Dear HMagier wrote something very interesting in the comments on a neighboring site:

You see, I have seen two civil wars in my time. And I saw everyone. And such idealists as Strelkov, too. A person has stepped on the rake of reality - it’s okay, it happens. If he stays alive, he will become wiser, but it’s a pity he will draw conclusions that will most likely be incorrect. The fact that he did not anticipate such a development of events characterizes him in itself.

And now about the “innocent victims” and other joy. Both me and my friends (even here, on this forum) began to return from Novorossiya comrades - they also went to support the “brothers of the Slavs”. There are no weapons in SEU, unless there is no aviation. There are even tanks in warehouses - you just need to reactivate them wisely. But there’s no one to reactivate them. The truth is simple and banal - the locals do not want to fight and do not want to. They don’t even really want to help, because they are afraid that it will backfire on them later. But Russian volunteers won’t fight much.

There is no “rising Donbass”, there is a handful of unconquered people who are ready to stand to the end - and an amorphous mass that can at most put a tick on a piece of paper.

Here's the truth. Believe it or not, it’s up to you. In fact, the Strelkovites only have to stand a little longer - and the enemy will falter. And if this happens, then the merit of the residents of Donbass in this will be negligible, the victory will be won by idealists on batteries of principles, and not by any “norot”, who for the most part don’t give a fuck - the hut is on the edge.

This is an absolutely wonderful text, because it contains the TRUTH. The very truth that armchair warriors do not want to notice.

But it’s okay - now we will open your eyes.

Let's take a closer look at the famous battle for Donetsk airport. This is a very good example that reveals the whole essence and ins and outs of what is happening with the DPR and LPR.

Do you know why this fight even took place? Because South Ossetians and Chechens came to Donetsk to help their Russian brothers, with good weapons (automatic grenade launchers, ZUshki, modern RPGs), and most importantly, with the desire to fight. And so they arrived - and what do they see? Some kind of muddy fuss and incomprehensible expectation of something unknown. There are a lot of military installations and parts of Ukraine around - but no one is trying to take control of them, seize weapons, and so on. All the activities of the “militia” command boiled down to the fact that they built checkpoints around Donetsk and placed fighters with light weapons at them - and now these fighters sit at the checkpoints, shaking passing buses for money and morally decaying. There is no taking control of the territory of the Donetsk region, but behind-the-scenes quarrels with Kiev are taking place - to the point that the DPR city councils send loyal congratulations to Poroshenko on his election as president. As HMagier aptly wrote, “they are afraid that this will backfire on them later.”

Those who arrived began to have questions. And so that questions would no longer arise, the local authorities decided to flush out the visitors. Apparently, they came to an agreement with Kiev and sent all active fighters to “occupy the airport.” Well, they say, you want to fight - this is your goal, fight. What was the military meaning of occupying and holding the airport - no one will explain to you, because the only meaning could be if an airborne landing was expected in Donetsk Russian troops, which quite obviously could not have happened. In all other cases, occupying the airport and holding it made no sense. If it was necessary to prevent the landing of the dill aircraft, it was only necessary to block the runway with all sorts of scrap metal and not allow it to be removed. Or lay charges on the runway and blow up the strip in several places - this would be enough to prevent planes from landing, but helicopters will land anywhere anyway, there is a lot of wasteland around Donetsk, they don’t need an airport.

That is why the occupation by Ossetian-Chechen volunteers of the air terminal, which is entirely glass and is shot through by missiles and air cannons, and is located far enough from residential areas so that it could be freely bombed into the state of Stalingrad and Homs without significant collateral losses of the civilian population - it was just a setup. And what followed reliably proved this.

Therefore, by the way, the corpses of dead volunteers were sent to Russia not only without publicity, but even without the presence of the DPR leadership. From the entire leadership, two people came - Denis Pushilin (Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the DPR) and Alexander Borodai (Prime Minister of the DPR), each with his own security and they did not even approach each other.

Comrade HMagier was already surprised that from the 120,000-strong Slavyansk, which was fighting the hardest battles, it was necessary to send a group of militias to help the million-strong Donetsk. But I will tell you a secret - the group of reliable fighters Strelkov sent is the current security of Borodai, with whom Strelkov is old friends. That is, the situation in the DPR is such that Borodai cannot trust anyone from the local Donetsk militia, and is forced to recruit non-local fighters from Strelkov - otherwise he could suddenly die.

From the same opera is the RPG grenade that flew into the office of the People's Mayor of Donetsk Pavel Gubarev. It’s good that Gubarev’s security guards became aware of the impending liquidation, and they managed to transfer him to a secret place - but do you really think that firing a grenade launcher into an office in the Donetsk city administration could have happened without the help of people from this administration itself? Haha three times.

It is no secret that the whole bustle in Donetsk was organized at one time by Rinat Akhmetov - hoping to protect his assets from the Kolomoiskys who “supported the Maidan” and to squeeze out a larger piece for themselves during the new devolution of Ukraine. But then some puppets suddenly took the performance for reality, cut the strings and began to dance their own dances. Akhmetov managed to hand over some of them (for example, Gubarev) to the Pravosek and SBU in a timely manner, but some managed to pull up their own forces and gained a foothold in the DPR and LPR. However, everyone there plays their own game, plus there are a lot of Akhmetov’s people there - looking for an opportunity to carry out the master’s orders.

That’s why, by the way, no one is really storming Donetsk - and all the forces of the junta are being thrown at Slavyansk. The Donetsk people negotiate and look for a reasonable price - and in small Slavyansk there sits the idealist Strelkov, who is seriously fighting “for the Russian brothers” and you can’t outbid him. While Strelkov is fighting, the Donetsk people are increasing their price; if Strelkov is crushed, the price will immediately drop to an acceptable level, and the official part of the protest will end.

This is roughly the situation there. As, indeed, in any civil war at the initial phase. Read the USMC manual N803.

Kolomoisky paid for the missile attack on the Lugansk city administration in order to bring down the “price of the issue” from the local leadership. He is a chess player prone to risky moves - that's his style. Frightened by the possibility of personal death, administration officials, of course, will be more willing to negotiate for less money - but on the other hand, this will radicalize the confrontation, increasing the number of those Luhansk residents who are ready to take up arms. Apparently, Kolomoisky still assesses this number as low - otherwise he would not have made such a move.

Now there is a turning point - real blood flows have begun, and either local population will begin to wake up and sharply increase the mass of the militia (after which purges in the administrations are inevitable), or local functionaries from the administrations of the DPR and LPR will merge everything for a reasonable price and fly off to the Canary Islands. Let's see what happens next.

Ukraine was hit by “cold riots”: this is not a disaster, but simply a tragedy

Irina Alksnis

The incoming news leaves no doubt: the current heating season in Ukraine promises to be stormy and exciting (for an outside observer).

Yesterday, the chronicle of events was supplemented by the blocking of Lesya Ukrainka Boulevard in the center of the Ukrainian capital by Kiev residents whose homes to this day do not have heating turned on. Although just a couple of days ago, Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko proudly announced that Kyiv is completely ready for the heating season.

However, the most a bright event of the last few days, of course, there was a “gas riot” in Krivoy Rog, where on Monday the office of the Krivorozhgaz company was seized, and then unknown people in balaclavas carried out an unauthorized release of gas into boiler houses that had been turned off by Naftogaz of Ukraine for debts, because of which, in fact, almost half of the city of 630 thousand remained without heat. This event was accompanied by the burning of tires, according to the glorious Ukrainian tradition.

By the way, the action yielded results: they promised to provide heat to the entire city in the near future.

It should be noted that, according to official data (according to Prime Minister Vladimir Groysman), the situation in the country is far from critical. According to him, the heating season has begun in 95 percent of the country's cities, that is, only five percent of the remaining cities still have problems.

And the news actually features a very limited number of settlements from which alarming news comes. Moreover, these are mostly relatively small provincial towns - Smela, Shepetovka, Severodonetsk. Thus, it is hardly worth exaggerating the seriousness of the situation. At least for now.

But there is also no hope that “everything will resolve”, since the reasons underlying what is happening will steadily worsen. So in the coming cold months, everyone interested will regularly read tense, alarming, and sometimes anecdotal reports of the current heating season in the media.

Current events provide reason not so much for apocalyptic forecasts, but for understanding the essence of what is happening. Given that the problems facing Ukraine are also familiar to Russia, learning from the Ukrainian experience could be very useful.

If we talk about the causes of Ukrainian problems, they are varied. But the essence is generally the same everywhere: a growing crisis of non-payments and debts, in which Naftogaz, public utilities, consumers, authorities (both national and local) are tied into one tight knot. Well, as always in the case of Ukraine, the West, represented by such structures as the IMF, EU, etc., is a significant factor.

Naftogaz, for obvious reasons, is interested in increasing prices for its products for consumers. Just business, nothing personal. By the way, the international community categorically insists on the same thing (and binds this requirement as a condition for obtaining vital loans for the country), which believes that the Ukrainian population lives on cheap energy resources and should be equal in costs for this item with European consumers.

In turn, the authorities, both national and local, are forced to act in conditions of severe budget deficits, which in many cases simply do not exist - and there is nowhere to get them from. As a result, the state is often unable to fulfill its obligations to support and subsidize the public utilities sector.

Well, there are also consumers themselves - both physical and legal entities, including large energy-intensive enterprises. Although among the defaulters, of course, there are also malicious ones who deliberately avoid paying off their debts, the majority (both people and businesses) do not pay because they simply physically do not have the money to do so. Moreover, each new round of tariffs (from December 1, they promise another one, by 32 percent, for Kievteploenergo consumers) worsens their situation, putting citizens on the brink of survival, and factories on the brink of bankruptcy. With corresponding social consequences - such as mass unemployment - for the settlements where they are located.

Oh yes, there is also a separate topic of theft, cutting and kickbacks of housing and communal services funds at all levels, starting with public utilities. And considering that we are talking about a country in which the climate, of course, is milder than in Russia, but still not Italian, the issue of winter heating also has a very important social component.

As a result, in each crisis case that is now in the public eye, there was a particular combination of circumstances that led to something breaking in precisely this “thin” place.

...A few days ago Vladimir Putin held a meeting with members federal government on exactly the same topic in Russia - problems that arose with the heating season in a number of regions due to a sharp increase in prices for fuel oil and coal. And, as a result, a hole appeared in regional budgets in the amount of 23 billion rubles and ways to resolve the current situation. Based on the results of the event, certain decisions were made in which it was necessary to take into account such complex matters as legally defined relations “center - regions”, tax maneuver for oil industry, social burden on budgets of different levels, etc.

Everything is very confusing and very complex, requiring a balanced professional approach and qualified decisions. And this is where the main difference between Russia and Ukraine lies.

Our problems are largely similar - for now, anyway. The fundamental difference lies in the approaches to solving them.

Ukraine believes in simple solutions to complex problems. She relied on them in 2014 and continues to adhere to them to this day. There is no problem that, in her opinion, cannot be solved by fiery appeals from politicians (as Vitaliy Klitschko and Oleg Lyashko did when they turned to Petro Poroshenko in connection with the country’s heating problems), set fire to tires and unauthorized connections.

The problem is that when a complex urbanized industrial system begins to be treated with such simple methods, characteristic of completely different times and socio-economic structures, it itself begins to be simplified. This is precisely what is meant by numerous alarmists who talk about the civilizational degradation of Ukraine.

Ukraine has already gone through the liquidation of complex industries (like shipbuilding) and the abandonment of centralized hot water supply. The destruction of central heating is next.

By the way, you shouldn’t expect any special communal disaster among your neighbors. Neither this year nor next. Although there will clearly be a lot more interesting news from the series “Ukrainian heating season 2018-19”.

Ukraine is simply rapidly returning - and in some places with painful excesses - to communal and social system a century or a century and a half ago. And in the coming years the transition will be completed.

It's not a disaster.

Just a tragedy.

And a lesson. First of all - for Russia.

The German Foreign Ministry called on Ukraine to close the “Peacemaker” website

The German Foreign Ministry condemned the inclusion of former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder in the database of the Ukrainian website “Peacemaker”. The newspaper Die Zeit reports this.

“We have made our position clear to the Ukrainian side in the past and have insisted that the Ukrainian government take action to shut down this site. We will do this now,” the publication quotes the press secretary of the German Foreign Ministry.

Schroeder was included in the Peacemaker database last week for “attack on the sovereignty of Ukraine” and “anti-Ukrainian propaganda.”

The then OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, called the publication “a worrying move that could further jeopardize the safety of journalists.”

The actions of the owners of the “Peacemaker” website were also criticized by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova. She called the publication “a direct call for reprisals against journalists.”
The database also included some Russian cultural figures.

Wage debts in the public sector of Ukraine exceeded $90 million

The total amount of wage debts in the public sector of Ukraine is 2.565 billion hryvnia (more than $91 million), the Verkhovna Rada website reported on Wednesday.

The report says that the problem of wage arrears at enterprises, institutions and organizations of the public sector was discussed by officials in the parliamentary committee on social policy, employment and pensions.

The head of the Rada Committee, Sergei Kaplin, noted that the situation with the payment of wages for recent years It’s only getting worse - debts are constantly growing, the number of workers who do not receive their earnings is increasing every month, and as a result, the population’s disappointment with the authorities and by virtue of the laws is intensifying.

“So, according to the latest operational information Ministry of Social Policy, the total amount of wage debts is 2.565 billion hryvnia (more than $91 million), a third of which are debts to employees of economically active enterprises,” says a message on the Rada website.

Almost half of the total amount of debt - 1.224 billion hryvnia (about 44 million dollars) - is unpaid wages to employees of enterprises under the control of central executive authorities, the report says.

The expert named the reasons for the rush to convene a “unification council” in Ukraine

The intention of the organizers of the so-called unification council in Ukraine to hold it on November 22, as soon as possible and without proper preparation, is due to the fact that we are talking about a process “not purely ecclesiastical, but political,” a member of the Synodal Biblical-Theological Commission of the Russian Federation told RIA Novosti Orthodox Church, political scientist Arkady Mahler.

Earlier, the Ukrainian publication “Voice UA” reported that a representative of Constantinople would arrive in Kyiv on Thursday to prepare for a church “unification council,” which is scheduled for November 22. The results of the council will be presented at the session of the Synod of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, which will be held on November 28-30. Upon its completion, the material states, the tomos, signed by Patriarch Bartholomew, will be presented to the head of the new church structure.

"I think it's real because now main task Phanar (place of residence of the Patriarch of Constantinople - ed.) and the Kyiv schismatics is to drive their horses as quickly as possible, since elections are coming in Ukraine and they need to do everything before the re-election of President (Peter) Poroshenko. Now this is a historic chance for them while Poroshenko is in power,” Mahler said.

According to him, there is no significance in in this case It does not matter that the positions of representatives of non-canonical church structures in Ukraine intending to take part in the Council have not yet been agreed upon at all, there is not even a draft charter for the new “unified church” and no other preparatory work has been carried out.

“Indeed, Councils do not gather so quickly; this process, in order to maintain at least the appearance of canonicity, must have serious preparation, including documentary preparation. There should be some repeated events for “consultation” with the clergy, with the laity, and so on... But you understand what’s the matter: we are now in a situation where Patriarch Bartholomew, by his decision, initially introduced the whole of Ukraine, as they say, into a state of emergency provisions. What he did was unprecedented in church history; there were even no analogues. And we must understand that we are now dealing with a process that is not purely ecclesiastical, but political,” Mahler noted.

“So I think all this will be done in a hurry, as quickly as possible. And it is clear that the fate of this entity will be very unenviable, and in the history of the Church this will be a bright page in how politicians tried to interfere in church affairs. This will be some kind of quasi-church structure, the main idea of ​​which will be the fight against Russia and which will be shunned by all local Orthodox churches,” the expert concluded.

Due to the decision of Constantinople to begin granting autocephaly to the non-canonical church in Ukraine, which the Russian Orthodox Church called a schism, the Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church on October 15 announced a severance of communion with the Patriarchate of Constantinople throughout the canonical territory of the Russian Orthodox Church, including Ukraine and Belarus.

The Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church was called canonically insignificant and saw politics in the abolition by Constantinople of the act of 1686 on the transfer of the Kyiv Metropolis to the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate. Metropolitan Hilarion stated that Constantinople has lost the right to be called the coordinating center of Orthodoxy. At the same time, the Russian Orthodox Church hopes that Constantinople will change its decision to give autocephaly to the Ukrainian Church, and before that it will be in schism.

South-Eastern Ukraine: present and future of the region
30.11.2009 13:21:25

In previous articles it has been repeatedly noted that the federal structure of the state is optimal for Ukraine, since it takes into account the existing economic, geographical, ethnic, linguistic, and religious specifics of multilingual regions and makes it possible to maintain a unified state.

Providing various regions of Ukraine with a certain amount of powers and functions necessary to solve specific regional problems, firstly, will ensure the development of both the regions themselves and the state as a whole, and will open up space for integration processes in Ukraine. Secondly, it will make it possible to find an optimal model of government structure in Ukraine, which combines the advantages single state with regional independence. And, thirdly, it will ensure the unity of Ukraine and stop separatist sentiments.

South-east of modern Ukraine

One of the most developed and self-sufficient regions of Ukraine is the southeast with Crimea. More than two hundred years ago, according to the Kyuchuk-Kainardzhi Peace Treaty, the lands of modern South-Eastern Ukraine went to Russia. The region began to develop rapidly. Cities and towns, roads and bridges were built, military settlements and garrisons were established.

During this time, this land has experienced many upheavals. Cities and villages were twice destroyed and twice rebuilt, two revolutions and two bloody wars left their mark on the history of the state; more than one generation of people inhabiting the southeast of Ukraine has changed.

What is the land of the former Novorossiya like today and how do people live, whose ancestors once founded the cities: Ekaterinoslav, Nikolaev, Kherson, Odessa, Simferopol, Sevastopol, Alexandrovsk?

The southeastern regions of modern Ukraine, which include the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, Zaporozhye, Nikolaev, Odessa, Kherson, Dnepropetrovsk, Kharkov, Donetsk and Lugansk regions - an agrarian-industrial and cultural-historical macro-region with a dominant Russian culture and language, and according to these indicators, the community is different from other regions of Ukraine.

Most of the territories of the southeastern regions geographically belong to Novorossiya (except for Crimea). Historical Ukraine (Little Russia) includes part of the Odessa and Kharkov regions.

For the last eighteen years, this land belongs to Ukraine, which became independent in the early 90s. Much has changed during this time, only language, culture and faith have remained unchanged. Unfortunately, individual stories of “Nezalezhnaya” are now trying to distort history.

Area and population of regions of southeast Ukraine

Population and language

According to a number of political observers, in general, this is the dominant region in terms of human resources and industrial potential, without which the economic life of Ukraine as a large European state is unimaginable. At the same time, this is the region with the largest share of Russian-speaking population.

Within the southeast of Ukraine, subregions are distinguished: the Black Sea region (Odessa, Nikolaev and Kherson regions), the belt of industrial regions (Kharkov, Zaporozhye and Dnepropetrovsk regions), Donbass (Donetsk and Lugansk regions) and Crimea (Arctic Crimea and Sevastopol).

There are two ethnogeographical regions: Southern (Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye, Nikolaev, Odessa, Kherson regions, Crimea) and Eastern (Donetsk, Lugansk, Kharkov regions).

The largest among the regions of the macroregion in terms of area is the Odessa region (33.3 thousand sq. km); in terms of population, the largest among all Ukrainian regions is the Donetsk region (4.841 million according to the 2001 census). The smallest city in terms of area and population is the city of central subordination Sevastopol.

The lowest population density within the macroregion is in the Kherson region, and the highest in general throughout Ukraine in its most urbanized (over 90% of the population is urban) Donetsk, Dnepropetrovsk, Lugansk regions.

The largest agglomerations in southeastern Ukraine:

Kharkov agglomeration - 1,730,000 people.

Donetsk agglomeration - 1,700,000 people.

Dnepropetrovsk agglomeration - 1,530,000 people.

Odessa agglomeration - 1,191,000 people.

Krivoy Rog agglomeration - 840,000 people.

Gorlovsko-Enakievo agglomeration - 665,000 people.

Central Lugansk agglomeration - 513,000 people.

Kramatorsk agglomeration - 486,000 people

South Lugansk agglomeration - 460,000 people.

Kherson agglomeration - 425,000 people.

Kremenchug agglomeration - 396,000 people.

Lisichansk agglomeration - 360,000 people.

Mining agglomeration - 250,000 people.

Nikopol agglomeration - 235,000 people.

The largest Donetsk-Lugansk cluster of agglomerations in the Donbass is inhabited by about 4.75 million people.

According to the KIIS survey, the absolute majority of the population of the southern and eastern regions is Russian-speaking:

Crimea - 97% of the total population;

Dnipropetrovsk region - 72%;

Donetsk region - 93%;

Zaporozhye region - 81%;

Lugansk region - 89%;

Nikolaev region - 66%;

Odessa region - 85%;

Kharkov region - 74%.

In general, in the southeastern regions, about 90% of the population prefer the Russian language.

On the territory of the Ukrainian SSR, three economic regions were allocated - Donetsk-Dnieper, Black Sea and South-Western. The first two regions (especially Donetsk-Dnieper region) produced mainly industrial products.

South-West specialized more in agricultural products.

Today, the regions that were part of the Donetsk-Dnieper and Black Sea regions.

The regions form the basis of the industrial power of the southeast of Ukraine (with the exception of the three least industrially developed - Kirovograd, Poltava and Sumy).

Many of the largest enterprises are located in the southeast of Ukraine:

Coal mining enterprises - Donetskugol;

Ferrous metallurgy - Krivorozhstal, Donetsk Iron and Steel Works, Azovstal and Iron and Steel Works named after. Ilyich;

Military industry - Malyshev plant, Topaz, Kharkov Tractor Plant;

Rocket and space industry - Southern Machine-Building Plant, Khartron, RADMIR;

Aircraft industry - Kharkov Aviation Enterprise and Motor Sich.

Shipbuilding and ship repair - Black Sea Shipyard, Ocean Shipyard; Kherson Shipyard, Sevastopol Shipyard;

Oil refineries in Lugansk, Odessa, Kherson, Berdyansk;

Hydroelectric power - South Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant; DneproGES and

Kakhovskaya HPP

Seaports - Odessa, Sevastopol, Feodosia, Evpatoria, Kerch, Berdyansk, Mariupol.

The income level of the population was above the national average in the Dnepropetrovsk, Donetsk and Zaporozhye regions (which, together with Kiev, are leaders in this indicator); residents of the Kherson region had one of the lowest incomes.

A 2007 sociological study found that in southeastern Ukraine, more than 70% of the population would vote to remain in the USSR if the referendum were held on the day of the poll.

The main features of the region are:

The southeast, with its dominant and self-perpetuating Russian culture, perceives itself as a community separate from other regions of Ukraine;

The language of communication of the southeast is Russian, which is the most obvious and most widespread expression of the special identity of the southeast;

The population of these regions, right up to the separation of the Ukrainian SSR from the Soviet Union, considered themselves as part of “greater Russia” (USSR), in which they were representatives of the majority. After 1991, their status changed: they unexpectedly found themselves a “minority”;

The southeastern regions are economically more developed compared to the rest of Ukraine;

The south-eastern regions are economically autonomous regions and donor regions. The basis of their industry is made up of industries with high export potential. Their enterprises are more part of the global economy than the Ukrainian economy;

The Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol are the custodians of the centuries-old history of Orthodox Christianity; numerous Orthodox churches, cathedrals and monasteries unite more and more believers. Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate;

The deployment of units of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol and Crimea helps to maintain confidence among the residents of the peninsula in their security from Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar nationalism.

Political aspect

Ukrainian political scientists note that “the Russian-speaking belt of Ukraine has 5 regional centers of influence at once - Dnepropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkov, Odessa, Sevastopol and Simferopol. This was especially evident during the presidential elections in Ukraine in 2005.

Results of the 2005 Ukrainian presidential elections.

The elections ended in a virtual draw - according to official data, Yushchenko received 39.87% of the votes, and Yanukovych - 39.32% of the votes. total number of those who voted. Since neither candidate received the 50% + 1 vote needed to win the first round, a second round of voting was scheduled for November 21.

A total of 27,897,559 people took part in the elections. The votes were distributed as follows (The results of the first five candidates out of 24 are given)

Second round

Based on the results of the second round, on November 21, the Chairman of the Central Election Commission, Sergei Kivalov, declared Viktor Yanukovych the winner of the presidential election. According to preliminary data from the Central Election Commission, Yanukovych received 49.42% and Yushchenko - 46.69% of the votes. However, many politicians, analysts, political scientists, and international observers, including from the OSCE, said that the second round of voting “did not meet international standards.” However, international observers from the CIS recognized the elections as meeting international standards.

On December 3, the Supreme Court of Ukraine recognized the announced results of the second round of voting as inconsistent with the actual will of voters and decided to repeat it on December 26.

On December 26, 2004, the Central Election Commission, in pursuance of the decision of the Supreme Court, held a re-vote of the re-vote for the regular presidential elections in Ukraine in 2004. According to statements by international observers, the re-vote took place with virtually no violations.

According to official data from the Central Election Commission, announced on January 10, 2005, Viktor Yushchenko won (51.99% of the votes). Viktor Yanukovych received 44.20% of the votes. Viktor Yanukovych filed a complaint similar to the one that Yushchenko had previously filed with the Supreme Court.

On January 20, the Supreme Court rejected Yanukovych's complaint, and the Central Election Commission published the election results. On January 20, Yushchenko resigned as a deputy. The Verkhovna Rada has scheduled the inauguration of Viktor Yushchenko for January 23.

Describing the situation in Ukraine during the Orange Revolution, experts spoke about the confrontation between the west and center of Ukraine, on the one hand, and the east and south, on the other. The predominantly industrial and Russian-speaking character of the east and south of Ukraine contrasted with the agrarian and Ukrainian-speaking west and center.

In general, in all south-eastern regions, the majority (from 51% to 93% of the votes) in the presidential elections in 2004 was won by Viktor Yanukovych (in each of the three rounds), and in the parliamentary elections of 2006 - by the then opposition “anti-Orange” political forces: Party of Regions, Communist Party of Ukraine, “Not So!”, Vitrenko Bloc (in total from 50% to 84% in each region).

The Ukrainian government is making a fatal mistake by equating the Russian minority with other national minorities in Ukraine. Other minorities did not change their status after the collapse of the Soviet Union (Russians, let us remember, from a majority in the USSR turned into a “minority” in Ukraine).

Neither the Greeks, nor the Bulgarians, nor even the Crimean Tatars, unlike the Russians, are the dominant ethnic group in any part of Ukraine. Finally, the Russian minority dominates and controls the most developed industrial areas.. (And the application of the very term “minority” to Russians in Ukraine is hardly correct. It is no secret that during the periods of Soviet forced Ukrainization, millions of people were assigned to the Ukrainian nation in addition to their will.)

The course of the current government towards strict Ukrainization stimulates the growth of hostility of Russian-speaking Ukraine towards its state. The latest decisions of the Ukrainian authorities only aggravate the problem. An actual ban on the use of the Russian language in legal proceedings, the displacement of the Russian language from film distribution and electronic media, the squeezing of the Russian language from the sphere higher education, and, finally, the translation of Russian surnames into Ukrainian for electoral lists, offensive in all respects, is increasingly alienating the Russian population from the Ukrainian state. It must be clearly understood that the result of all these measures will be the rooting among Russian-speaking citizens of the idea of ​​their national humiliation, which will ultimately determine their attitude towards Ukraine as a state and Ukrainians as a nation.

Now the political program of the East requires legal guarantees of the inviolability of their rights: the status of the Russian language, the federalization of Ukraine and refusal to join NATO.

The future of Ukraine now depends on its ability to develop mutually acceptable mechanisms that prevent the mutual alienation of East and West, or, at least, prevent this alienation from turning into hostility.

Otherwise, the existence of Ukraine within its current borders seems problematic.

As fate would have it, the South-Eastern Administrative District became the least attractive place in the capital. Starting with the geographical location: here, in the area of ​​the Besedinsky Bridge on the border of the Brateevo and Kapotnya districts, the lowest point of the city is located. And the Moscow River flows through it, collecting all the capital’s wastewater, which is why it resembles a large collector.

But the cruel joke of geography on the South-Eastern District does not end there: the fact is that the prevailing winds also blow to the east, bringing toxic products of the activities of numerous industrial facilities located in the neighborhood to the territory of the South-East Administrative District.

By the way, even without the “help” of neighboring districts, the South-Eastern Administrative District confidently holds the palm as the most environmentally hazardous industrial enclave of the capital. Consider the oil refinery in Kapotnya alone, the mere mention of which strikes primitive horror in the heart of every second Muscovite.

Since the Middle Ages, when Moscow was wooden, it was on its southeastern outskirts, on the leeward side of the city, that all fire-hazardous trades, from blacksmithing to pottery production, were located. And this tradition was followed by many generations, localizing industrial threats of any nature for centuries in the southeast of the capital.

Therefore, modern South-Eastern Administrative District is distinguished not only by the number of industrial facilities, but also by their “quality,” breaking all records for exceeding the maximum permissible concentrations of harmful substances in the soil and air.

Today SEAD is the largest industrial district of Moscow. The total area of ​​its industrial zones is more than 40 square meters. km, or 35% of the entire territory, and the district’s enterprises produce more than 12% of the total volume of products produced in Moscow.

Moreover, the specifics of the prevailing industries - oil refining, chemical and engineering - often pose a real threat to environment and the health of local residents. Therefore, from the point of view of the average person, the South-Eastern District is, first of all, an environmental disaster zone.

If we continue to move further according to the standard criteria for assessing the territory, then the South-Eastern District will lose points in almost every nomination. Here there is one of the highest levels of street crime and criminalization of the population in Moscow, the most problematic highways in the capital in terms of traffic congestion, the most unattractive housing stock, almost half of which are 5-story khrushchev houses, and Muscovites call many areas of the district nothing more than working outskirts .

Is there anything encouraging in the appearance of the South-Eastern District? This question is far from rhetorical, but it is still possible to find merit. And the most important advantage of the South-Eastern Administrative District over other capital districts is the unprecedented affordability of housing. That is why many developers do not favor the district, complaining about low profit margins, and more than 70% of new buildings in the South-Eastern District are social housing.

However, many people who have “come in large numbers” from other regions, who have sold their apartments there and are motivated to buy housing in Moscow, find themselves faced with a “choice without a choice”: Moscow real estate prices are an order of magnitude higher than in any other city in the country. Therefore, the majority of potential new settlers in the capital, who usually do not have any special savings, have nothing special to consider other than cheap apartments in the South-Eastern Administrative District or the outright “Moscow” outback in the form of pseudo-urban suburban areas.

And all the talk about the poor environment, traffic jams and unhealthy social climate of the South-Eastern District quickly fades away after a quick study of the capital's real estate market conditions. By the way, the demand for apartments in the South-Eastern Administrative District always remains high, even during the notorious crisis. Therefore, as they say, welcome. Welcome to the real world.

However, in the South-Eastern Administrative District you can find very good options for living: Maryino and Pechatniki have extensive access to the water, and throughout the district there are many modern microdistricts with well-thought-out infrastructure. Of course, it’s worth making a big allowance for the environment and, to put it mildly, the not-so-good criminal situation in the district as a whole. On the other hand, where is it calm in Moscow today?

Moreover, positive changes are also emerging. For example, the General Plan for the Development of Moscow promises to eliminate half of the industrial zones of the district by 2025, moving hazardous industries outside the city limits, which should significantly strengthen the precarious position of the South-Eastern Administrative District against the backdrop of more interesting districts for living. True, the same document provides for the construction of a waste incineration plant in Kapotnya, so again this is a double-edged sword.

Ecology of the district: in a high-risk zone

Describing the environmental situation of the South-Eastern Administrative District is both simple and bitter. Because the negative factors outweigh the symbolic balance by a significant margin, thanks to which the South-Eastern District is deservedly considered the most polluted district of the capital. Due to the fact that the predominant industries in the SEAD are the oil refining and chemical industries, it has not only the lowest environmental indicators, but also the highest level of danger of man-made disasters.

As is known, the main pollutants of the atmosphere are road transport and industry. For each of these parameters, the South-East Administrative District occupies a leading position. The transport situation in the district is assessed as critical. Starting from high-traffic highways - Ryazansky and Volgogradsky Avenues - and ending with the lack of parking spaces in residential areas.

Mosekomonitoring regularly notes a 2-3-fold excess of the maximum concentrations of CO, nitrogen oxides, formaldehyde and other toxic emissions in the area of ​​large transport arteries of the district, while the main environmental blow is taken by residential buildings located in close proximity to the roadway.

Despite the fact that motor transport creates about 90% of the total environmental pollution, it is still public consciousness a clear stereotype has developed that it is the industrial enterprises of the district that are the main culprits for the fact that the South-Eastern Administrative District is considered the most polluted district of Moscow. And people can be understood.

Firstly, in almost every district of the South-Eastern Administrative District there are enterprises that pollute the environment. Secondly, the district is “famous” for two capital leaders in terms of toxicity: the Moscow Oil Refinery in Kapotnya and the Lublin Steel Plant.

The presence of the Moscow Refinery can be felt several kilometers away by the characteristic persistent smell of hydrocarbons, from which even a healthy person experiences serious discomfort, and citizens, for example, with respiratory problems, are generally categorically contraindicated in these places. Not to mention the fact that the windows of houses within a radius of several kilometers from the Moscow Refinery are regularly covered with a significant layer of smoke. Despite this, the sanitary protection zone around the refinery, which was initially only 1 kilometer, has now been reduced to 200 meters, and in the near future it is planned to be completely abolished.

The leadership of the city and district explains this by the need to expand the area of ​​land available for construction and to modernize the plant (for which 66 billion rubles, or more than 2 billion dollars, have been allocated!) However, why do the officials themselves who make such decisions settle next to the Moscow Refinery? - they refuse.

Another major polluter, according to Mosekomonitoring, is the Kuryanovskaya aeration station. This is Europe's largest wastewater treatment system coming from a good half of Moscow. Therefore, the specific smell from the giant settling tanks sometimes spreads from here to a distance of more than 5 km, covering the residential areas of the neighboring areas of Maryino and Lyublino with a fetid trail.

Needless to say, the area adjacent to the treatment plant, and primarily the soil layer, turns out to be extremely saturated with all conceivable and inconceivable toxins, ranging from methane and carbon dioxide, and ending with heavy metals, phosphates and chlorine-containing compounds.

By the way, the unsatisfactory condition of the soil is noted by environmental services in many places in the South-Eastern Administrative District, and primarily on the site of the former Lublin aeration fields, where the modern residential area of ​​Maryinsky Park is now located. And at its eastern border there is an impressive sludge storage facility - a landfill for toxic waste after the reclamation of former aeration fields, fenced with a high fence. Not the best neighborhood for a densely built-up residential neighborhood.

A chemically hazardous facility located on the territory of the South-Eastern Administrative District is also CJSC Mikoyanovsky Meat Processing Plant, whose total ammonia reserves exceed 85 tons. Possible accidents at this enterprise can lead to chemical contamination of the area with highly toxic substances with an area of ​​possible contamination of more than 2 square meters. km.

The worst (even environmentally dangerous) areas for living are Kapotnya, Maryino and Lyublino. It is there that the monsters of the chemical and metallurgical industries described above are located. Pechatniki is also of concern from an environmental point of view, where more than 70% of the territory is occupied by industrial facilities, including the Kuryanovsky wastewater treatment plant mentioned above.

The unfavorable state of the environment in the South-Eastern Administrative District, air, water and soil pollution in the district is also confirmed by disappointing medical statistics. Thus, life expectancy in the South-Eastern Administrative District is 2.5 years lower than the Moscow average, and among children there is an increased mortality rate from congenital malformations. The South-Eastern District ranks first in Moscow in terms of mortality among working-age men from diseases of the circulatory system, as well as in overall primary morbidity among adolescents.

At the same time, some improvement in the overall ecological situation is brought by green areas, of which there are also many in the district: parks and recreation areas occupy a total of about 20% of the area of ​​the South-Eastern Administrative District.

The most significant among them are the Kuzminsky Forest Park, the Lublinsky Park of Culture and Recreation, the Kuskovo Park, etc. Thanks to this, the areas of Kuzminki and Vykhino-Zhulebino, which are adjacent directly to the Kuzminsky Forest Park and are therefore more environmentally friendly, are conditionally suitable for living.

Population of the district: we all came from the people

The population of the South-Eastern District as of January 1, 2012 is 1.33 million people. Of these:

• working-age population – 54% (720 thousand people);
• pensioners – 23% (300 thousand people);
• children under 15 years old – 19% (260 thousand people);
• teenagers – 4% (50 thousand people).

The population density of the South-Eastern District is about 10 thousand people. per 1 sq. km, which corresponds to the average for Moscow. The social composition of the population can be called relatively homogeneous. The predominant contingent is workers and employees of industrial enterprises in the district.

Living conditions in the district are appropriate: there is practically no business-class housing here, and the predominant residential buildings are 9-story panel buildings of outdated series and 5-story houses of the Khrushchev period. According to this indicator, the undisputed leader in the South-Eastern Administrative District is the Kuzminki district, which ranks confidently in second place in Moscow (and, most likely, throughout Russia) after the famous Cheryomushki in terms of the number of khrushchev houses per capita.

The districts of Tekstilshchiki, Kuzminki and Vykhino in the 1960-1970s accepted a large number of people on the city’s waiting list into their new buildings, mainly under the program of resettlement of communal apartments from the center of Moscow. And in Maryino and Pechatniki, around the same years, people on the waiting list for industrial enterprises received apartments. The Kapotnya and Lyublino districts generally arose on the site of former workers’ settlements.

The fact is that among the residents of the South-Eastern Administrative District, visitors predominate by a significant margin. Until the mid-1950s, of all the modern districts of the district, Moscow included only the territories of the Nizhny Novgorod, Lefortovo and Yuzhnoportovy districts.

However, even in these old areas, the indigenous population of Moscow is less than 20%. The bulk of the residents moved to Moscow from Russian regions to boost the capital's industry during the era of intensive industrialization of the 1950-1980s. After a certain number of years of dedicated work, these people, in turn, received their legal housing from their native enterprises, and with it the long-awaited Moscow registration.

However, over the last decade, the South-East Administrative District has gradually begun to get rid of the image of a “proletarian” district. This is due to the fact that more and more buyers of commercial housing are appearing in the district, which is bringing some improvement to the social climate. The ranks of the district's residents are actively replenished by young people with an active lifestyle and average income.

Among the new residents of the district there are many young families with the goal of increasing their living space “for the same money” and moving to the South-East Administrative District from more expensive Moscow districts. Real estate agencies also note a large influx of entrepreneurs into the South-Eastern District from regions with above-average incomes who want to get a foothold in the capital.

Geographical division: searches with limited choice

The South-Eastern District includes 12 districts, one of which, Nekrasovka, is an exclave of the capital within the Moscow region of Lyubertsy. Vykhino-Zhulebino is also of geographical interest - this is the only Moscow district that turned out to be cut in half by the Moscow Ring Road. The remaining districts of the South-Eastern Administrative District lie within the usual boundaries of Moscow, limited by the Moscow Ring Road.

The general principle for the capital “the closer to the center, the more prestigious” does not work in relation to the South-Eastern Administrative District: here it is generally difficult to single out any specific area that fits the description of an elite one. Even the districts of Lefortovo, Nizhny Novgorod and Yuzhnoportovy, located closest to the center, turned out to be burdened with industrial zones and constantly busy highways, which is why their image does not even reach the level of a stable “average peasant”.

In a word, the territory of the South-Eastern District is a kind of symbiosis of residential areas with square kilometers of industrial zones. However, living conditions here can be radically different even for two houses located on the same street, not to mention residential neighborhoods and areas. So on the map of the district, even in unattractive areas, you can find calm and cozy places. You just need to be patient and take the time to study all the pros and cons of your future proposed place of residence.

Lefortovo- the district of the South-Eastern District located closest to the center, but not everyone would call it comfortable, despite the presence of majestic Stalin buildings, Lefortovo Park, several architectural monuments and cultural heritage sites.

The fact is that more than half the area of ​​the district is occupied by various industrial zones, and transport arteries run along its borders: in the west - the embankment of the Yauza River, in the southwest - the railway line of the Kursk direction, and in the northeast - the Kazan direction, which complicate things even without In addition to the difficult transport situation in the area.

In addition, the largest highway in Lefortovo, Entuziastov Highway, is also the busiest, which creates an increased burden on the infrastructure and ecology of the area. Therefore, from the point of view of transport accessibility, Lefortovo cannot be considered an ideal place, at least for ground transport. And there is only one metro station here - Aviamotornaya, located on the easternmost border of the district. To get to it, residents of the southern and northern parts of Lefortovo have to travel a long way through Moscow traffic jams.

The Third Transport Ring also runs here, although its main part lies underground in the form of the Lefortovo Tunnel - a structure as large-scale (its length is 3.2 km) as it is dangerous due to the high number of accidents that occur there. This is why among Moscow car enthusiasts the name “tunnel of death” has stuck to it. But the underground construction of a significant part of the Third Transport Ring, which cost the city treasury $1 billion, made it possible to preserve the historical Lefortovo district and the architectural monuments located in it.

Lefortovo has a fairly old housing stock: many brick buildings built in the 1920s-1950s, and the predominant buildings are represented by panel houses from the 1950s-1970s.

There is practically no construction of new housing in the area, and apartments can only be purchased on the secondary market.

The area has a well-developed social infrastructure: for 91 thousand residents there are more than 20 kindergartens, 15 schools, 22 universities, 14 clinics. Retail outlets are also widely represented, from the large shopping centers “Gorod”, “Auchan”, to the chain stores “Sedmoy Continent”, “Pyaterochka”, “Dixie” and other convenience stores.

The cost of housing in Lefortovo is higher than in the South-Eastern District, but lower than in neighboring areas bordering it. A one-room apartment costs between 5-6 million rubles, a two-room apartment costs 7-9 million rubles. Renting housing is quite expensive, due to the proximity to the center: one-room apartment - 30-35 thousand, two-room apartment - 35-45 thousand, three-room apartment - 45-55 thousand.

Nizhny Novgorod District- the former industrial outskirts of Moscow. Today it borders with the Central Administrative District, but is characterized by poor transport accessibility, mainly due to the lack of its own metro station, and poor ecology. The Nizhegorodskaya metro station is expected to open in 2015, but for now the population of the district is forced to make do with the neighboring Volgogradsky Prospekt station, located near the western border of the district.

The length and breadth of the area is permeated by rail, creating many difficulties for road transport, especially during rush hours. Moreover, all its main highways, from the Third Ring Road to Ryazansky and Volgogradsky Avenues, are often blocked by kilometer-long traffic jams.

The area is 100% working class, with many operating enterprises that provide jobs not only for the population of Nizhny Novgorod. The largest industrial facilities within its borders are the Karacharovsky Mechanical Plant, which produces elevators and tower cranes, the Mikoyanovsky Meat Processing Plant, the Tagansky Meat Processing Plant, Woodworking Plant No. 3, etc.

At the same time, many courtyards in the Nizhny Novgorod region are well-kept and have a large presence of green spaces, which, combined with a well-developed social infrastructure, creates a favorable impression of a lived-in area. Volgogradsky and Ryazansky Avenues originate in Nizhny Novgorod, and Taganskaya Square is less than 2 km from here.

The area is characterized by a long-established housing stock of predominantly outdated buildings. The main specificity of residential areas is their location interspersed with industrial zones, which reduces the cost of apartments, but does not create the best living environment.

The cost of a one-room apartment is about 5 million rubles, which is a kind of record for the area bordering the Central Administrative District. A two-room apartment costs on average 6.5-7.5 million rubles, and the cost of a three-room apartment starts from 8 million rubles. Renting housing in the Nizhny Novgorod region will cost approximately 30 thousand for a one-room apartment, 40 thousand for a two-room apartment and 50-55 thousand for a three-room apartment.

Yuzhnoportovy the district closes the top three districts closest to the center of the South-Eastern District. Despite its small area (only 4.5 sq. km), there are as many as four stations of the Moscow Metro located here, which makes it the most comfortable in terms of transport accessibility.

Along with the metro, Yuzhnoportovoye has a well-developed transport network: the radial highways Simonovsky Val, Dubrovskaya Street and Volgogradsky Prospekt are connected to each other by the 3rd Krutitsky Lane, Melnikov Street, Novoostapovskaya Street and the Third Transport Ring. Therefore, motorists in the area have many options to avoid traffic jams.

Numerous research institutes and industrial facilities are located in the region, the largest of which is the First State Bearing Plant GPZ-1. Now it is in a state of ruin, but at one time it was the flagship of Soviet mechanical engineering, supplying its products to many industries, from equipment for subway lifts to lunar exploration programs.

A highly developed social infrastructure is an advantage of the Yuzhnoport district. There are 13 kindergartens, 12 schools, 5 clinics and 3 hospitals. The area contains 4 markets, of which one is for auto parts, and 2 are clothing markets. However, the presence of markets attracts a large flow of illegal labor migrants to the territory of the district as their constant attribute, which negatively affects the image of the district, its amenities and the criminal situation.

The housing stock of the area is represented by brick houses built in 1950-1960. and panel - 1980-1990. The cost of apartments is typically low for the South-Eastern Administrative District and amounts to about 5.5 million for a one-room apartment, 6.5 million for a two-room apartment and 8-9 million for a three-room apartment. You can also rent housing quite inexpensively: for a one-room apartment they will ask for 25-30 thousand rubles, about 30-35 thousand for a two-room apartment and 40-45 thousand for a three-room apartment.

Printers are the longest region of the South-Eastern District, their western border repeating the bends of the Moscow River. Perhaps the proximity to the water begins and ends the advantages of this area, the main attraction of which is still the industrial zones that occupy more than 60% of its territory. It is believed that the level of air pollution in Pechatniki is in no way inferior to the notorious Kapotnya.

The southern part of the district is occupied by the Kuryanovo industrial zone, the main object of which is the Kuryanovo wastewater treatment plant with a total area of ​​380 hectares. The indescribable “aromas” of this aeration station envelop the surrounding areas and further worsen the ecological situation of the area.

Getting here by road is a serious problem. Despite the low population density, traffic jams regularly form here, since the only exits from the area are Shosseynaya and Yuzhnoportovaya streets, which initially have low traffic capacity.

Contrary to obvious logic, it is here, and not in the Yuzhnoportov district, that the Southern River Port is located. The area is also famous for the AZLK plant, which produced Moskvich vehicles. Now former territory The plant is divided between large and small tenants, and the only production left is the former engine plant, now called Avtoframos, which assembles Renault cars.

The social infrastructure is quite weak. There are only two hospitals, three clinics, 30 educational institutions, including kindergartens, schools, secondary specialized and higher educational institutions. There are no large shopping and entertainment centers in Pechatniki; trade organizations are represented by supermarkets and small commercial stores.

No new housing is currently being built in Pechatniki. Apartment prices are no more expensive than the average for the South-East Administrative District. A one-room apartment here can be purchased for 4.7 million rubles, a two-room apartment for 6 million rubles, and a three-room apartment for 7.5 million rubles.

— the largest district in terms of population in the South-Eastern Administrative District with a well-developed infrastructure. There are 120 medical, 100 educational institutions, more than 10 shopping centers. The district was formed in 1995. Now about 190 thousand people live on an area of ​​1.5 thousand hectares. High population density leads to heavy traffic congestion. This problem is one of the most painful in the area.

The Vykhino metro station is located near a large bus station, where not only residents of the area make transfers, but also residents of nearby cities, as well as the castle district of Kosino, where there is not a single metro station at all. Therefore, the definition of “eternal crush” most accurately characterizes the situation around the Vykhino metro station.

The main highways of the Vykhino-Zhulebino region: MKAD, Ryazansky and Volgogradsky Avenues are constantly overloaded. Cars are stuck in huge traffic jams. This affects the ecology of the area. Gas pollution comes mainly from an overabundance of transport. Although, compared to other areas of Moscow, Vykhino-Zhulebino is a relatively clean area.

Geographically, the region is farthest from the center, which imposes its own characteristics. Housing prices in Vykhino-Zhulebino are among the most affordable. A one-room apartment here can be bought for an average of 4.8 million rubles, a two-room apartment costs 5.9 million rubles, and a three-room apartment in a panel house of 85 sq.m can be bought for 8.4 million rubles.

Renting housing in the area is also one of the cheapest. A one-room apartment can be rented for 23-25 ​​thousand rubles, a two-room apartment for 29-35 thousand rubles.

Kapotnya- the most unprestigious and environmentally unfavorable district of Moscow. A working-class outskirts... A headache for the Moscow authorities... This is where all the persistent housing and communal services defaulters are resettled.

Kapotnya has long become a household name. The main culprit of all complaints is the Moscow Oil Refinery. It is this that is the source of burning and soot in the area. People suffer from unpleasant odors and get sick from toxic emissions.

The only advantage of the area, perhaps, is its powerful industrial base. It’s not for nothing that the area is called “proletarian”. There are more than 100 enterprises in Kapotnya, and this creates a huge number of jobs. Finding a job here is quite easy.

This is where the advantages end, and the problems begin. One of them is transport inaccessibility. There is no metro in Kapotnya. It is difficult to travel here from other places. People get to work by bus, sometimes with several transfers.

Kapotnya is the least attractive and cheapest district of the capital. No new housing is being built here, and the secondary market is quite weak. The main area is occupied by an industrial zone, and there are only two residential districts.

Apartments in Kapotnya are bought very reluctantly, mainly by those who cannot afford to buy something more decent. Those who have absolutely nowhere to go, choosing between renting square meters and at least some of their own living space, settle in Kapotnya. As a rule, these are not Muscovites. There are also many hostels in the area.

Price square meter in Kapotnya the average is less than 110 thousand rubles, which is 7% lower than in the district. The most budget option for a one-room apartment will cost 3.8 million rubles, a two-room apartment can be bought for 5.5 - 6 million rubles, a three-room apartment for 6 - 7.5 million rubles.

Kuzminki- the most convenient residential area of ​​the South-East Administrative District with well-developed infrastructure. There are almost no industrial enterprises here, so environmental problems are not as severe as in neighboring areas.

Kuzminki is a rare area in which transport is well developed. Two metro stations “Kuzminki” and “Volzhskaya” fully satisfy the population’s needs for underground transport. Of course, during rush hours there is no crowd here either, but there is an option to take advantage of the many routes of ground public transport.

The main major highway in the area is Volgogradsky Prospekt. The traffic load here is enormous, and traffic jams of many kilometers are a common occurrence. This is due to the high population density: densely populated residential areas are located along the highway, and residents of neighboring areas also commute through Kuzminki.

This is one of the most prestigious areas of the district. All conditions for a comfortable life have been created here: many medical and health institutions, sports and entertainment complexes, cinemas, shopping centers. Kuzminsky Park is the most favorite place for local residents to relax.

Particularly favorable conditions in Kuzminki have been created for young families with children. Everywhere you look there are schools, kindergartens, libraries, creativity centers. Here is the famous music school named after Arensky, an equestrian school, and the Moscow Cossack Cadet Corps named after Sholokhov.

The housing stock in Kuzminki is increasing every year, houses are growing at cosmic speed. Buying an apartment here is considered a profitable investment. The cost per square meter in a new house is 115-120 thousand rubles. You can buy a one-room apartment on the secondary housing market for 5.1 million rubles, a two-room apartment for 6.2 million rubles, and for a three-room apartment they ask for 8.7 million rubles. Mostly apartments built in the 70s and 80s are rented. A one-room apartment can be rented for 25-30 thousand rubles, a two-room apartment for 30-40 thousand rubles, a three-room apartment for 35-45 thousand rubles.

Maryino - one of the most prestigious and attractive areas of the district with well-developed infrastructure. There are almost no industrial enterprises here, with the exception of two factories.

High density of buildings deprives citizens of the opportunity to enjoy the abundance of parks and green spaces within neighborhoods. A local attraction is the picturesque embankment along the Moskva River and two beautiful parks: named after Artem Borovik and in honor of the 850th anniversary of Moscow.

Maryino has good transport accessibility. Railway transport passes through the territory of the district, the Lyublinskaya metro line has two modern stations - “Maryino” and “Bratislavskaya”, numerous routes of bus and trolleybus lines transport the population of the district in all directions.

From north to south, Maryino is crossed by a large automobile artery - Lyublinskaya Street. The traffic on it is very dense, there are constant traffic jams. In a word, the area is clearly deprived of roads.

Another disadvantage of Maryino is the unhealthy environmental situation. The situation is aggravated by the nearby oil refinery in Kapotnya. The wind from there sometimes carries all the “aromas” of harmful production.

Now Maryino is getting better day by day. The equipped infrastructure is aimed at young families with children. 43 kindergartens, 33 schools, a clinic, a cinema, large shopping centers such as Auchan, BOOM, and the Ice Palace create all the conditions for a comfortable life.

Housing in Maryino is of good quality. The area began to be heavily developed in the 90s. These were mostly panel houses of different heights. But now there is almost no construction going on. Apartments are selling well. A one-room apartment can be bought for 4.8-6 million rubles, a two-room apartment - in the range of 6.2-8.5 million rubles, and a modern three-room apartment will cost from 10.1 million rubles. Renting housing in Maryino is as easy as shelling pears, as there are a lot of offers. A one-room apartment will cost 25-27 thousand rubles, and a two-room apartment will cost 32-36 thousand rubles.

Lyublino- one of the most beautiful areas of the capital. It was once a holiday village, but now it is a residential area with well-developed infrastructure. This is a rapidly growing and developing area.

There are many industrial enterprises operating on its territory, including the Foundry-Mechanical and Power-Mechanical Plants, Orgneftekhim and others. Despite this, you will have to look for work in Lyublino.

The area is characterized by poor transport accessibility. The situation here is extremely tense. The only metro station “Lyublino” cannot cope with passenger traffic, and ground transport does not help: if you exit Volgogradsky Prospekt through Lyublinskaya Street, you can get stuck in a traffic jam for a long time. Getting to the center of Moscow from Lyublino is problematic; there is a shortage of transit routes in the area.

To the north, Lyublino borders on the Kuzminsky Park, which affects the good environmental situation, but moving to the south, the border Kapotnya with its huge industrial potential negates all environmental well-being.

The infrastructure of the area is well developed. There are 20 educational institutions, 6 hospitals, 14 kindergartens in Lyublino. Near the Lyublinskaya metro station there is a large trade and fair complex “Moscow”. Everything here is done for the convenience of buyers, and if you come here, you will never be left without a purchase. Its huge territory includes a network of restaurants and cafes, convenient parking and many entertainment centers.

Residential buildings in Lyublino are built to suit every taste and are in high demand. Prices are average for the area or slightly higher. The most budget option for a one-room apartment costs 4.1 million rubles, a two-room apartment can be purchased for 6 million rubles. and higher, and three-room apartments start from 9.5 million rubles.

There are few options for renting housing in Lyublino, so the prices here are steep. You can rent a one-room apartment from 27 thousand rubles, a two-room apartment from 40 thousand rubles, a three-room apartment from 50 thousand rubles.

Ryazansky- a developed residential and industrial area of ​​the South-East Administrative District with a high population. The district can be proud of its infrastructure: there are 14 kindergartens, 11 schools, clinics, 2 hospitals, consumer service enterprises, large shopping centers and others. social facilities, providing decent level life. Large cultural institutions include the Voskhod cinema, the Palace of Culture named after the 40th anniversary of the October Revolution, and the musical theater.

A special feature of the Ryazan region is its developed industry. On the territory of the district there are 12 research organizations, many industrial enterprises, including the Mosenergo repair plant, the Molniya machine-building plant, the Saturn lighting plant, a plant for experimental products and structures, and others.

The area has good transport accessibility. The Ryazansky Prospekt metro station, the Veshnyaki railway station, and numerous bus routes solve all communication problems with other areas.

The main highway Ryazansky Prospekt has a low traffic load compared to other major highways. There are much fewer traffic jams here than, for example, on neighboring Volgogradsky Prospekt. And parking spaces are much freer here.

But there are problems with the environment. Residents constantly complain about the smell of hydrogen sulfide at night. The reason for this is the unenviable proximity to the oil refinery in Kapotnya, the harmful emissions from which are carried by the wind to all neighboring areas. People suffer from headaches, nausea and suffocation.

The Ryazan region today is considered promising and quickly gaining popularity in the real estate market. The demand for apartments here is growing rapidly, which is explained by their relatively low price. The cost of a 1-room apartment on Ryazansky Prospekt starts from 4.9 million rubles, two-room apartments cost from 5.9 million rubles, and three-room apartments start from 7.3 million rubles. Rent of a one-room apartment - from 27 thousand rubles, two-room apartment - from 40 thousand rubles.

Nekrasovka- one of the most remote but promising areas of the South-East Administrative District with a large number of new buildings. It has many green areas and actively developing infrastructure.

The largest enterprise on the territory of Nekrasovka is an aeration station, part of the Mosvodokanal system. It creates a difficult ecological situation in the area. The unpleasant smell that comes from there can be felt far beyond the boundaries of the treatment plant. In the near future, it is planned to build a plant here for the production of a substance for water disinfection, which will further aggravate the environmental situation.

The transport situation in Nekrasovka has a number of disadvantages. First of all, there is no metro station in the area. The nearest stations “Vykhino” and “Lublino” can be reached by buses. In 2016, it is planned to bring a metro line here and build its own station.

But ground transport is well developed. The railway connects the area with the Kazansky railway station. You can take the train from the station in Lyubertsy.

Since 2005, active reconstruction of the housing stock began in Nekrasovka. A lot of dilapidated housing from the Khrushchev period was demolished. New buildings then grew like mushrooms. Currently, construction is not underway, but in the future the area is expecting a “construction boom”; large-scale development of residential areas is planned.

Nekrasovka is located outside the Moscow Ring Road, so prices for apartments here are low. You can buy a one-room apartment here for 4.3 - 4.5 million rubles, a two-room apartment - for 6-6.9 million rubles, a three-room apartment - from 7.5 million rubles. Renting housing is quite affordable. A one-room apartment can be rented for 20-22 thousand rubles, a two-room apartment for 27-30 thousand rubles, a three-room apartment for 32 thousand rubles.

Textile workers - a modern urban area of ​​the South-Eastern Administrative District with a long-established and well-functioning infrastructure. The area has high transport accessibility. Two metro lines with two stations “Tekstilshchiki” and “Volzhskaya” can cope with the load quite well. Railway transport has a station of the same name and complements the possibilities of transporting passengers.

Volgogradsky Prospekt is the largest highway in the region. He splits it in half. Traffic jams here, like everywhere else, common occurrence. But where are they not? Numerous bus routes connect residents with all areas of the capital.

Textile workers are an industrial area. Once upon a time there were textile factories here (hence the name) - calico, wool spinning, etc., and now a third of the area is occupied by industrial enterprises. There are 13 of them in the region, including the Moscow Fat Plant, an airborne geodetic enterprise, an experimental machine plant, JSC Spetselektrod, JSC Svyaztransneft and others.

Despite the large number of industrial enterprises, the environmental situation in Tekstilshchiki is not hopeless. This is facilitated by the close location of natural and historical monuments of neighboring Kuzminki and Lyublino. Their vast green areas improve the ecology of the area.

Favorable living conditions have been created in Tekstilshchiki. There are many medical institutions, 9 schools, 20 kindergartens. Particular attention is paid to physical health and sports in the region. There are all possibilities for this: on its territory there is a nationally known sports complex “Moskvich”, which includes an Ice Palace, tennis courts, one of the largest billiards clubs in the world and much more.

The area was actively developed in the 60s. Now there is a program for the demolition and reconstruction of dilapidated housing. New modern houses of increased comfort are being built, residential areas are being improved. You can buy a one-room apartment in Tekstilshchiki for 4.7 million rubles. and above, two-room apartments from 5.8 million rubles, and three-room apartments start from 7.9 million rubles. You can rent a one-room apartment for an average of 30 thousand rubles, a two-room apartment for 38 thousand rubles, a three-room apartment for 55 thousand rubles.

Infrastructure of the South-East Administrative District

Urban transport is fully represented in the district: from the metro to all types of ground transport. There are 17 railway stations on the territory of the South-East Administrative District. By the way, according to this indicator, the district ranks first in Moscow. Residents can easily travel by train to the center of the capital without transfers. But at rush hour you wouldn’t wish to be in a suburban train carriage for your enemy: it’s cramped, and, as the classic said, they “steal.”

The congestion of roads in the South-East Administrative District probably breaks all records even in Moscow. Repeatedly exceeding all reasonable limits for the presence of freight and passenger vehicles on the main highways - Volgogradsky and Ryazansky Avenues, a 10-kilometer section of the Moscow Ring Road - contributes to the formation of “eternal” traffic jams in all directions of the district. The most traffic jams are located on Entuziastov Highway, Lyublinskaya Street and in the Lefortovo area.

For most residents of the South-Eastern Administrative District, the metro is the salvation from the transport collapse, but in general, high-speed transport is underdeveloped. The busiest metro lines, Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya and Lyublinskaya, run through the SEAD. Of the 14 metro stations, Vykhino, Kuzminki and Tekstilshchiki are experiencing increased tension, through which more than 400 thousand people pass daily.

Methods for resolving the traffic load on high-speed highways include the opening in 2013 of new metro stations “Zhulebino”, “Lermontovsky Prospekt” and “Kotelniki” along the Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya line, which significantly increased transport accessibility for residents of these areas.

The parking situation in the area is extremely unsatisfactory. Not only guests, but also local residents experience difficulties with parking in the South-Eastern Administrative District. The district is oversaturated with cars, the passenger flow is huge.

During the active development of workers' settlements more than 50 years ago, the narrow streets of cramped neighborhoods did not allow for such rapid growth of motor transport, and now drivers need to have considerable skill in order to find the coveted parking spot and still manage to squeeze into it.

Medicine in the South-Eastern Administrative District has a completely acceptable level. The population of the district receives high-quality medical care in 46 clinics, 13 hospitals, 8 dispensaries, and 5 maternity hospitals. Multidisciplinary medical centers are equipped with modern equipment, new ones are being introduced modern methods work. Thus, in 2012, mass electronic registration of patients began to be used.

The world famous Main Military Clinical Hospital named after N.N. is located on the territory of the district. Burdenko is the cradle of hospital business. Truly miracles of medicine have been demonstrated by the hospital’s doctors over more than 300 years of history.

For emergency assistance to victims in any emergency situations, the hospital is equipped with a high-tech flying operating and resuscitation laboratory “Scalpel”, thanks to which the lives of more than 3,000 soldiers were saved during the last Chechen campaign alone.

In terms of education, the South-Eastern Administrative District also has room for improvement. Currently, there are 290 preschool institutions in the district, 120 secondary schools and 6 universities. By subjective assessment population, this is not enough. The issue of lack of places in kindergartens is particularly acute. This problem has long roots, when in the 90s, due to demographic problems, most of the kindergartens were given to commercial structures. This “relic of the past” will resonate with young families for a long time...

However, in 2012 alone, 13 kindergartens and 3 schools were opened in the South-Eastern Administrative District, and more than 100 sports grounds were built. And the pace of construction of these facilities in the South-Eastern Administrative District is much higher than in other capital districts.

Economy of the district: jobs for the entire Capital

Historically, it so happened that the South-East Administrative District has the status of a working outskirts of a large metropolis. This is the most industrial district of the capital. In terms of production volume, the South-East Administrative District occupies a leading position in the city. Powerful industrial potential includes large production facilities in the engineering, instrument-making and chemical industries, oil refining, metallurgy and construction.

Currently, there are 123 large and medium-sized industrial enterprises and more than 2,000 small businesses located in the district. Over 100 thousand specialists in various fields work at factories in the South-East Administrative District. Although there is an opinion that “Moscow is not rubber...”, this has nothing to do with the SEAD - the number of jobs here is constantly growing.

Giants of all-Russian significance include the enterprises of JSC Avtoframos (formerly AZLK), JSC Moskabelmet, the Serp and Molot plant, the Moscow Bearing plant, Stalpromsindicate, the oil refinery in Kapotnya, the tire plant and others.

One of the oldest in the area is the Hammer and Sickle plant, located in the Lefortovo district. It produces sheet metal products, pipes, wire, and steel products. In the workshops of this metallurgical giant, steel once poured over the edge, but now the plant is going through not the best of times: production rates have been significantly reduced, the territory of the plant has an abandoned appearance, and the workshops are in ruins. But, despite this, the plant operates, sells its products and is waiting for new young personnel.

Near the Tekstilshchiki metro station on Volgogradsky Prospekt there is largest enterprise automotive industry JSC Avtoframos. Until 1992, it was the famous AZLK plant, which since 1956 has produced world-famous Moskvich cars. Only in 2010 it was discontinued, and currently, in the workshops of OJSC Avtoframos, full-scale assembly of Renault cars is carried out, including welding, stamping and painting of the body. The production capacity of the enterprise allows the annual production of over 175,000 cars per year.

The scale of such production requires the involvement of a large number of specialists. There are always a lot of vacancies at the plant. However, real specialists, as usual, come at a price. Earnings are low, on average 30 thousand rubles, but there are many other advantages. For example, everyone is invited to study for free French. The plant has created all conditions for career growth, introduced additional holidays for length of service, all social packages are available.

OJSC Avtoframos is the successor of AZLK

The most pressing issue in the South-Eastern Administrative District is the activity of the oil refinery in Kapotnya. The company operates around the clock. Harmful working conditions are compensated higher salary, discounted meals, sanatorium-resort treatment, full social package.

The Moscow government is taking measures to reduce harmful factory emissions. Thus, in 2011, active work began on the reconstruction of production. Closed-type mechanical treatment facilities were built and new sulfur production equipment was installed, which is designed to significantly reduce evaporation and help eliminate unpleasant odors.

At the same time, the Kapotnya refinery causes more negativity among the overwhelming majority of the population. However, if you ask any employee of this enterprise directly about the benefits of the plant, you will hear an answer that is directly opposite to public opinion. Of course, the amount of wages received by some “ordinary” oil refinery workers is beyond the reach of even many Moscow entrepreneurs.

The most important factor in the development of the district is its high scientific potential. These are more than 80 scientific and design organizations, such as “Energy”, “Glass”, “Synthesis” and others. Private commercial firms whose activities are concentrated in the field of trade and food production are active.

Crime in the South-Eastern District of Moscow

What three associations come to mind for the average Muscovite when mentioning the South-Eastern District? Kapotnya, traffic jams, crime. And police statistics confirm the increased crime rate of the district. There are several reasons for this: firstly, the majority of the population of the district is not represented by the intelligentsia, and secondly, an increased concentration of illegal labor migrants has been recorded in the district.

These two factors are quite enough to make ordinary residents, not without reason, fear for their property, health and life. Especially in the evening. And even an apartment has long ceased to be a fortress, since the statistics of residential burglaries in the area is growing disappointingly.

The unofficial rating of the ten most dangerous districts of Moscow included two districts of the South-Eastern Administrative District. Firstly, these are Kuzminki, “famous” for the crowds of alcoholics and drug addicts freely walking around the courtyards. These asocial elements, who have long ago violated the norms of not only morality and morality, but also the criminal code, do not cost anything to commit a particularly serious crime for a dose or bottle of vodka.

The next disadvantaged area is Tekstilshchiki. A large number of abandoned industrial buildings in this area gave shelter to an army of illegal migrants who turned into people without housing or means of subsistence. The only occupation of these Robin Hoods is the slippery slope of robbery and robbery, since in general they have nothing to lose.

After the closure of the Cherkizovsky market in 2009, thousands of migrants from the Eastern District of Moscow smoothly but surely migrated to the South-East Administrative District to the Sadovod market on the border of the Moscow Ring Road, adding to the troubles of the already problematic Kapotnya. Now, instead of agricultural and construction markets, this area has become a new province of China within the borders of Moscow. In addition, visiting these places has become far from safe.

Sights of the South-Eastern District

On the territory of the South-Eastern Administrative District there are unique historical and cultural monuments. Of course, there are few of them, but they exist. The most notable of them is the Kuzminki palace and park ensemble - the former estate of the Golitsyn princes. This monument is included in the list of UNESCO cultural sites.

Visitors to the estate have the opportunity to feel the atmosphere of that time, see the interesting interiors of the estate, and look at the life of the nobles of the 19th century. This is a great place to relax and walk in a beautiful park with centuries-old trees and flowing ponds.

Now there are attractions here, you can ride horses and all-terrain vehicles, and take part in a variety of costumed interactive programs.

One of the most interesting and quiet places in the district is the 18th-century historical and architectural ensemble “Rogozhskaya Sloboda”. This is one of the few islands of Old Believers throughout the country. The main temple of this Old Believer community is the Intercession Cathedral with a rich collection of ancient Russian icons that have survived to this day. The temple is very popular among believers; services are held here daily.

Unique sights of the district include the 17th century Nikolo-Perervinsky Monastery in Pechatniki, 20 Orthodox churches, incl. the Church of Peter and Paul in Soldatskaya Sloboda, the Lyublino estate, the palace and park ensemble in Lefortovo.

The picturesque landscapes in the valleys of the Yauza and Ponomarka rivers amaze the imagination. The best places to relax are located in forested areas in Lefortovo, Lyublino, and in the garden in Kapotnya.

Cultural life in the South-Eastern Administrative District, despite the image of a “proletarian” district, is quite diverse. Among the 86 cultural institutions, museums and exhibitions are very popular. For example, the most interesting Zoological Museum in Vykhino-Zhulebino, the Literary Museum named after K.G. Paustovsky in Kuzminki, the Lomakovsky Museum of Vintage Cars and Motorcycles in Lyublino, the Exhibition Hall on Krutitsky Val, where works by artists of various styles of contemporary art are presented - from realism to the avant-garde.

On any day, residents and guests of the city can visit theatres, of which there are five in the district. Three of them are located in Kuzminki. These are the well-known Moscow Drama Theater named after A.N Ostrovsky, the Russian Ballet Theater and the children's theater-studio On Seven Hills, as well as the theater under the direction of G. Chikhachev in the Ryazan district of the South-Eastern Administrative District and the Moscow Fantastic Theater on Yuzhnoportovaya Street.

The network of cultural institutions includes numerous cinemas, the largest of which are “Vysota” in Kuzminki, “Molodezhny” on Lyublinskaya Street, “Fakel” and “Kronverk Cinema” on Entuziastov Highway. A trip to the cinema will cost you from 100 to 500 rubles. All cinemas have halls for showing films in 3D format, comfortable cafes, and equipped parking lots.

For shopping lovers there is also a place to please themselves. Mainly in the district you will find many shopping centers of the economy segment. The largest mega-mall of the South-Eastern Administrative District, which is also located in the very heart of the metropolis, is the Gorod shopping complex in Lefortovo. Here is the Auchan hypermarket, where not only a huge selection of goods and attractive prices await you at any time, but also traditional 20-meter queues at the checkouts. As well as the Leroy Merlin construction hypermarket, the Grad hockey complex and hundreds of large and small shops and salons.

One of the largest trade and fair centers in the capital, Moscow, is located a 5-minute walk from the Lyublino metro station. It can be called a model of modern wholesale and retail trade. The proximity to the Moscow Ring Road and the metro creates special conveniences for life for residents of the residential areas of Maryino and Kuzminki. Huge areas, wide range of goods. You don't have to travel far - you can buy everything in one place.

Russia's largest entertainment family center, Fantasy Park, on Lyublinskaya Street, houses a water park and various entertainment areas where children's water activities are organized, birthdays and corporate events are celebrated. By the way, almost none of them can boast of their own water park. administrative districts Moscow.

Active types of youth recreation include the newfangled game of laser tag - a new version of paintball at the CosmoZar entertainment center (Rogozhskaya Zastava shopping center on Entuziastov Highway).

In the restaurant of the Namangan shopping center in Lyublino you will have a pleasant time with good company. Here you can play billiards, bowling, visit a nightclub and sauna, and dishes of Asian and Caucasian cuisine will satisfy the most demanding gourmets.

Shopping center "Namangan" - a favorite vacation spot

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The southeast of Moscow is a continuous industrial zone. Not really

It is believed that the South-East of Moscow is a disadvantaged area of ​​the capital, there are many factories and little life there. Meduza, together with Kvartals 21/19 (they are, of course, located in the South-East of Moscow) explain why the reputation of the South-East will change right now.

The southeast of Moscow has a bad environment and many factories

Like really. There are indeed many industrial zones in the South-East of Moscow: “Sickle and Hammer”, “Grayvoronovo” and “Southern Port” - and they are truly gigantic; the territory of “Southern Port”, for example, could fit the whole of Venice. But Moscow is a post-industrial city: this means that the factories in the city have basically all closed, and in their place offices and housing are appearing. Therefore, the industrial zones of the South-East are practically no longer working, and, accordingly, do not spoil the air - the same industrial zone "Grayvoronovo", on the site of which "Kvartaly 21/19" is located, must be completely rebuilt by 2020.

Most of all, the reputation of the South-East is spoiled by Kapotnya with its Moscow oil refinery, but even here you need to understand several things: firstly, the plant is being reconstructed (the process will end in 2020), secondly, the South-East of Moscow is literally an elastic concept , its area is 117 square kilometers, and you can live there without ever having been to Kapotnya. In the west of the district there is the Kuryanovsky wastewater treatment plant - and it is due to be updated next year. What else greatly harms the ecology of the Southeast? Cars. But here the district is no different from all the others.

Moscow River. View of the South-Eastern District from the Nagatinsky backwater

In addition, there is a lot of greenery: in the center of the district there is the Kuzminsky Forest Park, along the Moskva River there is a park for the 850th anniversary of Moscow, and in Veshnyaki there is the Kuskovo estate (the latter is formally located in the Eastern District, but concerns not only it).

Briefly: The industrial zones of the South-East are ceasing to be industrial zones, and the remaining factories are being reconstructed.

It is inconvenient to get to the center from the South-East of Moscow

Like really. Everyone knows about the “Vykhino effect” - this is when at Vykhino (until recently the final station) the train becomes so full that there is no room left for passengers from other stations. Bad news: This is actually the busiest thread right now. The good news: the Moscow metro is now being built at an unprecedented pace, and this construction will have a colossal impact on the fate of the Southeast in the coming years.

New metro station “Zhulebino” on the Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya line

Photo: Natalya Volkova / Photobank Lori

To understand the scale: next year a new metro line will open here - Kozhukhovskaya. It will immediately have seven stations, the line will end at the Nizhegorodskaya station on the MCC (also recently opened), and from here in the same year a piece of the Third Interchange Circuit will pass - already the third ring of the Moscow metro. The Stakhanovskaya station of the Kozhukhovskaya line will open next to the Kvartaly 21/19 complex.

The second transport problem in the Southeast is outdated highways. But Volgogradsky and Ryazansky Avenues have already been redone, and the North-Eastern Expressway is being built along the MCC, and this should reduce the number of cars on the two main highways of the district.

The intersection of Volgogradsky Prospekt and Lyublinskaya Street

Briefly: Next year two new metro lines will appear here: Kozhukhovskaya and the Third Interchange Circuit.

There is no life here. And infrastructure too

Like really. In fact, everything is different. From the Yandex study it follows that Kapotnya and Nekrasovka are among the worst areas of Moscow. But in general, in the South-East the situation is not very different from the average in Moscow: there are approximately the same number of schools, clinics and shops. And in terms of entertainment, all areas of the city are inferior to the center.

In any case, we have selected several places in the Southeast that make life here more beautiful.

1. Garage of the State Planning Committee of Konstantin Melnikov

Photo: Ekaterina Bykova / shutterstock.com

An amazing round building designed by the chief constructivist architect Konstantin Melnikov (at the same time, the last surviving Melnikov building in terms of construction).

2. “Flying saucer” of the former AZLK factory museum

Another amazing - and also round - former building AZLK Museum. There is no longer a museum here - and “Muscovites” no longer make things here, now it is all a monument to a bygone era and Soviet engineering.

3. Zaha Hadid Business Center

Photo: VIEW Pictures Ltd / Alamy / Vida Press

The great architect, who died last year, Zaha Hadid built all over the world, but in Russia there are almost no buildings of hers. The only building in Russia that can be seen by a simple passer-by was completed last year on Sharikopodshipnikovskaya Street.

4. Shopping complex "Moscow"

Despite its controversial reputation, it is in Lublin’s “Moscow” that you can find excellent Chinese cafes where the staff does not speak Russian (the main sign of the establishment’s authenticity), or you can buy everything you need for pho-bo at the Vietnamese food market.

5. Kuzminki estate of princes Golitsyn

One of the most beautiful Moscow estates - Kuskovo - went to the Eastern District, but the South-East has Kuzminki. With a beautiful park and a beautiful museum.

Briefly: In terms of infrastructure, the South-East, with rare exceptions, is not very different from other areas of the city. There is also somewhere to take a walk, there is also something to see.

"Quarters 21/19"

"Quarters 21/19"

"Quarters 21/19"