Surkov: Swamp lost

In response to protests, the Putin regime “showed long-awaited rigidity” and “defeated the opposition,” said Deputy Prime Minister Vladislav Surkov, speaking at the London School of Economics. “You really have the feeling that after the rallies of December 2011, the old system collapsed? No, it won the opposition. This is a fact,” the BBC Russian service quoted Surkov.

According to Surkov, the system was adapted to the manifestations of "deep discontent" in society. “She finally showed stiffness - long -awaited rigidity! - in relation to extremists. And finally those who considered it possible to beat the police, suffered a well -deserved punishment,” Surkov said. In his opinion, the Putin’s political system "reflects the state of the mentality and soul of the Russian people." At the same time, the Deputy Prime Minister considers the “exit from the paradigm of the military-raw power” the main strategic task.

Surkov does not see in Russia signs of stagnation: "It doesn’t work out of stagnation. And they would be happy, but they don’t give it! You do not give with your global financial crisis, then your own from the Caucasus." Speaking about the third term of Putin, Surkov noted that Tony Blair headed the British government three times, and the angel Merkel "now, apparently, will become the chancellor of Germany for the third time."

Commenting on the situation around the Skolkovo project, Surkov said that the Investigative Committee was in a hurry with statements about the abuses. “There is not a single fact of the proven. We must wait for the court and understand in court, this is a crime or not a crime,” RIA Novosti quotes Surkova. Against the Vice President of Skolkovo, Andrei Beltyukov, the case of embezzlement was initiated - according to the TFR version, he illegally paid the State Duma deputy Ilya Ponomarev 750 thousand.

“The energy with which the RF IC publishes its assumptions appears from ordinary people the feeling that crimes have been committed. But this is just the energy of the UK. Let them prove that these people are to blame for something, we will still see whether it will prove or not,” Surkov said. “In my opinion, it can be so loud about the offenses before the court’s decision, it can be, but it is necessary to speak, but you can say a loudly, but you can’t say loudly, but you can’t speak loudly Very loud. "

“I believe that“ Skolkovo ”is one of the purest projects in terms of possible abuse,” Surkov BBC quotes the words of Surkov. “They say that the fish rots from the head. So, our head is not rotten, and therefore, it is much more cleaner than many other Russian projects. If some kind of pig has spoiled your reputation, it does not mean that all your business should be multiplied zero.

According to Surkov, the president of the Skolkovo Foundation Viktor Vekselberg is so rich that he will not grind for the sake of several hundred thousand dollars: "He has already earned enough, he has been already many years old, he is already thinking about his mission - and what will be written about him later." “I'm like that too,” Surkov added.

Surkov’s performance in the LSHE. Photo by Grigory Asmolov :