The answer to the article of MP in BN
5.03.2001 in BN the article of Mikhail Podolyak (MP) "Who is guilty?" was published. I respect the point of view of any journalist, I think that the journalist has the right to own point of view on any problem. By the way, Mikhail Podolyak, to my mind, writes quite good analytical articles. However it is amazing that this severe journalist in this article was lowered up to the frank misinformation, juggling the facts and putting down intentions which do not exist to me. In particular, MP writes: "As a matter of fact, Levonevsky invokes to prohibit the heterodoxy, prohibit the opposition. And he does it today when the nomenclature, elite is at the cross-roads and shouts: "show us, where to go","how can be saved from Lukashenko".
Probably, MP was not very attentive while getting acquainted with my articles where I criticised both A. G. Lukashenko and some figures of opposition. So once again I shall briefly express my point of view.
As to A. G. he, on my deep belief, has restored the worst version of command system in Belarus and with its help tries to solve economical and political problems that basically is impossible. The historical experience suggests that the similar systems anywhere in the world have not given an effective economics and reasonable standard of life of the population of these countries.
A. G. is a trouble of the people of Belarus, I am sure that in the nearest future his "actions" will be estimated by the people of Belarus on "advantage". The failure of the mode of A. G. is inevitably. From my part I do everything that depends on me for this to happen as soon as possible.
But what will happen after A. G. will leave? Who will replace him? Here, as I understand our positions with MP miss.
If we imagine that A. G. will be changed by the representatives of KRDS where the main component is the representatives of BPF I state with all responsibility that it will mean one more useless spire in the development of Belarus. I can confidently state about it as I personally know the majority of the leaders of KRDS and their methods of work.
It is necessary to mark that originally my supporters and me tried to adjust the co-operation both with the representatives of BPF and with some leaders of the present KRDS. The basis of such co-operation, as it seemed, could have been the intention to change the present "mode". Perhaps, today we could have had questions on which the co-operation is possible. First of all - it is necessary to achieve the resignation of A. G.! Secondly - it is necessary to discuss seriously how, what ways to choose to improve life of the people of Belarus?
For the talk to have a subject it would be possible to accept the code of the stipulated facts i.e. to find points of coincidence on which judgement of the parties coincides. If we listen to all figures beginning from A. G. and ending with the most furious nationalist they all are worried only about the value of the people, however everyone understands this value in his own way and everyone offers his own way to achieve this value. For this reason we have differences between us and in further - the frank enmity. I have never been a communist, I think that the communist philosophy is alien to the human nature. When the former party functionaries have begun to attempt to control me, to impose their own will I was indignant. The former party boss Semen Domash claiming on the role of the unified candidate attempted to call me on "the carpet" and to "punish" with rendition "of party recovery". The party habits have been reshaped by decades it is not so easy to get free from them. I remember that Semen could not "understand" in any way that he is no more a party boss who can do everything he wants, for him it so is unusual.
Who are Lebedko, Domash and those similar to them? They are former comsomol and party workers, Bolsheviks. Who is A. Lukashenko - former comsomol and party worker, Bolshevik. We are offered to change one Bolshevik to another? And what will it bring to the people of Belarus? Nothing!
It is the same as if, for example, after the victory in the second world war the Americans decided that Germany should be controlled by other nazi.
Bolsheviks and nazis, by the way, have roots.
The officials have always done "mangers" for themselves. Yes "have-beens" today are not at the authority. But they even here have created "a manger" for themselves, it is the opposition one . I shall tell one - we with you have one essential difference: we spend for the struggle with the mode own money, they - another's.
KRDS before which MP is scattered in compliments is a really radical organisation showing intolerance to other judgement.
Valery Levonevsky attacks not the opposition but some radical officials from the opposition as on the way of complaint with A. G. more terrible people than A. G. can come to the office. The "have-beens" have no chances and others are not offered by KRDS moreover it "stifles" the competitors. It is the main reason of the conflict.
Mikhail Podolyak has drawn an image of Lebedko, Domash etc. as angels - fighters with the mode. But if we look attentively, these angels have very nice horns and the tail is viewed.
I understand that the article of MP is "an order" from the former party functionaries, but even in this case it would be possible to show objectivity and fairness otherwise there is an impression that if tomorrow the authority changes Alexander Zimovsky will be replaced by Mikhail Podolyak and everything will begin from the very beginning.
I hope, that this letter will be published in the nearest issue of BN.
Yours faithfully Valery Levonevsky
