118 исторических миниатюр и 108 авторских текстов на 13 иностранных языках. Сборник (СИ)

What remains to do? A lifetime to devote to finding information about Andrei Vasilievich Kamensky, the author of excellent biographical work "Edison" (and a lot of - six? - other works), who was born in 1843 and with unknown exact date of death?

How many he have lived? How he lived, what he did? What biography? All these questions - by and large - remained unanswered.

And maybe "flip through" hundreds other websites?

And there - the full biography? And the regrets are vain about lack of system biography of A.V. Kamensky ? It was just necessary to dig more deeply ...? (Up to South America? Or to Drake Strait?). And to 20?? year still some biographic data will be acquired?

Or is there an unpublished essay about Kamensky Andrei Vasilievich? In the the funds of archives? And if no essay, but it will be written?

"One situation - to see the person by itself, in that road, for which the nature has adapted him, - or in the artificial situation having nothing in common with his tendencies, inclinations when he needs to live not as there is a wish, but as he is compelled, not on inspiration, but in load. And he sometimes loses sight of his own guiding star's light and torn, and despairs, without knowing what to decide on. In such a situation, we see Watt in the next years "[Kamensky A. V. "James Watt."]".

"Everyone has some talent and inclination to something, but not everyone becomes the gifted person. There are many people who in all their life never found themselves, didn't find any case in which they could express their talents: in childhood, in youth and in mature years they live upon the circumstances, doing not then, what they want, but what is required, and finally they go to the grave, even without knowing what is it - the sacred fire of passion and creativity, the fire, which under the best circumstances must indicate for everyones the life path" [Kamensky A. V. "James Watt"].

5. The darkness of autumn night, surrounding us ..., timidly was moving away ...

- "From the sea damp and cold wind was blowing, carrying on the steppe a thoughtful melody of splash of the wave running on the coast and a rustle of coastal bushes. Occasionally the gusts of wind were gathering the flying, shriveled, yellow leaves and were throwing them into a fire, inflating a flame; the darkness of autumn night, surrounding us, was shuddering..., timidly was moving away ..." (M. Gorky "Makar Chudra" (1892)).

"Any of Watts, apparently,had no properties of inky soul, but all of them more or less were drawn towards science and useful knowledge " [Kamensky A. "James Watt"].

September 13, 2016

Phased translation from Russian into English. Supplementation of translated text, amendment: December 10, 2017 07:43, December 11, 2017 20:32, December 12, 2017 08:52, December 12, 2017 18:27, December 13, 2017 22:15, December 15, 2017 11:12.

Владимир Владимирович Залесский 'Каменский Андрей Васильевич (1843 - ). Отодвигая мглу. Биографический очерк'.

This essay was included in publication (in Russian): "1519-2019. 500 years. From the past to the future. 16 essays about famous explorers, writers, scientists and inventors. Collection", 282 p.,. ISBN 978-5-4483-6197-5 (9785448361975).

LXII. The Tale of new songs

Stalin has greeted Vasilevsky and has shown to several sheets of paper: "The letter has come. Korolev aimlessly wastes governmental money. He carries out the projects which aren't corresponding to governmental economic plans".

- You, comrade Vasilevsky, are familiar with the biography the Korolev. He has been condemned. The vigilance is necessary, danger of sabotage is existing ...

- Comrade Stalin, works of the Korolev are aimed at the development of Army and science. Korolev - a man fully passionate about the development of science and technology. To ensure that his ideas were embodied in the state plans, it is necessary that the staff of the state planning Commission stood in matters of science and technology to the level of Korolev. For this will need years, decades.

Stalin silently was walking along on an office-room.

- As for the biography the Korolev, comrade Stalin. At the age of twenty-six years he has been appointed the military divisional's engineer. This leading position corresponded to a rank of the lieutenant general of engineering detachments.

Stalin has looked at Vasilevsky, comparing something. And he have joked in reply: "We have in a reserve no Hindenburgs".

He have again looked at the received letter. He have said:

- We can't uncontrolledly and aimlessly spend national money, comrade Vasilevsky.

- The money spent in the Korolev projects serves development of the country, development of science and technology. The army comes to other, qualitatively new level, comrade Stalin.

Stalin continued to go silently along an office-room.

- Korolev develops Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky's ideas, comrade Stalin. In realization of plans of Tsiolkovsky Korolev sees one of the main objectives. He has no other interests.

Stalin paused-paused, then replied: