"Komsomolskaya Pravda" collected condolences and memories of the First President of Udmurtia

HE WAS A GOOD PATRON

For Evgenia Krivenko and his family Alexander Alexandrovich became a real support.

When in 2010 we learned that we would have triplets, then after the last shock, an attack of happiness and the wildest fear, we began to learn how to continue to live in new, doubled realities, - says Evgeny. - First of all, we began to study social policy region. And it was much more interesting than the neighbors. And all the initiatives in this direction were precisely at the suggestion of Alexander Alexandrovich. We were given an apartment, paid various allowances and subsidies. Everything was done to ensure that families with many children were confident in the future.

Today, when we go to the zoo, we remember him with gratitude. Coming to the circus, we remember thanks to whom it was built. We finished beautiful kindergarten renovated thanks to him. For us, he was a good patron and such a strong support. We are very grateful to him.

Bright memory, Alexander Alexandrovich.

NO SOONER SAID THAN DONE

You know, I will always remember him as a brave, responsible and caring person, - says Gennady Yusim, Director of Children's Art School No. 2. - Back in the 80s, when he lived in Glazov, he and my parents were neighbors in the gardens. Dad then began to build a house, but he had no skill in this. He didn’t ask anyone for help, but when Alexander Alexandrovich saw that the neighbor was trying to raise the roof, he himself approached him and said: “I will gather people on the weekend and help you.” No sooner said than done.

And after that, when we met with him, he was always interested in the health of his parents, conveyed his wishes to them for long years life. I knew him as a completely different person - solid and kind. Even taking into account the fact that we often did not communicate with him, I knew that he was there and ready to help. He was of great importance to me. You know, he built so many schools and art schools, and it's worth a lot! Everlasting memory!

GOOD SOUL PERSON

Our relative Alexander Alexandrovich Volkov died. The first president of Udmurtia, - writes Elena Bochekova from Izhevsk. - He was a wonderful, kind-hearted person. Condolences to family and friends.


HE NEVER HID FROM THE PEOPLE

Alexander Volkov, the first president of Udmurtia, has died. I never saw Izhevsk before it, but I saw it after, - writes Ivan Brus from Izhevsk. - "Why don't you have radio "Chanson" in Izhevsk?" - “Volkov closed” - “What a beautiful cathedral you have!” - “Volkov built ...”, “And the zoo?” - And the zoo. I even put up a sculpture of a wolf at the entrance.” He never hid from the people, the whole of Izhevsk knows where his apartment is and where his dacha is. He was scolded and hated for closing factories, building shopping centers, scolded even for "too luxurious zoo". He built the embankment, the presidential palace, the Circus, gave Izhevsk its architectural face, which he did not have. He did not live here all his life, but he came here and fell in love with this place, making it interesting and comfortable for everyone. Soviet Izhevsk was a completely unremarkable city, modern Izhevsk surprises me and will continue to surprise me for a long time to come. I saw Alexander Volkov only a couple of times, and we never spoke in person, which now can only be regretted. locals they say: "The era is gone", but I will say: "Thank you."

CONGRATULATED ON THE ANNIVERSARY

Tonight they sent SMS, and since 3.30 am I have not slept. Hard. Tears are choking. This is a person to whom I am grateful for many wonderful things in my life, this is a person who supported me in the most difficult moments life, admits Nadezhda Zavarzina, Director of the Humanitarian and Legal Lyceum No. 86. - He was a man who knew how to hear and listen, sympathetic, kind, honest, sincere. Not one of my birthdays was complete without his call. Although who am I to him, an ordinary director of an ordinary school! In 2005, I had an anniversary, and Alexander Alexandrovich was the only one of the officials who came to me then, presented the award of the "Honored Worker public education Udmurt Republic". I cried so much ().


HE WILL REMAIN IN MEMORY AS THE CREATOR

Alexander Volkov for his long political life as the head of Udmurtia will remain in our memory as an unconditional creator, a strong leader who has done a lot for the development of the socio-cultural life of the region, - said director of the circus Khazbi Mayramukaev. - Thanks to his perseverance and initiative, one of the best circus complexes in Russia was built in Izhevsk. Alexander Alexandrovich sincerely and openly loved circus art. It was on the initiative of Alexander Volkov and his great support that more than 10 years ago, International Festivals of Circus Art began to be held in Izhevsk, which allowed the capital of Udmurtia to freely integrate into the world circus community, and viewers of the spring region got the opportunity to get acquainted with the best numbers of circus art every year. The staff of the State Circus Udmurtia expresses its condolences to the family of A.A. Volkov. The bright memory of A.A. Volkov will forever remain in our hearts.

REAL FIGHTER

Alexander Aleksandrovich Volkov passed away... A politician with a capital letter, the First President of Udmurtia, a Senator, a Builder, a real fighter... - Viktor Shudegov, assistant, senior lecturer, associate professor, professor, vice-rector, vice-rector, wrote on his social media page. prime minister of Udmurtia, senator of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, deputy of the State Duma. - Unfortunately, last Stand turned out to be the most difficult... My political career took place thanks to Alexander Alexandrovich. Sincere condolences from our family to Nina Alexandrovna, children, grandchildren, relatives.

SAVE LIFE

Alexander Volkov paid for my rehabilitation, he gave me money from his own pocket, he just decided to help, - says 56-year-old from Izhevsk, mother of four children Marina Musavirova. - Of course, I had all the calculations, all the documents, but, surprisingly, no one asked me for any expense reports. Never after did Alexander Volkov boast of his act anywhere, but he saved my life ().


INSPIRED BOTH BUSINESS AND SOCIETY

He expressed his condolences and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Corporation "Center" Sergey Oshchepkov. He noted the role and merits of Alexander Alexandrovich in the development of the region.

It was he who believed in the potential and great opportunities of the region, managed to inspire both his team and the business community to creative work, and great amount the inhabitants of the republic. To inspire, first of all, by personal example, great energy and hard work for the benefit of the republic, - said Sergey Oshchepkov. - Under his leadership, Udmurtia has turned from a socially and economically disadvantaged region into a territory of successful development. According to a number of criteria, the republic has become a leader both in the Volga District and in the whole country. But for people it is not the numbers that are important, but hundreds of schools, kindergartens, stadiums built throughout Udmurtia. And of course - a circus, a zoo, St. Michael's Cathedral and other iconic objects ().

HE CAN FIND THE RIGHT WORDS

I have always thanked, I thank and I will thank fate for bringing me together with Alexander Alexandrovich, - noted Igor Sobolev, head of Alexander Volkov's bodyguard. - Since 1996, I, working in the security service of the Head, have not met anyone more humane, attentive. It is a great personal tragedy for me that I can no longer communicate with him, a generous soul, Igor shares. Of course, there were difficult times. Before our eyes is still ours central square, 1996 Troubled times. Pensions and salaries were not paid, enterprises practically stopped. Alexander Alexandrovich hurried to the podium across this sea of ​​people to explain the situation, and we relentlessly followed him. He always found funds for residents and businesses, he was always able to convey to people what was happening in the republic, he knew how to find the right words of support. It is an honor for me that in those difficult times and all subsequent years we lived and worked near him. My sincere condolences to the family and friends of Alexander Alexandrovich. Bright memory!

THESE PEOPLE GO TO THE SOUL

He was wonderful person, - said ex-deputy of the State Duma from Udmurtia Bekhan Agaev. - Sincere, kind, open. I regret the loss ... his life was cut short, but everything is in the hands of the Almighty. Alexander Volkov was an honest and pure person. You see, he is one of those people who want to be remembered. Such people sink into the soul, into the heart. It does not go unnoticed. We will remember and love him for a long time.


HIS LIFE HAS A LOT OF BETRAYAL

The first minutes after I found out that Alexander Alexandrovich had passed away, my consciousness refused to believe it, - admitted Denis Loginov, Press Secretary, Head of the Secretariat of the First President of Udmurtia. - Even now it is difficult for me to imagine that this great man, who sincerely loved life, his work, his republic, his family, is no more. We were connected not only by 11 years joint work. He is my teacher, mentor, like-minded person, friend... I am grateful to fate for having the opportunity to work with this bright, courageous, purposeful and very generous person. There have been many betrayals in his life. There were emotions, experiences, but I never saw in his eyes even a hint of a desire to respond in kind. I was sincerely surprised when he gave me orders to help or somehow support people who hurt him. Alexander Alexandrovich knew how to forgive.

I have never met a more optimistic person in my life, and it is very important that he knew how to charge those around him with this. It would seem that an insoluble task with his ability to set up a team became solvable.

He was a very kind and sensitive person. It was a rule for him to personally call and congratulate a person on his birthday, regardless of the status for the current minute. He always gathered for the holidays those with whom he worked in different years. These are Glazov builders, and his famous cranberry friends, and colleagues at work in the Republican Council of Ministers. He remembered everyone and tried to give everyone his attention.

Alexander Alexandrovich Volkov has come a long way and left behind a lot. These are not only large construction social projects, whom he was very proud of, but also tens of thousands of people in whose lives he took part to one degree or another. I would very much like the memory of him to be preserved in the hearts of these people for as long as possible. Everlasting memory!

HE HAD DISCIPLINE

The Teacher left for me, - noted General Director of KOMOS GROUP Andrey Shutov on your Facebook page. - Rarely in life there are people of SUCH a scale. He was not like everyone else, he was special. He was bright. A person with an amazing talent for communication, with the ability to build relationships with subordinates, teammates, friends and relatives, with the leadership of the Russian Federation.

At the same time, as noted CEO"KOMOS GROUP", Volkov was an exemplary family man who took care of his family and friends.

He raised his big family, children, numerous nephews, grandchildren and relatives, took care of everyone, accustomed to work, helped in difficult life situations, and the way he led his family ship through life will always remain an unsurpassed example for me, ”Shutov admitted. - Build houses, plant potatoes, grow the most delicious tomatoes, to celebrate family celebrations and victories, to drive on water and mountain skis - the Volkovs did all this perfectly ().



Valeria's concert in Izhevsk in 2016 Photo: Anastasia MALYSHEVA

REFERENCE KP

Alexander Volkov led the republic for 14 years. On February 19, 2014, after the expiration of the third term of office, he was dismissed. He was returned to the powers of the deputy State Council, and on March 12, the Udmurt parliament decided to delegate the ex-president of the republic to the Federation Council.

Biography and episodes of life Alexandra Volkova. When born and died Alexander Volkov, memorable places and dates important events his life. Quotes of the poet and writer, Photo and video.

The years of life of Alexander Volkov:

born June 14, 1891, died July 3, 1977

Epitaph

"The Court Historian of Oz".
So the writer Alexander Volkov called himself

Biography

Once, to strengthen knowledge in English language Alexander Volkov decided to translate the book by American writer Frank Baum "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz". As a result, he did not get a simple translation, but a very high-quality interpretation. The author added some events to the original, changed some characters, and the American fairy tale seemed to have found a new life. The manuscript was approved by the famous children's writer Marshak, and Alexander Volkov himself was instructed to seriously engage in literature.

However, by that time the writer already had some literary experience behind him, but professionally engaged only in teaching: he taught a course in higher mathematics at the Moscow Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals and Gold. And this was by no means the only specialty that he owned. Volkov was happy to conduct student elective courses in literature, spoke several languages ​​and, in the end, could teach any subject in literature. school curriculum except for the Law of God. Volkov's penchant for knowledge was also striking. So, for example, the course of higher mathematics, designed for five years, Alexander Melentievich mastered in just a few months.

Alexander Volkov achieved enormous recognition as an author of children's literature. At the same time, Volkov himself relied on the cognitive aspect in his own writings. Before creating new history, the writer carefully worked out the conceived topic, as if preparing a scientific report, and then presented it in such a fascinating and relaxed form that reading a story turned out to be no more difficult than a simple fairy tale. The total circulation of the works of Alexander Volkov, translated into dozens of languages, exceeds twenty-five million copies.


By the way, Volkov was talented since childhood. For example, the boy began to read at the age of three, only there were few books in his father's house. I had to decide on hack work: at the age of eight, Alexander learned to bind books and received orders from neighbors. Thus, hundreds of different books passed through his hands. Most of all, Volkov loved Jules Verne, Mine Reed and Dickens, and also, of course, Pushkin, Lermontov and Nekrasov. In general, when it came to entering school, Volkov was accepted immediately into the second grade, and at the age of thirteen he received a certificate with honors.

Death overtook the writer in the eighty-seventh year of his life. Last days he spent under the strict care of the family of his granddaughter - Kaleria Volkova. Volkov's cause of death was rectal cancer. Only relatives gathered at Volkov's funeral. Despite the fact that the family of Alexander Melentievich reported the tragedy to the Writers' Union, not a single newspaper wrote about Volkov's death. Finally, the writer asked that a small rag bundle with poems about love, which he dedicated to his beloved wife, be placed in his grave.

life line

June 14, 1891 Date of birth of Alexander Melentievich Volkov.
1897 Little Alexander enroll immediately in the second year of the city school in Ust-Kamenogorsk.
1907 Alexander Volkov enters the Tomsk Teachers' Institute.
1910 Volkov gets a job as a teacher in the Altai city of Kolyvan.
1917 The first poems of Alexander Volkov are published in the newspaper "Siberian Light".
1920 Volkov moved to Yaroslavl and entered the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Pedagogical Institute as an external student.
1929 Alexander Volkov moves to Moscow.
1931 Volkov enters the Moscow State University for higher mathematics.
1939 Volkov's most famous story, The Wizard of the Emerald City, is published.
1941 The writer moved to Alma-Ata, where he published a number of books and radio plays.
1957 Volkov is retiring.
July 3, 1977 Date of death of Alexander Volkov.

Memorable places

1. The city of Ust-Kamenogorsk, where Alexander Volkov was born.
2. Tomsk Teachers' Institute (now Tomsk State Pedagogical University), where Volkov studied.
3. The city of Kolyvan in Altai, where Alexander Volkov taught for several years.
4. The city of Yaroslavl, where the writer lived and worked.
5. Moscow State University, where Volkov studied higher mathematics.
6. Moscow State University of Nonferrous Metals and Gold, where Volkov taught for a long time.
7. The city of Alma-Ata, where the writer lived and worked after military evacuation from Moscow.
8. Kuntsevo cemetery in Moscow, where Volkov is buried.

Episodes of life

During the war, when Volkov was forced to leave Moscow, the writer worked on the book Invisible Soldiers, in which he explored the use of mathematics in military affairs. However, the manuscript was lost and Alexander Melentievich had no choice but to restore the work from memory.

Alexander Volkov received a certificate from the city school at only 13 years old. At that time, such a certificate gave good benefits like, for example, a benefit conscription or the right to become a village teacher. But the drama was that one could become a teacher only from the age of 16, and get a job in the public service in the army from 18. Therefore, a beautiful certificate with round fives for the time being had to be turned into a wall decoration.

With my future wife the writer met at a New Year's ball in Ust-Kamenogorsk. Two months later, the young people got married, and a year later they had their first child, Vivian. At the age of five, the boy died of an illness, and, alas, exactly the same fate awaited the second son of the Volkovs - Romuald. Fortunately, after a few years, two boys were again born in turn in the family, who were called by the same names.

Covenant

“Here it is, my reward! Let the critics keep silent about my fairy tales, let the officials from the SSP not speak in the reports, and the guys rewrite my fairy tales by hand, retype on typewriters ... And these stormy applause that the boys and girls greet me in the Hall of Columns during the opening of the Children's Book Week, applause , the longest and hottest of all. Our "generals" are not to their liking ... "

Cartoon based on the fairy tale by A. M. Volkov "The Wizard of the Emerald City"

condolences

“... It has always been difficult for him to put up with reality. As a child, of course, I did not understand this. Grandfather was laconic, but I knew that sometimes he hides in his office under the pretext of work and cries ... "
Kaleria Volkova, granddaughter

"You can be useful for our children's literature."
Samuil Marshak, writer

“Life is really cruel, you will not have time to put an end to one misfortune, another is already waiting on the threshold. So in our personal life, so in the life of all mankind, so, it turns out, in the Magic Land.
Tatyana Kozhevnikova, reviewer

Family

The whole working life of Volkov's father, Alexander Semenovich, was connected with the Bryansk Machine-Building Plant, where he worked for 44 years as a foreman and foreman. Mother, Alexandra Kuzminichna, comes from the village of Vysokoye, Bryansk Region. The Volkov family had 7 children.

Wife, Volkova Nina Alexandrovna, worked as an assistant to a member of the Federation Council Alexandra Chekalina.

Son, Andrey Alexandrovich Volkov (born 1974), held senior positions in the branch FSUE "Rosoboronexport" in Udmurtia, Petro-Alliance LLC, Udmurttorf OJSC, Udmurt Fuel and Energy Company LLC, Regional Investment Alliance LLC. Since 2004 member of the Board of Directors and co-owner "Izhkombank"(among other shareholders - the son of the Prime Minister of the Republic Yuri Pitkevich).

In 2010 he became a road project coordinator. Owns shares in Petro-Alliance LLC (storage of crude oil), Kamsky Quarry LLC and Bereg LLC. awarded Honorary diploma Government of the Udmurt Republic. Married, has a son and a daughter. Wife - Volkova Natalya Alexandrovna - daughter of the Deputy General Director of OAO Udmurtnefteprodukt Alexander Mikhailov, since 2006 she has been in charge of Petro-Alliance LLC.

Daughter, Vera Alexandrovna Votintseva, opened a private notary's office in Izhevsk in 2003; member of the notarial chamber of Udmurtia. Married, two children. Husband, Andrey Vladimirovich Votintsev, head of the corporation representative office "Rostec", Member of the Board of Directors of OAO NITI Progress and OAO Sarapul Electric Generator Plant.

Biography

Alexander Volkov was born on December 25, 1951 in large family worker. It is known that in childhood, along with high school, Volkov graduated from a music school.

In 1970 he graduated from the Bryansk Construction College with a degree in industrial and civil construction and received a referral to the city of Glazov, Udmurt Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, to the construction department of the Chepetsk Mechanical Plant.

The factory at the time unfolded big job- construction of a building where the largest zirconium production in Europe and the world was to be organized for nuclear power plants. Volkov was appointed master, under his command there were several work teams.

In 1978, Volkov graduated in absentia Perm Polytechnic Institute qualified as civil engineer. Later, in 1996, Volkov graduated from the Moscow Institute of International Business, and two years later he defended his dissertation for the degree of candidate of economic sciences.

In 1986-1989 - Chairman of the Glazov City Executive Committee.

Since 1989, he has been working in Izhevsk: first, First Deputy Chairman of the State Planning Committee of Udmurtia, then Chairman of the State Committee for Architecture and Construction, while simultaneously being Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Udmurtia. At the same time, he refused the offer he received to take the post of head of the city executive committee of Izhevsk.

Volkov was a member CPSU and left it in August 1991.

Volkov is known for his religiosity: he personally oversaw the construction and restoration of churches in Udmurtia. He has a number of state awards, including the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 3rd class, the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 4th class, and the Order of Friendship.

Policy

Since 1993, Alexander Volkov has been Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Udmurt Republic. In this position, Volkov was considered a temporary compromise figure, but he managed to find supporters and gain a foothold in this post.

In November 1993, Volkov was elected to Council of the Federation the first convocation, where he became a member of the budget and finance committee. In September-October 1993, he occupied the opposition to the President of the Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin position. Participated in the Council of Federation Subjects and actively supported its decision to immediately hold elections for both branches of government.

At the same time, at a meeting with the activists of the Congress of Workers, Peasants, Specialists and Employees of Udmurtia (the congress was organized by the Labor Udmurtia movement and the republican organization of the Russian Communist Labor Party), he accused the Moscow authorities of the collapse of the USSR, encouraging corruption and banditry, stating: " How can they think about Russia if they have all their children abroad".

After the events of October 3-4, 1993, Volkov softened his position, calling for an internal reform of the Supreme Council of Udmurtia and the rejection of decisions condemning the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 1400.

In November 1993, he was nominated as a candidate for the Federation Council of the Russian Federation in the Udmurt dual-mandate constituency No. 18. On December 12, 1993, he was elected to the Federation Council of the first convocation, receiving 61.3% of the vote in the elections. Volkov retained his position in the Council of Ministers of the Republic, managed to get the support of the leaders of the industrial and oil industries.

From January 1994 to January 1996 he was a member of the Federation Council Committee on the budget, financial, currency and credit regulation, money issue, tax policy and customs regulation.

In 1994 he actively criticized Government of the Russian Federation advocating the introduction fixed prices for fuel, offsetting non-payments, increasing the state order for military-industrial complex products. With his active participation, the President of the Russian Federation signed a decree, according to which all the largest enterprises of Udmurtia received in March 1994 a six-month tax deferral.

Inside the republic, he tried to pursue a policy of centralizing economic activity under the auspices of the Council of Ministers, which, on the one hand, caused opposition from the Supreme Council, which limited Volkov's powers, and on the other hand, led to a conflict with the oil and military-industrial complex of Udmurtia.

On the eve of the elections to the State Council in the republic in September 1994, an organization supporting Volkov arose, claiming to be the "party of power" - an electoral association "Udmurtia"(the composition of the founders: the Federation of Trade Unions of the UR, the Union of Women, the Union of Intelligentsia, the Republican Organization of Veterans, UUAPR, UOSDNPR).

March 26, 1995 was elected to the State Council of the UR, at the first session of the State Council in April 1995 he was elected its chairman, becoming the first person of the republic instead Valentina Tubylova.

Since then, he has repeatedly sought to introduce the post of a popularly elected head of the republic into the Constitution of the republic, but these proposals did not gain a majority of votes in the State Council.

From January 1996 to May 2001 - ex officio member of the Federation Council. He was a member of the Federation Council Committee on Economic Policy.

According to experts, Volkov built the mechanisms of republican power following the example of neighboring regions where the national bureaucracy was strong, for example, in Tatarstan, and was engaged in strengthening the "vertical of power." He won the right to appoint the heads of districts and individual cities, and also managed to enlist the support of the directors of large industrial enterprises, removing from their posts their opponents, including the heads of the government of the republic: first Pavel Vershinin, and then Nikolay Ganzu.

In 1996-1997, he tried to replace local self-government in Izhevsk and the regions of the republic with a system of governors appointed from above. The corresponding law of Udmurtia was canceled by the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation.

In 1996-1997, opposition to Volkov took shape in the cities, primarily in Izhevsk. She was represented by the mayor of Izhevsk Saltykov and the Center for Support of Local Self-Government (CPMS) headed by him.

March 6, 1998 joined the government commission on the implementation of the Concept of the state national policy.

In November 1998, he participated in the creation of the organization "Fatherland" (), was a member of its organizing committee. Established and led the department "Fatherland" in Udmurtia.

In 1999, Volkov was a member of the organizing committee of the Fatherland - All Russia (OVR) party and led the election campaign of the bloc in the republic, headed by Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov and the former Prime Minister Evgeny Primakov.

On April 4, 1999, despite the defeat of the OVR bloc during the parliamentary elections, he was elected a deputy of the State Council of the Udmurt Republic of the second convocation in constituency No. 54 thanks to the support of industrialists and communists (he collected more than 76% of the vote in the district, having won against three rivals. Closest rival Merzlyakov collected about 4.5% of the vote).

April 21, 1999 was elected Chairman of the State Council of the Udmurt Republic of the second convocation. Received 55 votes, 42 deputies voted for the chairman of the government of the republic Pavel Vershinin.

In the spring of 2000, he held a referendum in which the majority of voters voted for the introduction of the post of president in the Udmurt Republic.

In August 2000, he was nominated by voters as a candidate for the post of President of the Udmurt Republic in the elections of October 15, 2000, and was registered as a candidate in September 2000. One of the confidants of Volkov was the famous weapons designer Mikhail Kalashnikov.

September 23, 2000 regional office The Unity party announced its support for Nikolai Ganza in the elections and the refusal to trust Volkov. Was supported in the elections by "Fatherland", Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Russian Federation Ilya Klebanov, as well as the plenipotentiary representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Volga federal district Sergei Kirienko and his deputy, chief federal inspector for Udmurtia Sergei Chikurov.

On October 15, 2000, he won the election, gaining 37.84% of the vote (Vershinin - 23.93%; Hansa - 12.28%).

On October 16, 2000, he stated in an interview with the Podrobnosti (RTR) program that he did not intend to work further with the chairman of the government of Udmurtia, Nikolai Ganza.

October 16, 2000 Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation (fraction "Apple"), who worked as an election observer in Udmurtia, denounced Kiriyenko for supporting Volkov, saying that Kiriyenko's position " looks like a direct justification for administrative arbitrariness on the part of Volkov, who used his control over the republican media to self-praise and slander opponents".

However, shortly after the victory, Volkov fell ill and went abroad for treatment, effectively ceasing to govern the republic. There were rumors about early elections for the Udmurt president, but in the spring of 2001 Volkov returned to the republic and managed to finally concentrate power in his hands.

Volkov's first term as president was marked by an increase in the influence of entrepreneurs from Samara and Nizhny Novgorod in Udmurtia. Despite the fact that Volkov took an active part in the activities of the OVR in the 1999 elections, he restored a good relationship with the federal center and in elections to State Duma fourth convocation in 2003 was included in the electoral list of "United Russia".

July 23, 2001 Supreme Court The Russian Federation confirmed the legitimacy of the election of Alexander Volkov as President of Udmurtia, rejecting the cassation appeal of voters Vladimir Zabilsky and Sergei Baranov about the cancellation of the election results.


In September 2003, he was included as the first number on the federal list of the party " United Russia" V regional group"Prikamskaya" to participate in the elections to the State Duma of the fourth convocation. On December 7, 2003, he was elected as a deputy, but refused the mandate.

In December 2003, he announced his intention to participate in the presidential elections in the Udmurt Republic, scheduled for March 14, 2004.

On March 14, 2004, Volkov was re-elected governor, gaining 54.3% of the vote, over 35% ahead of his closest competitor, the head physician of the republican hospital No. 3, Yevgeny Odiyankov.

In December 2007, the Vedomosti newspaper published an article stating that Volkov would resign before the end of his term. The reason for this decision was that in the elections to the State Duma of the fifth convocation, United Russia won 60.6% of the vote in the republic, that is, 20 percent lower than in neighboring Tatarstan and Bashkiria. However, it later turned out that the information about Volkov's resignation was erroneous.

At the end of 2008, Volkov, whose term of office expired in March 2009, publicly stated that he would like to remain in his post, and, according to some reports, in mid-January 2009, "in conversations with his entourage, he expressed complete confidence that The issue of his appointment is practically resolved.

Until February 11, 2009 the President Medvedev had to decide on the candidacy of the new head of the republic.

January 27, 2009 Coordinating Council civil action Udmurtia organized a protest action demanding not to extend the powers of the head of the republic. The oppositionists dated it to the session of the State Council, where it was expected that the deputies from United Russia would be able to "adopt an appeal to the country's leadership in order to leave Volkov to rule ... for another five years" (according to other sources, Volkov's speech was planned at the session, during which he would put before Medvedev the question of confidence).

However, the session of the State Council of the UR did not take place - on the eve of the appointed date, the decision on the date of its holding was declared invalid. In the same month, on January 31, another rally was held in the capital of Udmurtia demanding Volkov's resignation. Despite this, on February 10, 2009, President Medvedev proposed to the State Council of Udmurtia that Volkov be re-elected for a third term. Ten days later, the State Council of Udmurtia approved the reappointment of Volkov to the post of president of the republic. On the same day, a protest picket was reported in Izhevsk demanding that Volkov be dismissed "as a leader who is unable to solve the serious economic problems of the region and who does not want to enter into a dialogue with society."

In the spring of 2011, the State Council of Udmurtia decided to rename the highest official of the republic from president to head, but Volkov had to retain the presidency until the end of his term in February 2014.


In December 2011, Volkov took part in the elections to the State Duma of the sixth convocation - the President of Udmurtia headed the regional electoral list of the United Russia party. According to the voting results, the ruling party in Udmurtia was supported by 45.09% of voters. Volkov refused the deputy mandate in favor of the adviser to the Minister of Defense, the former director federal agency special construction, retired general of the army Nikolay Abroskin.

Based on the rating of political survival of governors, published at the end of 2012 by the holding "Minchenko Consulting" and fund "Petersburg politics", for 17 years of Volkov's rule, he brought the subject entrusted to him to a critical state.

In the index of corruption by regions, Udmurtia entered the top three in Russia. This also affected general level life. In 2011, the gap between poor and rich Udmurts increased to a maximum of 11.4 times.

Among the wealthiest residents of the republic are relatives of Volkov himself, including his son Andrey, who is also the deputy general director of the Regional Investment Alliance, as well as a co-owner and member of the board of directors of Izhkombank. The average salary in the region is 16.6 thousand rubles, which is almost half that of the country as a whole, the deficit for 2013 amounted to 10 billion rubles, the republic itself is in 43rd place in terms of unemployment among the subjects of the Russian Federation.

On February 19, 2014, after the expiration of the third term of office, Volkov was dismissed. Appointed Acting Head of the Udmurt Republic Alexander Solovyov. The elections of the new head of the republic were held on the Single Voting Day on September 14, 2014, which Solovyov expectedly won.

After Volkov's resignation, the powers of a deputy of the State Council were returned, and on March 12, the regional parliament decided to delegate the ex-president of the republic to the Federation Council.

In July 2015, the prosecutor's office of Udmurtia sent a lawsuit to the Supreme Court of the Republic to cancel benefits former head region. Former head of the State Council of the Republic Vladimir Nevostruev reported that since Alexander Volkov is a senator from Udmurtia, his expenses are paid by Federation Council. In turn, the press service of the head and government of the republic published data according to which more than 1 million rubles were spent from the budget for the maintenance of the ex-head of the region in 2015.

Income

Volkov in 1996 was one of the founders of the oil holding Alliance Group. In addition, he owns 19.22% of the shares of Izhkombank.

Volkov's official earnings for 2012 amounted to 4 million 87 thousand rubles, an increase of 10% compared to 2011. Among the property for 2012, 3 plots that were owned by him a year earlier - with an area of ​​​​4237, 1500 and 1450 square meters - do not appear. meters. Volkov handed them over to the wrong hands for free or for nominal fee, at least, officially, he did not extract any noticeable profit from the declarations. At the end of 2012, Volkov Jr. turned out to be the owner of a plot of exactly the same area (4237 sq. M), which he did not have a year earlier. (Who got the remaining two plots (1450 and 1500 sq. m.) for free cannot be established).

The wife of Alexander Volkov, Nina Alexandrovna, earned 821 thousand rubles in 2012, increasing the result of 2011 by 56 thousand rubles (+ 7.3%).

The son of the head of Udmurtia, Andrey Volkov, who is the deputy head of Regional Investment Alliance LLC (Komos group), received an income of 9 million 839.8 thousand rubles, and his wife - 5 million 393 thousand rubles. Thus, even without taking into account the earnings of Vera Votintseva and her husband, the total income of the presidential family reached almost 20 million rubles.

The daughter of the president of Udmurtia, Vera Votintseva (Volkova), who owns a notary's office in Izhevsk, does not publish her income declarations.

Rumors (scandals)

In November 1997, by a court decision, Volkov was obliged to pay 15 thousand rubles Valery Shatalov, a journalist of the Alfa TV company. Volkov accused Shatalov of "unfairly taking 1 billion 150 million rubles from the banks of Udmurtia and causing damage to these banks in the amount of 20 billion." The court recognized these words as untrue.

Under Volkov, the Republic of Udmurtia was called one of the most corrupt regions of Russia. Information was published in the press that in the 1990s, due to the grain purchase system established by Volkov, bread in the republic became the most expensive in the country. In addition, Volkov initiated the construction of huge brick factories in Udmurtia, which were then not put into operation - according to rumors, they were created to "develop the allocated funds."

In addition, there were rumors in the press that the privatization of a 53% state-owned stake in JSC "Izhstal" was accompanied by a conspiracy of the leadership of Udmurtia with the management of the company for the sake of "kickbacks". However, this information has not received any official confirmation.

In 2007, the company headed by Andrey Volkov "Udmurttorf" was at the center of a scandal related to the payment of seven charter flights, on which officials of the republic flew to open and close the hunting and fishing seasons in different regions countries.

In September 2007, the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation issued a representation to Volkov in connection with the fact that violations of laws on public service, protection of competition and investment activity, as well as legislation governing the procedure for placing orders for state needs. The Prosecutor General's Office called the reason for the violation "improper performance by authorized officials of the republic's state authorities of their duties."


In May 2008, the Kompromat.Ru and Stringer websites published an article in which Volkov was accused of embezzling Izhevsk arms factory and that in the republic, with the support of criminal structures, underground factories for the production of weapons were created. Volkov himself did not comment on these publications.

In October 2008, the pro-Kremlin sociological "Center for Problems of Democracy" began to work in the republic, which, according to rumors, collected dirt on Volkov in order to dismiss him.

In accordance with the initiative of President Medvedev, all government officials in 2009 were required to disclose information about their income, real estate and the income and real estate of their family members. However, Volkov, unlike his colleagues - the heads of regions, who published information on income on official republican resources, from publishing detailed information about property status and income, in fact, evaded, since the information disseminated in the media with reference to the press service of the president and the government of the UR could not be considered official.

At the same time, the press reported only on the president's income for 2008 - 3,903,700 rubles - and nothing was said about his property, as well as the property and income of his wife. In the same month, under pressure from the public, the head of the republic published data on the income of his wife Nina.

It was reported that in addition to her pension (57,780 rubles), she received income (376,100 rubles) in the form of wages as an assistant to a member of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation from Udmurtia Alexandra Chekalina. Observers called this a clear sign of corruption on the part of the President of Udmurtia ("abuse of office in order to obtain benefits in the form of money for third parties"). However, this scandal did not have any consequences for Volkov.

In the autumn of 2013, the Udmurt Ministry of Internal Affairs carried out dozens of searches and investigative measures regarding the case of corruption of the top leadership of the republic. The police seized "several volumes of documents" from the Ministry of Property Relations, the Ministry Agriculture and some departments, as well as in the State Council of the Republic. The reason was the ongoing verification of the legality of the distribution of budgetary funds to support the agro-industrial complex.

The head of the republic called what is happening "lawlessness": "The terror of business, the operation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Udmurtia on September 23-25, 2013 lead to discrediting the authorities at all levels, reduce the manageability of the region, undermine the existing stability in the multinational republic," said Alexander Volkov.

The company of Volkov's son appears in the case "COSMOS Group", the only local company featured on the Forbs list. The declared revenue of the "Cosmos Group" (engaged in pig breeding, poultry farming and feed production) allowed the company to get to the 169th place in the list.

The revenue of the group's enterprises in 2011 was 17.6 billion rubles, the revenue in 2010 was 13.9 billion rubles, the number of employees was 12,600 people. Investigators believe that the leaders of the large organized criminal community operating in Udmurtia, the Bogdanovskie, were once interested in controlling the COSMOS Group. After the disappearance of the leaders of the organized criminal group, the company was headed by high-ranking republican officials, and, according to the security forces, the son of the president of Udmurtia, Andrei Volkov, became the key figure.

But subsidies from the Udmurt government helped the COSMOS Group achieve Forbs-level success. About 70% of subsidies, according to investigators, came to the republic from the federal budget in last years, were transferred by the authorities of the republic to the company controlled by the son of the head of the republic.

In addition to the case of the COSMOS Group company, the son of the head of Udmurtia, Andrey Volkov, was seen in fraud with land. Well-known blogger in the region Andrey Konovalov conducted an investigation, as a result it turned out that Volkov Jr. took possession of 18 and a half hectares of land cadastral value about 157 million rubles on the territory, which "accidentally" turned out to be chosen by the authorities for the development of low-rise buildings. The blogger posted the documents on his page.

On May 20, 2017, Alexander Volkov, the first president of Udmurtia, died. Volkov was also Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Science, Culture and Education. This was announced by Viktor Chulkov, a former press secretary of Volkov. “It hurts and is empty in my soul: Alexander Alexandrovich Volkov died,” Chulkov writes on his Facebook page.

Cause of death of Alexander Volkov


Alexander Volkov died at the age of 65. According to well-known news sites, the first president of Udmurtia suffered from cancer since 2000. Death was due to a relapse. Now the issue is being resolved with the transportation of the body from Germany, where Volkov was treated in a clinic, to Udmurtia, where the funeral will be held.

Biography


Alexander Volkov was born in a large family of a simple worker. Father, Alexander Semenovich, worked for 44 years at a machine-building plant as a foreman and foreman. In total, the family consisted of 7 children.

In 1970, Volkov graduated from the Bryansk Civil Engineering College, after which he was assigned to the Chepetsk Mechanical Plant, where he was appointed foreman, under whose leadership several teams worked.

Without looking up from work, he graduated from the Perm Polytechnic Institute. From 1986 to 1989 he worked as chairman of the Glazov city executive committee, and since 1989 in Izhevsk he received the position of first deputy of the State Planning Committee of Udmurtia, and then became chairman for construction and architecture in the State Committee.

April 19, 1995 was elected Chairman of the State Council of Udmurtia. In 2000 and 2004 he was elected President of Udmurtia. In February 2009, Alexander Volkov was once again elected president at the suggestion of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. After the expiration of the third term of office, he resigned.

Since March 17, 2014, he has been Deputy Committee of the Federation Council on Education, Science and Culture.

Alexander Volkov is survived by his wife, son and daughter.

News prepared by: Kirill Stashevsky.