Something like this can be called a new unprecedented action of "United Russia"
Dinorossy decided to cover medium-small businesses. The shopping center in Sviblov became the pioneer of the action. The rules are simple - two people from each company stationed on the territory of the center join United Russia. The prize is cloudless entrepreneurial activity.
With this, representatives of the administration of the center came to the directors of trading companies renting space in the building, carefully distributing pre-multiplied questionnaires. If anyone was surprised, they explained: they came to you, they say, not of their own free will - we were sent by Eleonora Mikhailovna Kolichko from the consumer department of the Sviblovo district council. Those who didn’t get it were hinted that the obstinate would be deprived of a small but very important paper with a red stripe diagonally - permission to trade.
Two days after the invasion of the party builders, I made my round of the shopping center stores. The seller of the flower shop admitted that there were "guests" and proudly told that he had already joined the party.
- And what? It is necessary - it means it is necessary! Yes, we respect the authorities ...
The saleswoman of the neighboring flower shop, having learned that I was from the newspaper, became interested, but when she heard about United Russia, she fussed and, without batting an eyelid, declared that she did not know about anything like that and did not want to know.
The sellers of the other stores also did not show much confidence and preferred not to spread too much, but there was only one thing that united all these people: at the mention of United Russia, they all averted their eyes and fell silent. As if they were afraid to say something superfluous.
Nebulae and ambiguities were let in by the administration of the shopping center itself. I had an interesting conversation with its representative, who identified himself as manager Vladimir Baev. Baev kept up the good work: he did not betray his own, he took full responsibility. I was just very nervous.
- It all happened by chance. Our guy joined United Russia a year ago, and we sat down the other day and thought: maybe we should join too?
- And when the people were bypassed, did they exert any pressure?
How can we apply pressure? We just don't have leverage! The only pressure we could apply is to say, "Let's step in, create our own cell."
- And for what?
- From the experience of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, party cells are valid only when everything is riddled with cells from top to bottom. And if it is not penetrated, then the connection between people does not exist. To do this, all parties create cells.
- Are you going to join the party?
“Basically, that was the idea. You still need to enter. The question is this: how to control how people voted at the polling stations? And in the party it can be done.
- So you want to join the party in order to follow the voting during the elections?
- We're not going. And everyone who joins the party.
And for another twenty minutes, Mr. Baev talked about how important civic activism is, how it is necessary to join the party, that no one from the council came and, in general, to join United Russia was his personal initiative.
Eleonora Kolichko from the Sviblov administration, as soon as she heard the purpose of my visit, immediately went on the counterattack.
- I understand, if the bomb had been planted, such a stir arose. And because of this ... This is probably a joke, someone's! she chirped. - What methods of influencing entrepreneurs can I have? How can I revoke their permission to trade? Yes, and I can not force to join the party.
It is interesting that I practically did not ask her questions; about what she has nothing to do with and about which she knows nothing, Mrs. Kolichko told herself.
In a private conversation with an employee of one of the shops of the shopping center, who asked not to be named, I found out that Eleonora Kolichko has a great influence on entrepreneurs, including through trade permits. At least in this mall.
All last week, the council and the administration of the shopping center were looking for who leaked information.
The press services of United Russia, starting with Minister Boris Gryzlov himself, simply refuse to comment on such a "minor" incident. Well, the ruling party simply cannot be like that! Yes, United Russia often meets with entrepreneurs. Yes, discusses the pressing. But on a completely different level. And what about small and medium ones?
Is that to oblige to join the party - for the quantity. And even then in such a way that in case of exposure there was someone to blame. For example, on the manager Baev.