
I remember, I once talked with the regional deputies, and they explained to me why they re-affirmed Balashov in office. It looked approximately like this: “We know that Balashov makes his miner-maier on Solovki, and no one needs him, and many are standing across the throat. But! Balashov weakens the governor, and we need a weak governor. And Balashov was approved.” So I thought: if Governor Orlov called, and asked for support on Solovki, I would easily provide him with 146%if he took off Balashov. But here Mila and I argued: she says that it would be blackmail, and I think this is just a business proposal.))