Yakunin: Putin creates a stable ruling class on the model of tsarist Russia

Vladimir Putin creates a stable "ruling class, which was during the time of tsarist Russia." This was in an interview with Bloomberg by the ex-head of Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin, noting that decades could take this.

According to Yakunin’s forecasts, permutation will continue in the near circle of Putin, and the struggle for strengthening power can be tough. “Remember what happened to Boris Berezovsky and Vladimir Gusinsky,” he emphasized.

According to the ex-head of the Russian Railways, his resignation has nothing to do with British citizenship of his son and was a personal decision. Yakunin emphasized that he did not make this secret and in the Kremlin knew about it. "My son lived in the UK for five years and received the right to citizenship. I did not hide it from the head of state," Yakunin said.

On the eve of Yakunin, he said that he would take the creation of the International Expert-Analytic Center. According to him, "this analytical center will search for solutions and the development of specific offers to reduce tension in the world."

The resignation of Yakunin and plans to make him senator became known on August 17 . At the same time, it was argued that the head of the state -owned company has the rank of extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador , which allows him to advance to the Federation Council, bypassing the qualifications of a settledness.

On August 20, Oleg Belozerov, who served as deputy head of the Ministry of Transport, was appointed head of Russian Railways. It was reported that his appointment was facilitated by the oligarchs Arkady and Boris Rotenbergs. On September 15, Yakunin unexpectedly abandoned the place in the Council .

In early October, the rain television channel, referring to certain sources close to the leadership of Russian Railways, said that Vladimir Putin finally decided to dismiss Vladimir Yakunin, after the son of the head of the state -owned company, Andrei Yakunin, filed an application for the citizenship of Great Britain. In addition, Putin’s claims allegedly caused some certificates of “special importance” prepared by the FSB and Rosfinmonitoring, which reported the movement of Russian Railways.