How And when to end the protests in Khabarovsk? 3 weeks later after the arrest of the head of Sergey Furgala And the start of mass rallies in support of the question seems to be no simple answer. The appointment of district Furgala eldepeerovtsa Mikhail Degtyarev has Not dissuaded supporters of the detained leader, they still believe in his guilt And need to hold a Trial in the capital region. Power structures do Not create obstacles to a peaceful, though illegal marches And radical political capital opposing force trying to rekindle the spark in Khabarovsk in the Russian fire, at least in social networks And media, feeding the protests in the region almost as a rebellion against the capital of Russia And Putin. Russian President Putin has Not commented on events in the region - Not counting the conversation with the Mikhail Degtyarev, when He called the upcoming it work in Khabarovsk " work in a literal sense in the interests of the people." What is happening in Khabarovsk And where will it all end?
There are two dimensions of the Khabarovsk event - Federal And regional. Besides the regional aspect, of course, the main - although And understand the other people more difficult. Khabarovsk Krai is Not a poor And depressed, there is no separatist tendencies, And the attitude to Putin is Not much different from the national - that Is, nothing extraordinary, causing particular concern of the capital of Russia, is not there. But in the Khabarovsk territory, the largest - together with the Primorye region of the Far East, There are enough strong local elite, But in contrast Primorye Khabarovsk was Not the frequent change of governors And a bitter confrontation between the mayor of the regional center And the head of the region.
For almost two decades the region was headed by Viktor Ishayev - strong Manager (the shipbuilders), who led the region in autumn 1991. Ishayev has always been a statesman, well versed in the economy was in good standing in the capital of Russia, then There was the real Governor-heavyweight. Reputation in the region he, too, was at level - And for this reason nobody in the area was Not surprised when in 2009, the Ishayev went on to gain , While remaining in Khabarovsk. He became the presidential envoy in the far Eastern Federal district, whose center is also located in Khabarovsk. But as a Governor he was replaced they also selected Vyacheslav Shport many years the Deputy of the state Duma, the former chief engineer of the famous aircraft company in Komsomolsk-on-Amur (where are the fighters " su " ). However, calculations Ishayev, Shport was Not zits-Governor, the conflict began. Lost it both And won in the end Furgal, who is currently out on the streets of Khabarovsk.
Sergey Furgal belongs to the near-criminal elite, which has risen in the far East in the 90s - And the regional authorities had to be considered And Not even fully merged with it. Furgal came first in the local legislative Assembly, And in 2007-m And in the state Duma on the lists of the liberal democratic party, became a major owner ( "Amurstal" ), that Is, turned into a very prominent local figure. But governors get never only could Not - If Not conflict Ishayev And Shport. Being in the seat of the envoy (And after 2012 And the Deputy Prime Minister), Ishayev plagued his successor - But even after the fact, as in 2013, Putin sent Ishayev to retire, And Shport was re-elected Governor, his life did Not become easier. He was devoid of charisma, was Not able to work with people, it relentlessly attacked ishevsky controlled by elite local media, that Is, the Governor was Not very popular among the people. He created a bad reputation - And He did Not understand.
in 2018 He was defeated elections that Furgala. I say And right now the pension reform, And actively campaigning against Shport on all sides - That people Ishayev That Furgala. It turned out That the Khabarovsk instead of competent And honest person chose a Governor of a man with a past, In which fundamentally could not be elected Governor Because of all his sins immediately began to examine with close attention.
But why the channel can't see it? Because Furgala has developed a Reputation close to the people politics, the man who started to "build" bureaucrats, to care about people. If you analyze the real "right" things Shport And Furgala, it turns out That the difference in the flow And PR: 1st didn't know how to "sell" their successes, And the second is successfully "sold" even the desire. Thus crushing down the edge more And more - through the monitoring of the legislative Assembly, their own business And their people. And at the same time subtly traditional far East by exploiting the fears And resentments of Moscow: here, it is the center Not provides us to make, sell abroad the whole forest, all the fish. Besides most actively blame the center just those Moscow denies smuggling outlaws.
Such sentiments And brought people to the streets of Khabarovsk in defense Furgala - the good guy was, he defended Moscow from the predators of our desires, to bureaucrats, " build ", for this he was imprisoned. In order to help citizens understand how cruelly they were deceived, they have to know the real Furgala. To see the Trial, to hear about murders, about whose orders they were committed, And to realize That you are a victim of manipulation. And "intra" fight between Khabarovsk elite, And ambitions Ishayev (from last year sitting under house arrest), And political naivety Shport. Citizens are forced to realize That themselves are Not completely guilty - in fact, I didn't want to hear about the past Furgala, although the reason to believe his criminal nature even without trial was more Than enough. Blind a strong dislike of the officials And the heads are No better than corrupt adhesions of elites And their ability to manipulate the electorate.
And For the Federal government in Khabarovsk the main lesson of history is That, although we will long suffer the consequences of hurricane HR-90s, ought Not only to strengthen the weeding of regional elites, But also actively participate in the political life of the regions. Not in the shadow of the hardware And the sense - And publicly, firmly, honestly. In case of emergency ought to directly intervene in the election process, to tell the voters What they have to know - And it will Not be non-compliances of democracy And pressure on the elections came. In the North Caucasus And the far East is the most important. The Federal system does Not mean elimination of the Federal centre of political life of the regions - on the contrary, in special cases, the intervention has to be the most serious. If the truth about Furgala became known in the autumn of 2018 - there would be marches in Khabarovsk in July 2020.
The current rallies, no one to disperse, by itself, will Not - But No one will give visitors the opportunity provocateurs to attempt to bring peace to the discontent caused by misconceptions And misunderstanding in political action. The trial of Forgalom ought, of course, to accelerate - But He somehow doesn't start until next year. While numerous rallies in Khabarovsk cannot And will Not continue until that time - they have a good chance to end in the last month of the summer. And without any violence: people need to talk, they need to tell the truth, they need to convince. The Governor, the envoy - And If their efforts prove insufficient, And the President. I have no doubt That Vladimir Putin will find the correct And exact words For those channel which have Not yet understand what is happening.
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