song, listen to it." "Delete, write once more." "Do you want to compose some?" "......great Goethe stayed in small tavern and had to live there three weeks." "Hold it." "What is this for?" "You'll light our way." "Well then, going for a walk in wonderful neighbourhood in completely uninhabited place.." "It somehow doesn't burn." "...he, returning to tavern, found out only representative of the fair sex was half-minded servant of innkeeper." "Deaf-mute, wry." "She was indifferent to great romantic's fervour." "For three weeks she remained indifferent to great Goethe." "But exactly to her we must be thankful for that enormous displays of love..." "Faint light." "You can't light a way like this." "Don't say, if everyone of us lights a match, there will be light over half of the heaven." " But what's that?" " Theater." " Who's playing [there]?" " Good, nice people, only very little." " Do you remeber lyrics well?" " Kinda normal." "So, listen, lyrics are difficult, you have to say 'no' three times, after that six [times], after that word 'feminine'" " What's that?" "Japanese Computer "Yamaha" Nice thing" "Do you like it?" "New object appears in my field of vision." "New object appears in my field of vision." "I'm going on "You"" "Perhaps, it's a closet?" "No." "Perhaps, it's a table?" "No." "What's your number?" "Six." "What's your sex?" "Feminine." "I'm going on "you"" "Then go." "New object appears in our field of vision." "New object appears in our field of vision." "We're going on "you"" "Where are such wheels from?" "Germans left when they retreated." "What germans?" "What retreat?" "The same. '43." "Third generation is patching it." "I put it new engine, upgraded "Ziguli"." "Dream rather than car." "Where are you hurrying to?" "Who comes on that ship?" "Danish prince?" "Danish, danish." "Hurry up." "Hello." "Hello." "Be so kind and have a look." "There must be reservation on my name." "Number 301." "Has Krymov, Andrey Velntinovich arrived yet?" "In number 302." "He registered you." "...I'm feeling well, no nausea." "I'm taking the medicine." "Hasn't father asked to tell something?" "Yes, yes, I understand." "If there's news, I'll tell." "Kiss, Masha." "...pardon me, dear, I overslept." "I didn't know what to think." "Where did you spend the night?" "I rented a room for three rubles." "It was storm all the time." "No one knows when the ship will come." "Snow everywhere." "It's no Yalta, rather Khibina." "I left things in there." "Boy, wait." "Take it." "Lady, pour us some coffe for honesty earned ruble." " Aren't you local guy?" " Local." "There are no rooms in hotels but i need one, can you help me?" "I have something for you." " You can use tv, detective [movie] is about to begin." " Thanks." "But what's that?" " Iron curtain." "I didn't understand." " Iron curtain." "Come, i'll show you your room." " I have only 25 rubles." " Don't worry, i'll find the change, and, please, don't whistle in the house." "Do you lock doors at nigh?" "i have a habit of walking around during nights." "In general i don't give keys to tenants." "Don't forget to lock front door behind yourself, and, please, don't make noise at night." "What are you thinking!" "What noise?" "I will be like a mouse - in my hole right away and i'm not here anymore." "Let's pretend you bet on even, let's say, 22." "Or on red." "If odd plays or black, or zero, croupier wins." "You can't imagine how head freezes during winter." "Wear a hat both day and night." "I'm allowing you." "Oh, Volodya, it's you." "Yes, it's me." "I need a contrabass, in case." "No, no, in case, Volodya, in case not in bag." "I'm ashamed to tell, numer is old, even quite bad, but perhaps original because of that." "I met Albert..." "Yes, yes, alive." "Alright, good luck." "I'll pick up contrabass myself." "Why do you need a contrabass?" "I love classic," "Mozart, Sarasati, Verdi or, let's say, Pushkin. know what?" "Do you know what i like the most in Onegin?" "That everything is written in simplest words there, just listen." "Dusk fell, and on the table, gleaming, Stood the hissing samovar for the evening," "The Chinese teapot stood on it warming, And underneath the steam was swirling." "Poured out by Olga's steady hand In a dark stream, into each cup," "The fragrant tea ran out like sand, And with cream a young boy topped it up." "Tatyana stood before the window, Breathing upon the frozen pane," "So pensive she was, my pet, my sparrow, And with her finger, light as rain," "Wrote on the glass (which was all misty) The cherished monogram, O and E." "Take a look - most ordinary words, it seems there is nothing there." "There is everything." "Let's go and have a dinner." "Me and Albert last time met...you wasn't born yet." "That time he told he was getting married and was enthusiastic about bride's name..." "Zoe, Zoe." "There's something medieval in this name, something alchemic, astrologic..." "Albert, do you remember?" "Medieval?" "I thought so." "Zoe is ancient greek name." "Oh so?" "It means "life"." "That is really so." "For twenty five years already Zoe is my life." "Andrey, congratulate us." "Yesterday our grandson was born." "We were told over the phone: boy, 54 centimetres." "Congratulations!" "Wonderful." "[Our] son is serving in army now." "Anyway, how are things going?" "Do you really still ?" "We do." "...members of Lipetsk automobile factory have undertaken new responsibility to increase prductivity..." "Oh, how i'm fed up with all this, what productivity of work can be there, the more you toil, the less you get paid, roll further." "O!" "Stop." "The game is called Bangladesh, i thought it up myself, so imagine some number." " Imagined." " And i imagined." " Well, tell what number do you have?" " Seven." "But i have eight, i won." "I can't picture how you will drive away that stupid [contrabass] case." " That's small matters." " Return to hotel by seaside, i will take a walk there, don't get your legs wet, eat dinner, bye." "To Simferopol," "Bye, bye." "To Simferopol, railway station." "How do you think: will we get stuck on mountain passage?" "Pardon me for the ruble." "Why are you making such a deal out of it?" "I've already spent it on drinks." "Converted in in coffee." "Look." "What's this?" "I began writing a book." "What is book about?" "Story of all life." "From infusoria to newest events." "Doesn't burn, but sinks in water." "What's that book, kids?" "Eternal book, daddy." "Great one." "And how is it?" "Superb." "Very." "It will remain intact in case of Universal catastrophe." "I conducted an experiment." "If there will be Universal catasotrophe, we won't have to live here." "Why it so exceptionally grim in the soul?" "It's no better for me." "I have taken this fact of your fate in account." "When it becomes totally grim, put on this tape." "How did you decide it must become totally grim?" "I just think so." "...how bad it is for me, how hard." "I live alone with my mother for eight years..." "Do you want to play Bangladesh?" "What's that?" "Good game." "I thought it up myself." "How much fo you have?" "Nineteen." "It's twenty for me." "I win." "Andrey, I have a favour to ask." "Do you know what it took from me to earn such living as I have last almost twenty five years?" "I was threatened, but withstood it." "You never disapproved me of quitting, perhaps, only one of all." "I know your word was cruicial, that thanks to you I was finally left in peace." "I'm thankful you for this." "Andryusha, help me one more time." "There was a debt left behind me." "You don't know about it, nobody knew." "Only man who knew is long since dead." "I forgot about all this." "I have new life now." "New debts." "New morals." "All new." "But now this terrible debt has come up." "Moreover, you can imagine how it has grown after this time?" "Today I met..." "I know." "He demands repaying the debt." "It has to be repaid, Albert." "I can't." "I have nothing to repay." "...allow to talk to you officially..." "Go on." "Even confidentially." "Go on." "Your highness, allow to ask hand of your wife." "Excuse me, that's imprint of your niece." "You're crazy!" "?" "she will never agree this marriage." "We'll find that out right away." "Do you want to use telephone?" "No." "Gramophone." "OK." "I'll find out." "Well?" "Why wry face?" "Albert, don't take it to your heart." "Tomorrow we'll go on holiday, you'll take your wife with you." "That will be heartening trip." "Two old friends..." "I'll dispart for a while and you'll observe if somebody else takes interest." "Do you have a camera?" "Andrey, I'm asking you..." "And another." "Hide it somewhere, alright?" "Edwin." "What Edwin?" "My son Edwin." "Oh, that one." "What?" "He's in cafe." "You should say so right away." "Do you want to use telephone?" "No." "Gramophone." "I even don't understand what are we talking about, all this is in reality such nonsense." "Come here, Albert." " What?" " Try to get in there." " Why?" " Well, try it, try." "Wonderful." "Contrabass will be taken and brought to orchestra." "Violin that i need is called Gvarneri, you're intelligent man and can't make a mistake." "And there's no debt anymore you're absolutely free man." "Kid, i ask you as a fellow man, [sing] something about us, about pilots." "That's the thing!" "VVS {Military Air Force} won't stay in debt." "Thank you, comrade." "Guys, let's play." " Allow me to ask your lady." " You're welcome!" "Allow me!" " Mikhail." " Ludmila." "Shurik, don't dig in!" "Get off!" "Get off yourself!" " What's up, buddy?" "Nothing serious, nothing serious, let's get on our feet." "Madam, accpet our deepest apologies about this disturbance." "That's nothing, for god's sake." " Comrades, i was not sober." " Step down, major." " I deeply apologise." " !" "Ludmila, i deeply apologise." "I was not sober, i deeply apologise." "It happens to be whole cultural program here:" "evening of contemporary music, theatre..." "When are you leaving?" "In two weeks, if the show is not prolonged." "But city's empty, probably it won't be prolonged." "Come again sometime, we put all our efforts there." "Excuse me." "Guys, can you come for a minute?" "Let's go, Andryusha." "I wanted to make you acquainted long ago." "Here, Bananan." "Nanaban." "Krymov, Andrey Valentinovich." "By the way, I wanted to apologise for that ruble." "Do you want me to return it?" "What do you want, Albert?" "Me and you, to put it lightly, are not young men." "Earlier I didn't even have a telephone book." "How do medics call it?" "Sclerosis?" "Senility?" "Like, pacient come to a doctor and says:" ""doctor, there's a hole in my memory." "Do you have it for long?" "What?" "Well, hole in your memory?" "What hole?"" "Good day, dear viewers." "We are broadcasting from Nikitski Botanical Garden." "Now our garden is looking peculiar." "All subtropical plants are covered in snow." "...unusually such heat-loving plants as bamboo..." "Such snowstorms does harm to subtropical plants." "Majority of them cracks, breaks off roots and sometimes perishes of cold." "Cheese!" "I think I closed my eyes." "Let's make another one." "I don't understand." "It turns out that this bearded-one is Shar?" "Kinda yes, kinda turns out so." "But people say that he's smooth like a knee." "Hell knows." "Perhaps, disguised." "Oh, well." "But Svan?" "To the exit." "Go on." "Stop." "Face to the wall." "Go." "Stop." "Go." " Allow me?" " Yes." " Pass through." " Pass through." "Sit down." " Thank you." " Have you cut your hair?" " Yes." "I did it myself." "this way it's more hygienic." " Let's continue?" " I've already said everything." "I was not sober, my behaviour was not appropriate for soviet officer." " I'm asking to excuse me." " Stop playing the fool." "That's stupid." "Where did you get the uniform?" "The uniform?" "Well, then." "Perhaps, i lied." "Perhaps, i'm no major." "Well, i wanted [to be]." "How many times i have flown, in my dreams!" "I felt spilicing and unsplicing, i went into open space" "and flew there." "Then, in that day i was sleeping and then in a dream i heard on the radio he had died," "and when i woke up in the kichen." "On the floor i realized that was the truth." "First cosmonaut had died!" "Gagarin is not anymore!" "I cried." "I cried, but i knew i didn't want to be first cosmonaut." "I'm no idiot." "Yura is one, but Titov - handsome," "intelligent, delicate, stately, smart." "When i looked at the myself in the mirror." "I saw even physical parameters were the same." "Everything identical, even height, weight, except for one thing - particulars, those small lettersm small, bluish...what, do the letters matter?" "Tell me." "Then i refuse to answer." "Then i declare very serious protest." "I demand it to be written down:" "detainee declares his protest, most serious!" "and not a word more." " Stop distorting things, Babakin." "That's exhausting and no one needs it:" "neither me, nor you." "Here, read." "I apologise." "I was not sober." "Do you know Svan?" "Svan?" "Svan?" "...simple." "Yugoslaviac?" "I think so." "Do you have lemon?" "I think so." "Cut it, friend." "Just don't sprinkle with sugar." "Alright." "Of course, no soup." "What soup [could be] at twelve o'clock." "But make some consomme." "I'll try." "Roast some chicken, only braise, just roast." "Hi, what are you dong here?" "Hi." "Does your mom work in sanatorium?" "Are there water procedures?" "What do you need them for?" "That's for Andrey." "He needs water massage." "Are you with daddy?" "Why are you flinching?" "I'm not flinching." "Cool, daddy, I'll go and greet him." "Hello." "Should I return you ruble?" "Yes, and, of course, coffee." "I have a request: play for some hour." "I know everything is closed and finished but nevertheless, choose any." "I hope this time i haven't offended you." "Sponge Blues!" "I want to shortstick all sponges Stepping with my foot on heavy fuse" "And I'm singing my cool song" "Sponge blues." "I want to get gear sooner Wig and platform shooz." "Sponges, run sooner!" "I am singing sponge blues." "I am a decmen, I'm more dec than all men." "Give me liberty and I'll seduce any one." "Well, mother, run to my bead just let me sing sponge blues till the end just let me sing sponge blues till the end just let me sing sponge blues till the end" "Eins, zwein, drein..." " What's this?" " This is change, we didn't sing [enough] for hundred, only for twenty." " Did you write these songs?" " Of course." "From ironic cylce about old Kazlodoyev." " Kazlodoyev, who is he?" "You'll find out, everything in its right time, but now let's close this party, turn off lights and smoke straw." "*comments." "shortstick - hand short end of the stick." "men (english) - man decmen - decisive man shooz (engl) - shoes platform shooz - shoes, went out of fashion in the end of 70's." "Fuse (engl) - electromagnetic device to distort guitar sound. turned on with foot." "daddy - man of mature years, not burdened with intellectual action sponge - girl of young age, cheerful character, not burdened with intellectual action gear - clothes and underwear mother - (addressing person of feminine sex) friend of cheerful character" "Hi, Arkady." "How do you do?" "Has something happened?" "No, nothing." "Don't worry." "Have come for recreation?" "No, I have a business with you." "So, something has happened after all." "I told nothing has happened." "Yet." "But there is what to talk about." "Let's have a talk." "I'm expecting you tomorrow at our place." "One o'clock." "But we must not be seen and try not to raise suspicion with your coming to me." "Good luck, Arkasha." "Closer, comrades." "But don't step in front of each other." "Everybody look into object-lens." "Attention." "I'm taking picture." "Crimea, 1980." "One more." " Well, how's work on the book going?" " I have just finished a chapter about Winston Churchill, it's called "un-human risings and unseen falls"." "If you're normal, then you live some unnatural life." "Cool." "I don't live life at all, it's sad to live a life, work - home, work - grave." "I live in fragile world of my dreams, and life, what is life?" "Practically life is just a window thourg which i take a look from time to time." " And what do you see?" " Oh, well, nothing, something like fog." "I was working as a nurse in Orla." "He came to us from te hotel on an ambulance, i was on the duty." "Later he told me he was alone, lead unresting life and wanted to settle down." " How's that?" "To have wife, children, not right away but little later." "Why later?" "Then he told me he liked me." "I thought about what life has in store for me." "Who's that?" "That's my favourite singer Nick Cave, and this is Yuri Gagarin first man in the space, and this is "Communication Tube"." " What?" ""Communication Tube"." "Sit down." "Let's pretend you want to share with me some emotional experience." "Let's set tube in position #1." "Talk in there, i'll listen here." "Go on, talk." " What am i supposed to say?" "Well, what's between you and this daddy." " Krymov?" " Yes." "What's up, are you asleep?" "I love him." "He phoned me every evening for three years," "now we're together again and we don't want to break up, neither me, nor him." "Excellent." "Now let's set tube in position #2." "Put your ear there, i'll here." "Yekaterina II exchanged letters with Voltaire for a long time." "Can you hear good?" " Good." " So, Yekaterina II exchanged letters with Voltaire for quite a long time, simultaneously writing open-content diary." "Other ladies well known in history wrote just diaries, and even then not all of them." "Revolution changed everything." " What is that?" " These are just thoughts, from upcoming book." " And what has Yekaterina to do with this?" " And what has Krymov to do with this?" " But what if it rains?" "it'll get wet." " I'll make special packet - from polyethylene, with a string." "Hold it." "Sodium carbonicum - baking soda." "Astonishing picture of life" " palm in the snow." "Yalta during winter." " Do you like the tube?" " It's a good thing." " I give it to you." "Eternal" "Spring" "Want an apple?" "No." "Here, take it." "What's that?" "Photo-booth." "A present." "Look at it." "What's with our generalissimus?" "Shitty business, dad." "He's sitting steady." "We have to to him." "It's easy to say." "Then give something." "Doesn't take it good." "Too much or afraid?" "Both too much and afraid." "There, sonny, one can't be tightfisted." "Give as much as one asks for." "Rich people are special people." "Hi." "Hello." "What's that you got there?" "A present." "Communication tube." "Good thing." "Communicatio..." "I didn't get it." "Communication tube." "Let's pretend, you want to tell something personal to me." "Sit down." "Let's put tube in position #1." "Let's put." "Talk there, I'll listen here." "Talk." "By the way, tomorrow it's three years since we know each other." "We could celebrate it." "But it must be done properly - acquaintances from your side." "from my side." "From my side will come Albert and Zoe, but whom will you call?" "Guys, snow has begun to fall up there." "I don't understand why should we need this?" "Daddy pays dough for this." "Pays, pays." "It's just pity that our Bananan gives him change back." "Let's tuck ourself in this rag, otherwise we'll really freeze up there." "Pull to your side, spread it." "You haven't lost your skills." "It was very important for me to know it." "What did you decide?" "I talked to him, nothing can be done, Albert." "If you can't pay back your debt, you will have to help us." "I understand and i feel for you, and if it's easier for you, imagine you're not doing it to repay the debt, but because of your sympathies to me, because of our friendship." "And we'll begin with contrabass." "Remember, i don't need any other fiddle, i need exactly you." "Understand, exactly you." " Andrey, that's cruel." " What can you do, life is cruel." "Don't grovel before me, Albert, there's nothing you can change, that's only gonna destroy our personal relationship." "Personal relationship." "Old Kozlodoyev crawls on roof nimble as a corncrake." "Kozlodoyev tries to crawl through the window in some chick's bed." "How it was earlier!" "Kozlodoyev feasted and is eyes were empty and with a whistle Kozlodoyev called all women to make love in the bushes." "Kozlodoyev loved this activity and satisfied dozen at a time." "Kozlodoyev served as a national idol and any one respected him." "But now bitches have hidden themselves behind windows of private flats." "Kozlodoyev crawls, his pants are wet, he is old and he wants to [go to] lavatory." " Is song dedicated to me?" " Yes." " Did you enjoy the song?" " No [i didn't]." "Dear god, why this, god." "Just go down," "I'll check if you're not forgotten anything." "Why are you shaving yourself all the time?" "I don't want you to see me unshaven." "And why this t-shirt?" "If you're cold, buy a pajamas." "Old men sleep in pajamas, but I, I hope, am not yet old man." "Why don't you like this t-shirt?" "I feel like I'm sleeping next to Pelé." "First of all, Pelé's number was 10." "Secondly, it's not needed for you to sleep with football player." "What's the difference?" "I sleep with tenissist." "Forgive me." "Forgive me, I don't know myself what's happening to me." "Poem of M. Lermontov." "Six letters." "What's the first letter?" "K. Kavkaz." "It fits." "Kav-kaz." "Listen, did you took away Zoe from theatre?" "Yes." "What is it?" "Did you look carefully if there was something left?" "Nothing." "It's a pity." "I knew him from quarter-century, man has departed..." "and nothing has left." "Agree, that's a pity." "Oldest street in Moscow." "Five letters." "Arbat." "Correct." "Arbat." "END OF PART ONE" "ASSA" "PART TWO" " Open it." " Open it." " Put shell here." " Here." " Take aim." " Take aim." " Where are you aiming at?" " At the white light like a kopeck, i haven't been able to hit anything from my birth." " And me at windmill." " Then me at swing." "Missed it." "But i hit it." "That's because you shoot without glasses on." "Put them on." " But they have no lenses in." " Lenses are not the most important." "Most important is to feel yourself as seeing man." "Take your aim, little higher, to the right." " I hit it." " And now i [will hit] the hare." "PASSENGER OPEN THE DOOR" "Jump in." "Yes, it's not hot." "What's strange in that?" "It's winter after all." "Under blue sky is golden city with transcluent gates and bright stars" "And in that city there's a garden full of grass and flowers animals of unseen beauty are walking there" "One like yellow, flaming lion other like bull with many eyes and there's golden eagle in the sky with unforgettable bright sight" "And in blue sky there's one star burning" "It's yours, my angel, it's yours forever" "Who loves that is loved, who shines that is holy" "Let this star show you way to wonderful garden" "Flaming lion will meet you there and blue bull with many eyes" "And there's golden eagle in the sky with unforgettable bright sight." "Behind this table soon will meet those who know or suspect and those who will be seized by conspirators who still doesn't know that [they] will become important persons in upcoming dreadful night." "At nine o'clock Pavel will be attending supper." "Tables is laid for nineteen persons." "Princes Alexandr and Constantin with their wives are invited, princess Maria Pavlovna, wive of main conspirator madam Palen." "There's Kutuzov, Strogonov, Naryshkin....[calling more names]" "What's up with you?" "I don't feel well this evening, sire." "Then attend doctor and get some treatment." "Illness can't be allowed to develop." "To realization of all your wishes, my son!" "Thank you, sire." "Today is very strange day." "I can't get enough air from the very morning." "It seems like someone is suffocating me." "Probably that's because of thaw, sire." "Probably." "Probably." "To go to afterworld is not the same as to pet a cat." "March 11, 1801." "9AM St. Petersburg." "Andrey." "Andrey, are you sleeping?" "No." "No." "Six." "Feminine." "Why aren't you wearing earring?" "Andrey, are you sleeping?" "Calm down, Krymov." "I'm begging you, Krymov." "I swear, Krymov, check it yourself." "I'm Karlov's man, but I can't, I don't want with him." "He's ?" "I want to work for you, Krymov, I'll be of use." "I have evidence." "Karlov is waiting for Guly You know her." "Call her." "What's that girl?" "?" "Empty." "Roof." "Don't even think to go after me" " I'll kill you!" "Wait." "I'll find you myself." "Tomorrow evening." "Where the dude lives?" ""Bananan's dream #1"" " Do you take earing off at night?" " I do." "Let's take a swim." " Are you not afraid?" " What?" "We have swum farm, shore is not in sight, there will be cramp in leg and end of story." " No, i'm not afraid." " Ok, let's swim farther." "Alright, let's swim back." " Grab [my] shoulder." " No." "Grab it, you'll drown." "What are you doing!" "?" "Well, nothing, i've shown you something to remember." "Ok, let's swim." " Do you love horses?" " I do." "Well then, let's continue at race course." " Well, how is it?" " Normal, 120 on 80." " What happened after all?" " Nothing." "We just decided to take a swim." "With whom?" " Me and him, your Bananan." " What's with him?" "Nothing." "We just took a swim, sea is calm, water is already cold." " What are you so worried about?" " I'm not. i'm just asking how is he." "He's fine." "I drew him out, wanted to leave there but then drew out." "He's drying himself at home." "Take cologne and rub my temple." "I have a headache." "Good." "What are you doing?" "Are you out of your mind?" "Well, stop it, hush now." "I made you hurt, forgive me, i'm sorry." " I'm sorry." " You forgive me, i'm sorry." "I'm sorry." "What's that in your ear?" "That?" "an earring." " It has to be taken off." " Why?" "It's not allowed." "Take it off." "Look." "Look, what scoundrels!" "Oh, my pretty ones!" "Go through, don't be shy." "Forward." "345-th, 345-th, get Zubkov-4 on line." "Again one with earrings." "When will this end?" "Take off the earring." "Why?" "It doesn't look good." "Take it off." "Don't want to?" "Then take off your belt and shoelaces." "Karasikov, guide him through." "Mother-in-law testifies that you, Baranov, beat her sistematically." "Which complaint about you this is?" "Baranov?" "Sistematically?" "Baranov, stop playing a fool." "We'll write you down, Baranov." "What for?" "Hooliganism." "That's all in vain, captain." "You won't make it." "I'm a working man, I have hands in blisters." "Alright." "Won't you play a trick on me, bros?" "Forward." "To #2." "Come through." "Forward." "Stop." "Go in." " What are you in for?" " Because of earring." "Because of earring: that's correct." "I'm supporting the authorities on this one." "But you take it off." " Why?" "Understand, i don't give a damn what are you wearing there, you can even shove it up your ass, you can show off, you all can show off." "You just look at motherland!" "You're dishonoring the authority." "Everybody here is against it!" "Scum, you are a scum!" "Nation is giving you drink, giving you eat, scoundrel, scoundrel." "I hate you scumbags!" "Scum!" "I'm a labourer, look at my worked-up hands, oh, you're not looking?" "You hate the nation, scoundrel, you don't give a shit about the nation." "Perhaps, you're a faggot?" "Tell, are you a faggot?" " You yourself are a faggot!" " I am a faggot?" "Bitch!" " Futurist Vladimir Mayakovskiy wasn't born for money." "In december of 1976, on his 70th birthday chairman of comitee of defense of USSR, marshal of soviet union" "Leonid Ilyich Breznev was awarded a honorary weapon with golden incrustation of state seal of USSR." "I checked, Guly knows you." "But it can't be settled over phone, we need to meet." "To look at each other with eyes." "The day after tomorrow." "Now you'll take this package and see that entrance door?" "Upper floor, door on the right." "Tell it is from Svan." "From Svan?" "From Svan." "Excuse me, could I use your phone?" "It's long since disconnected." "Sorry." "You're welcome." "Svan sent me." "I know." "Come on in." "That's my tea-kettle whistling." "How is your life going, Goshenka?" "In accordance with my health and education." "Let's go." "Why did you turn off the light?" "It's all the same for old lady, she's blind." "Come in, please." " Svan asked to give you this." " Aha, thank you, take a seat." " Please, turn your back at me." "Here you go." " Is this good?" " Good." "Just a minute, excuse me, please." "Chirey, Shar, help me here!" "Just carefully, please." "We'll do everything alright." "Like convoy in zone ties up." "Breathe." "Breathe, pigeon." "Now we'll cut out your appendicitis." "He needs some air." "Otherwise he could, for god's sake, die." "What's that in your ear?" "Earring." "Take it off at once." "Calm down, lieutenant, kid is with me." "My bad." "I asked you to dress decently." "And I am dressed decently." "Anyway, I tried to." "Soldiers are already being brought to the door." "Palin sets couple tenths of officiers in previously planned motion." "That is main attach force which must break into house surrounded by silent, obedient soldiers." "Midnight in St. Petersburg." "Two columns of officiers and some batallions of guards are in motion." "Two columns must unite in front yard." "March 12, 1801." "1 AM." "St. Petersburg." "Soon after midnight plan is executed." "Sleeping Pavel is already twice surrounded." "Column of Beningsen-Zubov went into building through Rozdestvenskie gates." "And so, tsar is placed in double ring of murderers." "No exit." "Nest is warm." "Bird is near." "Bird is near, gentlemen." "Come out, sire." "Sire, you're my hostage and your reign has come to end." "Step down from throne, and sign act of decline on the benefit of prince Alexandr at once." "Come to your senses, Platon Alexandrovich." "Write it, sire." "Write." "I won't sign anything!" "You're no emperor." "Alexandr is our sire." "I won't sign anything." "Enough with talking, prince." "Today he'll sign anything we want." "But tomorrow we'll be hanging in nooses." "I won't sign anything, gentlemen." "What are you yelling?" "And stop waving hands!" "I can't see!" "I can't see!" "You yourself brought us here and you're willing to retreat?" "Scarf, gentlemen." "Scarf!" "Hold a scarf!" "Do you like the book?" "To some extent boring, but educating." "Do you really compose those songs yourself?" "No." "Only such uneducated murzik as yourself couldn't know songs of Grebenschikov." "Who's he?" "God." "And radiance gleams from him." "Are there on lenses in your glasses?" "Grown-up man." "Sack on ear, glasses without lenses... *remarks MURZIK - the same as DADDY" "GREBENSCHIKOV Boris Borisovich - born on December 27, 1953." "Soviet poet, composer, leader of band "Akvarium"" "Zhukov will go steady, Belov confirms it. 4-9-2, system." "Got it?" "4-9-2." "4-9-2?" "Six times six, thirty six." "In five cash-desks." "But Zhukov?" "It's all the same to Zhukov." "He'll do everything." "How much would it be?" "All of that's yours." "You can check the sum at cash-desk." "Alright, I'll check." "Yes, yes, come in." "Oh, Mishanya!" "Arkadiy Petrovich!" "How many years, how many winters." "Everything will be normal." "Zhukov will also dump the race." "Alright, can I go to cash-desk?" " You're playing?" " Aha." "I've played eight times already." " Have you won?" " No." "And you?" " I don't don't play games of chance." " I'll go and put on once more." "Put on 4-9-2, system "tripple express"." "You'll pay me back later." "Try to win all of them." " Won't we lose?" " Who doesn't take risks, doesn't drink champagne." "Allow me, pardon." "Congratulations." "Rare winnings of 3687 rubles, like one kopeck." " Thank you." " Congratulations, get up." "Hide they money." "Listen, stand me a treat, there's water, sandwiches." "Two bottles of water, please, and two sandwiches." "Thank you." " By the way, i have to talk with you." " And we had to go so far for because of that?" " There is no race course in Yalta." " What has race course to do with this?" "What swinishness is all around!" "I wanted you to win some money." "What do you need this for, Andery Valentinovich?" "So that you understood that i can something." "To be exact, that i can everything." "Let's cut to the chase." "I want you embark any plane you like without going home today" " Is place with you free?" " It's occupied." "and don't show [here] for two weeks, in this time we'll move away." "One of us must move away." "The difference between us is that i can pay you good money for this." "You must understand me correctly, you're young, you have (if you're smart) long life ahead." "I'm asking you not to make me do disgusting and dreadful stuff." "If you won't understand me and remain here, i'll be obliged to do it." "Why should I leave my own town?" "You want, then leave yourself." "It's good for me here." "Take your money, water and sandwiches..." "Leave it, we'll settle accounts later." "Let's go home then." "There's snow on the overpass, trolley-bus doesn't run." "How will we go?" "We'll take a cab." " What's with you?" " Furunculosis." ""Bananan's dream #2"" "I was asleep." "I even saw a dream." "I love to see dreams." "Look, that's Vitya!" "Vitha the Negro, you know him." "Vitya!" "Vitya!" "Stop!" " They say this guy has a great car." " He's driving behind us." "What have you in mind?" "Hey, do you hear?" "Slow down." "Hit the brakes!" "Let's check it right now." "Will we square accounts here?" " Take from him, from inside pocket of his coat." " All?" "There is ruble and some kopecks short." "I'll be in debt." "Wait!" "I forgot." "That's all." "March 12, 1801." "2 AM St. Petersbug." "Your royal higness!" "What are you doing?" "How dared you!" "I never wanted this and never ordered this to be done." "Your highness, it's not the right time now." "42 million people depend on your firmness." "Enough with fooling around, start being a tsar, sire." "More to the right." "Alright, stop." "Here is a pit." "Turn aroun." "Turn around, i say." "Careful guys, don't throw." "Alright guys, he went down legs-first as a stone." "Gentlemen, daddy died of apopleptic shock." "In my rule everything will be like in granny's rule." "So began morning of March 12, 1801." "Coup d'etat had ended." "One or two wounded." "One killed." "Just without unnecessary talking, everything is very serious, i'll explain you later." "It's impossible to remain here even for a minute." "So, ship leaves in forty minutes, at first to Batumi, then Odessa, after that...we'll decide there," "but now to Batumi, to Odessa, to the devil in Istanbul, Istalnbul would even be better and that's near, by the way." "In detectives this is called hiding trails." "This guy, Vadim, tracked me using women as a disguise." "Well, i've explained you everything, i've managed to shake off tracking for couple of hours." "What tracking?" "I warned you that this could happen any day, that you should be ready, and you promised not to ask questions." " Let's go, let's go, will we?" " No, i won't go anywhere." "I was afraid of this." "Oh, idiot, jerk, i missed you out." "What good is he for you?" "What is he?" "He's nobody!" "A boy!" "and you know yourself you'll forget him tomorrow." "and he doesn't need you, he spat on you, you are a grown-up woman, i love you, i love you more than life and i have nothing in this live but you, nothing that i loved so much." "Let's go?" " No." "Then i'll tell you this:" "he is not anymore, he's dead, he's dead for two hours already." "I tell you he's nobody!" "Nobody!" "You'll never see him again, even in the grave because he's lying at the bottom of the sea and nobody will look for him there." "Why are you lying?" "It disgraces you." "You have five more minutes." "This is not your coat." "He lent me this when i was cold, we must at lest give it back to him." "KRYMOV Andrey Valentinovich, real name." "Born in 1936, in Moscow." "Childhood and youth spent in Tashkent." "In 1954-1958 studied in institute of foreign languages in Moscow." "Published collection of poems in magazine "Yunost"." "In 1960 was under investigations due to financial operations but was not convicted due to lack of evidence." "In 1963 was convicted of implicity in armed robbery of cashier." "During imprisonment treated himself disciplined, took part in amateur performances." "From 1970 till 1980 as a witness and defendant was involved in 12 cases connected with organised crime including underground production of chandeliers "Cascade" and case of trade-house "Ocean"." "Was not convicted." "Krymov A.V. planned more than 40 huge organised crimes and affairs incuring losses of more than 100 000 000 rubles." "He organised underground manufacturing, provided it with cover, organised illegal trade of production, coordinated various criminal gangs." "Krymov A.V. received up to 25% of illegal income of his businesses, based in 23 cities of USSR." "How did you get insidee enclosure?" "Get way from here!" "Don't be sad, Shar, we'll go to prison now." "Send the automobile." "Any automobile, you can send car, we're only three here." "I'm waiting." "You can come out now." " Should i pick up?" " Go on." "Mom, yes, it's me." "What's with my voice?" "Nothing, i'm wheezing." "Wheezing." "There's still fierce cold and monstrous draught." "Yes." "Mom." "I've said already that i'm not a child anymore." "I understand, understand." "Bye." " Can i sit down?" " Sit." " May i put on the tape?" " The tape?" "Well, put it on." " I, porbably, should get dressed." " Oh, yes, excuse me, do it please." "Help her." " Let's go." "Take your shirt off." "You can come now." " What clothes will you be taking?" " Sweater," "also trousers, and there's, see, coat." "Follow me." " Perhaps, cup should be washed?" " Wash it." "But this is not the end of the story." "It would be unfair not to tell what happened later." "Anyway, everything just begins." "Come here." "It seems, i've made the agreements." "See here, paragraph #2:" "engaging is not allowed without certificate from ZHEK and diploma about higher and secondary musical education." " Do you have such?" " No." " What exactly is your job [now]?" " Stoker in boiler house." "That's not importantwhat his job is." "He's a musician, natural born musician." " Well, ok, but certificate from ZHEK?" " No." "But where do you live, where is your registered residence?" " I live nowhere." " He's a poet, he lives in the wide world." "Yes, boys, you, of course, make use of desperate situation of restaurant's administration" "Someone, for sure, must work in the band Alright, go to the hall, i'll be there in a moment and listen to what musician you are." "Yes, here, part three, paragraph three, section B." "Duties of band members:" "to perform in only affirmed uniform for each collective, to go on stage in order indicated by superior, to follow qualitative and moderate sound of instruments, to attend activities increasing ideologicly theoretical professional level." "It's forbidden: to leave stage by one's own will regardelss of any reasons except medical, to walk in restaruant halls..." "Green glass instead of warmth, Smoke instead of fire Day teared out of calendar." "Red sun is burning down to ashes Day is burning with it Shadow falls on dusty city" "Changes!" "that's what our hearts are demanding." "Changes!" "that's what our eyes are demanding." "In our laughter and our tears and pulsating of our veins - changes!" "We are waiting for changes." "Electrical light continues our day and match-box is empty." "Gas in the kitchen burns with blue light." "Cigarettes in hands, tea on the table This scheme is simple." "There's nothing anymore and everything is within us." "Changes!" "that's what our hearts are demanding." "Changes!" "that's what our eyes are demanding." "In our laughter and our tears and pulsating of our veins - changes!" "We are waiting for changes." "We can't boast with wise eyes and smart gestures of hands." "We don't need all this to understand each other." "Cigarettes in hands, tea on the table Circle closes like this." "And suddenly we get afraid to change anything." "Changes!" "that's what our hearts are demanding." "Changes!" "that's what our eyes are demanding." "In our laughter and our tears and pulsating of our veins - changes!" "We are waiting for changes."