Alexey Chaly remembered the defense of Sevastopol from the “Kiev junta”
When Sevastopol rebelled against the junta, which seized power in Ukraine, there was no certainty that the whole Crimea would go beyond the hero city. This was admitted at a press conference in Moscow by the former "people's governor" of Sevastopol, and now the head of the Sevastopol parliament, Alexey Chaly.
On the occasion of the anniversary of the “fifth defense of Sevastopol”, he presented the book “Che Guevara arrives in the morning - memories of the separatists”, dedicated to the events of February-March 2014. The authors of the book Vyacheslav Gorelov and Sergey Kodanov, who played an active role in the Russian Spring, were also presented to journalists.
The decision was taken
«History tend to distort, rewrite. To prevent this, a book was written, ”said Chaly. The book consists of documents adopted by the authorities of Sevastopol and Crimea in those fateful days, as well as of the memories of the participants of the defense of Sevastopol against the encroachments of the new Kiev authorities.
“When the Verkhovna Rada adopted a number of laws towards European integration in September, I tried to step up to the top leadership of Russia, but all my attempts to find approaches to the Kremlin were unsuccessful,” recalls Aleksey Chaly, who led the protest of Sevastopol to Russia a year ago.
“I did not torture myself with thoughts and analysis of the worst scenarios. The decision was made, it was necessary to act. We did not have confidence that we would support Simferopol, we were preparing for the defense of Sevastopol. What was planned at that moment in Simferopol did not know. But after two days it became clear that blocking the entire Crimea from the penetration of the Ukrainian security forces would be easier than Sevastopol, ”he added.
Prior to the Maidan and the return spring in Russia, Aleksey Chaly and his associates, who took power at a turning point and formed the coordinating council, had especially peaceful professions - teachers, historians, businessmen.
Chaly headed the Tavrida Electrici industrial group, to which 35 dedicated his life.
The events took place very quickly, the information necessary for making decisions changed every hour, Chaly recalls.
“On February 21, we decided to hold a rally, but what we will say there, it became clear only two hours before it began. Now I’ll be horrified to find out what would happen if we made this or that decision. In general, the thread passed, God's dispensation. Today we carry loud titles that say that our uprising succeeded, otherwise they would have been called “a prisoner of such and such ...”, the head of parliament jokes.
"Few competent people"
According to Alexey Chaly, the return of Sevastopol to Russia did not disappoint the citizens. This affected those who linked economic expectations to the accession to Russia, and this, above all, is a small and medium business in the Crimea and Sevastopol, tied to supplies from Ukraine. Most of the population of the Crimea and Sevastopol, which is related to the public sector, has directly benefited from the transition under Russian jurisdiction, he said.
“We should not forget that 60% of the population received an increase in pensions and salaries in the public sector. As for commercial enterprises, this did not happen - after all, you cannot order them to raise salaries to employees. - noted Chaly. - Plus an external economic blockade. In this sense, 40% is disappointed. The government has very limited opportunities, we do not live in the USSR. There is a large part of the economy tied to people, private businessmen, it is not directly controlled by the state. ”
The former people's governor himself is dissatisfied with the lack of a competent team at the mercy of the city.
“I had no idealistic expectations. Disappointed that few competent people. I would like not to waste time on the internal struggle. As part of our subject, we have spent too much time and effort on this struggle and are just starting to embody our concept of development. ”
From fleet before winemaking
According to Chaly, the budget of Sevastopol by two thirds is unprofitable and even the development of the Black Sea Fleet will not solve this problem, especially since the fleet has never been a city-forming factor. Sanctions limit the activity of Russian companies whose owners are afraid to open branches in Sevastopol.
“We need to talk about a strategic change in the situation - this is the need of the city and the country. We are carefully watched and waited - and what will happen to the regions next? Will they take root? ”The parliamentarian noted.
He is confident that there are quite a few enterprises in Sevastopol that are ready to participate in the import substitution program.
“The Crimea and Sevastopol will overcome their unprofitability in different ways,” says Chaly. “Crimea must regain the glory of the All-Russian health resort, and Sevastopol must remain the base of the Black Sea Fleet and develop high-tech production.”
Other major areas in the development of the city are military-patriotic tourism and elite wine-making, which has centuries-old local traditions. “Limestone soils that give grapes unique in their wine-making properties are located only in the vicinity of Sevastopol,” the politician emphasized.
And above all, Sevastopol is a cultural and historical cluster, because so many historical monuments, from ancient times to the present day, are not found in any Russian city.
“Sevastopol has every right to be considered a symbol of the formation of the Russian state,” says Alexey Chaly, “not only a politician, but also a collector and keeper of Russian cultural traditions.
Facts
Alexey Chaly went down in history as the “people's governor” of Sevastopol. In the past - a Russian entrepreneur, the founder of the company "Tavrida Electric", created on the basis of the research laboratory of switching devices of the Sevastopol instrument-making institute.
Collector and keeper of Russian traditions, the author of several humanitarian, educational and patriotic projects in Sevastopol. On his initiative and with financial support in 2007, in the territory of the 35 coastal battery a museum historical memorial complex was created, tours of which are held free of charge for everyone.
23 February 2014 of the year immediately after the coup in Kiev, in Sevastopol, the rally "People's Will against Fascism in Ukraine" was held, which was attended by about 20 thousand people. The participants adopted a resolution stating that Sevastopol does not recognize the latest decisions of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and considers what is happening in the country a coup d'état.
After the head of the Sevastopol administration, Vladimir Yatsuba, called on the protesters to maintain unity with Ukraine, the rally participants elected a new, “people's mayor”. At an extraordinary meeting, the Sevastopol City Council approved Alexey Chaly in the position of the head of the city administration.
1 April 2014, the deputies of the Legislative Assembly of Sevastopol decided that the highest official of the new subject of the Russian Federation would be the Governor of Sevastopol. And voted unanimously for the appointment of Alexei Chaly as the acting governor.
And on April 14, at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chaly reported that he resigned and. about. Governor and is ready to lead the new structure - the Agency for Strategic Development of Sevastopol.
In September, 2014 took part in the elections to the legislative assembly of Sevastopol, leading the electoral list of the United Russia party, and at the first session of the Sevastopol Legislative Assembly, deputies unanimously elected Alexei Chaly as their chairman.
On the occasion of the anniversary of the “fifth defense of Sevastopol”, he presented the book “Che Guevara arrives in the morning - memories of the separatists”, dedicated to the events of February-March 2014. The authors of the book Vyacheslav Gorelov and Sergey Kodanov, who played an active role in the Russian Spring, were also presented to journalists.
The decision was taken
«History tend to distort, rewrite. To prevent this, a book was written, ”said Chaly. The book consists of documents adopted by the authorities of Sevastopol and Crimea in those fateful days, as well as of the memories of the participants of the defense of Sevastopol against the encroachments of the new Kiev authorities.
“When the Verkhovna Rada adopted a number of laws towards European integration in September, I tried to step up to the top leadership of Russia, but all my attempts to find approaches to the Kremlin were unsuccessful,” recalls Aleksey Chaly, who led the protest of Sevastopol to Russia a year ago.
“I did not torture myself with thoughts and analysis of the worst scenarios. The decision was made, it was necessary to act. We did not have confidence that we would support Simferopol, we were preparing for the defense of Sevastopol. What was planned at that moment in Simferopol did not know. But after two days it became clear that blocking the entire Crimea from the penetration of the Ukrainian security forces would be easier than Sevastopol, ”he added.
Prior to the Maidan and the return spring in Russia, Aleksey Chaly and his associates, who took power at a turning point and formed the coordinating council, had especially peaceful professions - teachers, historians, businessmen.
Chaly headed the Tavrida Electrici industrial group, to which 35 dedicated his life.
The events took place very quickly, the information necessary for making decisions changed every hour, Chaly recalls.
“On February 21, we decided to hold a rally, but what we will say there, it became clear only two hours before it began. Now I’ll be horrified to find out what would happen if we made this or that decision. In general, the thread passed, God's dispensation. Today we carry loud titles that say that our uprising succeeded, otherwise they would have been called “a prisoner of such and such ...”, the head of parliament jokes.
"Few competent people"
According to Alexey Chaly, the return of Sevastopol to Russia did not disappoint the citizens. This affected those who linked economic expectations to the accession to Russia, and this, above all, is a small and medium business in the Crimea and Sevastopol, tied to supplies from Ukraine. Most of the population of the Crimea and Sevastopol, which is related to the public sector, has directly benefited from the transition under Russian jurisdiction, he said.
“We should not forget that 60% of the population received an increase in pensions and salaries in the public sector. As for commercial enterprises, this did not happen - after all, you cannot order them to raise salaries to employees. - noted Chaly. - Plus an external economic blockade. In this sense, 40% is disappointed. The government has very limited opportunities, we do not live in the USSR. There is a large part of the economy tied to people, private businessmen, it is not directly controlled by the state. ”
The former people's governor himself is dissatisfied with the lack of a competent team at the mercy of the city.
“I had no idealistic expectations. Disappointed that few competent people. I would like not to waste time on the internal struggle. As part of our subject, we have spent too much time and effort on this struggle and are just starting to embody our concept of development. ”
From fleet before winemaking
According to Chaly, the budget of Sevastopol by two thirds is unprofitable and even the development of the Black Sea Fleet will not solve this problem, especially since the fleet has never been a city-forming factor. Sanctions limit the activity of Russian companies whose owners are afraid to open branches in Sevastopol.
“We need to talk about a strategic change in the situation - this is the need of the city and the country. We are carefully watched and waited - and what will happen to the regions next? Will they take root? ”The parliamentarian noted.
He is confident that there are quite a few enterprises in Sevastopol that are ready to participate in the import substitution program.
“The Crimea and Sevastopol will overcome their unprofitability in different ways,” says Chaly. “Crimea must regain the glory of the All-Russian health resort, and Sevastopol must remain the base of the Black Sea Fleet and develop high-tech production.”
Other major areas in the development of the city are military-patriotic tourism and elite wine-making, which has centuries-old local traditions. “Limestone soils that give grapes unique in their wine-making properties are located only in the vicinity of Sevastopol,” the politician emphasized.
And above all, Sevastopol is a cultural and historical cluster, because so many historical monuments, from ancient times to the present day, are not found in any Russian city.
“Sevastopol has every right to be considered a symbol of the formation of the Russian state,” says Alexey Chaly, “not only a politician, but also a collector and keeper of Russian cultural traditions.
Facts
Alexey Chaly went down in history as the “people's governor” of Sevastopol. In the past - a Russian entrepreneur, the founder of the company "Tavrida Electric", created on the basis of the research laboratory of switching devices of the Sevastopol instrument-making institute.
Collector and keeper of Russian traditions, the author of several humanitarian, educational and patriotic projects in Sevastopol. On his initiative and with financial support in 2007, in the territory of the 35 coastal battery a museum historical memorial complex was created, tours of which are held free of charge for everyone.
23 February 2014 of the year immediately after the coup in Kiev, in Sevastopol, the rally "People's Will against Fascism in Ukraine" was held, which was attended by about 20 thousand people. The participants adopted a resolution stating that Sevastopol does not recognize the latest decisions of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and considers what is happening in the country a coup d'état.
After the head of the Sevastopol administration, Vladimir Yatsuba, called on the protesters to maintain unity with Ukraine, the rally participants elected a new, “people's mayor”. At an extraordinary meeting, the Sevastopol City Council approved Alexey Chaly in the position of the head of the city administration.
1 April 2014, the deputies of the Legislative Assembly of Sevastopol decided that the highest official of the new subject of the Russian Federation would be the Governor of Sevastopol. And voted unanimously for the appointment of Alexei Chaly as the acting governor.
And on April 14, at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chaly reported that he resigned and. about. Governor and is ready to lead the new structure - the Agency for Strategic Development of Sevastopol.
In September, 2014 took part in the elections to the legislative assembly of Sevastopol, leading the electoral list of the United Russia party, and at the first session of the Sevastopol Legislative Assembly, deputies unanimously elected Alexei Chaly as their chairman.
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