Stormbringer
The Brick and The Rose
Russian Responce to the War
In Moscow Patriotic Music has been playing since morning and the city is preparing itself for the largest military parade in history. As citizens fill the Red Square, a place that has seen so much history it is hard to even imagine, the new President of Russia looks from his window. He stands on his office, motionless, just thinking. A young Leutenant comes in to inform him that everything is ready, and the president turns around and examines the officer. He is young and is a model for what an officer in the army should be. After almost a minute of silence the President asks: "Leutenant, if our country went to war and you had a choice would you fight for it?" "Sir, yes, sir." The President smiled, "Leutenant, what if our country was the one to produce the next Hitler and was to begin a war of conquest against others, would you fight for it?" The officer was taken aback but quickly recovered and answered, "Sir, this is my country and I would fight for it no matter what." "Thank you Leutenant, I will be right down." As the Leutenant left the President turned around and looked out over the Red Square again where thousands of people were waving the Russian Flags and singing "Get up the Giant Country, Get up for One Last Fight"...
"If War comes tomorrow, if the Enemy shall attack,
If the Evil Forces will charge,
Like one man will the Russian Nation stand up,
And will fight for the Motherland"
The President was walking outside and towars the group of officials that were waighting for him. The newly apointed Prime Minister Nurgaliev, The Minister of Defence Sergeyev, and the top military officers were all gathered and in their parade uniforms.
"On land, in the air, and on seas,
Our motto is always the same:
We won't shudder in fight,
For our Homeland, -
And the enemy will pay!"
After all the official handshakes and pleasantries the President and his surroundings proceeded to head over to the re-built mausoleum. While the body of Lenin was lost in the nuclear exchange of 1962 the Mausoleum was rebuilt just as it was and now served as the Revolution Museum.
"If war comes tomorrow - the country will rise
From Krondstadt to Vladivostok
The great and mighty country will rise,
And the enemy will be crushed."
Following the tradition the President headed up to the roof of the Mausoleum and as he walked up the crowed cheered. He gave a subtle sign and the army begun to take its positions.
"The plane will fly, the gun will fire,
And the powerful tanks will roll,
Our ships will go, and the soldiers will charge,
Our rockets will fly through the air"
The President waved to the crowed as the other officials got up. Amongs them were former Prime Minister Putin, and now a sharp critic of the President's policies, the former Prime Minister Chernomyrdin, and many others.
"We don't want the war, but we will fight back,
Not for nothing we dig our tranches,
And in enemy land we will crush them
With little blood, in one mighty strike!"
A wing of planes flew overhead and soldiers with flags came up to the Mausoleum. Behind the President were placed a flag of the Russian Federation, a Flag of the Soviet Union and a flag of the Communist Empire of Russia.
"Get up people, get ready to march!
Drums, beat us a fighting march!
Musicians - go, singers - with them!
Sing us our victory song!"
As the song came to its end the President signaled and the parade begun with the famous Russian Marches playing. As the military passed by the President saluted and the crowed cheered. Putin looked grim while the President fought hard to contain a smile.
