A huge protest marching organization occurred across Moscow River as Russian citizens expressed their resentment toward how lavishly Mr. Putin is giving subsidies to Chechnya.
The protest was mainly consist by young men and they were showing their anger also towards how Chechnya privileged people demonstrating their wealth, as President of Chechnya Ramzan A. Kadyrov had a luxurious birthday party last week. At the same time, Mr. Putin starts to gain a stable popularity in Chechnya by giving such a huge amount of budget.
Russia’s Finance Ministry reported that more than 90 % of Chechnya’s budget has been contributed by Russia. Also, the Chechen leader Kadyrov requested even more financial need, amount of approximately $17 billion, for reconstruction of damaged buildings and homes which were destroyed after the war.
Mr. Putin commented on this issue addressing the necessity to help rebuild Chechnya as following: “The North Caucasus is not ballast, but one of the pearls of Russia. Through it, we affirm and defend a significant portion of our geopolitical interests in this part of the world. For us this is very important.” On the other hand, frustration among citizens in Moscow is growing larger. A member of protestant man Konstantin Krylov, an organizer of recent anti-Caucasus protests, argued reporter last month on how subsidies are lavishly used. “Our infrastructure is degrading, the population is getting poorer, and along with many other bad things, we see huge amounts of tribute being paid to the Caucasus. For this amount of money we could buy ourselves an atoll somewhere in the Pacific Ocean.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/09/world/europe/chechnyas-costs-stir-anger-as-russia-approaches-elections.html?pagewanted=2&ref=world
Naoko Takada
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