Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Government
5 June 2008
Вступительное слово В.В.Путина на заседании Правительства Российской Федерации
05.06.2008
Good afternoon,
Today we will consider a package of documents connected with the implementation of the budget this year, as well as the Government's law-making activities and the development of international cooperation.
A few more words about the agenda. We are discussing large-scale, socially significant projects. I would like to dwell on the theme that is particularly relevant for our culture, the preservation of Russia's historical heritage.
In 2012 we will mark the centenary of the Pushkin Fine Arts Museum. It was opened on June 13, 1912 in time for the celebration of victory in the 1812 war. Let me remind you that the founder and first curator of the Museum was Ivan Tsvetayev.
The Museum is rightly regarded as one of the most important Russian museums. It houses a great collection of world and Russian masterpieces. It conducts extensive research and educational work.
Unfortunately, we know it has serious problems. The Pushkin Museum is choking because of lack of space and modern technical facilities. It hasn't undergone a genuine overhaul practically since 1912. Never once in a hundred years.
Last year the museum's Board of Trustees, chaired by Dmitry Medvedev, was formed. Measures to develop the museum have been prepared.
Several buildings have been handed over to the museum, additional storage space has been built and exhibition halls have been refurbished. As a result it should become a modern research, cultural and educational centre.
And of course we must prepare well for the centenary celebrations. We are to adopt a government resolution on that today.
An additional 4.5 billion roubles are to be allocated for the museum needs in the period before 2012.
I am aware that the Culture Ministry is discussing further steps, until 2015. Still more massive financing is envisaged. I am not going to speak about it yet and to name the figures because we should first examine them more closely. But on the whole I agree with the proposal of the Culture Ministry that further steps must be taken.
We expect that the Russian business and charity groups will take part in this cultural and educational project.
The next topic is the Olympics. The Government will continue to hold under special review the issues connected with the preparation for the Olympic Games in Sochi.
The Olympic construction programme was approved in December 2007. Two hundred sporting and transport, energy and tourist facilities are to be built. And serious design, organisational and environmental measures are to be taken.
These programmes should be elaborated further.
First, as we had expected, Russian business has displayed considerable interest in the Olympic project. That is good news. Investors in 59 infrastructure and tourist facilities have been identified. It means that the load on the state budget will be diminished. The organisational and technological resources of Russian companies will be actively used.
Second, the list of organisational and programme measures has been adjusted. We have determined who builds what facilities, the responsibilities of the Olympstroi Corporation, the federal, regional and local authorities. There is full clarity on the issue.
Third. As we have agreed, the comprehensive development of the infrastructure of Sochi, of "Greater Sochi" should be an inseparable part of the programme. That effort must be intensified.
The city will receive additional financial assistance to modernise housing, transport, social and utilities facilities. It will amount to 12 billion roubles.
Let me repeat, very large-scale work lies ahead. It is necessary to proceed according to the schedule of work and construction at all the stages in order to fulfill all the commitments to the preparation of the Olympiad.
We have approved the federal programme of transport development. The next topic we will discuss today is one of its largest projects, the building of the central beltway in the Moscow Region.
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Уважение и респект!Умный и настоящий мужик,а не тряпка.Побольше таких и Россия будет процветающей страной.
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