The ideal peacemaker

The fact that the dad was a little "Hitler" was said for a long time, in the last millennium. Caricature, miniature, but still Fuhrer. The last European dictator - as it was called until recently.

There were reasons.

In fact, if you introduce Adolf without an army, capable of getting to Moscow, clamped in the tight boundaries of a small depressive country, you will get Lukashenkovskaya Belarus. The Führer in his own way loved the Germans, especially the children-and the Old Man with a genuine tear on the cheek and in his voice spoke of Belarusian "Trostinochka girls." Hitler to a gloss torn a local Ordnung. Lukashenko, too, how he knew how to put things in order on the streets and squares of his native country. The legally chosen leader of the NSDAP was merciless to the enemies of the Reich. And the president of Belarus physically eliminated his competitors, from life and from politics.

It happened that Alexander Grigoryevich praised the German predecessor, and then a scandal burst out. So, in the score -up interview with the newspaper Handelsblatt, which then also sounded on the air of the first program of the Belarusian radio, Lukashenko spoke with a great feeling about the “German order” and the national leader “raised the country from the ruins”. Of course, not all the Old Man did not like this hero: for example, he sharply criticized Hitler for the outbreak of World War II. But in general, he was objective and in general, such a cunning, he inclined the interlocutor to think that "consolidation around one person" is useful for the country. Then it was useful for Germany, now for Belarus. It turned out that Lukashenko creatively masters the experience of the German leader, not repeating his annoying mistakes.

Actually, the dad was always innocent and talkative, although it was prudent in her own way. He probably seriously believed that the German would be pleased to hear the good about Hitler. However, ignorance should not be confused with stupidity: in the domestic political showdowns, Lukashenko always won with his bestial flair, and in the international arena, skillfully quarreling with Russia, then with the West, invariably and ally with someone. When he finally ended up in complete isolation, fate gave him the Russian-Ukrainian war, during which Alexander Grigoryevich acquired the laurels of the peacemaker.

While the war has been suspended, imitation of the peace process is the most important part of international policy, and the current penultimate dictator is necessary in negotiations with the last

It turned out that Minsk is an ideal place for the meetings of the Norman Four, and Lukashenko is indispensable as a warm owner. He suddenly became needed by everyone, including Merkel and Hollande, and if Putin sat down in the wrong chair, then the dad mercilessly took him from the Russian guest. Negotiations come to a standstill, the conflict in eastern Ukraine is aggravated by the Cold War in the Kremlin’s relationship with the West, and everyone can lose - except Lukashenko. Yesterday's outcast, the Old Man now runs world policy, approaching immediately both Moscow and Europe.

Moreover. Little by little it opened that Alexander Grigoryevich was not at all the last European dictator, which he had already been happy to tell in another time interview. The place of Hitler also turned out to be busy: so now the most inadvertible of the commentators call a different modern politician. And Lukashenko, having mastered the new role of the pacifist-moderator, bathes in the rays of glory and is in a good mood. So, speaking with a message in front of his party holding, he completely ceases to follow the language.

Actually, in the past Wednesday, he spoke not only about Jews. He solved personnel issues, ordering to reduce the state apparat by 10%. He habitually saved the economy, encouraging bankrupt. I did not forget about culture, urging the film for the people are simple and understandable. Anticipating the next victory in the imminent elections, he demonstrated unheard of pluralism: drag, said, in the parliament of all, with different opinions. But, contradicting himself, at the end, it broke, annoyed by the excessive free thought of Yuri Zisser, the co -owner of the portal TUT.BY, where in involuntary tones the law on parasitism, the beloved brainchild of Lukashenko, was commented on.

Then the Old Man threw a zipper in Semyon Shapiro, the chairman of the Ministry of Defense Executive Committee, who, as one could understand, was responsible in Belarus for all Jews. But he can’t cope, so they bloomed, starting from Zisser, who "sometimes behaves dishonestly." Then the Kholuisky laughter was heard in the hall, and Lukashenko’s experts also remembered the consolidation around the Fuhrer, and about the long -standing anti -Semitic Batkin of speech about Bobruisk, which the Jews, according to him, turned into a “pigsty”. Then a fresh scandal erupted, so ridiculous and harmful against the backdrop of the geopolitical triumphs of the President of Belarus. With a Nazi shower, with this heavy stench, which and 70 years after the victory poisons the atmosphere on Earth.

However, you should not exaggerate the scale of the scandal. Firstly, Lukashenko’s reputation is such that, in comparison with his other words and deeds, the variety arranged by the regional leader and accountable Jews looks more comical. Secondly, the cropped Zisser has already responded: he is "a little surprised", but nothing more. Thirdly, the offended Shapiro said that he did not feel offended at all, because he was not shy about his nationality and appreciated the “joke” of the president. Well, if the Jews are not offended, then what about them?

And most importantly, the situation in the world is such that Lukashenko is allowed a lot. After all, he really, although useless in essence, is really needed at his new post. While the war has been suspended, imitation of the peace process is the most important part of international politics, and the current penultimate dictator is necessary in negotiations with the latter. The former caricature "Hitler" is useful in discussions with the present, and the longer this dispute lasts, the more chances to deceive and get a lot of trouble. Such trouble that next to it the Second World War can fade.

And this is understood by almost all participants in the Minsk process. Even Lukashenko.

Ilya Milstein - journalist and publicist

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