Ukrainian civil society is like a boxer who thought he would send the old elite out in the first round. But the enemy began to clinch, and now it is necessary to box all twelve rounds, writes for the Crimea. Reality journalist Pavel Kazarin. And therefore in the rating of emotions the first line is firmly held by disappointment. From the slow pace of reforms. From unhurried staff rotation. From the unaccountable total change of the rules of the game. Any successes are perceived as half-hearted. Any achievements - like cosmetic. Any forward movement is like trying to zamylit eyes. And in many respects this skepticism is justified. Ukrainian reforms did not really turn Ukraine into a "second Poland". But the peculiarity is that they could not do this. And it's not just that Poland has gone to its current status for two decades. The fact is that Warsaw - unlike Kiev - in the 20th century had a full-fledged experience of its own statehood. And in Soviet times in this republic the right of private ownership of land. The Poles did not have to agree on where their capital is located - in Warsaw or Moscow. And they did not have a discussion about whether they needed independence or not. And in Ukraine all this was. As a result, many did not have a sense of self-worth independence. And the sovereignty of the country was perceived as a resource that can be exchanged from Moscow for any bonuses. This situation began to change only after the Maidan, the Crimea and Donbass. But now the country pays for its own short-sightedness. For the drift of two decades. For inertia and indifference. Sprinters are not born from yesterday's inhabitants of sofas. Any way to the result is always overcoming. Even the process of losing weight is a long, multicomponent story with tough discipline and work up to the seventh sweat. With severe self-restraint, discomfort and fatigue. With the obligatory risk of failure and relapse. And why does someone think that the reform of the state should be easier than individual struggle against excess weight? Any frustration is born from high expectations. And the more soberly we will assess our prospects - the less disappointment awaits us. The peculiarity is that even in case of successful reforms Ukraine will not become Poland. For the same reason that successful reforms have not been made from Poland - Germany. Because twenty years of inactivity can not be reset. We will still remain in a catching-up position vis-a-vis the leaders. And the war in the east will still continue to affect the willingness of investors to invest money in the country. Neighborhood with Russia deprives Ukraine of stability factor. And big money likes silence. But our tiredness from slow reforms does not cancel the main thing - the country simply does not have an alternative to these reforms. There is no "third way" that would be able to give a happy ending. Magic recipe for creating superheroes exist only in the movies. In ordinary life, only workouts, diet and harsh sports logic work. Do not be enchanted. This is the best way not to be disappointed..