Zakhar Prilepin. (№ 361492)

In Russia, read clever books two hundred thousand people. Well, three hundred. Three hundred read terrible books, it would be better do not know how to read. In Russia, listen to smart music three hundred thousand people. Well, five hundred. Another fifty million are listening to this, so it would be better not even to know what. In Russia smart watch the same movie two hundred, three hundred, five hundred thousand people. Okay, fine, a million. The rest don't watch a smart movie. Look stupid. So what? <...> Our great and smart people owe nothing to anyone. If we want him umnel, have to do it at the state level. Garbage to crap everywhere, and people to serve only high-quality pastries and freshly squeezed juices. So the choice was between good, great and masterpiece. Otherwise you will be eternal "Trees," sticks and diggers. Do not want - as want. But the main thing is not to flatter. Compared to us, Soviet citizens of the sample in 1975 - people of other civilizations. They (tens of millions!) went to the movies Shukshin and Herman, and are in the millions. - read the Strugatsky and Rasputin. And stadiums listening to poetry. Now with a circulation of 500 copies are sold years.