The tradition of the Maidan. Crucible for Power. Growing up for the Nation. Voice of the East

Olga Mazur, activist, architect, patriot — Slovyansk

1. Squares

Orange revolution 2004 was the forerunner of the Revolution of Dignity in 2013.

First Maidan. On November 22, 2004, people gathered on Independence Square and were ready for anything, including and to bloodshed. I remember the mood at that time. But the politicians who claimed to be peacemakers succeeded only in venting the steam of popular indignation and settling on his neck again. It was Tymoshenko's golden hour, but even her half-false slogans did not erase the real one. I saw the eyes of people who believed that change is possible. Then we waited for the fulfillment of the promised "10 steps towards people"...

But as experience has shown, almost all politicians from the "Kuchm nest" treated people and Ukraine as an object of enrichment.

Second Maidan gathered in November 2013 under a rather strange reason - disagreement with the authorities' decision to refuse to join the European Union. Yatsenyuk shouted on stage next to Klitschko's extra (Firtash loomed in the background). It was like a behind-the-scenes struggle of oligarchic clans. But then they - our powerful people - had no idea what kind of incense they had blown, and what this adventure of theirs could lead to.

30.11.2013 – dispersal and beating of students. Whether it was a mistake by the authorities or a deliberate provocation is still a question. But that was a turning point. It became clear to everyone that people will no longer leave the Maidan - together until the end! In December, the politicians quarreled again, then agreed with Yanukovych, which shows that they were eating from the same trough.

But the Maidan does not accept these agreements! For the first time, one gets the impression that the helmsmen do not know what to do, and the power lies directly on the ground, somewhere in the middle of Instytutskaya and Hrushevsky. People arrive. Nastya Dmytruk's poem came to mind - "you have silent gold, and we have a bundle of Molotov cocktails!"...

In February - the shooting of unarmed people by the Berkut, the force action of the authorities in its cruelty is beyond borders. The calculation was that they would get scared and run away? But they did not run, defending themselves with their wooden shields, they lay down on the Maidan one by one.

"They have grown up and become brave... Everything is under snipers' sights!".

Tribute to fallen heroes of the Heavenly Hundred...and the candidates for power immediately appeared - these are people from BYU - Turchynov, Yatsenyuk, Avakov. Triumphantly enters the Tymoshenko Maidan in the image of a "sufferer for the people", but the guys from Self-Defense say it's not your victory!

Do you think she has forgiven you?

Next - the suspicious omission of Crimea, the outbreak of war in the East.

There are several reasons, including distraction, and the need to break down great power. But another story has already begun, which will later show that Yanukovych's friends remain in power.

In general, Maidan is almost the only thing that lives! The real thing! If politicians did not try to shame and reduce the historical significance of this phenomenon. As well as Orange, and Revolution of Dignity now some politicians want to issue just a "crowd".

I say - no!

I saw the eyes of these people who stood up at the cost of their lives - to break the shackles. And they deserve not only loud speeches and monuments. We are indebted to them and must continue the work effectively. As the cyborg of "Bohemia" said - we will mourn later, now we must take revenge.

Brothers, together to the end!   

2. The police are chain dogs of the government

Everyone knows what power is. According to Lenin's formulation, power is an apparatus of violence. The police serve and protect the interests of this apparatus, as well as the rest of law enforcement structures in our country. It is paradoxical that the constitutional rights of a person are violated precisely by law enforcement agencies of the state. It has been known for a long time that "he is no longer a person if he gets into the police." If you don't have money, they will hang all "non-disclosure", eliminating the torture of confessions even in the assassination of President Kennedy. In courts, if there is no money, our "executioners of fate" will quickly show you your place.

Recently, "law enforcement officers" carry out "service" with particular brutality. Torture by electric shocks in the Kharkiv militia was reported as early as 2009. In general, the Kharkiv and Donetsk militias have earned the reputation of being the most brutal, isn't that why they were sent to the Anti-Maidan in December and January under the guise of "tites"? The Kharkiv militia is the alma mater of Zhilin and his "Oplot". It is quite logical that in the basement of the DNR all the tortures came from our militia.

Shooting of the Heavenly Hundred on the Maidan - the crime is still unheard of in its inhumanity and cynicism. How could it be done? What was the incentive? Money? Shoulder straps? Where did they come from, those who carried out such an order? It is a shame that they are from our own people. It is surprising that snipers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs shot unarmed protesters precisely in the head or in the neck, that is, they did not give them a chance for life. Wouldn't someone wounded in the arm or leg be out of order, but could represent a danger? Every ordinary policeman or police officer had a choice - not to shoot, leave the ranks, express his public position, remain human. And for now, this blood of the Heavenly Hundred will remain on the Eagle's form for a long time. I believe that a decent person can no longer wear this uniform.

The families of people killed by Berkut militia will never forgive this.

On the first Maidan, the police were with the people, now it's the other way around - "we" and "they" were on different sides of the barricades.

3. Bureaucracy as an unbreakable phenomenon, or only lustration is our hope

On the example of the Slavic administration, which is the maggot of the entire regional system, there was a swamp, and it is still a swamp.

And it is unlikely that anything will change - there are too many "indispensables".

Recently, on December 01.12.2014, 15, there was a celebration of the birthday of the corrupt and bribe-taking chief architect Kiyashko right in the administrative building of the Executive Committee and during working hours, incidentally also on the reception day. 00:XNUMX "Department of Architecture and Urban Planning" is closed, alcoholic drinks and already digested food are served. And the salary of a civil servant is accrued. It's disgusting to look at.

Reference: In 2009 Kiyashko V.L. was detained by law enforcement officers for a bribe of $17. He paid a fine of $170 and the authorities no longer had any complaints against him. But the main thing is that he remained in the management position! People say that he is the mayor's cashier. Stepa's friend has probably now become friends with the new authorities, since he also starts his "hard" day with cognac and feels relaxed, and in the future arranges drunken parties in the middle of working hours.

Regarding the availability for people of the new acting the mayor of Zontov.  It turns out that the deputies are the same regionals. Stepa's unfriendly secretary is still sitting in the waiting room. In order to get an appointment with the new "mayor", you also have to go through a series of secretaries and specialists who do not know what they do and make an appointment in almost a month. In other words, the new mayor is just as heavenly as the predecessors, unattainable for ordinary people. The workers of the executive committee, the so-called "servants of the people", treat people with contempt, so impolitely that it borders on rudeness.

The question is where lustration is? If in the liberated Slavyansk we have the same bribe-takers in leading positions in administrations, who, moreover, had, and continue to not hide their separatist views? In the court and the prosecutor's office, the same friends are bribe-busters, with only the price list of bribe sizes (for risk) changed. The saddest thing is that this is, probably, almost all over Ukraine.

And I ask you, gentlemen, what is the purpose of this adopted law on lustration? Is this adopted for the appearance of work and is one of the dead paper laws, of which there are already many?

Back in February, I tried to inform Maidan activists about corruption in the Slavic city government and about Stepa's letters to Putin. Probably no one took it seriously. And then I asked - is the sacrifice of the Heavenly Hundred really in vain? It hurts.

One of the main demands of the Maidans was the cleansing of the government. Lustration is a democratic way, bloodless. Gentlemen, corrupt officials! If you don't understand this, then it will be different, you are obviously playing with fire.

4. Mass media - for people?

Mass media is a force. Information is the most expensive commodity. Mass media as a means of manipulation?

Since the very beginning of the war, since April of this year, the events have been covered more ideologically than truthfully, with 85% lies from the Russian mass media, 65% from the Ukrainian mass media. I wonder who are the owners of TV channels, in whose hands are the levers of this manipulation of consciousness? Maybe Hitler was right, putting journalists first against the wall? The importance of ideological weapons cannot be underestimated.

It has been noticeable for a long time that all Ukrainian channels presented the news as if in one voice, that is, one gets the impression that the necessary information is filtered and presented selectively, and with a little intelligence and skillfully extracting phrases from the context, you can combine anything and under the "sauce" you need.

Even before the war, it was strange to see on TV all kinds of secular chronicles with diamond points for female politicians. And this in a country where 80% of the population, at least officially, is below the poverty line? And cooking shows in a hungry country - it's interesting how those who don't even have bread will look at the delicacies! Did the people not feel the slap of the fed? In view of the rating - no. Sadly. And about the immorality of programs "a la Malakhov", what can be said - "applies to everyone" precisely what is private and does not apply to everyone. And again two worlds - the rich and the poor, which have never intersected - the same Masha Efrosinina, who eats lobsters and advises a poor orphan "how to look at life positively".

Regarding entertainment programs - here is the correct calculation for loosening the valve and releasing the steam of popular anger. These are also, apparently, KGB developments - with those allegedly "free-spirited" anecdotes "for the kitchen". It is said that the KGB had a unit that made up jokes and threw them "to the people".

Folks, aren't you sorry to be "ruled by the masses"?

Entertainment "quarters" are surprising right now, during the war. Mobilized people are dying in the East, but they are making fun of the screen? People, have you thought about how to look at this laughter of the widows or mothers of the dead, of which there are already thousands? Don't you feel the grief that is in the air, the grief of the mother of a murdered son, who can no longer even scream out of powerlessness.

An unengaged journalist is a fighter. And his main weapon is the word, the true word! But in our country, patriotism is not paid, that is, choose - either principled and hungry and sometimes expose yourself to danger, or full and ordered, that is, "jeans".

I remember Sonya Koshkina, a high school student who worked well at PR. I wonder if she has already become a patriot?

And I remember Heorhiy Gongadze, whose case "fell into oblivion", and the words - "with your death, you woke up Ukraine" and are these only words?…

Yevhen Nishchuk, the voice of the two Maidans, was never able to fit into the "pig-loving" CMU. But this is a real people's minister, our Maidanite...

5. Traitorous separatists or part of the plan?

Regarding the phenomenon of a previously unprecedented large turnout of the population of the eastern regions in pro-Russian referendums. Everything is ambiguous here. People went to vote not so much for the DPR or LPR as against the Ukrainian government, because the yoke of the mafia-like Riga Kyiv felt very strongly on the neck of all of Ukraine, and recently in the East, as Yanukovych's fiefdom. Few people know about the planning of the all-Ukrainian Maidan after the Revolution of Dignity. In February, talks were held between Kyiv Maidan activists and the patriots of Donetsk and Luhansk.  The people were ready to rise in protest.

But... the organizers of Luhansk and Donetsk were eliminated by someone's hand - the methods were different, but intimidation remains the most effective. Instead of them in Donetsk and Luhansk, new leaders like the driver Yefremov are appearing - Bolotova with the idea of ​​a new structure of the DPR-LPR, which is not well understood by the general public. Someone wise was able to direct the vector of popular indignation in the direction he needed. Do you hear that Homeric laughter offstage? It's as if someone is smiling, glinting his glasses at his "spiky beard". What seems to be spontaneous, was in fact completely managed and practically without large capital investments, by the hands of the unemployed and marginalized.

The goal was to prevent the holding of the All-Ukrainian Maidan as a result of the Revolution of Dignity.

6. Patriotism is a vector of struggle, correct motivation and its use

"I'm tired of hearing empty chatter, pathetic conversations over and over again..." Tartak sang.

Almost since April, the entire Facebook page has been filled with patriotic pictures with no less patriotic slogans, someone drew them! And it had a corresponding effect, the sinful one.

"And immediately there will be pathetic speech, they will hang medals, they will shout "Glory"... The Yaroslavns ran up and began to shout in chorus "Heroes do not die" But no, dear ones, they die! And a living hero will do much more for the homeland than a dead one. "Forward, patriots" echoed "Forward, idiots." And this was understood later, but several months have already passed and many patriots have already been killed. In general, patriotism is a necessary quality, especially for military and civil servants. But even patriotism must be reasonable. Don't you feel when you are being used for someone's mercantile interests to redistribute spheres of influence and seize sources of enrichment? And again I hear Mephistopheles' laughter behind my back....

For the first time, the phenomenon of patriotism appeared vividly on the first Maidan. This is normal and happens in every country. There should be values ​​of national consciousness, but it is important not to allow yourself to be used.

7. Vinnytsia - a provocation or did the patient break in?

Looking at the recent events in Vinnytsia, you come to the conclusion that the people are right. And I am proud of my historical homeland. How much time has passed since the Revolution of Dignity took place, and regionalists are still in leadership positions in regional and local state administrations. The people are patient, they watched and waited for decisive actions of the authorities regarding the lustration of Riga officials. But silence - everything suits everyone. And such a reaction as in Vinnytsia is quite logical and predictable. Once my boss taught me saying - "learn to make your own decision, because if you don't make it in time, it will be made for you and not for your benefit." The same applies to the Ukrainian people as a whole. My people, a people's court must be held and it will be fair and incorruptible, because for too long all these bribe-taking officials and "blood guards" have been drinking people's blood. The time has come. Vinnitsa is the first swallow. Ukraine, let's join!

The Vinnytsia action was a continuation of the Maidan case. Maybe it's too radical, but I want similar protests to take place in all cities of Ukraine.

8. Leninopad

I consider the fall of Lenin to be a very positive factor of the present time. These are symbols of the communist system. Why do we need old idols? Especially since Lenin did destroy Ukraine. As in the time of Volodymyr the Great, before the Baptism of Kyivan Rus, Perun was floated down the Dnieper. And for some pro-Soviet communist cadres, who were the nomenclature and lived better than others, the leader of the world proletariat was almost a deity. As for the historical value of the monuments, the beauty was not so great. The architectural ensemble of buildings in the central part of the city will not be affected. As for what was done in Ukraine as a result of Lenin's course, it should be forgotten or remembered as an executioner. When the libertarians were knocking down the monument to Lenin in Kharkiv, how it reminded me of the Maidan. Kharkiv Maidan. Kharkiv with Ukraine! I fully support it.

9. PS is the last hope or project

A new force appears on the Maidan - Right Sector, which included several patriotic parties  and currents with clearly far-right radical attitudes. A still unknown figure appears commander Yarosh. One fighter of the "Donbas" battalion recalled the battle near Maryinka with the participation of the PS. How amazed he was that Yaros was pulling his wounded soldier from the battlefield. It was strange that the fighter was not proud of his combatant. Yarosh is shrouded in fame and mystery, information about him is scarce, but all positive. As the English say, "It's all too good to be true." Everything is too perfect, but time will make its corrections. I really want to believe him, but we have already been deceived so much... Time will tell. Let's hope to find a real national leader.

Killed under suspicious circumstances Sashko Muzychko said - "dollars or bullets have already been imported for us...". But the liberation struggle for Ukraine is worth the risk. Courage is an important characteristic of a patriot.

Ukraine has long been waiting for its leader - a nationalist and patriot, principled and incorruptible, who will have Ukraine's interests above all else. Do not betray the ideals of the Revolution of Dignity.

10. Let's reforge a plow into a sword, or how to make a capable army out of nothing

Where does the preparation for military operations begin? I think it should start with a map with marks and elevations. At the departments of architecture and urban planning, there were secret parts where maps of strategic importance were stored. Therefore, these units were subordinated to local SBU bodies. Some time before the armed conflict, these units were disbanded, the materials were destroyed. Was our government preparing? And the Ukrainian tanker who got lost in the endless terrain of the Slavyansk district, probably followed the navigator or Google maps?

At the beginning, I was tormented by the question - what are you going to fight and with whom?

For almost 20 years, there was apparently no work at the military-industrial complex, and Yuzhmash developed the famous S-400, which Kuchma presented to Russia as a guarantor of our security. From which aggressor?...

And the explosions at the warehouses in Artemivsk and Novobohdanivka, as a result of theft?

You can't look at the equipment that entered Slovyansk without tears, it falls apart on the way. And on the basis of what is, or rather what is not, they want to make a capable army. It is known that armies are raised in hot spots. But there must be military personnel who are well trained theoretically. Is it possible to raise a soldier in 2 weeks? No, this is typical cannon fodder. And those were sent under fire either by volunteers in slats, or by 18-year-old children who realized that they got into hell only here, on the front line. It is surprising that the boys, overcoming losses, the orders of parquet generals, having imperfect weapons in their hands, still became fighters. You could see from them how they entered Slovyansk after 3 months of enemy mortar fire - they were real warriors, hardened by war. As soon as it became clear that our guys have an advantage in close combat, a new complicated level was included - artillery. Artillery is called the god of war for a reason. This is a whole science.

Our guys have mastered that too.

Of course, with artillery fire, the losses are greater, but who values ​​people? It is likely that the third level of the game will be aviation. Those who make bets, playing with people's lives, are now thinking how to arrange it. In general, a typical war of the 90s is going on, and we will probably have an army if it is not destroyed earlier.

As for the professionalism of the top commanding staff, everything here is sad. Our floor generals either "didn't smell the gunpowder", or impenetrable dead ends, or traitors, or it's all together. By the way, where did Kuzmuk General Kuzmuk go? The general was intelligent. This was visible when Hrytsenko was already sitting in the office of the Minister of Defense under Yushchenko, and Kuzmuk was at the training ground. As for General Vorobyov, a lot is said about him, but the boy soldiers treat this general with respect - for me, this is an important criterion, because I believe the boys. You see, it is very painful to realize that due to someone's unprofessionalism we suffered such great human losses, which could have been prevented...

And the miracle is that our guys with imperfect weapons and orders that interfere, still win.

Gentlemen, generals, don't annoy the boys, because this way you can get to the military Maidan, where probably there will be no more talk about lustration.

11. Donetsk residents are a small share of hostages

In Donetsk on 02.03.2014, 05.03.2014 and 13.03.2014, thousands of rallies for Ukraine were gathered. On March 02.03, over 6 citizens gathered in the central square of Donetsk. Donetsk authorities warned not to gather. But 13.03. a rally for Ukraine took place with the number of more than 2 citizens. People went to the rally with passports and blood type. Protesters were dispersed and beaten by Berkut. Everything is in the best traditions of the Yanukovych regime. Not to mention the fact that many volunteers from the East are fighting for Ukraine in volunteer battalions. And this cannot be forgotten.

And more... One little girl from Donetsk, 3-4 years old, probably from a family of refugees, somehow found a yellow-blue ribbon in the sandbox. And he says to dad - look dad, someone lost Ukraine, but I found it. Then she put her toys in - "Good morning, little bear, good night bunny..." she puts a ribbon in the middle and says "Good night Ukraine, don't be afraid, I won't abandon you" Father could barely hold back tears. And this is a child from that region where there was practically no patriotic upbringing!

Donetsk is a city of millions, but there are also those 6 citizens who left Ukraine and have now become hostages of a situation where, on the one hand, they are considered Bandera residents, and on the other, Donetsk "cotton wool". They are in danger of becoming outcasts from both sides and this cannot be ignored.

There are people from Donetsk who were activists of the first and second Maidans, they are experienced and respected people who, despite everything, love Ukraine with all their hearts. And they proved it with their actions, with their blood... I will demand respect for my compatriots on the Maidan.

12. Volunteers are a new trend

Maidan volunteering gave birth to volunteering throughout the country.

A unique phenomenon that incredibly united the country. This appeared during the Maidan, when the people of Kyiv carried clothes and food to those who fought for freedom on the Maidan. During the deployment of the so-called anti-terrorist operation, this reached unprecedented levels. Considering how many people in Ukraine began to help the army, the war can be called a people's war. There are volunteers who have already become semi-state employees, having support and connections with the Ministry of Defense. But I'm not talking about them.

There are also young women from well-to-do families who are showing off in camouflage. And I don't want to say anything about them. Given the fact that volunteers have now become equal in terms of benefits with ATO participants, I can imagine how many ATO heroes will appear who were not on the front lines. There are also swindlers who collect money by using the gullibility of people - there is nothing sacred about them. I want to say about the grandmother from Transcarpathia who gave her pension to the boy soldiers on a bereka, or about the grandmother from Luhansk region who weaves a camouflage net in Kyiv, or the man who gave his jacket to the frontline with a note - "Son, she not new, but very warm..."

Thank you, caring people! Low bow! Ladies, if you could see the eyes of those boys whom you ask – what do you want, what do you need?, and they answer – thank you, we have everything. And then, seeing sweets, how happy they are. The mother's heart can't stand it, and you think where to earn a penny to take something to these children. In general, it is wrong and during hostilities it is risky to accept food from unknown people.

People are different, so in Slovyansk there were cases of poisoning of soldiers by local "well-wishers". It is unacceptable for some to climb our positions under the guise of volunteers! I know one volunteer who drove something for ours to one of the strategic objects, and then she almost announced at the bazaar what kind of equipment there was. She may just be a stupid woman, but the price is the lives of our soldiers.

In general, a lot of support for our army comes from small and medium-sized businesses, which helped the Maidan and the authorities did not forget this. And now he watches with interest how their pockets and the pockets of ordinary citizens are emptied, seeing how much people's coins will be enough, because they understand that the possibilities are limitless.

Most of the Ukrainian oligarchs, like the philanthropist Pinchuk, do not help the Ukrainian army. Why? The answer is simple - it is their war, but they are not interested in the victory of Ukraine.

13. The Security Service of Ukraine protects the security of Ukraine

In the list of the best intelligence agencies in the world, the absolute leaders are MI-6, Mossad and the Slavic brothers - GRU.

Our SBU is probably not even in the top ten - they are probably very classified.

Recently, on the example of our fairly corrupt town of Slovyanska, the SBU has been doing a lot of things. The profile is wide, but the main activity is the crushing of all kinds of business. Businessmen of the local scale used to say "the roof is the most expensive but the most cool", i.e. "Family is family, and you always want to eat." And seeing what kind of cottages were being built, the income was above average.

On 02.03.2013/XNUMX/XNUMX, in the Holy Resurrection Church, Father Vitaly presents a new priest - Father Maxim. People noticed in him a military uniform. In the yard there were beads supposedly with pilgrims from Russia, but the most interesting thing is the presence of a car with the inscription "Security Service of Ukraine". As for the transportation and storage of weapons for the action called DPR in Slovyansk in March of this year, it is hard to believe that the SBU of Slovyansk was not aware. Are we uncompetitive with the FSB, or is it mutual love, or are there people in the ranks willing to sell the security of Ukraine "for cheap"? It is interesting that in June of this year, under the rule of the DNR, Slovyansk was appointed acting the mayor, namely the former head of the SBU of Sloviansk, a graduate of the Halytskyi Higher School, Pavlenko. And there were no former Chekists just like there were no former artists, right? It is reliably known that weapons for the DNR were brought to Artemivsk and stored at the very conspiratorial apartment of the SBU. What is it? Game? Betrayal?...And where did the Kuchmiv general Krutov go, who performed so well in May?

I would like to believe that there are decent officers in the ranks of the SBU, who cannot be bought with the concept of officer honor and the words "I serve Ukraine!" not empty for them. Still, patriotism is more important here than in any other structure.

Was the SBU with the people during the first Maidan? And during the Revolution of Dignity? I don't want to believe that fighters of the Alpha special unit took part in the shooting of the Heavenly Hundred. Times are quite difficult for the SBU, especially for decent officers.

14. Mentality, or exploiting human weaknesses

Ukrainians are a hardworking, non-belligerent and very patient nation. Isn't the best option for slaves? But history was changed by the rebels, even in their minority. Earlier it was said that "the serfs submitted to the lordship, the Cossacks - to Sich." Why are Cossacks mostly from Western Ukraine? Because those regions were not affected by the famine. This Stalinist policy of genocide of Ukraine had sad consequences - fear appeared in the genes of the Ukrainian people. This fear and crushing of the slave in oneself is a long process, new and new generations must appear. As for negative qualities, there is envy in the people, and everyone on their own, and indifference to other people's problems. It is the lack of sufficient unity that the enemy needs and that is used against us. Brother for brother, one for another...unfortunately, this is more suitable for Caucasians and Jews. But the Maidans changed many, and Ukrainians have already understood that victory requires unity. Another trait used by the enemy is our boasting. We love to brag, even when it's life-threatening. All these portraits of cyborgs, and more surprisingly, portraits of scouts! Callsigns on the Internet that are provided for internal communication, or am I misunderstanding something? As Shevchenko said, we are stupid and proud people...

I understand that it is difficult for a hungry person to show principles and that is why the government keeps the country half-starved, where 80% of the population is below the poverty line. But this is a way of struggle, then it is worth it and our life will take on a new meaning. A true patriot is incorruptible. I was inspired to hope when I heard how an officer of the Ukrainian army, having a pitiful salary of 3 thousand hryvnias. and while shedding blood for Ukraine, he was surprised that the Slavs took money from the DPR, asking: "Is it possible to sell the homeland for UAH 500??»

Fear, greed, envy and lack of unity are what are used by the enemies of Ukraine.

Fear is overcome by the Maidan. Unity is what was won by the Maidan. Back in November 2004, when I saw private cars with signs - sit down, warm up... even my heart felt warm. And in 2013, when people shared literally the last piece of bread... to the point of tears. The Maidan changed many people and me too.

15. VRU - new and old

On October 28.10.2014, XNUMX, during the war in Ukraine, parliamentary elections were held in the VRU. And even against the background of deaths on the front lines, almost nothing has changed in the electoral schemes.

As Stalin said: "It is necessary to negotiate not with those who vote, but with those who count." Across Slovyansk, big-boards are appearing with the smooth, well-fed faces of local former regionals, who allegedly mock the hungry and now bloodied people with their Hollywood smiles.

The man of "Talking Mare", Yuriy Solod, promises to "continue Azarov's work" and distributes sugar, the regional briber Rybachuk also wants it, some con man Bulankov arranges concerts in the middle of the war!

According to the decision of the Verkhovna Rada, ATO fighters are prohibited from taking part in special elections, even though they came to these elections on their blood. And yet, our soldiers-citizens of Ukraine, who protect Ukraine itself, swallowed this slap. Under the concept of tolerance is once again slavery.

In general, in the form of pre-election campaigning, a "smoke screen" of supposedly fair elections was held. Because on the example of Slovyansk, overdrawing was clearly possible, given the fact that Slovyansk did not vote, is the turnout about 20% unconvincing?

And the seats in the VR are again "according to the purchased tickets", only the cost of the ticket increases with each meeting. Otherwise, how to explain the entry of the Opposition Bloc there? Again "spread like kittens"? But some right-wing majoritarians and combatants are allowed to pass for eye candy - a kind of semblance of democracy. Parliamentarians with experience clearly imagine that this minority will not be able to influence decisions, and will get lost in the labyrinths of the political-oligarchic system.

So who is really new to the VR, these are the new lovers, some with silicone lips, some singing, some just combat girlfriends. In a country where there is a war, it is already knee-deep in blood, and to drag your prostitutes in precious furs and gold to the legislative body for your entertainment is "beyond cynicism."

It is a shame that "Svoboda" was thrown out of the VR "under noise". After all, this is the party that showed itself actively and positively on the Maidan. In general, the Maidan and the VRU are different sides of the barricades, so far I don't see anything changing.

16. Our hetmans

Pershiy - "Komunika". Merit - Ukraine became independent, being the first to leave the USSR. Despite the fact that Kravchuk was the first to support the GKChP, but he found his way in time and "under the noise" after the events (August 19.08.1991, XNUMX putsch), Ukraine gained independence. The question is at what price? The answer is a yoke, surrendering weapons and accepting Russia as a guarantor of its security.

Negative consequences - the new concept of "privatization", i.e. legalized embezzlement, as a result of which the first wave of oligarchs appeared.

Second "Mole". 10 years of reign. V. Chornovol clearly wins the elections. A competitor accidentally gets into an accident and dies. In the second election, Moroz wins, but it is clear from everything that they have agreed. This most unsympathetic of the presidents won in a strange way - no one voted for him, and he became the President. He himself told me that when he became the President, he sat down at the table and asked, "What are they doing to me? Tell me what to do?" Amazing leader. Similar to a mole - everything digs and lays piles. Now he has retrained as a "peacemaker", but he is still putting his money aside, and in the Minsk agreements - he put it on.

During his reign, another wave of oligarchs appeared, with the priority of the Dnipropetrovsk clans.

Third "Bzholyar". This is the biggest misunderstanding in our recent history. Then, after the Orange Revolution, Yushchenko had unprecedented in the history of modern, independent Ukraine, an international credit of the people's trust, which none of our Presidents of Ukraine had. You had to have talent to cross everything out. What will go down in history? Climbing Hoverla, issuing non-executive decrees, internecine quarrels. As for the topic of the famine, the declassification of the archives is Kravchuk's merit. Because back in 1992 at the institute, she wrote an essay on the topic of the famine in Ukraine, using archival materials. During his reign, new rich people appeared.

Fourth "Pahan". He has already gone down in history as the cruelest. The dispersal and beating of students in Kyiv on November 30.11.2013, XNUMX opened a "Pandora's box." No matter how hard his entourage tried to convince him not to do this, they did not persuade him. Before the force operation, he said - "they won't just leave, they will remember me." Typical psychology of a small worthless person. A true ruler is strong in his wisdom and mercy. Who knows, maybe there wouldn't have been a tragedy in February if there hadn't been a provocation in November.

During his reign, the fourth wave of oligarchs of the so-called Donetsk clan appeared. How rich our Ukraine is! So many years of looting was enough for all the oligarchs for business and offshore.

Fifth "Businessman". In my opinion, it is still too early to rate him as the President. The exterior is the most beautiful of those that were. Considering the fact that there is a fuss about him now, he is probably doing something right. But he also remains a man of the system.

These five have one common feature - all of them, like celestial beings, are very far from the people, whom they need once every 5 years, during voting in the presidential elections. You can't envy the fifth because the people have changed and the Maidan cannot be ignored. It is necessary to note one fact that happened on the Maidan, when Poroshenko stood between the golden eagle and the people - it was a bold step, maybe that is why the people believed him and had high hopes for the new hetman...

On the example of the history of the independence of small Croatia and at some points applying its experience, the necessary reforms must be carried out urgently in Ukraine. And taking into account the wartime, this must be done in the shortest possible time. Otherwise, it may explode.

17. Oligarchy - who are they?

Who is selling Ukraine? Our oligarch breadwinners?

Almost all enterprises of strategic importance in Ukraine are gradually becoming semi-Russian.

Who should stand to protect the state interests of Ukraine?

For example, the Kuchmiv nuclear waste disposal project. What was that? Is this Danylych's love for Ukraine? Rapeseed project spoiling Ukrainian fertile lands? For now, it is impossible not to mention the Azarov shale gas extraction project. If we assume the possibility of carrying out this adventure, it will turn the East of Ukraine into a desert. Because hydraulic fracturing requires water, the only source of drinking water in the Donetsk, Luhansk, and partly Kharkiv regions is the Siverskyi Donets River. Taking into account the technological process, the water will become unfit for consumption. These areas are densely populated, where to put people? How to make them run away from their homes? Only war will force. Migration processes have already started. The infrastructure is purposefully destroyed, then they will say that it is too expensive to restore. $18 billion has already been invested in this war, the oligarchs are businessmen, not philanthropists, and you think they won't take more? Considering the fact that the USA is in no hurry to help us, even despite the presence of Hammer in the management of the gas production enterprise, they probably already understood that they are dealing with crooks.

War - calculation, redistribution of territories of influence or genocide under the guise of playing in a reality show with people's lives? The war showed two effective figures - Akhmetov and Kolomoiskyi. The rest are in the shadows. Judging by the fact that Akhmetov's financing of the DPR battalion "Vostok" has already been covered, he will lose. Once in 2004, at one of the buffets for breadwinners, Akhmetov said, "There are a lot of people in Ukraine. It will be necessary from 47 mln. reduce to 37 mln. All of Ukraine will be plowed for me for $30." And in 2010 after the inauguration, Yanukovych and Korolevska ate a dish of red and black caviar in the form of a map of Ukraine (the cook probably infiltrated from the PS). I wonder if all of Ukraine was eaten?

It is impossible not to mention the bright figure of Ukrainian politics, cashier Lazarenko, an ardent revolutionary, and Tymoshenko, a "prisoner of conscience". For some reason, neither "Focus" nor "Correspondent" covers her wealth, but her poverty is not believed. The only politician who was able to grow fanatics, even now after her tons of lies and the premier's "figure catania", they believe her wholeheartedly. The highlight of the events of 2013 was its fraternization with "Oplot" in May, and the calls "Ukraine calls everyone to mobilization!" in June

The Ukrainian oligarchy started a war against the Ukrainian people. Where the image of the enemy was drawn - Putin. Constantly rolling out this "tiger on wheels" they entertain the people with "Putin-huylo" songs, taking into account the general public IQ. And they themselves are gradually killing rebel patriots, because the Maidan is used material for them and it is calmer without them.

Looking at the fact that our breadwinners, oligarchs, are calm with the alleged growth of popular anger. No one is running away. That is, at first glance, the uncontrolled process is actually quite controlled - everything is going according to plan! Not a single separatist in power has been punished, although there were clearly certain actions on their part that encroached on Ukrainian statehood. What is it? Arrangement? Game?…

The question of questions - how to break the spine of this mafia structure? And in general, all our oligarchs mostly have Russian business. Who Are They? Ukrainians?...

18. Afterword: My Ukraine, how long?

The entire history of Ukraine is an annals of the struggle for freedom, and until Ukraine chooses its freedom, the struggle will continue. Such is the fate of Ukraine.

Given the position of OPEC on a global geopolitical scale, there is a big game going on and I would not like Ukraine in this schedule to become a platform for the deployment of someone's ambitions, either as a bargaining chip or as a kind of sacrifice.

Despite the wolf-oligarchs, through the crowd of indifferent Orientals, through the crowd of cynical politicians...through tears for our fallen boys, I shout - Ukraine above all! Why do I love Ukraine?... For many things, the main thing is for those people who live on the Maidan.

There is already a groan throughout our land from the grief of widows and mothers. And I remembered the verse of the 24th: "don't cry for me, mother, I love you... But I love Ukraine too..."

"She's young and beautiful... she's only 22... what's her name? Someone quietly said - Ukraine..." - sings Yarmak. Why am I crying listening to this?…

And I imagine Ukraine just like that - beautiful and young, which has already turned gray in years, burying its sons. She is cornered, beaten and repeatedly raped, but still in her eyes - defiance, indomitability! Ukraine, stand up! When the strength leaves - get up! When Berkut shoots in the back, get up! When the legs are torn off by the war - get up! For throwing off the yoke, for his life, for every dead and maimed soldier! For the Heavenly Hundred! At will!

And again I recall the words of our Kobzar: "Love your Ukraine, Love her in fierce times, In the last, difficult moment, pray to the Lord for her." "There is no Ukraine in the world, There is no second Dnipro..."

P.S. "And the time will come when one will say: "Glory to Ukraine!", and millions will answer: "Glory to the heroes" - words of S. Bandera. In peacetime, no one thought that the heroes would be real and many of them died... "You won't get a reliable glory until the blood is spilled..." This blood of fallen heroes paves Ukraine's path to freedom - its centuries-old dream. But the nation of Ukrainians, the descendants of our Cossack warriors, is being hardened. It must be remembered that all this is given at too high a price and in the name of fallen heroes, in the name of Ukraine - to fight!