30.04.2020

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov: We can’t survive if we are enemies to each other and are not united

On the eve of a wonderful international holiday - the Day of Spring and Labour celebrated on 1 May - most recently passed the unnoticed anniversary of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. On 26 April 1986, the largest technological disaster in the Soviet Union occurred, the consequences of which are still felt. Almost 200 tons of radioactive substances were released into the atmosphere. The wind carried deadly particles around, and no one could do anything to prevent it.

We all, inhabitants of this planet, immediately felt how fragile the world around us is, how small it is, and how we are all defenceless against global cataclysms be it natural phenomena or technological disasters.

 And we realized that no ideology, no parades and bravura marches during the holidays will protect us from the negligence and incompetence of one single operator who, by moving his hand on the control panel of an atomic reactor, can put an end to the dreams and hopes of millions.

Today, the area around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is an ideal backdrop for the film “Stalker”. People will not be able to return here for quite a long time. For the soil to be completely cleansed, for example, of radioactive americium-241, more than 4000 years must pass.
Someone’s blunder, someone’s oversight, a flaw resulted with death and alienation. The world became different after Chernobyl. The degree of protection at hazardous facilities has increased many times; huge amounts of money are being spent on the development and implementation of early detection systems for natural and technological hazards.
But does this mean that today we are fully protected from all misfortunes? Not at all. A new challenge to humanity is Covid-19. Whose blunder is this? Cruel nature? Or should I say more bluntly, whose intent is this?
As in the case of the Chernobyl accident, not a single country, even the most developed and the richest, could isolate itself from the coronavirus. Once again, life has demonstrated that there are borders only for Good. For Evil, there are no borders.
Will humanity ever understand that hostility is a direct path to the destruction of civilization? Will the collective mind be enough for all of us to finally understand the elementary: we are defenceless on this planet if we are enemies to each other and are not united.
I repeat here what I said a month ago: the world will no longer be the same. We became convinced of the truth of the postulates of the world's religions. Greed and self-indulgence are disastrous; the unlimited thirst for profit will eventually destroy us all.
Remembering the Chernobyl disaster, we recall that Chernobyl is wormwood in Ukrainian. St. John the Evangelist warned in the Apocalypse that there would come times when a large Wormwood star will fall from heaven. It will fall and poison the waters that so that many people will die from the bitter waters.
So what are we? What is in our power? There is only one answer: we must Care, Love and Protect. Care for Nature, Love people, Protect this fragile world.
We spend unthinkable money on weapons, on improving ways to destroy each other. I once suggested that world leaders and Nobel Prize winners get together and work out an agreement: all the money that is spent on weapons and on death must be spent on life and on people.
I’m sure now that I was right. Instead of weapons, we must develop medicine, creation of new drugs for incurable diseases, education and assistance to talented children. We all should not think about how to lock ourselves in a quarantine cage, but about how to give a person wings and freedom to live in a beautiful and safe world.
Happy holiday, friends! Happy Solidarity Day for all workers! Happy Spring and Labour Day!

Кирсан Илюмжинов: «Мы беззащитны на этой планете, если мы друг другу враги и каждый сам по себе» 30.04.2020 Analytics Kirsan Ilyumzhinov: We can’t survive if we are enemies to each other and are not united On the eve of a wonderful international holiday - the Day of Spring and Labour celebrated on 1 May - most recently passed the unnoticed anniversary of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. On 26 April 1986, the largest technological disaster in the Soviet Union occurred, the consequences of which are still felt. Almost 200 tons of radioactive substances were released into the atmosphere. The wind carried deadly particles around, and no one could do anything to prevent it. We all, inhabitants of this planet, immediately felt how fragile the world around us is, how small it is, and how we are all defenceless against global cataclysms be it natural phenomena or technological disasters. And we realized that no ideology, no parades and bravura marches during the holidays will protect us from the negligence and incompetence of one single operator who, by moving his hand on the control panel of an atomic reactor, can put an end to the dreams and hopes of millions. Today, the area around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is an ideal backdrop for the film “Stalker”. People will not be able to return here for quite a long time. For the soil to be completely cleansed, for example, of radioactive americium-241, more than 4000 years must pass. Someone’s blunder, someone’s oversight, a flaw resulted with death and alienation. The world became different after Chernobyl. The degree of protection at hazardous facilities has increased many times; huge amounts of money are being spent on the development and implementation of early detection systems for natural and technological hazards. But does this mean that today we are fully protected from all misfortunes? Not at all. A new challenge to humanity is Covid-19. Whose blunder is this? Cruel nature? Or should I say more bluntly, whose intent is this? As in the case of the Chernobyl accident, not a single country, even the most developed and the richest, could isolate itself from the coronavirus. Once again, life has demonstrated that there are borders only for Good. For Evil, there are no borders. Will humanity ever understand that hostility is a direct path to the destruction of civilization? Will the collective mind be enough for all of us to finally understand the elementary: we are defenceless on this planet if we are enemies to each other and are not united. I repeat here what I said a month ago: the world will no longer be the same. We became convinced of the truth of the postulates of the world's religions. Greed and self-indulgence are disastrous; the unlimited thirst for profit will eventually destroy us all. Remembering the Chernobyl disaster, we recall that Chernobyl is wormwood in Ukrainian. St. John the Evangelist warned in the Apocalypse that there would come times when a large Wormwood star will fall from heaven. It will fall and poison the waters that so that many people will die from the bitter waters. So what are we? What is in our power? There is only one answer: we must Care, Love and Protect. Care for Nature, Love people, Protect this fragile world. We spend unthinkable money on weapons, on improving ways to destroy each other. I once suggested that world leaders and Nobel Prize winners get together and work out an agreement: all the money that is spent on weapons and on death must be spent on life and on people. I’m sure now that I was right. Instead of weapons, we must develop medicine, creation of new drugs for incurable diseases, education and assistance to talented children. We all should not think about how to lock ourselves in a quarantine cage, but about how to give a person wings and freedom to live in a beautiful and safe world. Happy holiday, friends! Happy Solidarity Day for all workers! Happy Spring and Labour Day!