“Russia remembers them. One day they will meet.” HRC member Ekaterina Vinokurova on what is happening in power circles
At a time when the Russian army of treasures, belonging to the Ministry of Defense, was “planned regrouping of troops” at the Kharkiv annexation, Vladimir Putin, together with Sergei Sobyanin, opened the largest Ferris wheel in Europe. At this time, in their chats, representatives of the class asked each other: did no one tell the president about this? What happened next covers everything: the announcement of referendums on accession to Russia to military personnel and partial mobilizations. Member of the Council for the Appointment of a Person, journalist Ekaterina Vinokurova talks about the mood that prevailed in power circles these days.
Before the storm
City Day in Moscow in 2022 is celebrated on a grand scale: the largest Ferris wheel in Europe has been launched. Vladimir Putin also congratulated Muscovites: he took part in a concert in Zaryadye Park, and then in the international sambo and judo center.
In parallel, there is a “regrouping” (the official term of the Ministry of Defense) of Russian troops in the Kharkov region, even which is most often called “retreat” by patriotic patriots.
“Didn’t anyone tell him”? – gave each other the same question of the representatives of the class.
At the same time, the governors raise champagne at the election headquarters: the Kremlin’s henchmen won that night in all regions.
Some of the political technologists who worked in those gubernatorial elections will leave Russia as soon as they heard the announcement of partial mobilization and hearing on the introduction of preliminary provisions after Russia recognizes referendums on joining the Kherson, Zaporozhye constitutions of Ukraine, as well as the LPR and DPR.
“And who will tell him?” – went around the chain in instant messengers the answer to the question about the wheel and the concert.
Where is the wheel going?
The Russian political elite at different times discovers described in different models, it is one of the most famous – this is the “Great position of Putin and the Politburo 2.0” of the communication holding “Minchenko Consulting”. In this model, the Russian elite is grouped into clans, the leaders have access to the first person; in turn, these clans attract smaller ones, each of which forms the same “politburo” within itself.
However, within the framework of all this talk about a tall building structure, there was no one who took responsibility and would approach the event to the president to report unpleasant news and, perhaps, continue in an even more unpleasant way on even more unpleasant topics.
At the same time, in recent weeks, among the representatives of the elite clans, there are people who are prone to infecting the interests and ardent support of the NWO among the people. This was arrested, for example, by the falling ratings of TV shows and the views of the military correspondents present, and most governors and parties (except for A Just Russia) began to use this topic in their election campaign, not relying on patriotism as the main electoral force.
After the events in the Kharkiv region, when ultra-patriotic bloggers became influential in general mobilization (previously the topic was promoted by the chief ex-minister of defense of the DPR Igor Strelkov), to call the Ministry of Defense to account and clean up “internal enemies”, representatives of the class began to speak out against “angry patriots” ( this term back in March in the Foundation for the Development of Society, which strikes the former head of domestic policy of the presidential administration Konstantin Kostin) even more irritably.
“You can’t be more patriotic than the president,” explained Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov warned that it is possible to strengthen the special operation, but it is impossible to cross this line.
Party decisions – in life
For those who want speedy negotiations and peace, hope dawned, however, turned to nothing on September 21, when Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization, and the referendums on joining the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions were postponed in November for the next week “by mandatory organizations” (this is a standard scheme used by the Kremlin to legalize some initiatives).
And the same people who wanted the completion of the SVO complained about the dominance of the radicals, who began to implement the decisions on referendums and mobilization.
At what point did they lie and to whom did they lie – to themselves, to their acquaintances or to those around them?
At what point is a Russian official sincere – when he gives instructions to ban concerts by artists who defend anti-war optics, or when he turns on the music of those very “banned” DDT or “Spleen” on the way home?
Finally, are these people really ready, in the event of an uncontrolled escalation, to die in a nuclear fire with an anthem on their lips?
Looking ahead, we can assume that these same people, seeing the general panic about the mobilization, were transported in different directions. And these same people are not going to report on what is actually affecting Russian society, which gives their proposal and decision to raise rates. No one is ready to take responsibility for an unpleasant conversation with the president, even if it means alternative death from nuclear fire.
In the animal world
In recent months, the Russian elite has been divided into a conditional “party of peace” and a “party of war”, although this division is conditional, conditional, decisions are still made personally by the president.
Not a single member of the elite even admits to his own wife that he does not support the decision on specific special operations, and the difference between the “doves” and the “hawks” will only be in the degree of her support and options for continuing – the “doves” of the vast community, the “hawks” – storm Kyiv.
Oddly enough, in addition to economists, the “peace party” also includes professional ones, who are professional, which can turn into a continuation of active hostilities, as well as a number of analysts who understand what impact new carriers can have on society, which will no longer affect only professional families. military.
At the same time, the “peace party” does not have public speakers, since it does not have internal unities or internal affairs. In addition to the already mentioned economists and the military, it includes the governors of large regions and mayors of large cities (but not St. Petersburg).
On the contrary, the “party of war” in the media field is widely represented, although it also does not always agree with each other in everything. Its public figures are TV presenter Vladimir Solovyov, and the head of Russia Today Margarita Simonyan, and the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, and ex-president Dmitry Medvedev, and others.
Standing apart is the grim figure of Yevgeny Prigozhin, finally openly admitted to having created the famous Wagner PMC, according to media reports, has been actively recruiting deals directly from the colonies in recent months.
In anticipation of victory with a taste of iodine
“Judging by the emerging and still gathering age, this week marks either the eve of our imminent victory, or the eve of a nuclear war,” writes Margarita Simonyan.
“So we will all die for sure,” social networks respond.
According to the now legendary theory, the “peace party” was looking forward to the sharp “and the end of it all.” But the “party of war”, in the days after the situations in Kharkov were adapted, aimed at achieving the goal and successfully defended their project.
He suggests that the most successful can only pass after raising rates. It is necessary to hold referendums, announce mobilization in case of a counteroffensive or offensive, and assume the possibility of using tactical nuclear weapons. The Yatrebs believe that this gives them a “position of the strong,” from which it will be more convenient to negotiate with Kyiv and the collective West.
In the end, the triumph of the “hawkish” point of view turned into the first frustration of Russian society in the last 20 years, queues at land border checkpoints and, possibly, a fall in the rating of the authorities themselves and support for the NWO.
But this position turned out to be closer to the personal first person, since he personally does not have any problems in his testimony.
The “Party of Peace” according to the same legend is more numerous, but it – and Russian society – was ruined by exactly one systemic vice: the unwillingness to fully take responsibility and conduct a conversation with the authorities that could personally disappoint the authorities.
Everyone who communicates with the public of public opinion notices that people of this enormous degree reveal their thoughts not when in response to questions, but then when they are silent in response to a direct question.
Another proverb popularized by evil tongues is the answer to the question of what will be a victory for Russia in the NWO: “It is important not what will be a victory, but what will be presented to the first person as a conquest.”
However, there is also the fact that both “hawks” and “doves” are happening now.
So far, 4 deputies have announced about coming to the front along with the people (another one – Adam Delimkhanov – has long been taking part in the SVO), one senator and one son of the governor.
While Russia is crying, seeing off to the front or vice versa, keeps to the secret of her husbands, plays with her sons, “doves” and “hawks” with their children, fathers and brothers, sit in restaurants and are silent, after which they return to spacious houses in elite villages.
Russia remembers them. One day they will meet.