Russian writer and journalist Viktor Shenderovich criticized opponents of Soviet actor Alexei Batalov, who supported the annexation of Crimea and the aggressive policy of Russian President Vladimir Putin against Ukraine.

The corresponding entry appeared on his Facebook page.

"This text was asked out long ago. More than once and not two recently I found myself, for various reasons, "a stranger among my own". This happened, as a rule, in those days when something prevented me from joining in the vilification of political opponents-or nothing prevented some of them, on the occasion of the jubilee, from saying a word of gratitude. For the Crimea divided us three years ago, Putin - only in the two thousandth. And the soul lives longer and remembers more. And the ease with which we are ready to completely amputate our own gratitude - is amazing, "- wrote a journalist.

Shenderovich added that the last straw for him was "poisonous reminder", which appeared after reports of Batalov's death that he supported the annexation of Russia by the Ukrainian peninsula Crimea.

"Well, there was. Annoying? Yes. Is there anything to object to his nostalgic motives? Yes full of objections, of course - and all of them were voiced at the same time, in 2014, and many times afterwards. But what now? Throw in the dustbin the physicist Gusev and the rope-walker Tibul? With contempt to endure for an ideological trait - a grandiose person? No, brothers. He is small not like you, "he said..

"Alexei Vladimirovich Batalov, who supported the annexation of the Crimea - he and Gosha, and Goga, and even Zhora, but never" Givi ". And Dr. Lisa is not a "Motorola", and the young ballet dancer of the Ensemble who died with her over the Black Sea. Alexandrova is not Shoigu, although she may have worn epaulettes of the Russian army, "Shenderovich said..

The writer believes that Batalov's critics are missing details.

"Yunnu Moritz, no matter how much she wrote now a monstrous harmful rubbish, can not be equated with Prilepin. Support for the war in the Donbass can not be the only line for measuring the soul: this is an important but not universal indicator! There are others, much more universal, and they will immediately reveal the basic discrepancies! For the heavenly Yunnu Petrovna, speaking in simple Russian, was devil-wielded, and the cunning Zakhar simply counted the risks and changed the liberal target audience to a "patriotic" one, much broader, and now successfully paws in this direction. She is a great poet, and he is a PR manager himself (also quite grandiose, however). And the Donbas here on the side, "- he expressed his opinion.

It is the goal-setting, - what the person decided to spend his single life, - and distinguishes people from each other above all else, so let the tongues of the people defaming the name of Chulpan Khamatova wither! Has she supported Putin? Yes, Supported, and no worse than you knows the price of this compromise. I believe that she knows this price much better than all of us, because she paid her reputation. Should we publicly insist on the ambiguity of such a compromise? It is necessary. Certainly, it is necessary to prevent the coordinate system from moving sideways, "the journalist added..

Shenderovich, describing the situation around Batalov, cited the words of the Russian philosopher Gregory Pomerants that "the style of polemics is more important than the subject of polemics".

"And just the mass rubbish style (thanks to Facebook, which removed the last censorship framework) is completely unbearable, alas, from both sides. It seems to you, dear some comrades in the anti-Putin camp, that, by hooting the address of an outstanding actress, do you contribute to the strengthening of liberal values? No, you legitimize the style of "Komsomolskaya Pravda" and participate in social degradation! And Satan rubs his hands at this moment. For with Sungorkin and Co. demand is small, and when dirt begins to pour people, by appearance, decent, it is a pure victory of hell, "he writes..

The journalist expressed the opinion that many "lost the ability to see the world in volume".

"Yes, military times are a bad time for halftones, and my reproaches are least addressed to Ukrainian citizens. For them, we, above all, representatives of the country-invader. A country that brings blood and suffering to their country. Collective reputation - a harsh thing, and being German in the forties is uncomfortable, even if you did not work for the Gestapo and believed your Fuhrer completely disinterestedly. And even if you, at the price of supporting the Fuhrer, tried to save the lives of sick German children - it's still very bad to be a German in the forties! This must also be understood, "Shenderovich emphasized..

"Intelligence means the firmness of the internal attitudes, and - certainly and at the same time - the ability to see the situation from the other side. Otherwise, it is not intelligence, but "hardness" - in a murderous communist sense of the word. Of course, I would like to have people in the opposite camp shy of the federal style who did not use the word "liberals" and the mantra about the cookies of the State Department. Comprehending that Lyudmila Ulitskaya and Oleg Basilashvili deserve respectful tone regardless of their political position. Honoris kause, as they say. Along with Alexey Batalov and Yuny Moritz. But someone else's shame hurts less than their own. Therefore, I now appeal, first of all, to the conditional "our". Who cease to be their own in the second when they forget that "the style of polemics is more important than the subject of controversy," he summed up.

As reported by the "Observer", earlier Ukrainians in the social network remembered Batalov support for the annexation of the Crimea.

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