Severnoye Medvedkovo Newspaper

NAVALNY

IN NORTH MEDVEDKOVO

PORTRAIT OF THE CANDIDATE

“I want to do my job well, so that you can see: there is hope that, when and if I become mayor, I will be a good mayor, since right now I am working as a good candidate.”

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RESIDENTS’ OPINIONS

“I would like to wish Alexei good luck, patience, and that he not be afraid of anything — just as he is now.”

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DADDY’S DAUGHTERS, OR TULIP SQUARE

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ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, A MEETING TOOK PLACE BETWEEN MOSCOW MAYORAL CANDIDATE ALEXEI NAVALNY AND THE RESIDENTS OF THE NORTH MEDVEDKOVO DISTRICT

Grekova Street can hardly remember another gathering this large: the district’s residents had much to discuss with Moscow mayoral candidate Alexei Navalny. And yet before the meeting, while waiting for Alexei, the mood among local residents was hopelessly bleak. “If only they had left the box ‘against everyone,’ then yes…” people with good memories said. “They’ll pick somebody anyway,” several elderly women insisted. “That’s exactly how they get their way!” their neighbors frowned. And still, since we are here and want to listen to Navalny, that means there is hope and not all is lost.

THE CANDIDATE’S WORK

Alexei passes almost unnoticed through the rows of those gathered, takes a step onto the low platform — and the meeting begins. “Thank you very much for coming,” he says. “It is important for us that you come.” When we planned the election campaign, we did not yet think about meetings with voters and had in mind only communication. That is how it should be. “I want to do my job well, so that you can see: there is hope that, when and if I become mayor, I will be a good mayor, since right now I am working as a good candidate.”

WHERE IS THE MONEY?

Alexei talks about himself and his family: he grew up in a military family, with constant moves and one military town after another, and now lives with his wife and two children in the Maryino district. And he faces the same problems as the residents of North Medvedkovo. It turns out that many of those gathered had heard about Alexei Navalny’s fight against major corrupt officials.

“How much do you think Russia has received from selling oil and gas to the West over the last five years?” Alexei asks. “A lot—very much!” shouts a politically active female voice from the crowd. “Three trillion dollars,” Alexei answers himself. “If you divide that among all the country’s residents, it turns out to be 640 thousand rubles per person.” The question is: what was it invested in?

Here and in other districts the problems are similar: endless lines, overcrowded clinics, much of it paid or unavailable. Alexei talks about free electronic registration, about how people come early to sign up but very often fail. Meanwhile, four times more funds are spent on Muscovites’ healthcare than on the average Russian citizen.

Twenty thousand rubles annually — just for the clinic care of each person. Alexei asks those who have visited the district clinic in recent years to raise their hands. It turns out there are only a few people. “I see North Medvedkovo is a healthy district,” Alexei smiles. “And for each of you personally, 20 thousand rubles.” The task of the new mayor is to make ultrasound scans, MRIs, and other examinations that everyone talks about available, and not only for money. That means the first steps are clear: make this open.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

“I want to do my job well so that you can see: there is hope that when and if I become mayor, I will be a good mayor, since right now I am working as a good candidate.”

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RESIDENTS’ OPINIONS

“I would like to wish Alexey good luck, patience, and that he not be afraid of anything — just as he is now.”

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DADDY’S DAUGHTERS, OR TULIP SQUARE

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— I want to do my job well so that you can see: there is hope that when I become mayor, I will be a good mayor, since right now I am working as a good candidate.

MENTIONS BY RESIDENTS

— “Alexey probably gets very tired, holding three meetings a day and also answering such difficult questions. My son is two years old, and of course I dream of a better future for him. Right now we are facing problems with kindergartens; there are a lot of young mothers in our district in general. I dream that all enemies would leave the authorities, so I have long been following what Alexey Navalny is doing. I would like to wish Alexey good luck, patience, and that he be afraid of nothing — just as he is now” (Darya).

— “We have a unique courtyard on Grekova Street, 4. There are few courtyards like it — several hectares, mothers with children walk there, there are many trees, there is even a sculpture. Now this whole project of a sports and recreation complex on this site means the green area will be cut down. We went to the hearings and were outraged. We have something worth fighting for” (Alexey).

The Moscow Mayoral Election Will Take Place on Sunday, September 8, 2013 from 8:00 to 20:00. Your Candidate Is Alexey Navalny

Moscow Is Not New York

When Navalny names the size of Moscow’s budget — 1.63 trillion rubles a year, second only to New York and Shanghai — some people whistle in surprise, others sigh. It turns out we live in one of the richest cities in the world.

We lack faith in ourselves, says Alexey: “At every meeting, someone comes up to me and says: you said everything correctly, but you know, nothing can be changed.” Many think that this is just how life works: they rob and deceive. With the third-largest budget in the world, in terms of quality of life Moscow ranks only 154th among the world’s major cities. Can we really put up with this? Is it really some hostile army that surrounds us? — asks Alexey. No. All six policemen gathered around. “Judging by their faces, they agree with what I’m saying.” The source of power is the people. The important thing is simply to realize that you are the power.

MONEY OR CHILDREN?

Residents of the district said they are afraid of development — the Pavel Bure Academy. Construction threatens the courtyard on Grekova Street. In it, fathers and mothers and their children still spend time today among chestnut trees, lindens, and ropes. “Why can’t we defend our courtyards? Because people sit at home and hope that everything will work out on its own,” Alexey replies. — “We would move over the chestnut trees. The authorities are not interested in your chestnuts; they are interested in the investment attractiveness of your land.”

Alexey gives an example from life in his own district. There, next to the houses, they built a gas station, and as a result traffic increased and people became uncomfortable. “If you want to live like human beings,” someone shouts from the hall, and Alexey replies: ‘Yes, our country is устроена that way: if something is wrong — don’t say it — they’ll lock you up.’ I have already been jailed once. Every time I was asked about this at meetings, I say thank you to those gathered, because it is possible to stand up for ourselves and go out into the street so that I will be heard.”

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RESIDENTS ABOUT THE MEETING

DARYA:

“Alexey probably gets very tired, holding three meetings a day and also answering such difficult questions. My son is two years old, and of course I dream of a better future for him. Right now we are facing problems with kindergartens; there are a lot of young mothers in our district in general. I dream that all enemies would leave the authorities, so I have long been following what Alexey Navalny is doing. I would like to wish Alexey good luck, patience, and that he be afraid of nothing — just as he is now”

ANATOLY:

“Our courtyard at 4 Grekova Street is unique. There are few courtyards like it — several hectares, mothers with children walk there, there are many trees, and there is even a sculpture. Now the entire project for a sports and recreation complex is planned for this place, which means the green area will be cut down. We went to the hearings and protested. We have something worth fighting for.”

ALEXEY:

“We collected signatures from residents of the surrounding buildings against the construction, sent all the necessary requests to the district administration, the prefecture, the mayor’s office, and so on. The result — no results at all. The prefecture admitted that approval of the project was ‘premature.’ A tricky word — obviously, they will return to the project after the elections. We want to draw the attention of a public politician whom we trust — Alexey Navalny. To ask him and his штаб to help us fight, whatever the outcome of the elections. We support him.”

THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION — A COZY LITTLE PLACE

“Where is your previous district head?” — “Sitting,” voices reply. It turns out that in 2011 Sobyanin appointed a district head, and six months later he ended up in... Few people know that the income of the current district head, according to those around him, is quite substantial. Alexey talked about how former officials have the opportunity to privatize apartments and other property. Navalny gave examples — when housing for officials was purchased with public funds. He proposes conducting an audit and publishing incomes so that everyone can see who earns what and from what.

ULTRASOUND — FOR EVERYONE?

“They show clinics on television where they come to patients and tell him how wonderful their electronic reception desk is. I see that people signed up, apparently, tried to make an appointment through it.” Meanwhile, four times more money is spent on healthcare for Muscovites than on the average Russian citizen. Twenty thousand rubles annually — just for the polyclinic; outpatient care for each person.

“GOLDEN” JANITORS

It is no secret that Moscow janitors actually receive less than they are supposed to on paper. With an official salary of 42 thousand rubles, they are handed 18 thousand or less. The rest is a “kickback” to management. Every month — a river of cash flowing from the administration and prefectures. And migrants in Severnoye Medvedkovo live in five-story buildings under the sun. It turns out that migrants fill Moscow not because without them it would be buried in dirt. But because officials benefit from their presence and legitimacy.”

MOSCOW — NEW YORK

When Navalny names the figure for Moscow’s budget — 1.63 trillion rubles a year, second only to New York and $Shanghai, some whistle in surprise, some sigh. It turns out we live in one and the same world.

We lack faith in ourselves, says Alexey: “At one meeting a man comes up to me and says: you said everything correctly, but you know, nothing can be changed.” Many think that this is how life works: deceive, deceive. With the world’s third-largest budget, in terms of quality of life Moscow ranks only 154th among the world’s major cities. Can we really put up with this? Are we really surrounded by some hostile army? — Alexey asks. No. There are only six police officers around those gathered. “Judging by their looks, they agree with what I am saying.” The source of power is the people. The important thing is only to realize that we ourselves are the power.”

MONEY OR CHILDREN?

Residents of the district said they are afraid because of the development — Pavel Bure’s academy. Construction threatens the courtyard on Grekova Street. It has fathers and mothers with today’s children after, lindens, fir trees. “Why can’t we defend our courtyards? Because people sit at home and hope that everything will work out by itself,” Alexey replies. “We would move over your chestnuts. The authorities are not interested in your chestnuts; they are interested in the investment attractiveness of your land.”

DADDY’S DAUGHTERS, OR SWINDLING

The ruling Sergey Sobyanin has been at the head of Moscow for nearly three years. During this time many questions have accumulated for him, but he does not like answering them. And does not answer. He stays silent about the sidewalk tiles, which in many places became unusable soon after being laid. And after all, these are hundreds of millions of rubles — either talentlessly thrown away, or simply stolen by unscrupulous officials from the Moscow budget. He stays silent about the landscaping of Tverskaya Street with pitiful little bushes costing eight million rubles each (experts estimate such “landscaping” as at least ten times cheaper). And now Sobyanin has a new topic for silence: his daughters’ elite apartments.

MOSCOW’S

On the eve of the elections, the election commission published information on the income and property of Sergey Sobyanin, his wife, and his underage daughter for 2012. What immediately catches the eye is an apartment of 308 square meters in Moscow belonging to schoolgirl Olga Sergeyevna Sobyanina.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

In open databases it is easy to find the address of Olga Sobyanina's apartment: Moscow, Rochdelskaya Street, building 12, structure 1. This is a super-fashionable elite part of central Moscow next to the White House.

In the same building, an apartment with an area of 200.2 sq. meters is for sale. Its price is 103.8 million, or about 518 thousand rubles per square meter. It is not hard to estimate that the 308 sq. meter apartment belonging to the minor daughter of the civil servant is worth approximately 173 million rubles.

HIS INCOME

For the first time, Sergei Sobyanin declared income in 2000, while being a candidate for governor of Tomsk Oblast. His annual income for 1999 was 2,789 thousand rubles. In 2003, together with his colleagues from United Russia, he published a declaration according to which he earned 1.6 million rubles in 2002. For 2008, his income amounted to 3,472,200 rubles, his wife's income was 218,000. For 2009 — 3,219,776 and 18,586 rubles respectively. For 2010 — 4,760,000 and 19,300 rubles.

The income of Sergei Semyonovich and his wife for 2003–2007 turned out to be implicitly small. But even if we assume that per year he earned only slightly less than in 2008, then the minimum total amount of the Sobyanins' income over the years could by 2010 have exceeded 27 million rubles. And that is if they neither drank nor ate, but only saved up to buy housing! The cost of the apartment belonging to the minor daughter of the civil servant Sobyanin is approximately 6 times higher than his income over the last 10 years! And this is visual proof: Sobyanin makes it clear that legal-

sources of income for buying the apartment on Rochdelskaya did not exist for him.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? Sobyanin stated that the apartment in the center of Moscow had long been declared by them. “This is standard practice,” the administration commented on the situation. However, under the law on the privatization of the housing stock, taking into account the privatization of this housing, the stock cannot be privatized more than once (Art. 11, para. 8). And according to the privatization law, service residential premises cannot be privatized more than once. In addition, a citizen of the Russian Federation has the right to privatize housing free of charge only once in a lifetime. Sergei Semyonovich has already used this right: he owns an apartment in Tyumen with an area of 116 sq. meters. But despite everything, in a couple of years the service apartment on Rochdelskaya somehow passed into the ownership of Sobyanin's minor daughter. (without clarification of details)

A DESTITUTE ORPHAN?

There remains another version of how Sobyanin could legally obtain housing: under a social tenancy agreement. The law provides for such a possibility if the family's income level is below the subsistence minimum.

Let us assume theoretically that in 2006 the financial situation gave the Sobyanins the right to receive a state apartment. This is 6 thousand rubles per person per month. But even in this case, according to the law, the family is put on the waiting list only on the condition that the average income per person does not exceed 6 thousand rubles. “It is possible to receive an apartment under a social contract on a priority basis if Sobyanin is an orphan, ill, or has other merits before the state,” explains Alexei Navalny.

ST. PETERSBURG

The domineering Sobyanin has a second daughter, the adult Anna. In 2011, two weeks after her 25th birthday, Anna bought an apartment in St. Petersburg on Malaya Konyushennaya Street. This is the very center of the city, a prestigious and very expensive place.

The area of Anna Sergeyevna's apartment is nearly 205 sq. meters, the approximate price is about 116.6 million rubles. Where did the official's daughter get the funds to buy the apartment? How did she get an apartment for 116 million? “We could not answer even for ourselves: where could we get that from. It looks like obedience to officials,” writes Alexei Navalny.

HER BUSINESS

A year before buying the apartment, Anna became one of the founders of Fors-Group LLC. It supplies elite furniture to facilities, the list of which is available on the company's website.

• Building of administrative bodies (Khanty-Mansiysk) • Order of negotiations of the President of the Russian Federation • President (?) • Station block of government international communications • Engineering and utility complex (Khanty-Mansiysk) • Office of the head, Station block of government international communications • Reception house of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation • Meeting room in the administration building of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

The talented daughter of the civil servant Sobyanin supplies furniture exactly where her father performs non-labor state service. The firm's interests extend exclusively to Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Khanty-Mansiysk. And exclusively to state facilities!

It was possible to find only one tender in which Sobyanin's daughter's company was the winner. Everything else — either Fors-Group receives without competition.

A STRONG хозяйственник

For almost three years Sobyanin has been running Moscow. His service apartment passed into the ownership of his daughter, who received state contracts and also owns elite housing, while city works are carried out for astronomical sums. And these questions can no longer be drowned out — this is direct responsibility to Muscovites.

One of us

For many years, Alexei Navalny investigated cases of corruption in Moscow and across the country. For those who read the news on the internet, his name is synonymous with a successful fight against high-ranking crooks and thieves. Together with his team, Alexei conceived and carried out public projects that improved the lives of ordinary people. City hall officials are corrupt, while Navalny’s projects work.

“Real politics means saying what you really think, engaging in public and political activity without asking anyone for permission”

Navalny advocates budget transparency, oversight of spending, and disclosure of data on expenditures for repair work and other social facilities. He proposes that Muscovites should be able to influence decisions on urban improvement. Alexei calls on people to go to the polls and vote for systemic change. In his speeches, Navalny talks about proven facts of corruption, provides documents and examples, and explains how to reform city policy for the benefit of the people.

“If Putin is not afraid of Navalny, then why is the entire Investigative Committee busy fighting an ordinary resident of Maryino?” Alexei asks rhetorically. Navalny—unlike officials and the leaders of the United Russia party—lives the life of an ordinary Muscovite. It is not his wife who takes the children to a municipal school and kindergarten, and Alexei himself stands in line at the local clinic and sits in hours-long traffic jams on the way to work.

Navalny is ready to keep fighting until people understand: local administrations and officials work not for themselves, but for the residents. And most importantly—to believe that the system can be changed by peaceful and lawful means.

Navalny has already done a lot

Navalny runs ongoing successful projects to help citizens. He has united thousands of people in the fight against theft and inefficiency.

People trust Navalny

People trust Navalny and voluntarily fund his projects. About 30 thousand people donate to his foundation every year—more money than the Foundation lives on.

We know how to make those who take our money for housing and utilities do their job

More than 90 thousand complaints have been filed about violations, more than 25 thousand—about violations involving outdated tariffs.

We know how to make bad roads better

More than 45 thousand complaints have been filed about potholes on the roads, more than 12 thousand—about flooded streets.

WE KNOW HOW TO DEFEAT THEFT IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

We prevent taxpayers’ money from being squandered to the tune of 59 billion rubles.

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