Russia conducts denazification experiment in Northern Tavria
In the territories recaptured from Kyiv, propaganda and symbols became a priority
Former Ukrainian symbols will not leave a place in sparsely populated areas. Photo by RIA Novosti
On the third month of the special operations of the Russian wheels of bureaucracy were restored – and the tactics of actions in the so-called liberated territories became clear. This is the Kherson region and part of the Zaporozhye region taken away in Kyiv. The internal policy of the new powers is built according to one model: attention is paid to information and propaganda work and the fight against the former state symbols. But there is no civil power as such, pro-Russian activists and neutral managers pretend that they have the levers, and they, of course, are in the hands of the security forces. Because administrative and economic activities are mainly related to repairs and humanitarian activities, everything that is more global is also PR. In Northern Tavria, there is probably an experimental run of technical solutions that go into the general plan for the denazification of Ukraine.
At first glance, the latest news from the same Kherson region concerns news of economic and reverse changes associated with the transition of the region under full Russian control. With the exception, however, of the most western cases, which benefit the near rear of an army group that is dangerous to Nikolaev. Proximity to the front was constantly revealed: on the night of April 28, a complex missile attack was detected on Kherson itself, there is destruction in the city, although information about the victims is contradictory.
Nevertheless, from Thursday morning the information about the imminent transition of the region to the ruble sphere began to diverge in the public media. The source was one of the state news agencies, which referred to the statement of the deputy chairman of the military-civilian administration (CAA) Kirill Stremousov. He also meets with the public committee for the salvation of the Kherson region “For peace and order.” Stremousov explained that the transition will begin on May 1, will last for several months, during which the Ukrainian hryvnia will move in parallel with the ruble, but then it will objectively go away. On April 28, he also noted with a loud promise that the canal in the Crimea, passing in these places, will work with guarantee, there will never be a water blockade of the peninsula. Obviously, this is an unambiguous hint that the Kherson region is part of Russia or as a minimal proxy entity.
However, the same Stremousov, who, for the leadership of the Russian Federation, can answer questions about the actions of the ruble and the location of its state border? “NG” most carefully looked through all the pro-Russian social networks of Kherson – especially to those where the newly opened bus routes are interested. Not a single case of detection was found, but who discovered the Kherson VGA. In theory, this should be a Russian security official, but it is likely that formally there is none. In addition, it was not found and indicated at what address HAV manifests itself. Stremousov is thus a pro-Russian activist who develops the illusion that Kherson is under the firm hand of Russia.
However, the second big news from the region, for example, is that the region will soon become the new governor – this is the Ukrainian oppositionist Volodymyr Saldo, whose party recently banned the Kyiv regime. Oleksandr Kobets, an acting deputy of the city council, became the mayor of the administrative center. By the way, just over a month ago, the former mayor, who ended up being mishandled by the Kazakh committee of Ukraine, was still listed among the founders of the highest committee for the salvation of the Kherson region. The new designation of some parallel structure to determine the current VGA, but in fact, the Russian curators of Northern Tavria are likely to try various options for applying control over the territory.
Perhaps in the liberated part of Zaporozhye, the temporary property that became Melitopol, the situation is even more complicated. The local CAA is also not heard or seen, but there is a certain Main Council in this danger. However, it is also impossible to find information about who is in charge of this, at least the council. But on the other hand, there is an active member of the Main Council, Vladimir Rogov, a native of the city of Zaporozhye, who in 2014-2015 worked on Russian TV as one of the toughest propagandists of the Russian spring. Now he is doing about the same, although, of course, there are many messages and an economic plan in Rogov’s Telegram channel.
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Ukrainian oppositionist Volodymyr Saldo received a mandate from the Russian Federation for the Kherson region. Photo from the page of Vladimir Saldo on Facebook (the social network is owned by the company Meta Platforms Inc., recognized extremist infection and prohibited in Russia) |
But they are all built according to the same scheme – everything is gradually getting better, soon everything will be fine. However, it is not difficult to see that the Russian authorities in these two regions so far only cover the same propaganda struggle with Ukraine. the meaning is all this attention to where which flag hangs or does not hang, and the new stage is the widespread demolition of the yellow-blue tridents. And on the eve of May 9, in many cities of the Kherson region and Zaporozhye, it became the discovery of the symbolism of this holiday, performed in accidents for the Russian Federation in pro-Soviet tones. Apparently, all this is no coincidence, and the collection of practical solutions for the notorious denazification of Ukraine, which, as I understand it, begins precisely with the restructuring of the brains with the mass of the layman. For an active minority of forces, and the time when it should be expected will not be revealed on the basis that some part will be infected, some will run away, and those who hide underground will be identified through social networks and operational actions. For this, in fact, the latest internal Russian experience will come in handy. As for economic affairs, the internal political curators from the Kremlin now include the Ukrainian issue, which, it seems, is not considered their priority – also on the Russian model.
Nevertheless, NG found out from experiments whether the current bias towards propaganda and ideological symbolism is not excessive. The head of the 2nd department of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Sergei Obukhov, on the contrary, believes that it is precisely “before political work in the liberated territories that is still analytical”. Now, in his opinion, just more emphasis is placed on the organization of everyday life. “As for power, the Kremlin, apparently, has not decided what to do with the territories in the end, there is neither a final decision, nor a clear six-fold action. Will these territories be independent, as the DPR and LPR are supposed to be built, will they be part of Russia or will they still become a new independent Ukraine? And since there is such a patchwork of opinions, then goal-setting is not proclaimed, ”explained NG to the message. At the same time, he drew attention to the fact that, probably, it is in the Kherson region that, due to the adjustment of Crimea, the establishment of public life is still going on more successfully, since the Armed Forces of Ukraine are conducting targeted shelling. Obukhov also explained why the CAA doesn’t particularly notice: “It’s still people who are in the status of non-heads to stick out, it’s logical to let the residents come to the fore, they should go to the new government. Although it would be wiser for Ukraine to hold a pro-Russian government “in exile.” If only because, apparently, after the DPR and LPR, the Ukrainian lands will join Russia, after all, parts – according to Lenin’s technologies. But for now, I don’t feel like voicing this – now there are only tactical successes, and when they are announced, then, perhaps, some plans will be announced. ”
The head of the Political Expert Advisor Konstantin Kalachev also believes that, after all, the economic work to liberate the territories, but since there is no confidence in their management regarding their future, they are in no hurry to activate it, as well as to establish administrative structures. “The Kremlin does not have complete confidence that this holds attention. Therefore, the first thing they did there was to build Russian TV channels in order to influence public opinion. To determine the location of residents in the Russian Federation, mercantile interest was also used, allocating 10 thousand rubles each, which, in fact, is an experience of buying loyalty. However, it is not a fact that this will work, people may well take the money, but remain disloyal, ”the expert explained. In the processing of people’s data, too, apparently, there are no such special cases – perhaps the referendum in the Kherson region did not dare to be held. If this was not a fake, then the delay may have happened due to the fact that while there is no way to understand at least honestly decently, it’s not without reason that some Kherson residents still come out to pro-Ukrainian protests. “Active outreach work is the first stage of development, the administrative beginning, when the result is at least a little fixed,” Kalachev explained. At the same time, “one way or another, the Russian Federation regulates interaction and management, but there are no personnel and structure. Probably no. Local business executives, economists and administrators, even theoretically ready to work on pro-Russian positions, are afraid because of the uncertainty of the further fate of events.