Plot of week / Living conditions.
Plot of week / Living conditions.
The white house of the exemplary maintenance.
As soon as Sergey Kirienko became the head of the Russian government, it
Has automatically held a post of the mayor of small town known under the name
The white house.
The new mayor for the present uncomfortably feels in the city. Still -
In total one month ago it appeared in him only as the visitor. Important,
Certainly, but nevertheless the visitor, and townspeople never missed a case to underline
It. Protection on 2nd checkpoint (opposite to Moscow hotel "World") it is polite
Flaunted to it, but thus steadfastly looked in its admission with the Russian
trikolorom. And the city confused its uncountable corridors,
Absolutely identical offices and receptions - so, that, having come on a visit to
To one townsman, the future mayor for some reason left a coat in a reception at
Another.
However, the new mayor and does not learn the city how it is known by the simple
Inhabitants. Because henceforth its route will be same. At 8
Armour premersky "Mercedes" drives through gate on 1st check point.
Then a courtyard, spetsgarazh on 200 cars, spetslift which delivers
It on the fifth floor, in premersky the block.
The Premersky block is some premises, to pass in which it is possible
Only having passed a protection post. The first of block offices - big, almost in
Hundred square metres. Its enormous windows leave to the Moskva River. Sheathed
morenym an oak, it is intended for official meetings and meetings, for example
Weekly meeting of the head of the government with the assistants.
However idle essence of this monster gives out first of all too
The small number of phones (no more than ten) - them is less, than at other
The assistant to the vice-premier. Plus to that a huge Russian flag, bronze
The arms on a wall, suspiciously similar three on plastic plants in
Tubs, a bookcase with the books which backs from afar look like
kartonki-obmanki with which decorate regiments in some bars, yes two
Portrait of the president: on a wall and on a table (it is presented by Boris
Nikolaevichem).
In 1993 when the furniture in a reception and an office only has been established,
It looked madly magnificently. The offices now arranged with it a pond prudi, and
Heavy oak tables, armchairs and sofas only generate doubts in taste
The designer. But the present mayor is compelled to use that remains to it from
The predecessor and to sit in a dark green leather armchair which is great not
Only to him, but also its jacket constantly slipping from a back
Armchairs.
However, it is possible to leave a smart office in small, working, which
Almost it is twice less. Victor Tchernomyrdin, for example, liked there to read
Confidential documents and to talk confidentially to the entrusted
Persons. Conditions of this office spoke to the visitor about the owner much
More than a smart office and absolutely a boring reception.
At last, there is still silent, all on 20 metres, "joy" of the prime minister. Behind
All studies for maloprimetnoj a door the rest room is located
The owner of the White house. At Tchernomyrdin here were warm tone, upholstered furniture,
The weapon collection on walls hung. Visitors Stepanych it is obligatory
Acquainted with liked guns.
Hardly the new mayor to dare to alter all these spaces on the taste.
He is doomed to remain a stranger in this city with the river simply because former
The mayor had much more the rights to a city, than any another. This right
Tchernomyrdin has won itself in the autumn of 1993. Received keys from gate
Cities from hands sjuzerena comes for a while and only works in him.
It is known well by assistants to the prime minister who work on the average nearby
Year, and then go to resignation. And consequently townspeople concern to 16
vitse-premerskim to offices, as to hotel rooms. 40-metre
The apartments strongly extended at length, are arranged absolutely identical
Furniture (less magnificent, than at the mayor, and more light) also differ the friend from
The friend only kinds from a window: to examine it is possible or corporate advertising Philips on
To hotel "Ukraine", or building SEV. Windows of the very first vice-premier
Usually look at hotel. Rest rooms, unlike premerskoj,
Are insignificant. To have a rest in them, assistants tell, vice-premiers do not like,
If only it is not necessary to work in an emergency mode.
However, maybe, the mayor also will get out sometime on survey of the
Economy. However, the previous has reached a corner opposite to
The white house only in four years.
But if the mayor goes on such excursion, it will notice all.
Bodyguards (usually them not less than 3 persons) there and then block a corridor and
Exhaust all passers in the first open offices. More
Humanely FSO operates only in days of sessions of an office, when visitors
Small town simply press to walls.
Townspeople, meanwhile, in general miroljubivy also would be glad to show to the mayor
The city. Any city of the world - a city of contrasts. In New York there is Harlem,
In Moscow - Northern Tushino. In a city the White house of such contrasts, of course,
No. But transport stoppers are - frequently easier on foot to rise on
The fifth floor than to wait the lift. Transport vandals too are - posters
In front of each lift urge not to mould for walls of cabins a chewing elastic band
And not to scratch them. Even the detectives and thieves are: in a house cellar it is located
The real branch of criminal investigation department which sometimes searches
The portfolios stolen at razzjav-visitors.
There are still food and manufactured goods stores, drugstores, banks,
Sports halls, the hairdressers cutting on a fashion 70, not so skilful dentists,
midovskie courses of foreign languages, theatrical cash desk and even a cinema.
In general, this young small town - it have started to project in the summer 1966
Year, and have put in operation on December, 31st, 1980 - already has the myths.
For example, some years nobody can already find out traces of the pneumatic
Mails. Perhaps, it has disappeared during war, and can, builders, which
Hurried up to hand over the house about New year, something have confused in the reports.
In a city there were also failures - small, certainly. Once somewhere for
City walls the telephone cable has torn, yes once has failed
Central air, having filled the house of a white smoke. Not terribly, but nerves
Tickles, and to work it is not necessary.
There is here even one of the largest and modern Russian
Computer networks. More than thousand computers are used for the electronic
Preparations of governmental decrees, storages of legal base
Data, reception of messages of news agencies. A general computerisation
Has the negative side: any employee who was unpacking the document
From an internal database (on Internet the White house has no exit), already
In 10 minutes will appear in internal report FSO.
One is not present - a variety. That on the first, that on the twentieth floor -
Differences any. Identical corridors, the offices, almost identical furniture.
In a word, everywhere the Central European level of comfort created by designers,
Obviously preferring the Scandinavian school of registration of interiors.
And this similarity very much depresses inhabitants. Many of them are remembered by those
Times when your hardware status could not define unless the blind.
Now to be allocated, it is necessary to exercise the wit. Earlier for
Border there went only the heads; now half of secretaries spends holiday
In Turkey. Earlier automobile phone "Altai" relied only the highest
To ranks; now the cellular receive everything, since a deputy head
Department. The colour TV and video in an office - please, a difference
Only in that, how much time it is necessary to disturb department
Organizational-technical maintenance.
In general, any possibilities for self-expression. Even the salary, and that all
Receive in cash dispenses SBS-AGRO placed on the house.
There is one - meal and shops. Well also that from this, that to all White house
The meal is prepared by one kitchen? Dining rooms three. One, on a sixth floor,
More capaciously and easier on an interior, with distributions and eternal shortage
Aluminium plugs in iron trays. Feed not bad, and the main thing - is cheap:
For a full dinner from you will ask about 10 roubles. Besides, to eat it is possible
Very quickly. And it especially by the way if the official wishes once again on
To public to underline the employment.
For fans of measured meals the lunch hall by a floor above is provided,
On the seventh. Waitresses, tablewares from a stainless steel and the service close to
To the restaurant. Meal under the same price, but in prestigiousness an institution on
The seventh it will not be compared with stolovkoj. Recently this huge hall have partitioned off and
In a smaller part have arranged absolutely the exemplary enterprise of a public catering.
The limited access, huge, with the screen almost in metre, the colour TV,
Hardly quicker waitresses, silence and maloljude. To reserve a dinner it is possible
For days forward.
By the way, only visitors of this dining room-restaurant can buy a pack
Cigarettes or a vodka bottle in spetsmagazine. Anything especial in him is not present, and
The prices not much more below Moscow, but start up there not all.
However, original long-livers of the governmental skyscraper do not have affairs
Before, to another. The prime minister and its assistants serves spetsbufet,
Meal from which to heads of the government bring directly in the working
Office. For the period of sessions of the government it open for all
Invited and then here it is possible to try a batch from the present
premerskogo the menu - for example, tiny pies with a meat stuffing.
The white house is the quite good city convenient in every respect.
Its unique problem is overpopulation. The new owner, hardly
Having taken seat in an armchair of the mayor, at once has declared, that is necessary almost twice
To reduce number of townspeople.
No, they have, of course, got used to that some quarters opustevali
It is literally for one day - for example, after the next assistant
The mayor went to resignation. But that here then to deprive of a residence permit almost
900 persons - in it townspeople to believe refuse. Revolts them even more
The offer of the mayor to get over in a province - in settlements of city type with
Names difficult to pronounce like Ministry of Economics or, than that is worse,
Ministry of Fuel and Energy.
Present manhettenets for what will disagree to become any there BBQ, and
The Muscovite - zelenogradtsem. And than belodomovskie is worse?
Let's count, natives offer. A city useful area - 167
182,7 square metres. How much from them occupy corridors, boardrooms,
Dining rooms and to that similar premises do not know even the most meticulous, because
On December, 31st to a city 18 years will be executed and archives already suffer failures.
It is said that the total length belodomovskih corridors makes 8 kilometres, and
In total in a building is more than one and a half thousand premises.
But even if to assume, what to work it is possible only in third of premises
The governmental residence belodomovtsy live too magnificently. On
To federal standards on each official 9 square should have
Metres. Means, on Krasnopresnensky quay it is possible to lodge about six
And a half thousand persons. And if also to reduce the present population -
Nearby 1700 persons - that leave, that in the house it is possible to place almost the fifth
Part of all officials of the federal government. Or to find
To the government more modest residence, sufficient for job 800
Employees.
But hardly Kirienko becomes the mayor, on which shoulders in silent and cosy
The city will rush a horde from the Ministry of Finance or Ministry of Labor. After all it is equal two years ago the mayor
Tchernomyrdin too reflected on governmental body reduction. Main
Danger of this invention to Tchernomyrdin was explained by the head of the device
The governments Vladimir Babichev. The matter is that to the white house for a long time already
Present mayor Jury Luzhkov looks narrowly both administration of the president, and,
Which expects to take hold of the released buildings of the federal
The ministries.
Tchernomyrdin has understood danger, and the thunder-storm passed. The babichev will be and at
Kirienko - knowingly at the youngest mayor the head of the device became
The fifty years' party worker. It for certain will find words, that
To explain to the chief, that sweeping changes will call social shocks in
City, and townspeople cannot fruitfully work.
And after all they should be protected, because mayors come and leave, and the White house
Remains.
LEONID BRODSKY.
//* an information Source: the Businessman (weekly journal), 12.05.98
//* Reg. Nom. - 1080500057.34-------------------------------------------
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