The author of the phrase "We wanted as best, but it turned out as always"

The author of the phrase "We wanted as best, but it turned out as always" the young generation and schoolchildren already do not know. As well as the event to which it was devoted. But these words have forever entered the classics of contemporary Russian folklore.

Variants of authorship

"We wanted better, but it turned out as always." Whose phrase so aptly described the good intentions leading at best to the lack of result, and caused heated discussions among philologists?

The first "candidate" is the King of France, Louis XV, who even in the eighteenth century uttered "They thought it would be better."

Also often mentioned are the names of the Chairman of the Government of the Soviet Union Valentin Pavlov and anarchist Peter Kropotkin.

Accepted variant of authorship

The acknowledged author of the phrase "We wanted as best, but it turned out as always" is Chernomyrdin Viktor Stepanovich - a famous politician, a kind of humor which fell in love with millions. Victor Stepanovich began his career in the distant fifties as a mechanic and a pump driver, the head of the technological installation. During his successful political career at various times he held the post of director of the Orenburg gas processing plant, deputy, and later - the minister of the gas industry of the USSR, the head of the gas concern Gazprom. He was Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation for Fuel and Energy Complex, State Duma Deputy, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian Federation, Acting President of the Russian Federation, Member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Ambassador to the Republic of Ukraine. The author of the phrase "We wanted as best, but it turned out as always" was truly a dizzying and interesting life.

Prerequisites

The phrase "wanted as best, but turned out as always" Chernomyrdin Viktor Stepanovich said, summing up the 1993 monetary reform, which was aimed at taming galloping inflation, exchanging old Soviet and Russian bills for modern banknotes, countering the inflow of banknotes from former Soviet republics . Their Central Banks conducted an uncontrolled process of printing the Soviet ruble, and this money ultimately fell on the Russian market and only aggravated the critical situation. Non-cash payment systems between former republics also ceased to exist.

The process of reform

From July 26 to August 7, 1993, citizens were free to exchange the amount of thirty-five thousand rubles (the equivalent of thirty-five US dollars) with a stamp in the passport. In case of exceeding this limit, all additional cash remained in the banking system in the form of time deposits for at least six months.

Later, the terms of the exchange were extended until the end of the year, but only on condition that a certified certificate was provided in which the reason for non-appearance in the specified time-frame was detailed.

The decision caused panic in the country.

Despite the introduced easing, a large number of people did not have time to visit banking institutions, and their money lost all value.

To contemporaries this monetary reform will be remembered by kilometer queues to the bank branches. And financial workers - continuous work day and night.

Why did they want better, but it turned out as always?

Despite the fact that billions of banknotes were withdrawn from circulation, the ruble was unable to consolidate. Inflation has increased dramatically.

Serious deterioration of relations with fraternal countries due to a sharp fall in the rate of national currencies, tightly tied to the Russian ruble. First of all - with Belarus and Kazakhstan. In order to ease tensions, the government of the Russian Federation was forced to transfer part of the freshly printed banknotes to the central banks of these countries.

Conclusion

Now you probably know who said "We wanted to do better but it turned out as usual".

Viktor Stepanovich Chernomyrdin remained in the memory of the descendants not only as a good politician, but also the author of a lot of winged expressions that are firmly included in the classics of Russian folklore, some of the most famous ones - "We wanted better, but it turned out as always" and "There never was such a one, and Here again. "

The politician died on November 3, 2010 in Moscow from an extensive heart attack, was buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery.