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| Written by Øîä Ìóëàäæàíîâ | ||||||||
| Ïÿòíèöà, 01 Íîÿáðü 2002 | ||||||||
 In a minefield… were not only were our colleagues Anna and Zhanna, but all of us.Fear has a property of subsiding over time, of departing from us day by day. Now we are once again smiling and watching comedies, and buying tickets to shows. TV reports from Chechnya are once again equated in our minds to stories about some volcano on a Pacific isle: scary, but far away. The lava will not crawl as far as Moscow, and the ashes will not cover our heads. But this is in vain. The war has again licked its fiery tongue against the heart of Russia, flashing within our homes and families, hitting us directly, cynical and bloody. The victims of the tragedy, on which the musical performance at Dubrovka ended, are more than one or two hundred, and will we long feel the report of this explosive disaster. Revenge will fill the hearts of those whose loved ones died on both sides of the theater ramp, which this time separated not just actor from audience, but hostage from captor. In Tuesday’s edition we already asked a number of questions that were generated by the tragedy. They are mostly rhetorical. To any normal person, it is clear that the leadership of our country has no control over the situation, not just in the North Caucasus, but in other regions as well. It is clear that state of policing is at the same level of ‘evolution’ as is our current economy, science, and education. That is, mercenarily Yes, our assault rifles are just as good as ever, and we still have valiant warriors. Yes, we killed the terrorists, though it is not clear why they had to shoot pointblank these ‘shakhidki’ (female holy martyrs) who were knocked out by that secret gas if it could have been at all possible to remove their explosives and drag them out in handcuffs to testify to the fullest extent. Perhaps they might have said too much? Yes, the Kremlin has shown the world that it now controls the major media in the country, quietly adjusting the activities of the federal television and radio stations, as well as most major newspapers. Yes, Putin has shown everyone that he is tougher than even Chernomyrdin and speaks more clearly than Viktor Stepanovich (Chernomyrdin), though with fewer aphorisms. Yes, more than half the hostages are still alive, although, firstly, the true number of casualties of the tragedy is being carefully concealed, and the For all “They’re SINGING their prayers, and they say that we’re all going together to Allah.” “They’ve stretched ropes around us, and they’re hanging explosives on them.” “They don’t want negotiations. They demand peace in Chechnya.” “They don’t need members of parliament or pop stars. They’re only willing to speak with the President’s official representative.” “Again they want to blow everything up, because no one is discussing with them their main demand.” “Nobody is beating up anybody. Some of them even smile, but all the same they just won’t let us go.” “These women are taking revenge for their lost loved ones, and they want their families back in Chechnya to be able to live like human beings.” “They don’t mean any harm to us, but they see no other way to make the authorities in Moscow go for peace talks.” “Do at least something, otherwise they’ll kill themselves and us as well.” “For an hour already we can’t get stretchers for two wounded people. We’ve had an accident here. These, well, these militants are ready to let any ambulance in, but it hasn’t come.” …And more in the same spirit. Being powerless to help yourself and others always hardens your heart, but the ways of spiritual experience are inscrutable. I do not think that many of the former hostages, with whom I happened to talk in recent days, have that infamous ‘Stockholm Syndrome’, which is characterized by the appearance of a kind of emotional and mental connection, even sympathy, between the captor and the captive during prolonged contact. And it is not because of some ‘shift’ in their brain that they are now unanimously saying that if the militants had wanted to blow up the building or shoot people during the assault, they had more than enough time and opportunity. The gas did not ‘knock out’ everyone, and not immediately. It could be that these scum who were holding women, children, and sick people hostage could have fallen for this ‘syndrome’, or perhaps they had originally intended merely to blackmail, even in the most infamous of ways, but not mass murder. We will never know true cause of this unexpectedly humane behavior by the militants during the tragedy’s finale. Least of all, because no real negotiations ever took place: the politicians, pop stars, doctors, and journalists only begged the terrorists for the mercy for the children and the sick, but they had no real authority to ‘bargain’, the result of which could have been the release of every hostage. During the entire bloody drama NOT ONCE DID THEY DISCUSS WITH THE TERRORISTS THEIR MAIN AND ONLY DEMAND, so therefore it is meaningless to try to predict any possible scenario in which an assault was not carried out. We talked a lot with our hostage heroines after their fortunate rescue. How are they felling today, and what do they remember? There is no bitterness, no anger in their hearts. “An “The feds come to their house and toss a grenade in the oven and leave. Then, once they got the stove fixed, again they come with a grenade.” “They clearly divide people on the ‘you’ and ‘us’ and, of course, they don’t consider themselves Russian citizens.” “They said: there is a war on, there is a front and its lines are not just in Chechnya, but also in Moscow. So do not be surprised that there is shooting and killing going on here.” “They have no respect for our politicians or their fellow countrymen living in Moscow, or even a majority of journalists. They say there are too many lies and too much dirty money, while the war goes on without end.” “All of us, all Muscovites, we felt like we were lying in a minefield. While the explosions were far away, somewhere in the Caucasus, we didn’t worry especially much. But now it’s here, and without even the militants (asking), we wanted to demand that this war in Chechnya end as soon as possible.” “The medics tried so hard, which is surprising these days. I make a low bow to them. Only one nurse was crying, because she didn’t know how to deal with the effects of the gas.” They do not shout, and they make no demands. They do not boast of their toughness, nor do they criticize the authorities. They are eager to get back to work and enjoy the falling snow. They shy away from all the press attention. Will we all get meaner — or will a bitter lesson to teach us goodness? Will we fall in love with the ‘strong hand’ that spares neither friend nor foe and brings about its order at any price — or will we accept the fact that the Federation is not an empire, but a voluntary union of peoples? The militants did not blow up the theatrical center on Dubrovka, but they blew up our souls. The terrorists, as they wished, were killed. But also killed were innocent teenagers, men, and women, people who were drawn to the ideals of Kaverin’s ‘Two Captains’ set to music. There, after all, was patriotism, love, and allegiance. God bless him, and his musical, but when you are in a minefield you need to think about eternity, and how to protect yourself from new explosions. And children. And loved ones. And even an By Shod Mulajanov, in ‘Moskovskaya Pravda’ October 30th, 2002 Views: 5256 |
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