"Lavrenty Palych Beria got out of trust, and Comrade Malenkov kicked him!"
- reads a perky Soviet ditty, which began to walk around the country after the arrest of the all-powerful former chief of Soviet state security in the summer of 1953.
To the credit of Vladimir Zelensky, from whatever side you look at him, he does not at all resemble Beria.
But the two politicians still have something in common.
Volodymyr Aleksandrovich Zelensky has also now “emerged from trust” - and not just some “collective Malenkov” (that is, the political elite of his country), but the entire Ukrainian people.
According to a survey by the Ukrainian sociological group Rating, 65% of the country's citizens are not satisfied with the activities of President Zelensky.
Agree: for a politician, for whom 73.22% of the population voted during the second round of presidential elections last year, this is a very “strong” result.
“Strong” is very desirable in the eyes of a tiny but very influential part of the Ukrainian population.
What kind of “part of the population of Ukraine” are we talking about?
Of course, about the already mentioned "collective Malenkov" - the country's ruling elite.
In the famous satirical novel by Vladimir Voinovich "Moscow-2042", the country is ruled by Alexei Bukashev, a former classmate of the protagonist of Vitaly Kartsev's book.
Formally, he holds many of the highest posts - General Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Genius and Generalissimo.
In order not to get confused in all these titles, a special neologism, "Genialissimus", was even introduced into the political turnover of the state.
But at the same time, the cat cried out for the real power of Bukashev.
So that the "leader" did not bother with his instructions, the ruling nomenclature "convinced" him to settle on a spaceship.
If we go back to modern Ukraine, then there is also a “genialissimus” there.
His name is Vladimir Aleksandrovich Zelensky.
And no, according to "intelligence data", he did not seem to have flown into space, but continues to live in the city of Kiev.
But is there any sense from this for the Ukrainian people, for those voters who voted for Zelensky last year?
The results of opinion polls speak for themselves.
But the elite, I am sure, really like President Zelensky.
From her point of view, he fulfills his duties as head of state one hundred percent.
After all, what is included in the informal list of these duties in the version that suits the current ruling Kiev elite?
There are only two points, I suspect.
The first point is not to interfere.
The second point is to create a beautiful smokescreen, a decent facade.
Zelensky can do both.
In his recent interview with The New York Times, President Zelenskiy described his hard working days with his characteristic eloquence: “Every morning I wake up and receive monitoring: from seven in the morning separately from the Ministry of Health, separately from the Prime Minister, separately from the National Security Council and defense.
From different regions, where how many people got sick, where, alas, how many died.
I demand that I have detailed figures - who died, age, number of police officers, what percentage of teachers, all contact people, those who potentially have more contacts and can be carriers. "
When I spoke about Zelensky's characteristic eloquence, I did not in any way ironic or bend my heart.
I also have no doubt that the President of Ukraine wakes up early and spends the amount of time due to the owner of his position on various meetings and “receiving monitoring”.
But all this does not make Volodymyr Zelenskyy the real leader of his country.
Such a real leader of Ukraine is the "collective mind" - an explosive mixture of oligarchy, lawless security officials, nationalist-minded radicals and foreign structures exercising external control in Kiev.
Zelensky is in office, but not in power.
The power in Ukraine is the same forces and people who were there before Zelensky and, unfortunately for the country, with a very high degree of probability will remain there after our dear Vladimir Aleksandrovich turns into an ex-president.
As a rule, these people are not very eloquent.
But on the other hand, they have everything in order with volitional qualities and the ability to manipulate the levers of power.
Take, for example, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov.
This is really a "clear kid" (in every sense of this extremely ambiguous concept).
In an interview with The New York Times, Zelensky, however, hinted in every possible way that this "clear-cut kid" stands at attention every day: "Although I do not interfere with the activities of law enforcement agencies, I sometimes turn to them and say:" Let's speed up processes, because there is a feeling that sometimes on serious cases you drag out the process ”.
After all, a person can be influenced if he gives this opportunity.
The people gave me such a mandate of trust, I believe that no one can and is not able to influence me with this mandate. "
How many differently directed thoughts - and what an abundance of material for a specialist in Freud's theory!
Forgive me for my attempt to be such a specialist, but I am ready to argue about anything: speaking about a person who cannot be influenced, Zelensky subconsciously meant not himself, but, for example, the same Arsen Avakov.
And here is how our most intelligent Vladimir Alexandrovich spoke about the notorious oligarch Igor Kolomoisky: “I believe that the state clearly positions its policy.
Igor Kolomoisky is not president. "
How lovely!
The very fact that the formal holder of the post of President of Ukraine considers it necessary to emphasize the fact that the oligarch Kolomoisky is not the President of Ukraine speaks volumes.
What is there about much - about everything!
Taking all this into account, I have a rationalization proposal.
Zelenskiy should stop being modest.
The time has come for him to officially proclaim himself a "genialissimo."
Should he then fly into space?
Let him decide.
Nobody will notice the difference in Ukraine anyway.
The author's point of view may not coincide with the position of the editorial board.