Let's win to Katyusha!
“Katyusha” can replace the Russian anthem at the World Championships and Olympics. This is the news. And I desperately like this idea, taking into account, of course, the realities that have been invented for us.
But first, about something else. Before the 2018 Olympics, when a shameful persecution that had nothing to do with sports began against Russia, there was a lot of debate as to whether we should even participate in the deceptive action. Then it was said, in particular, that in war flags and banners are not surrendered, so why should the Russian team compete under a neutral banner? I am sure that such debates will disperse like boiling dangerous oil even now.
But the athlete is not, in fact, to blame for the fact that politicians decided to use sport as a form of war. He trained, he prepared, and his life is criminally short, not to be left without everything. It is not right. And it’s cruel to do this to him.
And in general, is there any point in just up and leaving as soon as we are thrown out? Again, different points of view are possible. However, I will speak for myself: there was delight - and powerful - for our hockey players who won Olympic gold. It was impossible not to be happy, for example, for Pavel Datsyuk, who entered the “triple club”. He deserved it.
The question here is how to project your attitude. I believe that the Russian people have a great quality, expressed in the words of Pasternak: “You yourself should not distinguish defeat from victory.” We soar where others land. We win where others capitulate. There is something in this from the famous phrase “the better, the worse.” After all, only we are capable of a feat when, it would seem, the situation is hopeless - but no, we will turn everything around and triumph!
It’s too easy to just pick up and go home from sports competitions. Or just don't come. Isn’t there a triumph in winning when everyone and everything is against you? Don't you want to cheer for Bolshunov? Perhaps it’s worth coming and with your victory throwing a glove in the face of those scoundrels from sports who fell for dirty political games, huh?
And “Katyusha” fits perfectly here. They won under it in the Great Patriotic War, and they must win under it at the Olympic Games. This is a symbol of Russian revenge, Russian triumph. And both adults and children know this song. My 95-year-old grandmother sings “Katyusha” to my young children - what could be more beautiful? So let's tighten it up together:
Apple blossoms and pears blossomed,
Fogs floated over the river.
Katusha came ashore,
On a high bank, on a steep one.
Fear us, devils, for we have come to win. Only this way - and no other way.
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