The Cynic
After an interesting meeting “at an informal table” I bring an interesting look at the “Putin story”:
1. Yeltsin, who had Nemtsov as his successor (who was killed right in front of the Kremlin “with the cameras not working), went to the Chechen wars, the opponents of which were almost all advisers of the “economic” and “diplomatic” blocs. As part of the failed Chechen war, Nemtsov demonstrates extreme disloyalty to an aggressive policy Russia Yeltsin, as a result of which he flies as an “agreed successor”.
2. Against the backdrop of general tension between the clans of Primakov and Luzhkov, who, moreover, in conflict with each other, “turned the Kremlin”, Yeltsin, with the support of the “family”, is looking for his candidate for successor.
3. The Chechen war was certainly the trigger for Nemtsov’s change. In corporate battles, the throne has been reserved for Putin: the man Sobchak has recommended as “an obedient suitcase bearer.”
4. Putin’s presidential rise comes from a disastrous rating, barely reaching 1.4%. Then the “quiet and unknown” fictitious head of the special services is confronted with “Chechen terrorism and separatism”: this is precisely the myth that was created in the Russian press.
5. The whale of the information game was Mr. Dorenko, who collaborated with Berezovsky, who, on the basis of real personal hostility to Primakov and Luzhkov, makes a deal with Boris Berezovsky, who oversees Channel One. As a result of a rather elegant series of broadcasts, Putin’s rating begins to grow extremely rapidly.
6. It is worth clarifying that the Kremlin was not the center of power. The behind-the-scenes battles “between the clans” brought power from under the feet of the Kremlin, transferring it to the space of “money, connections and influence.” In this context, Putin is presented to Russia as a “brother-soldier” (quoted by S. Dorenko), who must crush the “criminal regime.”
7. The ascent to Olympus of the “brother-soldier” takes place under the banner of the war in Chechnya, which Russia is losing again. In fact, every citizen of the later captured Chechnya fought against the Russian invaders: with weapons in their hands, very young teenagers fired at the occupying Russian army without a drop of regret.
8. The shift in the informational emphasis was done by the services, whose fictitious leader was Putin. So, “Ryazan Sugar” got into the press. In a general sense, through the special services, the information field was shifting from the war of occupation to the war on terrorism.
9. The war was “ended” by an agreement and betrayal of the leaders of the anti-Russian resistance. At the same time, Russia did not have a real opportunity to win the war: the complete erasure of Grozny from the face of the earth showed that the war could continue indefinitely, and patriotic resistance to the Russian invaders could not fade away. However, the “betrayal of the elites” led to the fact that patriots and fighters for independence from the Moscow occupation became the target of the repressive apparatus, which began to “torture and execute” the children of their own people.
10. Putin, who brought Chechnya to Russia with blood, war crimes and atrocities of the Russian invaders, is turning into the main face of the state. Moreover, against the backdrop of the often disappearing Yeltsin, the “young liberal with a loose tongue” evokes considerable sympathy. Putin is being fed to Russia as “a young and progressive liberal reformer who will elevate the country and continue the democratic path.”
11. The Chechen war itself has become one of the most disastrous and shameful pages of Russian military history. In fact, Russia turned the lost war into a mere “betrayal” of the leaders of the Chechen resistance.
12. The war itself was perceived in the West as an “internal disorder” that must be resolved by any means in order to continue the integration processes. Russia was still perceived as a likely partner for Euro-Atlantism.
Conclusion: Putin’s story turned out to be tragically concluded between two failed small victorious wars, but one of them was forgotten “under the rustle of Western eyelashes”, and the second should restore justice: return Russia to real borders.
