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President Putin's message - a play with remarks and comments

President Putin's message in five actions, without a break, with galleries and voices behind the scene

Actors

Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation

Victor , retired colonel

Cyril , Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia; Silently looks

on Putin

Dmitry Medvedev , Prime Minister; Silent, often nods

Boris Nemtsov , politician, formerly Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation

Vladimir Pereverzin , the top manager of the Yukos, who served

More than seven years

Rustam , a visiting from Uzbekistan, bake cakes in Moscow

Oleg Tomarovsky , anesthesiologist

Other faces in the hall on which a mixture of delight and desperate boredom

From left to right: Oleg Tomarovsky, Vladimir Pereverzin, Rustam, Boris Nemtsov and Victor in the editorial office of The New Times

The first, after his return to the third presidential term, the message to the Federal Assembly Vladimir Putin read at 12 o’clock in the afternoon on December 12, 2012 - by the way, this is the day of the Russian Constitution. Like five years ago, he talked a lot about love for the Fatherland, patriotism and spirituality. Plus, strengthening Russian sovereignty, success in demography, the fight against corruption. The Theater of one actor - this is how the message was appreciated by all five people who, at the invitation of The New Times, listened to Putin’s performance: a doctor, a military man recently emerged from the imprisonment, a businessman, a migrant worker and a politician.

The first action

Solemn music sounds. Putin rises along the red carpet. He drinks from a cup and sighs.

Putin: More recently, just a few months ago, you know, in my election articles, and then in the May decrees I set out our position in detail, our plans for the near and medium -term perspective.

The audience in the editorial office carefully listens to the speech from the TV. Then less carefully. Then they begin to speak.

Tomarovsky, doctor (swinging on a chair) : About nothing. The country lives separately, Putin lives separately. What bothers me does not seem to bother him.

Nemtsov, politician : he is many correct things right now that the main thing is human potential, intelligence, and growth of birth rate. But even when he says that twice two four - I do not believe.

Victor, retired colonel : these are just slogans that do not oblige him to anything. We all want a beautiful wife to be. Or smart children. Who is against? Nobody.

Putin (smiles at a slightly skewed lips) : to be a patriot means not only with respect and love to treat his history, although, of course, it is very important, but first of all to serve society and the country. As Solzhenitsyn said: “Patriotism is an organic, natural feeling. And just as a society cannot be preserved, where civil liability is not assimilated, and not to exist to the country, especially multinational, where national responsibility is lost. ” Wonderful words.

Combolation, businessman and recent prisoner : you can say, but you can act. You can let go of Khodorkovsky. You can, for example, today release Razvozhaev under a recognizance not to leave. (On the day of the message, Leonid Razvoszhaev was extended by the detention period until April 1, 2013. - The New Times.) Why not? Do it. Today is the Day of the Constitution that you just trampled. And quote Solzhenitsyn ... This is the top of cynicism, in my opinion.

Gastarbaiter Rustam looks at Putin and smiles confusedly. The colonel nervously lights up and leaves the room.

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You can say, but you can act. You can let go of Khodorkovsky. You can, for example, today release Razvozhaev under the subscription of a lower -wizard

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The second action

Putin: In the world of the 21st century, against the backdrop of a new arrangement of economic, civilizational, military forces, Russia should be a sovereign and influential country. We must not only confidently develop, but also preserve our national and spiritual identity (the voice trembles) , not to lose ourselves as a nation. Be and remain Russia.

Nemtsov: Honestly, it seems to me that he has a bzik on this topic - on sovereignty. Does the sovereignty provide what? Defense costs and expenses for special services. Thus, he immediately outlined his basic priority.

Tomarovsky: He talks about a strong state. There is no him. It is like the 37th year-for some it is, as for Razvozhaev, but for Serdyukov it is not. So is a strong state. For some, it is, and these people feel great in it-Sechin, state corporations. And for me and for my patients it is absolutely ineffective.

Putin: Demographic programs adopted in the last decade, thank God, work. / .../ For the first time in the entire recent history of our country, we fix the natural growth of the population for five consecutive months in a row: the birth rate finally began to exceed mortality.

Nemtsov: Now people who were born in the Great Patriotic War are passing away, when the birth rate was very low. And at the same time in the 2nd period, there are women and men born during the demographic explosion in the 80s. Russia was just lucky now.

Putin: Along with the development of healthcare, more attention should be paid to saving health. / .../ only smoking (the camera shows Dmitry Medvedev) , alcoholism, drug addiction prematurely take hundreds of thousands of lives of our citizens annually.

Tomarovsky: When (the Minister of Health) Golikova arrived in Perm about the victims of the fire in the “lame horse”, she was struck by the hospital-the walls were scattered, there are no doors of half, the glass was clogged somewhere with plywood. At that moment I was in Chelyabinsk, in Kemerovo, there are all hospitals, absolutely everything.

The third action

Dmitry Medvedev listens intently

Putin: You know, dear colleagues, it hurts me to talk about it today, but I owe it to say this. Today, Russian society is experiencing a clear deficiency of spiritual bonds: mercy, sympathy, compassion for each other, support and mutual assistance - a deficit of what always, at all times, made us stronger, stronger than we have always been proud. We must entirely support institutions that are carriers of traditional values.

The camera shows Patriarch Kirill, who concentratedly sorting out the rosary and seems to frown a little.

Nemtsov: This person speaks of morality! And who created all this? All this immorality, cruelty, cynicism, theft. He himself did. It just takes me a dumb.

Putin: We will not allow the appearance of closed ethnic enclaves in Russia with its informal jurisdiction living outside the country's single legal and cultural field.

Nemtsov: Here is another lie. Look, they immediately show us the face of Kadyrov.

Putin: We still have a practice when citizens of individual CIS states enter the Russian Federation according to their domestic passports. / .../ (raises the voice.) I believe that no later than in 2015, entry into Russia should be allowed exclusively according to the foreign, rather than internal passports of other countries.

Rustam, Gastarbaiter (for the first time reviving) : for example, in Russia citizens of Tajikistan, where there are also two passports - internal and foreign. Citizens of Tajikistan, as well as Russian citizens in Tajikistan, can with internal passports. And if it is canceled ...

The system that is from the heads of the FMS departments to ordinary police officers - they do not try to solve the problem of a person, but on the contrary, try to prevent a person from getting a legal way. Or they direct: go there, there is a company there. You go get a work permit for 20 thousand - price ...

Putin: For Russia, there is no and cannot be other political choice, except for democracy. / ... however, Russian democracy is the power of the Russian people with their own traditions of folk self -government, and not at all the implementation of the standards imposed on us from the outside.

Victor: What I built is democracy - so Putin thinks.

Putin (straightened) : ... the second. Direct or indirect external intervention in our internal political processes is unacceptable. /…/ Third. There is no crime and cannot be a place in politics.

Twitter: Who will now remain in the Kremlin, the White House and the departments?

Tomarovsky: Of course, he has something with his back.

Nemtsov: It is not very stable.

Putin (firmly clings to the rostrum) : many political parties and experts offer to return to the mixed election system to the State Duma - according to party lists and single -mandate districts. / .../ I agree with this, let's get back. Some also talk about the restoration of the right to participate in the elections of electoral blocks. Let's think about this issue separately.

Nemtsov: The right step is, of course, you just need to understand that we have no election. And we thinks Churov. Therefore, no matter what they return, there will be a candidate from crooks and thieves, and the rest will be removed.

Fourth action

In the Georgievsky Hall of the Kremlin during a message to the Federal Assembly

The deputy Valuev rises above the hall and listens, opening his mouth. The deputy of Lugovoi smiles broadly. Prime Minister Medvedev rolls his eyes without ceasing to blush.

Putin: When we are criticizing bureaucracy all the time, I still want to note that the vast majority of people who work in various structures are decent and responsible people.

Nemtsov: Bureaucracy considers this signal. He says to them: everything is fine with you, guys, do not worry. We, of course, will press “six” to simulate the fight against corruption, but in principle we will not touch anyone.

Putin (looks around the gym that has been breathing) : I ask you to support legislative proposals to restrict the rights of officials and politicians to foreign accounts, securities and shares. (Applause.) Wait for applaud. Maybe you will not like everything yet. (Laughter in the hall.) This requirement should concern all officials making key decisions. / .../ (applause.) As for real estate abroad, in any case, in accordance with the law, it must be declared.

Combolation: It is obvious that a huge number of officials have real estate abroad. How can they refuse it? They can transfer money from accounts in foreign banks to Russia. But no one will sell real estate.

Nemtsov: He used to have a project: officials must sell real estate abroad and return all the capital back. Now the concept has changed. My explanation is this: this is a lobby a la Serdyukov and Skrynnik.

Victor: Today, Putin's closest environment has foreign property. Their assistants, referents, deputies too. Therefore, he says: well, guys, this is allowed to you. But return the money here, and I will look after who has how many.

On the same day, the Moscow City Court softened the conditions of house arrest with the main person of the “Oboronservice case” Evgenia Vasilyeva: she is allowed to live in a 13-room apartment in Molochno Lane, walk in the courtyard of the house, visit shops, talk on the phone and go to the Internet, with the permission of the investigator to meet with people who are not involved in the case. Such is not the former Minister of Defense Anatoly Serdyukov, whose apartment is in the same house as the apartment of Vasilyeva. Experts say: the case is being ruined. According to The New Times, soon another person involved in the case may be at large - Ekaterina Smetanova.

Putin: I emphasize that the moral authority of the state is a basic condition for the development of Russia. And therefore, the policy of purification and renewal of power will be carried out firmly and sequentially.

The camera shows a woman largely, apparently a deputy who often, often nods her head for every word of Putin.

Putin: We are constantly returning to the issue of income tax. I have already talked about this, we cannot yet abandon the so -called flat bet. / .../ But this is what, I think, you need to do and what is fair - to tax the so -called prestigious, demonstrative consumption of additional taxes.

At this moment, many, rightly, thought about Evgenia Vasilyeva, who during a search found $ 10 million values.

Putin: The best way to make business is patriotic is to ensure effective guarantees of property protection and the implementation of contracts.

Victor: Those people who are really capable of building a business, they either sit or fled from the country squeezed out by the security forces.

Nemtsov: I think we will all be even worse. It will begin soon. Yesterday I thought about the situation in which the message was being prepared - on the morning the day before searches from my comrades, Yura Nabutovsky and two girls. Several searches in my native Nizhny Novgorod. And in the afternoon they release the last persons involved in the "gambling" from the Directorate of the Office "K" of the Ministry of Internal Affairs ...

This person speaks of morality! And who created all this? All this immorality, cruelty, cynicism, theft. He himself did. Just dumbfounds

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The action is fifth

Nemtsov: Each message has its own signal. This is this: everything is going well, I'm cool with you. It was bad before me, but now everything is fine. There are separate drawbacks, we will fix them. Actually, that's all.

Rugorin: This is a person who destroyed my life. Thanks to the will of which I ended up in prison absolutely unexpectedly for myself and all my loved ones. I sat on the politically motivated “Yukos case”, spent more than seven years in places of imprisonment, and this is the first message that I heard. Therefore, I have a very unpleasant and sad impression - it is a continuous emptiness, demagogy, lies and hypocrisy.

Nemtsov: I think he is satisfied with the fact that he stood 80 minutes - I myself am an athlete and see how hard it was for him to stand. Another depressing impression was made by the hall. Not because I'm in the opposition. Just faces ... In short, the abyss of intelligence. And this is his team.

Rustam smiles sadly and quietly leaves the room.

Tomarovsky: Am I waiting for something from Putin? Well, what are you!

Nemtsov: Only one. (Everyone carefully looks at him, waiting for a revelation.) So that he finally leaves.

Photos: ITAR TASS, Ksenia Zhikharev