Exile fartsujushchih.
Exile fartsujushchih.
In the morning on January, 7th, 2002 last Intourist has left hotel
"Intourist". The history has saved for us his name. Him called Klaus Soviet.
For all Soviet 30 with superfluous years "Intourist" was not simply a building. Everyone
From 600 its windows was a window in the world, and the hotel seemed an UFO
(Well, let a flying refrigerator), delivered green little men from them
Broadway directly on ours.
Have constructed this miracle right after "opening of America" which happens on
The Moscow festival of youth and students. Then it became clear, that
Shabby plush pre-revolutionary "Metropolja" and "Natsionalja", Stalin
It is not enough pathos of hotel "Moscow" to entice to Moscow the strong
Intourist from it it is hard currency. One of authors
"Intourist" there was Jury Sheverdjaev, 40 years (to the death) supervising 14th
"Mosproject-2" workshop. The excellent partner on a tennis court, the merry fellow,
The wonderful interlocutor for Armenian konjachkom in an architect rest house
"Suhanovo", it built in Moscow much so has gone through last years
It is a lot of troubles.
He studied at the most well-known Soviet classics - Ivan Zholtovskogo and
George Goltsa, skilfully transferring to the Soviet validity
The Renaissance Italy. But to it has got to build already after Nikita
Sergeevich posbival from "excess" houses. Jury Sheverdjaev became found
The architect of a five-floor epoch. And those years it would be possible to work, if not
Intervention of party bodies (especially fierce in Moscow), on the one hand,
And lazy building proletariat - with another. Deservedly won on
The West modern style of glass and metal at us was spread contrary to all -
To bad materials, severe winter, terrible dislike for washing of windows and in general to
To cleanliness and order.
Our Khruschev's "modernism" has been so discredited by the poor
The Soviet quality, that with it leave now without special pity, even with
Its most exact samples. Well and with products SHeverdjaeva at the same time. It
Cinema "Russia" have stuck round a casino, its "News" on Pushkin it is bashful
Have forced pyramids, its House of the artist on Crimean dream to reconstruct,
Its "Intourist" as it is visible, and at all take down.
Its namesake, mayor Luzhkov, explains the decision vile appearance
The hotel, spoiling "mouth" Tver in front of the Kremlin, thus forgetting about where
More awful products of the Moscow architectural genius on Kalininsky
The prospectus, or Palace of congresses, or hotel "Russia", or svezhevystroennoj
Manezhnoj the areas. Because not it is so much in architecture business, how much in that,
That "Intourist" occupied gold pjatachok the Moscow earth with a kind to the Kremlin,
Remaining thus rather cheap hotel. Imagine, as
It was insulting to the Moscow authorities to behold nearby "Natsional" with numbers on
350 c.u. and "Intourist" with numbers on 50.
Many irresponsible visitors of capital for some reason chose the ugly
"Intourist", and all its problems - an old age, a dirt, domination bljadej and
fartsovshchikov - considered Russian, that is Soviet, exotic and, on
To own recognition, had from it certain fun.
Now all will change - on the "Intourist" place will erect "Hilton". So
Vice-mayor Ordzhonikidze has promised. 12 floors instead of 22, 400 numbers instead of
431. The project have made American architect John Sifert from the party
"Groom", that is "Hilton", and Russian architect Andrey Meerson with
The capital parties. New 2005 Moscow will meet with new hotel, then and
Let's look, what it will be by sight.
While old it is a pity. It is especially a pity to those who was at Councils.
Moscow "Intourist" was official diplomatic representatives
The western way of life, the concentrated expression of that in the surrounding
The world it has been dissolved on drops. Well there tape recorder "п я я п?п?п пЁ", which
Mironov pushes Volchek in "Be protected the car". A valuable jacket from
Entrusted spekuljantki. Bespolosnye certificates. A bar where drink whisky, gin
And martini. The subscription on the out-of-competition program of the Moscow international
Film festival. The tour to Bulgaria. And here still "Intourist". After all that in
Bulgaria, that in "Intourist" started up not everyone. "Is not present, - the door-keeper responds
Bearded, - the ninth is occupied, and the tenth is occupied. International congress prepares.
No, to sozhalenju, in hotel of places ", - Marshak in 30 wrote. But since times
The Mr. of the Twister door-keepers have slightly changed a habit.
You do not turn back the past. Who will recollect now a terrible word "bron"? Come
Also had a seat who wants. You come safely into any "Intourists" - and without everyone
Pleasures, with disgust, only on business. The best times of "Intourist"
Passed. And at all when the USSR and when the national has disappeared has fallen
Distinction between lodgers and the first inturistovskaja the currency prostitute
Took not dollars, and roubles at the rate.
ALEXEY TARHANOV.
"Fartsovka was a business school and the international relations".
Journalist Artemy Troitsk recollects.
The most important episode which is recollected in connection with "Intourist",
Has happened before the reorganisation. I have come to "Intourist" to drink together with
The correspondent of newspaper El Pais. We already were going to to leave, and the girl
Has left. And me as it was found out, already long enough grazed. So, as
Only the journalist has dropped out of sight, me have there and then tied and enough
Long promuryzhili. I knew what to show to me there is absolutely nothing and in the end
The ends me will release. And the girl long could not find me, rushed about on
To all "Intourist", has then found and began to make the international scandal, on
That to us it has been told, that it is better without scandal, and that me will screw together already
Really. There was it in a semibasement premise, where specially for
Such as I, have been arranged kamorochka.
One time in hotel "Intourist" acted very decent, maybe,
Even the best in Moscow a band. When to us last year there came the fashionable
German group De Phazz, I have left from their concert, somewhere from first third,
Choking with laughter and indignation simultaneously, because a concert to me in
To accuracy has reminded performance of an orchestra from a variety show in hotel "Intourist"
The sample somewhere approximately 1978.
As to fartsovki it was fundamental establishment, and
It consisted of several parts. The most simple is a buying up and trade
Scarce things: shmote, electronics, hours, plates. The second part -
It is trade in currency. The third - contraband, that is export abroad icons,
Antiques and jewels. It is necessary to tell, that many fartsovshchiki -
The same as also currency prostitutes - had very close relations with
Militia and state security.
Especially importunate two speculators in foreign currency have somehow got to us. Even after all
Our polite "No, thank you" they continued to stick the nasty into a nose
Roubles. I have not restrained and simply in Russian have sent them. They have got rid, but here
About us have knocked. Exactly half-minute later to me the militiaman has come,
Which has demanded documents and all explanations.
I never was professional fartsovshchikom, but I can tell, that
Many aspects fartsovki simply were my way of life. That is it is very frequent
I bought and sold plates in the black market, and is frequent to myself at a loss,
Because already then I liked music which to very few people else liked.
Naturally, still I hunted for any interesting belongings.
All underground currency trade was based on unique
Misunderstanding - a difference of official and real rouble exchange rates. Officially
For one dollar gave 60 copecks. It is natural, when in the street children
Those offered foreigners dollar for the rouble, especially one and a half or two roubles,
Considered, that make exclusively the good bargain.
As a whole in the then Soviet underground world fartsovshchiki were
Intermediate link between criminals and dissidenturoj. That is it, as
Rule, there were children formed, many owned the foreign languages, from
The good families, all widely-read, all read a samizdat, many a samizdat
Traded. I knew pair fartsovshchikov which directly were
Are connected with dissidents and helped them with any financial situations. After all
Money gave out to some dissidents dollars - as they say, for
Native land sale, - and to it the reliable people that it to change were necessary.
For all that, that fartsovka was first of all commercial
Activity, it had also a doubtless shade of propagation of the western
Values and the western way of life. And it already a policy.
In general, marvellously a little fartsovshchikov became any appreciable
Figures of new Russian business. After all fartsovka was also a business school, and
School of the international relations. Even it is strange, that only few graduates
This school subsequently have become famous. I know a little known for all
Businessmen and even public figures which were fartsovshchikami, and
The professional. But so it is not enough of them for the elementary reason: they almost all
Have emigrated. A large quantity of my friends-fartsovshchikov have married
On the western maids also have left to America, Germany, Italy and anywhere still in
The end 70 - the beginning of 80th years. They have left actually the same by, as
Our smartest currency prostitutes. I with anybody from them relations not
I support, but I think, that at all of them have developed, as all of them were
Very enterprising and sociable children. Carnegie's school Dejla they
Have acquired without any Dejla Carnegie.
"I in those days a little podfartsovyval, but here never".
Banker Alexander Gafin recollects.
The pulling down of a building of "Intourist" does not call any nostalgia me. I standing
I applaud Luzhkov for this decision. "Intourist" and could not turn in
The party centre, it from the very beginning was an alien body in the centre of Moscow:
The pseudo-modern building, terribly inconvenient numbers, crowd, disgusting
Parking and heap of employees of different bodies around. I in those days a little
podfartsovyval, but here never: very inconvenient was for such job
Place. The buses bringing foreigners, and not the best (the best
Lodged in "Metropol" and "Natsional"), partitioned off street Bitter, stirring
To movement and creating stoppers and confusion. This party of street never
Was popular. The basic life passed on other party -
There, where was cafe "Moscow". That in "Intourist" was decent, so it
Restaurant "Star sky" where began career and have passed good school
Many known executors - Sasha Serov some years, Larissa sang here
Valley. But also in it hammered "Zerkalka" - so all named cafe on the first
Floor "Natsionalja". When by "Intourist" to the Red area went
Demonstrators, in all numbers of the "Intourist" which windows left on
Street Bitter, at windows children from KGB, sharp-sightedly watching, that not sat
Happens any disorders and provocations. They impudently came into numbers and
Were arranged at windows. An elite place of "Intourist" always was its currency
The bar to get there was the higher glamour. The basic contingent, except
Foreigners who could enter there free, were currency
Prostitutes of "Intourist" - the higher caste of Moscow "moths".
The most part from them, naturally, were informers of bodies. Soviet
To the person to get there alone it was difficult and even it is dangerous: on an input or
Exit quite could check up documents and even to take away in branch -
Employees round "Intourist" on each square metre it was necessary much.
And if also currency will find, quite could to solder term also. Me, glory
To the god, this procedure passed, though I there am frequent, but always accompanied
Someone from known people happened. And here some of my friends has not carried
-- Them took. Still there was a restaurant of the second floor - a liked place grandiose
Weddings and the Georgian. They, instead of Armenians and Azerbaijanians very much liked it and
Were the second visitors after foreigners of this restaurant. And directors
This restaurant were Georgians. Last, by the way, too the Georgian, my good
The friend.
//* an information Source: the Businessman-power, 12.03.02
//* Reg. Nom. - 1120300106.47-------------------------------------------
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