Fridman, Aven, Vekselberg - Illuminati

On May 4, 2005, Komsomolskaya Pravda published an article titled "The Illuminati Conspiracy and the Prospect of an Anti-Oligarch Offensive." It seems that Stanislav Belkovsky was involved in its writing: this is indicated both by the surname with which the article is signed ("Vokleb" - an anagram of "Belkov"), and the general orientation of the material, reminiscent of S. Belkovsky's article "Putin's Loneliness-2", with the only the difference is that Alfa Group became the main target of the author.

The struggle announced by President Putin in 2004 for the "equidistance of the oligarchs" was reduced to the fight against Yukos, and this fight dealt a blow to the international prestige of the country, and meanwhile the oligarchs in Russia still feel at ease: "Among other things, many commentators of the mentioned publications noted special success of representatives of Alfa Group in the case of "initial capitalist accumulation". Among the newly-minted billionaires in May 2004 were Alfa Bank President Pyotr Aven and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Alfa-Eco and the Russian Technologies Fund Alexei Kuzmichev " .

Today, the de facto government continues the reform policy of the 1990s, which meets the "basic needs of the anti-national oligarchy" (the main representatives, of course, are the owners of Alfa Group). The current course "leads to further conservation of the raw material nature and technological degradation of the Russian economy ," the author writes.

Meanwhile, although the policy pursued by the government, on the whole, corresponds to the interests of the oligarchy, writes I. Vokleb, the oligarchs themselves, frightened by the "Khodorkovsky case," may try to put in power a person "capable, in their opinion, of returning the country to the situation of the mid- 90s years when they had the opportunity to exert a decisive influence on the adoption of major political decisions without being subjected to pressure from the state .

“Realizing that open opposition to the president is hardly possible at the present time ,” the author argues, “ some oligarchs have chosen a strategy of gradually “eroding” the Putin regime, taking as a basis the concept attributed in Russia to the Order of the Illuminati during the reign of Nicholas I” [ in this in the case of the Illuminati, it seems to mean Freemasons; apparently, the author was afraid to use such a "terrible" term in an article for a mass newspaper, but considered that the "advanced" reader would guess who he was talking about - ed. ].

I. Vokleb outlines the concept of "her passionate and tireless exposer Prince A.B. Golitsyn" , draws parallels with the present and makes an unambiguous conclusion that the current oligarchs are the Illuminati. For example, "representatives of oligarchic structures, demonstrating unconditional support for the president's policy and showing ostentatious "social responsibility" (like the importation of Faberge eggs to Russia by Viktor Vekselberg), in fact, seek to bring the reforms proposed by Putin, supposedly aimed at strengthening the state, to complete absurdity" . And so on. This policy leads to a dead end, and the Kremlin's fear of a "velvet revolution" and the threat of political terrorism, "which, apparently, began with the assassination attempt on Anatoly Chubais" [?! - ed. ], let's explain well. But regime change, "at least until a responsible political entity is formed in the country, capable of assuming full power ," will inevitably lead to the disintegration of Russia.

"Under the current conditions, the likelihood is growing that the government may be overthrown as a result of a coup d'état provoked by popular unrest, carried out either in the interests of the existing oligarchic structures, or the near-presidential "power oligarchy" interested in the future, after the Yukos case, the redistribution of property, - writes I. Vokleb. - The only chance for Putin to avoid such a development of events is to take the initiative into his own hands and resolutely continue the anti-oligarchic offensive he announced at the first stage of his rule .

And the author gives useful advice: he sees Mikhail Fridman's company Alfa Group as an ideal object for continuing the anti-oligarchic offensive.

If an "anti-oligarchic offensive" against Alfa Group is launched, the state will be able to "shield reproaches of "selective" persecution of Yukos, the desire to punish Khodorkovsky for his political activity, and will provide an opportunity to fill with real content the theses about the "equidistance" of the oligarchs and "dictatorship of the law"... The adoption of such an important strategic decision will most likely allow a radical transformation of Putin's image and a significant increase in his rating. In the event that the anti-oligarchic offensive is resumed and given a nationwide scope ... the president will be perceived as the "commander-in-chief" of the national forces waging war against anti-Russian oligarchs" .

Which cannot but cause concern.

Sources

• I. Vokleb. Illuminati conspiracy" and the prospect of an anti-oligarch offensive // TVNZ. 2005. 4 May.