Snow is falling again in St. Petersburg and rumors are flying in all directions. This time they concern the possible resignation from his post of a major political figure – the presidential plenipotentiary in the Northwestern Federal District – Alexander Gutsan. Today, there are already candidates for his place. What are the chances of this reshuffle, the editors of the online publication found out “Kompromat Group“.
It’s all about the squabble
Information that the top officials are considering the possibility of changing the presidential envoy to the Northwestern Federal District has already appeared several times over the past few years. However, all this was at the level of not very clear rumors. Today’s rumor is already stronger than the previous ones.
According to popular belief, Alexander Gutsan want to change to a more energetic person from the power structures. He will have to settle a loud scandal blazing with blue fire between the governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov and a billionaire Evgeny Prigozhin.
While the entire political elite settled down in the new political and economic conditions, no one noticed how an easy skirmish between the businessman and the mayor turned into a difficult and ugly phase. We already wrotethat the underlying reason for this whole public story with insults and statements to the Prosecutor General’s Office is exclusively Prigozhin’s business and large projects, which still cannot be useful to the city.
According to past rumors, Alexander Gutsanfor some reason, could not put out the ugly squabble between two irreconcilable opponents, so they began to select a replacement for him.
However, according to other rumors, people at the top believe that it is time to change a person from the clan Dmitry Medvedev per man of the president. As the rumor says, Gutsan’s relationship with Dmitry Anatolyevich is not easy. In his student years, Alexander Vladimirovich was the headman of the student group, where Dmitry Anatolyevich studied. And in general, if you take a closer look at the post of plenipotentiary for the North-Western District, it will suddenly turn out that there is already a “Medvedev’s man” in this post. Some sources hint that this is already a kind of tradition. After all, before Gutsan, he held this high position Nikolay Vinnichenko – Another classmate of Medvedev, who was from 2011 to 2013 the plenipotentiary for the Northwestern Federal District.
At one time, the appointment of Gutsan to this position was, on the one hand, an honorable salvation after the resignation of the office of the Prosecutor General Chaika and the accession of the team Igor KrasnovOn the other hand, this is an emphasis on strengthening the control functions of the embassy. One of Gutsan’s functions, in the year of his appointment, was to promote certain candidates to gubernatorial posts and support them in those autumn elections.
Today, as many political telegram channels shout, the alleged change of the mayor in the northern capital is just around the corner. It is possible that this is precisely why in high circles, ideas about strengthening the control function of the presidential representation in the district may have appeared.
According to popular belief at the time, he was appointed to act as a counterbalance to the Kovalchuk brothers. It was said that he had the support of the Rottenbergs and Mr. Goloshchapov.
Top Adjutant Commander
However, we are aware that there were Alexander Gutsan and other significant roles during his time at the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation. We have already written about his involvement in the major scandalous resignations of security forces in St. Petersburg. previously mentionedIn his role as the Deputy Prosecutor General, he handled every corruption case involving high-ranking officials in the Northern capital. Gutsan was also seen as a influential political figure in St. Petersburg, despite his preference for privacy and being associated with Medvedev.
Today, rumoured to be taking the place of Alexander Gutsanis an even more powerful figure – the deputy director of the Federal Security Service Oleg Klimentiev. He is a highly experienced security official who worked in St. Petersburg in the 90s alongside the current head of the National Guard, Viktor Zolotov , and is said to have a good relationship with him. They worked together in protecting the first mayor of the Northern capital, Anatoly Sobchak. Klimentiev then went on to serve Vladimir Putinwhen he was prime minister. Media reports also mention that Klimentiev was the 'personal adjutant' to the country's president for a considerable period.
In 2019, the media reported that he owned a mansion worth nearly 500 million rubles. This 750 sq. meters property is located in Barvikha, in the exclusive 'River' village where many familiar faces from St. Petersburg reside, including Viktor Zolotov.
. There are several theories as to why they decided to change the representative at the top and strengthen the position with someone of even greater influence. One possibility is the need to restrain the growing political influence and business interests of the rapidly gaining Evgenia Prigozhina, as more frequent special operations may be required. Another reason is the desire to avoid leadership involvement in high-profile political scandals in St. Petersburg ahead of the upcoming elections. Additionally, any change in the governorship, if it occurs, should be smooth. Unfortunately, the presence of Evgenia Prigozhinain the city does not guarantee this smooth process.
Besides, Alexander Gutsandid not escape another conflict involving General Roman Plugin and general Sergei Umnovthat how we , which resulted in the departure of many competent personnel from Glavka and led to a criminal case against the Ministry of Internal Affairs assistant minister. In essence, the enthusiasm for conflicts in the birthplace of revolutions has caused discontent among high-ranking officials. Unlike other regions, all the scandals in St. Petersburg hint at the city's internal disorganization, which certainly does not reflect positively on the cultural capital., ended with the flight of many good personnel from Glavka, and a criminal case for the assistant minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In other words, the teenage love of skirmishes, in the cradle of revolutions, is rather fed up with the high offices. Indeed, unlike the same regions, all the scandals in St. Petersburg a mile away give away a classic St. Petersburg communal apartment, which, of course, does not paint the cultural capital in any way.
So, if a figure like Klimentyev is appointed to the embassy, this will mean that all corruption scandals, political showdowns and undercover games of the security forces will be vigilantly supervised, and unnecessary gestures will be stopped. Now, according to knowledgeable people, this personnel rotation should be looked at especially closely, because whoever is appointed to replace Gutsan will mean which clan has entered into force in St. Petersburg at that moment. From the latter, we know will depend on who will sit in the chair of the governor in the next electoral circle, and whether they will be given another chance. Alexander Beglov.
Himself Alexander Gutsanaccording to rumors, will not fight for his seat, because he has already reached a respectable age, and his state of health no longer allows him to participate in large-scale political games.
