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Same Old Folks Up Top From "Chernobyl" Series Occupy Chief Positions

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Same Old Folks Up Top From "Chernobyl" Series Occupy Chief Positions
Dzmitry Rastayeu

They belong to the generation of the Soviet-era bosses.

Maybe not all the spoken words take their flight, but said in a certain sequence, they sometimes become winged. However, some of them are hovering like proud eagles, while others are gulping like annoying crows.

Сaw... "There are information resources that fulfill the order, which are paid for it". Сaw-Сaw... "In the autumn of 2017, when this misfortune happened, there was a stir in the media on this issue. This happened in the most active phase of the recruitment campaign - in November. And we also were sending young people to that very Pechy. Can you imagine the background against which they had to go?"

But here's a really beautiful thing: "Is our entire population ready to accept the information adequately? It is not necessary to make public every single case, the reasons for which will be eliminated. Do we need to bother the people once again?"

Colonel Uladzimir Makarau is his usual self. He rules. he's hosing down with his verbs like with the napalm. A complete gentleman's set of experienced ideologists, from "the population is not ready" and "should not be disturbed" to the conspiracy detection of corrupt insinuators.

But, wait, this reminds me of something. Recently, we have heard something similar somewhere. Just the other day... Oh, yes, well, of course - "Chernobyl". Filmed on the basis of real events, this series reminded us of the truth about one of the most terrible disasters of our time. And also about what led to it and what followed it.

The young people have learned a lot of new things for themselves from the series. It is not a novelty for older people - everything shown in the series is still fresh in their memory. Those who caught the time of the USSR, remember perfectly well how the Soviet authorities first kept mouth shut, wanted to hide the very fact of the disaster ("It is not necessary to make public every single case, the causes of which will be eliminated.). Then they hid the scale of the tragedy ("Don't bother the people"). Then the reasons for what happened were covered up (they did not want to create a "background" that would be disadvantageous to them).

And at that time, radiation, which reached Germany and Sweden, was stinging the world. At that time, people were dying. Those who survived got an enormous dose of invisible poison, which led them later onto beds of oncology clinics. People could have been saved, instructions on prevention could have been given, and iodine in pills could have been given - but instead they were forced to go to a May Day demonstration under the scorching sun and radioactive wind. But they weren' t "bothered", yeah.

"Chernobyl" is a terrifying film. And it is terrifying not only because of the truth about the past, but also because of the fact that nothing has changed in our country. All the same folks up top sit in the boss chairs, direct us, teach us. They have other surnames and positions, but they are from the same generation as the Soviet leaders, who cared about their seats and uniforms more than about human lives and destinies. They also hated the truth.

"The military department promptly informs the public," - Colonel Makarau asserts. Yes, of course. Who would have doubted that? But the public learned about the wild tragedy in the Pechy in all its details not from the military department, but from the mother of the deceased soldier, who appealed to the independent media. If it hadn't been for Sviatlana Korzhych, her son's death would have been one of those suicides that, in the Colonel's opinion, shouldn't have been "publicly displayed". (I wonder who measures the degree of "need" or "needlessness" of such things at all?)

And as a rule, we learn about other scandals in army barracks from social networks and telegrams, while the military department answers journalists' questions after the fact.

And here again we remember the era of the Soviets. The Soviet authorities also swore that they were telling people the truth, even the main newspaper was called Pravda ("Truth"), but people were joking back that it was the only publication in the world where lies begin already with the name.

In the final of the film "Chernobyl" the main character decides on a desperate philippic: "Because our secrets and our lies are practically what defines us. When the truth offends, we lie and lie until we can no longer remember it is even there. It is still there. Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later that debt is paid."

And it is true. Just as metal fatigue accumulates gradually in order to lead to a "sudden" breakage one day, so silencing the truth sooner or later leads to an irreparable tragedy. Had the authorities and the state media outlets in their offices been honest about the real problems of the country - dealing with them, analyzing them, studying alternative opinions, rather than coming up with a uniform bravura, - many sad events, including in the army, could have been avoided.

No matter how surprising it may be to Colonel Makarau and those who think in unison with him, the worst tragedies happen not when people talk too much, but when they remain silent for too long. For some countries of the former Soviet Union, this is no longer relevant. For our long-suffering "plot of land" it is still more actual.

Dzmitry Rastayeu, Salidarnasts

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