Я понимаю Марио Корти

26 вересень 2008 at 12:00 AM

По-моему, он слишком долго жил и работал в России и начал мыслить совершенно по-имперски...

ingoo wrote:

25 вересень 2008 22:29 (UTC)

ааа, що жестяк? я мав бути, але згадав про квитки в Молодий театр,

так як це вийшло - він був адвокатом Росії? чи інше?

sheliazhenko wrote:

25 вересень 2008 22:48 (UTC)

Він нічого критичного не сказав про ситуацію в Росії попри купу питань (зокрема, я спитав про Путіна і Венедиктова та задав ще кілька подібних питань, відповіді були максимально ухильними), казав про "забагато свободи слова", про "забагато ЗМІ", назвав написання "в Україні" замість "на Україні" спробою нав'язати ззовні правила російської мови і т.п. Критичні питання про Кремль і СССР він переводив у русло "всюди так". Наприклад, заявив, що свої гомо совєтікуси є в усіх країнах світу. Коротше, розмова вийшла дуже дивна.

rebe_uman wrote:

26 вересень 2008 00:17 (UTC)

Я лично знаком с Марио, уже лет 8. Не так уж и долго он "жил и работал" в России. На самом деле.

sheliazhenko.livejournal

ИС 06.01.2005 17:55 775094

Paolo Pinkel 06.01.2005 17:51

Вы знаете, что четверых "последних могикан" оттуда только что выперли? Причем у кого-то из них есть американские паспорта, а Юрьенен - вообще лицо без гражданства. И пенсию он получит только через 9 лет. Круто.

Paolo Pinkel 06.01.2005 17:58 775100

ИС 06.01.2005 17:55

Да? Очень жалко... А кого еще, кроме Юрьенена и кто вообще остался?

ИС 06.01.2005 18:01 775102

Paolo Pinkel 06.01.2005 17:58

Еще Гудаву, Марио Корти и Льва Ройтмана.

Марио не жалко, потому что сволочь редкостная, а вот троих ребят дико жалко. Кстати, проводится акция по сбору подписей, которая, конечно же, ничего не даст, но для очистки совести можно поучаствовать.

vorota

"Giovanni Bensi"

12/11/2004 09:30 PM

To: cortim@rferl.org

cc:

Subject:

Ho appreso con grande piacere che finalmente sei stato licenziato da RL. Esprimo la mia solidarietà agli altri tre colleghi, Gudava, Iourenien e Roitman, ma non certo a te, che sei l'unico che meriti pienamente questo provvedimento. Professionalmente sei un'assoluta nullità ed eri diventato direttore del servizio russo senza nessun merito e grazie alla menzogna e a "pastette". A suo tempo avevi espresso su di me questo giudizio: "The Russian Service has increased its original hours and, in response to a precise mandate, intends to engage in new initiatives which require additional slots and fresh blood. Mr. Bensi should thouroughly consider these circumstances and draw his conclusions". Volevi cacciarmi via con un gesto di una vigliaccheria di cui solo uno spudorato come te può essere capace. Di che cosa ti lamenti adesso? Ora tocca a te: RL ha bisogno di "fresh blood" e un vecchio arnese incapace, ignorante e presuntuoso cone te viene cacciato via. Giustissimo! Dovrebbero cacciarti a calci nel culo, perché non meriti altro. Chi di spada ferisce di spada perisce. Di una sola cosa mi pento: di averti fatto assumere a suo tempo a RL, mosso da inopportuna pietà. Chi aiuta i serpenti riceve morsi. Se non ti avessi aiutato saresti ancora in Italia a fare lo scansafatiche, l'unica cosa che sai fare con competenza e perizia.

Con la più profonda disistima e disprezzo.

Prague, Oct. 16, 1996

Dear Mr. Handler,

I hope, you made Mr. Corti acquainted with the letter sent to me by ambassador Ferraris: it is a straightforward answer to the shameless accusation by Mr. Corti that my objections against him are "contrived" ("pretestuosi"). The letter confirms that Mr. Corti was not a "diplomat", but only a temporary clerk of the lowest rank in the Italian embassy in Moscow. I reflected also on what you told me in connection with Mr. Corti having read my first message to you and with his reaction to it. I appreciate the admission by Mr. Corti that he is a false diplomat. But, sincerely, I don't believe that this qualification, as Mr. Corti pretends, according to your words during the first of our talks, has been given him without his knowledge and consent. This version is scarcely credible already because Mr. Corti did not ask to correct the "mistake", as it would have been requested by honesty; but, beside that, the lie about the "diplomatic" past of the same person was logically embedded in a ludicrous beef-up campaign, a part of which were his irresponsible journalistic assignments (Chechnya and "bel canto"), his equally false definition as an "accomplished analyst" and a ridicolous dithyramb to his glory in the "Newsletter". All this has been noticed by all members of the Russian service, who are not so stupid as somebody seems to assume. But during a second talk, you told me that Mr. Corti indeed acknowledged his own initiative in falsely calling himself a "diplomat", claiming that it was a "weakness" from his part. Well, this only confirms my judgment on Mr. Corti's attitude to ethics.

Moreover, you praised to me the excellent skills of Mr. Corti in two non-journalistic fields. I don't contest this fact, as I don't claim competence in fields outside my professional experience. But at the same time you admitted that Mr Corti lacks "editorial authority" ("redaktsionnyi avtoritet" in your original words), i. e. a fundamental quality to lead an editorial staff.

I have also learned from you that Mr. Corti hinted at his possible resignation as a consequence of his un-ethical behavior, but that you rejected this opportunity with reference to his allegedly irreplaceable skills in the above mentioned non-editorial fields. Well, I have a great esteem of you, Mr. Handler, as a person and as a journalist, but I must constate with astonishment that you accept to have a journalistically incompetent person and a liar as your deputy. I think, it is a question of moral sensitivity and of respect for one's own profession. The Roman emperor Caligula made his horse a senator: according to this logic, of course, Mr. Corti can be deputy director, or even director, of the Russian Service, but this logic (I think that you agree) is scarcely acceptable in a serious information medium (as for me, to Mr. Corti two definitions fit, in Italian: "diplomatico dei miei stivali" and "direttore del cavolo"; ask, please, him for translation: in the ominous 11th April memorandum he has been extolled not only as a false "analyst" and a false "diplomat", but as a "linguist" as well, I don't know, however, how false).

Incidentally, the swindle with the "diplomat" (the 11th April memorandum is by all means an official document of the RFE/RL management) balances on the brink of a criminal offense: in the Italian Penal Code, as recalled by ambassador Ferraris, it is described by the concise formula "millantato credito", elsewhere by the more extensive reading: "false attribution of titles and degrees in order to achieve an advantage".

I ask you to ponder over the fact that the scandalous circumstances related to Mr. Corti's appointment are known in the Russian Service and people laugh at it. Besides, they can easily become public and convey a lot of rather negative consequences for our radio and its management. If nothing happens I feel free to bring these considerations to the knowledge of higher levels of RFE/RL management or to other persons that may be concerned.

Sincerely yours

Giovanni Bensi