If I Were A Queen: What Kind Of President Ksenia Sobchak Could Become

2023 Author: Amber Richards | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-05-22 00:24

Everyone remembers the scandalous statements of the editor-in-chief of L'Officiel and the leading "New Star Factory" about "fat" people and "little bastards", under which "no one will adjust." Ksenia Anatolyevna has always been sharp with her tongue (which they even tried to curb with fines for “obscene statements in the media”). Marriage and motherhood settled her down, making her much more legible in expressions. At times she continues to burn with a verb. This, however, does her honor: even if, at times, “the truth is worth a lot”, but at least “it makes you feel like a man” (quote from Ksenia Sobchak). What is it?

A peacemaker

“I am totally against any revolution. Anyone, even one that is committed for the ideals that I share. Because the revolution always sows chaos and a situation in which control is lost after itself. Chaos is worse than Putin. I don't want to be in this situation. I have a business, a restaurant, I have a lot of people who depend on me. I do not want a global crisis in which all banks are closed, any economic activity stops."

Patriot (to a certain extent)

“The place for emigration will be Russian-speaking. I have to work in Russian. I am a dollar millionaire, but in order to provide the standard of living that I love - to have a driver, a housekeeper, a normal apartment - this is not enough. In London, my friends - dollar billionaires live in such apartments, which, frankly, are cramped. There is a different way of life. I would not like to go to Israel, but, you know, I started thinking about it - getting an Israeli passport with the surname Vitorgan will be the easiest thing. But I would rather go to America. There is a large Russian diaspora. I would make a career on a Russian TV channel there. There is also Riga. I would go to work for Galya Timchenko at Meduza as an editor."

Critical thinkers

“I understand that the country's cancer has reached its last stage. It makes no sense to prick the patient with inoperative medications, to do something and fight. I humbly await the finale of this fascinating but sad story."

Understanding

“Putin, in my opinion, proceeds from the fact that he has got a shitty people: he does not want to work, there are cattle all around, the country is falling apart, it is not clear how to govern. Therefore, it is necessary to manage strictly. But according to his convictions, he is not Stalin, he does not want executions. He is forced to do forceful things when he already realizes that he is being driven into a dead end. Putin thinks like this: people need to be fed, I am responsible for them, they do not want to work, so my system will work."

And grateful

“I don’t say“Putin is a thief”and“Putin for bunks”? Yes, I am not saying that. Because in my position it is wrong to say that, and I will not say it. There are things that are related to my inner ethics. I have said this many times. It was not an easy decision for me. I will not talk like that about a man who did a lot for my family, for my father."

But who can draw conclusions

Have you ever voted for Putin?

- Yes. Once. The very first time. I voted with a good feeling. It was great joy.

Will you vote for Putin yet?

- Not.

Ambitious

“I am a confident person. And I am sure that even if I now get a job cleaning floors, in two months I will be a junior editor, in three months ─ senior, and in six months I will be on the air again. I have no doubts about my own consistency in this sense. Everything I do on television, I do from start to finish myself. And my whole career, which, in fact, began with "House-2", testifies to this. Nobody gave me a warm place, cozy and image-correct on the federal channel, I took everything in this life myself, with my own labor, so I am a person who knows how and loves to work. It means that it will be difficult for some time, so there will be 30 thousand, then 50 and so on."

Impulsive

“Neither RBC nor Vedomosti thought it necessary to get at least some comment from me, so I cross them out of the business press in my head and transfer them to the Komsomolskaya Pravda and Babka Said in the Yard basket. Now, in essence: I am an independent person, and with no "apeshechka" and other hell, I have never been and will not be seen in relations. What I am very proud of. I don't know what anyone is discussing in high offices, but I have been watching our political landscape carefully and for a long time. And I have only one diagnosis - Dull Sh ** but your policy today, Lord! Boring and Disgusting."

In the subject

"Compare Channel One and Russia." I do not want to understand the varieties of g ** n, I agree. But the First from the point of view of an entertainment product, from the point of view of the broadcasts of Posner, Ivan Urgant, documentary films … thank God that at least it exists. I don’t want to argue that way, but Ernst probably explains it to himself this way: “If it weren't for me, you would have only“new Russian grandmothers”and this news.” This is the position of a man who rescues three Jews in his attic. A little "Schindler's List".

"When the state needs something from you, it calls itself a homeland."

Tolerant

“I think we need to make it clear that gay people are no longer funny. It is a tragedy for people living in extremely hostile environments. These people must be understood and accepted. The state should not go into cowards for its citizens under any circumstances”.

A little bit idealist

“In an ideal world, of course, you want re-elections right now, with free media, with the same amount of time for debates, a complete overhaul of the system, and so on. But this is in a perfect world. In principle, I do not like it when offensive slogans are pronounced from the stage - and not only against Putin, but also against Navalny or Kasparov."

Cautious

“And what, go with a pitchfork to the Kremlin? I don't want, for example. I believe that this will lead to even worse consequences."

Honest

“Politics is a big lack of freedom. Politics are always the rules of the game. Somewhere pat the child on the head. Make the right face somewhere. Take the subway somewhere to be closer to the people. This hypocrisy is very hard for me. And it is impossible to be a politician without hypocrisy. I'm talking about freedom. My main word is freedom.

But inconsistent

“I can broadcast my entire life and I will probably even be returned to the air of federal channels someday. But I will always feel like I haven't done everything I could. It is these 2018 elections that would be the right challenge for a person who wants to bring politics back to the country."

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