The selection of personnel for the New Government of Russia is very reminiscent of one case from school practice.
It was the seventh lesson of history in the 7th grade.
Everyone was incredibly tired of the spring heat and the fuss that preceded the physics lesson.
I say:
- And now, gentlemen, we read historical portraits prepared according to the text of the paragraph and historical sources. Today we give a verbal portrait of Elizabeth the First Petrovna.
I call Misha to the board, and he comes out, scratching his brains, lost after being hit on the head with a soccer ball.
- So... She was Peter's daughter! Yes?
- Yes, yes. Continue!
- She could be frivolous, and I thought this - in the textbook it says “Elizabeth could spend hours at the toilet”... Did she smoke too? Who were you hiding from? Was Peter no longer there? And if it were - kirdyk... He tortured Alexey on the rack...
- Sit down... Not ready, Tuzikov...
Kolka trolls the topic:
- Tuzik sat at the toilet for hours...
The class laughs. The lesson is ready to be disrupted...
- I read about the toilet! It's written there! That’s what it says: I SAT IN THE TOILET FOR HOURS! And now it's my fault, damn it! Empress! No wonder they called her frivolous...
- Wow, Tuzik is also sitting in the toilet - he’s the emperor there on the throne, and his throne is... gee-s-s-s-s-s!! Toilet!
- That's it, guys!!! Quiet! Calm down!!! Sit down, Misha...Khabib, you better come on to the board.
Habib comes out and reads the text from his homework:
- Empress Elizaveta Petrovna was the daughter of Peter the Great and was loved for her lightness of character and gentleness. She restored the laws of her parent, which had been abolished by her predecessors. She was as beautiful as a flower in the sun, and... COULD SPEND HOURS OF TIME AT THE TOILET...
Khabib looks at me:
- I didn’t do it on purpose! IT’S written there! I swear!
In the class they learn the phrase that “compromised” Empress Elizabeth and Mishka Tuzikov and cackle so much that there is no point in simply teaching the lesson physically - they will not calm down.
As it turned out, this phrase was copied from a textbook into a descriptive historical portrait of Elizabeth, Petrova’s daughter - that’s it.
Khabib turns red, then turns white, and says, trying to explain something:
- It’s not what you ALL think, a woman’s toilet is...
Kolka yells:
- And...that’s who was spying in the women’s toilet!
- You're a fool, yes! Got it, huh? The Empress did not sit in the women's toilet!
Kolka counters:
- Obana! Even more interesting! Did Elizabeth go to the men's room? Cool!
A call saves...
(thanks to Lyubov Popova for providing the lesson material)