Dreams of a Hard Hand

Deservedly forgotten books: “Conspiracy against Russia” by Sergei Norka

The state does not need an honest Soviet officer in 1991. And he goes to Baghdad to teach Iraqis, battered by American bombing, how to fight. There he reads Saddam's intelligence reports on the state of affairs in Russia. Things are sad. Even Saddam's people are laughing at us. The officer meets members of an ancient order of priests who can organize and repel psionic attacks, direct individuals and entire nations to self-destruction. The Chaldeans accept a Soviet officer into their magical brotherhood at a level comparable to the position of battalion commander in the army.

And at the same time, everything is bad in unfortunate Russia: democracy, a disgusting president, oligarchs and bandits. But there is one hope - a certain secret organization headed by a worthy man named Cardinal. The organization published a book where it described the totalitarian coup. The book became a bestseller. The Chaldean battalion commander came to the cardinal, and they agreed on everything.

And at the same time, in unfortunate Russia, everything is bad to such an extent that GRU special forces officers work as loaders. Because otherwise they won’t have enough money to feed and treat their family. Veterans of all possible wars are on the verge of despair. The Cardinal's men hire special forces as their elite guard and begin shooting down bandits and bad politicians.

At the same time, Russia's disgusting president is trying to overturn the election. But the people are rising. Democratic riot police are running. And at the same time, foreign intelligence services are so excited by the lawlessness of Russian bandits on the move that they are ready to support any politician who will deal with crime.

And at the same time, in Russia, in the elections that did take place, an unexpected presidential candidate, a dark horse, whom the author calls the Dark Horse, wins. He begins to save the country by shooting and throwing from planes everyone who interferes with him. A great country is embarking on a path of revival.

A couple of years ago, it became fashionable for journalists from a supposedly liberal circle to go into bookstores and write articles and posts full of sarcastic horror about soil science fiction. In fact, this plot deserves much more careful study. Soil science fiction is the ideal dream of the mind. A dream during which everything that has been sore and boiling lately inevitably falls out. All pain points and fears appear. And at the same time, dreams. And this sleep of reason inevitably gives rise to monsters.

“Plot against Russia” was published in different versions and under different names several times. For example, an early version back in 1996 was called “Inquisitor”. A later edition was published in 2004. There are different versions on the Internet about the identity of the author - however, there are videos on YouTube where a man named Sergei Norka broadcasts sad crap about the collapse of Russia and the plans of the insidious West. In any case, texts like “Conspiracy” are extremely interesting. What was the main problem for Russia in 1996? Believe it or not, this is organized crime. Well, the solution is either a coup and terror, or sensible forces coming to power as a result of elections, but then it’s still terror. I really want a strong hand. I really want to put things in order. Stalin is with us: the book begins with a dive into Soviet history, where Stalin's fight against the opposition is compared to the fight against the oligarchs. Bukharin is Berezovsky of the 30s, and Khodorkovsky * Recognized by the Russian authorities as a foreign agent. - new Rykov.

One should not think that in those days only retired motorized riflemen who were out of work wanted a harsh hand. The society of the late Yeltsin era dreamed of a strong president; echoes of this passion can be found even in Akunin’s first detective stories. But, of course, it is in novels like The Plot Against Russia that these plans manifest themselves especially strongly. In one of the editions of the book, in the afterword, the author asked himself and answered himself: “The “Dark Horse” President, who began to save the country by tightening the screws, is this Putin? “Almost, but not quite,” the author answered then. But there is hope. As well as plans for a coup just in case of emergency. And also detailed proscription lists.