– What? – then she asked. What did you tell?
Emmanuel asked the same question:
– I asked, all what you spoke to me now about, you meant yourself?
Luda did not know what to answer. Now, when she told Emmanuel, that she at her at heart, and between other told it about what at it on heart, she did not know as to tell? What to answer a question Emmanuel? And having understood what to tell there is nothing, Luda told:
– No, I not about. – she used cunning, and added vaguely. – I generally.
Stretched to Emmanuel long:
– And – and – and-and … – and having made a puzzled significant pause, added. – Means generally?
Luda perhaps understood that she did not want that, but nevertheless dared to speak that there is for her Russia. Yes, it perhaps without realizing made a mistake. She did not know who this woman, and having splashed out now all that information which it, apparently possessed, now she regretted for it. She wanted to return back, to the airport. Never to put this woman into the taxi: "let better it would be carried by this taxi driver. Taxi driver suicide. Than she got into its taxi. What by this foreigner it is not sat in Europe? All to Russia aspire, there is nothing to do here – there is no work, and here also they go". Luda told:
– You know – it having made a pause, continued. – You in vain here arrived.
Without having understood what Luda speaks about, Emmanuel asked:
– You it to what?
– Russia not for Europeans. – Luda told. – After the collapse of the USSR to be violated one justice here. Murders continually. – it having made a pause, continued. – Outside began the ninetieth. – it having again made a pause, heaved a deep sigh, and kind of with regret told. – These are not the eightieth. – it seemed that in her eyes the grief by those fine years her childhood when it was still a girl was visible. – AH! The eightieth or eightieth. The best years of my life.
Emmanuel immediately noticed:
– Childhood is always fine. – then she added. – we do not think of anything. For us childhood it is the whole world in the bosom of the family. – it having made a pause, told. – I perfectly understand you Luda. I once was a little girl, however, as well as all people on this globe.
Larisa quietly answered:
– Means you me you understand.
– Of course. – answered Emmanuel. – All of us are people, and all of us aspire to the better life. – it having made a pause, told. – Here you for example.
Larisa did not understand. She asked:
– What I?
– You, as well as many people in this world, want the better life for yourself, and I understand you. – Emmanuel having made a long pause, and having heaved a deep sigh, told. – Each person looks for the place where he will be to him become warmer.
Luda agreed with Emmanuel. She told:
– That's it.
Here Emmanuel took an interest:
– Tell, at the Soviet communistic system it was better?
This loaded question set Luda thinking. She never suspected this subject. For it nostalgia on the past, by years her childhood, there were happiest years in her life. But it were years her childhood, she entered adulthood only in the late nineties. When on the nineteenth of August one thousand nine hundred first years the communistic system at the head of his last leader was overthrown; M.S. Gorbachev. Its place in the updated Russia was taken by the leader of that time; B.N. Yeltsin. Russia endured the ninetieth crisis, and revelry of the criminal organizations in the beginning. Nobody thought then how to develop their life further? Then the power not to think of hunger, not to see rise in crime in new Russia, the government put people on dope for sufferers – series. That there is one Santa Barbara, it probably, the longest series in the world. The actors who arrived after numerous series, told that in it two and a half thousand series so for ten years will be enough. I remember that about all shown series satirists a joke tirovat them. About Santa-Barbara even spoke; "if to go to the USA, then it is necessary to go to Santa-Barbara. We so on extremely measure of all know". Here so on extremely measure we were given drug of the better life. We watched soap operas: "Iolanthe Lukhan. The rich cry too. Slave Izaura. Cain. Tropikanki's secret", and many others. Of course in comparison with that life shown on the TV screen, life in Russia seemed hell. And people could not live so. Most of them went abroad, its most part went to the USA.
Here so Russia, without having become independent yet began to brainwash, that is to continue to brainwash the people. Earlier the Soviet citizens were afraid of party, it is worse, than to take off from it it was not more awful than anything, than to become the derelict Soviet society and to receive a label: Enemy of the people.
Luda answered:
– I consider that at councils life was better, than now.
– Why?
– Then, someone was afraid of someone, and now one lawlessness went. Who has in hands a weapon and the power, that is always right. – then she added with regret. – The truth Russia nearby left from it from the CPSU. A difference only that earlier on the official it was impossible to complain – will put in mental hospital, and now for it just will not find the person, he will sink into a non-existence whether will disappear, however, he was born on light? It is unlikely?
Emmanuel was terrified:
– Really in Russia it is so bad.
– Worse than ever. – Luda answered, and then added. – Here I will gain the diploma and I will leave this country in states. – Luda then added to a reasoning on future life. – There I will come to Oxford – then she threw. – perhaps will carry, and I will get on in the world.
– And if is not present?
– Then I will go to Hollywood. – unambiguously Luda answered. – I will try the of good luck on a scene stage. – it having made a pause, added. – You know, I am a quite good actress, speak.
Emmanuel Ozadachlivo took an interest:
– Then why you did not come to theatrical at once? Why MGIMO?
Luda answered so:
– In this world where the governments is replaced as lotochny snow, it is quite good to know law. – then she added. – Without laws in this world – and the lawyer takes expensively anywhere moreover will not understand, he is bribed or not? You will give money, and the suit will be in advance lost. – it having made a pause, resolutely added. – No, it is better to know laws than not to know their – then she added. – It is easier to live when you know laws and it is possible to practice. They say, lawyers millionaires, just as lawyers, and about public prosecutor's check – a separate conversation.
Now, listening to Luda, understood Emmanuel that she hardly what will find in this country? behind what it arrived here could not be made. To find the truth in this country? It was equivalent as from hell to get to Heaven passing a purgatory. How it was possible to find in this country of the person? Selianu-Carla de Yron from Karl Zhyufiye's picture? Emmanuel did not know it.
Emmanuel told:
– Luda, in this world is a lot of injustice. – it having made a pause, added. – The law about which you speak will not save you from other law.
– What?
– The law of green pieces of paper with the American presidents on them. – it having made a pause, told. – I understand that in Russia now lawlessness. There is no power so that in Russia. Instead of it there is only a similarity of the power. – it having made a pause, with regret added. – There, in the West too is no power so that, instead of it there is other power, and it is more powerful than the first. – Emmanuel having made a pause in the affirmative added. – It is a money power. Who has more money, that at top of world supremacy.
– And elections?
– Perhaps they are a prerogative of the power, but the power is money. – then she added. – Who has them, that is accepted in the power. – then she added, by the way. – Agree, an election campaign not from cheap pleasures? And who finances it? – Emmanuel grinned. – Not voters, precisely.
– Who finances it?
– Parties. – unambiguously answered Emmanuel. – Pariahs in whom these or those candidates consist. – then she with regret added. – Unfortunately we elect them to the posts, but not to promotions in these or those candidates in any way. – then she claimed. – It is done by party – not the people.
Luda listened Emmanuel and thought? Whether correctly she made that she put this woman in the taxi? However, it had no choice. In the taxi this woman was put by the militiaman. Who such this woman? She speaks fluently on those subjects on which in Russia in the nineties only wanted to tell publicly: "PUBLICITY".
Luda asked:
– From where do all of you know it?
– I a lot of things that I know. – answered Emmanuel. – For example, I precisely know that with such reasonings you far will not leave.
Luda did not understand that she wanted to tell these Emmanuel.
– You it about what?
Emmanuel told:
– Only the silly person can talk on such subjects to the stranger.
Luda with insult asked:
– Do you so consider?
– I consider. – she claimed, and then told. – Present that you put the client, and that asked you that you think of situation in the country? To be pleasant to you the government, and. etc. You tell him the opinion on the view of the political atmosphere in the country, say that you would return an old regime better, and it having agreed with you, will politely ask to pass with it.
– It where will ask to pass with it?
– In FSB, it seems once was called KGB.
From these words Luda shuddered. She did not assume in any way that it is possible? And she with an ostrastka asked:
– I hope you not from FSB?
– Of course not. – smiled Emmanuel. – I not from FSB.
At Luda went away from heart.
– FAUGH!!! And I thought that …
Emmanuel having killed it, asked?
– What did you think?
Luda waved away:
– So, nothing, forget.
– And nevertheless?
Luda answered:
– I thought that you indeed from FSB, here I to you told everything here, the fact that I think of Russia?
– But it can be actually.
– It is unlikely. – she waved away. – By Fsbeshnik there is nothing to do here. We are not spies.
– But you carry foreigners what not a reason for check?
Luda grinned:
– To you the CPSU – the Iron Curtain, is Russia! The country where everything is possible, and is even more.
Meanwhile the car of the taxi crossed border of the Moscow region and Moscow. Having passed MKAD, the car drove to the city, with the great and majestic name – MOSCOW.
Chapter-3
Luda's failure
Moscow! Moscow-Moscow, capital of Russia. The beautiful gold city – Moscow. What you are the beautiful capital of Russia. Moscow – a pearl of Russia. Way to St. Petersburg, and then open window to Europe. Which was laid by the great and powerful tsar – Pyotr the first. It is possible to tell much about Moscow. She endured many shocks for the years. The fires, invasion of foreigners, entry into the city of Napoleona with its army. Also it is impossible to avoid "Second World War". Great Patriotic War. How many lives were claimed by it for those four years so far it lasted. Generally it lasted about nine years, since September first of the thirty ninth year, on May ninth of the forty fifth year of the twentieth century. It is impossible to bypass also events of Russia of the seventeenth year. When after Great October socialist revolution Vladimir Ilyich Lenin moved to Moscow, and with him all party elite of the communistic proletariat. Now, having driven to Moscow, out of borders of MKAD, Emmanuel felt freedom smell. Yes, with falling of communist regime, Russia got prettier. It dumped hated fetters in which kept it more than seventy five years the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and having spread the wide and big wings directed forward, to the better life. To life which promised freedom. Emmanuel opened a side window to a taxi door, and having looked at the street, on making the way the mime it the house of Dmitrovskoye Highway, it having sighed a full breast, told with full admiration and delight:
– As you is fine – Moscow. – she, and told, "YOU". Validly and courteous addressing this beautiful city – Moscow. – As your streets and avenues are good. It is a pity, I here for a while.
Listening to Emmanuel, Luda having looked at it, with pride asked:
– Whether lie beautiful city!
– Yes. – answered delighted with this show Emmanuel. – Moscow is beautiful! – it having made a pause with regret added. – It is a pity that the few cities such majestic and beautiful as Moscow!
Luda with interest took an interest:
– And what? There are cities in Europe are also beautiful as Moscow?
– Is. – answered Emmanuel, and without thoughts told. – Paris! – then she with admiration and pride told. – Paris is beautiful!
Luda with curiosity took an interest:
– It is fine Moscow?
Emmanuel could not answer this question unambiguously. For it the city – Paris was beautiful. The truth it grew in Denmark in Copenhagen. For it the city in what he lived all the life was beautiful. For us what this city it was – is beautiful. This city – the world! The world in which we live and another is not necessary to us.
Emmanuel answered so:
– I indulged in the nineteenth century, and I do not know how there lived people at kings. – it having made a pause, added. – Now I can tell only one …
– What?
– Each city is beautiful in own way, it is individual. In the different cities the beauty, and it is fine to tell what city another, would mean to compare women with each other.
Luda answered nothing. Yes it was not what to respond to the speech said Emmanuel. She understood that Emmanuel is in own way right. it is impossible to compare two great not only on beauty, but also on the importance of the city. Moscow anyway differs from St. Petersburg. They are different. Everyone is beautiful in own way.
Luda told:
– You are right Emmanuel. – she told. – It is impossible to compare the cities on the beauty, each of them is beautiful in own way.
Emmanuel having looked in a window of an open car, told:
– And nevertheless Moscow is beautiful!
– You did not see Moscow yet. Do you want, I will show it to you?
Emmanuel with regret told:
– It is unlikely it it to turn out.
– Why?
– I will hardly have so much money to be passed across all Moscow.
– And – and-and …. – Luda told knowingly. – I understand. – it having made a pause, added. – But then follow my advice – Luda having made a pause, added. – But nevertheless I advise you to see this city – Moscow. You will not regret, impressions at you will be remained with you good memories of Moscow enough that leaving Russia.
Emmanuel answered:
– I will surely travel on this remarkable city. – then she added. – But only when I will find one person.
Luda burst out laughing, she asked:
– Do you expect to find the person here?
Emmanuel puzzly answered:
– Of course. – then she with astonishment asked. – What here ridiculous?
Luda answered:
– Nobody will find anybody in Russia. – then she added. – It is simply impossible.
Emmanuel puzzly asked:
– Why?
– Russia is the country where it is easy for person to get lost. – then she added. – If you want to find somebody in this country, then you should make official request in FSB or in the MFA of Russia. – after the next pause, Luda added. – Only there you will be able to be helped.
Emmanuel thought: "FSB or MFA? Where to go? In FSB it is known for certain, and in the MFA? Especially". Emmanuel did not know what to do to her? She did not know how to it to arrive in this situation? It needed to find those who knew the truth about the incident from Zhalovskaya. Who it could be? She did not know. Did not know who to it can help to find Selianu-Carla de Yron. The woman from a canvas of a picture of Karl Zhyufiye. She told it that it will find it, they to meet in real life. Somewhere in Russia, in Moscow. But where? When? Emmanuel did not know it. She asked Luda: