Aphorisms of everyday wisdom

The best phrases of the week from Russian politicians, cultural figures and nameless geniuses Comed and commented on The New Times

No war!

Residents of Russia love the statements of capacious and comprehensive ones. It is not without reason that publishing houses after year of grandiose circulations are released by luxurious volumes - embossing, golden cuts, hundreds of pages - “great thoughts of great people”, “1000 main aphorisms of the twentieth century”, etc. Not for nothing - these books, as a rule, are expensive, and should wisdom be cheap? And for those who are not affordable, social networks overwhelmed by postcards. A portrait of a bearded man, nearby - suitable for any almost occasion of his life quote: “The third days plowed. Leo Tolstoy. "

The great contemporaries are great, in order to keep up with the classics, they try, multiply aphorisms, so that there are something to fill the Tom to “a million main thoughts of the era of getting up from the knees”. So that the descendants do not be left without spiritual food.

On March 28, Irina Yarovaya, who was in the State Duma for counteracting corruption, spoke at the Candidate forum organized by United Russia. She spoke, of course, about corruption. He called on corrupt officials to consider only those about whom the corresponding court decision was made. And then? And then-aphorism: “If you go along the way, then we know both on the example of the experience of our country and other countries that this leads to-in fact to civil wars and destruction, after which“ Misha-two percent ”comes to power and steals further in the country.” It is said, maybe clumsy, but - the country is for the good.

And, as if hearing the arrow, Vladimir Putin took and signed the decree “On the national plan to counteract corruption for 2016-2017”. But a little later, on April 1, even in choosing a date, demonstrating state wisdom.

Capitalization of the brand

The President of the Russian Federation, the main carrier of state wisdom, for many subjects is also a source of inspiration. The subject will look at the president, suppresses delight and begins to assemble himself.

You can, however, share wisdom, and not suppressing delight. Director Karen Shakhnazarov shared in an interview with Rambler News Service: “Putin is now probably the main brand of Russia.” Putin "overshadowed even the works of Leo Tolstoy." But this is not enough. There is little admiring humanity and is not enough Shakhnazarov. “The whole world knows him, ranging from Kloshars on the streets of Paris and ending with tribes in Central Africa - everyone knows Putin.” If you shoot films about Putin, Shakhnazarov is sure, they will be bought. But the master himself is not yet ready for this - in order to comprehend the true scale of greatness, the years should pass.

Eternal Russian history: we are sitting on treasures, but we can not extract any benefits from them. Either lazy, or we are shy. Cunning foreigners are not shy, by the way: the film on the BBC about the most important brand of Russia will be shown, then the investigation of the brand’s girlfriends will be published.

And the main thing is that someone buys all this!

Trouble No. 2

However, the story is a cruel thing, and the authors of the statements are the brightest, to the very essence of the beaten, often remain unknown. Who is the nameless genius who, in the materials for the conference of the Federal Road Agency, according to the results of 2015 and the plans for 2016-1917, wrote: “Increase in the transport and operational state of federal roads often leads to an increase in accident rate in certain areas.” That is, one of the main troubles of Russia, in short, is not just roads, but good roads.

There is even an explanation further: it turns out that the Russians, having seen a good road, begin to immediately exceed the speed, ride on the counter and create other disgrace. What naturally entails an increase in accidents.

And this is even more wisdom than it seems at first glance. In the same logic, you can describe the whole history of recent years if you wish. What led to an improvement in the quality of life in Russia? It is known - to attempts of individual unconscious citizens to get into politics. To the "Swamp protests." The authorities realized this, came to their senses and did everything so that the quality of life in Russia worsened. By the way, it turned out.

But the roads for some reason, although rarely, are being repaired. This, of course, is an omission.

Take care of at least yourself

73%

Russians have no savings

61%

never had savings

12%

spent all their savings recently

Source: Romir

And trouble No. 1

Sergei Markov is ready to confirm any charges against the president. But - of the best motives, Moscow, February 11, 2016

After the numerous announcements of the languid press secretary of President Dmitry Peskov, the Western spindle still took pity and published the long-awaited slander on Vladimir Putin. It turns out that a certain businessman, close to other businessmen who, in turn, are close to the most important brand of Russia, bought apartments for girls who, perhaps, too ... or not, it cannot be, because he is married to Russia, and he will not change his wife ... although one of the heroines of the investigation is at least the fifth size, and how to drown in such eyes (see p. 8).

The noise, however, came out a little, and the Kremlin reacted with the usual dignity: we don’t know anything, we will not study the materials, what we are talking about, do not know, but just in case we declare that we have not seen these girls in the eyes, and never even heard about a businessman.

Thus, it would end, but then political analyst Sergei Markov entered the stage. As adopted by the domestic masters of Stand-APA, with aphorism: “Any man is obliged to provide their women with housing. And a real man is a real housing. ”

And if Russian trouble No. 2 can simply not be repaired in order to avoid an accident, then from Russian trouble No. 1 you can’t escape anywhere. Even the president who has fans - Parisian Kloshars and African tribes.

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