Russian racists. Russians are not racists, they just need justice. Racism is discrimination against minorities

The "Earth" question perplexed the director of the American space agency when the moderator of the event at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington asked the head of NASA if the Russians had a ban on flights of black astronauts? After all, since 2011, when the US shuttle program was curtailed and the Russian Soyuz began to carry out delivery into orbit, an African American was on the ISS.

This is not to say that this was an unexpected question. He was not surprised, given the hysteria about alleged racism in Russia, which was staged by the Western media on the eve of the World Cup. Materials were literally sucked out of the pen, and the authors found all the signs of infringement of blacks in places where they never were and are not.

The reaction of the director of NASA was unexpected. The only thing he could answer was that he had not heard of anything like that and would sort it out. How - whether he will write official requests in order to demonstrate them to journalists and colleagues later, or just take an interest in passing at breakfast - this, in general, does not matter. Because he already knows the answer: nothing like this exists in Russia.

Why didn't the head of NASA immediately announce this? Maybe because then you would have to answer a reasonable, but inconvenient question: why for seven years now only astronauts with white skin have been flying into space from the United States? How to explain this, if it is NASA that makes the decision who to fly and who does not? For example, Janette Epps, who was supposed to become the first African American on the ISS crew, was suspended from flight almost before launch. Instead, the white-skinned Serina Aunyon-Chancellor went into orbit. There was no explanation from NASA on this score. But brother Jannette Epps then accused the agency of racial prejudice.

Now the head of NASA does not go into explanations. It's easier to pretend that the problems are in Russia. After all, nothing but black citizens live in the Russian open spaces. This means that racism blooms in double color there!

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To begin with, I am Russian myself. But I am ashamed of my nationality.
I would prefer to be born Ukrainian or Chechen. Or American or any European, Japanese, but not Russian. I even quarreled with my dad about this. True, we immediately made up, tk. understood each other - why and why it is insulting.

Let's start with an ordinary yard. I noticed that Russians are not very protective of Russians. They also don't help much. And let's say the Georgians protect each other. In general, any Caucasians protect each other. And white amers protect each other. I noticed this even in my yard, this is especially evident in the army, I also noticed this in emigration to the United States - the Russians helped me extremely rarely. But the Ukrainians helped - they brought me to the shops when I didn't have a car, the amers gave me a lift so that I could find a place to live, etc.

During the events in Ukraine, Ukrainians always came to the Maidan from their western villages. And they protested against the authorities very ardently, lively. But the Russians did not come. Only when the Yanukovych gang brought them on buses, they sadly walked in formation under blue flags, worked off their salaries, waiting for the evening when they could get drunk.

Also, my dad said to me, "They sang Moskalyak on Gilyak there." He certainly did not hear it, but he watches Putin's TV on the satellite, they showed it there. I said to him, "Why didn't the Russians come and arrange Anti-Maidan? Why didn't they throw Molotov cocktails on the Ukrainians? Why are they so weak, why are they such cowardly slaves?" And he added something about my foreign experience, when Caucasians and Dags in the gym helped me more than Russians. Dad was very angry, we are both hot-tempered, mom stopped us from screaming, but after 15 minutes. we calmed down and made peace. Because he realized that I was right.

Russians are cowardly and vicious slaves. Even in the east of Ukraine, it was not they who rebelled. These are all paid saboteurs from Russia. Local Russians so, sluggishly supported in the hope that Putin would send troops to the Crimea. But the Ukrainians began to resist, the West supported, Putin set his tail between his legs and that's it .. now they are paying the price with war for their cowardice, malice and betrayal.

I am ashamed of Russian fascism, which is ours. I am ashamed of their homophobia. I am ashamed of their alcoholism, smoking and drug addiction. I am ashamed that Russian women are ready to lie under anyone, anyhow, they took them out of this Tsar-Putin Russia. I am ashamed that they constantly swear. I am ashamed that they hate and fear everyone. I am ashamed to be Russian. I am ashamed of my nationality.

In the US, amer, I say "I'm from Ukraine." To Russians I say "yes, I am Russian, but I am for Ukraine and against Putin." I say to Chechens and Dages "I am with you in your struggle against tsarism."

The question posed to the head of the American Space Agency (NASA) during an event at the Center for Strategic and International Studies puzzled him, RIA Novosti writes.

And it sounded like this: does the Russians have a ban on sending black astronauts (cosmonauts) into space? Indeed, since 2011, after the shuttle program was curtailed and Russia began to transport astronauts to the ISS, not a single African American has been in orbit.

The question was unexpected for the director of NASA. He replied that he had never heard of anything like it. At the same time, he promised to sort out this issue. However, he did not explain how. In fact, he will not send official inquiries to Roscosmos. Although ... However, it doesn't matter: the head of the agency knows for sure even without inquiries that nothing like this exists in Russia.

Why then did he not immediately voice "his knowledge"? Apparently, because then he would have to tell, but nevertheless, why astronauts with only white skin have been sent into space for 7 years. After all, this question is in the exclusive competence of NASA.

The director would also be sure to recall the case of the black Janette Epps, who was supposed to be the first African-American woman to visit the ISS. She was suspended from the flight almost before the start. Instead, the white-skinned Aunyon-Chancellor flew. There was no explanation from NASA on this matter. But the brother of the black Epps, without hesitation, accused the American space agency of racial prejudice.

Now the vague answer from the NASA director becomes understandable. It was easier for him to pretend that the problems were in Russia. After all, everyone knows that black citizens in the Russian Federation are “cried”, which means that racism flourishes there.

The question posed to the head of the American Space Agency (NASA) during an event at the Center for Strategic and International Studies puzzled him, writes RIA Novosti.

And it sounded like this: does the Russians have a ban on sending black astronauts (cosmonauts) into space? Indeed, since 2011, after the shuttle program was curtailed and Russia began to transport astronauts to the ISS, not a single African American has been in orbit.

The question was unexpected for the director of NASA. He replied that he had never heard of anything like it. At the same time, he promised to sort out this issue. However, he did not explain how. In fact, he will not send official inquiries to Roscosmos. Although ... However, it doesn't matter: the head of the agency knows for sure even without inquiries that nothing like this exists in Russia.

Why then did he not immediately voice "his knowledge"? Apparently, because then he would have to tell, but nevertheless, why astronauts with only white skin have been sent into space for 7 years. After all, this question is in the exclusive competence of NASA.

The director would also be sure to recall the case of the black Janette Epps, who was supposed to be the first African-American woman to visit the ISS. She was suspended from the flight almost before the start. Instead, the white-skinned Aunyon-Chancellor flew. There was no explanation from NASA on this matter. But the brother of the black Epps, without hesitation, accused the American space agency of racial prejudice.

Now the vague answer from the NASA director becomes understandable. It was easier for him to pretend that the problems were in Russia. After all, everyone knows that black citizens in the Russian Federation are “a cat cried,” which means that racism flourishes there.

The most common questions for Russian nationalists and answers to them

Russian nationalists have skillfully learned how to deal with polemicists in discussions about illegal migration and in disputes on international politics. But there are topics that are actually taboo for Russian nationalists. Sore spots. Points where they can hit and hit, as well as those questions that are inconvenient to answer. Sometimes you don't even know how to answer them. These are the questions I am asking today to Konstantin Krylov, one of the leaders of the intellectual nationalist movement.

1. What is common between Russian nationalism, Nazism and racism, including Hitler's fans?


2. Why among Russian nationalists are considered their own, including those who actively and aggressively oppose the Russian Orthodox Church?


3. How do Russian nationalists intend to interact with the supporters of General Vlasov?


4. Why do Russian nationalists consider it possible to act alongside the Nazis and National Socialists?


5. Are Russian Nationalists Anti-Semites?


6. Why Russian nationalists are called, including separatists, supporters of the Novgorod Republic and similar bearers of separatist ideology?


7. Why do Russian nationalists meet with hostility any initiatives of systemic parties aimed at supporting nationalist discourse, in particular, it is about the Russian club of United Russia and the latest initiatives of the Communist Party?


8. Why do Russian nationalists constantly quarrel and cannot create a single nationalist movement?


9. How exactly do Russian nationalists intend to resolve the issue of historical reconciliation of generations, given the presence of both red and white discourses in the nationalist movement and irreconcilable differences between them?


10. What exactly do Russian nationalists think about property in Russia, including the results of privatization, and do they intend, if they come to power, to take any action with regard to revising the results of privatization?


11. How are Russian nationalists going to preserve the nation?


12. What policy, in the opinion of Russian nationalists, should be pursued in relation to the CIS countries?


13. How does a Russian nationalist feel about the concept of empire, its cultural and civilizing function?


14. Can the Russian state remain within the same geographic boundaries, if it takes the path of nationalism, in which direction should the borders be changed, if so, and how?


15. What peoples are aggressive and hostile towards the Russian people?


16. What exactly do Russian nationalists want to build in Russia if they come to power?


17. How exactly do Russian nationalists intend to build relations with Russian citizens of other nationalities in the event of coming to power?

It is clear that the author of the questions simply brought together the most common prejudices and misconceptions about modern Russian nationalism. On the other hand, these are indeed common prejudices and influential misconceptions. Therefore, I have tried to answer each question in as much detail as possible.

I treat Mr. Bremzis and his entourage with sincere sympathy and wish these people a speedy recovery.

In conclusion, about the possible reasons for sympathies with the figure of the collaborationist general. Russian history of the last century was extremely tragic and ended in geopolitical collapse. In such a situation, people tend to dream about other versions of history, and believe that, if this and that did not happen, everything would have turned out better. It makes no sense to condemn them for this: this is a property of the psyche. So, we have many people who are confident that if it were not for the 1917 revolution, we would have lived in a great country - and nostalgic for "Russia we have lost." Others regret that Stalin did not live another ten years and did not build a technocratic utopia. Someone regrets about the "Kosygin reforms", while others - about Gorbachev's election as general secretary. There are those who believe that Hitler's occupation of the Soviet Union in 1941 would have brought less misery and suffering to the Russian people than the continuation of communist rule.

Well, I can imagine a version of world history in which this would be possible. A plot that is interesting for a novelist - I myself would love to read a well-written novel on a similar topic. However, as a writer, I could write something similar, why not?

All this has no practical meaning. As Dmitry Demushkin, the leader of one very radical organization, constantly accused of sympathizing with “fascism and Hitlerism”, spoke about this: “There is no task - to resurrect the fascists and replay the war for them, to seize Stalingrad and Moscow. Hitler is dead. We won".

However, “lamenting for Hitler” is still not entirely harmless, since it hurts the feelings of many Russian people, whose ancestors fought against the German invaders. But in this case, it makes sense to look at which side there are more Hitlerophiles. I remember well that in the era of perestroika and in the nineties, Hitlerophilia was considered quite decent in the liberal camp. You can meet many public figures, from journalists to historians, who publicly and in print talked about how Hitler was better than Stalin, and how we would drink Bavarian beer “under the Germans”. By the way, most of these people, to one degree or another, share Russophobic ideas. I'm not even talking about the general liberal cult of such odious figures as, say, Pinochet. Moreover, the liberal cult of the "great reforms of Pinochet", in contrast to the armchair discourses of historiosophists, caused enormous real harm to Russia - since, among other things, it formed the basis of the ideological justification for the reforms of 1992-1994. This cult is still shared today, including by people close to the authorities ... For some reason, none of them is charged with fascism - most likely because they have prudently staked out the right to throw such an accusation.

4. Why do Russian nationalists consider it possible to act alongside the Nazis and National Socialists?

Who is performing next to whom? Do Russian nationalists go to some kind of "Nazi events" organized by "Nazis and National Socialists", try to fit their ideas into "Nazi programs", lag behind the Nazi columns?

No, no one has seen anything like it. Russian nationalists are an independent force, they organize events, they voice their own slogans, they have their own program, and it is not Nazi. There is no need to talk about any affiliation of Russian nationalists to some "Nazis".

What is really happening? Some people who consider themselves "fascists" or "National Socialists" (or call themselves such - instead of real National Socialism professing some of their own fantasies on this topic, see above for the reasons for this), express sympathy for Russian nationalists and participate in our promotions. We do not go to them - but they go to us.

Is it good? From the point of view of an authoritarian, aggressively defensive consciousness - which, alas, is characteristic of many - this, of course, is terrible. If the wrong people come to a meeting or picket, they should be driven out, even if they are friendly, and even especially if they are friendly. Whoever did not sign the party program of a thousand points in blood, did not take an oath of allegiance to all our idols and did not curse all our enemies - let him be expelled from our ranks ... We know this logic well, don't we?

But no. We, Russian nationalists, do not want and will not behave in this way. The Russian movement is not a sect, not a bunch of paranoid people and an unpaid get-together. We are not afraid of anyone, and therefore we invite everyone, including representatives of the most extreme views. Let them - fascists, liberals, democrats, conservatives, communists, believers, non-believers - come to us, let them participate in our affairs, let them become Russian nationalists. We are ready to interact with everyone who is not hostile to Russian interests and is open to dialogue.

5. Are Russian nationalists anti-Semites?

Yes, of course, you can find anti-Semites among Russian nationalists. You can probably find them among the liberals, and among the communists, and even among the fans of Cthulhu. Anti-Semites, imagine, are found even among Jews.

However, among all of the above, there are also Zionists - in the sense, supporters of the state of Israel. Among Russian nationalists, pro-Israeli views are quite widespread - as well as anti-Israel ones. But many consider Israel to be a good example of a strong nation-state, if not a role model.

One way or another, these are just opinions and sympathies. As for the essential features of modern Russian nationalism, anti-Semitism is not one of them. Russian nationalists do not set themselves the goal of "exterminating the Jews" or anything else like that.

This is easy to prove, and not in words, but in deeds. Despite the constant shouts of "anti-Semitism", "impending pogroms" and other verbal filth, during all these years there was not a single attempt to commit such actions in reality. All that "fighters against anti-Semitism" can present are somebody's words. At the same time, the Jews said and wrote much more dirty tricks about the Russians. But as far as practice is concerned, all that can be remembered here is an anti-Semitic poster that was mined by someone unknown (remember?), And the unfortunate sick Koptsev, who acted from motives known to psychiatrists. But the monstrous "anti-fascist" campaign, which led to a toughening of the political regime in Russia and used, in particular, the "Koptsev case", was carried out by clinically healthy people - although one could doubt their moral usefulness.

Of course, in their propaganda and agitation, Russian nationalists pay some attention to the actions of the Jewish lobby as a whole (for example, such organizations as the RJK), as well as specific Jews who have power or leverage and who use it not for the good of Russia and the Russian people. In particular, many Russian nationalists sympathized with and supported the President of Russia V.V. Putin in the situation with the "Gusinsky group", and later - with the Yukos affair. On the other hand, the late General Rokhlin was popular among Russian nationalists - whose Jewish origin, by the way, was the subject of ridicule from the liberal media.

This testifies to a simple thing: Russian nationalists judge people and nations by their deeds. We do not see in the Jews angels who cannot be criticized, or animals whose actions are not subject to moral judgment. Imagine, we consider Jews to be human - like everyone else. And if it is possible to discuss the history, culture, politics and national interests of Russians, Poles, Americans, Tajiks, Chechens and even the mysterious Eskimos - why shouldn't this be done when it comes to Jews? Is there anti-Semitism in this?