
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday takes part in the Russian literary assembly , which takes place in the administrative building of RUDN. Because of this, in the walls of the university in the morning of the bustle, it is not easy for students to get to classes, reports Finams and gives information from Twitter: students were “dispersed”, carpets were laid everywhere, actor Sergei Bezrukov came. The writer Boris Akunin (the real name Grigory Chkhartishvili), refusing to participate because of the impossibility of "introducing speeches about the beautiful, who holds people in prison for their political beliefs," ensured some scandalous to the event.
The press secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov in the comment of Slon.ru called this behavior by public nihilism and clarified that if Akunin has in mind the “swamp business” arrested, then they are not political prisoners, “they pass through hooliganism and violence against law enforcement officers”.
On Wednesday, November 20, two co-chair of the RPR-Parnas party Mikhail Kasyanov and Boris Nemtsov arranged a similar demarche . They ignored the president’s meeting with the leaders of non -parliamentary parties, explaining this by considering a dialogue with "illegitimate power." ( Details about how it passed is in the materials of the press on the headlines website).
Due to the meeting with Putin, a disagreement occurred in the RPR-Parnas
However, the authorities, as it turned out, did not wait for Kasyanov or Nemtsov, sending an official invitation only to the third co-chairman of the RPR-Parnas Vladimir Ryzhkov. He accepted him, despite the objections of the one -party members, and in the end he was satisfied , like the leader of the "civilian platform" Mikhail Prokhorov.
Nemtsov, on the other hand, considered the format of the event humiliating. The Kremlin intentionally called only one and ignored the rest, and in the invitation of Ryzhkov they called the responsible secretary. “This is not even a political position,” Nemtsov was indignant, which is quoted by The Independent Gazeta .
Dissatisfaction was expressed by the chairman of the Moscow branch of the party Ilya Yashin. He called the nature of the meeting “advertising” and compared it to the “game in the puppeteer”: “Putin wants to demonstrate the openness of the dialogue to society. But he is not ready to talk about problems. Therefore, most of the members of the bureau did not approve the position of Ryzhkov. Moreover, they immediately indicated that the format of this meeting was unacceptable for us.”
According to the publication, he made the decision to meet with the President Ryzhkov a couple of hours before it began, and before, in the previous days, acute discussions took place in the party. However, it is too early to talk about a serious internal conflict, says Valery Khomyakov, CEO of the National Strategy Council.
The RPR-Parnas probably understands that from the entire three co-chairs Putin is now most comfortable to communicate with Ryzhkov. The president did not encounter him before, unlike Kasyanov, who was the prime minister with him, and from Nemtsov, who spoke in the first elections in the support of Putin, and then became an active oppositionist.
Ryzhkov and Prokhorov were satisfied with the meeting
Judging by the reviews of Vladimir Ryzhkov, he did not regret that he took part in the Kremlin event, albeit without a "mandate" from his party. “Two years later, we first had progresses, and people who go to Bolotnaya Square and Sakharov had the hope that the authorities heard their demands and entered into a discussion,” he told Interfax on Thursday.
He recalled that he handed Vladimir Putin a list of political prisoners, compiled by the Human Rights Society "Memorial", a 500-page report on a public investigation of events in Bolotnaya Square. “The president said that he himself would carefully consider this,” the politician said. The politician also handed over to the President of the resolution of rallies (on Bolotnaya Square and Sakharov Avenue) with the requirements of the opposition. “For the first time,” Ryzhkov emphasized on Facebook . There he also cited a complete list - from 11 points - all transferred and said at a meeting with the head of state.
At the same time, Ryzhkov finds it difficult to assume which results to wait. But it is already good that it was possible to bring the opinions of people to the country's leadership, amnesty requirements and other issues, ”he said to Interfax. “The atmosphere was working, normal, there was no aggression, no one tried to humiliate or discredit anyone,” the oppositionist added.
The leader of the Civil Platform and the former opponent of Putin in the elections of Mikhail Prokhorov remained positive impressions.
"The dialogue, according to Prokhorov, was very constructive. Vladimir Putin listened attentively and showed interest in everything that Prokhorov voiced. It was the impression that both sides were satisfied with the conversation," the source surrounded by the party leader told the agency.
Putin "stood up" for gays and scolded for the "civil war": "There are no conflicts only in the cemetery"
It is worth noting that this was the first event that Vladimir Putin held in this format. The previous head of state Dmitry Medvedev took a non -parliamentary opposition twice - in 2012 and 2009 .
According to RBC Daily , the dialogue with non -parliamentary leaders of Putin turned out to be more lively than with deputies. The president even spoke in a somewhat unusual role - he protected sexual minorities from excessive attacks.
So, when the leader of the Rodina party Alexei Zhuravlev opposed the imposition of Western representations to Russia and shared the feeling that "these are perverts of all stripes," Putin scolded him: "As for the non -traditional sexual orientation, you said sharp words. We limited the propaganda among minors, but do not have xenophobia."
I got Ryzhkov. When he asked Putin to stop repression, he mentioned the expression "civil war". “The more often we will turn to such terminology, the more problems there will be,” the president answered instructively. “Let's avoid extreme formulations. There are no conflicts only to the cemetery. We must come out of them, strengthening the state, and not destroying it.”