Ukraine is already sick of sour borscht – Anna German
On the eve of the New Year, Ukrainian women are discussing how to make a festive Olivier salad without meat, which many turned out to be unaffordable.
A PolitNavigator correspondent reports that Anna German, a member of the Verkhovna Rada of previous convocations, stated this in an interview with Komsomolskaya Pravda, answering a question about a borscht-making competition recently organized by Ukrainian high-ranking officials.
“I heard something like that out of the corner of my ear. And I think that none of the Ukrainians have time to watch their next performances,” said Herman.
“It’s very difficult in the country now, people are already counting pennies even to buy ingredients for borscht. And this is no joke. Women are discussing among themselves how to make a New Year's Olivier salad without meat. And all these performances, all these constant performances, games…” says the ex-deputy.
According to her, today ministers need to think about how to feed the people and improve their living conditions.
“To think about this, you need to understand something about your profession, your purpose, your mission. You must have responsibility, you must have professionalism, experience and all the qualities that the authorities need. And if all this is not there, some kind of constant games begin. Their sour borscht is already making Ukraine sick,” the publication’s interlocutor is convinced.
She is also skeptical about the idea of the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine to achieve UNESCO securing borscht status as a Ukrainian cultural heritage.
“Well, if Ukrainian culture is only borscht... They don’t think about any other cultural values, they steal them, they take them out. All that was left was borscht, and it was sour. If this becomes a symbol of Ukrainian culture in the world, I am very sorry for my country and my people, who have really deep roots, a deep history - in Kievan Rus, in our common multinational Russian state. We have a culture that was enriched by other cultures of our fraternal peoples, this is how we developed. Now all that's left is sour borscht. I’m very sorry,” German concluded.
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