"Я не смог остаться журналистом". Минкин о себе и о Москве от Меньшикова до Путина.

Why are Muscovites asking "why" after drone strikes? What are people saying about Putin in private conversations today? Why was the scandal surrounding Oleg Menshikov's review of the new "Hamlet" not a theatrical dispute, but a symptom of what's happening in the country? A long conversation with Alexander Minkin – about fear and hatred, late Putinism and the late USSR, those who left and those who stayed, denunciations, repression, culture, war, and why, in Minkin's opinion, "they will end, but I will remain." Alexander Minkin's programs in the "Real Colonel" series:    • Настоящий полковник   Alexander Minkin in Novaya Gazeta: https://novayagazeta.ru/articles/2022... This project will continue to grow thanks to your support: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=57050683 Money transfer card numbers: Dollars - 4117737028508330 (Bank of America) or, if you're in the US, Zelle/929 257 9132 Venmo @Stanislav-Kucher PayPal: [email protected] Intro and cover - Andre Anisimov My Telegram channels: https://t.me/StanislavKucher (current politics) https://t.me/metodkuchera (self-improvement, meditation, spiritual quest) Timecodes: 0:00:00 "I have a vegetable garden, I'm really working hard." The beginning, how Minkin fights inflation 0:04:20 "It seems we're turning the Lord's summer into shit again." On the attacks on Moscow and Muscovites' reactions 0:13:20 "They'll run out, but I'll remain." Why Minkin didn't leave despite a foreign agency and threats of criminal prosecution 0:18:25 On Russians' attitudes toward Putin 0:22:15 "Political plumbers and scoundrels." On Remesl and others' criticism of Putin 0:29:55 "He was killed and thrown off the train." On the past and present dissatisfaction of security forces 0:35:00 Richard III or the Pied Piper? Which Shakespearean character does Putin resemble? 0:38:00 "What if Prilepin gets scolded tomorrow?" On Menshikov, Raikin, and denunciations. 0:48:55 "Was Bulgakov silent?" On the responsibility/position of creators 0:56:05 "Am I observing a cancerous tumor from within?" On those who left and those who stayed 1:02:56 "The treasures of the soul have been plundered forever." On the main catastrophe. 1:07:47 On the transition of power and the need for lustration 1:14:00 On personal responsibility, articles about Crimea, and a trip to Donbas. 1:24:20 "I couldn't remain a journalist." 1:29:00 "I'm up to my ears in 'Three Sisters.'" On new literary discoveries.