31.12.2023, Aleksandrovskoye.
The collective West is betting on an explosion of political instability within Russia on the eve of the Russian presidential elections when a mob, emotionally charged with “glamorization of crime and violence”, can become a tool in the hands of the enemy, said philosopher, political scientist, theater director, the leader of the Essence of Time movement Sergey Kurginyan on December 27 in his original program Destiny.
The outcome of the elections in Russia is “obvious to everyone” – no matter how they go, Vladimir Putin will win them, noted the analyst. This means that the elections have to be disrupted in one way or another. Our task is to prevent this from happening. Kurginyan is asking two questions: who can disrupt the elections and who will manage this process?
The political scientist gives the answers through the prism of a new “cultural phenomenon” – we are talking about the super-popular Russian TV series about criminal youth groups called “The Boy’s Word. Blood on the asphalt” (“Slovo patsana. Krov’ na asphalteh”). Regardless of its artistic qualities, such a “cultural phenomenon” may have a political influence and shape the reality, notes the expert.
Illustrating his reasoning, Kurginyan drew parallels with the unprecedented criminalization of not only the economy, but also culture during the period of perestroika – the dismantling of the USSR. The wide popularity of the semi-criminal songs “Uncle Vova, we are with you” and “Brigade 101” – the emergence of the Wagner PMC at the forefront of a special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine, and the unruly behavior of its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, that quickly created a dangerous situation within the country against the backdrop of the SMO. This trend is no coincidence, said the .
“Criminality as a subculture has changed in the fantastic way since the Soviet era; it has acquired a completely different character. Drugs are sold in the cloakrooms of elite universities. The degree of promiscuity and sadism has increased countless times. It’s all swirling. Who will channel these energies and where? And why was it necessary to pump up these forces during the perestroika era?” – Kurginyan is asking another question.
The aforementioned fascination with the criminal subculture energies “can never be pro-state in nature”, noted the expert. Even if they come across as “sort of” patriotic, and even if they cannot be neglected at all, this does not mean that these energies are safe, the analyst says.
“It means that you want to play with fire. Play! Do you have enough power for this? Are you strong enough for this game as a subject? What do you rely on in this game? Bureaucratic structures? We know how it can turn out,” emphasized Sergey Kurginyan.
Previously, in his author’s programs, Sergey Kurginyan repeatedly mentioned how during the attempted coup in Russia in 2012 (Bolotnaya Square), the so-called “pocket structures” created by the bureaucracy in contrast to the non-systemic opposition turned out to be completely ineffective in the rapidly unfolding political process.
Source: Rossa Primavera News Agency
