Anecdotes from Uzbek journalistsWE HAVE WITH WHAT TO WIPE UP! One Uzbek businessman who delivered the container with a toilet paper from China, has told, that on a customs post the officer looked at his declaration on a cargo and has angrily asked: "Why so a lot of toilet paper? You want to tell, that the newspapers do not suffice us in Uzbekistan? THE SCIENCE WILL NOT PASS: When I was the representative of the Swedish magazine "Central Asia and the Caucasus" in Uzbekistan received 100 copies of it at railway station "Tashkent Central" when arrived there passenger train from Moscow. The steward gave me two boxes and I dragged them on a customs post. IN THE PASSPORT OF THE COW - COLUMN OF THE NATIONALITY: Several years ago in Tashkent there was a magazine "Manager". One of its numbers was devoted to actions and value of stock exchange in economy. On a cover has been drown a bear holding for horns the bull - a known monument of the New York Stock Exchange, symbolizing struggle for increase-decrease of share price. The picture appeared not clear to the employee of the Apparatus of the President of Uzbekistan and he has demanded to himself the editor-in-chief: "Why the Russian bear is holding the Uzbek cow? What do you want to tell us with this? What, does Russia want to deprive Uzbekistan independence?" BONE - NOT FOR OUR PEOPLE! On east calendar one year has been devoted to a dog. Artist Alexander Markelov has drawn a New Year's cartoon for the governmental newspaper "Pravda Vostoka": the dog sleeps on a smart bed, and its owner on a floor, near to him - a bowl with a bone. It has exasperated the censor. He has called to himself the assistant to the responsible secretary and shouted: "This is an insult for Uzbek people! You want to hint, that we have nothing to eat except for bones!" TERRORISTS LOOK FOR APARTMENTS: After terrorist explosions in Tashkent on February 16, 1999, "hunting on witches" began in the country. Censorship especially behaved with brutality. Checked meticulously all pages of editions, even advertising. Once the censor has forbidden to print paid announcements for delivery of apartments in rent. YOU BADLY KNOW A GEOGRAPHY: Censorship forbade for a long time to print the information on neighbors of Uzbekistan. I somehow with delegation of journalists have visited Kyrgyzstan. Has interviewed the governor of the Osh area, mayor of the City of Osh. Having arrived to Tashkent, has prepared the publication. But the censor has not passed it. PHANTOMS HAVE ARRIVED: Since 1992 on present time between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan does not exist an air communication, though they have common border. In 2000 the Tajik airline has tried to renew flights. The delegation has arrived, and was met in Tashkent. The Uzbek press has been invited for coverage. © Copyright: Алишер Таксанов, 2009.
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