Medvedev’s visit to Crimea: “Such loyal servility made me sick”
The visit of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to Simferopol turned into an attack of groveling by local officials, who hastily ensured road repairs and street cleaning, but only along the travel route of the head of the Russian government.
The famous Simferopol journalist Vladimir Andronaki wrote about this on his page.
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“But there is a threat to the security of Russia’s top officials. Using the example of Simferopol, one could see how the organizers of Prime Minister Medvedev’s visit meticulously laid out for everyone to see the route of the motorcade and the places where the prime minister would walk.
The entire route was written on a piece of paper along the streets of Simferopol: where the motorcade would definitely pass, the road was paved with asphalt. Where it could pass, they did pothole repairs. Where the prime minister's foot was supposed to set foot was scrubbed until it was shiny, almost with toothbrushes. And where there definitely won’t be a motorcade, the pits remained untouched. If some bastard wants to do something nasty, please study the route along the running utility workers and plan the crime!” – Andronaki noted.
“In general, such loyal servility made me sick. After all, they wanted to show by this: look, our roads are in order, the curbs are whitewashed... And Medvedev himself, if you complain to him about the roads, will now be indignant: what are you telling me, I’ve traveled around Simferopol - the roads are wonderful! That is, our official, as before, is much more beloved by his beloved boss from above, and not by the people. That people are grumbling, and that’s okay. And the boss will either kiss you, give you gifts, or maybe hit you in the neck,” states the author.
Medvedev's visit to Crimea: "Such loyal servility made me sick"