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This name should now be remembered, as a symbol, or something, that political reality that flickers outside the windows, but does not lend itself to description. Such a red river, not at all red and really not black, God forbid. The metaphor with which we will explore current political processes, as well as recognize the future.

The red river is the name of one of the polling stations in St. Petersburg, where the governor Valentina Matvienko intends to run for 21 on August 21. In order to become a modest municipal deputy and immediately be elected to the third most important post in the state - chairman of the Federation Council. As you know, Valentina Ivanovna is essentially appointed by the speaker of the SF, but the problem is that the law does not allow just to take and approve it in position. It is necessary that the people vote for her in some municipality. Democracy is a procedure, what did you think?

But the trouble is: a small procedural issue grows to the size of the Gazprom skyscraper, which so far has not been built in the city on the Neva. Valentina Ivanovna can share the sad fate of this ghostly tower.

The fact is that the townspeople are poorly related to the departing governor. Underless, to put it mildly. This is how a paradoxical situation develops: the giant and heavyweight of the federal level, Matvienko can be not enough for the voices that are necessary not to devote his lives to the inhabitants, frankly, some kind of lousy red river, but in order to lead the SF. Despite the fact that the president himself had already persuaded her to move to Moscow, and the Nationalist, who once helped her to take the place of Romanov-Sobchak-Yakovlev, probably does not mind.

That is, on the one hand, many St. Petersburgs sleep and see that Valentina Ivanovna continue her triumphal career in the capital, away from local icicles and bells torned with meat. But, on the other hand, the hand does not rise to vote. And there is an intrigue that I want to call the election. However, adjusted for the circumstances of the place, time, sovereign democracy and controlled political processes.

Matvienko set the task of increased complexity: to win the elections, but so that no one would know about it. First of all, voters. That is why in recent days so many secrets were associated with municipal tips, where elections are planned in the foreseeable time. That is why officials from the cityizburkom are so hard -nuclear. That is why there are so many omissions in the speeches of Valentina Ivanovna herself, who seemed to be registered, but it seems not. And only under the pressure of the circumstances of the completely insurmountable, such as the recording on Twitter of the cruel ex-spiker Mironov, who revealed some at the fuss of the future winner, she had to tell the truth. To confess that she is going to participate in the municipal race in the Petrovsky district and in the same red river, the name of which should be remembered.

Firstly, it is sweet and comfortable, this is a name. Secondly, as the vengeful, like their former speaker, found out, deputies from Fair Russia, the city authorities did not intend to hold any elections there. Directors even have official paper signed by the chairman of the city election commission, who said that the Petersburgers would only vote in the districts of Aleksandrovskaya and Lomonosov. What gives the whole story some kind of special taste, but not to immediately make out - which, although terribly familiar.

This is a taste of secrets, which is saturated with the era. Connected with the exciting aroma of the special operation, which, as it began in the zero years, continued its victorious procession in the new decade. At different levels of power, starting with the presidential. But most clearly, of course, this is manifested today in St. Petersburg when the enemies of Matvienko run around the native city, trying to guess where it will be elected, and cannot. Maybe here, or maybe there, or in two places at once, or in the third, where the elections were not even planned. Follow the news.

Probably, over time, when the level of popularity of our authorities is equal to the anti -rating of Valentina Ivanovna, this technique will be implemented everywhere. After all, it is possible to choose the guarantor of the Constitution on a single classified area, the address of which citizens will be informed on elections day, or even in a week. Easy in operation, an effective, reliable technique. And it sounds good: the special operation "Red River". It will be a pity if the first experiment fails, then problems will arise with the implementation, but I want to believe that in this game with an amazed voter the elusive Matvienko will win a well -deserved victory.