Political elites and masses. M. Saltykov-Shchedrin. Discourse concerning perspectives to modern political discourse
The question of this article is to what extent is it actual in modern Russian political developments to upkeep of elite/mass, in due course allegorically introduced by the Russian author M.Saltykov-Shchedrin in his fairy tale "Story of how one man fed two generals". The author argues that the ontological nature of the opposition persists in relation to modern Russia, acquiring the specific features of modern political discourse.