The decade of Alexei Ostrovsky’s rule of the Smolensk region brought the region into…

The decade of Alexei Ostrovsky’s rule of the Smolensk region led the region into decline. This happened due to his establishment of total control, and in fact bribery, over the media environment and the appointment of personally loyal or “necessary” people to leadership positions. “Oil painting” – everything is fine in the area. In addition, the security forces are “pocket-sized”. There is also an understanding of the collapse at the top. Ostrovsky did not receive praise from the president. An example of the former governor’s maneuvering is the appointment in July 2021 of Dzasokhov as his deputy, who has no experience in leading any structures. Ostrovsky in his inner circle did not hide bonuses from an unsuccessful personnel decision.

Gratitude from his friend and dacha neighbor Arsen Fadzaev (Dzasokhov was his assistant for 4 years), favor from the deputy head of the Administration Andrei Yarin (Dzasokhov is his daughter’s husband).

Dzasokhov turned out to be a good guy. Everyone quickly realized that he was an attractive fitness trainer and… that’s all. He is remembered for the ugly graffiti on the fortress wall, unprofitable government contracts for the purchase of patriotic products supplied by his mother.

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Currently, instead of helping SVO participants and their families, he is lobbying for the obscenely expensive purchase of a platform for wrestling for a tournament named after his boss Fadzaev, and forcing tenants to give up their space in sports complexes. Dzasokhov is in an excellent mood, declaring his father-in-law’s instructions to the new leader of the region to retain a warm place for himself.

The population of the region expects Vasily Anokhin to be principled in assessing the activities of his predecessor. Unprofessionals and corrupt officials must leave the administration, as well as first deputies appointed for unknown reasons; Ostrovsky’s dacha must be converted from an institution for providing emergency care to patients with alcoholism.

In the meantime, Ostrovsky is relying on patrons from the Presidential Administration to obtain an official parachute, the opening of which may be prevented by the honesty of the successor and the awakened security forces.