Sibiriada Page #6

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- Look, Taya...

- Well, so long. Thanks for the gift.

Thank you very much.

- Taya...

- You want to come in?

Yes...

I have a little free time...

Come on in.

- Taya...

- What?

Here it is, thank God...

Listen, I don't understand you.

We're not strangers to each other.

- In Yelan, we're all one family.

- I know that.

- Taya?

- Alyosha...

You know, nothing has happened.

- What?

- Nothing at all.

- What do you mean?

- Nothing's ever happened, that's all.

- You just dreamed the whole thing.

- Just a minute. You surprise me.

Would you like some mushroom soup?

I've got potatoes, too.

Here you are.

- I don't want any soup, Taya.

- There's some pickles. I'll get them.

- I'm not hungry, Taya.

- I made real old-fashioned pickles!

Taya!

Did you press my pants?

Taya!

What are you doing here?

What are you doing here?

What? I?

Oh, hi!

My shift starts at four. I've got

a little time, I'm resting.

- Sure, sure...

- And what are you doing here?

Me? I have an arrangement

with Taya.

She has a very good bathhouse.

Have to take a bath sometimes, right?

- I come here to have a bath.

- For how long?

Not long, a month.

- Good book. You read it?

- No.

Neither have I.

By the way, Alexei, did you send

a radiogram to headquarters?

- We need spares, and quick...

- Yes, I sent it. You know...

- Am I in your way?

- No.

What are you doing?

What am I doing?

Looking for my ironed pants.

And what is he doing?

He's reading an interesting book.

- What are you doing?

- Getting the pickles.

All right.

You're trying to get me to look

like an idiot?

And I don't like it!

You'd better make him

look like the idiot!

- Enjoy your bath!

- Alyosha!

Why?

I, like an idiot, believed you!

I waited on you hand and foot.

And no sooner I walk in

after having a bath,

I see another man in your bed!

I saw it coming right away,

you and your earrings!

You think I couldn't buy you things?

I could buy you ten pairs of such

earrings!

Tofik bought automobiles for girls!

You slut!

I'm going to carve you up!

You hear?

And him, too!

And me, too!

Hurry up, will you?

Come on, shake it!

Going as fast as I can!

I can replace you and you can go

and work with women!

Petya, because you haven't seen your

wife lately, you can't hit the hole?

Hold it!

Stop, Alexei!

It's my fault!

It's all my fault!

It's all my fault!

I couldn't clamp it!

This bastard hurried me up!

I couldn't go any faster!

You didn't care.

Get a move on, you said!

You made me do it!

Shut up...

Just shut up...

You go tell that Tofik of yours.

Let me through!

He's taking a bath at Taya's place.

PHILIP:

THE 1960s

Yes, the endless virgin lands.

I can imagine

how happy you must be now...

...how proud you must be,

as the Party Secretary of this region.

- Why do you think so?

- Well, well...

With creation of the biggest

artificial lake in the world,

and also the biggest hydroelectric

station, your region will become

one of the most industrially potential

areas in the country.

- Water's the one thing Siberia's got.

- I beg your pardon?

The marshland here is triple an area

the size of France.

It's time to make Siberia

habitable.

Why, much of Siberia

has been already made habitable.

- But this is the end of the world!

- You're right!

Look...

Tell me how anyone

can live here?

In that God-forsaken place?

They're still in the 17th century!

Yes, you're right.

That God-forsaken little village

is my home.

I was born here.

There're only grandmothers left.

The young went to the cities.

I'm going to stop here.

There he is...

We can't take it anymore. Make them

stop.

There's no life, you hear me?

They put in a devil machine, it roars

and barks, nobody can sleep.

I can't even drink my tea in peace!

How could you let them do it?

Next, they'll be drilling right

in the cemetery!

And if they do discover oil,

it'll mean the end of the village!

Let's hope they'll strike oil, or

soon there won't be anything here.

- Why?

- They're going to flood this area.

It will be an enormous lake.

- How could this be a lake?

- Yes, it'll be a lake.

They'll construct a hydroelectric

station, the biggest in the world.

Well, that's that.

Stop it! You know a lot of people

in Moscow.

That's where they made that decision,

in Moscow.

Then, God's will be done!

It's better that way.

Let them flood it all to hell

and end all our suffering.

What are you doing?

So you're here, godson! Came back!

I'll kill you, you traitor!

Get away, you crazy women...

I'll shoot him

for destroying such a land!

It all belongs to the people:

Oil, minerals, gold!

Great forests!

And you want to flood all this?!

Traitor! Saboteur!

I killed enemies of the people

like him in my time, I shot them...

personally.

Oh God, he almost killed him.

I wonder, Philip, why I never

smothered you as a child

in the night with a pillow?

I'll never forgive myself for that.

Don't listen to him.

You drunkard!

He's always been wild!

You're our hero! Do you really want

to drown us, old people?

To turn our land into water?

Have pity, you're one of us.

We still want to live.

Don't listen to them, son,

don't listen, my dear.

- Don't you regret anything...

- I don't regret anything, grandmother.

Ours is a wasteland,

an accursed land.

But it's our native land,

the only one we've got.

Let them all go to hell!

Since it has been decided...

They know what they're doing.

So let them flood it.

But we need you.

Try to hold on to your position.

From Yelan, we have only you...

up there...

You're all I have as well.

Drunken slug!

Let him alone, old witches!

Let him go in peace and honor

his parents at the cemetery.

We don't stop him...

We just...

It's you, Filka...

I lost our land.

It was me who lost it,

they're going to flood it...

The village, those graves -

they'll flood it all.

I let them take it, I wasn't strong.

I should have held it with my teeth

and stood to the end.

A coward. Such a shame!

Oh, Filka...

Yes, that's what you are, weak.

You seemed to forget

that you can't be exiled farther

away than this land, Siberia.

You coming?

- Hello!

- Hello.

- What's your name, man?

- Do I have to tell you?

Look, you mind helping me?

To get this over to the derrick...

- What about him?

- He does the singing.

Go on, go on!

- What do you say?

- Guess I've no choice.

Good...

Come on, sing!

Wait a second...

I've got something in my boot.

- Do you like his singing?

- I like it.

He's my pal.

We get along fine.

- Want a drink?

- No, thanks, later.

Louder!

That's it!

Let's hear it!

If you want a drink, now's the time.

It's not allowed at the derrick.

Dry law.

If Tofik sees me take a drink,

he'll skin me alive.

- How come all this, then?

- It's a special occasion.

The minute that I show up,

they'll be after my blood. Yes!

I'm bringing all this to make it up,

so they'll all forgive me, understand?

Forgive you for what?

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