I have not sailed to the people

An indicative illustration for the APEC summit - fireworks for 275 million rubles under the storm

Summing up the results of the forum, Vladimir Putin called it successful: "The tasks that were set are fully fulfilled." True, the understanding of these same “tasks” for many is covered with traditional seaside fog.

Summing up the results of the forum, Vladimir Putin called it successful: "The tasks that were set are fully fulfilled." True, the understanding of these same “tasks” for many is covered with traditional seaside fog.

Among the key initiatives that advanced on the forum are the use of Russia for the transit of goods from Asia to Europe and vice versa. APEC economies can count on very serious benefits in the proposed direction. According to the most preliminary estimates, the savings in the use of the Russian route may amount to $ 673 billion until 2020.

Only this topic is old, like a pier in the port of Vladivostok. The path from Europe to Asia through Russia is the shortest. The container from Vladivostok to Brest by Trans -Siberia reaches in 15 days. The sea route through the Suez Canal (the route of Iokogam - Potterdam) takes as many as 33 days. Nevertheless, over 99% of cargo is transported through the channel now. Through the Trans -Siberian Railway, respectively, less than 1%. Reason: not a single businessman wants his cargo to disappear behind the indicated “horizon”, and in Russia this risk is great, as it is nowhere.

According to a special study of logistics systems 21 APEC economics conducted by the Marshall business school, Russia is in the penultimate place, ahead of only Papua-New Guinea. The same picture is drawn by the logistics index of the World Bank in which Russia occupies 95th place. Moreover, the decisive role in the decent neighborhood with Papua -New Guinea is not even played by infrastructure, but by the native bureaucracy. According to the World Ding Business Bank rating, 10 documents are needed to draw up imported operations in Russia, 8. For comparison: in Singapore and Hong Kong, only 4 documents are needed for each of the operations, and in South Korea, it takes 36 days for 36 days and costs $ 1800-1850 per container. Singapore requires 4-5 days at a cost of $ 439–456 per container. For decades, our transport and logistics system as if specially demonstrates how to turn the advantages of the country into shortcomings.

The work of the APEC-2012 summit was almost on a construction site, Vladimir Putin noted during a press conference. The conditions of the conduct were “somewhat Spartan”, but absolutely worthy, the president did not fail to wound the “scum”. From the height of the crane flight, Vladivostok really looks decent. But this is a city of heavy rains. The rain, which fell, as if by order, again opened the numerous shortcomings and breakdowns in the corps of the Far Eastern Federal University. It was not possible to hide the leaks either from the guests or the president forced to comment on the quality of “shock construction projects”.

- Yesterday there was a downpour. And after heavy rain, leaks appeared in the buildings. There are questions about water supply. We actually worked with you at a construction site that still needs to be completed. But you know, the volume is so grand that, I think, this is quite normal, ”the president made a good face.

However, Vladimir Putin agreed that even during the days of the Summit Vladivostok, “in places” resembles the Potemkin villages. These numerous places are dilapidated barracks painted in a hurry at home, thrown into the old buildings of nets.

The curator of the summit, the First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov, was also forced to make excuses on the air of local radio stations. Rain, contrary to the saying, revealed “traces” on all boiled tracks and roads.

- I have many complaints to the quality of the roads. Poorly done. It is clear that people drove, and the deadlines were compressed. We will not take these roads into operation, we will force us to redo it, ”Mr. Shuvalov reassured the people.

What we are strong is Russian hospitality. The forum guests were surprised by a rich menu, a grand pyrotechnic show.

Putin thanked the inhabitants of Primorye for their help in conducting the APEC summit. True, there were also dissatisfied: many citizens, judging by the air of local radio stations, were indignant that the president did not find time to chat with the inhabitants of Vladivostok. Igor Shuvalov had to talk about a difficult presidential life.

- If you think that Putin, Medvedev and in general members of the government will go to the people like this or go in the Amur Gulf, then I will immediately say that this will not happen. Because they meet their life to the population of our country. People voted for them so that during the entire term of their powers they worked as it should, they were alive and healthy. And if on security issues it is necessary to do as the security service says, then they will do this. Meanwhile, Vladimir Putin, when there is such an opportunity, changes his path and goes to where there are people.