National Leader — a Russian neologism from the late 2000s, a colloquial abbreviation of the term "national leader."
According to established tradition, the next president of Russia is declared the national leader after First President Yeltsin.
The Essence of the Phenomenon
The dream of a National Leader who has emerged in the political arena corresponds to the population’s deep-seated notions of the supreme The Feminine Essence of Russia Chief as the primary national symbol, the embodiment of the people’s highest hopes. He is a benevolent warrior of light, a teacher; a thrifty master and patron, and at the same time the most sought-after bearer of the gene pool.
God-man. He possesses distinct traits of European tricksters—a Scandinavian prankster Loki and a pioneer of Mediterranean harmony Hermes Trismegistus ("As above, so below").
How to Identify a National Leader
You'll recognize him when you see him. However, there are indirect signs that can help you identify a National Leader ahead of time:
- His portrait, which radiates abundance, hangs in the office of every experienced leader striving to achieve social recognition
- Excellent physical condition, as reported in the mainstream media
- Horrible and senseless cartoons in the opposition’s small-circulation publications
- The existence of a group of supporters consisting of Authority slightly less than completely
- Expensive Imported Watches
- Observing the traditional rituals of the local residents
- Pets or domestic animals living with him in the same house
- Having children and supporting everything related to them—for example, patriotic youth movements
Career
A national leader has no need to worry about his or her career—the country has a duty to find a high-level government position for someone of that caliber.
Supporters
The biggest problems for national leaders come from their so-called supporters in the regions, who regularly distort all lofty plans to transform reality and sabotage, from within, government initiatives aimed at combating Corruption, deference to authority, and cronyism.
The Embodiment of an Image in Literature
Alexander Prokhanov, writer:
Putin arrives in Pikalevo to meet with the destitute and humiliated workers who are on the verge of a revolt. He soothes them, bestows prosperity, and brings harmony and peace. It is as if he embodies the Gospel passage: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
Putin is lancing the abscess that is the Cherkizovsky Market, threatening to imprison the greedy desecrators of sacred Moscow, that mystical icon of Russia. This resembles the “expulsion of the merchants from the temple,” resonating deeply with Orthodox collective memory.
Together with mighty blacksmiths, he swings his hammer, illuminated by the mountain’s glow. He forges either armor or a sword. He is the ancient god Hephaestus, the Aryan Siegfried forging “Notung the Faithful,” the Russian bogatyr creating the treasure sword. People see him as the protector of the realm.
In the Ussuri taiga, near the Chinese border, Putin mounts a tiger and puts a collar on it. By “saddling the tiger,” he symbolically demonstrated to the Chinese the indomitable Russian spirit.
On the shore of the Sea of Okhotsk, he embraces a beluga, an animal from the order Cetacea. He attaches a "tracker" to it and releases it into the ocean. This makes him akin to the prophet Jonah, who journeyed through the belly of a whale.
He descends in a bathyscaphe to the bottom of Lake Baikal, experiencing not only “the flight of the mountain angels” but also “the underwater journey of the sea creatures.” He sits with Valentin Rasputin on the shore of Lake Baikal; both gaze thoughtfully into the distance. Through this silence, Putin shares in the concerns and sorrows of the Russians, receiving initiation from Russia’s spiritual ascetic. Now he himself embodies the Russian conscience and pain.
He arrives in the Southern Urals, a region ravaged by drought. All around him are withered grains, dying livestock, and the despair of farmers. But as soon as he sets foot on the parched earth, as if by magic, like a sorcerer, he summons rain. Through his prayers and incantations, the heavens water the parched earth, restoring it to life. He commands the elements; the spirits of water and earth obey him.
There he is, swimming the butterfly stroke in the icy river, like a shimmering butterfly spreading its gleaming wings.
He is a winged archangel bearing the "good news," and every woman wonders: Is this news meant for her?
On a mountain peak in Tuva, he gives a watch to a poor shepherd boy. He slips an expensive "Patek Philippe" onto the boy’s thin wrist so that the boy, in the heart of Asia, can check the time against the Kremlin’s golden chimes.
"Many tribes and peoples will flock to the humble yurt to marvel at the gliding Strelkas and watch, spellbound, as eternity unfolds."
Titles of National Leaders in Other Countries
Links
A meeting of Eurasian leaders in a very friendly atmosphere. Video