Book: A. Arzumanov. And high aspiration of the thoughts.... Page 1

But where there are no failures? In Paradise itself, the forefather Adam did not ask to live in their...

Our stay in Chita was, to some extent, for the benefit of residents belonging to the mining office and managed by mountain officials. Most of them were very poor, but we had all the means to improve their condition. The costs of our ladies and the cost of casemate annually extended to one hundred thousand in banknotes, most of which was spent in Chita itself.

Elect of whom are under investigation by a number of perpetrators and condemn them to the victim was not difficult - anyone who has been convicted of indecent words against the government, were already the fullest extent of the law.

How many wonderful people inhuman Investigative Commission our undoing? And all because its constituent aperitiv each other wanted to curry favor with the new Tsar or to receive cash awards.

Newspapers, magazines, discharged many, and Nikita Muravyov even moved in all of Siberia is a rich library of his father for General use.

Some wives of my friends have also arrive into voluntary exile. With reverence and deep respect, I remember their names. Women performed the duty of conjugal fidelity with heroic selflessness.

Many of the things for which we were condemned, is now the subject of pending reforms.

Thirty-five years, much has changed in terms of society - much black became white, and many white - black.

Meanwhile, time passed in the usual way with his and we walked so quickly that of the young people we became elderly.

We were constantly threatening example for those who would seek to rebel against the government or to resist him.

We recognize only two categories of people: good and evil, with the first we are very happy together, and from the second try to leave, despite their appearance, uniform, crosses, stars, or Armani and bathrobes.

Our behavior is based on the simple, but strictly moral rules, on a clear notion of fairness, honesty and charity, could not fail to have effects on people who for lack of education and distorted its concepts only knew the material side of life and therefore tried only to improve it, not realizing the other goals of its existence.

In our relations with people we could be deceived, to err, to take the gold for the pure metal; but all this could not shake the firmness of our rules and our beliefs.

In 1827 came to one of our comrades, Annenkova, his bride from Russia. She was French and personally asked the Emperor to be allowed to go to Siberia and to connect with their destiny, agreeing in advance on all terms. She came to Chita in the summer and three days later was married in the Chita Church. It was a curious and, perhaps, the only wedding in the world. At the time of the wedding Annenkov took iron and now at the end of the rite put on again and was taken back to jail and then acted with them as with other married, that is: give them twice a week go to the apartment of Madame Annenkova.