Crimea: “Egyptian executions”
Throughout the past week, social networks have been seething over the statement of the head of Crimea, Sergei Aksenov, about the possibility of the peninsula replacing Egyptian resorts for Russian tourists in the winter. Skeptics publish anecdotal proposals such as shifting the earth's axis, throwing a lot of boilers into the Black Sea, or holding a referendum on joining the subtropics. But the length of Aksyonov’s tenure as head of the republic depends on how Crimea shows itself to be the “Russian Riviera.”
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Officially, a campaign to support domestic tourism began in Crimea on November 12, within the framework of which sanatorium-resort and hotel facilities operating in the off-season provide discounts. They cannot be called significant, since a bonus in the form of one day of accommodation for a week of rest was previously used to attract tourists in the off-season. Rather, the action gives Crimea the opportunity to once again remind about the delights of autumn-winter holidays - pure health.
For the stable operation of the sanatorium-resort complex in the off-season, it is necessary to attract about 1,5 million tourists. This will allow the facilities to hold out until pre-booking and the active May campaign, and the head of Crimea to remain in office, since the post-revolutionary turbulence is over and there are no other breakthroughs.
More precisely, they exist, but with a negative charge. There are almost 2 thousand vacancies in power structures, there is a blockage in medicine and this is the fourth minister in a year, the start of the heating season has been disrupted and even in the building of the Council of Ministers the radiators are cold. His comrades-in-arms continue to “pick brooms” and get caught in small things, the feds do not want to give money without approval to the last comma, and for every ruble earned you need to ask for another 5 from the center. The announced auction for the sale of the Foros sanatorium, which could have raised Aksyonov’s position, was also postponed from November 16 to November 27. The breakthrough “in record time” is heard less and less often from the lips of the head of Crimea.
Already without a whisper in the government offices they are talking about the imminent resignation of the Crimean plenipotentiary representative Oleg Belaventsev. So far, only one name has been named as a successor - the current head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Vladimir Kolokoltsev. The strengthening of the law enforcement bloc may indicate that Aksyonov will no longer be allowed to loudly demand approval for the detention of officials. As well as giving instructions to the security forces, which of the undesirables they should deal with. In anticipation of changes, Crimean ministers do not risk carrying out orders and signing signatures.
More and more often we hear stories about the circulation of investors in offices, some are sent 3-4 times from one official to another, shifting responsibility, but there are no results at the end. As a result, 55 participants were able to get into the SEZ, among which the most significant in growing grapes in the Saki region.
All that remains is the resort sector, which attracted trade turnover of 115 billion rubles to Crimea. The Krym beer and soft drink plant alone paid almost 1 billion rubles in taxes to the budget this year, and became the leader among taxpayer enterprises, ahead of Chernomorneftegaz by 300 million rubles.
What kind of tourist flow Crimea will be able to attract thanks to the campaign will become clear next week based on the occupancy of the facilities. In the meantime, “Egyptian plagues” are circling over the peninsula, forcing those in positions of power to exile.
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