Sources RBC was told that the reason for leaving Sergei Kapkova of the metropolitan government began to disagreements with Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, but the nature of the quarrel, they explained in different ways.
Version conflict
A senior source in the mayor’s office confirmed RBC appeared on Thursday evening in the media reports of resignation from the leadership of Sergei Kapkova Department of Culture of Moscow. According to the source, Kapkov leaving this post for Tuesday on their own.
Kapkov himself in conversation with RBC did not comment on this information. “All I can say is that decisions on this issue was not taken,” – said RBC spokesman for the mayor’s office Gulnara Penkova
A source in the mayor’s office said that the dismissal was preceded by a conflict with Kapkova Sobyanin. The reason it became in turn the conflict between the team and the team Sobyanin curator of domestic policy, the deputy head of the presidential administration Vyacheslav Volodin.
This conflict experts and close to City Hall and the Kremlin sources spoke last fall. At the November “for action” town hall supervised by Volodin criticized the Popular Front for the profligacy in the performance of public procurement. And in December, began investigating the case Alexandrina Markvo, suspected fraud in the performance of a state contract for the organization of reading in the park of the capital, as well as literary contest announcements. In this case were called in for questioning officials of City Hall. Close to the domestic political management Kremlin media before the initiation of the case reported that through projects Markvo allegedly carried out covert financing team Alexei Navalny (a consequence of this is not yet confirmed).
The version of Kapkova proximity to the Kremlin does not hold, consider two source close to the presidential administration. Kapkov and Volodin had never been seen in mutual sympathy, highlights one of the sources.
However, one of the interlocutors do not exclude that in itself is a desire to leave the mayor’s office Kapkova during the height of the confrontation could be construed as a game on Sobyanin hand Volodin team.
Sobyanin would not think in terms of the conditional “camps” in the decision on the resignation, said a person close to the mayor’s office. He recalled that it took Kapkova Sobyanin to work and he was soon seen to be sympathetic to the Liberals, not the Kremlin. Not casually first learned about his intentions and said on Thursday in his microblog Ksenia Sobchak: it also says that on anyone Kapkov oriented, RBC said the source.
But opposition leader Ilya Yashin, in conversation with RBC noted that Kapkov negatively and disparagingly refers to the opposition, and is not seen in co-operation with it. “This is a consequence of internal squabbles or going wild paranoia – beat of their own to other people’s fear,” – says Yashin.
Close to City Hall source claims that the differences Sobyanin was a different kind. According to him, Kapkov wanted to extend its authority in the mayor’s office, in particular, to do more political work. But he left the head of the Department of Culture, and he decided to wait for the right moment to leave, suggests the source.
According to the source of RBC Kapkov going to do the last few months. The speech of the Department of Culture in December at Urban Forum has been perceived as a willingness to resign, the source says RBC. “When you come in January from vacation, the dollar will be worth a hundred rubles – already I do not know what we will be discussing how to marinate a cat or a dog. Or samsa from what is better to do, “- said at the time Kapkov (quote site” Rain “). It was expected that in January he will come from vacation, but for some reason the officer postponed the decision, said the source.
«Urban Medvedev»
Constant sharp internal conflicts in sobyaninskoy City Hall – the norm for her, says political analyst Mikhail Vinogradov. “I was Kapkova your management style. He was so “Medvedev” in the Moscow government, caused some expectations for advanced Muscovites “- says Vinogradov. According to him, the Moscow authorities underestimate the request Europeanization among Muscovites and the case of kapok creates the first precedent, “when Sobyanin delivers own project».
Sergey Kapkov worked as deputy Roman Abramovich when he was governor of Chukotka and headed into The regional government department of culture, youth, sports, tourism and information policy. In 2003 Kapkov was elected to the State Duma and moved to Moscow, where he continued to work with Abramovich, leading businessman established National Football Academy.
In 2007, he received a mandate deputy abandoned Vladimir Putin. In this convocation of the State Duma Kapkov was first deputy chairman of the Committee on Information Policy. Little dosidev not until the end of the powers of this convocation, Kapkov left. He explained his departure the fact that after the abolition of single-mandate and the emergence of “locomotives” “was not very objective Duma».
In the spring of 2011, he passed the early mandate in connection with his appointment as director of the Park of Culture and Rest Gorky .
After coming Kapkova Gorky Park became the most visited holiday destination Muscovites, it changed a lot. In particular, the entrance to the park was free, rides dismantled, the reconstruction of historical objects in the park, new cafes and restaurants. In addition, for the first time in Gorky Park in Moscow were opened bikeways and open-air cinema.
In September 2011, Kapkov took over as head of the Moscow Department of Culture. He began a campaign to revive the Moscow park, waiver of fees for entrance to the Moscow museums in the days of the New Year and Christmas holidays, and on the third Sunday of each month. In addition, the system Kapkov started work on updating the Moscow theater and updating the library system in Moscow
Kapkov continued to revive Moscow’s parks, making them the same date as Gorky Park. When it was established as the Moscow City Library Center. Kapkov lobbied for the creation of pedestrian zones in the historic center of the city.
Head of Department, was seen at the rally on Bolotnaya Square in December 2011, he later explained his appearance there as a desire to carry out his girlfriend.
“When he went to the marshy area, it reinsures, not knowing who will win in the end – the power or opposition. In general, he was always faithful to the “United Russia”, says associate Navalny Leonid Volkov.
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