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President of Russia Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg yesterday, the chief shipbuilding SRI country, towing a trolley ride on the longest in the world of pool, populated karposazanami, and called the deadline for the establishment of the United Shipbuilding Corporation - 1 April 2009. Special Correspondent "Kommersant" Andrey Kommersant-KOLESNIKOV hopes that this will not be pervoaprelskoy joke.

Arrival in St. Petersburg, Vladimir Putin has arrived in the Central Research Institute of AN Krylov, and went into the building, where the circulating pool. This large-scale construction of a round shape with a diameter of seventy meters and a depth of six was completed in 1968 (and launched - in 1937-m) and then, without doubt, made the strongest impression on the guests and the institute, and the creators of the basin.

This process is modeled by a ship sailing in a circle. Models of ships with length of two to three meters are mounted on a metal arm with a counterweight, a bit like a giant merry-go-round, full extent of the basin. With sleeves boats (including underwater) slot space pool.

At the sight of foreign rights, which was here, like me, it looks ridiculous, and even intimidating. But all is not well. This is explained, and. about. Head of the laboratory momentum vessels Institute Vladimir Sergeev.

In response to my puzzled question, is not to calculate the parameters of the vessel and its machinery at the computer, Mr. Sergeev looked at me with unconcealed surprise. At first I thought it was caused by the fact that this idea has still never came to him in the head. But then he said that "the ship outline very cunning, as reliably calculate?" When asked colleagues, and unless the Japanese are building such pools, but do not use computers, Vladimir Sergeyev said that "of course, construct," "They have no sophisticated vessels, they are also building a simple ...".

I thought that they were ordinary court, but they build them, but we have complicated, but we do not build (perhaps precisely because of their complexity), but now was wrong. In fact, a complex court Vladimir Sergeev meant, apparently, submarines, which are also, in some cases, swim in the pool.

Then, I saw suddenly vysunuvshuyusya to meet me in the water someone's face. I do not exclude that it could be, for example, feed submarine or, say, diver, which is responsible for order in the bottom of the basin during the visit of Prime Minister. But it was a live fish.

- Well, yes - reluctantly admitted Mr. Sergeyev - divorce, little by little. Rybakov also among the many ...

I introduced myself, as they sit after the change with a fishing rod (or scary to imagine during a shift) around the pool ... Basins have thus multifunctional.

Vladimir Putin told not all of its features. He did not know and that recently closed a similar pool in Paris. I initially decided that there will withstand competition from St. Petersburg, but on this day, I was not to be at least once about something correctly guessed. Just rent the land for the Paris Basin has been too expensive. For the water had too much land.

As well, in St. Petersburg on this one did not even think.

Vladimir Putin looked at moving the water a metal merry-go-round, made several significant, obviously, the comments in response to the words institute director Valentin Pashin that the submarine "Kursk" is the first time raised right here "(ie simulated recovery), said that the recall and more in this topic is not returned, looking at the monitor, two marine buoy, Norwegian and Russian, kolyshuschiesya Water, said: "Our stable is "...- and went to inspect one more swimming pool, deep water.

This pool and in fact one meter deeper circulation. Here the ships are mostly on speed. However, fresh water in the basin, and logical considerations about the fact that ships of the same swim in sea water and that is it is not necessary to take into account, one employee commented that "on the computer, of course, all this is then converted ten" (good that she did not hear Mr. Sergeyev, would be upset).

The water in the deep basin was troubled by the same green as in the circulation because of its poured in about the same time: in 1977. Around that time, there was launched a new variety of fish - karposazan, which feeds on algae and thus cleans pool (unlike the fish in the circulation pool, who just enjoy life - for the time being, of course).

The question is not whether there are swimming and men, members of the pool immediately told that it is quite possible: still it is a scientific laboratory with a worldwide reputation, it is necessary to understand this. One mechanic was broke, the truth, once in the water with a towing trolley, but it is saved.

These stories, however, belonged to a radical contradiction to the order of the institution, which was found in one of the stands. I. on. Director Alexander Pustoshny in ultimatum wrote: "To prohibit swimming in the open opytovom the pool and use the territory as recreational areas, including the lunch break, as well as in connection with the usual warm weather has been using the territory as a zone of rest ... Swimming in the pool can lead to tragic consequences ... "

Order, hanging on the bench since the summer of 2008, destroyed its heartless and uncompromising. It was strange: it seemed to me that in times of crisis and self-logical staff to sell tickets to this unique pool of a half kilometers in length. In these basins can be easily cultivated, not only karposazanov, but also domestic Michael Phelps. ( "This is the world's largest swimming pool?" - Specifies Vladimir Putin. "Of course - meet the director, the institute .- We are the largest in the world ...")

Prior to the meeting on the development of the domestic shipbuilding industry has gone back to the Prime institute museum. After this visit, the museum will remain, probably, the same reference to it, what lies under the glass of one of the museum stands about another person: "In the 8 th day of April 1902 the emperor prince toured up at St. Petersburg port pool for the production of the experiments for built ships, deign to stay perfectly happy as the product of experience and found the order ".

At the Institute, Vladimir Putin held a meeting at last. He announced that on 1 April this year, it is necessary "to complete creation of the United Shipbuilding Corporation." Such announcements are made regularly, most recently, Vladimir Putin delivered the same speech about a half ago, and also in St. Petersburg.

However, both corporations are still not. At the same time, Vladimir Putin yesterday suggested already determined from the priority program "and take the niche in which we can make an exclusive offer ... This, above all, the marine equipment for the extraction and transportation of hydrocarbons (ie, tankers .- AK), and such extreme exotica as floating plants.

- We have a lot of plants - added prime - but the term can not be competitive.

He suggested not to spend money on their never-ending repairs, but "better than new build, in a clean box with a clean slate ... a full-fledged modern shipyard."

Tom, is it possible that, and focused on yesterday's meeting. The participants came to the conclusion that nothing is impossible.

April 1, at least, be clear, if this is the case.

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