Boroday: "In fact, the shooters are already fighting on the side of the enemy"
In an interview with the first Prime Minister of the self-proclaimed DPR, Alexander Boroday, “The Russian Reporter” for the first time discusses the unknown details of the war in the Donbass and above all - the actions and personality of the legendary Strelkov - Igor Girkin. Strelkov himself constantly confirms the myth about himself, including talking about his role in the Crimea, taking responsibility for the beginning of armed resistance in the Donbas, blaming many former comrades-in-arms for treason. History wars in the Donbass are not just a story, but also a current policy, and this interview is interesting not only as a squabble between former comrades-in-arms and the top officials of the DPR, but as another opportunity to get closer to understanding this conflict
When your famous interview for Topical Comments (http://actualcomment.ru/ya-russkiy-imperialist.html) appeared last year in which you said that Strelkov ordered the surrender of Donetsk and the retreat of military detachments to the territory of the Russian Federation , the Moscow "Strelkovskaya intelligentsia" and bloggers like Kolonel Rozhin, are up in arms against you ...
First, not so famous. The resource, to put it mildly, is not of "federal significance." Believe me, if I was so eager to tell the world "the whole truth" or organize "harassment of Strelkov", I would be able to choose a more powerful resource - with all due respect to "Actual Comments." And so - just people came, asked questions, I answered. I have nothing to hide. Secondly, I knew that they would “turn out to be in arms” and warned about it. As for this Colonel, it is just ridiculous. The most visible shooter blogger! In the recent past, an agent of the SBU, one of the tasks of which was to identify pro-Russian Crimeans through social networks, now it seems like “switched over to our side”. Came to Moscow. Even with his former curator, ask for money from patriotically oriented businessmen. Not allowed. I would like to look at the physiognomy of the numerous admirers of this “colonel” if they saw him in reality. That would be a laugh!
Is it possible to objectively restore various episodes of this war? Probably there are many witnesses, including the activities of Strelkova. For example, General Antyufeev, your former deputy.
Yes, Vladimir Yuryevich is here, in Moscow, is, and is not hiding. I periodically see him. And he is not so “secret” to be completely inaccessible. If necessary, I think, will answer many questions, just does not like Internet chatter. What can you do, such a person ... Here, in Moscow, there are actually a lot of Igor's friends. Unfortunately, mostly with the prefix "ex."
Once I published an excerpt from your interview that Strelok gave the order to leave Donetsk and withdraw to the territory of the Russian Federation, which canceled Antyufeev. And then Alexander Kots, in comments to this status, wrote something like this: “Alexander, how can you believe this Beard? Look, he has a glossy face. ”
Yes, what can I say? Argument serious. True, I never seriously followed my appearance and didn’t notice any “polishness” in myself, rather the opposite. The eyes are still sore and watery after the June poisoning with some kind of gas in the RSA — the enemy agents sprayed repeatedly. Is this a “glossy”? But Kotsu, of course, know better. However, a boring topic ... And then I can get to the "joints" ...
As for the credibility of my words, I don’t demand it. Especially from the "shooters". There is Antyufeev, who has documentary evidence in his hands of an attempt to surrender Strelkov Donetsk. There is Bezler, who, in his words, keeps a copy of the Strelkovo order for the surrender of Gorlovka (he was sabotaged by Bes). There is Gloomy, he is General Petrovsky, so it’s seemingly “Rifleman”, but he also recalled just now how Igor gave him the order to go along with the special forces to Snezhnoye, which had to be held until the main forces of the led by the Minister of Defense of the DPR troops. Gloomy, too, did not appreciate the greatness of the plan and refused to carry out the order ... And there is still Zakharchenko, Khodakovsky, Konanov1 ... All these people then represented the "military elite" of the DPR. So why adherents Strelkov, if they are so confident in its infallibility, do not ask each of them a direct question: "Was the attempt of surrender, or not?" Then it will become clear who can be trusted and who cannot.
You never asked yourself the question, why this attitude to you? After all, you have a big patriotic background - more than 20 years of patriotic activity, starting with the defense of the White House in 1993, Chechnya. Why is it that you are so "hostile to the rifle intelligentsia" as hostile to you as the fiend of hell?
I do not quite understand what the "Strelkovskaya intelligentsia" is? And why is she considered synonymous with “patriotic”? Those people with whom I communicate for many years, and who are Russian patriots, certainly didn’t treat me worse, except for Strelkov himself. Seriously, the majority of the SSS - “Sects of Strelkov's Witnesses” are patriotic neophytes. People who remembered about the Motherland recently. The majority, it seems, are exalted ladies of post-Balzac age, with not very high level of education. There are, of course, many ordinary decent people. Simply, they uncritically accepted the "myth of Strelkov". The myth, to the creation of which I myself put a lot of effort. This "uncritical" consciousness is largely due to the fact that people have long yearned for real heroes. And those who take away their "favorite toy" - in particular, people, naturally, dislike it. However, I, unlike Igor, are really not a politician. And to me, the popularity among the masses of “ZhZhistov” and “facebookies”, to put it mildly, is not too important. I will not lie that it is pleasant for me to observe the streams of outright slander and insults that fall out in my address and not only in my Igor Ivanovich and his paid and free supporters, but “the dog barks and the caravan moves on.” There, in Donetsk, there are still quite a few people who believe in me and who always wait for me. And in Russia there are a lot of them. Every day I communicate with someone from the former "my" fighters and commanders. I feel their support - February 23 phone almost exploded. This is important to me.
Photos from the personal archive of Alexander Borodaya
I remember talking to Strelkov on the phone and asked him if he would refute Borodai’s statement that Strelkov was going to surrender Donetsk to the Ukrainians. He replied no.
This is because he has nothing to refute.
You were not in Donetsk then, you were in Moscow. The order to leave Donetsk was canceled, as you said, by Antyufeev. Could you tell us more about this?
In order to understand “as it was” one must begin from the moment Igor came to Slavyansk. At that time, he “at the same time” cleared not only Slavyansk itself from our presence, but also a large part of the territory of the DPR, many large settlements: Kramatorsk, Druzhkovka, Konstantinovka, Artyomovsk. With a large population. In some cases, with convenient positions for defense. He has already appeared in Donetsk in a somewhat, let's say, depressed state. He believed in the possibility of victory, believing that "Russia has betrayed us." I immediately want to say that I cannot criticize him for this first digression. Just do not have the right. I was not in Slavyansk when he made the decision to surrender the city, and I did not see what was happening there. He commanded there as best he could, apart from all the others. On it a heavy burden of responsibility lay. And this decision is his right. Moreover, Igor spent many hours in order to convince me that this retreat was inevitable and legitimate. Then I agreed with him, and I will not change my point of view depending on the circumstances.
And what did he say?
Many things. He is now repeating all the same arguments. Therefore, I see no reason to discuss them endlessly. True, after Strelkov's “exit” from the territory of the DPR, he and his supporters had another new one, today the “main one” - he turns out to have passed Slavyansk in order to come running to Donetsk and save him from the surrender, which we allegedly planned. This is an outright lie, an attempt to reconstruct recent history, in order to whitewash itself. Then, of course, he had no such “fears”. By the way, at the exit from Slavyansk, he initially was not going to Donetsk. Planned to stay in Gorlovka. But it did not work out. "Bes" was not enough hospitable. But then other things began to happen. In particular, it was Igor who passed Karlovka. This is a very important point. Karlovka is the “western gate” to Donetsk. While Strelkova was not, Karlovka held out. And great. She was defended by various units acting in coordination. First of all, there were fighters from the "East" and from the "Demon". There were divisions of the "stronghold", if I am not mistaken, and the miners from "Kalmius" then joined.
But he told me in an interview that when he came to Donetsk, everything was relaxed there, no one fought.
By the time he entered the city, the fighting in Donetsk itself was already over. So it is, excuse me, our merit, and not our fault. Initially, there were two serious enemy bases in the city itself, which by this point had been taken by assault. These were the base at Shchors and the base at Bosse. The capture of the second was a particularly noticeable event, because, to our great regret, the enemy had managed to blow up the arsenal there. And this arsenal rushed for more than a day. The whole city heard it.
The base at Shchors was taken by the "Ataman Ivanych" and the fighters of the just-emerging "Kalmius" and, above all - by the "Jeweler" group - after an eight-hour battle. For us, this fight was successful because we managed to take more than 400 units of small weapons, three armored vehicles, grenade launchers and something else. For us, this was a tremendous step forward. In the area of the airport, too, were fighting. Successfully acted together "Oplot" and "East". By the time Strelkov appeared, the airport was completely blocked by us. And the city was already well prepared for defense. Most of all for this, I must say, did Alexander Khodakovsky. It was just he, Zakharchenko and I who knew the plan completely. Since Donetsk remains at the moment a front-line city, I cannot talk about it. He, unfortunately, still may be relevant. However, I do not detract from the merits in this regard of such an unambiguous character of the Donetsk history as Vadim “Kerch”, who together with my assistant built fortifications on the outskirts of Donetsk - the very “Kerch”, in whose name “Strelkovskie propagandists” brazenly “covered "Another nonsense about me, although in fact he did not say anything like that.
At the same time, we did everything possible to ensure that the city lived at least a relatively normal life.
If Donetsk then did not fight, where were the fights?
They were relatively distant from Donetsk. Fighting near Dmitrovka, Marinovka, near Snezhniy, around Saur-Mogila, near Karlovka. So fights went. So by the time Igor appeared in Donetsk, Donetsk had been completely stripped of the enemy. And there was no enemy close to the outskirts of Donetsk. The fighting went on far approaches. It should be noted here for the sake of justice that our military situation, of course, was helped by the fact that considerable enemy forces were concentrated around Slavyansk. But when Strelkov came to Donetsk, the enemy followed him. And rather quickly the situation became critical.
So how did he pass Karlovka?
Yes, allegedly because of the threat of encirclement. That's when he left Karlovka, the enemy managed to break into Avdiivka and Peski and occupy the dominant heights, unlock the airport and start firing at Donetsk. Not only on the outskirts, but also in the center. And when Ukrainians from the Avdeevka area are beating the city center, this is partly a “merit” of the famous colonel Strelkov.
How was the decision to leave Karlovka made?
When Igor wanted to carry out this decision, nobody liked it. All the commanders agreed that Karlovka must continue to defend. By the way, then Khodakovsky’s dislike of Strelkov was born then as a person who is not quite adequate to the situation. At the council of commanders, it was decided not to leave Karlovka. Shooters then was forced to accept this decision. More precisely to pretend to be resigned. After three days, he quietly took about subordinate units. And in the end he left everyone else without flank support, which forced the rest to retreat. That is, he put us before the fact.
And after that you, as the prime minister, undertook some sort of debriefing? Strelkov called to answer?
It was already meaningless, by this time I understood the state of the legendary “Minister of Defense” and it was more important for me that he didn’t “mess up” with something new ... I wanted to do without voiced scandals.
By the way, what condition was he in then?
It is unpleasant to remember this. It was different. Tantrums, screams of some sort, occasionally tears, bouts of depression. I somehow felt like a psychotherapist. Conducted daily "soothing" conversation. And he was angry because of this. Enough, to put it mildly, other activities. And then you need to understand the psychology of Igor. So, as I understand it, after almost two decades of communication. By the way, I'm the godfather of one of his children. Almost a relative. The fact is that he plays the role all his life. Inflexible white officer. Knight of the "Swan Camp". The poet Arseny Nesmelov he likes - now I remembered who stole my book. The problem is that whites, unfortunately, were beaten. Betrayed, vilified and ... beaten. They, unbroken, retreated. They went on ice trips from Rostov or across Siberia, like the army of Kappel. Therefore, consciously or subconsciously, “a heroic retreat with unfolded banners” is the main general stereotype of Igor Vsevolodovich Girkin. He was ready to try on the role of Kornilov, Drozdovskiy, etc.
Say that he had tantrums. But he broke down?
He had no animal fear. He simply thought that he had done too much to die. All his life he wanted fame. Military honors, laurels. In vain, perhaps, he was so angry with his office, which, before the events, fired him "without the right to wear a uniform." And when he came to Donetsk, he already earned his fame. But he wanted to “touch the laurels” with his hands. And he had very exaggerated ideas about how he would be met in Russia. I know his dreams and hopes. They looked like this then: “The Kremlin. St. George's Hall. Skidding is Igor in his black new general's uniform. The president approaches him. Presents the star of the Hero of Russia. Then he hugs and, dropping a mean male tear, whispers: "Thank you, son." Then he turns to his suite and says: “Now I know who I can leave Russia for.” Retinue gasps, terrified and jealous ... ". Something like this. Well, it did not come true ... Well, why try to avenge for unfulfilled fantasies? Well it hurts the cause. The one for which he risked, for which people died ...
Drank?
Not. For all the time we drank two bottles of brandy with him. One more in April, when I briefly broke into Slavyansk. And the second - in the evening on the day of our meeting in Donetsk. And that helped us.
And then what after putting them Karlovka was?
Then there was the attempt of an offensive operation. I mean Stepanovka-Marinovka. I then specifically went with him to see how he led the troops directly.
And how to manage?
I don’t really want to comment. It is somehow inconvenient to evaluate other people's leadership talents. And then: "Everyone imagines himself a strategist, seeing the battle from the outside." But, since I didn’t see it from the side, I’ll say a little. Hang out somehow very far from battle formations. The battalion commanders were left to their own devices. Well, we ran around Stepanovka from the enemy aviation. They took out several wounded soldiers in their cars. That’s all. Now I regret that I did not go with Sasha Zakharchenko for a distracting blow. Everything was “more fun" there. Then, by the way, the current leader of the DPR got his first wound in this war. However, it was necessary, of course, to go with Igor. Refresh impressions, so to speak. I participated in one of “his operations” during the second Chechen war. Then he commanded a small group. The plan was developed normally, and then practically did not lead anything, although he proved himself as an ordinary fighter. The operation was successful, although not the first time, but it was pure luck. In a word, he can plan an operation. As an ordinary fighter he used to be quite good (in this war he didn’t see it). He cannot command the battlefield. It goes into itself. However, this is my purely personal point of view. And I do not pretend to be right in this matter.
But this is a question for you. How could such a person, who had no experience in command of army units, be appointed Minister of the NPT?
There were no other options. The Secretary of Defense is not a purely military figure. It is also an ideological value.
But Strelkov himself, in an interview with Prokhanov, said that when he came to Slavyansk, there was already a detachment in 100-150 people. Katya Gubareva told me that she was the detachment of Strelkova who set up the camp in Slavyansk, because it was the most active small town in the Donetsk region.
Yes, people were waiting. I can’t say anything about Gubareva. I just do not know. At the end of March, Igor and I were sitting at the Rostov airport. There came to us all sorts of walkers from the Donbass. They told us: give us, above all, commanders. There were no other commanders then.
Shooters in an interview with Prokhanov said that he had a telephone conversation with someone who gave him a strict order not to retreat from the city before the retreat from Slavyansk. He was promised assistance in releasing Slavyansk. But to his question, when this help will come, nothing concrete could be answered to him. And then he decided to retreat. Why, in this case, if the Strelkov retreated from Slavyansk without an order, would not the organizational conclusions follow?
As you understand, Igor was not talking to me.
Tell me, honestly. If the Shooter had not left Slavyansk, would they unblock it?
Very likely. But the history of the subjunctive moods does not know. I will say one thing: no one considered him as a sacred victim. If they were considering, he would not be sitting in Moscow now.
Yes, but he said that the grenade launchers did not shoot, they were defective, there were almost no mortar shells left. As soon as he gets one tank, the Ukrainians have four. There was nothing to fight off.
It's true. But everyone had the same problems, not just Strelkov. But even in almost complete surroundings, only he fought.
Can you remember the moment when you learned that the Shooter left Slavyansk and Kramatorsk?
I was in Moscow once again. I had such a function that I had to go there every three to four weeks. They call from Donetsk: they say, the army of “barbarians” appeared with him, come back soon. I came to Donetsk a day or two later, when he appeared there. During this time, he managed to take a step that he is now extremely proud of - the overthrow of Donetsk Mayor Alexander Lukyanchenko.
Took power?
This is generally a complete idiocy. There was a mayor of Donetsk Lukyanchenko. Nobody interfered with anything. Local people very well responded to him, even the most "fierce deenera". By the way, he is not “Akhmetovsky”. They say he periodically quarreled with Akhmetov. And when they put pressure on him, he immediately said: I will resign. And they all persuaded him not to leave. I myself spoke with Lukyanchenko several times, and he did not express any complaints about the DPR. And did not require anything. Once I asked to relocate the roadblock near the Putilov bridge to 100 meters in either direction, so as not to interfere with public transport. Just a good business executive, who sincerely loved his city. Until the war really got to Donetsk, he was a very well-kept city. Kiev, while there was the legitimate mayor of Lukyanchenko and the illusion of dual power, remained, gave him wages to state employees. It suited me because the city lived at least some life. I didn’t have any money for salaries. What was touching him?
Why then did Shooters take it off?
Shooters called him and said: swear DNI! Lukyanchenko immediately realized that if he swore the DPR, he would immediately become a “criminal” and a “terrorist” - and he would have no money in his city treasury. He says Strelkov: I do not want. Igorek replied to him: then I will shoot the next day. It's funny that he demanded the DNI oath, although neither he nor his team brought any oath of the DNI. That's when Lukyanchenko took the legs in his hands and combs to Kiev. As a result, the next day I come and say to him: “Are you a fool, Igor? Why did you do all this? Well, what have you achieved? ”. He: "But this is Kiev mayor." I: "What is he Kiev? He is a local horseradish who sat here. He somehow provided the city normally. Will you manage it yourself? Come on, go ahead. You are the mayor now. ” He: "No, I'm not the mayor." I: “Oh, you are no longer the mayor? How to destroy everything, so you are our commander in chief, and it is unclear from what reason you are not in your competence. And how to answer for the consequences of your foolish decisions, you say that you are not the mayor. ” He: "Well, I will find the mayor." In the end, he brought a young guy - Pasha "Mad." Says: "Here, he will." I was acquainted with Pasha before that, he drove the columns and seemed to be doing quite well. I ask: “Pash, well, will you be the mayor? You will have such, such and such functions. ” Pasha, after listening, all this says: “Oh, damn it, I will not be the mayor. Do not, do not pull. Then I to Strelkov: “Something your mayor mayor does not want to be. It's amazing why? ”The shooters answered me:“ Well, then I don’t know. ” About ordinary people who lived in Donetsk, our Igorku's head did not hurt at all. He apparently believed that they do not exist. And I understood that they exist, and the existence of the Donetsk People's Republic depends on their existence. How did it all end? That and. about. Mayor of Donetsk became a man of Akhmetov.
And how did the Arrow come to mind to order the evacuation from Donetsk? Was he already surrounded?
The fact is that the whole territory of the DPR was in the operational environment. "Holes" on the territory of Russia remained only in the LC. And they had to get to them, as Zakharchenko used to say, by “thieves roads”. I felt it myself. Itself more than once slipped back and forth. Sometimes well, and another - not very.
So how was the evacuation order given?
Yes, just like any other. Only about him, of course, quickly learned Antufeev. He rushed to Igor and forced him to cancel this order. To which he had all the powers, as at that time he served as the head of the republic and, accordingly, the commander in chief. The fact is that when I left the territory of the republic, I signed a decree according to which all my powers for the time of absence are transferred to my first deputy, Vladimir Antyufeev. An open secret was that Igor, our Ivanovich, although he called himself the commander-in-chief, was in fact not one. He was Minister of Defense with a very wide range of powers. But the commander in chief in any country, even in a state such as the DPR, is at least its supreme leader.
And Igor Ivanovich?
But Igor got into trouble: everything was supposedly tryndets. We must go, otherwise they will crush us all now. But there is nothing to do - the order was withdrawn. Igorek knows who Vladimir Yuryevich is. And they already had experience of negative communication.
With whom, with Antyufeev?
Of course. Still in the Crimea.
And what was it?
He had something to do with the fact that Colonel Strelkov left Crimea “humiliated and insulted”. Igorek, at the end of that short epic, managed to pretty much "mess up" and even expected his arrest by Russian law enforcement agencies. But Sergey Aksenov stood up for him then.
Once again, I still can not understand, so if he is so "inadequate", then why should he have been taken to the Donbass? After all, he later "nakosyachil" and in Slavyansk, and almost was "nakosyachil" in Donetsk.
Where, then, did we have intelligent, brave, heroic commanders? Sat on the ass. Medals for joining the Crimea tried on. Strelkov did not hesitate and did not demand guarantees. He himself rushed into battle. And he's not a coward and not a fool. And his experience is serious. And charisma is enough. All this is a fact. He just broke loose at some point. And it is not so much his fault, how much trouble. Also, understand that Igor, like all of us, initially counted on a sprint race. Remember the song Vysotsky about how the sprinter was forced to run a long distance? But with Igor this happened, He “dashed off by ten thousand, as if by five hundred, and got caked.” When I became the prime minister of the DPR, I also thought: well, how long will this premiership last: five days, a week, or two whole weeks?
Why was it decided to remove the Arrow from the post of Minister of Defense? What was the reason for this: the fact that he was not loved by other commanders? So that he had a Russian passport, not a Ukrainian one?
There was a whole range of reasons. And do not oppose them to each other. Of course, from the point of view of the international community, the leadership of the Republic looked quite defiant: Prime Minister Borodai was a Muscovite, his first deputy, although a native of Riga, but also a Muscovite, and the most famous figure in the government, Igor Strelkov, is a Muscovite. Of course, when the contours of the negotiation process began to emerge, this situation became intolerable. Weakening the "morale" of Colonel Strelkov, let's say politely, also played a role. His political tricks and attempts to usurp power in the republic, bright speeches before the press, his presence in all forums. And in general, at the end of his stay, he was already a nominal figure who had lost real control levers. His orders were not executed, and he knew nothing about it. Worked alternative headquarters, which corrected them. Even parts of his “personal” Slavic brigade often walked in a completely different direction to which he sent them. Many Donetsk formations, such as “Oplot” and “Vostok”, in principle, did not obey Strelkov. Khodakovsky was not at all at one of his headquarters meetings — he came to me, and I specially sent Oplot at a government meeting to Strelkov for operational submission. But only in the operational. And the supply of the "stronghold" and "East" was also separate, which is very enraged by the minister.
And why is he offended by you?
There are several specific reasons. I’m sorry for some, I’ll keep silence, otherwise I’ll be completely postmodern. Well, in particular, because of the arrest of his fellow Vicki-Wiki. More precisely, due to the fact that he himself was not able to free her and at the same time terribly disgraced, entering into a public conflict with the same Antufeyev. And later I did not release Viku-Viku, although I had such an opportunity. So he already told me in Rostov: “I will never forgive you for this, I will take revenge.” Well, that's revenge. It is clear that the problem was not this aunt, but in the torn authority of the “legendary commander”. But in general, the casket just opens. Igor has fiercely competed with me for many years. And, frankly, in this competition did not win. I tried not to pay attention to it. Well, in the DPR, he was counting on a rematch. Well this is war! And in the war - he is more important. But fate, once again turned back to him. Again, despite all his glory, I was formally more important. He is the Minister of Defense, and I am the head of the republic. This was a heavy blow to the exaggerated self-love of "Colonel Strelkov." I really tried to calm him down there. I almost did not apologize for becoming prime minister.
After all, really not on purpose ...
And what's the story with Vicky Wiki, what was she accused of?
He knew about her frauds, and put the documents on his desk in the same pack. But Strelkov is very fond of flattery. And Vika-Vika constantly uttered fantastic monologues, such as: “Igor Ivanovich! You know, I do not believe anyone. All bastards. Everything! I do not believe myself, but I believe, Igor Ivanovich, only you! Only in you I see my hope. Russia for you! I'm ready to die for you! ”After these howls, Igor, who half an hour ago was going to arrest Vika-Vika, began to“ swim ”and gave this lady new powers and promotions. At the same time Strelkov himself never stole anything. In this I am absolutely sure. He is all just not interested. He plays other games. But for some reason he treats someone else's theft very easily. Like, everyone steals - and these are no better, no worse ...
And for what, by the way, Strelkov arrested the "people's mayor" of Slavyansk Vyacheslav Ponomarev?
I do not know. Arrows sent me a guy with a note: this name is now the mayor of Slavyansk, and the old I keep in the basement. Comical very note. I even saved it for history.
Tell us, how did this famous pseudonym "Strelkov" and the middle name "Ivanovich" appear?
Well, you understand that Igor Ivanovich never wanted to be "Igor Vsevolodovich Girkin"?
Because Girkin is a "Jewish surname"?
Well, of course. "Suspicious" at least. How do you want it? With such an exterior it is difficult to be a “native drozdovets”. Therefore, in a common company, Igor has always been a target for jokes. Good-natured, of course. But, the "Colonel Strelkov" does not understand and dislikes the jokes about himself.
Did he become a "Strelkom" in the Donbas or even earlier?
In Chechnya. In conclusion of our, in my opinion, too protracted conversation about Igor Girkin-Strelkov, I want to say the following: I really feel sorry for him. He managed with his teeth to wrest from his story his chance to become a national hero. But, despite the experience of the re-enactor, he could not stand up to the end of the role assigned to him. Worthy to leave could not. And now it is rapidly turning into the male version of the late Valeria Novodvorskaya. He has been sitting in Moscow for more than half a year and is screaming, heart-rending, like a tern. He pours dirt on all his associates, except for the personal environment. And if he “watered” only us - “retirees of the DPR”: me, Antyufeev, Bezler, Gloomy (he also got “nuts”) and others. Ugly, of course, but history will judge us. But he "exposes" those who are now strengthening the republic and fighting for it: Zakharchenko, Kononova, Purgina. Zakharchenko, won, was wounded for the second time for this war. Igor for his entire military career - never (Novgorod sit-rounds on a German mine - obviously does not count).
He even “exposed” the organization of a referendum in the Crimea, although he had nothing to do with it. It contradicts reality - for half a year it has been screaming about the “surrender of Novorossia”, although the republics continue to hold and strengthen. He is trying to destabilize the situation, fueling internal destructive forces (the mythical authorities of Novorossia) in them and promising "to return and hang all the traitors." He harshly criticizes military construction in the republics, and in the meantime, their armed forces are closing the Debaltsevsky boiler. Igorek from Moscow is unhappy - they are “badly” winning back the territories that he so “beautifully” passed in his time. Of course, in this stream of lies and absurdities, he, above all, drowns himself. But we have to state a fact - Igor Strelkov has long been fighting in the information war on the side of the enemy. He does it involuntarily, guided by his own, strictly personal, motives. But it makes little difference.
One more fact needs to be ascertained. Igor has managed to do something over the past few months. He did become a political figure of the federal scale. They want to notice this in the Kremlin and on the Old Square or they don’t want to. Another thing is that he is not only an opposition politician, but an extremely destructive one. His calculation is simple: there is a crisis in the country, power will not last long, and in the inevitable civil war Igor Girkin-Strelkov will head part of the “patriotic forces” and become the dictator of what remains of Russia. Personally, I think that the chances of implementing this simple program are quite minimal. But, unfortunately, they, nevertheless, are. I think some readers will wonder - is it really that bad? Is bad. If only because, first, the realization of Igor Strelkov as a full-fledged political leader is possible only through a bloody civil war. And secondly, the dictator from Igor will be of very low quality.
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