"Who said serfdom was abolished?" The house of a former police officer was sold along with his family, then offered for purchase.
Grigory Ratanov lived since the mid-1980s in the village of Grigorovo The Nizhny Novgorod region — in a house built with funds from the Ministry of Internal Affairs for local police officers. And everything would have been fine, until the bankruptcy trustee of the bankrupt collective farm "Put Kommunizma" sold the house along with the family registered there. Now the house is being resold on Avito. The story was told. complete "By the way".
Ratanov moved in 34 years ago, following orders from his superiors and a program to attract young professionals to the village. To obtain ownership of the house, he had to work as a district police officer for 10 years, and he did even more. He retired. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Internal Affairs transferred the police officer's house to the "Put Kommunizma" collective farm, which became an agricultural cooperative (SPK). The Ratanovs didn't register the house as their own, believing that being registered there was enough to ensure a comfortable life. However, the SPK registered the house as its own and sold it. The new owner also put the house up for sale. The Ratanovs filed a lawsuit, but despite the legal proceedings, the house remains for sale.
"It feels like... they sold it to someone else for 500 rubles, and now they're continuing to confuse it to make it harder for the court to unravel the tangled web of sales.", — she suggested. Margarita Ratanova.
The family has nowhere to go. Once they are finally evicted, their only option will be renting a place to live.
When the story was ready for release, the new owner offered to buy the Ratanovs' house for the same price—500 rubles. The family is likely to agree to the deal, as they are exhausted by the lawsuits.
"We live in a country of chaos, impunity, injustice, and lawlessness," "How could they sell us along with the rest of the people? Serfdom is still alive and well," "Who said serfdom was abolished? It's been in effect for 20 years now," — Nizhny Novgorod residents commented on the story.
Photo: screenshot from the "By the Way" story
