"Aman Tuleyev was eaten by public opinion": why did the owner of Kuzbass actually resign? Why the governor of the Kemerovo region aman Tuleyev resigned It is true that Tuleyev resigned
The governor of the Kemerovo region, Aman Tuleyev, said that he had submitted a letter of resignation to the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin. The reason he called unbearable moral burden after the fire in the shopping center " Winter cherry". A video message from the outgoing governor, who led the region for two decades, was published on Youtube his press service. Who will take his post is not yet clear.
"We all live through the terrible tragedy that happened in Kemerovo on March 25th. We lost 64 people, most of them children, our children. Each of us passed this through our hearts, all this horror, the grief of this catastrophe. Together with us, all of Russia grieves. and the whole world. Dear Kuzbass people, I did everything I could. I met with the families of the victims, tried to resolve issues of assistance. Once again, I offer my deepest condolences. But we must live, continue to live in order to preserve the memory of those whom we have lost ", - said Tuleyev. The governor also transferred his one-day earnings to the families of the victims, based on the 2016 declaration, it is 5724 rubles.
Tuleyev also said, addressing the residents of the region: "Dear fellow countrymen, together with you we went through a big, very big life path - from Kuzbass, striking, sitting on rails, knocking with helmets, to Kuzbass, which is creating and supporting our state. And all this was done by you, you. And I am immensely grateful. Quite honestly, as in front of an icon, I can tell you that in my work I have always been guided by the interests of our country, Russia and our region. ”(Quote from Interfax.)
At a meeting with an initiative group in Kemerovo, which took place in the lobby of the local morgue after the fire, President Vladimir Putin, in response to a question about Tuleyev's possible resignation, urged not to rush to "appoint the guilty right now" for the incident. At the same time, RBC, citing sources close to the presidential administration, reported that the Kremlin had decided not to carry out the demonstrative resignation of Tuleyev after the tragedy.
After the fire in Kemerovo, Tuleyev outraged many Russians with his behavior. First of all, the fact that he did not appear at the scene of the tragedy and did not come out to the Kemerovo residents who had gathered on March 27 at a spontaneous rally, demanding his resignation and the truth about the number of those killed. In addition, Tuleyev called the relatives of the deceased who were demonstrating "buzoters", "rocking the situation," and apologized for the tragedy only to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Siberian Federal District, Sergei Menyailo, said that he would not comment on the decision of the Governor of the Kemerovo Region, Aman Tuleyev, to resign, RIA Novosti reports.
The fire in "Winter Cherry" occurred on March 25. According to official data, 64 people, including 41 children, became victims of this emergency.
Tuleyev headed the Kemerovo region since July 1997, when he was appointed head of the regional administration. In October of the same year, he won the elections. He was re-elected, each time gaining at least 93% of the vote. Also, his region consistently provided high results in the elections for Vladimir Putin and " United Russia"In the March elections, Putin received over 85% in Kuzbass.
Autumn elections
The date for the elections of the governor of the Kemerovo region, which should take place in 2018 after the departure of the current head of the region, Aman Tuleyev, can be set no later than the first ten days of June. This was reported to TASS by the professor of the Kemerovo State University, political scientist Alexander Konovalov. The elections themselves, in his opinion, will be held on September 9.
According to the law of the Kemerovo region on the election of the governor, posted on the website of the regional administration, the decision on the appointment of elections must be made no earlier than 100 days and no later than 90 days before voting day.
"The elections can be scheduled for September 9 ... If the resignation had taken place in late May - early June, then, of course, there would have been no backlash. And now, in my opinion, there is a very convenient opportunity for the acting governor to prove himself and go to the elections as a registered candidate, "Konovalov said.
The possible resignation of the head of the Kemerovo region has been discussed for a long time, and it followed the tragedy in "Winter cherry"
Former Governor of the Kemerovo Region Aman Tuleyev
Moscow. April 2. website - The resignation of 73-year-old Aman Tuleyev from the post of governor of the Kemerovo region, which evil tongues had unsuccessfully prophesied over the past years, still took place last Sunday and turned out to be not an April Fool's joke.
The announcement of early resignation was Tuleyev's reaction to the Zimnyaya Vishnya shopping and entertainment center in Kemerovo, which killed 64 people, most of whom were children.
"I consider (resignation) for myself the correct, conscious, and only correct decision, because with such a heavy burden as governor, well, it is impossible, morally impossible," Tuleyev said in a video message.
Resignation in the Telegram channel
The message that the governor had submitted a letter of resignation to Russian President Vladimir Putin first appeared on the Telegram channel of the Kemerovo regional administration. Tuleyev's video message was also published there.
Confirmation that this time everything is for real came from the plenipotentiary of the President of the Russian Federation in the Siberian Federal District, Sergei Menyailo.
"Aman Gumirovich (Tuleyev - IF) made a statement of resignation, this is not an April Fool's joke. The decision has been made by the governor - this is his right," the plenipotentiary representative told Interfax on Sunday afternoon.
Vive le roi
Later it became known that Putin was about the resignation of Tuleyev, the deputy head of the region, Sergei Tsivilev, was appointed acting governor.
Tsivilev came to the post of vice-governor at the beginning of March, before that he headed the Kolmar company, which mines coal in the south of Yakutia. Then he explained to reporters that in last years more and more often he began to receive offers to change jobs, but he asked everyone to wait until the moment when his company began to develop independently.
“At this time, Tuleyev called me and invited me to his place. I arrived, and he told me:“ Sooner or later you will go to the civil service, you have no other option, and since this is how the situation unfolds, come to me. ”I am glad that I work in his team, "Tsivilev said.
According to him, Tuleyev's proposal "was the last straw" after which he decided to retire from business and become an official.
At the same time, in early March, informed sources suggested that soon after presidential elections Tsivilev "will be appointed acting governor."
In the end, this is what happened, however, in completely different circumstances associated with the tragedy in "Winter Cherry".
“I accept the region at a very difficult moment, when dozens of people and, above all, our children, were killed in a terrible fire. I want to tell you, the residents of Kemerovo and the entire region, that I will do everything to ensure that those responsible for this terrible tragedy will be severely punished. All information will be provided to punish those responsible, "Tsivilev said in a video message.
"No one will be fenced off or hidden. This terrible tragedy has united not only Kemerovo, but the whole country in grief and compassion. We will not leave the victims and relatives of the victims alone with the misfortune. We will do and will do everything to support them in these difficult days, provide them with all possible help and support, "he stressed.
Continuity
In the same video message, Tsivilev promised to keep all the initiatives for the development of the Kemerovo region, adopted by the previous administration.
"I want to assure all of you, every inhabitant of the region, that I am implementing all initiatives and decisions for the development of the region ... I am convinced that only in dialogue with people we can strengthen the well-being of the region's residents, ensure their safety, and lay the foundation for the development of new generations of Kemerovo residents." - said the acting governor.
What did Tuleyev remember
Ethnic Kazakh Tuleyev was born in 1944 in the city of Krasnovodsk, Turkmen SSR. Graduated Novosibirsk Institute railway engineers (1973) and the Academy of Social Sciences under the Central Committee of the CPSU (1989). Ph.D. In 1990 he was elected a deputy of the Kemerovo Regional Council of People's Deputies, and was its chairman. In 1993-1996. - Deputy of the Federation Council from Kuzbass, head The Legislative Assembly Kemerovo region.
Tuleyev applied for the post of President of the RSFSR and the Russian Federation three times: in 1991, 1996 and 2000. In 1996-1997. he was a member of the RF government, RF minister for cooperation with the CIS countries. In July 1997, he was appointed head of the Kemerovo region administration, and in October of the same year, he won the elections for the head of the region.
Tuleev's "baptism of fire" was the strike of miners in 1998, when workers blocked traffic on the Trans-Siberian Railway, seeking payment of wage arrears.
In the gubernatorial elections, Tuleyev also won in 2001 and 2015, in 2005 his powers were extended by President Putin, and in 2010 the decision on his confirmation as governor was made by the Council of People's Deputies of the Kemerovo Region on the proposal of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
In public policy, Tuleyev spoke out against the radical economic reforms carried out by Boris Yeltsin, Yegor Gaidar and their supporters. In the 2016 film, which tells about the biography of Tuleyev in the context of world history, special attention was paid to the confrontation between the Tuleyev family and the Gaidar family. As it turned out, the roots of their conflict go back to the period of the Civil War. The film claimed that Gaidar's grandfather, children's writer Arkady Gaidar, participated in the execution of the Kemerovo governor's grandfather, the White Guard Kaldybai Tuleyev.
In 2016, Tuleyev's health condition worsened - it became more and more difficult for him to move without help, and after the operation in 2017, the governor rarely got into the lenses of video cameras.
“Together with you we have passed a long, very long way in life - from the Kuzbass striking, sitting on the rails, knocking with helmets, to the Kuzbass, creating and supporting our state. And you did all this, you. And I am immensely grateful. Quite honestly, how in front of the icon, I can tell you that in my work I have always been guided by the interests of our country, Russia and our region, "Tuleyev said in a video message to the residents of the region on Sunday.
The governor of Kuzbass himself asked Putin to resign. His request was immediately granted. He explained his decision in a video message to residents of Kemerovo
Aman Tuleyev. Photo: Snapshot from the video / press service of the government of the Kemerovo region / TASS
Updated at 17:53
Kemerovo Governor Aman Tuleyev left office. He resigned on the morning of April 1. Tuleyev sent a statement to Vladimir Putin of his own free will. The president immediately accepted the resignation. He called Aman Tuleyev and thanked him for his many years of work as governor of the Kemerovo region.
Tuleev's first deputy Sergei Tsivilev was appointed acting head of the region, who was remembered for his ambiguous behavior after the fire, when he first went to the protesters, then accused them of PR on the mountain, and eventually knelt in front of them.
Tuleyev did not come out to the people, instead he apologized for the fire to the president, and called those who had gathered in the square as buzoters. He later stated that he met with the relatives of the victims and warned them that they could be manipulated. “After the fire, I did everything I could, but I have to live on,” Tuleyev said in a video message to his fellow countrymen and bowed to them. The politician called his decision to resign the only correct one. The record of the appeal is posted on the YouTube channel of the Kemerovo administration:
“Dear fellow countrymen, we are all experiencing a terrible tragedy that happened in Kemerovo on March 25th. We lost 64 people, and most of them are children, our children. Each of us has already passed all this through our hearts, and all this horror, the pain of this catastrophe. Dear people of Kuzbass, I did everything I could: I met with the families of the victims, tried to resolve issues of assistance. Once again, I offer my deepest condolences. But you have to live on. The cause of the fire is being investigated by Russian law enforcement agencies. Dear fellow countrymen, together with you we have passed a long, very long way of life: from the Kuzbass of a striker, sitting on the rails, knocking with helmets, a hunger strike, a strike to the Kuzbass, which is creating and the support of our state. And all this was done by you, you, and I am immensely grateful to you. Quite honestly, as in front of an icon, I can tell you that in my work I have always been guided by the interests of our country, Russia, and our region. Thanks again to everyone for always being there in grief, in joy, and accept my bow. I have submitted my resignation to the President of the Russian Federation. I consider for myself the correct, conscious, only correct decision. Because it’s impossible to work as a governor with such a heavy burden, it’s morally impossible. Peace and goodness to you and your families. May the Lord protect each of you and our native blacksmith land. "
Tuleyev has been in the post of governor for over 20 years, since 1997, according to this indicator, he ranked second in Russia after the governor of the Belgorod region Yevgeny Savchenko. Four times Tuleyev was re-elected as the head of the region with a score of more than 90%. Earlier this year, he was expected to leave office after the presidential elections due to a serious illness.
Last spring, he underwent spinal surgery, after which he was on sick leave until the winter, and then moved in a wheelchair. It was planned that Tuleyev would resign after celebrating his 74th birthday at the governor's post - May 13, 2018, two RBC sources close to local authorities said. Tuleyev was looking for a replacement. The fire provoked the resignation, experts say, but the case was framed in such a way that it is not Putin who dismisses Tuleyev, but he himself asks to resign.
president of the Petersburg Politics Foundation“Resigning at will is some kind of ritual that has been adopted. This is on the one hand. On the other hand, this is an attempt to show that Tuleyev, in one way or another, is in control of the situation and his resignation is taking place according to a scenario that is comfortable for his team, that there will be elements of continuity or, at least, there will be respect for the Tuleyev heritage. The text of the statement is quite formal, there is no feeling that the logic of one paragraph follows from another. At first he says about the same thing that he said during the week about the victims of this tragedy, and then suddenly turns to the topic of resignation. In general, it is clear that this is a written text. Perhaps, it is not absolutely inorganic for Tuleyev, but nevertheless it is not something so emotional, or something, the urge is not read in him. And I would not absolutize the date of April 1. It seems to me that April 1 in recent years in Russia is experiencing some decline of the genre, is not so much a day of jokes as it once was. Plus, the dynamics are such that it was especially better not to postpone it. In addition, it is probably more logical to say this on weekends, because after all, Tuleyev is seen off with the words that he needs to leave on time. These words are not always comfortable for federal officials to hear. "
As for Sergei Tsivilev, he was appointed vice-governor recently, on March 2. He is called a Varangian for Kuzbass. A video message from the acting governor to the residents of Kemerovo appeared on the website of the regional administration.
“Dear residents of Kemerovo, I am accepting the region at a very difficult moment. I want to tell you, residents of Kemerovo and the entire region, that I will do everything to ensure that those guilty of this terrible tragedy are severely punished. The investigation will be provided with all the information to punish those responsible. No one will be fenced in or hidden. This terrible tragedy united not only Kemerovo, but the whole country in grief and compassion. We will not leave the victims and relatives of the victims alone with the misfortune, we will and will do everything to support them in these difficult days, provide them with all possible help and support. I consider it necessary to emphasize: direct communication with people is the most important thing for me. You and I have to solve a lot of difficult, complex tasks. "
Tsivilev is a captain of the third rank, he graduated from the naval school in Sevastopol and served in the navy until 1994. Second higher education for an official - economic. In the mid-1990s, Tsivilev worked as the head of the security service of the St. Petersburg branch of Aeroflot Bank, which went bankrupt in 1997. Then Tsivilev, together with his brother Valery and Igor Sobolevsky, created the Nortek law firm in St. Petersburg, which worked for 15 years.
The surname, name and patronymic of the Tsivilevs' partner in "Nortek" coincide with the data of Vladimir Putin's classmate and ex-deputy head of the RF IC Igor Sobolevsky. In 2007, Tsivilev became a co-founder of the Lenexpoinvest company, which was supposed to build a new Lenexpo complex, where, in particular, the St. Petersburg Economic Forum is held annually.
In the early 2010s, Tsivilev became interested in the mining business. Two years later, he became deputy chairman of the board of directors of the Kolmar group. At the same time, Integro, owned by Mikhail Prokhorov, sold a controlling stake to Gennady Timchenko's structures. Kolmar is engaged in coal mining in Yakutia.
In 2014 Tsivilev became the CEO of the company. In the fall of 2016, he spoke to Putin at a meeting with promising Far Eastern investors at the Eastern Economic Forum. Then Tsivilev asked to support joint projects of Kolmar with Japanese companies.
On February 27, Tsivilev met with Putin in the Kremlin. Then the president noted that in a very short period of time the company has achieved serious results. Three days later, Tsivilev was appointed vice-governor of the Kemerovo region.
Irina Alksnis, for RIA Novosti
The resignation of Aman Tuleyev from the post of governor made us recall those quite old times when any changes in the leadership of the Russian regions were akin to tectonic shifts in the political system of the entire country.
Many governors and presidents who took office in the 1990s were at that time political heavyweights, not only at their regional, but also at the federal level. But even in those days, few could compete on equal terms with the Kemerovo governor, who not only successfully headed a very complex and important region, but was also a truly influential federal politician.
Those days are long gone.
Governors in Russia have long ceased to be inviolable political persons, and there are now a minimum number of iconic figures of a federal scale among them. Rotation in their ranks has become an ordinary process and interests - apart from the actual citizens in these regions - mainly the Russian management class and a small circle of experts in this area. And criminal cases against former and current heads of regions are now being initiated in batches.
Changes in the Russian political system fully affected Aman Tuleyev, who long ago turned into just one of the many dozens of Russian governors who stand out among their colleagues only for their political longevity and special respect for him from colleagues and the federal center.
But ironically, the circumstances of the Kemerovo governor's departure from the post are such that they recall the old days when any governor's resignation caused heated discussions and numerous speculations among the widest audience.
There is hardly any doubt that if Aman Gumirovich had the opportunity to turn back the clock, he would have preferred a quiet and boring resignation, like most of his colleagues from the 1990s. But you can't turn the story back, and the finale of the Kemerovo governor's career is now forever associated with a terrible fire in which dozens of people died.
Although you can look at this situation from the other side.
Aman Tuleyev became the first case in history modern Russiawhen the head of the region (albeit not immediately) took responsibility for the tragedy that occurred in his jurisdiction and left his post in this regard.
As you know, just a couple of days ago, the Kremlin emphasized the topic of the resignation of the Kemerovo governor, refusing to comment on this issue. At the same time, statements russian President During the trip to Kemerovo, there was no doubt that this time the punishment of the "switchmen" would not be enough, and all those responsible for the incident would get theirs, regardless of status and past merits.
However, despite this, Tuleyev's departure from office came as a surprise to many: most observers were inclined to believe that, although his resignation was inevitable, there would be a pause of several months before it was announced.
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We must pay tribute to one of the veterans of Russian politics, who with his current step actually laid a new tradition of the Russian state-political system. And Vladimir Putin's phone call after the acceptance of the petition for early retirement with gratitude for the work, it makes sense to consider it in this context.
The ability of a high-level leader to take personal responsibility deserves respect in any case. And even in a situation where he is a "pioneer" in this traditionally difficult region for Russia, especially.
Another thing is that Aman Tuleyev became very good example for the Russian system and in a different sense. The Kemerovo authorities were harshly criticized not only for the tragedy that happened, but also for serious flaws in the reaction to it, in particular, for problems in communication with the shocked residents of the region.
Here, of course, a natural question arises: would these frictions arise between the authorities and the residents of Kemerovo if Tuleyev was still full of strength, energy and talent to talk with people whom he was so well known throughout Russia twenty years ago?
This reminds the leaders of the state-political system of Russia the lesson of the dire consequences of the Soviet gerontocracy.
However, given how intensively a new generation of managers has been prepared and put into operation in recent years, at the very top of the Russian state this is obviously well understood.