The “revolutionary” presentation of the writers’ “Union of February 24” took place quietly

There were fifty people at the event

The creation in Russia of the writers’ “Union of February 24” by its participants (a group of poets, prose writers and critics who publicly support the SVO – hence the name, after the date of the start of the special operation in Ukraine) is called a “revolution” and a “change of elites” in culture and literature.

But many people question the effectiveness of the “allies” and the scale of the association—MK wrote back on February 26 that the “Februaryists” have not yet gone beyond the literary circle, which is in dire need of government subsidies. Then the first Declaration was published, which immediately started talking about state (read – budget) assistance for the publication of books and magazines.

Then the “February 24 Union” published the Program, and on the evening of March 20 announced a presentation of its goals and objectives in the “Bunker on Lubyanka”. Let us emphasize that the “Union of February 24” claims to be the main literary force, the attention of which should be paid at the highest level (for example, on social networks it was expressed that President Vladimir Putin will certainly take into account the proposals of the Union in the next Address to the Federal Assembly – the swing is something like this).

Judging by the video from the event, the presentations in the “Bunker” were attended by forty spectators. Maximum – fifty. Of course, the space of the “Bunker” is quite small – you can’t accommodate many people there. But in fact, eight authors speak – and several dozen people listen to them.

At the same time, there is a broadcast, and not on the “import-substituted” Russian video hosting, but on YouTube (the foreign owner of which violates the laws of the Russian Federation). But these are details, and the important thing is that the broadcast had 90 viewers – the audience was simply ridiculous.

But the demands of the entire Union and its leaders are large-scale. From time to time they demand the dismissal of individual editors-in-chief of Russian newspapers, heads of publishing houses, editors and heads of poetry and prose departments of domestic literary magazines under various pretexts (insufficient patriotism, old age). In exchange for the positions of those dismissed, the “allies” themselves or their like-minded people are offered.