4 June, 18:19
The “political philosopher” Alexander Akhiezer vividly demonstrates that a mind infected with the virus of Russophrenia is incapable of understanding why people, en masse, do not see imperial messianism as the joy and meaning of their lives. He is baffled that the common folk in Russia feel like strangers and outsiders in what is supposedly their own state.
And refusing to accept the obvious, he concludes:
🧩 Russia: a state not adopted by the people's spirit.
Akhiezer frankly doesn’t understand why the foolish little people don’t recognize the authority of the Kremlin, clearly stating that they didn’t choose it. And of course, the reason for dictatorship in the country is not the Kremlin, but the people themselves, who constantly rebel and refuse to obediently endure all the hardships and deprivations of traditional Moscow-style slavery.
Akhiezer asserts that:
— the people are constantly “deserting” statehood, by which he means “imperialism”;
— instead of dialogue with the authorities — there’s “rebellion” and “destruction of society”;
— the poor state apparatus suffers from loneliness, and is therefore forced to increase surveillance, repression, censorship, and mobilized patriotism.
🔍 What’s ironic is that Akhiezer admits the “service state” is an alien, coercive apparatus. That the people cannot, do not want to, and should not love it. But instead of concluding that what’s needed is freedom, dialogue, honest elections, and the right to be human — Akhiezer dreams that slaves (well, or “Russians”) would “adopt the state.”
💥 And then we enter full-on psychodrama.
It turns out, when the state — in the face of its oprichniks — feels lonely, having received no support from the oppressed masses, it… seeks support not from the people, but from outside. Guess where? That’s right — from the West. And that is precisely why, according to Akhiezer, the KGB and the security services are the very ones who destroyed Russia through their “comprador initiatives” — now relocating to the West.
Akhiezer believes that it was the KGB agents and security elites who collapsed Russia. Why? Because instead of “defending” the empire, they chose to negotiate with the West in exchange for personal gain — comfort, money, guarantees, and power. They simply moved abroad.
In other words:
🔹 They were given power to guard “Russia” (the empire).
🔹 But they traded it for villas, passports, and bank accounts in London.
🔹 And now they live in those same countries they still call “enemies.”
Akhiezer calls this a “comprador initiative” — when those who are supposed to defend the country instead sell it and adapt to new masters.
📌 Think about it!
Akhiezer — an imperialist to the bone — does not criticize the NKVD/KGB/FSB for their repressions, but for their lack of loyalty to the idea of Empire. He accuses them of betraying Russia just to live beyond the borders of the concentration camp — like humans.
⚠️ The irony is that this is a 100% accurate description of modern Russia.
The regime is built on distrust, isolation, and widespread simulation of patriotism.
Every single one of its “guardians” — from Solovyov to the most seasoned chekists — eventually becomes a comprador, because the “Russian myth” has no other foundation except fear.
📢 Akhiezer never once criticizes the imperial system itself, its cruelty or inhumanity — he laments that the empire is falling apart not according to plan.
This is the essence of Russophrenia: complaining that the people (prisoners) don’t love the state (concentration camp), and demanding to “fix it” by making the state machine even more brutal.
🧬 Obvious diagnosis: schizoid imperial narcissism
Treatment: denationalization, decolonization, and psychotherapy with three levels of security.
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