We present to your attention an interview composed of questions from visitors and answers of the Deputy Head of the Administration of the Governor of the Sverdlovsk Region - Director of the Information Policy Department Vadim Rudolfovich Dubichev.

Henry Oskarovich: Vadim Rudolfovich, it is difficult to imagine you as a climber ... Do you have already conquered peaks behind you?

V. D. Dubichev: I was engaged in rock climbing in the literal sense of the word at UPI and even had a grade. Since then I have been friends with my partner, with whom I sweated a lot - Alexander Klenov, his climbers and rock climbers know well - he is a real “living legend”. And now I attend competitions: I will hand over certificates, sit by the fire, listen to the same Maple. But I have not been on the real wall for a long time.

Ivan Korznikov: Vadim Rudolfovich, tell me, please, how to choose a worthy Mayor of Yekaterinburg, if electoral fraudsters openly forge and falsify the voting results?

V. D. Dubichev: I have been professionally engaged in elections since 1993. He was not only a consultant to election headquarters - both in our region and in other regions, but also a candidate. He worked both for candidates from "power" and from "opposition". I think I know almost everything about the elections. Stories about gross falsification of voting results are usually echoes of the lawlessness of the early 90s, when it seems that something similar was possible. Although I say this again from the words of other specialists - I myself was not a witness of this. As for most regions of Russia in recent years, nothing of the kind is simply possible. I don’t want to be considered an idealist or a demagogue: I’m talking about gross falsifications, when, as a result of manipulation of ballots or protocols of voting results, the result changes in principle. There are many other problems, but we are now talking precisely about whether it is possible today, by rigging the voting results, to give victory to the one who actually lost. So I say responsibly - no! There were definitely no falsifications in Yekaterinburg in the elections of recent years. There are many other problems, but falsification is not. The winner is the one for whom the majority voted. Chernetsky won the election honestly - whether someone likes it or not. Now, if the situation is almost on an equal footing, such as the results of the last elections in Sysert, then options are possible, but this is also not about falsifications, but about the intervention of the court, higher election commissions, that is, we are talking about something completely different - about the possibilities of the legal system in defending the interests of candidates. And in Yekaterinburg, the gap between the winner and the defeated was so great that it is simply pointless to talk about falsification.

Alexander Sergeevich: Vadim Rudolfovich, what is the specificity of elections in the Central Asian republics?

V. D. Dubichev: Briefly: in the contradictions between the national mentality and the institutions of power formation blindly copied from the countries of Western democracies. If a modern refined city dweller is tossed in bast shoes or old Dutch wooden boots, he will be mangled both literally and figuratively. It is not in the tradition of the Asian community to choose a leader - and in a couple of years you will not overwhelm the age-old foundations. Now let's leave aside - is it necessary to reforge? And voluntarily or involuntarily, it turns out that in itself neither a good nor a bad mechanism for the democratic election of power turns into a powerful institution of pressure by Western political structures on the so-called "young Central Asian democracies." "Democratic values" are turning into an ideological instrument of ideological invasion, political, if you like, occupation. “Fair democratic elections” is a very loose concept: in Ukraine, when Yushchenko was brought to power, the elections were not fair, they had to re-vote, and in Afghanistan, when Karzai won, they were fair and democratic. It all depends on the intention of the "puppeteers". Although the chain of actions of any "color revolution" is obvious: only those are recognized as fair elections where the pro-Western "opposition" wins - to one degree or another, collaborators. Then a foreign military presence comes in. Then, under the cover of guns, Western business comes, and the population, under the slogans of the "victory of democracy", begins to gamble for the "golden billion." Thank God, there is another political logic, or rather several other logics. There are many healthy political tendencies in the Central Asian republics, which we can learn from.

Sergei: Vadim Rudolfovich, what will you do after you finish your work in the civil service? Thanks in advance for your reply. Best regards, Sergei.

V. D. Dubichev: I do not know. Work, earn their daily bread, what else? It's still a long way to retirement.

Georgy Viktorovich: Vadim Rudolfovich, you are doing autotravel. Where have you already visited, where would you advise to go? Thanks in advance for your reply.

V. D. Dubichev: I do not take the travels that my friends and I do during our holidays. Although I can't help but say a few words about my last such trip. My colleague and I took a plane-train-bus-car along the route Moscow - Chernigov (Ukraine) - Kiev - Sevastopol - Yalta in December last year. At the same time, our friends in Crimea gave us a car and we traveled all over the winter Crimea while driving 1200 km. Was cool! And before leaving home, my colleague and I in Sevastopol, in the main naval cathedral - Vladimirsky, accepted the rite of Orthodox baptism. So I recommend winter Crimea! And so, we travel on weekends. If you leave on Friday evening and return on Sunday evening, I recommend to see: Arkaim (Chel. Region), Bear Lake (Kurgan region), climb Bolshoi Iremel (Chel. Region), see Zhigalan waterfalls on Kvarkush ), Belogorsk monastery in the Perm region. It is good to celebrate Christmas in Verkhoturye and Merkushino. And it's nice to swim in Lake Turgoyak (Chel. Region). In Tyumen, it is interesting to visit the Verkhniy Bor hot springs, and, by the way, go to admire the Tobolsk Kremlin and the Abalak monastery.

Nelly Michelbaum: Do you still compose stories for children?

V. D. Dubichev: No, I compose exclusively for adults.

Elena Gladkikh: Vadim Rudolfovich, as a lover of autotravels, please write which car (for a family of five) is best suited for this?

V. D. Dubichev: I have already traveled in seven cars: Japanese women, Niva, Volga, German cars, Renault. At the latter, I found what I actively like: Renault-scenic. Already the second Scenic. This is the optimal combination of a comfortable suspension, a large interior, comfortable ergonomics, low gas consumption - I have a 1.6 engine with 115 hp. - enough.

Dmitry Antipov: Vadim Rudolfovich, do you think the decision of Vladimir Putin to cancel the gubernatorial elections is correct?

V. D. Dubichev: This decision was conditioned by the circumstances - let me remind you that the abolition of direct elections is one of the measures taken after Beslan. You understand, in order for an effective politician adequate to the situation to win in direct general elections, you need not only the existence of the election procedure itself, but also the corresponding voter. One without the other is a profanation. Direct or indirect (like the presidential elections in the United States) is after all the fruit of political selection, the result of the political life of very specific historical communities. This is theirs, the French, the Germans, the British - a decision at a certain stage in their history. Elections are not a universal political category, but a completely historical and quite specifically human category. Well, our leaders considered that in a difficult, conflict, dangerous period of the country's development, the use of this particular procedure in governing the country interferes, that the result is often unpredictable. So they decided that it was necessary to do so. In this case, I proceed from simple pragmatics, which they know best. After all, the delegation of your trust to leaders should be expressed in something, do you agree? It’s not just about hanging a portrait on the wall - is it, first of all, entrusting you to make decisions? Will I be able, as a voter, to live without direct elections of governors, is it connected at all with my life and the life of my family? Yes, in general, it is not connected in any way. Moreover, it is possible to indirectly influence - through the election of deputies to the Legislative Assembly, which approve (or do not approve) the candidates proposed by the President.

David Pasmanik: Vadim Rudolfovich, do you think that Democrats and Republicans in the United States are two really opposition parties with two independent elites, or both of these parties are controlled from one source (like United and Fair Russia), creating the illusion that the American voter has a choice ?

V. D. Dubichev : Good question, by the way! I think so and so. These two parties certainly represent different groups of US elites. By the way, both in the EP and in the joint venture we also do not have the same people! But here's what is important: the elites may be different, but the political system of the United States is tailored so that in these party machines unity in basic, key values ​​and programs is observed. Mainly related to the structure of the US political system, the foundations of the functioning of its economy, foreign policy interests, and the promotion of US interests outside. But the way to achieve these goals is already a subject of competition between Republicans and Democrats. Moreover, this competition is very tough: in the literal sense, at all levels, teams are chopped off for coming to power and, accordingly, for gaining access to resources. A cut is under way for the execution of some unformulated, perhaps publicly political and economic order. In 2007, I was in the United States and myself saw a fierce discussion spilling out on TV screens: Democrats "killed" Republicans for the war in Iraq. But you would be wrong if you think that the Democrats were worried about the consequences of the war for the Iraqis, or there is a humanitarian disaster. They were hacked about how exactly it was necessary to establish control over Iraqi hydrocarbons, over the region. Democrats beat Republicans for ineffective methods, which led, among other things, to numerous casualties among American soldiers, which is unacceptable for the United States. We need, they say, other means, and, accordingly, another team that will apply these means, sitting in the comfortable seats of power. But the rest of the political public - after all, there are many parties and all kinds of political organizations in the United States, the system tailored by the "founding fathers" of the United States constantly squeezes out to the periphery of political life, to the marginalized - they exist, but they do not affect key decision-making. We still have to go and go to such an effective system. What kind of basic unity can there be between the United Russia and the joint venture, if the latter declare as their goal the building of socialism in Russia? Russia desperately needs to create a second powerful political party, close to the United Russia party, but representing a competitive team, whose goal, like that of United Russia, is to create a strong, independent Russia - democratic and with a market economy. But the whole point is that the emergence of such a party cannot be a consequence of the adoption of a federal law or a presidential decree. If you do this, either a real second powerful party simply will not appear, or the country will be smashed to dust. This situation can only be the fruit of some kind of "social contract", the result of our political history with you - that's when you, me, some other understanding adults gather and make responsible decisions - how to do it and who will do it. It is then that the very historicity and naturalness, the graftedness of the political system will appear. Copying, or forcibly implanting political schemes - as a rule, does not bring good results.

Olga Viacheslavovna: Hello, Vadim Rudolfovich! Aren't you tired of working in government bodies?

V. D. Dubichev: Not tired. It is interesting to be where decisions are made that affect your life, Olga.

Irina Petronyuk: Good afternoon, Vadim Rudolfovich! Tell me, what book are you reading now? What contemporary authors do you prefer?

V. D. Dubichev: I read quickly, a day is enough for me to read a book with a simple, non-specific text. I have just read (I recommend) the last novels of Vasily Aksenov - I especially read "Moscow-kva-kva". Suddenly I read Berberova's "Italics mine". Ran through the novels of Woodhouse, and already to the heap - close after all - I read several books by Stephen Fry. Including a good translation of the transcripts of the old TV show by Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie - they are now on sale in World of Books. It was with pleasure that I read along the way "Africanist" Alexander Prokhanov - I personally know this writer and appreciate and love him very much. Well, other books - several at once, in parallel.

D. N. Lavrov: How do you feel about such a genre as political fiction (utopia or dystopia)?

V. D. Dubichev: This is an inevitable element of any real politics. We live in a world of utopias and dystopias. If you mean utopias in the narrow sense of the word - like books by political science fiction writers - then this genre is not close to me. And why, having come to a beauty contest, secretly glance at a faded photograph of an old acquaintance?

65-year-old Vladimir Putin is running for president again. There is no doubt that the current head of state will win a landslide victory in the first round. Part of society has certain questions about the very fact of the nomination of a political old-timer for another term. However, veteran officials and deputies are a normal and familiar phenomenon for Russian politics, including for Sverdlovsk. EAN decided to recall only a few people with whom you and I lived, live and will live for an indefinite time.

Lyudmila Babushkina

Lyudmila Valentinovna is a real veteran of Sverdlovsk politics. Speaker of the regional parliament, successfully working under the third governor. On the sidelines, they joke that the heads of the region are changing, but Babushkina remains. The experience of the leader of the regional parliament is 10 years. All attempts to overthrow her from this post Babushkina suppresses harshly and instantly.

Tatiana Merzlyakova

The first and, apparently, the permanent Ombudsman of Sverdlovsk. Tatyana Merzlyakova is a former deputy from the already legendary composition of the Sverdlovsk Regional Duma, who argued with the executive branch on a daily basis.

He has been in this position for 16 years. A man in his place, an authority that the new governors do not encroach on. Away from sin.

Vadim Dubichev

A political strategist who joined the civil service almost two decades ago. The "father" of the deputy Yevgeny Zyablitsev in politics. Vadim Dubichev consecutively passed positions from the Deputy Director of the Department of Internal Policy to the First Deputy Head of the Governor's Administration. Despite all the worries and the change of governors, Vadim Rudolfovich still occupies one of the top places in the administration of the governor of the Sverdlovsk region.

Leonid Rapoport

The head of the regional ministry of sports has been in his position for 8 years, no one can boast of such experience in the regional government today.

Rapoport in the bureaucratic get-together is considered "Mutko's man." In light of the known problems of the latter, Leonid Aronovich is under attack. On the other hand, the old-timers rightly note: "Rapoport is in the balance all his life, but the governors and prime ministers change, but he remains."

Sergey Zyryanov

Colonel of the FSB, a department from which the former are not. Zyryanov is the richest official in the Sverdlovsk region and is currently acting minister for state property management. He came to the civil service in 2009, the peak of his career - the head of the administration of the governor of the Sverdlovsk region.

They say that Zyryanov does not hold on to his chair and has been asking for a pension for a long time, but he is not allowed to go.

Of course, the list of old-timers of the Sverdlovsk power elite is not limited to these names. Tungusov, Tushin, Ryzhkov, Sheptiy, Yakimov, Klimuk, Wolf, Klevets and about a hundred other people holding responsible positions in the pyramid of power at different levels - all of them are constantly in the cage, and their decisions in one way or another affect our life.

EAN wishes all officials and politicians human and apparatus longevity.

About how the activities of the administration of the head of the region are organized, what issues it solves, in an exclusive interview with the deputy editor-in-chief of "Regions of Russia" Maxim Mokeev Vadim Dubichev

The socio-economic development of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation, the real state of affairs in it and, ultimately, the well-being of its residents largely depends on the effectiveness of the work of the governor and his team. About how the activities of the administration of the head of the region are organized, what issues it solves, in an exclusive interview with the deputy editor-in-chief of "Regions of Russia" Maxim Mokeev told the First Deputy Head of the Administration of the Governor of the Sverdlovsk Region, professor of the Ural State Pedagogical University Vadim Dubichev.

RR: Dear Vadim Rudolfovich, what are the main directions of work of the Administration of the Governor of the Sverdlovsk Region?

Vadim Dubichev: Our main task is planning and ensuring the activities of the governor. There is a charter for the Sverdlovsk region, which describes the powers of the governor. There is a regulation on the activities of the administration, and each of its structural subdivisions has a clearly delineated scope of work, powers and how they are implemented. Management technology is provided by regulatory enactments and is of a systemic nature. The administration prepares the participation of the governor in various events. This may be the visible part of the work, but, I think, not the most important one. Because the governor's administration forms and then organizes the implementation of the main directions of the economic, political, social policy of the state power in the Sverdlovsk region. Key programs that are in one way or another connected with the development of the territory, with an increase in the quality of life, are developed and planned precisely in the governor's administration. It has always been like this - and with Eduardo Edgardovich Rossell, and at Alexandra Sergeevich Misharina, and at Evgenia Vladimirovich Kuyvashev. This is the center where key political decisions are made. And already the executive authorities, departments, municipalities are the institutions that implement the policy that is formed by the governor. Key areas of activity are formed by the head of the region himself. But the preparation of materials, analysis, expertise, forecast of the development of the situation, projects of programs, areas of activity - all this is entrusted to the administration. This is reflected in its structure as well. The key structural unit of the administration is the expert department. It is more focused on the economic life of the region.

"RR": Who is heading it now?

VD: Supervises the department of expert work and is generally responsible for this area by the Deputy Head of Administration Konstantin Abramovich Ustilovsky... Strong analysts work in this department. Their tasks are to analyze the situation, forecasting in the economic sphere, and develop proposals that are either accepted by the governor or corrected by him. There are two more key departments. This is exactly my area of ​​supervision - the information and internal policy departments. The Department of Domestic Policy is headed Anton Valerievich Tretyakov... He is involved in everything related to the implementation of the powers of the governor and executive authorities to harmonize interethnic and interfaith relations. It also includes interaction with political parties and public organizations, including with municipalities. The Information Policy Department is managed by Alexander Evgenievich Ryzhkov... This is the most important modern sphere of activity at any level of government. The task is to form an adequate information field. Information technology is one of the most powerful tools for territory management.

State power is a system of political bodies for the administration of a territory. This system involves economic levers - everything related to the implementation of economic policy, social levers - the formation of social policy, and information levers - everything related to information policy. There are also services that prepare the protocol and ensure the participation of the governor in the events. Strong legal department led by Igor Alexandrovich Romshin... He is entrusted with the function of developing normative documents, which are prepared on behalf of and on behalf of the governor, including draft laws. In general, the legal situation is being monitored. The department's specialists work in cooperation with the Ural Institute of Regional Legislation and with the legal services of the Legislative Assembly.

VD: He made a legal analysis of the bill that the Legislature was considering, but its rejection is a political decision of the governor.

In the Sverdlovsk Region we had precedents of vetoing bills, and Rossel often used this right. Evgeny Vladimirovich made such a decision for the first time. But he made the right decision, since this bill was contrary to the current legislation.

We have a very serious department of administrative bodies, which ensures the interaction of the state power with the security forces at a constant level. There is a secretariat that is responsible for document flow.

The governor's administration relies on the same set of powers that are fixed in the Charter of the Sverdlovsk region and assigned to the governor of the region. The system of state power in the region, unlike other subjects of Russia, is built in such a way that the governor does not head the government. Accordingly, the role of the administration in this case is to develop the main directions of the governor's policy, analyze and monitor the situation. And the execution and implementation of the governor's policy is carried out by the government, headed by Denis Vladimirovich Pasler, which includes line ministries. This system was laid down by Rossel. It is analogous to the federal system, where there is a president and a government in line with line ministries. The system has proven its effectiveness because it takes into account the peculiarities of the Sverdlovsk region. There are only a few such regions. And our official motto - the stronghold of the state - is, of course, not accidental. From the point of view of the economy, ensuring the defense capability, probably a dozen regions of the Russian Federation, similar to the Sverdlovsk region, create a phenomenon that we call Russia.

"RR": In the region, work has almost been completed on bringing regional legislation to federal standards. Can I put a full stop?

VD: Reforming the public administration system is an ongoing process. In the Sverdlovsk region, this process has been going on, is going on and will go on. The economy is changing, federal legislation is changing. The process is endless. At one time we had a bicameral parliament. And we were one of the last in Russia, under Misharin, to liquidate such a scheme, our parliament has become typical for the regional level of power.

RR: Vadim Rudolfovich, what could you say about Governor Yevgeny Kuyvashev as a person and a manager? To what extent in his decisions does the head of the region rely on the documents and information prepared for him by the apparatus, or does he prefer to rethink the incoming information, taking into account personal knowledge and experience, in order to find the optimal solution?

VD: He is the manager of the "Putin call" and is a worthy governor. "Putin's call" is notable for its patriotism. These are people who, unlike many politicians of the 90s, are nationally oriented. These are people who are building their careers here in Russia. They associate their personal destiny with the development of the territories they govern.

In modern Russia there is a system of a rigid political vertical. And other conditions for the survival of a national organism called Russia simply do not exist. But with a rigid political vertical, personality is important. In difficult political, economic conditions, climatic, natural, the role of a leader who makes decisions is important. Kuyvashev is an effective governor. Deep knowledge of the situation and understanding of the development strategy, the ability to find the right solution in difficult conditions characterizes the managers of the “Putin generation”. And the most important thing is a sense of responsibility. The governor is responsible to the president for the state of affairs in the territory.

"RR": One of the last notable events in Russia is the international exhibition "Innoprom - 2015". How do you assess its results?

VD: The Sverdlovsk Region fulfilled its function - it generated the idea of ​​creating a platform dedicated to the innovative industry that would collect scientific developments and, most importantly, those people who make decisions. And it is understandable why such a platform appeared in our region. Our region needs innovative industrial technologies, because we have the backbone of the economy - industry, mechanical engineering. Therefore, we generated an idea, created a platform. The idea worked. The federal center appreciated the need to create such a site. And over time, the regional forum received federal support. The exhibition has become an all-Russian one. And then it acquired international status. Business, both global and Russian, private, state, has such a feature that will never change: key issues are resolved at a personal meeting of those people who are empowered to make decisions. Why will the world never give up summits, forums and other formats for holding meetings of leaders? Although it would seem that modern information technologies allow people to communicate, even if they are located in different parts of the world? Serious decisions, especially those behind "big decisions" and "big money", are made in person. Therefore, the creation of such a platform in which influential people take part is a huge achievement for the Sverdlovsk region.

RR: Thank you, Vadim Rudolfovich, for an interesting and informative conversation. Good luck to you and our dear Sverdlovsk region!

Interviewed by Maxim Mokeev

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Education: Ural Polytechnic Institute (Yekaterinburg), Ural State University (Yekaterinburg), Literary Institute named after V.I. M. Gorky (Moscow).

He worked as Deputy Director of the Department of Internal Policy, Head of the Analytical Department, Director of the Department of Information Policy of the Administration of the Governor of the Sverdlovsk Region.

Since 1994, he has been a participant in almost all election campaigns in the Middle Urals and in a number of election campaigns in neighboring regions.

Sphere of interests: analysis of socio-political situations and trends, construction of political space, manipulation of group fantasies, elections of government bodies.

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