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A rally of opponents of State Duma deputy Vladimir Ryzhkov took place in Barnaul. True report from TAIGA.info
Last Sunday, a rally was held in the center of Barnaul against the activities of the State Duma deputy from this city, Vladimir Ryzhkov. The rally was organized by the Fund for Social Support of the Population of City Duma deputy Andrei Volkov, known for his recent high-profile exit from United Russia for disagreeing with monetization. The protesters - veterans' and pensioners' organizations, representatives of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Pensioners' Party, United Russia and Youth Unity - demanded that Ryzhkov resign.
Last Sunday, a rally was held in the center of Barnaul against the activities of the State Duma deputy from this city, Vladimir Ryzhkov. The rally was organized by the Fund for Social Support of the Population of City Duma deputy Andrei Volkov, known for his recent high-profile exit from United Russia for disagreeing with monetization. The protesters - veterans' and pensioners' organizations, representatives of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Pensioners' Party, United Russia and Youth Unity - demanded that Ryzhkov resign.
The decision to send the best employees of TAIGA.info on a business trip to the rally was not an easy one for the editors. Although the idea seemed to lie on the surface: unfortunately, Barnaul journalists forgot a little that a journalist, when covering any conflict, should, to the best of his ability, stay above the battle of “economic entities”. Otherwise, as a consequence - the loss of professionalism. If a journalist begins to deal not with his direct duties, but with "information wars", then the quality of the material suffers. But the reporting genre is very complex, not many journalists in Barnaul know how to work in it.
In general, the country risked being left without information about the rally, which could not be allowed. It is not every day that rallies are held in the regions of Russia against a single-mandate deputy, and even aspiring to the status of a politician of federal significance. In addition, Ryzhkov, as you know, claims to be the leader of the "orange" revolution, or at least the liberal party. The theme of both the revolution and the liberal party is topical far beyond the "breadbasket of Altai", but local journalists do not want to rise to the federal level of coverage of local events.
With such heavy thoughts about the present and future of Russian provincial journalism, the TAIGA.info delegation arrived in Barnaul. In two hours, the space on the Central Square of Barnaul of the monument to Lenin began to be ironed and cleaned of excess precipitation by graders. An hour before the action, policemen appeared on the perimeter of Lenin Square. Finally, half an hour before the start, groups of young people began to crowd around the corners of the square - in appearance, members of the Liberal Democratic Party or the Union of Veterans of Afghanistan and Chechnya.
Those who came to the rally were greeted by cheerful pop music, which immediately put them in an optimistic mood. Russian flags fluttered over the assembled people. Exactly the same flaunted a little higher - on the building of the regional administration. A fair part of the protesters were supporters and employees of Vladimir Ryzhkov.
Walking among the newsmakers was Valery Savinkov wearing dark glasses, which made him look like Basilio the cat. He smiled and, it seems, was pleased with Ryzhkov, and the rally, and this fine spring day. From time to time, he stood behind the back of Andrei Volkov , giving interviews to television channels, then right behind the speakers . in this way Whether he wanted to get into the frame or just be in the center of events , it remained unclear.
Head of the School of Public Policy Sergei Andreev also came to the rally . Among the participants of the rally was also seen a political observer of the "Free Course" Dmitry Negreev. For some reason, he also hung out not with representatives of different political camps, but only one. But as a result, his report from the rally turned into a story about how all the protesters unanimously noted that "the people trust Vladimir Ryzhkov" and the deputy "has become adept at big politics." Among the participants was also the first secretary of the regional committee of the SCM (KPRF Komsomol) Vitaly Buldakov.
at the assembled supporters and opponents of Ryzhkov From the pedestal , the Lenin monument silently gazed . Vladimir Ilyich seems to have been dissatisfied with his political heirs and descendants.
The journalist Sergei Teplyakov also came to the rally in the campaign of a beautiful admirer , which instantly gave the rally the character of either a social event or a children's matinee. The opinions of the protesters about the girl were divided - some considered her dressed too brightly, others noted that she was pretty. Still others conciliatoryly added that the fact of the lack of taste in clothes and cosmetics is simply due to youth. Finally, there was a version that Teplyakov just likes just such bright and pretty "Juliet". It is good when a journalist can openly express his sympathies both in life and on the pages of the newspaper in which he works. In any case, neither Teplyakov nor his lady in an actual scarf went unnoticed.
In the thick of the rally, Vladimir Ryzhkov's press secretary, Nadezhda Ovidenko, made her photo report . Nadezhda and Sergey Teplyakov began to laugh together at the stupid correspondent of TAIGA.info, who exchanged a Sunday in Novosibirsk for Barnaul. For a second, there was a feeling that both Sergei, and even more so Nadezhda, came to the rally completely unbiased - like simple objective journalists. It will be necessary to read their reports in Altaiskaya Pravda and on the website of Vladimir Ryzhkov, to learn objectivity.
“Yes, no one already reads your x..nu, why are you writing it!” - Sergei Teplyakov shouted cheerfully to the correspondent of TAIGA.info. Perhaps he is right. True, it is known for certain from sources in Altaiskaya Pravda that, for example, the article "The Day of Open Letters in Ward No. 6" the editor of the newspaper liked very much. Although, perhaps, she was afraid to set her as an example to Sergei Teplyakov. But in vain. It is quite possible that after its appearance, he would not have had the idea to write another open letter to the leadership of the ORT and RTR television channels, which incorrectly covered the rally.
In general, this is, of course, a strange idea - to teach the leadership of the state television channel to cover a rally against an opposition deputy. And it’s also a strange idea for journalists, frankly, not the largest and most advanced city to teach the mind and the basics of professionalism of recognized authorities, in particular, one of the pillars of Russian television, Oleg Dobrodeev. However, we can suggest an idea - to teach, for example, Konstantin Ernst to shoot the film "Night Watch". Fortunately, over the past six months, some Barnaul journalists have become adept at the eschatological struggle between the Light and the Dark.
However, if they teach, it means they admit that the state TV channel can be objective in its coverage of the rally. Why not then allow the idea that he is already objective, but no comments by some “representatives of Deputy Ryzhkov”, unknown in Moscow, could simply fit into the minute of airtime allotted by the federal television channel to cover the rally in Barnaul, lost on the edge of political biography? And one more thing: for some reason, when materials appeared on BANKFAX, for example, about Ryzhkov's lawsuits against participants in the Chechen war, for some reason BANKFAX and Sergey Teplyakov were in no hurry to at least take a comment from the "Chechens" themselves.
It seems that some journalists think that they have invented a universal sword-hoarder, which can "stop the invasion" of any adversary. The name of this secret knowledge is "The Open Letter". Folklore scholars will someday argue whether this mythological belief in magic letters has anything to do with the activities of Open Russia.
Finally, the rally began. Andrey Volkov was the first to act as an organizer. According to Volkov, Ryzhkov “already imagines himself to be the future president,” and this worries him more than fulfilling his duties as a deputy from the Barnaul district and the aspirations of voters. “More than four months have passed since the voters asked a simple question: “Who are you with, Deputy Ryzhkov?” There is still no answer. But the deputy called "criminal structures" respected and worthy people, the guys who shed blood in Chechnya. We do not need such a deputy, he is a stranger to us. Therefore, I urge and ask you to support the initiative of the Altai Fund for Social Support of the Population and recall Deputy Ryzhkov from the State Duma, ”Volkov concluded.
Vladimir Borodkin, chairman of the branch of the Party of Pensioners, reminded the audience that someday they too will be pensioners, and all sorts of "permanent deputies" will not take care of them. “They themselves gave these benefits, being in the Duma for more than one year, and then, together with other deputies, they were taken away,” the pensioner shamed Ryzhkov. Borodkin urged Ryzhkov in absentia "instead of engaging in political games, to deal with concrete matters." “He was not elected as the president of Russia!” Borodkin reminded the audience. And he complained that the deputy rarely visits his district and communicates with voters: “Did he see the eyes of those doctors who treated him as a child?”
“Instead, he goes to Krasnoyarsk. What is he doing there? Is he talking to Khloponin about the development of the subsoil of the Altai Territory? But our region is also not a beggar! Borodkin addressed Ryzhkov rhetorically. By the way, a week after the rally, Vladimir Ryzhkov visited Irkutsk, where he called on Irkutsk women to marry Chinese men who “caring and loving children” in order to solve demographic problems in this way.
Vyacheslav Guryev, a member of the Coordination Council of the LDPR party, suggested “thinking about who finances Ryzhkov, where does he get the money from? In the elections, he made a deposit of 900 thousand rubles. Did he save this money from the parliamentary salary? Who controls it. Do we need such a State Duma deputy? I think not. Let's say: go away, Vladimir Ryzhkov!
Konstantin Novokreshchenov, chairman of the Union of Veterans, also spoke. What he doesn't like about Ryzhkov is that he “doesn't want to have a political dialogue with veterans. "Where are your vaunted and glorified political principles?" - the veteran turned to Ryzhkov through his assistants. "You will not be able to dismiss the opinion of voters by appeals to the prosecutor's office." “You have to express the opinion of your constituents. You are no longer worthy of being a representative of the people. We demand that you resign voluntarily.” “Who are you with the twice popularly elected president or against him?” - Novokreshchenov asked a rhetorical question to the four times elected deputy Ryzhkov.
And Mikhail Rudnev, head of the Youth Unity branch of the Zheleznodorozhny district of Barnaul: “There will be no Orange Revolution in Russia, foreign sponsors should know this. It would be better if instead of Davos the money was distributed to pensioners and beneficiaries.” From the editors of TAIGA.info, we note that Rudnev, in fact, offered a recipe for treating orange fever - to send Western money to pensioners. And the pensioners will be happy, and there will be no money left "for the revolution".
Another speaker from veteran organizations also does not like the Siberian Davos held by Ryzhkov: “They gather and discuss how Russia can live easier. But we do not need arguments, but deeds. Whether criminal cases were meant was not specified.
Another suggested that Ryzhkov honestly say: “I can no longer fulfill my duties and I’m leaving,” as Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin did in his time.
Soon the rally, which lasted 40 minutes, ended, and all the participants went home to watch a report from the Vesti rally on the central channel.