Russia and Egypt are twin brothers

On March 9, 2006, the website of the Political News Agency published Boris Mezhuev's article "In the Egyptian Darkness".

The author of the article analyzes the ideological concepts of the Russian government based on the idea that Russia is a dependent country of the "third world" and the best example for comparison, according to B. Mezhuev, is "Mubark's Egypt" .

B. Mezhuev draws quite detailed analogies between the regimes of Russia and Egypt: "Both are headed by security officials: the former head of the FSB of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and the former head of the Egyptian Air Force Hosni Mubarak. Both are heirs of regimes of directly opposite orientations: socialist and anti-Western (USSR - Gamal Abdel Nasser) and treacherously pro-Western (Yeltsin - Anwar Sadat). After Sadat's death, having retained Egypt's former foreign policy - pro-American - orientation, Mubarak began to pursue a more cautious course ... Thanks to participation in mediation actions - first of all, showing himself in this capacity on peaceful Oslo talks - Mubarak has earned a reputation in Washington as a reliable and useful partner..."

However, the real situation in Egypt is terrible: "In 1981 ... a state of emergency was introduced, which significantly tightened measures against Islamist organizations. Many activists were thrown into prison . "

is also explained In this case, the concept of sovereignty : ( "Putin's ideologists talk about anything: about power, about competitiveness, but not about this, the most important sign of sovereignty - about independent politics." We are talking about the sovereignty of an ordinary authoritarian pro-Western regime, in in general, following in the wake of American politics, but allowing itself various liberties within the country. Forceful suppression of the opposition, for example " ), and the concept of " anti-fascism " .

Existing in Egypt "radical Islamist groups represent the best protection for the Egyptian regime of personal power" . They block all attempts by external forces to play democracy in Egypt "according to Thomas Jefferson." And Putin, the author believes, in order to strengthen his power, will try to strengthen his power according to the method of Mubarak, "with one hand encouraging, and with the other forbidding and suppressing in the country what could serve as an exact analogue of radical Islamism in Russia" . Such an analogue is "Russian fascism" "in its ethno-nationalist, plebeian-egalitarian, best of all simply hooligan ... version" .

Actually, the authorities need an opposition that is more radical than the authorities. Otherwise, attempts at an internal coup will be carried out. However, it does not seem that the authorities really want to "fight for Russian sovereignty, understanding by it not only their own survival, but also political independence . "

There is only one way out of this situation - a civil war, writes B. Mezhuev. "And then, most likely, external occupation . " And the opposition does not have the opportunity to "influence the authorities in order to stop at least the process of their own degradation . "

Sources

• Mezhuev B. In "Egyptian darkness" // Political News Agency. 2006. March 9.