What is Sobchak's appeal really talking about? "An insignificant deal": Sobchak's speech in court in the "Putin case" was made public (video) Cannibals and puppets

I want to immediately propose a small but important amendment. The word “Art” in the above heading is deeply inappropriate. The project of nominating a 35-year-old shocking show business figure to the top leaders of the second nuclear power in the world has absolutely nothing to do with art. But he has the most direct relation to high politics. And this is not about "politics" in the form of small-town games in the opposition "sandbox", but about politics quite serious. Deeply absurd at first glance, the slogan "Ksyusha for the presidency!" equally ideally fits into the plans of the Kremlin and the expectations of Ksenia Anatolyevna herself.

I want to reassure those overly nervous citizens who, under the influence of last year's victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential elections, cannot banish from the depths of their consciousness the idea that the unthinkable can happen in Russia. Can not. President Ksenia Sobchak will never be in Russia under any circumstances. This is well understood by all reasonable-minded people, among whom I include Ksenia Anatolyevna herself without any discounts. Yes Yes exactly. Ksenia Sobchak is not a “painted doll” at all, as some ill-wishers think of her. Ksenia Sobchak is quite a mature, experienced and subtle political player who perfectly understands what exactly is required of her and what role she has to play.

“The main thing is not victory, but participation” - perhaps I don’t have a genuine sporting spirit, but I have always considered this famous saying of the founder of the modern Olympic movement, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, a consolation for losers, those who participated, but stayed with a nose. But for the candidate for the presidency of the Russian Federation in the elections of 2018, Ksenia Sobchak, these words are a real guide to action. As I said above, no one expects victory from Ksenia Anatolyevna. On the other hand, the Kremlin expects her to take part in the election campaign - not just for formality, but genuine, furious, without discounts and sentiments, participation in the style of “Sobchak in all its glory”.

The presence of such a desire in the Kremlin may seem strange. Usually, in the presidential elections in the Russian Federation, Putin's sparring partners are “extremely dangerous competitors” like the eternal Gennady Andreyevich Zyuganov or the former bodyguard of Zhirinovsky (there was such a presidential candidate Oleg Malyshkin in the 2004 elections, if anyone has forgotten). But those around Putin are well aware that in the 2018 elections such a familiar political move - or, to put it more precisely, such a familiar lack of a political move - will not work. It is important for the Kremlin that Putin does not just win the elections - the “just win” of the elections is already ensured. It is important for the Kremlin that Putin wins brightly and convincingly.

And for this, in the current political circumstances, two conditions are required. Condition A: Putin needs a bright and convincing opponent from that Russian political camp, which can be conditionally called liberal for lack of a better term. Condition B: the name of this “bright and convincing opponent” should not sound like “Navalny”. Of course, one should not conclude from this that if Navalny were allowed to participate in the elections, he would have a real chance of overcoming Putin. Candidate Navalny would undoubtedly have won more votes than candidate Sobchak. But the final result of the elections would not have changed from this. Only the place of Alexei Navalny in Russian politics would change. From a man with a suspended sentence, as he is officially now, Navalny would have turned into a figure who made the Kremlin dance to its tune.

The essence of the current strategy of the authorities in relation to Alexei Navalny is very simple: they are trying to drive him back into the environment of political outcasts. Navalny will be able to break out of this trap only if he gets the right to become an official presidential candidate. But the theoretical possibility of granting him such a right would mean a complete loss of face for the authorities. Navalny is a conditionally convicted person and this, according to the letter of the law, deprives him of the right to run. Navalny sees his task in scaring the authorities to death and making them make an exception for him. However, the authorities are not going to get scared. She intends to neutralize Navalny's strategy by picking Putin at the same time quite comfortable and quite convincing competitor from the liberal camp. Ksenia Sobchak is a suitable candidate for the role of such a competitor.

I am very far from the world of glamor and social events, and I am very happy about that. I can judge Ksenia Sobchak only from the outside - from the position of a person who has never communicated with her personally. But here are the conclusions I have long come to about her. Ksenia Sobchak has a lot of qualities that are not attractive in my eyes. For example, I was always amazed at her incomprehensible readiness to get into someone else's personal life and throw out categorical and even offensive judgments. But at the same time, Ksenia Sobchak is a brilliant polemicist, a person who knows a lot about politics and history, a person who is not afraid to touch upon topics that others would not have approached with a cannon shot. Ksenia Sobchak is anyone, but not a dummy.

This combination of negative and positive qualities - a "bouquet" of undoubted talent and "toxicity" in the eyes of a significant part of society - makes Sobchak a very convenient sparring partner for Putin. What benefit can Ksenia Anatolyevna herself derive from this role? The answer lies on the surface. Participation in the presidential elections will further increase the “capitalization” of Ksenia Sobchak as a socially significant figure and show business figure. Of course, in the eyes of Navalny and his supporters, she will turn (or has already turned) into a traitor - see the emotional speech of the London exile Yevgeny Chichvarkin with sending Ksenia Antolyevna where ordinary polite people do not send. But I suspect that Ksenia Sobchak, who is not at all inclined to reflection, will somehow survive it. Political show business requires sacrifice.

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TV presenter and showwoman Ksenia Sobchak announced her intention to participate in the 2018 presidential elections, although a month ago there were all rumors on this topic. In the Vedomosti newspaper, she published an appeal to voters, and also posted a video of her speech on the website of her election campaign. Ksenia said that she does not pay attention to the attacks of "sofa political scientists" and believes that her nomination will be useful for Russian society. Since the column “Against all” has long been absent from the ballot papers, Ksenia Sobchak urges to vote for her, thereby expressing a protest against all candidates for this presidency who are “too late”.

My name is Ksenia Sobchak, I am 36 years old, and like any other citizen of Russia, I now have the right to run for president. I decided to exercise this right. Well, if only because I am against everyone who usually uses this rule. I am the column "Against all", which the authorities deprived of the Russians many years ago. You are not voting for Sobchak, you are voting against everyone - against Yavlinsky, Zyuganov and Putin. Elections are a tool for political education. They should be used to talk to people about the dire situation in the country. All political forces will be able to use me to make claims to the current situation.

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Ksenia remembered her 18 years, when Vladimir Putin became the president of Russia. “The children who were born that year will go to vote themselves this year. Just think about it. But it may happen that when my son goes to the polls, the lists of candidates will still include Zyuganov, Zhirinovsky, Yavlinsky, Putin, their understudies and endless deputies ... I am against this, ”she said.

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According to Sobchak, she runs on behalf of those who cannot become a candidate. She promised to voice complaints about the existing system, "broadcast messages from both the left and the right, because the problem of corruption, the problem of the lack of control and irremovability of power is more than our ideological differences." She also urged Russians not to ignore the elections this year, because it will not help.

Many are proposing to boycott this election. If each of us does not try to change something, our life will be terrible.

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“The Sobchak campaign is not just a campaign 'against everyone', it is, I hope, a great job explaining why we are 'against all of these',” the future presidential candidate explained. Of course, they immediately reacted to the statement of a TV presenter with a scandalous past. The Internet began to actively joke about this. So, some advised Ksenia Anatolyevna specific pre-election slogans:

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They joked that in order to collect money for the election campaign, they would have to try:

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And, as usual, they laughed at her appearance:

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In the comments on Ksenia's Instagram, men became more active, advising her to "sit still" (spelling and punctuation preserved):

Sobschak where are you sticking your nose, come on, so that I don't hear anymore

You are the first woman to the president

Sit still!

- "Pleased." A great reason not to go to the polls. It is a pity that there is one less adequate person.

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The Dozhd TV channel learned the opinion of the former participants in the reality show Dom-2 that Ksenia Sobchak is running for president. Almost all of them supported the idea of ​​the former TV presenter of their project:

Our government today is like a post-war bread shop. You go in, and there is one loaf, bread and no choice.

According to Xenia, it is clear that she would be a good president, because she is a smart girl and often adheres to an active civil position. Her audience is girls who follow her life and career. Perhaps they would have stood up and voted for her.

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One Stepan Menshchikov said that "there is an abyss between Sobchak and the people":

It seems to me that Olga Buzova's laurels haunt her. But seriously, I would like to know her election program. I have not found this program yet. I would like to ask a question - do you believe that she will take care of the people? Did she ever care about people? If you fantasize and imagine that she won the elections, it will be a tragedy for the entire people. What political slogan will Ksenia Sobchak have? "Follow me, comrades aristocrats"? She was never close to the people, there is an abyss between him and Sobchak.

Politicians - potential "competitors" of Sobchak - were also neutral. According to the majority, the election program of Ksenia Anatolyevna is slightly vague, and the candidacy itself is not bad.

I have always been in favor of free elections, so if Ksenia feels the strength and desire, of course, there is no evidence against this ... Sobchak's nomination is still too early to be considered a pull-back of votes from other opposition candidates, since it is not yet clear who else will be nominated.

I have long understood that Xenia will be nominated. It was news to me that she had put up a sign "Against all". I don’t know what it’s connected with, but this is an interesting idea ... The Kremlin has long turned all elections into a farce. Ksenia is playing the same farce, only against everyone.

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The reaction of society to Sobchak's speech was different - someone was happy, someone laughed, someone got mad, someone was disappointed. Many accused her that the letter to the voters was written with errors, and the video message was not done at all seriously.

We asked the Profile Group specialists to help figure out what is hidden behind the cozy picture in the video and the “illiterate” text. Profiling methods allow you to evaluate and predict human behavior based on the analysis of non-verbal signals, the manner of constructing speech and other imperceptible nuances.

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“At the beginning of the video message, Ksenia says:“ I decided to use this right ”. At this moment, she squeezes her hands tightly. This can be interpreted as follows: this very right and the need to use it make her nervous, she is experiencing severe stress, - says Svetlana Grunina, head of Profile Group. - Immediately after that, when talking about her attitude to Zyuganov, Yavlinsky, Zhirinovsky, Ksenia behaves much more openly. Her hands and gestures say the same thing as her words - there is no imbalance. "

When it comes to the current president in the video message, we again have something to pay attention to.

“As soon as Ksenia utters the words“ Vladimir Putin became president, ”she again squeezes her hands tightly, the tension can be seen in her lips,” continues Svetlana Grunina. - At the same time, she behaves completely naturally when she talks about the future, about her son. Her emotions and body language match her words. Signs of stress and self-support are only visible when it comes to elections and Vladimir Putin. ”

She is ready to use any available methods to achieve the goal.

Positioning yourself as a candidate “against everyone” also says a lot.

“Associating herself with the column“ against all ”, Ksenia shows that she does not even consider the option in which the column with her last name will get the maximum number of votes,” explains Grunina. - When talking about the column “against everyone”, sadness appears on Xenia's face, and we see the same thing when she says: “Enough, guys, well, good! Well, really, well, you got it all! "

Can any conclusion be drawn from this?

“We can say that Ksenia is experiencing a complex set of emotions,” Svetlana Grunina replies. “At the same time, she is under great stress because she will have to speak out against everyone, in fact, against Putin, and at the same time, she is deeply saddened that there are simply no other candidates.”

Letter

The letter from Ksenia Sobchak, which was published in the Vedomosti newspaper, is also not so simple.

“Firstly, it is worth remembering that Ksenia most likely did not write this text herself,” says Svetlana Grunina. - Secondly, if you still analyze the text, you can highlight several main points in it:

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“I accept all opportunities as a challenge,” the letter says. This suggests that it may be too "possibility". Let me explain what this means: she is ready to use any available methods to achieve the goal.

And even if we consider her nomination for the presidency as a paid "from above" action, you need to be a very "opportunity" person to agree to such an alignment, while realizing all the possible consequences.

The same statement speaks about an inflated ego, about the need to assert herself and prove to others what she is capable of. But now we are not talking about psychological trauma and not about trying to satisfy our ambitions.

Choice without choice

In her letter, Ksenia uses a very competent logical connection between those candidates who have been an eyesore for a long time, and those who really want changes. She writes in a very generalized way, and each reader can substitute in the necessary places the names of those of whom he himself thought.

At the same time, Ksenia categorically says that society can be divided into those who want changes and current candidates. They still dictate certain changes (another question is how we relate to these changes), but this topic is not even raised, and quite deliberately.

In fact, this is a choice without a choice: power can only be criticized without evaluating its positive aspects.

The main idea catches the eye almost immediately: we must use every opportunity "both for publicly discussing the shortcomings of our government, and for improving the skills of our opposition."

In fact, this is a choice without a choice: the government can only be criticized, without evaluating its positive aspects - you can only look for the disadvantages. The opposition, on the other hand, needs to be improved without considering its shortcomings and negative aspects.

Gradually, Ksenia brings the reader to the idea that the only way to change the existing system is to personally participate in the elections, to speak out.

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“Did these forces expect, or rather, did we, Muscovites, expect these elections to be fair? Not! But we hoped to make them that way. The best of us are involved. The rest - by their own arrival, ”the letter says.

It shows a very interesting transition and division of the audience into "those in power" and "people". The Best of Us - participation; "The rest" - by their arrival. Almost the entire text boils down to one simple thought - Xenia's participation in the elections is designed to agitate people as much as possible for the turnout.

Such a powerful appeal can also be viewed as a real campaign to ensure maximum turnout.

In the course of the text, Ksenia in places inflames the situation: somewhere she writes: “What difference does it make what the authorities are interested in? It is important what we want ", and then the situation is escalated by her phrase:" Having abandoned the legal and safe, but such a significant manifestation of our will as participation, even in controlled, imperfect, even dishonest elections, we do not leave ourselves any way out, except for the street. confrontation, which, obviously, is not suitable for everyone and which, of course, should be an extreme and exclusive measure of political struggle. "

What is this all for?

The whole point of the text is in the first part. It is aimed at the formation of propaganda thoughts and the conviction that it is necessary to go to the elections out of a sense of protest.

At the same time, the nomination of Xenia and such a powerful appeal can be viewed as a real campaigning to ensure the maximum turnout, which is necessary for the legitimacy of the elections.

Of course, all these conclusions must be taken with the amendment that they are based solely on text and video. It is important to understand: in order to confirm, refute or clarify them with confidence, it is necessary to talk with the person personally. But be that as it may, there is something to think about. "

About the expert

Svetlana Grunina - head of the group of the first research center for profiling "Profile Group".

Ksenia Sobchak dispelled the intrigue that was whipped around her for several weeks: whether or not the TV presenter will run for president. As a result, Ksenia Anatolyevna announced: it will. Moreover, the manifesto was immediately published, and the Sobchak website was presented, and the usually laconic Dmitry Peskov immediately announced that the candidate was suitable. Such a rapid development of events alarmed many journalists, and they found several inconsistencies in such a brisk turn.

The fact that Ksenia Sobchak may be in the 2018 presidential election was first reported by Vedomosti on September 1. The newspaper's source said that the Kremlin is "considering the possibility of choosing a female candidate" for the role of "sparring partner of the main candidate." On October 18, the news that Sobchak will indeed run for office is also the first from Vedomosti. The full text of the letter was attached to it, in which the TV presenter announces her final decision.

Journalists and ordinary Twitter users, apart from jokes (which we will not collect, do not wait), first of all drew attention to the fact that Ksenia Anatolyevna's manifesto contains, and asked the question: couldn't such an important letter first be shown to the proofreader.

Among the errors and misprints, we noticed some rather annoying examples.

"Vedomosti" indeed published Sobchak's letter without amendments, which was immediately warned about. It would seem that this can be attributed to haste. But then the journalist Philip Kireev noticed an interesting detail. Judging by the URL of the article with the nomination letter, it was prepared back on September 30th.

Then there was another inconsistency.

By the way, here is the statement itself in the video version.

Then, in the source code of Sobchak's election website, they found references to the website of another opposition politician, Dmitry Gudkov.

Versions of how this could have happened immediately appeared.

Ordinary trolling was also assumed.

Although there were more pessimistic options.

Why did everyone rush to look for conspiracy theories and mistakes in Sobchak's nomination? It's simple. She is considered a spoiler (a candidate who should draw votes for himself) to Alexei Navalny, who also wants to participate in the presidential elections.

However, some called it a spoiler as very dubious along with the usual Zyuganov or Zhirinovsky. At the same time, no one is going to admit Navalny to the elections, except in 2028, as the head of the CEC said. On the contrary, Sobchak's candidacy was positively assessed by the presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov.

Xenia fully fits the provisions of our constitution. She is a citizen of the Russian Federation who, in accordance with the constitution, can run for president of the country. Naturally, after completing all the necessary procedures and formalities, which are also described by our legislation.

In response to claims of spoilers, Ksenia Sobchak herself stated that this issue could be resolved.

Recently, an interesting trend was also noticed on Instagram. Colleagues of Ksenia Sobchak in show business suddenly began to praise life in Russia. They even came up with a special hashtag. But it turned out in the same way as always similar actions take place on Instagram, -.

Journalist and presidential candidate Ksenia Sobchak, speaking in the Supreme Court with a demand to remove the head of the country, Vladimir Putin, from participation in the next elections, said that the latter remained in power even when Dmitry Medvedev was in the presidency.

"The current president not only was in power for two consecutive terms, but also remained in power after that, through the repeatedly recognized publicly agreement in 2011 with Dmitry Medvedev, who was replaced again in the presidency, at the same time increasing the term of office from four to six years." , - said Sobchak.

“We are witnessing how two top officials of the country publicly announce that they have come up with some kind of, in their words,“ configuration ”to overcome the constitutional limit. , it is insignificant, "she said.

According to Sobchak, "this state of affairs is an obvious failure in the democratic system of our country."

"An obvious breakdown that must be eliminated. And who can fix it if not the Supreme Court - the most important instance of the independent branch of government?" - she said.

 

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