Perfect Kiselev, on the contrary

Why did the book of the Polish publicist “Eastern Reflections” in Russia should not be prohibited, but print

A small (500 copies) circulation of a small (128 pages) book “East Refleations” of the Polish publicist Yana Novak-Yyrani (he participated in the anti-Hitler underground in the war, and then in exile led the Polish broadcasting of the Free Europe radio) was removed from the printing house last February last year. When representatives of the St. Petersburg Publishing House "Kogita", who worked on the book by order of the Polish Institute, came to pick up copies, it turned out that all books were "for examination".

The examination, as it turns out from the materials of the case, which has been stretching for more than a year, initiated the FSB. And the statement to the police, demanding to attract an publishing house under the 282 article, wrote the head of the Russian Path movement Svetlana Semikova.

The opinions of experts from the Ministry of Justice and LCGU are not so amazed. It says that the collection threatens the "spiritually moral values ​​of the multinational people of Russia." Experts are also unhappy that Novak-Yerandsky “discloses” the Soviet leader I.V. Stalin, as well as submit Russia "as a country where cruel crimes were often committed." At this place I would like to wish the gentlemen experts to find some book about at least some country where strict crimes were committed infrequently, and also to say more.

The seizure of the paper circulation of “eastern thoughts”, as well as the ban on the electronic version of the book (the prosecutor of the Moscow district of St. Petersburg Vladimir Rebo appealed to the court demanding that the book “Forbidden in Russia”, and introduce electronic materials to the register of prohibited sites) is a direct act of censorship. Moreover, the censorships are impudent, not based on anything: no “rehabilitation of Nazism”, about which it hits the alarm, obviously not a nationalist and tolerant “Russian path”, in this book. But there is another, making this ban primarily an act of idiocy. All such actions of the regime, in addition to its totalitarian inclinations, also reveal its stupidity. Well, specifically, and this is stupidity in Cuba.

In principle, a collection of articles of the nineties and two thousand years of Yana Novak-Yyrani is the perfect Kiselev/Soloviev, only with a reverse sign.

The same rhetoric, the same pathos, the same intonation. Often even the same vocabulary.

The author of "Eastern thoughts" more than once warns of the lurking - I quote literally - the "fifth column" (this refers to some pro -Russian forces). He calls for “rally in front of an external enemy” - Russia (a special irony here is that the Yeltsin Foreign Minister Kozyrev was bred by the “hawk” representing the enemy here). He insists on the militarization of young Poles and their patriotic education (“The army stands on guard of the sovereignty of the state. The education of a young soldier in the spirit of a decisive desire to protect his country even at the cost of his own life is no less important than teaching new products from weapons”). It endlessly polemicizes with various opponents who see the past of Poland is not great enough. And when it comes to the assessment of Russians as a people, Novak-Yerani speaks in the style of "my friend is a Jew." Although the Russians are to blame for the tragedy of Katin, he writes, we will not forget that among them there were those who helped to tell the world about this crime. There are such and such good people in Russia, then the listing of specific historians and activists. And he continues: "You can double the Russians as the culprits of Katyn or as comrades in trouble and victims of the same inhuman system." That is, it means that it is still possible as perpetrators. Not Stalin, not Soviet power - namely Russians.

If for some reason you want to fit into the discussion of the most hopeless in the world, then we need to ask the question: in this case, it is necessary to consider the Poles, the Polish people-outside the historical context-responsible for the destruction of the Jews of the Servovabna (let us dwell on this case, as the most famous)? And why, speaking of the great past of Poland, is Novak-Yerani silent about the episodes of his obvious loudness? (Well, or the compilers deliberately excluded such references, although this, frankly, is doubtful).

But it is pointless to start this conversation. So it’s better to ask something else.

Talking at a press conference on the plan to publish in Russia this book of Novak-Yyrani, the director of the Polish Institute in St. Petersburg, Natalya Bryzhko-Zapur, said that this is necessary so that those who wish Russians can better understand the Poles.

But is it necessary to recognize the Poles from this side and most importantly - is it necessary to promote this knowledge in an incomparable, apologetic form? The question is rhetorical. The answer “no, no” is stupid.

However,

It calms one thing: our law enforcement agencies, coupled with the “Russian path”, will overwhelm their stupidity.

But if you work with your head, then the “oriental thoughts” had to be not prohibited, but printed. And then we would all see here that this is about the “fifth column”, and “rally in front of an external enemy” - it is not only with us.