Аннотация: The Sketch about Shnurov and about the Ministry of Culture
The Sketch about Shnurov and about the Ministry of Culture
Shnurov offered to disperse the Ministry of Culture.
( " ... The Minister commented on the statement of the leader of the group "Leningrad" Sergei Shnurov, who on the eve of the proposed to disperse the Ministry of culture ... [https://ria.ru/20190323/1552052943.html?utm_source=yxnews&utm_medium=desktop]).
First, we personally were not present and personally did not hear. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of the wording.
Secondly, it seems to be interesting, but how much can we talk about the Ministry of culture? What "culture"?
Money from the state budget and other budgets are transferred to the "sphere of theatre" and "sphere of "cinematography""? The level of culture of the modern Russian population is clear from the daily news.
But still there is something interesting in this statement. It is constantly reported that Shnurov reacted to something that he wrote something about something.
That is, for that matter, Sergey Shnurov is a really acting writer.
So what? What if he's a "writer"? What? Little in Internet of a writing citizens? Citizens, who are reacting to events?
He doesn't just write. He criticizes. He is a member of the Public Council of the State Duma Committee on culture, the leader of the group "Leningrad".
In this place it is possible slightly in more detail.
We come into Wikipedia, we open article about Sergey Shnurov and we read.
What's interesting in the article? It can be concluded that Shnurov is no official positions, is not ranked, is not a member of any important Councils (except so called the "Public" one... This "Public Council" - is it "important"?). He not directly involved in the division of a raw materials pie, does not receive an official salary. About grants and "important" awards in article it is not written, but, it seems, he also cannot count on grants and "important" awards... If only an initiative of the Ministry of Culture will appeare ... About participation in a cultural project ...
"Forbes counted: stars earned how many money from June 1, 2017 to May 31, 2018. Sergey Shnurov and the Leningrad group took the second place in the list of the richest Russian celebrities ($13.9 million)".
In general, if Shnurov will not become a participant of the project "The Last Hero", so he will be alive. We wish him many years and health, creative longevity. (The S. Shnurov's painting "The Oil " (photo of the painting is placed in the Wikipedia's article) I personally liked).
So, some conclusions concerning Shnurov. He writes, he is really acting writer. He is not involved into partition of the budget (raw materials) pie. He is critical...
So what about a writers - are they noticeable on the background of current events?
Some people who call themselves writers, visited the Novaya Zemlya. I wonder at whose expense? Probably, (I will refrain from a statement ... I have no desire to find myself under a falls of a moral slops...).
"FROM THE UNION OF WRITERS OF RUSSIA / UNION OF WRITERS OF RUSSIA. LITERARY DESCENT TO THE NOVAYA ZEMLYA.
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THE UNION OF WRITERS OF RUSSIA. LITERARY DESCENT TO THE NOVAYA ZEMLYA.
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LITERARY DESCENT TO THE NOVAYA ZEMLYA
... in the archipelago of Novaya Zemlya, in the garrison of the Central landfill of the Ministry of defense arrived unusual cargo...
This initiative was born after a similar visit of the representatives of the RCC and the Union of writers of Russia with the assistance of the Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation on the base Hamim in Syria last summer. Five thousand books were transferred to soldiers...
The books were accompanied by the managing Vice-President Of the Russian book Union, Secretary the Russian Writers' Union Leonid Palko, Chairman of the Union of writers of Russia Nikolai Ivanov, secretaries of the Union the poets Sergey Dmitriev and Alexei Shorokhov." [https://denliteraturi.ru/article/3901]
Are they writers? Or not writers?... Who called them writers?...
In general: what did they about Novaya Zemlya write?
We type in the search engine " Leonid Palko, Nikolai Ivanov, Sergei Dmitriev, Alexei Shorokhov wrote about the Novaya Zemlya."
I couldn't find anything specific.
There is an interview: "Leonid Palko: hunter and publisher
About life, work, hunting and plans with the General Director of the publishing house "Veche" Leonid Palko talked Alexander Lisitsin."
There is also a photo: it seems as with the shot bear.
My personal opinion: what can be a hunting in modern conditions - with modern weapon against defenseless animals. Leave animals alone...
"- Do you have the hunting ground?
- Yes, I created with friends in Kasimov district of the Ryazan region. Its [ hunting ground, farm] area is 28 thousand hectares." [https://www.ohotniki.ru/hunting/societys/societys/article/2017/12/18/649970-leonid-palko-ohotnik-i-izdatel.html]
So, "writer" with "hunting grounds" ... Nature, clean air, probably comfortable houses [for a rest]...
Theoretically, we can assume that in some Newspapers, or on some websites-something about the Novaya Zemlya, about polar bears, about the problems of global warming, in General - about the environmental problems of the Arctic - was placed.
The experience of caution and a habit to report for business trips did not disappear anywhere...
Yes! Found!
Nikolay IVANOV " Course - to the NOVAYA ZEMLYA "(photo Report) "...The homeland has secrets, that die with a soldier..."[http://rospisatel.ru/ivanov_n-nz.html]
We move forward, but yet except the writing Sergey Shnurov with the painting "The Oil" and photos with a hint on the shot bear found nothing essential.
But what-? Names of undoubtful writers do not sound in our present in any way?
Who the writer is - without any doubts?
For example, Tolstoy and Sholokhov.
It is clear that Leo Tolstoy and Mikhail Sholokhov wrote about the events of their time and about the eternal.
But there are names of Vladimir Tolstoy and Alexander Sholokhov.
For example, about Vladimir Tolstoy's position it was reported when there passed information on a rejection of the invitation of Wojciech Savitsky concerning Russia - about "returning" the Russian delegation to Parliamentary assembly of Europe.
"MOSCOW, January 10. /TASS./.. On January 9 [2019] [Deputy speaker of the state Duma Peter] Tolstoy said that the state Duma received a letter from PACE Secretary General Wojciech savicki with a proposal to send a Russian delegation to the winter session of the Assembly, which opens on January 21 in Strasbourg." [https://tass.ru/politika/5986082]
(They did not "return").
Alexander Sholokhov is mentioned in connection with the Ukrainian sanctions. It's a something literary. I remember up Mikhail Sholokhov, bat'ko Makhno...
Anyway, thanks to Shnurov...
March 23, 2019 18:45
Translation from Russian into English: March 23, 2019 23:45.
Владимир Владимирович Залесский "Скетч о Шнурове и о Министерстве культуры".