Major Floods, More Cracks in Russian Society

Modern societies have a fundamental social contract. It comes down to this: even in closed societies like Russia, we can expect some response in case of a significant emergency. It’s spring, not just the season of mud but also the season of floods. And boy, are these floods spectacular.

So first, let a Russian explain how Russia is failing spectacularly:

“Russia is investing money in the Ukrainian front. Accordingly, the ass is bare, there is nothing to cover it with.” Political scientist Oreshkin talks about why it is so difficult for the country to cope with the flood.

The governor of the Kurgan region called on residents to immediately evacuate from the right (low) bank of the Tobol River. The region, following the Orenburg region, may be seriously damaged by floods.

Political scientist Dmitry Oreshkin told MO why the country is suffering such serious losses from the annual natural phenomenon.

“The system of priorities, which is supported by Putin’s Russia, and before that by Soviet Russia, is concentrated on the fact that resources — material, human, ideological — from the vast territory of the country are drawn to the center, and there they are used for some mega-important sovereign task . Be it the conquest of Europe, the conquest of space, the transfer of the flow of Siberian rivers to Central Asia… Something so great. As a result, there is no money left in the regions and they are very dependent on the center. Contempt for…