Mikhail Fradkov - fighter against oligarchs

The candidacy of Mikhail Fradkov brought to life a somewhat unexpected comment by Alexander Rahr, a regular contributor to many Russian publications. On March 1, an interview with this German political scientist was published on the website of the National Information Group ( "Alexander Rahr: Now no one will say that the fight against the oligarchs is a manifestation of anti-Semitism" ).

Answering a correspondent's question whether the candidacy of a potential prime minister was discussed in the West, A. Rahr specifically emphasized the Jewish origin of M. Fradkov, adding that "for the first time in the history of Russia, a person with obvious Jewish roots will be at the head of the government" [does it really matter? ? - ed. ], and noted that this is "a very important signal to the West that Russia is already an open country, that there is no anti-Semitism in it. Fradkov ... respects the law. There is a lot of talk in the West that in the fight against the oligarchs there is a hidden anti-Semitism. Now that the Jew Fradkov has taken up this work, this argument will no longer work . "

Many authors who in one way or another touched upon the topic of the fight against the oligarchs in every possible way deny the anti-Semitic background of these events (in our opinion, quite reasonably). In addition, it can be assumed that those who see anti-Semitism in the fight against the oligarchs will not change their point of view even after the appointment of a Jewish prime minister.

We add that the advertising of this interview on the network was widely represented by banners with the text " "Putin's brilliant move: the prime minister is a Jew .

Sources

• Alexander Rahr: Now no one will say that the fight against the oligarchs is a manifestation of anti-Semitism // National Information Group. 2004. March 1.