{"id":303,"date":"2023-01-07T01:42:13","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T01:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/muvozanat-info.preview-domain.com\/?p=303"},"modified":"2023-01-07T01:49:57","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T01:49:57","slug":"the-story-of-the-wonderful-uzbek-writer-hayriddin-sulton-how-sweet-you-are-oh-bitter-life-translated-by-holder-volcano-read-and-enjoy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muvozanat.info\/?p=303","title":{"rendered":"The story of the wonderful Uzbek writer Hayriddin Sulton &#171;How sweet you are, oh bitter life!&#187;. Translated by Holder Volcano. Read and enjoy."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div id=\"jsc_c_1hz\" class=\"x1iorvi4 x1pi30zi x1l90r2v x1swvt13\" data-ad-comet-preview=\"message\" data-ad-preview=\"message\">\n<div class=\"x78zum5 xdt5ytf xz62fqu x16ldp7u\">\n<div class=\"xu06os2 x1ok221b\">\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xdj266r x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xdj266r x126k92a\">\n<h1 dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Hayriddin Sulton<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 dir=\"auto\"><strong><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">People&#8217;s Writer of Uzbekistan<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<h1 dir=\"auto\"><\/h1>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<h1 dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>What a sweet, bitter life you are!<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<h2 dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>(Story)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The great commander of the russian occupation Kurban Jan Datha was such a brave woman that when she came to the gallows, where Kaufman&#8217;s executioners publicly executed her son, she said loudly: &#8212; Goodbye, son! Your ancestors, too, just like you, fought for the freedom of their people and became martyrs. To die for the motherland, for the freedom of the people &#8212; this is our pride! &#8212; With these words, she turned her horse around and proudly left. From 1865 to 1880, in the mountains of Pomer, she gathered people around her and, with a sword in her hands, fought heroically against the imperial-minded Russian invaders to the last.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"xu06os2 x1ok221b\">\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Gafur Gulyam.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<h1 dir=\"auto\">* * *<\/h1>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">1876, February 26. Margelan.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The day was coming to an end, in fact, no different from the usual days of that harsh and gloomy winter. The city, as usual, woke up to the voices of the muezzins, who read the azan from the minarets in the pre-dawn silence for the morning prayer &#171;Bamdad&#187;. Having heard the azan, the Muslims who had performed a small ablution &#8212; takharat, hurried to the mosque, walking on the plaintively creaking ice. Today, too, as on other days, thin and fluffy smoke rose from chimneys, similar to cotton wool and hung over the high and low roofs of houses. The weak sun of winter shone dimly with its barely warming light, like an old silver coin, and disappeared into the gray fluffy clouds, like a cold man wrapped in a warm blanket. Noticeably, people tired of the cares and troubles of everyday life began to revive the deserted streets of the city.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">In the silence of a harsh and tedious winter day, when the ancient city was immersed, as if in the atmosphere of a bygone era, a fuss suddenly arose and a crowd of people quickly began to overflow the square, which began to flock from different parts of the city.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The city square has not seen such a crowd of people since its formation. The cracking frost penetrated people to the bones, icicles hung like crystal carrots on the edges of the roofs of houses. In the square, the crowd was seething like a group of alarmed ants on an anthill. Local merchants and artisans hastily closed their shops, frightened by the mustachioed Cossacks&#8217; bloodshot, owl-like eyes. The people who were forcibly driven by the soldiers were standing around, not knowing what to do. Women looked with wild fright at the gallows, through the slit of their burqas and whispered like a mantra, repeating the prayer &#171;La havla vala kuvvata illa billahi aliul azim&#8230;&#187;. Old people and snotty children shivering from the cold watched&#8230; Everyone had only one thing on their lips: -Kamchibek is being hanged!.. The town square was cordoned off by the russian cossacks&#8230; The so-called Governor-General of the Turkestan Region fon Kaufman rose to the podium. After him, the general-Maer Trotsky, the adjutant-wing, the mild-mannered Prince Boyarsky, the short, pot-bellied and temple Colonel Lusarov, the traitors of the people, officials of the military governorate of Fergana, Abdurakhman oftobachi in a fox fur cuff and local rich people took their seats, hunched over, either from the cold, or from fear.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">By this time, the cold wind began to intensify. Then two companies of infantry soldiers came up to the square and they stopped at the order of one officer, halting and becoming as still as a statue.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Officer Lyakhov began to report to Kaufman, saluting:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; Everything is ready, Your Majesty!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Kaufman looked at his pocket watch and said,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; Just a minute, Maer. My wife must come&#8230; Ah, here she comes, I think.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Just then a green carriage pulled by a pair of horses pulled up to the square. The adjutant hurriedly approached the carriage, carefully opened the door and the two women, carefully lifting the long hem of their blue dresses from under their coats with fur collars, got off the carriage. One of them, a rather elderly woman with a slender figure, mincing small steps and simultaneously chatting about something with her companion, began to climb the steps to the podium. Kaufman himself approached the women and helped them up.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He was followed by other officials with a smile on their lips.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; Oh, I&#8217;m sorry, dear, that we were late. Don&#8217;t get upset, please. You know us women well. There exists such a thing as a mirror in this world which will not let us leave so fast. With these words, the woman who was in the front smiled at the officers, greeting them.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; Hello, gentlemen!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Trotsky, Lusarov, Lyakhov and adjutant Boyarsky approached the women, gently and alternately kissed their hands.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 Oh, Prince, Prince! Kaufman&#8217;s wife said, looking at Boyarsky, pouting like a child and rolling her eyes with a sense of resentment.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 Lately you have completely forgotten about us, It&#8217;s not good, gentlemen, oh, it&#8217;s not good. After all, the time of our earthly existence, we can say, is running out. Meet this woman, the wife of Colonel Countess Shcherbakova Anna Ippolitovna&#8230; Oh, do you know each other? Oh, Prince, Prince!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The aide-de-camp stood there, smiling shyly.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 I am not a fan of such terrible performances &#8212; the wife of the governor General said, referring to Lusarov. Then she added: &#8212; I asked my husband yesterday about what kind of people rebels these are? He said that I will come to the square tomorrow and see everything with my own eyes. Tell me, are they really that scary?<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Lusarov was laughing with his mouth closed. Then, closing his eyes, he began to talk about something. The governor&#8217;s wife pretended to listen to Lusarov&#8217;s words, but her carelessness shone through her fa\u00e7ade.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 Let us commence! Kaufman said, looking at Lyakhov. &#8212; Bring him here!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">An old, bearded soldier in red boots walked up to the middle of the square, took off his overcoat and inspected the stool that stood under the gallows, and touched the noose, as if checking its stability. After that, shaking the snow off his boots, he headed to the other side of the square.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Here the crowd began to fuss, seeing the soldiers leading a guy in a torn overcoat with numerous abrasions on his face, whose hands were in shackles.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; Is that him? &#8212; The countess Shcherbakova asked, opening her beautiful blue eyes wide.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014Yes, Countess,- Boyarsky replied.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; Poor man!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 Oh, monsieur, it seems that I will not be able to stomach watching the execution and the cold is also getting worse \u2014 the governor&#8217;s wife complained.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; My dear, you&#8217;d better go home,- Kaufman said. \u2014 Look how cold the weather is. I&#8217;m afraid you&#8217;ll catch a cold. Yesterday you complained of a headache. This isn&#8217;t St. Petersburg for you.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 Okay, it&#8217;s nothing. I&#8217;ll stand still for a while,- the governor&#8217;s wife whispered.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Colonel Lusarov handed the paper to Lyakhov. The major walked forward, unfolded the paper and began to read the verdict in a loud, clear voice.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014&#8230; The Field Court of the Fergana Governorate considered the criminal activities of the accused &#8212; of Sartian origin from the dynasty of Alai beks Kamchibek Alymbek oglu against the authorities and his Excellency the Emperor! The court handed down the verdict, based on the totality of evidence, taking into account the testimony of witnesses headed by local rich traitor Abdurakhman Oftobachi! Thus, it was revealed that Kamchibek Alymbek oglu was really engaged in harmful criminal activities against his Majesty the Emperor, violating the established laws by the local governorship!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The brothers of the accused Kamchibek Olimbek oglu Abdullabek, Mamudbek and Hasanbek are the leaders of an armed criminal gang! These bandits have committed a number of serious crimes in the Alai region! In the last three years, these thugs have become especially active, bringing noticeable damage to the manpower of our army and its food supply! In addition, they conducted active advocacy of revolution, calling on the people to revolt, openly agitating people against the established order! As a result of the reckless activity of this bloodthirsty gang of robbers-<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Here an officer of no great stature came up to the gallows and whispered something in Colonel Lusarov&#8217;s ear.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Colonel Lusarov turned pale sharply and, turning to Kaufman, said:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; Your Majesty, I have been informed that Kurban-Jan-Datha is coming here!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; How?! Are the guards even doing their job?! Where are the warriors who are supposed to guard all the roads?! &#8212; Kaufman said, turning around sharply.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; The guards are posted, Your Majesty. Prince Boyarsky&#8217;s Rifle Division and the third Dragoon regiment are vigilantly guarding all gates and main roads&#8230; Only, here&#8230; Kurban Jan Datha is coming here alone!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 Yes, Your Majesty.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Hearing this, Kaufman&#8217;s lips curled with anger.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; So she&#8217;s in town?! I don&#8217;t understand. I think she&#8217;s gone crazy?! Does she really not know that a bounty of 15 thousand soum has been placed on her head? Well, go on, then, Colonel, let&#8217;s see how it all ends,- Kaufman said, barely pulling himself together.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; Do you give us the order to apprehend her?<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; Why? An unarmed woman in broad daylight, in the city square, in front of a crowd?.. No, Colonel, just give the order to keep an eye on her. Maybe she wants to say goodbye to her son. Why should we deprive her of the pleasure of it? Be humane, Colonel!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 Yes, Your Majesty!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">After that , Major Lyakhov continued to read the verdict of the military field court:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 &#171;&#8230;Of Sartian origin, from the dynasty of the Alai Beks, Kamchibek Alymbek oglu was found guilty of committing a number of serious crimes against his Majesty the emperor and he was sentenced by a military field court to execution by hanging! The verdict is final and cannot be appealed!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Chairman of the military Field Court, Governor General fon Kaufmann. New Margelan. 1876, February 26.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">After reading out the verdict of the military court, Major Lyakhov turned to Kaufman and nodded his head.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The soldiers led Kamchibek to the gallows. Kaufman, having called Sibgatullin, an interpreter of Tatar origin, who was dressed in a lieutenant&#8217;s uniform, said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; Ask the condemned man if he wants to say his last words?<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; The translator Sibgatullin did not have time to ask. The crowd then roared in chorus, seeing Kurban Jan Datha, who was riding a horse, wearing a green beshmet and a white scarf.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The distance was about thirty meters. The crowd froze in surprise and fright.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; Colonel! &#8212; Kaufman waved his glove and turned to Lusarov:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; Look, Datha is coming straight to us, not afraid of anyone! It would be nice if your officers learned from her! After all, a stray bullet can kill her, can&#8217;t it?!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 I understand, Your Majesty &#8212; Lusarov whispered \u2014 There is a sharpshooter in my regiment, Sergeant Epifanov.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; Very well, Colonel. Only Datha should come out of the square alive! A stray bullet will catch her in any corner, understand?<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; That&#8217;s right, Your Majesty.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The translator Sibgatullin repeated his question three times, but Kamchibek did not answer. He looked at his mother and said:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; Mom! Dear!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The crowd buzzed again.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">And Kurban-Jan-Datha was still riding on a horse and her thoroughbred horse, throwing up his head, snorting and clacking his hooves, rapidly continued to approach the square. On the tightly closed lips and on the face of Datha, a quiet self-confidence and spiritual proud calmness was reflected. The commander rode with her head held high and the cold wind fluttered her clothes and hair like the flag of the free state. As if she didn&#8217;t notice her son, who was standing in the claws of imminent death.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The people made noise like a stormy sea. The soldiers and officers froze in anticipation. People didn&#8217;t know what to do. Even Kaufman himself stood like a statue of a man with a frowning face.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">And Kurban-Jan-Datha, sharply pulling the bridle to herself, stopped her horse at a distance of five meters from the place where the soldiers of the occupying army stood like a wall. The surrounding area was plunged into a heavy Arctic silence.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 Son! Kurban-Jan-Datha said and her voice trembled. But, she pulled herself together, continued in a calm voice: \u2014 Son! To become martyrs, to die for the Motherland, fighting for the freedom of your people, is a legacy for you and me! Your ancestors also died on bloody gallows, in the hands of the vile executioners of the enemy! Goodbye, son! You have become worthy of my nursing of you!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; Mom, be satisfied with me, be satisfied! &#8212; Kamchibek said, wheezing with bitterness, looking after his mother with tears in his eyes.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 I&#8217;m a thousand times happy nursing you with my mother&#8217;s milk and raising you! See you in paradise! With these words, Datha opened the palms of her hands to say a prayer. Then, having blessed her brave and worthy son, she leaned on the stirrup and whipped the horse with a whip. The horse, rearing up, rushed forward in the direction from where the sun rises. It was as if the burning tears that dripped from the eyes of Kurban Jan Dath burned the horse&#8217;s neck.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The crowd was still buzzing, boiling, like the sea before a thunderstorm.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 Huh&#8230; Strange&#8230;, \u2014 Kaufman thought.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 Is this the &#171;Alai Princess&#187;? &#8212; his wife asked.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 After all, they said that she was elderly, and she, like an 18-year-old girl, freely rides a horse. Please tell me, dear, why didn&#8217;t your soldiers arrest her?<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">-It&#8217;s not worth it, my love,- Kaufman said, with a thoughtful smile on his lips. &#8212; She herself will soon crawl to me on all fours, begging for mercy! You&#8217;ll see, I&#8217;ll just make her give up! &#8212; he promised.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 Darling, I know that you don&#8217;t like it when I interfere in your affairs. But, really, can&#8217;t you let him go? Kaufman&#8217;s wife said, adjusting the collar of his coat.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 He is still very young, I feel sorry for him. Of course, I&#8217;m not insisting on leaving him unpunished. There are other ways, for example, to banish him to Siberia or sentence him to hard labor.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">-No! Kaufman replied sternly. &#8212; No! You yourself heard the verdict of the field court. There is no mercy for the enemies!.. Lusarov!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 Yes, Your Majesty!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 Don&#8217;t be afraid of what you&#8217;re doing!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 Good!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 So, the name of the sergeant is Epifanov?!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 That&#8217;s right, Your Majesty, Epifanov!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 good.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Lusarov nodded his head approvingly to Lusarov. Lyakhov waved his handkerchief and jumped back.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Drums thundered. Two soldiers put a noose around Kamchibek&#8217;s neck. An old soldier with a bag on his head sat down on his knees hastily and widely crossed himself. Then he stretched out his hands to the rope of the gallows to carry out the sentence.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 Oh, my God! Countess Shcherbakova whispered, turning sharply pale and convulsively clutching Prince Boyarsky&#8217;s hands. \u2014 Jesus Christ, what a horror! she kept whispering.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; Don&#8217;t be afraid, Countess, don&#8217;t be afraid. It&#8217;s momentary,- said Prince Boyarsky, holding her elbow.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 Ach, mein Gott, das is sch! Ah, mein Gott! &#8212; The governor&#8217;s wife whispered, turning pale and closing her eyes tightly.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Kamchibek&#8217;s legs came off the stool and he uttered his last words:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; Have mercy on your servant, O Allah!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">From these words, the crowd began to fuss in chorus and someone bitterly and loudly sobbed.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The executioner&#8217;s assistant wearing an executioner&#8217;s hood, sharply kicked the stool&#8230;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Kamchibek&#8217;s body swayed then fell to the ground with a crash.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Lyakhov was silent for a moment from surprise and ran to the scaffold with a bare sword in his hand, and froze like a statue over the body of Kamchibek.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">An enraged Kaufman turned sharply to Lyakhov. The crowd again shouted in chorus:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Oh, almighty Allah!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 What&#8217;s wrong with him?! Matkarim, what&#8217;s wrong with him?!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 Allah probably did not want to\u2026<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 What are you looking at, muslims?<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; Hey, move your head, you&#8217;re in the way!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 Move to the side yourself, you fool!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Trotsky &#8216;s thunderous voice sounded above the noise of the crowd:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; Quiet! Calm down, I say! The ATO will send you all to hell with cannon shots! &#8212; he threatened.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Hearing this, the artisans directed the barrels of the guns towards the crowd.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Then someone&#8217;s shrill voice sounded above the crowd:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; Hey, is there at least one man here?!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Kaufman stared at Lusarov with an angry look.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 What is this, Lusarov?!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 Your Majesty&#8230;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 What is this?! I ask!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 Oh, please, Your Majesty\u2026<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 That&#8217;s enough! What a shame! This is a betrayal!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 Your Excellency, I&#8217;m sorry, for God&#8217;s sake. It&#8217;s an accident&#8230;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 An accident?! You say this is an accident! An accident will not happen only when you find yourself on these gallows! Oh, how embarrassing! The bastards! Get out of here!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 Oh, what happened? Tell me, Prince, what&#8217;s going on here?! The countess Shcherbakova Anna Ippolitovna asked, hurriedly opening her eyes, which she had closed with fear.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; Yes, the rope broke, &#8212; Boyarsky answered, with bewilderment.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 Oh, I said, my God! You see, even God didn&#8217;t like his death! &#8212; said the governor&#8217;s wife.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 You must be tired, dear. You&#8217;d better come home&#8230; Prince, please accompany them!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 No, no, we want to see to the end, right, Anna Ippolitovna?<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Countess, pale, wiped her face with a handkerchief. Then she wiped her forehead.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Kamchibek was still lying unconscious under the gallows.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The soldiers, in order to bring Kamchibek to his senses, began to rub his face with snow. Finally he opened his eyes. Then, trying to get up, he looked around, wiping the blood from his swollen lips with his palm.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; The rope turned out to be rotten,\u2014 he whispered. Then, standing up and rising to his full height, he shouted loudly, with pride: &#8212; The rope turned out to be rotten after all!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The old soldier, greatly frightened, took a new noose and with trembling hands pulled it back on Kamchibek&#8217;s neck&#8230;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">the earth trembled from the roar of the drums.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Kamchibek took a deep breath of the last breaths of air, like a diver who is going to dive into the sea. Last breath! The last seconds of life and the last torment!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">What a sweet, bitter life you are!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">White clouds were boiling in the sky and the cool wind of the Aravan Mountains brought the last smells of meadows and fields, the smell of the Motherland.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Then everything disappeared. Sky, clouds, wind.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Kaufman went downstairs to see the women off and stopped for a moment. Boronessa, putting on her mittens, kept saying: &#8212; Oh, how pathetic, how pathetic! After all, a man after all, a man, Lord&#8230; Then, turning to Boyarsky, she continued:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; Okay, bye, sir. Tell me, will you come to us tonight to play preference? Definitely come, you look sharp. Don&#8217;t judge us, but this is our only hobby, our only entertainment.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; Living in this wild country, we, too, will probably soon become savages. There is no music, no theater! I would rather return to Tashkent,- Boyarsky said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; Yes, Prince, you are right! Okay then, come definitely, we will be waiting for you. Get to know Countess Shcherbakova better. Oh, you are very clever! Okay, bye! See you later, monsieur!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The carriage left. Kaufman, surrounded by officers, walked towards the market gate. The young adjutant offered him a Turkmen horse, but he refused. Then he turned towards the alley.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Everyone walked in silence, without saying a word. Lusarov was also walking, looking at the ground.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">After walking 30 steps, Kaufman turned to Colonel Lusarov:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; Colonel Lusarov!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; I&#8217;m listening, Your Majesty?<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; Where is the constable?<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Now, Your Majesty, after this turn, now&#8230;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">here they saw the tall sergeant Epifanov, of a thin build, who was walking, barely dragging his feet. But when he saw his superiors, he immediately came to attention.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 Well, Sergeant Epifanov, have you completed the task?!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; Epifanov&#8217;s bearded jaw trembled. He was silent.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 Well, why are you silent? Speak up,- Kaufman said, politely putting his hand on Epifanov&#8217;s shoulders.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 Your Majesty&#8230; \u2014 Epifanov found it difficult to speak. It was as if his tongue had swollen to an incredible size.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 Your Majesty&#8230;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 Whats the matter? Couldn&#8217;t pull the trigger or what?! And they call you a good marksman! &#8212; Lusarov&#8217;s eyes were bloodshot with anger.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Epifanov gripped the butt of his gun so hard, the fingers of his hands were already red with pain.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; I couldn&#8217;t shoot her, Your Majesty, I couldn&#8217;t.. &#8212; Epifanov said, barely moving his fleshy lips.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 Why couldn&#8217;t you, Epifanov? &#8212; Kaufman&#8217;s asked in a polite voice.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8212; Your Majesty&#8230; Forgive me, for God&#8217;s sake, I&#8217;m sorry&#8230; &#8212; Epifanov said, and, widening his eyes, looked at Kaufman with frightened, pleading eyes. &#8212; Your Majesty\u2026 I&#8217;m sorry, for God&#8217;s sake, Your Majesty&#8230; I watched her as I lay on the flat roof of the clay house. I wanted to, but I couldn&#8217;t shoot her, you know?.. Looking at her, I suddenly started to remember my mom and&#8230;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">They were silent for a moment. Then Lusarov &#8216;s furious cry rang out: &#8212; Your mother!.. .- The colonel, overcome with rage, wanted to attack Epifanov, but Kaufman stopped him. Then, going up to Epifanov and looking him up and down, he said in a loud voice:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 Epifanov, well done! You acted like a real soldier, well done! With these words, Kaufman patted the shoulder of sergeant Epifanov, and hopped onto his horse, which was held by the bridle by a young adjutant and began to leave. Colonel Lusarov also mounted his horse and followed behind Kaufman.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 Lusarov! Kaufman said, dismounting from his horse at the garrison barracks. &#8212; We need to reward Epifanov for his service, do you understand? We must definitely reward him!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2014 Understood, Your Majesty! &#8212; Lusarov said, nodding his head obediently.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Two months later, a drunken driver, who was sitting over an old mail coach, knocked on the door of a hut located in the village of Gribovo, Orlovka province. The driver handed a piece of paper to an old woman in a black handkerchief, who took the paper, unfolded it and read the contents. When she read it her legs went limp, as if made of cotton wool. Then she fell face down on the ground, losing consciousness.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">On the threshold of the hut, a cold wind ruffled the paper, which fell to the ground like the last leaf of an autumn maple, where the following words were written:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#171;&#8230; With deep sorrow we inform you that your son, sergeant Epifanov, died heroically, honestly and faithfully serving the russian emperor and the Fatherland.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The commander of the regiment is Colonel Lusarov.&#187;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Then the wind howled long.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">1979. 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