He stated that he considers the decision to resign to be correct, conscious and the only true one. He said this during a video message posted on the regional administration's Youtube channel. “I consider it the right, conscious, the only right decision for myself, because with such a heavy load (after the fire in the Winter Cherry shopping center in Kemerovo) as governor, well, it’s impossible, it’s morally impossible,” Tuleev said.

The petition for early resignation has already been signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, the website reports.

Tuleev has been governing the Kemerovo region since 1997, in 2015 he was re-elected for a fourth term. Now, the ex-governor has been sharply criticized by the public on social networks for his behavior after the tragedy in the Zimnyaya Cherry shopping center. The fire killed 64 people, many of them children. It is worth noting that the niece of Tuleyev himself also died during the fire. However, the anger of the public did not soften this fact.

Fuel to the fire was added by the fact that the governor asked for forgiveness for what had happened in the region not from citizens, but from Russian President Vladimir Putin, who had flown to Kemerovo. He also called the citizens gathered in the city square, who demanded an answer from the authorities for what had happened, "buzoters" who are trying to make political capital out of the tragedy.

It is known that the governor had health problems. In June last year, he underwent heart surgery, after which he underwent a long rehabilitation and was absent from work for a long time.

Tuleev ran for the presidency of Russia three times - in 1991, 1996 and 2000, and previously held various government posts. After his departure, the head of the Belgorod region will remain the only governor of the Yeltsin era.

At the beginning of his career, Tuleev declared leftist views and relied on support. In 1991, he supported the leadership of the State Emergency Committee, which was trying to remove the union president.

In 1999, he publicly refused to accept the Order of Honor from the hands of the president, saying that this government "plunged the country into poverty." Subsequently, however, Tuleev accepted the award from the hands of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Having started his career in the Kemerovo region as a "people's" governor, over the years in power, Tuleev turned into an authoritarian leader, even by Russian standards, providing loyalty to the authorities with large percentages filed for. At the same time, Tuleev was also supported by local "coal kings", who were interested in stability in the region.

“Tuleyev was needed to ensure the result of the presidential election. Everything, or almost everything, rested on his authority in the Kemerovo region. Tuleev was a talented populist, but no one denies that he had principles. You need to leave on time, while you are remembered as a good and honest man. The deformation from a long stay in power also affected him, ”Konstantin, a political scientist and head of the Political Expert Group, tells Gazeta.Ru.

Clouds were really gathering over Tuleyev - according to the rating of "Political survival of governors" in 2017, which is compiled by the agency "Petersburg Politics", the governor became the object of attacks, attempts were made to design a "post-Tuleev" configuration of forces.

Back in 2016, two deputies of Tuleev, as well as the head of the regional one, became defendants in a criminal case of extortion. It was, according to law enforcers, about an attempted raider seizure of the mine "Razrez" Inskoy ".

It is worth noting that when the townspeople asked Putin, who had flown to Kemerovo, about Tuleev's resignation, he said that he would not fire him “under the cameras”. At the same time, political scientist Kalachev notes that Tuleev’s departure is “a completely expected resignation, rumors about which have been circulating since September last year.”

However, the fact that the resignation took place on Sunday suggests that "the move was forced." Tuleev's decision to leave the post could hasten the arrival of the head of the Investigative Committee in the region, the expert argues.

Bastrykin himself in the open part of the meeting, without naming Tuleev, rather sharply criticized both local and regional authorities for the fire in Kemerovo.

“An era has ended. Tuleev will soon be of interest only to historians. And if he left a little earlier, at least make a statement that after the presidential elections he is ready to leave the chair, now everything would look completely different, ”says Kalachev.

Instead of Aman Tuleyev, his deputy Sergey was appointed as interim head of the Kemerovo region. As stated in, the election of a new head will be held on September 9 on a single voting day, and a decision on their appointment must be made before July 10.

Tsivilev, who worked in the coal business in Yakutia, is called the person who, most likely, will lead the region after the elections. He became deputy governor in March of this year. During a spontaneous public rally, he went out to the crowd and, after a skirmish with those gathered, asked for their forgiveness. Yielding to emotions, Tsivilev even went down on one knee in front of people, explaining this by Russian custom.

Kalachev calls Tsivilev "an effective manager." And he says that, having visited the enterprise in Yakutia, the head of which is Tsivilev, he saw in front of him a “modern enterprise”, where the workers actively supported Putin.

The governor of the Kemerovo region, Aman Tuleyev, resigned after the tragedy at the Zimnaya Cherry shopping center. "" learned all the details.

"I did everything I could"

On the morning of April 1, Kuzbass was deafened by the news: the governor of the Kemerovo region, Aman Tuleev, who had led the region for more than 20 years, submitted his resignation. At first, it even seemed like an April Fool's hoax, but the press service of the administration confirmed this fact, and later a video appeared in which Aman Tuleev, addressing the Kuzbass people, explained why he made such a decision.

In an official video message to Kuzbass residents, Aman Tuleev returned to the tragedy that occurred in the Winter Cherry on March 25, and where 64 people died, of which 41 were children.

Each of us passed all this through our hearts, all this horror, the pain of this catastrophe.

He addressed the residents of the area:

Dear Kuzbass residents, I did everything I could: met with the families of the victims; Tried to help resolve issues. Once again, I offer my deepest condolences. But we must live, continue to live, live in order to keep the memory of those whom we have lost. Law enforcement agencies of Russia are investigating the causes of the fire.

He told that, together with everyone else, the region went through a big life path: from the striking and starving to the creative Kuzbass:

And all this was done by you, you. And I am immensely grateful to you.

Aman Tuleyev thanked the people for supporting him and bowed. And he said that he was always guided by the interests of our country, Russia, and the region.

I submitted to the President Russian Federation resignation letter. I consider for myself, well, the right, conscious, the only right decision. Because it is impossible to work as a governor with such a heavy load. Morally impossible.
Peace and blessings to you and your families. May the Lord keep each of you and our native Kuznetsk land.

Now the president must decide the fate of the governor of Kuzbass.

The first comments of the State Duma

The resigned governor of the Kemerovo region Aman Tuleev is one of the politicians of the Soviet school, said Russian State Duma deputy Anton Gorelkin.

Tuleev always treated with great respect for power - as something sacred. But the external attributes of power: money, luxury, expensive whims - he does not understand. This is one of the last politicians of the Soviet school, - TASS quotes the words of Gorelkin, who worked for a long time in the Tuleev team.

Political heavyweight

Aman Tuleyev is 73 years old and entered politics in the late 1980s. He headed the Kemerovo region in 1997, was re-elected four times as the head of the region with a result of 93.5-96.69% of the vote. His term as governor will expire in 2020.

During the work of Aman Tuleev as governor of Kuzbass, rumors about his health problems and his upcoming resignation repeatedly appeared. In particular, on May 22, 2017, he went on official leave, which was later extended due to an operation prescribed for him due to a problem with his intervertebral discs in the fall of 2016. Against this background, there were reports in the media that Tuleev would leave his post, but the information was not confirmed and on August 12 he returned to work.

He asked the president to accept his early resignation after the fire at the Winter Cherry shopping center, in which, according to official figures, 64 people died. The "People's Governor of Kuzbass", who led the region for 21 years, was not going to leave his post until the expiration of his term of office - 2020. He did not want to let go of power even when he was no longer able to stand up on his own. But the reason for leaving was not the physical ailment of an elderly person. After terrible tragedy Tuleev spoke in such a way that it would have been better to mournfully keep silent. tells how long the head of Kuzbass has traveled in power and why the real buzzer is himself.

bowed and left

Aman Tuleev spoke about the reasons for his resignation in a video message and called his decision “correct, conscious, the only true one”: “Because with such a heavy burden as governor, it’s impossible, morally impossible.” And he wanted to join all the inhabitants of Kuzbass: “Each of us has already passed all this through his heart, all this horror, the pain of this catastrophe ... All of Russia, the whole world is grieving with us.” According to the outgoing governor, he did everything he could: “I met with the families of the victims, tried to resolve issues with the provision of assistance. Once again, I offer my deepest condolences. But we must live, continue to live, ”added Tuleev for some reason.

The permanent head of Kuzbass seems to have found something to say just now. Last week he spoke in such a way that he would have been better off keeping quiet. He did not come to the place of the fire - obviously, he simply physically could not walk even a few meters. In his administration, everything was attributed to safety: they say, the cortege will not be able to drive to the place of emergency and will interfere with fire brigades. “Yes, he should crawl, and not drive up in a motorcade!” - people were indignant. On Tuesday, March 27, when the president appeared in Kemerovo and began a meeting on the aftermath, Tuleyev could neither get up nor sit down without outside help - he was held by the hand by the presidential envoy to the Siberian Federal District.

But Tuleev could speak ... and - he began to apologize to the president. At that moment, the inhabitants of Kuzbass at a spontaneous rally demanded the resignation of the governor and refused to believe in the official data on the death toll. Shouts of “Murderers!” were heard on the square, and Tuleev continued to say strange things: about the opposition, which profits “on human grief”, about the fact that not the relatives of the dead took to the streets, and the buzzers picked up the word for them. A grand gesture also looked completely ridiculous: the head of the Kemerovo region and his deputies transferred one-day earnings to help the families of those who died in the fire.

Photo: Alexander Kryazhev / RIA Novosti

And finally, he found both the right words and the right gestures - he left his post and bowed. In parting, Tuleev recalled: “We have come a long way in life from the Kuzbass on strike, sitting on the rails, to the Kuzbass of creation, the backbone of our state.” Indeed, over the two decades of his permanent reign in the region, a considerable path has been traveled. Behind the shoulders of the 73-year-old Tuleev is still the Soviet apparatus experience.

From Communists to United Russia

The head of the Kemerovo railway in the late 80s, he was nominated as a candidate in the first presidential elections. He supported the State Emergency Committee, which he did not forgive and subsequently appointed another person as the head of Kuzbass. He received this post only in 1997, against the backdrop of the unrest of the miners. And he won an absolute victory - 94.5 percent of the vote. And it is worth noting that 18 years later, the situation has not changed: in 2015, he was re-elected governor with the support of more than 96 percent of voters.

In general, failures in Tuleev's political career were rare. Residents of the Kemerovo region supported him, regardless of what post he aimed for. He ran for the presidency of Russia three times. In the 1996 elections, he withdrew his candidacy on the eve of the first round and called on voters to vote in support. In 1999, he refused to accept the Order of Honor from Yeltsin. He explained his demarche by the general impoverishment of the people: “I simply cannot, in principle, accept awards from the government, which plunged the country into poverty.”

Photo: Anatoly Kuzyarin / Dmitry Sokolov / TASS

At that moment, he was already preparing to create his own movement and carry out his candidates in the parliamentary elections. And the noisy story with the award supported the image of a die-hard fighter against the regime, who cannot be bought with handouts. However, in September 2000, Tuleev accepted this award already from. From the ranks of the Communist Party, he migrated to the lists of United Russia. Subsequently, he sued Zyuganov, and he declared: “Tuleev arranged a plowman in the Kemerovo region!”

Father of Kuzbass

The ability to get along with the miners played such a role in the history of the Kemerovo region and Russia as a whole that the federal center was ready to follow Tuleev's lead. In the summer of 1998, the miners of Kuzbass and Vorkuta, who found themselves in distress due to many months of salary delays, blocked the railways for several weeks. Tuleev introduced an emergency regime, but did not use force against the miners, moreover, he told the Deputy Prime Minister responsible for unblocking the roads that the demands of the strikers were legal and fair. As a result, part of the debts was repaid, the tracks were freed, and Tuleyev ended the so-called rail war.

The politician managed to pacify the miners in subsequent years. He extinguished the protest of the workers after the mine accidents that occurred in the late 2000s, as a result of which hundreds of people died. Tuleev consistently defended the rights of miners and did not hide the fact that he was aware of the danger emanating from them, sometimes resorting to unflattering comparisons. In 2015, for example, he banned any work in the Kuzbass mines during the New Year holidays: “A drunk in a mine, in mining, is the same terrorist.” And in 2016, he defended the interests of workers "", who were threatened with mass layoffs. “It turns out that they are simply planning to kick the workers out with mortgages, loans, all payments, reporting with the beautiful phrase “optimization of non-core structures”,” the head of the Kemerovo region was indignant.

He has established himself in the region as a defender of the rights of the disadvantaged, miners and even as a defender against terrorists. Tuleev repeatedly took part in negotiations with the attackers. In 1991, as a people's deputy of the RSFSR, he helped free Masha Ponomarenko, who was taken hostage near Red Square, from the bus, offering himself in exchange for a girl. Ten years later, he took part in the neutralization of a terrorist who took a taxi driver hostage at the Kemerovo airport. In 2007, after telephone conversations between Tuleev and police ensign Shatalov, who threatened to blow up a residential building and barricaded himself in his apartment, the Novokuznetsk security forces managed to neutralize the terrorist and take him alive.

For a long time, Tuleev was loved, perceived in Kuzbass as a father, grandfather, and did not want to let go. He used it. However, not everyone in the region was supportive of him: local businesses have accumulated many complaints. Large holdings were given an unequivocal message that they need to share money with the region and allocate it to the social sphere. With objectionable entrepreneurs, the authoritarian governor has always had a tough dialogue. Tuleev generally openly entered into conflicts, but positioned himself as a guarantor of stability in the region.

Gotta leave on time

Forecasts about the resignation of Aman Tuleyev have been built for several years. We thought about a possible successor to the oldest Russian governor, including because of corruption scandals in his administration. At the same time, Tuleev himself remained untouchable.

Only health could bring down such a colossus. And it has been bothering me for a long time. Tuleev underwent his first spinal surgery back in 2011. Six years later, German doctors performed a second operation. She developed a complication - pneumonia. Due to a long absence from the public and a prolonged vacation, rumors spread about the imminent departure from the post. But in 2017, the oldest Russian governor made it clear that he is not going to leave his place now, or even in the next couple of years. He intended to keep his post until the expiration of his term, that is, until 2020.

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Aman Tuleev announced his resignation

The governor of the Kemerovo region, Aman Tuleev, who has headed the region since 1997, has resigned. He recorded in a video message in which he linked his decision to the fire in the Winter Cherry shopping center, which killed 64 people.

"Dear Kuzbass residents, I did everything I could. I met with the families of the victims, tried to resolve issues of assistance. Once again, I offer my deepest condolences," Tuleyev said.

“I submitted a letter of resignation to the President of the Russian Federation. I consider it the right, conscious and only right decision for myself. Because it’s impossible to work as a governor with such a heavy burden. of you and our native Kuznetsk land," Tuleev added.

On the eve of the possible resignation of Tuleyev on April 1, Znak.com reported. According to an online source close to the administration of the Kemerovo region, Tuleyev's resignation will be "soft" (the governor himself will appeal to the residents of the region). RBC previously reported that Tuleyev's "demonstrative resignation" was not planned. The website of the regional administration says that the governor resigned "for own will".

Among the victims of the fire in the "Winter Cherry" are about 40 children, including Tuleev's 11-year-old relative. The 73-year-old governor never appeared at the site of the fire, and he also ignored the local residents who came out to the rally on March 27, at a meeting with President Tuleyev, their "buzoters". This rally lasted more than 11 hours, with its participants, in particular, the vice-governor of the region, Sergei Tsivilev, who is called Tuleev's possible successor, spoke.

At a meeting with Putin on March 27, Tuleev apologized for the tragedy to him, but not to the residents of the region: "Vladimir Vladimirovich, you personally called me. Thank you very much again. I apologize to you personally for what happened on our territory." Apologies to the Kuzbass people appeared later.

Aman Tuleyev is 73 years old and entered politics in the late 1980s. He headed the Kemerovo region in 1997, was re-elected four times as the head of the region with a result of 93.5-96.69% of the vote. His term as governor will expire in 2020.

During the work of Aman Tuleev as governor of Kuzbass, rumors about his health problems and his upcoming resignation repeatedly appeared. In particular, on May 22, 2017, he went on official leave, which was later extended due to an operation prescribed for him due to a problem with his intervertebral discs in the fall of 2016. Against this background, there were reports in the media that Tuleev would leave his post, but the information was not confirmed, and on August 12 he returned to work.

According to the Charter of the Kemerovo region, the first deputy governor will act as head of the region.

The head of Kuzbass, Aman Tuleev, who has headed the region since 1997, wrote a letter of resignation of his own free will. This happened after a fire in the shopping and entertainment center "Winter Cherry" in Kemerovo, which claimed the lives of 64 people. Russian President Vladimir Putin accepted the early resignation of Aman Tuleev and appointed vice-governor Sergei Tsivilev as acting head of the region.

The governor of the Kemerovo region Aman Tuleev submitted his resignation. Kommersant was informed about this in the press service of the administration of the Kemerovo region. “Quite right. The governor of the Kemerovo region, Aman Tuleev, has addressed President Vladimir Putin with a letter of resignation of his own free will,” Alexei Dorongov, head of the regional administration’s main media department, told Kommersant. In his address to local residents Aman Tuleev said that this was due to the fire that occurred in the Zimnyaya Cherry shopping center in Kemerovo. Vladimir Putin accepted the resignation of Mr. Tuleev, acting. Vice-Governor Sergey Tsivilev was appointed head of Kuzbass. The President also called Aman Tuleev to thank him for his many years of work as Governor of the Kemerovo Region.

“Each of us has already passed this through the heart, through ourselves this horror, the pain of this catastrophe. Well, the whole of Russia and the whole world mourns with us. Dear Kuzbass people, I did everything I could. He met with the families of the victims, tried to resolve issues of assistance. Once again, I offer my deepest condolences, but we must move on. Live to keep the memory of those we have lost. Law enforcement agencies of Russia are investigating the causes of the fire. Dear compatriots, together with you we have come a long, very long way of life. From Kuzbass on strike, sitting on the rails, banging helmets, hunger strikes, strikes ... To Kuzbass that is creating and supporting our state. And all this was done by you, you, and I am immensely grateful to you. Quite honestly, as before an icon, I can tell you that in my work I have always been guided by the interests of our country, Russia, and our region. Once again, thank you all for always being there, in sorrow, in joy. And accept the bow (bowed on the table, sitting at the table in his office.- "b"). Today, now, I want to tell you, I submitted a letter of resignation to the President of the Russian Federation. I think for myself, well, the right, conscious, the only right decision. Because it’s impossible to work as a governor with such a heavy load, it’s morally impossible. Peace and blessings to you and your families! May the Lord keep each of you and our native Kuzbass land,” said Aman Tuleev.

Recall that on March 25, a strong fire broke out in the Kemerovo shopping center "Winter Cherry", as a result of which 64 people died, including 41 children. Seven suspects have been arrested in connection with the fire. The court took into custody the manager of the shopping center Nadezhda Suddenok, the technical director of the center Georgy Sobolev, the security guard Sergei Antyushin, as well as two employees of the company engaged in the maintenance of the fire system, Igor Polozinenko and Alexander Nikitin, the general director of Kemerovo Confectionery Plant LLC (the company that owns the burned-out trade -entertainment center "Winter Cherry") Yulia Bogdanova, the former head of the inspection of the state construction supervision of the Kemerovo region Tanzilia Komkova.

Aman Tuleev did not come to the scene of the tragedy. Meanwhile, at a meeting held in Kemerovo on March 27 under the leadership of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the head of the region asked for forgiveness from the head of state: “I apologize to you personally for what happened on our territory.” Shortly before the start of the meeting, a spontaneous rally began in Kemerovo, which lasted more than 10 hours. People demanded the resignation of the leadership of the city and the region. “Aman Tuleev has long lost authority. The people are asking you to leave. Let's retire!" - shouted the audience and chanted "Let's go!".

The resignation of the head of the region and the mayor of the city, Ilya Seredyuk, was also demanded by the Kemerovo branch of Yabloko. “We believe that in addition to the owners of the building, the control and inspection services that allowed the building of the Zimnyaya Vishnya shopping and entertainment center to be used, each bearing their share of responsibility for the deaths of adults and children, responsibility for this tragedy is also authorities of Kemerovo and the Kemerovo region," the party's regional council said in a statement. The appeal was sent to the presidential administration, the presidential embassy in the Siberian Federal District, as well as to the State Duma and the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation. The head of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Gennady Zyuganov, said that the tragedy in Kemerovo is a consequence of the incompetence and corruption of the authorities. "We insist on the creation of a parliamentary commission to investigate the circumstances of this disaster and develop effective measures to prevent such events," the party's website says.

73-year-old Aman Tuleev has been the head of the Kemerovo region since October 1997. In September 2015, he was again elected head of Kuzbass, gaining 96.69% of the vote. In 2017, the governor went on a long vacation (more than 1.5 months) due to health problems - he underwent spinal surgery in a German clinic, and then postoperative rehabilitation began. Against the background of this information in the Kemerovo region, the likelihood of Mr. Tuleev's resignation due to health reasons was actively discussed. Last summer, the regional administration issued a statement that the head of the region, Aman Tuleev, intends to fulfill his duties until the end of his term in 2020. A new wave of speculation about the resignation of Aman Tuleev appeared in March of this year after the appointment of Sergey Tsivilev, general director of the Kolmar coal company, to the post of vice-governor of Kuzbass, whom many considered the most likely successor to the current governor.

Aman Tuleev ran for president three times. According to the Foundation for the Development of Civil Society, from 2013 to 2014, Mr. Tuleev was among the ten most successful governors of Russia.

Oksana Pavlova, Ilya Galaguz, Novosibirsk; Julia Matyushchenko, Kemerovo