Author of quotes: Fazil Iskander. Page 2

Our intellectuals long ago were stratified into two parts. A smaller part still remains heroically intelligentsia in the old Russian sense of the word, and most of it turned into indulgence. Within endurence you can see three types: liberal indulgence, Patriotic indulgence and pravitelstvujushchy indulgence. Liberal indulgence usually does not work, believing that bad working in your field, it thereby works well for a democratic future. Understands democracy as the complete subordination of all its way of thinking. <...> Looking at the space of beautiful Motherland, often fall into depression, presenting a tremendous amount of work for the forthcoming liberalization. However, in the presence of a bribe rejuvenate easily and accurately execute the business entrusted to them. <...> Take with a touch of collecting funds for the struggle for democracy. <...> Patriotic indulgence considers it its duty to all ills of the country to blame the representatives of other Nations. <...> However, if you have bribes quickly cheers pretty well and performs the assigned work. <...> Takes a hint of gathering funds for the altar of the Fatherland. Judging by the size of bribes - the altar is in poor condition. Pravitelstva indulgence. Works poorly, believing that the love government takes so much effort that any serious work can not be considered. <...> Looking at the space of beautiful Motherland, sometimes despair, imagining how many dissidents may be hiding on such a vast territory. However, if bribes are easily comforted and quite clearly carries out the assigned work. The same takes as in this, and in a different form. Takes good care forever fighting Vietnam. A favorite pastime is to tell, but if the hand card, and show how many foreign countries could fit into the space of beautiful Motherland.