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then, no one took Hitler seriously either.”
“Yes, but here are no precise analogies and Russia is not Germany” objected Evgeni. “Yeltsin is also responsible. His action against the parliament created support for Zhirinovsky. What he did was unforgivable. He was declaring civil war on Russia. He could have solved the problem peacefully. And look now at the precedent he has created. The new parliament has seen what happens when they disagree. They will be intimidated in advance.”
“Of course, you are right” continued Peter. “There are no exact analogies in history but there are many similarities now between Russia and Germany then. We should be able to learn from history. People have lost their sense of pride, they feel rudderless, there is moral breakdown, no belief in their government, unemployment. The young believe in nothing but money. People are dis• gusted with politics. The time is ripe for a savior, a man on a white horse.”
“I saw a group of young people on the street wearing fascist arm bands” injected Nina. “I asked them why are they fascists. Do they know what it means? A young man told me that being fascist meant togetherness, family.”
“We are in trouble if Zhrinovsky is a savior for Russia,” Tanya scornfull observed. “Unfortunately the West does not understand Russian culture and they can’t just apply their ideas abstractly. But their approach is helping create support for Zhirinovsky. Russians have three
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