So, after the publication of the new order of the director of the FSB of the Russian Federation Bortnikov, we can congratulate all our gentlemen generals who were not allowed to live in peace and get fat pursely and organismally by the Russian media.
Order of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation dated November 04.11.2022, 547 No. XNUMX "On approval of the List of information in the field of military, military-technical activities of the Russian Federation, which, if received by foreign sources, can be used against the security of the Russian Federation"
In principle, everything is logical and expected. The list of prohibitions has been significantly expanded (up to 60 items) and deployed in such a way that you can safely say “Everything”.
Talk about problems in production? Repair of military equipment? Supplying the army? Theft and lawlessness in the field?
No, why? These bloggers and military correspondents are such a hindrance ... According to the General Staff, they are often the main reason for the defeats of the Russian army in the Northern Military District. So it's much easier to forbid them to say anything at all on any topic. Especially about the problems in the Russian army.
Something will remain, of course. Igor Konashenkov will continue to talk about the fact that about 30 American mercenaries near the village of Nizkiye Veshki and more than 50 Polish soldiers near the village of Cherepanovka were destroyed by the most accurate missile strike. And now his reports can and should be replicated, believing in the word, because without faith no victory is possible in principle.
The rest will either have to be content with direct quoting and references, or trivially shut up.
Those who wish can familiarize themselves with all six dozen points of the order, here I will give the most interesting ones. Let's start with information in the field of military activities of the Russian Federation, not containing information constituting a state secret.
1. Information on the assessment and forecasts of the development of the military-political, strategic (operational) situation
That is, even making assumptions about how events will develop is already a crime.
2. Information on the planning and implementation of measures for civil and territorial defense
Here, to be honest, it's a bit of a misunderstanding. How, then, to carry out these measures at all, if it is impossible to talk about them? In the evening editions News inform citizens? Or will the enemy not learn anything in the information transmitted on television, but on the Internet - for sure?
6. Information on the passage by citizens of the Russian Federation of military service, civil service of other types in the troops, military formations and bodies, on the labor activity of citizens of the Russian Federation in the troops, military formations and bodies
Great item! That is, now there is not a letter about the fact that in a particular unit there is not the most necessary thing, the fighters sleep on the ground and so on.
11. Information about the needs of troops, military formations and bodies in the development, production, testing, installation, installation, maintenance, repair and disposal of weapons, military and special equipment, including robotic systems.
12. Information about the material, technical and financial support of the troops, military formations and bodies.
13. Information on the procurement of goods, works, services for the needs of troops, military formations and bodies, including information on the sole suppliers of goods, works, services
12. Information about the material, technical and financial support of the troops, military formations and bodies.
13. Information on the procurement of goods, works, services for the needs of troops, military formations and bodies, including information on the sole suppliers of goods, works, services
Yes, do not interfere with respected people doing business.
14. Information on the observance of the law and the moral and psychological climate in the troops, military formations and bodies
Here, too, everything is ... ambiguous. And yes, it is. Why do we need to know why 12 armed and well-equipped soldiers began to surrender to 3 Ukrainian servicemen? It is so clear that not everything there was even and smooth, but now everyone will think for himself.
20. Information on the methods of training military personnel (employees) of troops, military formations and bodies
Indeed, why should the layman know that his son fired 15 rounds in a month of "preparation", right?
In general, in ten days, on December 1, a complete victory will come. So far, only over the Russian media and bloggers, but what will happen next, we may be told.
The question then arises, what kind of state secret is needed at all, if it is impossible to talk about anything without it? Or that the choice was - life or not?
I can’t congratulate the FSB on this, it’s not about the desire to shut everyone up on the eve of another significant event in Ukraine related to the Zaporozhye region. We will have to do something with social networks, and especially with Telegram, where our information space has already moved one way or another.
This is not to say that the document is stupid or harmful, in any way. There are points that the tongue will not turn to dispute or doubt. Nos. 3,4,16,17,18,25 and so on - they are useful, and, no doubt. But still, the general meaning of the document is such that from December 1, only individual media will have the right to discuss, comment and predict. Clearly, under the control of the state.
What consequences this has is clear. Censorship, which even without that sometimes surprises us with its one-sidedness, will receive a new impulse to accelerate. Well, this can only be tolerated. Up to a certain point.
Of course, as long as the alternative universe lives in the same "Cart", the chances of obtaining information will remain. And I hope that the Russian government will also lose the second round of the war with Telegram. In any case, even information from the TG that requires filtering and verification is better than Konashenkov's briefings. This is understood by most of the reasonable part of Russians. At the very least, copied press releases from the Ministry of Defense have ceased to be published by the majority of even completely loyal media.
But what's next? The order is not yet the law, but according to the order, they can also be punished to the fullest extent. Otherwise, why compose an order, right?
And here's why: we have too much freedom in expressions. Yes, as long as it is. So far, it was possible to speak on almost any topic. Well, almost any. The goal of our government is simple and understandable: we need to wean citizens from the practice that they can speak on any topic of the day. Immeasurable freedom of expression is simply dangerous.
Here the practice of the USSR is recalled. A long-standing anecdote, how a Russian and an American talk. About freedom of speech. American says:
- We have real freedom in the USA! I can go to the White House and shout: "Reagan is a moron!" And I won't get anything for it!
Russian answers:
- So I can go to the Kremlin and shout "Reagan is a moron!". And I won't get anything for it either!
So, most likely, everything will be exactly like that. Already today everything is rather one-sided, but further this one-sidedness will simply be legalized. The Soviet template is a good thing. And, by the way, the fact that the authorities do not carry out explanatory work in this regard, moreover, rather demonstratively, speaks volumes.
The main thing here is that it simply does not make sense to explain the change in the rules for the implementation of a number of constitutional rights related to freedom of speech and information.
Why did I emphasize this idea so much? Yes, because I understand that the average layman for such details from a high bell tower, he will find where to put himself on the Internet, where 80% go to show that he is a head smarter than the author. He, as a respectable user, is not threatened at all, on the contrary, it will be possible to write where necessary about what is happening from his point of view, a violation, thereby it is not bad to rise in his own eyes.
Problems will not be with them, and even more so not with opponents of patriotic, but not biased media. By the way, the FSB will have problems in the first place.
Here, in general, a very interesting plot plot turns out: on December 1, 2022, it will indeed be difficult and very risky to cover information that will be protected by this order of the FSB. However, lawyers have already noticed that a lot of points look very vague and are formulated in fact very abstractly. Hence the very wide possibilities of interpretation on the one hand and the complete lack of maneuver on the other, because indeed, nothing was explained to anyone, but they will be punished for something.
It will be very difficult to define such a thing as the format of information allowed before publication. Zero definitions. Moreover, it is completely unclear who is responsible for controlling the information that will be published in the media. To the FSB? Yeah, besides guarding the borders and countering Ukrainian DRGs, they have nothing to do, free time to abyss, go ahead, read the Internet?
On the media themselves? This is even more nonsense, because see above, no one explained anything. And it's not clear how to filter. But since no one has canceled the newly introduced articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation such as 275.1, 280.3, 280.4 and the like, here is the conclusion for you: it is easier to remain silent.
From December 1, we will begin a new life. Less bright, less interesting, but calm for those who are behind the introduction of a new round of censorship. It's good that at least someone in Russia can be happy.