Kirill Shulika: “Putin made it clear that he is generally satisfied with the present”

“If we say that Putin was not asked pressing questions, we must understand that there is no longer any need to moderate anything or do any staging. Journalism in Russia has degraded to the level of a “Field of Miracles” with gifts. For now there will be books, but there will also be cucumbers and moonshine , then they will open a press conference at VDNH Museum. There will be no questions, they will just start taking the microphone, saying hello and asking for tickets to the military parade,” the politician and public figure writes on his Facebook page.

“This is, without any exaggeration, the bottom, and regional journalism is a double bottom. Therefore, even I am not outraged by the fact that there were no questions about political prisoners and protests, there was no one to ask.

Putin himself was not surprised. The sensation is such a neat proposal to change the Constitution for Medvedev’s successor for one term to preserve the system and transfer power to the children and grandchildren of the current elite. Although this is partly a sensation, this was the most likely transit option initially.

And the two topics that really interest him are World War II and Ukraine. Exactly in that order. And he has already begun to write an article about the war. The 75th anniversary of the Victory is the main event of next year. In general, of course, living in 2020, 1945, is quite revealing. And, most importantly, stability and public harmony are guaranteed in this matter.

The actual call to live not in the future, but in the past - the main thing that was at the press conference. Instead of thinking about Russia's relations with the outside world, we will find out who attacked Poland in the last century. Plus, Putin made it clear that he is generally satisfied with the present. There is simply no place for the future in this design."