The Sketch about the sufferings of the count Nesse

The Sketch about the sufferings of the count Nesselrode


The count Nesselrode was making a text of a regular report to the Emperor on the international situation.

News: "Leaders of the EU approved the agreement on Brexit". Donald Tusk: "27 European Union countries approved the agreement on an exit and the political declaration on future relations between the EU and Great Britain".

The count Nesselrode sadly sighed: "How the words flowed in a semi-formal format... How much barked radio pugs…»

"What to write in the report???"

Eventually, nobody forbids to enter in the text of next report the heading from news: "Leaders of the EU approved the agreement on Brexit". The count took the handle and rewrote a phrase into the report.

But what to write further?!

Willy-nilly it was necessary to get from the safe "The Tale about Metternich".

Any intellectual product can be transformed.

The count read: "The political map is changing. Europe stays!". So … we rewrite …

Here and the report is ready. The count undersigned. He sealed the report in an envelope and sent it with a courier to the Emperor.

The count thought that he heard the voice of Prince Metternich: "What two-three centuries  mean in the annals of history?"

The count sighed the second time:

«The theses about "the all-European culture", about "the European community" with reference to a boundary 1400 - 1500 years can to someone to seem hypothetical».

The count Nesselrode turned on radio. Radio pugs continued to announce a dog nonsense persistently: "Why Europe did not become unified?!"

The count sighed the third time and switched off the radio receiver.


November 25, 2018 15:10


Translation from Russian into English: November 25, 2018 15:42.
Владимир Владимирович Залесский “Скетч о страданиях графа Нессельроде”.