Difficult choice for General Surovikin
Why Surovikin? Because this people needs a hero. A hero who will defeat Poganoe Idolishche and bring peace to the peoples, land to the peasants and further on in fairy tales, no matter who wrote them, Russian storytellers or Soviet communists.
In our country, in general, only a fairy tale story can go to the people, otherwise there is simply no way. Otherwise it is simply impossible to live. And so - sickening, but possible.
The general himself was not particularly asked, as the same fairy-tale character who is always sent in legends on the most impossible tasks. But Surovikin does not impress Ivanushka or Tom Cruise, and therefore he probably won out such preferences for himself with which his hands will not be tied.
From the people who studied and served with him, he put together a portrait of a tough, even cruel and pragmatic officer. Not exactly an inveterate careerist, but do not believe those who are not going to the army for a career (according to them). There are no careerists in the army. General Surovikin is ambitious, but in moderation. And this measure is clear to everyone who knows him.
But the fact that Surovikin is smart and knows how to use his head is noted by everyone. And the charisma of the general too.
The country does not even need a symbol. The country needs an image
2014 gave us a lot of images. Poklonskaya, Strelkov, Mozgovoy, Givi, Motorola. Some images then faded and faded, some, alas, became the property of history , having left this world.
The NWO began as a completely unprincipled event. Moreover, the emphasized vagueness of wordings like "demilitarization" and "denazification" only exacerbated the perception, especially after statements that "the main tasks of the NWO are being carried out." Which... by whom... where...
Heroes are not needed for an unprincipled event. Yes, they were not. Today, many note that from the very beginning of the special operation, we were not informed about who was in command, who organized, who ...
As in the immortal reprise of Arkady Raikin: “Who sewed the suit? - We!". That is, the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff. But according to the rules of the game, Shoigu and Gerasimov could not be touched, so all the negativity flew towards Konashenkov, who could not fit into the truthful presentation of what was happening.
No ideas - no heroes. Somehow it turned out that Kadyrov and Prigozhin got into their role, but you must admit that these are far from the worst candidates. At least Kadyrov says and does what he sees fit, while Prigozhin does. From the heart.
Exactly those Images that Russia needs. But more is needed.
And now - "General Armageddon"
Quite a normal general who suits almost everyone. "Almost" is not just that. But Surovikin suits us, the people, the electorate, first of all, by his mere presence. The special operation has a commander, if you like - responsible for what is happening. Leader.
This gives a lot, first of all, to those who are trying to understand the situation both as a whole and in parts. To everyone who is sick with soul and heart for those who are there at the front.
Now at least the SVO has a commander in the eighth month of the war.
And Surovikin has a very difficult situation. By his appointment (I don’t think that he was specifically asked for consent there, at most they were allowed to bargain) led the so-called “Party of Peace through Victory”. So-so name, but not to call it the "Party of War"?
We already have the "Party of Peace". Unfortunately. All those statements that fly from a huge number of all sorts of pugache, comb and other runaways are trifles. More important is the big fish.
The main fish here is Matvienko, if you carefully look at the words. Moreover, not her, but Zelensky. The President of Ukraine signs a shooting decree banning negotiations with Russia for all officials in the country. And almost immediately Matvienko comes out with an appeal to sit down at the negotiating table. Provocation? Maybe. Signal? Not excluded.
In general, the situation is peculiar. The call "surrender before it's too late" would have been appropriate when the Russian army stood near Kyiv and Kharkov, Chernigov and Sumy. And after the “regroupings”, after the gloomy mobilization, when Russian society is, to put it mildly, agitated – all this looks more than strange. Or even ugly.
A call for negotiations is a good thing. And negotiations that can save people's lives are beautiful in their essence. The whole question is when is the time for them and when is not.
Matvienko's act can be compared with an invitation to negotiations in the autumn of 1941. Now, in the eyes of Ukrainians, this looks like a complete weakness. On October 10, a large part of Ukraine was in a great mood and rejoiced at the victory on the Bridge. On October 11, there was much less joy, on October 12 it is generally difficult to judge, because many TG channels of Ukraine fell silent.
If there really was a safe opportunity to put Matviyenko's Ukrainian colleagues at the negotiating table, then it had to be done for the sake of one thing: to explain how much Zelensky's statements about nuclear strikes cost and how to interpret Zelensky's statements.
The “inter-parliamentary cooperation” of Ms. Matvienko and her colleagues can be very well assessed by the depth and quality of the work done with such countries as Kazakhstan, Georgia, Moldova, Poland, the Baltic trio ... They now adore Russia and Russians so much that the work done is very noticeable.
Now the most "worked out" Ukraine has to be worked out by completely non-parliamentary methods.
In general, those who talk about the "peace party" are somewhat ... optimistic. If you call a spade a spade, it's more like a "party of fear." Yes, fear. These people are very afraid of losing what they have acquired. They are more afraid than Putin and the possible consequences.
It is these people who, with the help of Deripaska and Abramovich, who are holed up outside the borders, arrange constant attempts at “peace agreements” in Turkey, the Emirates and other quiet places. It was these people who flew in droves, headlong, from Russia. It is these people who, having remained in Russia, carry out activities that are in no way aimed at the good of the country.
A strange course of hostilities, when the army "forgot" about how easily it occupied Ukrainian territories at the beginning of the NVO and staged a "standing" that ended in "regrouping". This is a complete vacuum of information in the official media, these are constant attempts to shut up the mouths of military commissars and independent journalists, this is bedlam and chaos in the army.
As expected, almost the entire Russian audience has gone to the Internet, where they obtain information about the course of the NMD, including on Ukrainian resources, where there is more real information than in the reports of the RF Ministry of Defense. And expectedly began to boil from what she sees.
As an example of such opposition - exchanges. Do we know who was released from captivity, except for the obviously bogus fattened mugs who told how they were starved? And besides Medvedchuk? No. But it is worth seeing how it is served in Ukraine.
It was these gentlemen from the "peace party" who regularly told Putin tales about how many pro-Russian oligarchs, governors and mayors are in Ukraine, ready to open the gates of their cities to Russian soldiers. About how many in the Armed Forces of Ukraine who want to join the "Russian world" and go over to the side of Russia. And so on, and all the more disgusting.
And about how to preserve the infrastructure of Ukraine, so that future citizens of Russia, God forbid, would not be offended by anything. There is no need, you understand, to irritate the “fraternal” people with domestic inconveniences.
Meanwhile, this very “brotherly” people, who were so taken care of, calmly watched and enjoyed the punishment of collaborators in the cities abandoned by the Russian army, discussed the sinking of the “Moscow”, squealed with delight from the explosion on the Crimean bridge.
It is very difficult to say how many influential people there are in this "peace party", but it is clear that they are decent and they can really influence the processes in the country and beyond. And everything that is happening indirectly indicates that the same Ukrainian infrastructure may belong to non-citizens of Ukraine at all.
Nothing personal, just business, right?
Responsibility is what these little people are most afraid of. That you will have to answer for your cowardice and sabotage. For "import substitution", for the Russian army, which is "strongest" (at international competitions and forums) and capable of performing any task, for the wildest bureaucracy in the country, for ruined sectors of the economy, unable to replace anything, for the principle "do not let out, we'll buy everything." For brave reports about how good everything is in our country. For lying.
You can talk about peace if the country and its army are strong. But not when, having got involved in a war, we find out that there are no reserves, the mobilization stock has been plundered, military enterprises go bankrupt for far-fetched reasons and go under the hammer, the army lacks many necessary things. And when the people begin at their own expense to dress, shoe, supply the army, from which everything has been stolen again before us.
You can talk about peace when at the top, in the decision-making centers, everyone is united. But no, they are not united. And we are unlikely to see a clear explanation why such a crowd of State Duma deputies voted against the admission of new members to the Federation. Yes, and abstentions are also from the same cohort.
Now many people will already boil over and start thinking to themselves: “What the hell is he talking about these, and not about Surovikin”?
Yes, everything is simple. That the general will do his job, I have not the slightest doubt. He will do everything that depends on him. Another question is that behind him there will be a crowd of people who want to save their investments in Ukraine, and therefore in every possible way hinder Surovikin from fulfilling his duty and the orders of the president. After all, Surovikin is a protege of the party that wants peace through victory, and not just peace for the sake of preserving its profits.
But God forbid, the Americans and the British, who lead the Ukrainians (and they do it, we admit it, great), outplay Surovikin, this is where the very Armageddon will begin. And the general will not be forgiven for anything. And every lost bayonet-knife will be remembered. And they will rinse in a way that no one has bowed before.
The position of the commander-in-chief of the NWO, which has been empty for eight months, is not an easy place. It can elevate in case of success and drop into the abyss in case of failure. Although, if successful, it can also send you down, in the behind-the-scenes struggle, the members of the "party of fear" have become so adept that they have few opponents.
I frankly sympathize with Surovikin, on whom so many hopes are pinned today. Praise, give advances and make references. The general took on a very difficult and thankless task, because Ukraine is not Syria at all. But - took.
It will be very difficult, especially if something goes wrong. Nothing, get used to the screams, to the accusations too. The main thing is that the tasks are performed with as little losses as possible.
General Surovikin chose a very difficult path for himself, where there are perhaps more enemies behind his back than in front of him. Nothing, there is such confidence that he can handle it.
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