But you stay there. "There is no money, but you hold on": how Medvedev inspired Slepakov. And you asked him the same question...

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, known for his memorable quotes, finally broke the long pause. Today, the head of the Cabinet of Ministers, whose statements "go to the people," denied the information about his illness, saying that he "did not get sick" at all. Although on March 14, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Dmitry Anatolyevich was “not saved” from the flu epidemic. Realnoe Vremya recalls the Prime Minister's brightest statements.

“Yes, I didn’t get sick”

The protracted silence of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev was broken today when, at a meeting with representatives of the SME, he said that "he was not sick."

“Yes, I didn’t get sick,” Medvedev said when one of those present congratulated him on his recovery.

Recall, March 14, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Dmitry Medvedev fell ill with the flu. The head of state, discussing the epidemiological situation in Russia, said that the situation with influenza in the country “remains serious”, “that’s why they didn’t save Dmitry Anatolyevich.”

Almost the brightest quote from Medvedev was heard by the Crimeans, and later by the entire population of the country on May 23, 2016. Photo youtube.com

"There is no money, but you hold on"

However, almost the most striking quote from Medvedev was heard by the Crimeans, and later by the entire population of the country on May 23, 2016. The head of government said it when one of the local residents complained that pensions are not indexed, and "8 thousand rubles is not enough for life." Medvedev said in response to this: “There is simply no money now. We will find money - we will make indexation. You stay here, all the best, good mood and health to you.

"You can stir up anything you want"

This is exactly how Dmitry Medvedev spoke about the bill, according to which the law enforcement agencies are given the opportunity to initiate tax criminal cases without materials from the tax authorities. Interestingly, Vladimir Putin introduced the bill to the Duma. Then many started talking about difficult relations in political tandem. And the full phrase sounded even harsher:

“You can excite anything, especially by order and for money, which happens often when one structure fights with another!”

"About the cat"

The story of the cat Dorofei, Medvedev's favorite, became one of the most discussed topics in Runet in 2012. The commotion was caused by the information that the pet had allegedly escaped from the residence in Gorki.

Dmitry Anatolyevich commented on the situation with a post on Twitter. "About the cat. From sources close to Dorotheus, it became known that he did not disappear anywhere. Thank you all for your concern!

The story of the cat Dorofei, Medvedev's favorite, became one of the most discussed topics in Runet in 2012. Photo instagram.com/damedvedev

“The government cannot be shaken like a pear”

With this phrase, Medvedev explained in 2011 why during the years of his presidency not a single minister left his post due to unsuitability. “Not all accidents depend on the ministers, we really have a very difficult situation both in industry and in the economy. (...) The government cannot be shaken like a pear.”

"Barack, rest!"

So in 2010, Medvedev commented on the content of a telephone conversation with the American president to federal channels. In an interview with the press, Dmitry Anatolyevich then, in particular, said that his American colleague "is on vacation." So he wished him a good rest.

"Barack, rest! You did a good job!" - commented Medvedev.

"What I say is cast in granite"

No less popular saying of Dmitry Anatolyevich were his words, uttered at the end of 2009 at a meeting of the commission for the modernization of the economy and which, perhaps, were prophetic.

Then, in the status of the President of Russia, he, speaking at a meeting of the commission for the modernization of the economy, interrupted the general director of the state corporation Rostekhnologii, Sergei Chemezov, who tried to give the president an explanation for his "remark".

“No, mine doesn’t. Mine is not a replica already, but a verdict. You have replicas, and everything I say is cast in granite.

The saying was made by him after a fire in the Perm club "Lame Horse". Photo rg.ru

"Bastards without brains and conscience"

Medvedev called unscrupulous entrepreneurs scoundrels "without brains and without conscience". The saying was made by him after a fire in the Perm club "Lame Horse", where more than 150 people died in December 2009.

"Freedom is better than no freedom"

Russians also remember Medvedev's statement in 2008 at the Krasnoyarsk Economic Forum, where he made a big pre-election speech as a presidential candidate.

“Our policy should be based on a principle that I consider, despite all its obviousness, to be the most important for the activities of any modern state striving to achieve high living standards. This is the principle "Freedom is better than lack of freedom."

"No need to whine"

The quote also applies to 2008. With this phrase, President Medvedev, while in Magadan, reacted to the complaints of entrepreneurs.

“I understand that it is not easy for business to work, that our bureaucracy is still heavy, but there is no need to whine.”

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frank confession made Prime Minister during a visit to Crimea. Somewhere, a pensioner managed to get through to Dmitry Medvedev - a heart-rending cry is heard on a video that has scattered on the network: “It’s impossible to live, the prices are crazy, they expect us to index incorrectly! , where is she?!"

The prime minister, it must be said, did not flinch. Indexing, he did not play up, really is nowhere, because the government did not do it. "There's just no money now. We'll find the money - we'll index it. You stay here, all the best, good mood and health to you," Dmitry Medvedev said cheerfully, putting his hand in his pocket, and on this optimistic note, he hastened to end his communication with the people.

The self-control of the head of government can be envied. Not every politician is able to respond to the cries of the soul of voters with the directness and frankness of Ostap Bender. What money, granny, there is no money. I kiss your hands, happy to stay. On the positive, the old one, you have to be on the positive.

Claims against Dmitry Medvedev there can be none. He just honestly warned that the whole country would have to pay for the annexation of Crimea and. "It was a conscious choice, a choice at the request of the people who asked for help," he said. At the very beginning, however, the ministers and the president rashly declared that no one would suffer, but it quickly became clear to everyone that this would not work out.

Truly knows no limits human ingratitude for salvation from the Nazis. Let grandma say thank you in general that times are now vegetarian. Otherwise, they would have caulked her where they should for such words (does she want to say that she is dissatisfied with the release?). For the sake of Crimea, all Russians' pension savings have been frozen for several years, but it's not enough for her.

But the point here is not so much in the Crimea. And Dmitry Medvedev himself notes after all that there is no indexation throughout the country. It is important that the Prime Minister finally briefly summarized the economic situation in the country, summed up all the anti-crisis meetings over the past 2 years. At meetings in the White House, other phrases are heard, more ornate and impressive, about stimulating the economy, adapting to the sanctions regime, and indispensably fulfilling all social obligations. How many scenarios for the development of events have been written! Soon, the ex-minister of finance will also present two more scenarios to the president, to choose from: either distribute money from the budget to support industries, or not distribute it. Dmitry Medvedev did not tell the pensioner about any scenario, any state program or anti-crisis plan.

We have many scenarios and decrees. We have no money, as it turns out. There would be money, and scenarios would probably not have to be written.

What can the head of government do? Is he printing this money or something, or can he launch some kind of reforms? He is, after all, already. And back in 2013, . We will find money - there will be indexation. The Prime Minister speaks as if he just had the money in another jacket.

It remains to hold on. Gotta hold on pensioners, workers at Uralvagonzavod, which is under the threat of bankruptcy, entrepreneurs who are being squeezed out of business and intimidated by raising taxes, state employees who are offered to freeze salaries, metallurgists and truckers, importers and exporters. The slogan "Hold on!" - it's like "Save yourself who can." That is, taxi as you know, until the scripts arrive in time.

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Recently Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev did not please the public with bright public appearances. The head of the Russian government ended the protracted pause on this issue brilliantly, at one point turning out to be the most discussed figure in that part of the Internet that covers the post-Soviet space.

“There is just no money. All the best to you, good mood and health!”

Having visited the Crimea, Medvedev talked to people who complained to him about the rise in prices, which leads to a sharp decrease in the purchasing power of citizens.

A Crimean pensioner complained to the prime minister: “It is impossible to live on a pension, the prices are crazy. Incorrect indexation is calculated for us. Medvedev said in response: "There is no indexation at all anywhere: there is simply no money." Then, apparently wanting to cheer up the Crimean woman, the prime minister said: “Stay here, wish you all the best, good mood and health.”

The phrase “There is no money, you are in a good mood”, which literally blew up the Internet space and caused particular joy among the Ukrainian media, will undoubtedly be among the top three statements of Dmitry Medvedev throughout his entire political career.

The Russian prime minister and ex-president at one time repeatedly made loud and ambiguous statements that made the public think - what exactly did the politician mean and what is the secret meaning of his words?

"What I say is cast in granite"

Perhaps the most famous saying of Dmitry Medvedev was his words at a meeting of the commission on economic modernization in December 2009.

After the speech Head of Russian Technologies Sergey Chemezov, who spoke, in particular, about the introduction of energy-saving lamps, Medvedev remarked: “But this is not innovation, colleagues. It’s just the production of modern products that we need.”

Chemezov asked for the floor in order to answer the "remark of the president." Medvedev's words caused noticeable irritation, and he uttered a phrase that has become legendary: “My remark is not mine, but a sentence. You have replies. And what I say is cast in granite.

“The WTO is not a carrot”

In September 2008, at a meeting with representatives of Russian business, Medvedev spoke about the two-decade-long negotiations on Russia's accession to the WTO. In order to characterize the current situation, the politician found a rather unusual figurative comparison: “The WTO is not a carrot, it is a set of rather complex duties that are entrusted to us, and if we assume them, let them do it humanly, but do not frighten us with the fact that we ourselves will take on something additional. Over the past eight years, no one has been able to challenge the thesis that the WTO is not a carrot.

“We need to stop terrifying business”

The year 2008 for Dmitry Medvedev turned out to be especially rich in bright performances. In August, at a meeting on the development of small and medium-sized businesses in the city of Gagarin, he shared his vision of the situation: “The problems remain the same, I mean the problems that our entrepreneurs face. Tortured checks and all sorts of raids on commercial tips. It is necessary that the authorities, law enforcement agencies stop terrifying business.”

The phrase "Stop terrifying business!" over time, it became almost the motto of Russian entrepreneurs. But even eight years later, judging by their complaints, business is getting worse and worse.

Speaking at a meeting with the leadership of the United Russia party, Medvedev said that the situation needs to be changed, and even pointed out who to start with: “The figure of the athlete himself should be put forward at the forefront - not the federations, which we sometimes have big and fat, like cats, not, especially, the heads of federations and not even coaches, with all the colossal respect for them: athletes achieve success.

It is worth noting that the head of Russian sports in 2010 Vitaly Mutko still holds his post, and the latest doping scandals have not changed this situation in any way.

The song of the Russian showman Semyon Slepakov "Appeal to the people", published on June 6, gained more than two million views on the Internet in just a day. The inspirer of the singer was the head of the government of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev. Two weeks ago, when asked by Crimean pensioners about the indexation of pensions, Medvedev replied that there was no money now, but he called on people to "hold on" and wished them "good mood and health."

"The country has not seen such a rise for many years, there is something to be proud of, only there is no money," Slepakov parodies state reports on economic success. The showman does not forget to mention how Russian officials live in a crisis: "Luxury yachts and planes are waiting for us. The Maldives, Monte Carlo, London and Phuket are waiting. We would take you, we just don't have money."

In addition to this song, thousands of other jokes about Dmitry Medvedev appeared on the Runet: posts, tweets and photo-toads. DW followed the development of the internet trend.

Taxes? No money

Myself video of Medvedev's communication with Crimean pensioners hit the Internet on May 23 and immediately began to gain viral popularity, and two weeks later, received almost three and a half million views. Runet users immediately reacted to it with thousands of jokes.

The most popular of them are proposals to write the phrase "there is no money, but you hold on" in the tax return or utility bill. Also, this phrase was framed as official government decree. Some of the users offered to respond to banks that are waiting for payments on loans: "There is no money, but you hold on."

Army and television: there is money

Then Runet users decided to remember what the Russian budget money was used for instead of indexing pensions. Favorite examples were the army and state television.

Businessman and media investor Alexander Vinokurov recalled that the loss of the VGTRK holding in 2014 amounted to 21 billion rubles. Television, for which they spent money from the budget, will help the Russians "hold on," Vinokurov is sure.

Campaign posters

Dmitry Medvedev inspired users to joke about politics. The phrase "there is no money, but you hold on" was turned into fake campaign slogans, including on the topic of the upcoming elections to the State Duma in the fall.

They were awarded to Medvedev himself, a number of deputies and the United Russia party. Separate jokes are dedicated to President Vladimir Putin. Medvedev should learn from Putin to answer questions about the indexation of pensions. The President would have answered several times longer and in such a way that nothing was clear, they are sure in Runet.

"There is no money, but you hold on" and Shuvalov's Rolls-Royce

Thanks to the popularity on the Internet, Medvedev's meme even had to be commented on by Vladimir Putin. The President believes that the phrase " no money, but you hold on"taken out of context. In response, some users published a transcript of the meeting with pensioners and noted that Medvedev's words were conveyed quite clearly.

Almost simultaneously with the appearance of the meme, an investigation into the opposition politician Alexei Navalny was released. He claims that First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov bought a Rolls-Royce Phantom EWB worth 40 million rubles through shell companies. This was done after the announcement of sanctions and a sharp deterioration in the state of the Russian economy and the state budget. As a result, Runet users instantly associated this event with Medvedev's call to "hold on."

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Any whim at 750 percent

Many banks refuse to issue loans to borrowers - the risk of default is too high. Some do not try to get a loan themselves, because in order to confirm their solvency, they must provide information about employment and a permanent salary. Microfinance institutions offer a way out - when issuing an express loan, they only ask for a passport. The rate can reach 750 percent per year.



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Market economy

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"Alik" is the best Chinese friend

Middle-class Russians and young people prefer to buy clothes and appliances online, with foreign stores becoming increasingly popular. Recently, the palm of the Chinese website AliExpress. Here, shopping is cheaper than on eBay, not to mention the usual stores and malls. Sometimes you have to wait for a package for several weeks, but the savings are worth it.



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Time to pick up the knitting needles

Pensioners in Moscow live much better than in the periphery, but even here it has become very difficult to live on a pension. After paying utility bills, about 8 thousand rubles (about 93 euros) remain on hand. With this money you need to buy food and medicine for a whole month. Elderly women are increasingly trying to make money with their needlework: they knit socks, shawls, scarves and sell them near the metro.



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Stale press

If you want to read a glossy magazine, but don't have the money for it, you can buy a three-four-month-old magazine at a discount. If previously unsold expired magazines were mostly thrown away or distributed free of charge to libraries, now kiosk owners prefer to give them away for resale. After all, there is demand.





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Not from the shelf, but from under the floor

Some entrepreneurs justify their name in a crisis with a special entrepreneurial spirit. As you know, one of the items of expenditure at grocery stores is a license for the right to sell alcohol. You can save money by abandoning it and removing all goods from the shelves. And for regular customers to bring goods from the warehouse in an opaque bag. The price is arbitrary. There is a risk, but who does not risk does not sell champagne.



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"Networkers" win

Buying activity during the crisis decreased in Russia by about 10 percent. They began to buy less, trying to choose cheaper goods. Nevertheless, many, having received a salary or pension, try to immediately spend it by buying food and household chemicals for the future: they do not become cheaper, but income depreciates due to inflation. Preference is given to chain supermarkets where promotions are held.



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Intermediaries do not worry!

A place of honor in newspaper collapses is occupied by publications devoted to finding housing and work. Looking for an apartment through a realtor is expensive - you have to pay him a commission for services, so the demand for rent without intermediaries has grown. The same applies to work - not every employer or job seeker wants to pay for the services of recruitment agencies. An ad in a newspaper carries risks, but it is still possible to find useful information.



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Hope only for passers-by

It cannot be said that there are noticeably more beggars on the streets of Moscow or in the metro and underground passages. Another thing is that more and more often you can see people who are embarrassed by this activity, obviously not used to it. Seeing the camera, they turn away or leave. Although, it would seem, they should not be ashamed at all.

Dedicated to the new premier term

Two years ago, on May 23, 2016, the Russian segment of the Internet was replenished with a new meme. Its author was Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

During the Prime Minister's visit to Feodosia, an elderly woman approached him. She did not introduce herself, but immediately asked the second person of the state a question about the sore point: “You said there would be indexation [of pensions], where is it in Crimea? What is 8 thousand? This is minuscule. Feet about us wipe here! It is impossible to live in retirement, the prices are crazy.” The prime minister did not find anything better than to answer: “It [indexation] is nowhere to be found, we didn’t accept it at all ... it’s just that there is no money now. We'll find the money, we'll index it. You stay here, all the best, good mood and health to you.

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The idea of ​​the editorial board to find that very pensioner, which arose after the new appointment of Dmitry Medvedev to the post of prime minister, seemed crazy. First, we didn't even know her name. Secondly, the population of Feodosia with its suburbs is about one hundred thousand people. Looking for a nameless pensioner among a hundred thousand is unthinkable. All we had was a blurry screenshot from the video where the grandmother is talking to Medvedev.

First of all, I interviewed my Feodosia acquaintances. None of them knew their grandmother. A topic created at a local forum with a request to identify the grandmother turned into a political debate.

The photo with which I walked around Feodosia to look for a pensioner from the video with Medvedev

After going around two churches, fourteen shops, a clinic, a department of the Communist Party, interviewing a dozen people on the streets, and even frightening a woman who looked like the grandmother I needed (having approached her in an empty alley with the question: “Are you in the photo?”), I already thought report to the editor: "Empty lesson."

And suddenly I found a message on VKontakte: “It seems that this woman sells milk in the market.”

In the dairy pavilion of the Central Market, they really confirmed to me: “Yes, this is our Anya. And yes, she was talking to Medvedev.”

That's how I learned that the pensioner's name is Anna Buyanova, and that she lives 20 kilometers from Feodosia, in the village of Novopokrovka. “You will reach the village, and then ask - any house will show you,” they told me in the dairy pavilion. And so it happened.

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Anna Buyanova. Photo: Ivan Zhilin / Novaya Gazeta

Anna Buyanova lives on the outskirts of the village in a squat hut. I find her plucking a chicken.

For the first five minutes, she simply sighs: “From a Moscow newspaper? Here? But how is it? ..” Then he invites him into the house and apologizes many times: “We are repairing it here. Just started..”

Having brewed mint, he begins to remember.

- Well, I didn’t just go from myself [to Medvedev]. We have people in the market ... a team. They asked me: when the prime minister arrives, I need to tell him about pensions. I'm not the only one with a problem.

I replied: “Well, let's go. I can solve this issue."

“When Medvedev arrived, people were not allowed to see him. But I know Feodosia well, and I went through the yards on Aivazovsky. And went straight to where his car stopped. He saw that I was breaking through so brazenly, and told the guards to disperse.

And you asked him the same question...

- Well, yes, about pensions. You understand correctly: I have 30 years of experience, I worked as a cook in a canteen, then as a manager in a canteen, then as a teacher in a kindergarten, then as a supply manager at a school. The minimum length of service required for a labor pension is 20 years, and I have 30 years of experience. But in the end, I get not a labor, but a social pension - 8,000 rubles.

- Why?

- I do not know. The district pension fund does not give an extract for the second year. And without this, you can not complain to Simferopol.

Screenshot from video. The moment when Anna Buyanova asks Medvedev a question about the indexation of pensions

- After the Prime Minister's question, was your pension indexed after all?

— No. First they promised. They said that 11000 will be. But in the end, in April last year, they made only an allowance for the subsistence minimum. And now, instead of 8,058 rubles, I get 8,500. But this is not indexation.

"And how are you holding up?"

- But only thanks to the economy. 53 chickens, 4 turkeys, 2 ducks. The cow was removed last year. Plus a garden: potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers. Plus, their fruits grow. If I need to pay for electricity or gas, but I don’t have money, then I sell something: sometimes chicken, sometimes vegetables.

Selling, by the way, is also not easy - they came up with a whole scheme. First, a deputy from the village council should come to me to see that I really have my own garden. Then he draws up an act of inspection, with which I go to the head of the village council. The head of the village council, in the presence of two witnesses, neighbors, checks the act: he asks them if beets really grow on my site, if there are chickens. And when witnesses confirm, he gives me a certificate that I can sell.

In the market in Feodosia, I have my own place - 55th. It costs 50 rubles a day. And another 100 rubles I spend on the road from Novopokrovka and back. In July and August, when I sell cucumbers and tomatoes, things are going well: I can earn 600, I can earn 800, I can even earn 1,000 rubles a day. And in winter it happens that I sell some potatoes for only 200 rubles. And it turns out: 200 rubles minus 100 for the road, minus 50 for a place ... 50 rubles a day, sometimes I earn.

Was it always this hard?

“I must say, life was easier under Ukraine. The hryvnia was solid, but the ruble ... turned out to be some kind of empty one.

Petr Sarukhanov / Novaya Gazeta.

You get more money, but you go to the store: you spent everything - you didn’t buy anything. But from January 1, 2019, as they promise, there will be a revision of the subsistence minimum again: the smallest pension will be 12,000 rubles. So the Sobes said. Here we are waiting...

- So this time they promise seriously?

— They say yes.

- Dmitry Medvedev was again appointed prime minister ...

“You know, my heart skipped a beat the other day. On TV they showed Putin shaking his hand. And I realized: "It will happen again." Since Putin shook his hand, it means that they will continue to be friends.

- And how do you like this fact?

— It seems to me that this has been done in vain. Medvedev will not give us anything. But, on the other hand, for some reason I think that this time Putin will tighten the screws on him. Putin also read about his billions ( refers to the scandal provoked by the investigation of the Navalny team. — I. Zh.). So maybe now Medvedev will be more responsible.

***

Anna Buyanova in her chicken coop. Photo: Ivan Zhilin / Novaya Gazeta

Saying goodbye, Anna asks if I have money for the return trip.

- It is strange to hear such a question from a person who barely makes ends meet.

- Well, anything can happen. she smiles. “Maybe we need help. Good deeds must also be done.

And pensioner Anna Buyanova is hiding behind the fence of her house. She goes on to pluck a chicken in the garden, which grows potatoes, cucumbers and beets, and which feeds her along with a poor pension, which has not changed much after a conversation with the country's prime minister.

Novopokrovka village, Feodosiya, Crimea