The authorities of Armenia and the deputies of the ruling faction cannot say very critical words towards Russia. Slight grievances, yes, but for obvious reasons, they cannot voice aggressive, offensive propaganda. That responsibility is placed on certain circles close to the government, which see the meaning of life in making any scathing remarks about that country and in discovering “Kremlin agents” and “fifth column” in Armenia. Of course, these accusations are directed at the opposition.
At the same time, these circles express their satisfaction with the signals coming from the West.
“The head of the CIA came to save Armenia” or “oh, what a wonderful, pro-Armenian statement the US State Department or the European Parliament made.” Those statements really often sound pleasant to our ears, but they were hardly significant both during and after the 44-day war. Can those “pro-Armenian” words protect our compatriots in Artsakh, as well as our borders? I think the answer is obvious to everyone. It is clear that one of the goals of the mentioned pro-government circles is to “cleanse” the current government of any responsibility for the catastrophic events taking place in Artsakh. There can also be purely “corporate” interests, as well as just ideological and personal dislike.
If it were about ordinary citizens, then I would not see any problem here. These are all normal, human manifestations – people are usually guided by their own emotional perceptions. But here we are talking about targeted propaganda, which is wrong not because Russians are good and Americans are bad (or vice versa), but because the categories of “good” and “bad” are not applicable in politics. Therefore, the “anti-Russians” (just like the “pro-Russians”) misdirect our society.
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Russia, the USA, EU, China, Turkey, and Iran are guided exclusively by their interests, and none of these countries promised to fight for the interests of Armenia (At the moment, the interests of Turkey and Russia coincide at many points). To present someone as an “anti-Armenian monster” and the other as a “pro-Armenian angel” is childishness, which is specific to our political thought not only for the last 30 years, but at least for the last 150 years.
Some make a “brave” conclusion from here: “let’s only place our hope on ourselves.” That is childishness. It is necessary to look for points where interests converge with each of the players and try to use them as efficiently as possible.
Aram Abrahamyan
