Don't give up! Residents of the regions defended their right to a clean park, a new apartment, and a decent pension.
Sometimes, solving even the smallest problems requires incredible efforts to overcome bureaucracy. But people don't give up. NeMoskva reports on these small but important victories.
👍Residents the village of Derevyannoye in Karelia defended their lands from sand and stone quarries. They should be to appear near residential buildings, a kindergarten, and a school. At public hearings, people unanimously opposed it. A deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Republic Emilia Slabunova announced : The Ministry of Natural Resources did not give consent for the development of quarries;
👍Residents Maidanovo (Moscow region) are very sensitive to the park with a pond, where swans live during the season. It's time to clean up the park: remove trash, trim trees, and fix the benches. They approached the Klinsky District administration, and officials agreed: will allocate equipment and workers, a large cleanup day will be held in the park. Swans will fly to the clean area;
👍Alexey Gavrilyak from the village of Kopylovo in the Tomsk region will be able to move into a safe apartment from a dilapidated building. For years, he fought for his rights alone, but he couldn't beat the system. A Just Russia lawyers helped draft a well-written lawsuit, in which the plaintiff demanded the municipality's forced purchase of the apartment at market value—with compensation for all damages and the cost of major repairs. The court ordered the administration to purchase the dilapidated housing for 4,3 million rubles;
👍Resident Bryansk region defended the right A pensioner applied for a fair pension using his Communist Party membership card, a legacy from the Soviet era. Initially, he was awarded a pension without taking into account 15 years of service—the documents were destroyed in a fire at his employer's. The pensioner found his membership card, which recorded his contribution amounts and salary. The court ruled in his favor.
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Photo: Emilia Slabunova, Danila Kiryanov, SR Tomsk region,
