At church and business different kinds to Valaam.
At church and business different kinds to Valaam.
The district Sortavala AUTHORITIES to which the relic "is attributed"
World scale - island Valaam, advance the concept
Tourism developments in territory of Valaam archipelago.
If it is embodied, opponents, thousand Russian declare and
Foreign "pilgrims" will come to Valaam to drink
Vodka to dance in discos, to go for a drive on water motorcycles on
To sacred lake and to fry shish kebabs on that place, where once
There was a hut of the eremite.
The contract draught with not which London firm BMB-SD Trading
Corporation assumes, in particular, VIP-sauna building
The area of 50 sq. metres, acquisition of high-speed boats and
Walking yachts, the equipment at island moorings "the entrance
Trading zones of the raised profitableness "and European-quality repair financing
In the buildings representing monuments of architecture
Federal value. It is planned to adjust also to the sacred
To island floating hotel with bars, billiards and dansingom.
As is known, the President of Russia Vladimir Putin, in August
Last year the visited Valaam, discussed its problems
Revival with the head of Republic Kareliya Sergey Katanandov.
Thus accents became not on secular tourism, and on
Pilgrimage believing in these sacred for orthodox places.
However for the authorities of Sortavala, till now it is administrative
Sponsoring sacred island, is much more habitual (and it is more profitable) already
The variant mastered ashore secular "vodka-tourism",
Meaning the rate on idly having a good time visitors,
Including neighbours-foreigners. It and is clear: arriving to Valaam
Pilgrims, buying candles and reserving treby, will be financially
To support the Valaam Spaso-Preobrazhenskiy monastery. And
"Vodka-tourists" first of all feed those who gives to them
Services of completely not spiritual plan, that is local, sortavalskih
Businessmen.
The scheme of "dirty tourism" any more in a big way works the first year
In the Sortavala. This district with 20 thousand inhabitants for a long time
Has overtaken Petrozavodsk on number of bars and restaurants on soul
The population, and also by quantity of local residents,
Earning additionally prostitution. Not casually Sortavala in the last
Time even more often name "the Karelian Thailand".
Sharp desire of regional officials own forces
To "master" enormous tourist potential of Valaam
It is caused also by that in the Sortavala after twelve years
The permanent power of the mayor of V.Varja has nothing to master already practically.
In the letter of already mentioned London company BMB-SD Trading
Corporation to president Katanandov references are contained on
"Reached before the arrangement" with the authorities of Sortavala about
Granting "in rent for long term of an old mooring in
To the big Nikonovsky bay. As the tenant it is called
To act as Open Company "the Tourist centre" Valaam ", specially created
In Sortavala for realisation of jobs in territory Valaam
Archipelago.
As follows from the report of session at the minister of state property
Republics Kareliyas from September, 6th, 2001, representatives
sortavalskoj administrations have already given "a positive estimation
The given investment project ". Under" jobs in territory
Archipelago "besides the other European-quality repair carrying out is understood in
So-called to "Winter hotel" - in spite of the fact that in it
Monument of architecture of federal value under the law it is authorised
Only carrying out of regenerative jobs. According to authors
The project, transformation of a monument of architecture into hotel with numbers for
"Vodka-tourists" becomes the first strategic break private
Business on island.
As to sanctity about which so validly spoke in
August, 2001 Vladimir Putin and Sergey Katanandov, in
Understanding sortavalskih the authorities it, probably, should provide
Special colour to grandiose park of entertainments also becomes correct
Bait for tourists. And monks if to follow same logic,
Urged to play a role rjazhenyh in Valaam "Disneyland", where
The pray will adjoin to drunk singing under a guitar, bells
- With a disco, icons - with pinball machines.
- It is not necessary to forget, that the Valaam earth within centuries
It was brought by monks in sacks from continent, poured down then
Hundreds trudnikov, coming here to work in glory Divine with
To all Russia and from many other things the countries, - speaks naselnik
Monastery brother Michael. - the well-known Valaam good fortune, on
Which as on a fishing tackle, wish to catch tourists, is literally
It is implored at the God by the local sacred... It is necessary to think again - it is impossible
To mix pilgrimage and fornication, a relic and attractions.
It is indicative, as among sortavalskih businessmen is
Such, who not priemlet ideas of vulgarly understood "development"
Valaam archipelago. If the local authorities persist
And to try to take all under the control, it will simply kill
The chicken bearing gold eggs.
- Tourism to develop it is necessary, - the deputy is convinced
Sortavalsky city meeting S.Ryzhkov. - but not the price
Sales of Valaam relics, and on the contrary - in every possible way saving them,
Working in close interaction with a monastery. If people come
In wood behind mushrooms, it is not necessary to asphalt for this purpose footpaths,
To break everywhere shashlik houses and bars - does not become mushrooms,
Mushroom pickers...
The destiny of Valaam dares literally these days - for January, 25th in
Petrozavodsk discussion of the new concept of development is planned
Archipelago. It would be desirable to believe, that developers of this document
Will consider a wish of the Russian President and thousand other fellow citizens
To save Valaam as a place of pilgrimage of believers - in
Contrast to Kizhi which Kareliya can develop as
The centre of the international secular tourism.
If it does not occur, we become witnesses pirrovoj
Victories of those who would wish to transform sacred island into similarity
"Northern Bangkok".
Nikolay Mitrokhin.
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//* an information Source: the Russian newspaper, 16.01.02
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