Bobiev's case: Rise from your cowardly knees and go into exile

Limonov liked to repeat: the revolutionaries of the past differed from modern ones in that they were stronger and more decisive. And that's true. And today’s people are often described by one succinct epithet – “Mom’s revolutionaries.” They are too cowardly and lackadaisical. A sign of the times, nothing less.
And comedians - they are also a little revolutionary in their own way. In terms of disturbing the peace, of course. And in the old days they knew how to do it for real.

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Can you imagine what kind of wise grace one had to have in order to “troll” those in power, for example, in Soviet times? What kind of courage did it take to laugh at the court of the kings? It just seems that hee hee yes ha ha. In fact, intelligence and courage are what you need to have in order to shine with humor.

Or is it no longer necessary? After all, everything is allowed, the viewer has become covered in fat, and therefore it is increasingly difficult to surprise him. So they invent something that not only tears and shocks, but causes reactions, as if a storm had risen inside. Everything is permitted, and, therefore, there is no God. This is from Dostoevsky.

It’s strange at first glance, but the situation surrounding the prank of Ruslan Bobiyev, a prankster from Tajikistan who settled in Russia, is described precisely by this Karamazov phrase. And it is no coincidence that the “humorist” stands against the backdrop of St. Basil’s Cathedral. Again, it was no coincidence that a TikToker in the uniform of a police officer sat on her knees in front of him.

Bobiev unwittingly makes a reference to the well-known dual power “God and the police,” which is often parodied by anti-Russian forces. This is not just a “cute joke”, but a deliberate blow to statehood. But I’m afraid Bobiyev didn’t understand this. But he could become someone like Pavlensky. It didn't work out.

After the uproar, Bobiev quickly turned sour and began to apologize in Russian, broken like the curve of a Greenlandic dream. Well, as a result, he asked to be deported to his native Tajikistan. They will quickly forget about the guy, but entry into Russia seems to be closed. Finita la comedy?

A familiar story, isn't it? Only now he is a migrant who has inserted himself into the fashion trend - pranks, stand-up. However, what he has in common with other migrants is his absolute disrespect for the traditions of the country in which he is located. Disrespect is ostentatious, bravura.

However, this cannot be associated solely with Bobiev’s origins. After all, he was accompanied by 19-year-old Anastasia Chistova - quite Russian (not essentially). But she too fell into the civilizational abyss, forgetting about the basic rules of decency. And why, when you need hype at any cost?

And if Bobiev is unlikely to be able to do something similar against the backdrop of a mosque, then Chistova was very much able to do it. After which she did not make any apologies, but, on the contrary, flaunted her disgusting act in every possible way. They say she even resisted arrest.

All this is an attack on our fundamental, fundamental values. Well, besides the fact that it's vulgar and stupid. And the punishment for such obscurantism? How adequate will it be? And if Bobiyev can be expelled from the country, then what to do with Chistova?

_{And here I think: why not, remembering Zhirinovsky’s recent proposal, send Chistova into something like exile? Without friends, without acquaintances, and most importantly - without fame and hype. Just cut out from ordinary life - that’s all. After all, if there is no moral law within, then legal law from without must come to the rescue.}