Residential community for officials in Drazdy grows
- 8.12.2014, 8:35
New houses are being built in the luxurious community for government officials outside Minsk.
The community in Minsk's suburb Vesninka consists of several dozens of houses near Drazdy Reservoir. The project was approved despite objecgtions of the locals, whose gardens were seized and alloted for the construction, Nasha Niva reports.
The city authorities formed more than 40 plots lands. All of them were already alloted among owners. But the space appeared to be too small, so even the place marked in the project as a recreational zone will be used to construct houses.
According to the project that was proposed for a public discussion, the southern side of Verbnaya Street was planted with trees. According to the basic development plan, the street bordered on the lot designed for a sports and recreation centre.
But in practice, the lot is used for the construction of another house owned by Aliaksandr Rakavets. The Minsk city executive committee alloted 15 ares of land in accordance with decision No. 1373/1 of May 29, 2014.
Aliaksandr Rakavets is a famous banker who heads Moscow-Minsk Bank.
The bank has changed the owner recently. A stake of Russia's VTB Bank was bought by the National Bank of Belarus and the Presidential Property Directorate for $55.7 million. The step makes the bank free of the EU sanctions.
Rakavets became the head of Moscow-Minsk Bank 14 years ago. He had earlier worked for other financial institutions. In the middle 1990, Rakavets was the chairman of the board of Sodruzhestvo Bank with Siarhei Rumas as a deputy chairman. They also worked together in Severo-Zapad Bank.
The foundation of Rakavets's house looks lonely today, but we can suppose that other houses will be constructed nearby.
Who lives in Vesninka?
More than 40 people received plots of land in the former village of Vesninka near Drazdy Reservoir. The list includes the officials who don't have lots in Drazdy, the community that was built in the 2000s. The list of happy house owners in Vesninka includes:
Aheyeu Aliaksandr, former minister of energy
Azarenka Victoria, tennis player
Andreichanka Uladzimir, chairman of the house of representatives
Anfimau Leanid, head of the State Control Committee
Barouski Aliaksandr, former head of Belneftekhim company
Bulyhin Siarhei, first deputy head of the Biathlon Federation
Vakulchyk Valery, head of the KGB
Vashchanka Uladzimir, emergency minister
Utsiuryn Andrei, deputy state secretary of the Security Council
Grishin Aleksei, freestyle skier, Olympic champion
Husarau Anatoli, Belavia general director
Davydzka Henadz, head of the Belarusian State Radio and Television Company
Yermakova Nadzezhda, head of the National Bank
Zhylin Ihar, former head of Belneftekhim company
Zaitsau Vadzim, former head of the KGB
Zinkevich Uladzimir, artist
Zinouski Uladzimir, head of the National Statistical Committee
Ivanou Valery, former deputy prime minister
Kaziyatka Yury, head of STV channel
Kaniuk Aliaksandr, prosecutor general
Kuliashou Anatoli, former minister of internal affairs
Kushnir Anton, freestyle skier, Olympic champion
Ladutska Mikalai, former head of the Minsk city executive committee
Mitskevich Valery, deputy head of the President's Administration
Maskevich Siarhei, minister of education
Matusevich Mikhail, former deputy speaker of the Council of the Republic
Alsheuski Viktar, artist
Rapota Grigory, state secretary of the Union State, Russian national
Rachkouski Ihar, former head of the State Border Committee
Rumas Siarhei, former deputy prime minister
Ruma Aleh, doctor
Rusetski Anatoli, former head of the National Academy of Science
Rusy Mikhail, former deputy prime minister
Tsiatseryn Siarhei, tennis coach
Fedartsou Aliaksandr, first deputy head of the Supreme Court
Kharkavets Andrei, former minister of finance
Shayeu Valiantsin, head of the Investigation Committee
Shakutsin Aliaksandr, businessman
Shved Andrei, head of the State Forensics Committee
Shunevich Ihar, minister of internal affairs
Shchotkina Maryanna, minister of labour and social protection
Yakabson Aliaksandr, former head of the State Control Committee
Yarmolenka Anatoli, musician