Dagestan is a territory of different rules

Amazing place Dagestan. Here, all the people's wealth is stolen by a bunch of unsinkable politicians and officials who, if necessary, like chameleons, change party colors, according to the required color, and miraculously move from government to government. Here, former bandits are respected politicians and respectable businessmen, whose luxury of life and outrageousness even Arab sheikhs would envy. Behavioral and other stereotypes dominate here, which are considered wild and beyond human understanding throughout the world. But the rest is a poor republic, and so poor that literally a kilometer from the corrupt capital of Russia, the city of gangster glory Makhachkala, there is such unrelenting poverty that poor African countries will seem like flowers to you. Where the majority of the population lives mainly on pensions and disability benefits.

But I'm talking about something else. What outrages me to the core is this: some politicians in this poor republic, guided by inexplicable stupidity, are doing their best to obstruct businessman Suleiman Kerimov. A person who lends a helping hand to Dagestan in such difficult times. A person who, among other things, tries to give these outskirts of civilization a more or less digestible appearance. He, as an interim, you see, will not allow the people's property to be appropriated by some oligarchs. What “good” are we talking about? - I want to ask. Abandoned and useless to hell, morally and physically obsolete ruins that not only do not bring income to the treasury, but, on the contrary, are like hungry animals, ready at any moment to devour money in quantities that do not exist in Dagestan. All this cannot be “good” in the generally accepted sense of the word. I want to climb the biggest mountain and shout: friends, are you out of your mind?

Kerimov is a well-known philanthropist who has done many good deeds for Dagestan. So to speak, free of charge. But he is not only a master of good deeds, but also a businessman. Maybe, purely hypothetically, he hopes to earn something from some projects. Although, I’m not sure that in the case of Dagestan he is thinking about profit. In any case, a person wants to give much more than he can purely hypothetically receive. And this is worth a lot - you have to be grateful. Even if he earns something, what's wrong with that? If they give you something that you vitally need now, that you lack today, then you don’t need to play the fool, you need to take it. And there is no need to ungratefully and defiantly look the gift in the mouth. Kerimov invested money that was fantastic for Dagestan in the Anzhi football club alone. And all this with only one goal: to glorify Dagestan and so that young Dagestanis have at least something they can be proud of, besides, of course, pride in their origin. And we are already seeing results. It is thanks to the Anzhi football club that the whole world is trumpeting about a hitherto unknown republic. If he wanted to make money, he would invest in something more profitable. He knows how to do this, we all know it well.

Mukha Aliyev was the first to openly create all sorts of obstacles for Kerimov. Not from stupidity, not from something else. The next president was more “tolerant” of the oligarch, or maybe just smarter. They found a common language. Money flowed in and investment projects began: a football club, a factory, a stadium, and, in the future, a maritime and airports. Then, for some reason unknown to mere mortals, he was removed and someone else was appointed. The new president (acting) quickly began his activities, but as for the oligarch, he continues to steadily adhere to the destructive behavioral line of Mukhu. He does everything to make him “leave” Dagestan. The question arises: what about the considerable money already invested? And I also want to ask: did you ask the people before squeezing them out? Our interim, without further ado, took the pose of Robin Hood. The people, they say, will not offend anyone, especially the oligarchs. It’s as if the oligarchs are dreaming and seeing how to offend the Dagestani people. Is it possible to offend people by wanting to help? The people are offended by thieves in the government and the same officials in the localities. It seems to me that the people are simply happy that they gave birth to such a talented and noble guy, and they gratefully accept his good deeds.

That’s what’s interesting to me: being in a state of “doormat” - when anyone is too lazy to wipe their feet, when every dog ​​reproaches with a piece of bread - is normal, they don’t see anything offensive in this. And when a person comes with money to help somehow weaken this wave of mockery and reproaches, they begin to play incomprehensible and unhealthy political games. They say that Dagestan is a territory of different rules and norms. But this does not mean that we are our own enemies.

It turns out that of all the presidents, the opponents of Kerimov, especially his presence in Dagestan, are the Avars. It's hard to say what motivates them. But the most obvious thing is nationality. Their reluctance to “let” anyone into Dagestan who might question their leadership and dominant role there is noticeable to the naked eye. One gets the impression that these guys firmly believe that they have privatized Dagestan, so to speak, marked it as their own territory. Now they consider themselves the rightful owners of these places, they don’t let anyone more or less significant come close, they snap at everyone. Especially if he is not an Avar. Even if he has good intentions and, as they say, rich gifts. It’s hard for me to believe this, it’s hard for any sane person to believe it, but the facts and elementary analysis indicate exactly this. But I still hope that this is not so, that I am mistaken. I still hope that the widespread Dagestan slogan “interethnic harmony is the guarantee of the existence of Dagestan” is not an empty phrase. I still hope that the unspoken taboo on criticizing each other, accepted by all peoples, is not a cunningly invented loophole to cover up the existing trend, when all key positions in government bodies are primarily given to representatives of the Avar nationality. I still hope that this slogan is not a cover for the following thesis: “a representative of any nationality can be the president of Dagestan, provided that he is an Avar.” But if I’m still not mistaken, if I’m in vain hoping for prudence, then this is what I can say to the presidents and others who lay claim to their exclusive rights to Dagestan: guys, there are many nationalities there, and Dagestan is their common territory. Any representative of each of these nations has every right to invest any money in his country, if, of course, he himself wishes to do so. And a representative of any nationality, with good reason, can be the president of Dagestan. No one has the right to put undue obstacles in their way. This is fraught, first of all, with interethnic conflicts, not to mention the illegality of such actions. And one more thing. I know that you have your own, special, understanding of pride. For example, I would never boast that modern Dagestan is the fruit of my labors. You know, sometimes it’s better to remain silent and try not to show that you have anything to do with something. It’s just that normal people should be ashamed that they “gave birth” to such a “miracle”. This is the time to indulge in deep sorrow.