This text is my translation of a LiveJournal post from 2012, written about Russia and Russian politics, though I believe it is relevant for the whole world. I hope the author of the original won’t deny me the liberty to publish it (if you are the author, please know that I tried to contact you but my attempts were futile; you can always ask me to withdraw this page and I will comply). All the stylistic and punctuation choices are preserved to the best of my ability.