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	«The Jewish question» — a question for clever I offer all of us living in Russia, to take offence. Both to Jews, and Russian, and Tatars, and mordve — all! That it, actually, the such: a certain fiction writer E.Topol arrives from America and starts ours to teach «new Russian» Jewish nationality some good sense and even the heading of the post card has issued prikazatelno: «Love Russia, Boris Abramovich!» ("AiF", 1998, № 38). Or there will arrive from Belarus local president A.Lukashenko and in general starts to teach publicly us supposedly we is not able at all that what to solve other our problems, but even we discuss them silly — the same notorious «the Jewish question», for example. (VGTRK, 18.12.98, "Details"). Really, just right to take offence, nakuksitsja, as enemies of such well-wishers to count. And can, nevertheless — to listen? Really, and in words of the known writer-Jew, and in judgements of the president-Byelorussian is over what to all of us to reflect. And meanwhile, strangely enough, the post card to E.Topolja Berezovsky, Gusinsky, Smolensk, to Khodorkovsky and other oligarchs-Jews of Russia even on «the Jewish question» is ignored by the most extreme opponents-debaters. They as if at all would forget about this letter-bomb and shout-assure, as if "anti-Semitism" splash in Russia has begun with a demarche of gallant general Makashov in the State Duma... However, it just also is characteristic for a present situation. And about it just also spoke A.Lukashenko. The main essence of its opinion: «the Jewish question» in Russia is inflated by provokers, and first of all — from among Jews, and the basic noise create also conditions is artificial heat from their giving any "morons" which do not reflect at all on consequences. And the first consequences already also are now shown quite: in Krasnodar in mail boxes leaflets with threats to Jews are found out, barkashovtsy have openly started to show the force, to declare claims, and even at neighbours, in Tbilisi, there was unprecedented on mass character a vandalism certificate on the Jewish cemetery... It is impossible to disagree with E.Topolem and A.Lukashenko, that organizers-razduvateli of a fire like Berezovsky risk nothing and at any moment will run away to Israel or in the USA, and simple Jews, workers who side by side with Russian, Ukrainians, Tatars work will suffer from their provocative activity, suffer disasters of reorganisation Russia and as precisely hate, probably, oligarchs of all and all colours which are robing and selling their native land. But also razduvateli «the Jewish question» arrive short-sighted. The politician of a rank of Berezovsky should achieve-deserve national love, simply it is necessary to aspire to it. And whether Boris Abramovich thinks in general of it? It is not excluded, that now any inhabitant, having learnt casually, that else on May 25, 1867 in Paris on Russian sovereign Alexander II a certain Berezovsky has made attempt, as though will thoughtfully exclaim: «it when has still begun!.» The Belarus president has some times called "morons" of those who inflates a fire international break a set from both parties. But why, I have thought, not to name them simply fools? Has decided to specify under dictionaries and has understood: sense here a little other. For example, at Dalja "pridurnik" is the one who «makes a fool, plays pranks or silly indulges». And on Ozhegovu and at all: to "feign ignorance" — means «to pretend to be ignorant, not understanding, stupid, etc .» That stands up for it and « etc.» — we will not guess, but the word to "pretend to be" here expensive costs. In due time one too multiwise newspaper observer pechatno taught me, that-de «it is not enough one dictionaries for knowledge of a life». It agree. But not to look at all in dictionaries as it is done by debaters on «the Jewish question», is in any gate does not climb. They hang against each other offensive labels, at all not knowing their design, not penetrating in sense, word etymology. Here the most simple example: semantics of a word "anti-semite" is unequivocal — «the opponent of Semites». Who such Semites? We look in the encyclopaedia: some ancient nationalities, present Jews, Arabs and Ethiopians. It turns out, that berezovskie and izhe with them, accusing the opponents in "anti-Semitism", assert thereby, that those oppose for a long time the died out Phoenicians, aramejtsev, present Jews, and also all Arabs-Moslems and even poor Ethiopians... Absurd Top! The term "judofob" is more exact, but also that in a literal translation («afraid of Jews») he not absolutely answers sense of those charges, kakovye wishes to show to Makashov and its colleagues an adversary. In turn, in Makashov's camp and К* to the right and on the left are scattered by a word "Jew", not reflecting at all about semantics, and not wishing to reflect. However, maybe, it and not their fault. It is their trouble. The matter is that in our country long decades tried to solve «the Jewish question» the most simple, "pridurkovatym" in the way: to forbid a word "Jew", vykorchevat from Russian. Has reached that in reprinting of dictionary Dalja of 1955 year (in the reprint!) article "JEW" has been simply withdrawn, and all subsequent editions of "a well of ALL Russian» left without it. Readers were perplexed: as it is similar on semantic and stylistic colouring of a word "crest" and "katsap" Vladimir Ivanovich to switch on in the dictionary and is detailed razobjasnit has not forgotten, and here the word "Jew" of separate article at it has not received. Further — it is more. Of mass media have started to repeat and assure us, that-de in a decent society in Russia long since hands did not submit to the person who used a word "Jew". It has turned to an original categorical sentence: the person has used it is a word — everything, it the anti-semite, the villain and the rascal. However it is hardly believed, that in any let and in most rasdobroporjadochnom a society would not submit a hand, let us assume, to Pushkin, Gogol, Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Kuprin, Rozanovu... It is Enough to open their books to be convinced — this word they at all did not avoid: «Whether there is pozdneju expensive//a Rich Jew or the priest poor...» (Pushkin "Brothers-robbers"); — to Hang all zhidovu!. Let do not sew from popovskih copes of skirts the zhidovkam!. »(Gogol« Taras Potatoes »);«... There is no such barin or the millionaire who because of superfluous copeck would not began to lick hands at the Jew parhatogo... »(Chekhov"Steppe")... I do not speak about Dostoevsky and Rozanove which not only "dared" to use a word "Jew" in the products, but also argued on this theme openly. And here to present shouters around «the Jewish question» not to look "morons", it would be necessary to re-read publicism of these writers, and at the same time and to consult a dictionary Dalja 1935 year of the edition. They then have learnt (or have recollected!), that: «the Jew, zhidovin, zhidjuk, zhidjuga, zhidova, to zhidovshchi th, zhidove» is in the first and main turn «avaricious, the miser, a mercenary merchant». The word it in the last century and more in the beginning of the present was used widely in everyday speech, in newspapers, magazines, books. Also it was used on advantage in this value what was designated by V.I.Dal. The Jew is not a nationality, the Jew is an essence of character. It and in proverbs has been clearly reflected: «On any layman on seven zhidovinov», «Live, that the brother, and bargain, as the Jew», «a nobleman, and affairs zhidovin» and so forth Comes F. M.Dostoevsky in the «the Diary of the writer» practically in each number wrote about "Jews" who, in its opinion, exterminate woods, ruin for the sake of fast profits soil, accustom to drinking the people, have grasped domination mercenary in the finance, the industry, on the railway, in journalism, the literature, they prepare a social revolution, create-build Status in statu (the state in the state) and in general ruin Russia. On the author of a "Crime and punishment" charges in chauvinism and nationalism (then competent people did not use a word "anti-Semitism") from Jews and radical youth fell down. Here then Feodor Mihajlovich also was explained in March release "DP" for 1877, having devoted to this delicate question the whole chapter. Interested persons can read it entirely in 25th volume PSS of the writer, and also meet my analysis of this question in article «Dostoevsky's Minus», published in the Voronezh magazine "Lifting" (1995, № 11-12). Here I only will short tell, that Dostoevsky has accurately differentiated words "Jew" and "Jew" and has proved, that acted, acts and will oppose "Jews-exploiters", instead of against, upasi My God, the Jewish nation. The author of "the Diary of the writer» underlines: "Word" the Jew », how much I remember, I mentioned always for a designation of known idea:« the Jew, zhidovshchina, zhidovskoe the kingdom »and so forth Here was designated known concept, a direction, the characteristic of a century. It is possible to argue on this idea, to disagree with it, but not to take offence a word...» The Tatar can be the Jew, on Dostoevsky, both Russian, and. The Jew not in a condition to cease to be the Jew even if will replace the passport and a surname, and here the Jew to cease to be the Jew, quite turn to the person can. Unfortunately, the Soviet researchers-publikatory of texts of Dostoevsky (among which the majority was Jews) vymaryvali from a heritage of the writer all similar places, ignored this theme in dostoevskovedenii, besides hoping at once to remove this problem. So, the known and dear literary critic of Ampere-second. Dolinin, preparing for the edition the first meeting of letters of the writer, instead of all mentions of "Jews" has made denominations as itself explained, in the pedagogical purposes — not to push away from Dostoevsky youth... Here in many respects thanks to such naive well-wishers discussion of "the Jewish question» also has turned at us to catching of a black cat in a dark room. Or to compare even more precisely, it became similar to amateur performance in a madhouse. To us, the spectators who are not participating in action, it is necessary to plant only with hands from surprise and to set to itself puzzled questions: really participants of absurd performance do not understand an essence of words used by them or feign ignorance?. What for certainly dear people, Jews and Russian, — the present workers, the deserved doctors and teachers, original intellectuals — give in on provocation of directors of disgusting performance and agree to submit in him remarks?. Well, good, talented singer Joseph Kobzon, besides, as is known, and the oligarch not from the last, will not concede, perhaps, and to Berezovsky with Gusinsky — is visible, therefore it and has accepted so close to charge heart in "zhidovstve", has begun to fuss... Let it pass, possibly, it is that case, when a thief can't hide his guilty feeling. But what charges in "zhidovstve" from provokers-morons the doctor or the teacher living for one salary can accept in the address?! It that if on analogy, to call Makashov "martinet" — all Russian army it should be offended? Or here still that is not absolutely clear:, for example, opponents-opponents accuse the deputy of the State Duma, devout communist Ilyukhin in «kindling international break a set». Charge arhiseryoznoe, on UK the Russian Federation for such is necessary till three years of prison. But after all Ilyukhin, Makashov and izhe with them from its part bring charges in "intervention", "occupation", "sionizme" and even "genocide"... And these charges as a matter of fact are even more serious. So, can before to subject iljuhinyh-makashovyh ostrakizmu, is necessary to study attentively their argument and then it is convincing to prove to them and all of us, what they are wrong, are mistaken, engaged in provocation and then to demand punishment?. In a word, let's listen to the same Alexander Lukashenko's opinion and, by an example of citizens of Belarus, we will start to concern ethnic questions cleverly and judiciously. Including i-k to "Jewish". And if it is impossible, can, we will leave it while in rest at all? First, and in Russia more than it is enough other problems (and especially at us — in a province!), and secondly, popular wisdom says: «The one who stirs a hornet's nest a stick, risks to be bitten». «A city on TSne», On January, 13th, 1999
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