Monday morning: happiness is inevitable

People in Moscow and Caucasus hope for better life after elections

As all campaigning is prohibited right before the elections, I won't agitate for anyone, but I would like to reflect on both the past and the future and to draw a parallel between different times and places, Venice and Nazran.

The famous Georgian and French art director Otar Ioseliani, as far as I know, has never voted for anyone or anything. Except maybe to vote for the Communist Party in the Soviet Union. Perhaps that is why he directed a film called "Monday Morning." The film depicts the life of a Frenchman named Vincent, who has previously decided to leave his home in Provence and move to Venice, where he wanted to find a happy and serene life.  However, he soon finds out that life in Venice is very much similar to that in France. So Monday morning in Italy is the same as in Provence.

Monday morning is approaching. On Monday Moscow will have a new mayor, Dagestan and Ingushetia - their new presidents, several other regions of Russia will have their new governors.

As a Moscow resident I hope that on Monday we will have a new mayor, who won't deceive us as the former mayor did, when he promised new metro lines a year ago. I hope that some day all these promises will come true.

I hope my friend in Makhachkala won't be disappointed with his new mayor either. I hope this new official will manage to stop clashes between politicians and businessmen, assassinations and shoot-outs.

I also hope my friend in Nazran will manage to pull herself together, when she will see her new mayor for the first time. I hope this new mayor will stop bribery and improve infrastructure.

It's well-known that Otar Ioseliani was a social pessimist, unlike us, Russians, who suffered a lot in our lives. That is why I hope that on September 9th, Monday morning will be a bit different than usual.

By Dr. Alan Kasayev. Exclusively to VK