May 24 Joseph Brodsky would have turned 70 years

[Игорь Гурьев]

Going back to the meeting (perhaps it was the spring of 1989 th).
Well, in general, we gathered Natalia Gorbanevskaya.
I bought a case for such an expensive wine (as I remember, it was worth much as a hundred francs, in terms of Sovrem. Will be a Jew because Jews 30; and in France French wines at that price are very expensive).
Here it is:

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Well, in general, to 20.00 all together, only Brotskava yet.
They waited in a state of certain polunervoznosti another half hour.
Then I say:
-There is a known thing: we must open the bottle, and then called himself will come. In general, we are gathered here to drink and tagdalii, so let's do it, and if the Nobel lureat late, so let him drink what he will.
And just when I opened a bottle, as fellow Nobel laureate rang the doorbell.
I'm not trying to make, so it was.
It is difficult to say just now, what year were "Chateau Maine.
Most likely, 1985 or 1986, but certainly not 1984 (the year was below average). But it is possible that in 1983 ...
I would like to think so, because at that time the 1983rd was my favorite wine a year ...
1982-nd, too, was nothing ...
Ah, but what was the 1985 th!
In general, I think, probably, still Chateau Maine, and was this year.
In short, if anyone would drink Chateau Maine (this is a firm Cordier, that it produces, it produces a more Bordeaux wines, in general good, can not go wrong if you buy), then he can be sure that Comrade Brodsky drank it.