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CHRONIC. With the war in Ukraine as a backdrop, a sketch dedicated to Gogol and Bulgakov, the two Russian heroes of absurd humour.
By Patrick Besson
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To Nicholas Gogol and Mikhail Bulgakov
“And your chariot?”
– What tank?
– The one you had this morning.
– Oh yes, that tank.
– Where is he ?
– Well, we gave it away.
– Whose ?
– To the Ukrainians.
“And why are you barefoot?”
– I’m not barefoot, I have socks.
– The shoes, where are they?
– The shoes, we gave them away.
– Do you know how much a pair of rangers cost?
– It still costs less than a tank.
“Because you gave them to the Ukrainians?”
– Yes, it seems that they need shoes.
– And the broomstick that you have on your shoulder, what is it?
– My weapon.
– Don’t you have any others?
– And again, there was not enough for everyone. I was lucky. I arrived in the first.
– You didn’t…