We are in Crimea...

From the editor : Dear readers of TrV-Nauka, especially those living in/in Ukraine, the author’s column by I. Ekonomov is a feuilleton. When reading this article, please keep this in mind.

Dear editors!

Although I usually write about scientific and educational matters, these days I, as a citizen and patriot, cannot stay away from the events taking place in Ukraine.

Naturally, I ardently and ardently support the actions of the country’s leadership: unlike overseas Americans, Ukraine for us is our own, dear, flesh and blood. Well, Crimea in particular. Therefore, the people of Russia and its leadership cannot tolerate the outrages and lawlessness that are happening there with the connivance of self-appointed leaders. I am especially indignant at the demands of some radical elements that ministers report to the Maidan. How can one come to such a desecration of all the foundations of statehood - reporting to the crowd?! The crowd should listen and applaud the authorities, that is its main function. Otherwise, this is rampant ochlocracy, the most insane and incompetent form of government.

But, I repeat, Crimea is still a completely special case. The place of glory for Russian weapons, the home base of our Black Sea Fleet, a place where most of the inhabitants speak Russian and do not like any Westerners there. I have no doubt that only the timely introduction of a limited contingent of volunteers without identification marks made it possible to prevent bloody chaos in Crimea and - who knows! - throughout Eastern Ukraine. I have no doubt that if this decision had not been made, then motorized hordes of Bandera’s fascist thugs of Yarosh would have poured into Crimea, who would have flooded the peninsula with blood. Otherwise, you see, our Black Sea Fleet would have been knocked out of there. I have no doubt that our television will yet expose all these bloodthirsty plans of Ukrainian nationalists on a full scale.

Moreover, all this bacchanalia would undoubtedly affect Russian citizens, including our scientists. For example, astronomers from my home university have historical ties to Crimea. So everything was done correctly: the Russians do not abandon their own people in the war!

Finally, there is another reason why Russia cannot help but react to what is happening in its neighboring sister Slavic country. After all, no matter how incredible it may seem to us, we cannot completely exclude the possibility that power there will be taken not by fascist thugs like Yarosh, but by no less nasty, but more moderate forces. That some kind of compromise will be reached between the East and West of the country, and normal life will begin to improve in a bad world. And, moreover, even if it seems completely incredible to us, that after everything that happened, the new authorities will steal a little less than the previous ones. And then imagine, colleagues, what could come out of this: the same forces of chaos and anarchy that seized power there could also rise in Russia. It’s scary to imagine how this could end for our country!

I know, I know about all the objections: about treaties, and about international law and other garbage based on vegetable oil. Lord, who among normal people and leaders ever cared about this?! And I also don’t understand at all why all this unnecessary fuss with the referendum. After all, by holding a referendum in such a hurry, we will almost inevitably have doubts about its legitimacy. And then what’s the point of this gimmick? It is already clear from television reports that the Crimeans are with Russia. We need to immediately and without delay print a large batch of Russian passports!

There is, of course, another kind of objection. Like, if a gun hangs on the wall, then it must definitely fire. Some hotheads will open fire - and a war will begin, a bloody war between the Slavic peoples. What can I say here, colleagues? Nothing can ever be completely ruled out, but I have full confidence in the cool mind of our national leader, that he will be able to play everything correctly. But if something suddenly goes wrong. Well, after all, someone somewhere is getting killed all the time. The main thing is that they don’t kill us, dear colleagues!

Yours Ivan Ekonomov