This is the direct opposite response to the crisis that President Vladimir Putin faced in his first year of presidency.
In winter of 2000-2001, the Russian Far East was hit by a blizzard much like the one hitting North America today. At the time, Russia was only just beginning their recovery operation from the Dissolution of the Soviet Union and their fight against the Deep State Oligarchy. Mines were shut and non-functioning, power plants were without fuel while coal was being ready to be shipped overseas, and the gas infrastructure was beyond subpar. The result was a cold so bitter people died in their blankets.
President Putin took emergency manual control and ordered the coal be sent straight to the power stations, repair crews flown in and, although it was expensive, ordered electric radiators be brought in from Moscow. Meanwhile the Energy Minister was sacked and according to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, "By the President's order [other heads of cities and regions] were rousted from warm beds at night and forced to write letters of resignation right at their doorstep."
Now I don't mean to say that autocratic action is the best way to deal with it, but the alternative was for President Putin to let the people die of frost. Not only that but the corruption by the Deep State essentially paralysed Russian infrastructure.
This was a story I found via the Russian documentary President (2017) as translated by Vox Populi Evo. It's a very good documentary about Russia on the world stage during the current Putin Era, which I recommend if you want to know where they stand. There's also a Feb 2001 article from the Guardian that corroborates this story.
https://youtu.be/HK1kWBJBe6s?t=813
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/feb/16/russia.ameliagentleman
This is the direct opposite response to the crisis that President Vladimir Putin faced in his first year of presidency.
In winter of 2000-2001, the Russian Far East was hit by a blizzard much like the one hitting North America today. At the time, Russia was only just beginning their recovery operation from the Dissolution of the Soviet Union and their fight against the Deep State Oligarchy. Mines were shut and non-functioning, power plants were without fuel while coal was being ready to be shipped overseas, and the gas infrastructure was beyond subpar. The result was a cold so bitter people died in their blankets.
President Putin took emergency manual control and ordered the coal be sent straight to the power stations, repair crews flown in and, although it was expensive, ordered electric radiators be brought in from Moscow. Meanwhile the Energy Minister was sacked and according to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, "By the President's order [other heads of cities and regions] were rousted from warm beds at night and forced to write letters of resignation right at their doorstep."
Now I don't mean to say that autocratic action is the best way to deal with it, but the alternative was for President Putin to let the people die of frost. Not only that but the corruption by the Deep State essentially paralysed Russian infrastructure.
This was a story I found via the Russian documentary President (2017) as translated by Vox Populi Evo. It's a very good documentary about Russia on the world stage during the current Putin Era, which I recommend if you want to know where they stand. There's also a Feb 2001 article from the Guardian that confirms this story.
https://youtu.be/HK1kWBJBe6s?t=813
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/feb/16/russia.ameliagentleman
This is the direct opposite response to the crisis that President Vladimir Putin faced in his first year of presidency.
In winter of 2000-2001, the Russian Far East was hit by a blizzard much like the one hitting North America today. At the time, Russia was only just beginning their recovery operation from the Dissolution of the Soviet Union and their fight against the Deep State Oligarchy. Mines were shut and non-functioning, power plants were without fuel while coal was being ready to be shipped overseas, and the gas infrastructure was beyond subpar. The result was a cold so bitter people died in their blankets.
President Putin took emergency manual control and ordered the coal be sent straight to the power stations, repair crews flown in and, although it was expensive, ordered electric radiators be brought in from Moscow. Meanwhile the Energy Minister was sacked and according to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, "By the President's order [other heads of cities and regions] were rousted from warm beds at night and forced to write letters of resignation right at their doorstep."
Now I don't mean to say that autocratic action is the best way to deal with it, but the alternative was for President Putin to let the people die of frost. Not only that but the corruption by the Deep State essentially paralysed Russian infrastructure.
This was a story I found via the Russian documentary President (2017) as translated by Vox Populi Evo. There's also a Feb 2001 article from the Guardian that confirms this story.
https://youtu.be/HK1kWBJBe6s?t=813
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/feb/16/russia.ameliagentleman