Vladimir Putin and Governor of the Khabarovsk Territory Mikhail Degtyarev during the presentation of master plans for the development of cities in the Far East
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… – Hello! Mikhail Vladimirovich, this is the biographer of Governor Degtyarev.
– Hello. Long time no see.
– We corresponded. The best lines. I was proud today when Vladimir Vladimirovich here in Khabarovsk, at a meeting with businessmen, said that you are the first after God, our Lord.
– To be honest, I was also very tense. Because this, of course, is not true, it is a joke by our president.
I am very far away in God’s hierarchy. So I was a little tense, I’ll be honest.
– And then they seemed to take it a little ironically?
– It is funny.
Vladimir Vladimirovich has a great sense of humor. He is known all over the world.
I somehow calmed down later. And this is very, very worrying.
– On the other hand, you must agree…
– But let’s be frank, Comrade Gamow.
In fact, this Komsomolskaya poultry farm was in a very difficult situation. Bird flu was introduced there and we, together with Rosselkhoznadzor, destroyed all the livestock.
A large, successful factory, there were half a million birds there and it was completely out of commission. And this was a very difficult case for our agricultural and food processing industry.
But we must pay tribute to the fact that the poultry farm team, thanks to government support measures, retained self-control (once, competencies) twice and recovered the livestock. And today it produces chicken eggs and supplies the market of the Khabarovsk Territory and other regions of the Far East. This is what the owner of the poultry farm said.
– Yeah.
– But the situation was alarming. I have been to this company more than once, especially in such critical moments.
It made a depressing impression. The workshops that once creaked and cackled were completely silent and empty.
There was dead silence and emptiness. Today everything has been restored.
– So, you’re great.
– The team is great.
-Did you notice that the president seemed serious and was not smiling?
– And this is alarming, to be honest.
– How did your wife Galina react to this?
– It’s normal, thank God, she also has humor.
– Children?
– Children… also send memes about their dad. There is a lot of similar content on the Internet. It is very difficult to protect children. But it must be said that the president’s visit is significant for the region. This is the first time since 2013. That is, for the first time in ten years.
And the decisions the president made today to support businesses and relocate dilapidated housing in Khabarovsk are important for our region.
And we, of course, are grateful to Vladimir Vladimirovich for this. I’m sure they are all residents of Khabarovsk.
– Yes, I felt that too. How would Vladimir Volfovich react to his “new title”?
– I find it difficult to answer.
I congratulate you on the Day of the Russian Press. A big bow to the entire Komsomolskaya Pravda team. Respect and best wishes. And creative success.
– Thank you so much.
