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Beaten, but alive
Talk about the secret of the success of the International Cultural Forum, held in St. Petersburg, is an idea, of course, impudent, but it depends on how to arrange a conversation. If, for example, focus on a wild scandal that preceded the forum, and responses to this scandal, then success may not seem obvious. Still, even in modern Russia, moreover, at the level of the responsible ministry, not every day the black lists of directors, secretly nailed to a shameful pillar, are compiled. With the convincing enumeration of ideological sabotage they committed: he eroded traditional spiritual and moral values, weakening the unity of the multinational people , this deconstruction of the traditions of domestic theatrical art , the third in the sarcastic and mockery manner uses images , and another , which is the “opposition” political worldview .
If, meeting with Minister Medinsky, it is in advance to agree that the documents leaked to the press for official use will be said to be casually, a certain with a grin, then the conversation may well turn out. And the successes will be easily indicated, clearly testifying to the demand for culture, about how culture easily overcomes any sanctions and barriers . And about censorship, it will be possible to shuffle the slanderers, and about the mat on the stage, condemning the hooligans, and about the personal collection of weapons, which the modest minister does not want to put up yet, and about the military form, which is going to open the military-historical society, the beloved brainchild of Medinsky.
And about the resignation. Yesterday it could still seem resolved, but today he complains about so complacently that he has no ambitions . That is, he believes that they will not be fired.
Separately, Vladimir Rostislavovich is happy to speculate about the fate of the director Bykov, who, as you know, shot the series "Sleeping", and then suddenly fiercely repented. The Ministry of Culture has already issued a subsidy for a new film, the minister expressed his readiness to invite an impressive artist to his office and conduct a personal training with him "how to behave and what to do when the liberals poison you." Well, it is useful to finally ask the interlocutor a difficult question of whether it is necessary to revive the agitprop in that happy country where he is in charge of a culture in which there is no place for censorship restrictions.
About the return of the ideological body Medinsky will speak out as an ideal official: this is, they say, the question is not to him, but to the leadership . And if it decides to ban everything in the world, he, as we guess, will take under the visor and strangle culture. And he will speak about ideology in inspiration, because without it the world will die, it is like air or water ... This is a set of values and ideas that is guided by a reasonable person in his life. This is different from Pithecanthropus .
Ideology, in short, is the air that the minister breathes and generously shares with others, exhaling. That's somehow it turns out a brilliant interview with Medinsky, and the secret of the success of the cultural forum under his leadership and the career well-being of Vladimir Rostislavovich is discharged at a time. When he does not ask unnecessary, tactless questions, he will answer all the others in detail, sincerely, enthusiastically. Confessing and directly exposed.
His successes are diverse.
Firstly, finally ended the Titanic battle of Medinsky with liberals, who almost lost his doctoral degree. From this battle, he came out very wounded, but alive, and in fact he can now give master classes to any figures wise from the enemies of the Fatherland. Secondly, he continues to restore order in the cultural sphere, and if there are still doubts about his participation in criminal theater matters, today there is no doubt today. He waged his war against the Pithecanthropes, recharging with hatred during the struggle with historians and historical science, in full accordance with the beliefs, and the black lists in the ministry were clearly compiled by his instructions. Thirdly, a large special for liberals, he believed that some of them, even like listed in black lists, and hastily crossed out of them, would not boycott his forum. Do not bend, no, but they will come and boldly oppose, say, censorships, and he will answer them, and according to the results of this interesting discussion, a scandal will erupt already in a liberal environment. With the transition to personality and a sorrowful awareness of the fact that breathing with stolen air is much more difficult than the usual closetic spirit of the Ministry of Culture.
The moment should be fixed on how to tie a knot in memory. This is the absolute triumph of Medinsky, accompanied by his performances in the press and on the television screen , where he contemptuously commented on the recent performances of Raikin, who is already promoting Kara. Against the background of other fresh monotonous news, such as the adoption by the lower house of the Law on the Media - "Foreign Agents", this, of course, is not surprising. However, something explains something in the fate of the minister, under which a chair was staggering for several months in a row, but he nevertheless reinforced. Despite the fact that its scientific achievements, combined with theft in the ministry and amazing speeches about the "Rashka-Syshnishka" and "finished scum", hardly greatly pleased the leadership. Aggressive ignorance and verbal sloppiness of the head of the Ministry of Culture were too evident.
Nevertheless, having observed how he flounders there with his dissertation, dedicated to liberals, and reflecting on how much harm he brings and how much benefit, the leadership decided that there was more benefit from him. That he is in demand today by the era - as a fighter of an ideological front, a persistent tin soldier of the Cold War. He also understands this, because he was so cheered up and so willingly, interrupting a long silence, began to speak out on different topics. The main thing is from the black lists of him, and now, by jubilant, is his own. Inspired by luck, he goes on the offensive and generously shares with compatriots the secret of his success. The secret, count, is solved.