Call and bow

In the era of controlled democracy, the art of Demarch is the most important of the arts.

There are people who are irresponsibly approaching the very idea of ​​a protest performance. They set them unattainable goals. Type “Return the Elections”, “Down with the War” or “Putin resigned”. They use unacceptable methods to implement these illegal goals. It seems like mass demonstrations, single pickets, posts, reposts, or even likes. One gets the impression that in fact they do not want to serve any good - neither personal nor public. They just to show off.

Responsible people solve all these problems differently. They know that in the era of controlled democracy, the protest should also be controlled. In other words, protesters must control themselves, that is, monitor the bazaar. Therefore, they choose targets for criticism meticulously, so that they do not get too large under fire. The method of protest is reduced to the listing of local lead outrages of Russian life and calls to end them addressed to power. Say, do not bother to create, remove the hooligans and generally give money.

In this sense, the performance of Konstantin Raikin at the Congress of the STD should be recognized as the ideal form of a demarche. He called his colleagues to the workshop solidarity. He sung the constitutional norm: the ban on censorship. He branded extremist “vile people”, who come with their charters and excrement to other people's theaters and other public institutions with a shame. He shamed the deputy minister of culture Aristarkhov - the ignoramus and the Stalinist. And the "Church" was imprinted, taking the heretics of Leo Tolstoy as witnesses. The bright, performed by civilian pathos, the speech of the disagreed Konstantin Arkadyevich thundered throughout the country and brought him honored laurels. The ashamed power with dignity rewarded the artist for talent and courage.

Peskov himself entered a friendly controversy with him, who considered the issue from different sides, but generally supported the speaker. Censorship, he said, is unacceptable, but the state has the right to tell the artist a topic if he pays him from the treasury. When the night wolf of Zaldostanov joined the discussion, one of our most irreconcilable theaters and the most offended among believers, Dmitry Sergeyevich pulled it quite sharply. “The demon was guaranteed by this motorcyclist,” Peskov said, advising him to apologize to Raikin. And although Zaldostanov did not ask for forgiveness, and then Kadyrov also stood up behind the fitting “brother”, the outcome of the director’s duel with the ministry was a foregone conclusion.

On behalf of the state, the director of Satyricon was forgiven by the head of the Ministry of Culture of Medinsky, and during the meeting of the Minister with the director of the theater, the interlocutors decided those financial issues that Konstantin Arkadievich spoke a few days before his historical performance. True, according to the results of the showdown, another conflict arose related to the problem of the "interpretation" of the backstage debate, but with this annoying misunderstanding it was possible to end in a short time. Rushing the unnecessary information to anyone. For the matter is first of all - and the wise Peskov is right: who pays the money, he clarifies the director’s creative plans, as well as the press releases of his theater.

But it could have developed differently. Concluding his speech and drawn by anger, Raikin spoke about the times in which we live. "... Very difficult times, very dangerous, very terrible; it is very similar ...", the artist began to describe the era, but, fortunately, he immediately cut himself off. Since here he, structurally protesting against the individual manifestations of censorship and routine on theatrical stage, entered the unsteady path of irresponsible criticism.

Another step, another phrase - and he could ask the question: why did we, in fact, survived until terrible times? Yes, comrades, let's think together and understand - how did it happen and who is to blame? Censorship, gentlemen, scumbags with urethra and unbelievable boor in the chair of the deputy minister - this is, in particular, they were not born by themselves! Dad, who is 105 years old today, ridiculed these bastards for almost all his life and suffered from these bastards, and he knew where they come from, and we know ... terrible times - this is the product of the supreme power, so who are we deceiving here? Who are we calling for?

That's the trouble. A controlled protest in the era of controlled democracy is a delicate matter. Step to the left, a step to the right - both the handling is lost, and the protruding can be counted to enemies. Just imagine that Konstantin Raikin, applauding him great, wonderful and simply good actors, as well as all other cultural figures as we have, with the exception of the forever devoted to any power and destroyed, would have spoke irresponsibly two and a half years ago. At least then, if not in the fall of 1999.

If they did not agree to disgrace, becoming the authorized persons of the president. If they had not rejoiced "in some part of their nature" that the Crimea became Nashensky, and did not worry, learning from false sources that "we will not interfere in the affairs of Ukraine at all." If they realized that the Donbass would come behind the Crimea, Syria was behind it, sanctions, money will end at the same time at the same time, spirituality to increase, vigilance, multiply denunciations, and this will affect everyone, and theatrical innovators too. Because it does not happen otherwise. If they protested on time, and not when the fried rooster reached them directly.

It’s scary to even think about what times would then come. That is why we appreciate and welcome many of our cultural masters, who never forget about their responsibility to the viewer, the party and the people. Deaf to politics and to someone else's grief and publicly stubborn in the life of a public, but seeing exactly the day and hour when the all -free spirituality with the whole Codela, in leather -fingers and on motorcycles will enter their theater, into their house. Not earlier, but no later. However, it is better late than never, and even according to the rules that they hardened in dialogs with the authorities than at all. Demarsh - he is a demarche, and if a confused person screams from the rostrum, cursing stranglers and persecutors, then it is finished with confidence.

And the state is incorrigible, and that it is trying to pay off from unnecessary scandals today with money from a scarring treasury imprisoned for war, Konstantin Raikin is already without us. As well as the fact that for a long time it cannot continue and clouds are thickened not only over his theater. This is also called reckoning.