Struggle for a washer.
Struggle for a washer.
Victory of Yaroslavl governor Anatoly Lisitsyn
Its struggle against the new minister of sports Boris has come to the end
Ivanjuzhenkovym for the right of Yaroslavl to become championship capital
The world on hockey of 2000. At the turning point of a duel on
The help to the governor the fans who have arranged before White have come
The house demonstration. Some hours they banged sticks on
To handrail of the Humpbacked bridge. Eventually them have heard.
Imidzhevyj break of Yaroslavl.
To spend the world-2000 championship Russia has achieved the right from itself in
1996 (last time tournament at us passed 13 years ago).
At first it was a question only of St.-Petersburg. In a year to
To the project has joined in quality of "the second owner" and
Yaroslavl. As practice of last superiority shows, in
One city to spend them it is inexpedient from a financial point
Sight. It is more than matches in one day - less fans,
It is less than teletranslations, advertising is less effective. Connection to
It was necessary to the project of the large regional centre by the way. Especially
That in Yaroslavl hockey - sports kind almost cult: on
Matches of local "Torpedo" the stadium is jam-packed.
Anatoly Lisitsyn did not hide, that the World championship is necessary
To its city. He names this project "imidzhevym break".
Really, the rating is no time popular among western
Tourists of a route on the Gold ring recently it is strong
Has fallen. Tournament quite can make Yaroslavl again
Attractive to Europeans: hotels are updated,
The airport, is under construction a new palace of sports. Tournament promises
jaroslavtsam solid incomes. We will tell, about a same palace,
As is under construction in Yaroslavl, has been erected in Helsinki to
To the World championship of 1997. Arena Hartwall has paid off for two
Year, and now the brewing company owning it annually
Receives profit in $10 million
For certain Lisitsyn counted and that participation in
The project "the World championship on hockey" will raise its chances on
The next governor's elections.
Long time neither in St.-Petersburg, nor in Yaroslavl not
Doubted, that money for preparation for the championship will be. It
The organisation was rigidly supervised - support to the championship
Guaranteed all governments, since chernomyrdinskogo.
The vice-premier was the head of organising committee always. The last
- Valentina Matvienko.
For the first time hearings that Yaroslavl cannot the due
By image to be prepared for the championship, have appeared in the middle of summer.
Then one official rather influential in the hockey world
Has confidentially informed me, that the question is considered about
Carrying over of matches of one of group tournaments to Moscow: "In
Yaroslavl, probably, also will have time to complete a palace, but road
The price, after all on a nose harvest ", - he has told. JAroslavtsam wanted
To suggest to refuse the championship, taking "in the form of indemnification"
Youth superiority of the world of 2001.
This idea has soon been forgotten. As it was found out later, Sergey
Stepashin has confirmed the governmental guarantees. All again
Have calmed down. But here in the government of Russia there was a new
Post - the minister of sports. To them became 32-year-old Podolsk
The fighter, the head of sports club "Hero" Boris
Ivanjuzhenkov.
"May I introduce myself. I the new minister of sports".
The new Russian minister of sports in the first the week
Activity looked the politician rather irresolute.
It used authority only in the world of wrestling and in
The native Podolsk. Except friends, it in general very few people
Knew. Federation of hockey of Russia (FHR) and hockey as a whole
Exception were not.
On July, 30th there passed meeting of presidents of clubs of the Superleague and
The higher league of the championship. A surprise for present on him
42 club heads became occurrence Ivanjuzhenkova. At first
All have thought, that president FHR Alexander Steblin has solved
To present the new minister. But Ivanjuzhenkov has taken aback
Participants of meeting: "May I introduce myself. I new
The minister of sports. I understand, that the most essential now a question
- The organisation of the hockey World championship. It will take place precisely.
But, probably, it is necessary to transfer the Yaroslavl part in
Podolsk ".
Steblin has asked to act the president Yaroslavl
Jury Jakovleva's "Torpedo". That has declared, that any bases for
Carrying over does not see. JAkovlev has reminded of contracts of organising committee with
"Gazprom" and the Russian Open Society "United Power Systems" (they have provided under construction in Yaroslavl
Palace necessary communications). Ivanjuzhenkov, having listened
It, meeting has left. And Steblin has promised, that changes in
The championship geography will not be.
On it all could end, if not the next
Political changes. On August, 5th should take place
Government session in which agenda there was a question
About championship financing. It has not taken place: Stepashin
Have sent in business trip. Meeting have transferred for August, 9th, but
The prime minister have sent in resignation. In general it became not clear, who
Is responsible for the championship.
In one and a half week after the occurrence on the hockey
Meeting the minister has collected press conference in Podolsk. "In
Yaroslavl will not have time to be prepared for eight months to
To the championship. On that place where there should be a palace of sports,
While one big hole. The championship needs to be transferred to another
City ", - he has repeated the former thesis. About Podolsk it,
The truth, any more did not speak, though there with might and main there is a building
Hockey palace. As ideal variant Ivanjuzhenkov offered
St.-Petersburg, as spare - Moscow.
The minister has made the frank statement not on an empty place. To
It it has met Vladimir Putin, and that has concerned to it
To the point of view with understanding. Ivanjuzhenkov even asserted, that all
It is already solved. An another matter, that, most likely, just
The appointed prime minister has not had time to listen to opinion of the others
Interested parties. And in FHR, especially in Yaroslavl
To reconcile to carrying over did not want.
Lisitsyn with some delay has decided to intercept
The initiative and to talk preliminary with Ivanjuzhenkovym and
To be engaged in searches of the compromise it did not become. It through some
Days has met Putin and has convinced the prime minister, that "the big
The hole "on a stadium place is an exaggeration and most
The labour-consuming part of jobs on arena erection is already finished. And
The basic difficulties consist that the promised financial
The help because of constant castlings in the government not
Arrives. At Kirienko and Primakov the volume has been defined
Additional financing (approximately half of jobs on
To preparation for tournament it has been carried out at the expense of extra $18
Million). On August, 5th the document on financing should be
It is vised by the prime minister. If the help is, Lisitsyn firmly
Promises to finish by April, 1st building.
Putin fluctuated not for long and has decided not to break begun by the
Predecessors. It, the truth, has made one reservation:
The special commission proinspektiruet as affairs are in
Yaroslavl with stadium and an other infrastructure.
Means to Yaroslavl it decided to allocate not directly.
The government has obliged "Gazprom" and 50 oil companies
To translate in the Yaroslavl association "JAroslavnefteorgsintez"
1,2 million tons of oil. At its processing the sum also will be released,
Necessary to Yaroslavl.
Who against Podolsk.
From World championship carrying over would win only Ivanjuzhenkov.
Has put at all in state grants which instead of Yaroslavl would go
On palace completion in Podolsk. Apparently, Ivanjuzhenkovu
It would be desirable to prove as soon as possible on a post of the head
Again created ministry. It should accept any
The decision which would prove, that it resolute and
The politician understanding all sports spheres. Besides
Championship carrying over would add to it popularity in Podolsk. But
When to it have explained that to what, Ivanjuzhenkov has surrendered: too
Much championship carrying over has appeared is unprofitable.
First of all to Yaroslavl. On the World championship in a city
Are going to to arrive 8000 foreign tourists, under tournament
Local hotels are reconstructed. Yaroslavl counts on $20
Million
FHR too it would appear in loss: because of urgent carrying over
Championship parts also its schedule automatically fell,
The started booking and advertising programs. And it is fraught
Enormous penal sanctions from party IIHF.
If tournament have decided to spend only in St.-Petersburg,
Vladimir Jakovlevu should for schitannye find week the new
Financing sources. Also it is not known, whether have paid off
Expenses: as we already spoke, in one city such large
Tournament to spend it is unprofitable.
Strongly Jury Luzhkov would be dissatisfied also: $10 million in
The Yaroslavl project was enclosed by Moscow. Thanks to it capital
The mayor has got in the name of the Yaroslavl governor reliable
The political partner.
Interests of all these people and structures were mentioned also by the new
The minister of sports. Therefore fans of Yaroslavl "Torpedo",
Having knocked at the House of the government sticks so have easily achieved,
That Ivanjuzhenkov has ceased to persist.
ALEXEY OF THE-ARMOUR.
//* an information Source: the Businessman-power, 24.08.99
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