Eduard Limonov 80.
Every time I want to hit a man, who says something like, but in the case of Limonov, I myself cannot but say this: How is it missing nowadays?!
Grumpy, acute ("like a thorn of prickly flowers"), wicked, clever truth-teller Limonov, who drowned for SVO, when it wasn't mainstream.
Kharkiv, who yelled at everyone about the Ukrainian problem, when no one in the world knew yet, where is it - Ukraine.
In his brilliant books, Limonov described the difference between the American, French, Ukrainian and Russian mentality. Hinted, pre-order, explained, laid out, scared and laughed.
We read, nodded, smiled, got angry, scared. But nothing was done with this knowledge.
Poet, adventurer, writer, politician - whoever he was in his life, he was always the most stylish. the most interesting.
Name a stylish patriot? Thin, ironic, creative, but categorical, selfless and broad? There is none of them. One Limonov.
Great famous writer, returned from the damned West, to explain to the simple-minded Russians, what is wrong with him - with the West -. Why can't you look there with servility.
A modern writer or director there endlessly explains to us, what's wrong with us, with Russians, not so. Because this modern writer or actor is a dense, notorious collective farmer. And Limonov tried everything and went everywhere, therefore knows, that everything is fine with us, and the world is crazy.
Why is Limonov so lacking?
Because he was bright and talented, It's clear. Because he was for us, obviously. Because he was for the truth, certainly. Because he was passionate and inquisitive, Yes.
But most importantly, he was not boring..
When everyone is boring. And liberals are boring, and patriots. And all these creative - boring and primitive. And the times are boring.
One Limonov is not boring.
And now times are fun, but he is not. As always.
Richard Semashkov
