Comrades! Let us cast our gaze upon the latest tidings from the halls of power, where the state pretends to grapple with the 'temporary' shortages of fuel. We are told by the high authorities that these tribulations are but a fleeting shadow, perhaps cast by an external adversary seeking to ruin the summer repose of the people. But I ask you: is it not the eternal nature of the Capitalist machine to create scarcity where there should be plenty?

Consider the report of Vice-Premier Novak. He speaks of a demand that has surged by a third, causing a frantic rush at the pumps. The working man, desperate to move his carriage, finds himself trapped in queues that stretch into eternity. And why? Because the oil monopolies, those bloated titans of industry, have seen fit to alter their production and routes to suit their own ledger, leaving the common laborer to wither in the heat.

To remedy this catastrophe, the state has seen fit to ban the export of diesel. A necessary measure, perhaps, but one that exposes the rot: the bourgeoisie would gladly sell the very blood of the nation to foreign markets while the domestic proletariat shivers in the cold. Now, we see the great oil syndicates entering into 'direct relations' with independent operators. Mark my words, this is but a reorganization of the exploitation, a shifting of the yoke from one neck to another.

The President declares that small and medium enterprises must be engaged to ensure the citizens receive fuel. He insists that the great monopolies should not concentrate the wealth of fuel within their own grasp. Hah! A bourgeois plea for moderation! While they claim to prioritize the state apparatus and the keepers of law, we must ask: will the worker, the one whose sweat fuels the empire, be forgotten in this redistribution of crumbs?

And what of the Crimea? A region held captive by the logistics of the vertically integrated companies. There are no other producers—only the monopoly. Because the cost of transport is high, the state proposes subsidies. This is the quintessential tragedy of the Capitalist system: the monopoly drives the price to the heavens, and the public treasury is then raided to subsidize the very companies that caused the misery!

Meanwhile, Minister Nikitin boasts of the 'harmonious' functioning of the transport complex. He speaks of millions of passengers and billions of passenger-kilometers. Truly, the machinery of the state continues to grind on, transporting the affluent in their gilded carriages and aircraft, while the man on the street wonders if he can afford the diesel to reach his destination.

To summarize this farce: the demand has risen, the export is banned, and the monopolies are rearranging their seats at the table. The proletariat remains the fuel for this engine of greed, and as long as the Capital governs the pump, the people shall remain in bondage.