The death and funeral of Mikhail Evdokimov. Chronicle of events. Mikhail Evdokimov Mikhail Evdokimov was buried in his native village of Verkh-Obskoye, Altai Territory
On Sunday, the governor of the Altai Territory, former pop artist Mikhail Evdokimov, crashed in a car accident. The Mercedes, in which the governor and his wife, his driver Ivan Zuev and bodyguard Alexander Ustinov were, crashed into a tree on the Biysk-Barnaul highway. All of them, except for the wife of the governor, Galina Evdokimova, died on the spot. The press secretary of the deceased head of the region, Nikolai Pimenov, has already stated that what happened was "an accident and nothing more." However, the tragedy could have been provoked, including political reasons. Perhaps it was because of them that the governor was not so long ago deprived of the escort vehicles of the traffic police and security.
On Sunday morning, Mikhail Evdokimov was heading from his native village of Verkh-Obskoye to the village of Polkovnikovo for celebrations in honor of the 70th anniversary of cosmonaut German Titov. The governor left late - this was one of the reasons that his driver was in a hurry. Evdokimov preferred to drive a cocoa-colored Mercedes-500. The 1995 car was in excellent condition. During trips through the fields of the region, the heads of the districts on the "Volga" always lagged behind the governor's cortege. This time the Mercedes was flying at about 200 km/h. The regional traffic police have already stated that the governor's driver grossly violated the rules of the road: despite the continuous dividing line, he went to overtake the Toyota Marino Sprinter.
For some reason (presumably there was another car in the oncoming lane, and the driver was trying to maneuver to avoid a collision), the Mercedes hit the Toyota, and then threw it off the road. The governor's car flew through the air for another 10-15 m - the grass in this place was not even flattened - and then crashed into a birch standing on the side of the road with all its might. The impact was so strong that the deployed airbags burst.
Evdokimov, who was sitting in the back seat on the right, died instantly - from a fracture of the cervical vertebrae. Immediately killed and the driver with a bodyguard. Galina Evdokimova, who was sitting behind the driver, received broken legs and spent several hours next to her dead husband, squeezed in a mangled car. All the passengers of the Toyota, which was overtaken by the governor's driver, survived. It was they who called the ambulance and the police. Rescuers took more than 6 hours to remove the bodies of the dead from the car.
As Izvestia found out, the accident could have been provoked not only by the driver's violation of traffic rules. A few days before the tragedy, the traffic police escort vehicles were taken away from Evdokimov, just designed to "clear" the road in front of the governor's car and exclude the possibility of traffic accidents. Officially, the leadership of the Internal Affairs Directorate did not motivate their decision in any way. Yesterday acting The governor of the region, Mikhail Kozlov, has already stated that the deprivation of the governor of escort vehicles by the leadership of the regional police department was "unmotivated."
What could actually be the reasons why the governor was deprived of escort vehicles? As an assumption, the next version is being actively discussed. At the end of July, the head of the Internal Affairs Directorate, Vladimir Valkov, was summoned to Moscow, where, according to unofficial information, he was offered to leave his post. Evdokimov did not intercede for Valkov. Perhaps the real reason was a personal insult - in any case, it was after Valkov's return from Moscow that Evdokimov no longer saw the escort vehicles.
According to Izvestia, Evdokimov was very nervous about this. According to people from his entourage, for the last two weeks he lived in suspense and constantly demanded that the Internal Affairs Directorate return his escort vehicles to him. Whether it was a premonition, now it's impossible to know. The story of the governor's escort was loudly discussed among the political elite of Barnaul, but then it was regarded as another amusing detail in the complex picture of the relationship between the branches of regional power (as Izvestia repeatedly wrote, there was a sharp conflict between the governor and the deputies of the regional parliament).
At the time of the accident, there were no traffic police cars next to Evdokimov's car either. Vadim Gustov, head of the Federation Council Committee on CIS Affairs, former Governor of the Leningrad Region, called this fact strange. "The governor's car ... should be accompanied by a traffic police car. The governor is a statesman, and the loss of such people costs the state dearly," he told INTERFAX. Most of the governors of the Russian regions are accompanied by traffic police officers.
Another detail: according to Mikhail Kozlov, the same head of the regional police department a week ago ordered to deprive the governor of his bodyguards. Previously, bodyguards created a two-three-meter "exclusion zone" around the governor. But during the recent Shukshin readings, the impossible happened: some drunken citizen easily got to Evdokimov and grabbed his hand. He wanted to shake hands with the governor.
Within two weeks, President Vladimir Putin will have to decide on the candidacy of the new governor of the region. But so far, people in the region are so shocked by what happened that there is no speculation in near-political circles on the topic of who could become Mikhail Evdokimov's successor. Apparently, there is no answer to this question in the Kremlin either - it was assumed that the problem with the controversial governor would be dealt with closer to winter.
Mikhail Evdokimov's funeral is likely to take place on August 10. So far, neither the place nor the time of farewell to the governor has been precisely determined. Yevdokimov's former colleague Yevgeny Petrosyan commented on the tragedy yesterday: "I don't know if this is fate or deliberate circumstances. At least for everyone with whom I managed to talk, what happened does not fit with the natural course of events."
Evdokimov had the opportunity to leave the Altai Territory
Mikhail Sergeevich Evdokimov was born in the city of Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo Region, on December 6, 1957. However, the village of Verkh-Obskoye in the Smolensk region of the Altai Territory, where he spent his childhood, was always considered his native. Evdokimov started working at the Altai Motor Plant.
After the army, he graduated from the Siberian University of Consumer Cooperatives with a degree in economics-manager. However, instead of an economist, he became a stage actor.
One of his most famous characters is "a man - a red muzzle." Evdokimov said that he came up with the image of a peasant after talking with the inhabitants of his native village. Evdokimov regularly appeared in the Full House program until he was elected governor of the Altai Territory in 2004. His election campaign was held under the slogan "Jokes aside!". Evdokimov was one of the last popularly elected governors.
His relations with the regional parliament did not immediately develop. This year, the Altai Territory experienced one of the most acute political crises, during which regional deputies expressed their distrust of it. Based on the decision of the deputies, Russian President Vladimir Putin had the right to dismiss Governor Yevdokimov. However, after lengthy consultations in the Kremlin, Mikhail Evdokimov remained at the head of the region.
The Governor is survived by his wife and daughter.
The mayor of Barnaul also died in a car accident
The tragedy of Governor Yevdokimov is not the first such case in the region. On March 22, 2002, Barnaul Mayor Vladimir Bavarin died on the Barnaul-Gorno-Altaisk highway. The Mayor's Range Rover skidded off the slippery highway during a sharp turn and skidded off the road despite high concrete blocks laid on the side of the road. The car fell on the roof, Vladimir Bavarin received injuries incompatible with life. He died two hours after the accident. With him, as with Governor Evdokimov, at that moment his wife was in the car. She stayed alive. No results of the investigation into this matter were made public.
Governors fight
At least nine governors have already been in car accidents of varying severity: Yevgeny Nazdratenko, Vasily Bochkarev, Nikolai Fedorov, Mikhail Mashkovtsev, Alexander Khloponin, Boris Zolotarev, Nikolai Vinogradov, Nikolai Denin, Yuri Evdokimov. Some car accidents were accompanied by numerous victims. The motorcades of Deputy Prime Minister Valentina Matvienko and Secretary of the Security Council Vladimir Rushailo turned out to be participants in major accidents.
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Deaths of heads of regions
April 28, 2002 head of the Krasnoyarsk Territory Alexander Lebed died in a plane crash. In the Yermakovsky district, a Mi-8 helicopter with the governor, his assistants and journalists collided with a power line pylon during landing and crashed to the ground. Eight people died. On January 6, 2004, the Krasnoyarsk Regional Court found guilty of "violating the rules of traffic safety and operation of air transport" Mi-8 commander Takhir Akhmerov and co-pilot Alexei Kurilovich. They were sentenced respectively to four and three years of probation. In July 2004, the Supreme Court dismissed Mr. Akhmerov's complaint. In April 2005, the Krasnoyarsk Regional Court cleared Mr. Kurilovich's conviction.
October 18, 2002 in Moscow on Novy Arbat Governor of the Magadan region Valentin Tsvetkov shot dead. The version about the connection between the murder and conflicts in the distribution of profits from the capture of marine biological resources is recognized as the main one. In April and July 2003, the alleged organizers of the murder, Artur Anisimov and Sergei Filipenko, were detained, according to the investigation, they "protected" fishing enterprises in the Far East. After the term of detention limited by the Code of Criminal Procedure expired, the accused Filipenko was released on bail, and Artur Anisimov in December 2004 was sentenced by the Presnensky Court of Moscow to three years in prison for another crime - fraud. In December 2004, Masis Akhunts, a resident of the Saratov region, was arrested in Vladivostok, who is considered an assistant to the perpetrator of the murder. Four more people are on the federal wanted list.
August 20, 2003 Igor Farkhutdinov, governor of the Sakhalin region, died in a plane crash. Mi-8 of the Kamchatka helicopter airline "Khalaktyr Airlines" crashed on the western coast of the peninsula on the way to Severo-Kurilsk. Another 13 leaders of the region, three businessmen and three crew members were also killed. The cause of the disaster is the actions of high-ranking passengers, who forced the pilots to deviate from the course. As a result of the inspection by the Commission of the Ministry of Transport, flight certificates were canceled not only for Khalaktyr Airlines, but also for two other Kamchatka airlines.
August 17, 2004 on vacation in Sochi Head of the Astrakhan region Anatoly Guzhvin died of a heart attack. Returning to the room from the volleyball court, he felt unwell, an ambulance was called. Arriving doctors pronounced him dead.
May 9, 2004 President of the Chechen Republic Akhmat Kadyrov died as a result of a terrorist attack at the Dynamo stadium in Grozny. The explosion thundered on the central tribune of the stadium during a concert on the occasion of the Victory Day. The chairman of the State Council of Chechnya, Khusein Isaev, and seven other people were also killed. On November 8, 2004, field commander Suleiman Ilmurzaev (Khairulla) killed the organizer of the murder in the village of Shamil-Yurt, Vedensky district, by the security service of the President of Chechnya and the republican OMON.
Evdokimov Mikhail Sergeevich
Born on December 6, 1957 in the city of Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo Region. Father, Sergei Vasilyevich, is a worker. Mother, Anna Petrovna, was born in 1924, worked at the mine. Six brothers and sisters. In 1958, the family moved to the village of Verkh-Obskoye in the Smolensk region of the Altai Territory. After graduating from school, Mikhail Evdokimov studied at a cultural and educational school, then worked as a grinder at the Altai Motor Plant, and as an administrator in the dining room. He served in the army in Nizhny Tagil. In 1978-1979, he served as artistic director of a rural house of culture in the village of Ust-Katun in the Smolensk region of the Altai Territory. In 1979 he entered the Novosibirsk Institute of Trade, was the captain of the KVN team. In 1981, he dropped out of school and left for Moscow, for which he was expelled from the institute. Subsequently, in the 2000s, he nevertheless graduated from the Institute of Trade, by that time renamed the Siberian University of Consumer Cooperatives (specialty - "economics and management at the enterprise").
In 1981, he unsuccessfully entered the Moscow Circus Variety School. In 1983 he was invited to the Moscow Regional Philharmonic as an artist of the conversational genre, and then to the Mosconcert. March 8, 1984 made his debut on television in the holiday program "Spark". Since 1989 he has been working in the concert and theater company "Music". Fame came to the artist in 1989 after participating in the television program "Full House". From 1992 to April 2004 he was the director of the Evdokimov Theater LLC. He starred in several films: "Game without trump cards" (1981), "I don't want to get married" (1993), "About businessman Foma" (1993), "Don't play the fool" (1997), "Should we send a messenger?" (1998), "Old Nags" (2000). He made author's programs "Enjoy Your Bath" ("Channel One"), "Mikhail Evdokimov in the circle of friends" ("Russia"), "Don't be bored!" ("Russia"), "We must live" (TVC).
In January 2004, he announced his participation in the elections of the governor of the Altai Territory, scheduled for March 14. On April 4, 2004, he won in the second round, receiving 49.53% against 46.29% from the current governor Alexander Surikov. On March 31, 2005, the local parliament passed a vote of no confidence in the governor and asked the president to remove Mikhail Evdokimov from office. However, Vladimir Putin advised the conflicting parties to reach an agreement.
People's Artist of the Russian Federation. Widow - Galina Nikolaevna, housewife. Daughter Anna graduated from the Moscow University for the Humanities with a degree in international tourism.
On Sunday, August 7, Governor of the Altai Territory Mikhail Evdokimov with his wife, driver Ivan Zuev and security guard Alexander Ustinov were driving from the village of Verkh-Obskoye (Smolensky District) to the village of Polkovnikovo (Kosikhikhinsky District) to the homeland of cosmonaut No. 2 German Titov. The tragedy occurred at the turn to the village of Pleshkovo (Zonal district), 29 km from Biysk.
11.10 . According to the official version, Evdokimov's Mercedes at high speed (180–200 kilometers per hour) overtook the Toyota Sprinter Marino. The Toyota driver began to turn left, not yet seeing the governor's car. "Mercedes", dodging "Toyota", tangentially hooked her left side and flew off into a ditch. Having flown 20-25 meters in the air, the car hit the ground and crashed into a birch. When the car fell, a hole was formed half a meter deep. The governor, driver and bodyguard died instantly. The governor's wife survived with broken legs and other injuries.
An ambulance of the central regional hospital of the Zonal district received a call from the scene. It was reported that the wounded Galina Evdokimova was in the car. A hospital paramedic and a driver drove to the scene of the tragedy in an ambulance. The paramedic then reported the patient to the Altai Regional Center for Disaster Medicine.
11.30. The ambulance arrived at the scene of the tragedy. The paramedic Svetlana Lapshina declared the death of the governor, the driver and the security guard, stopped the traumatic shock, and performed the primary surgical treatment of the damaged parts of the body of Galina Nikolaevna Evdokimova.
11.40. The governor's wife was transported to the Zonal Central District Hospital. Here further inspection was carried out and specialized assistance was provided.
13.44. The Mi-8PS helicopter (governor's cabin helicopter) with the doctors of the regional center for disaster medicine on board flew to the village of Zonalnoye.
14.33 . The pilots picked up the appropriate landing site, dropped off the doctors. After that, the pilots received a command to fly to Belokurikha. There they were supposed to take on board Dmitry Medvedev, the head of President Putin's administration, who was vacationing there. While already over the Belokurikha heliport, the pilots received a message that Medvedev would not fly on this side, but would leave the resort as part of a motorcade. The helicopter returned to Zonal.
15.30. Free Course journalists arrived at the scene of the tragedy. The body of Mikhail Evdokimov, covered with a blanket over his head, lay on a stretcher next to the wrecked car. Vice-governors Mikhail Kozlov and Alexei Sarychev, who were at the scene of a car accident, in violation of the legislation of the Russian Federation, arbitrarily banned video and photography and ordered the journalists to be removed from the cordon line.
At five o'clock in the evening Evdokimov's body was loaded into an ambulance and taken to Barnaul. After that, for another hour, the bodies of the driver and the guard were removed from the car.
16.40 . The helicopter with Galina Evdokimova on board, accompanied by doctors from the regional center for disaster medicine, landed near the village of Belmesevo, which is located near Barnaul. The helicopter with the patient was met by the staff of the regional hospital on the reanimobile. After that, Galina Evdokimova was taken to the Altai Regional Clinical Hospital, where she was met by the chairman of the health committee, Oleg Krivolutsky, and the head of the neurosurgical department of the hospital, Dmitry Dolzhenko.
Around 19.00 On the same day, Oleg Krivolutsky reported that Galina Nikolaevna was conscious. Her condition is serious, but stable and controlled. Refusing to talk about the time needed to restore the woman's well-being, the chairman of the regional health committee paid tribute to the clear and efficient work of the doctors of the Zonal Central District Hospital, the regional center for disaster medicine.
8 august
The region was preparing to say goodbye to Mikhail Evdokimov. Boards with a portrait of the tragically deceased governor and the dates of his birth and death were mounted on the Barnaul Square of the Soviets. Employees of the administration of the city of Barnaul were preparing the Palace of Sports for the funeral ceremony. On the first floor of the regional administration building, a portrait of Mikhail Evdokimov is installed in a mourning frame, flowers are placed next to it. Late in the evening it became known that on August 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin would fly in to say goodbye to the deceased governor.
10.00. People began to run into the Sports Palace. Until that time, the leaders of the administration of the region and the city had already said goodbye to the governor. With intelligence officers in the morning on the square. Sakharov was instructed: how to organize the flow of people, which streets to block ... Policemen blocked the entrances of nearby houses to prevent unauthorized persons from entering them.
Approximately around 10 am it became known that a large delegation of well-known Russian actors, athletes, businessmen arrived in Barnaul. Among them were Oleg Mityaev, Radik Shakirov, Vladimir Vinokur, Regina Dubovitskaya, Alexander Mikhailov, Anatoly Zabolotsky, Sergey and Elena Makarov, Vladimir Litvinov, Lev Leshchenko, Alexander Dostman, Alexander Marshal, Alexander Pankratov-Cherny, Vladimir Semikin, Alexey Prudnikov, Evgeny Lovchev.
Vice-governors Anatoly Polonsky, Sergei Shabalin, Mikhail Kozlov, Alexei Sarychev, Bishop of Altai and Barnaul Maxim, as well as all heads of the regional administration departments, laid wreaths at the coffin of Mikhail Evdokimov. Also present at the Sports Palace were the brother of the late Konstantin with his wife and the daughter of Mikhail Sergeevich Anna.
10.30. The line of people on the street near the Sports Palace has already stretched to the Yaroslavna store on Socialist Avenue. Nothing frightened people: neither the heat, nor the long standing in line. By 3 p.m. there were 15,000 people on the street. To get to the coffin of the governor, one had to stand in line for at least two hours in the terrible heat. Many became ill. People approached two ambulances that were on duty on the square named after. Sakharov, measured the pressure, sniffed ammonia and ... returned to the queue.
15.19. The plane of Russian President Vladimir Putin landed at the Barnaul airport.
15.53. The President entered the Sports Palace, where the farewell ceremony for Mikhail Yevdokimov was taking place. With a bouquet of red carnations, he went to the coffin of the governor and laid flowers. Then he expressed condolences to his family and friends, talked with the daughter of Mikhail Sergeyevich. And at 15.56 he left the Sports Palace, from where he went to a meeting with the chairman of the regional council of people's deputies Alexander Nazarchuk and acting. First Vice-Governor of the Altai Territory Mikhail Kozlov.
Closer to 16.00 the leadership of the region decided to extend the civil memorial service until 18.00 - the flow of people did not stop.
16.30. President Vladimir Putin went to the regional clinical hospital, where he visited the governor's widow Galina Yevdokimova.
18.20. A closed coffin with the body of Mikhail Evdokimov was taken out of the building of the Sports Palace and placed on a pedestal. The funeral cortege, accompanied by buses and cars of relatives and officials, headed to the village of Verkh-Obskoye.
Along the way of the funeral procession, people go out to meet him, throw flowers on the road. Before each settlement, the cortege slows down to 20 km/h, and at intervals it moves at a speed of 80 km/h.
22.40. In Biysk, people saw off the governor with flowers, candles and lanterns in their hands. The cortege made only one short stop - at the entrance to the city. Before that, there was one more stop - at the turn to the village of Pleshkovo, where Mikhail Evdokimov died.
23.50. The cortege with the coffin of Mikhail Evdokimov arrived in the small homeland of the governor - in the village of Verkh-Obskoye.
Anatoly Kvashnin, Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative in the Siberian Federal District, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin, Governor of the Novosibirsk Region Viktor Tolokonsky, Governor of the Kemerovo Region Aman Tuleev, State Duma Deputy Nikolai Kharitonov, Evdokimov's colleagues in the acting department arrived in the village of Verkh-Obskoye to say goodbye to Mikhail Evdokimov.
8.52. From the house where Mikhail Sergeevich lived, they carried out the body. Only close people said goodbye to him: friends, relatives. There are about 300 people in total.
9.05 . The coffin with the body was carried to the village stadium. The column of mourners with flowers in their hands stretched for almost three kilometers.
10.15. The funeral service for Mikhail Evdokimov began at the stadium. The funeral service was served by Bishop Maxim of Barnaul and Altai.
10.19 . The funeral rally began. The first to speak were presidential envoy Anatoly Kvashnin and artist Valery Zolotukhin.
I always bowed before this, undeservedly forgotten, great Man. Created a post because we began to forget people who wanted to change Russia. Also, this post is a reminder that honest people in politics have nothing to do.
“A navigable river will not slow down its waters,
And the state will not notice the disappearance of a peasant.
A lot of men have already died in the state,
Well, so what now - one has not yet become. ”
(Oleg Mityaev, lines from a song in memory of Mikhail Evdokimov)
Mikhail Evdokimov was born on December 6, 1957 in the city of Stalinsk (now Novokuznetsk) in the Kemerovo region. Father, Sergei Vasilyevich, is a worker. Mother, Anna Petrovna, was born in 1924, worked at the mine. Evdokimov has six brothers and sisters. In 1958, the family moved to the village of Verkh-Obskoye in the Smolensk region of the Altai Territory.
In his youth, Mikhail managed to try many activities. After school, he created his own VIA in his village, organized concerts, was an entertainer and parodied those around him.
After graduating from school, Mikhail Evdokimov studied in Barnaul at a cultural and educational school in the department of balalaika players.
After graduating from college, he worked as an administrator in the city canteen, and as a grinder at the Altai Motor Plant. An important stage in his life was the service in the army, which he took place in Nizhny Tagil. There he met his future wife Galina, whose house was opposite the unit where Mikhail served. Immediately after meeting, he began persistent courtship.
In 1978-1979, he served as artistic director of a rural house of culture in the village of Ust-Katun in the Smolensk region of the Altai Territory. In 1979 he entered the Novosibirsk Institute of Trade, was the captain of the KVN team. In 1981, he dropped out of school and left for Moscow, for which he was expelled from the institute.
Shortly before his departure, he married in Tagil. The young wife already then knew about his intention to conquer the capital: “Even before the wedding, we had such a conversation,” said Galina Evdokimova. - With a visit to me, he then went to Moscow to enter the circus variety school. Misha asked if I wouldn't mind if he became an artist. I replied that I would. Moreover, God gave him not just the ability to stage, but talent. Later I went to Misha's concerts - there was always impromptu in them. He even told his “Banya” in different ways. It was like hearing it for the first time every time.”
Soon after the wedding, the Evdokimovs had a daughter, Anya, but the family saw each other only periodically for a very long time, waiting until Mikhail had the opportunity to take his wife and child to him. This will happen only in 1985, but four years of separation only strengthened the marriage of the Evdokimovs.
Subsequently, in the 2000s, Mikhail nevertheless graduated from the Institute of Trade, by that time renamed the Siberian University of Consumer Cooperatives (specialty - "economics and management at the enterprise").
The conquest of the capital was not given to Mikhail immediately, since admission to the circus variety school, in which he so sought to get, ended in failure. But neither difficulties nor two years of living in rented rooms scared Evdokimov away, and in 1983 he was invited to the Moscow Philharmonic, and later to the Mosconcert. Evdokimov began his stage career as a conversational artist, and a year later he made his debut on television, starring in the festive "Spark", dedicated to the holiday of March 8.
Real fame came to Evdokimov in 1989, when he took part in the filming of the television program Full House. He started as a parodist, but very soon he found his image, which became a favorite for both him and the viewer. A village peasant, a Russian hero - an oblique fathom in the shoulders, a shirt loose, his soul wide open - this is how Evdokimov was remembered and loved by the public.
Evdokimov's stage career developed rapidly. Confident and talented, he easily entered the artistic environment, conquering everyone with his talent and spontaneity.
In 1992 he graduated from the faculty of stage directors of GITIS in Moscow. From 1992 to April 2004 he was the director of the Evdokimov Theater LLC.
He starred in several films: “Memories of the Cow March” (1991), “I don’t want to get married” (1993), “About businessman Foma” (1993), “Don’t play the fool” (1997), “Should we send a messenger ? (1998), "Old Nags" (2000). He took part in voicing animals in Natalia Bondarchuk's dilogy "Bambi" ("Bambi's Childhood", 1985, "Bambi's Youth", 1986, M. Gorky Film Studio). He made author's programs “Enjoy Your Bath!” ("Channel One"), "Mikhail Evdokimov among friends" ("Russia"), "Don't be bored!" ("Russia"), "We must live" (TVC). He has released several CDs with his own songs.
Despite phenomenal popularity, Evdokimov never felt cut off from ordinary people. He often went home, if he had free time, he helped his relatives with money and gifts.
In the early 2000s, Mikhail Evdokimov began to switch his attention to other areas of activity. His interest was attracted by politics, as the most direct way to direct and significant help to people.
Evdokimov's political career developed rapidly. In April 2004, he won the election for the post of governor of the Altai Territory. However, it was this seemingly happy turn of fate that brought him a lot of trouble. It was not easy to find a common language with deputies and local authorities. Mikhail was perceived as an artist who swung at power using his own popularity. Repeatedly in the press there were talks about his competence and suitability for his position. Twice Evdokimov expressed official distrust.
He himself spoke about his problems always with humor, and always in a manly way: “You know, my coming to power causes some kind of rejection among many. Well, tell me, what's wrong here if I, having some weight in society, try to help my people? What am I doing to disturb someone? Yes, I am an artist. This was my main business. I have achieved a lot in this field. But life makes adjustments to fate. And now I have decided for myself that I can do more as a politician. Actors are loved. A politician cannot be loved by everyone. You can't please everyone.
Why did I go for it? Yes, I just want to do the main thing in this life - to improve people's lives. Can this be blamed? I personally have everything. But I know that I can do more for those who believe in me and love me."
The departure of Mikhail Evdokimov to politics was not approved by many friends, and even his wife: “I was very surprised, dissuaded him. He consulted with many - and with childhood friends, with friends - artists and athletes Mikhailov, Sergei Makarov, Evgeny Lovchev, Pankratov-Cherny. I thought he would talk about this topic, and the question would end there. And he decided to act.
On August 7, 2005, Mikhail Evdokimov died in a car accident, along with his driver Ivan Zuev and security guard Alexander Ustinov. The accident occurred early Sunday morning on the Biysk-Barnaul highway. The purpose of the governor's trip was the village of Polkovnikovo, where celebrations dedicated to the 70th anniversary of cosmonaut German Titov were planned. The car "Mercedes", in which Evdokimov was, made an unsuccessful maneuver, trying to avoid a collision with a "Toyota" going towards him. The car went into a ditch and crashed into a tree at full speed. Three men in the car died from their injuries at the scene of the accident. Galina Evdokimova was also in the car, but she survived the accident and was able to recover after many months of operations and hospital rehabilitation.
Mikhail Evdokimov was buried in his native village of Verkh-Obskoye, Altai Territory.
Several books have already been written about him and several films have been made posthumously. Much more has been written and filmed. Mikhail Evdokimov is a significant personality in the post-Soviet space. The last of the Mohicans, who did not fit and would never fit into any format, whether it is about culture or politics. All hypostases in which he appeared before his contemporaries - with a capital letter. Artist. Singer. Governor. Man. He was a holiday man, no matter how incredible the work it cost him. A wonderful comedian who has never been vulgar, all his humoresques are about love, tender, touching. The singer, who in the era of pop totalitarianism performed “On the mountain, on the mountain” in such a way, seems to know something secret about life. An actor and director who, like fellow countryman Shukshin, shot not a serial soap for commercial gain, but a real movie. A reliable friend, on whom, as on themselves, Alexander Mikhailov, Alexander Marshal, and Oleg Mityaev could rely - and everyone with whom he was friends from school.
Mikhail Sergeevich Evdokimov. Born on December 6, 1957 in Stalinsk (now Novokuznetsk) of the Kemerovo region - died on August 7, 2005 at the 319th kilometer of the Chuisky tract of the Altai Territory. Soviet and Russian humorist, parodist, actor, singer, TV presenter, politician. Fourth Governor of the Altai Territory. Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (1994).
Mikhail Evdokimov was born on December 6, 1957 in Stalinsk (now Novokuznetsk), Kemerovo Region.
Father - Sergei Vasilyevich Evdokimov, a Cossack, a participant in the Finnish War and the Great Patriotic War, worked as a welder and miner in the Urals and Siberia.
Mother - Anna Petrovna Evdokimova (1924-1999), had Polish roots, worked in a mine, injured her legs during an accident.
There were seven children in the family. Mikhail was average, had 3 brothers and 3 sisters.
Brother - Konstantin Evdokimov, colloquial artist.
In 1958, the family moved to the village of Verkh-Obskoye in the Smolensk region of the Altai Territory.
Brother Konstantin Evdokimov said: “Our house was divided into two halves, where, in addition to our family, another one lived. Nine people were accommodated in three rooms. holidays. It’s good that there was a garden, it saved us from hunger. It became very difficult when mother Anna Petrovna at the mine during the war broke both legs. She could not hold the trolley, it crushed her legs. Naturally, mother was temporarily unable to work. And we helped our father, as children, worked part-time on agricultural work. Misha was eager for adulthood and from the age of 10 he worked hard at a construction site, arranged concerts at public works. "
Mikhail's talents appeared in the fifth grade - he learned to copy the voices of famous Soviet comedians - Roman Kartsev, Viktor Ilchenko. “In the summer, all of our villagers were grazing cattle, and the boys and I arranged concerts for them in the evenings,” he recalled.
After school, Evdokimov applied to the Barnaul cultural and educational school, but instead of the specialty "artist" he was enrolled in the department of balalaika players. During his studies, he created his own group, performed in restaurants and at dances. For this he was expelled from the school.
Then he worked as a grinder at the Altai Motor Plant, as an administrator in the canteen.
In 1975-1977 he served in the army in a construction unit near Nizhny Tagil.
In 1978-1979, he served as artistic director of the House of Culture in the village of Ust-Katun, Smolensk District, Altai Territory.
In 1979 he entered the Novosibirsk Institute of Trade, where he was the captain of the KVN team.
But it turned out to be boring for him to study as a trade worker. To dilute his gray everyday life, Evdokimov tried to get a job at the city philharmonic society, but was refused.
Then in 1981, with ten rubles in his pocket, he firmly decided to go to Moscow, leaving the university. Subsequently, in the 2000s, he nevertheless graduated from the Institute of Trade, by that time renamed the Siberian University of Consumer Cooperatives with a degree in economics and enterprise management.
In 1981 he entered the Moscow Circus Variety School, but unsuccessfully.
In 1983 he got a job at the Moscow Philharmonic as an artist of the conversational genre, and then at the MosConcert.
March 8, 1984 made his debut on television in the holiday program "Spark". The first recognition for the artist came in 1984 after participating in the television program Around Laughter. In this and other programs, he performed with parodies of famous artists and monologues (the monologue “After the Bath”, composed by Evdokimov himself, told on behalf of Seryoga Bugaenko, who got into the police, for example, was sold in quotes - “he is not red, but his face is red”, “ oh, I don’t know what to tell”, “melon-melon-melon”, “I’m going, I don’t touch anyone”, “my head dries up after the bath”, “the whole mood has fallen”, “reusable paddle”, etc. ).
Since 1989 he has been working in the concert and theater company "Music".
It was in 1989 that real fame came to him when he starred in Full House. There, the artist finally found his image - a village peasant, whose soul is wide open and he does not care.
In 1992 he entered the faculty of stage directors of GITIS.
The objects of his parodies were: Yuri Antonov, Cola Beldy, Leonid Brezhnev, Vladimir Vinokur, Vladimir Vysotsky, Mikhail Gorbachev, Vyacheslav Dobrynin, Nikolai Karachentsov, Roman Kartsev, Anatoly Kasheparov, Vakhtang Kikabidze, Iosif Kobzon, Ivan Kozlovsky, Vladimir Lenin, Evgeny Leonov, Lev Leshchenko, Pyotr Mamonov, Andrey Mironov, Vladimir Mulyavin, Mikhail Muromov, Yuri Nikulin, Boris Novikov, Nikolai Ozerov, Georg Ots, Anatoly Papanov, Evgeny Petrosyan, Arkady Raikin, Sofia Rotaru, Joseph Stalin, Willy Tokarev, Leonid Utyosov, Eduard Khil , Efim Shifrin, Vladimir Etush.
In 1999, together with other famous artists, he took part in the project of Viktor Merezhko and composer Yevgeny Bednenko "The Stars of Theater and Cinema Sing", where he successfully performed as a songwriter. The project resulted in concerts and a music CD released in the USA and dubbed by MPS Radio.
He has released several CDs with his own songs.
The artist took part in voicing animals in the duology "Bambi" - "Bambi's Childhood" (1985) and "Bambi's Youth" (1986).
Since 1991, he has acted in films, making his debut with a leading role in the film “Memories of the Cow March” (sightseeing bus driver).
Later he played the main roles in the films “About the businessman Foma” (Foma Drakin), “Don't play the fool” (Philimon), “Should we send ... a messenger?” (Ivan Filimonovich Dergunov).
The last work in the cinema was the role of a businessman from the Volga, Timofey Egorovich Astrakhantsev, in the film "Old Horses".
Mikhail Evdokimov in the film "Memories of the Cow March"
Mikhail Evdokimov in the film "Should we send ... a messenger?"
Mikhail Evdokimov in the movie "Old Nags"
Political activities of Mikhail Evdokimov
In 1995, he ran for the State Duma from Barnaul, but unsuccessfully.
In 2003, he wanted to go to the polls in the Moscow region from the Agrarian Party.
In January 2004, Evdokimov announced his intention to apply for the post of head of the administration of the Altai Territory, used the image of "an honest man from the people", the phrase "Jokes aside!" became the slogan of the campaign. On April 4, 2004, Evdokimov won the election of the head of the Altai Territory, beating Alexander Surikov in the second round. The media dubbed Evdokimov's victory "Schwarzenegger's syndrome."
One of the first tests for the new governor was the fight against the consequences of the flood in the spring of 2004 and the sowing campaign. To solve some pressing problems of agriculture, Evdokimov instructed to set the administration's purchase prices for grain above market prices (4 thousand rubles per ton of grain of the 3rd class), and also replaced farm debts from cash to in-kind - enterprises had to deliver to the state against loans 127 thousand tons of grain. In addition, it was decided to increase the lease term for agricultural machinery to seven years and reduce interest rates from 7 to 4 percent. The guarantor of the promises was the newly appointed senator from the Altai Territory, Temirbulatov, and the Zenit bank. But the farms were in no hurry to repay their debts; by mid-September, only 20% of the expected bread volumes arrived at the warehouses of state-owned enterprises. And the grain began to be exported outside the region and sold at a low price: 2.5 - 3 thousand rubles per ton. Suppliers from other regions, having learned about the high purchase prices in the administration, brought their grain to Altayagroprod, forcing it to buy 4 thousand per ton to the detriment of the regional budget.
Evdokimov and his team turned out to be hostages of the situation they created with good intentions. The administration of the region tried to resort to harsh measures - to put up police barriers on the borders of the region, checking whether the owner of the exported grain is a debtor of Altayagroprod. But even by the end of the harvest, only 60% of the debts were returned.
In 2004, at the All-Russian conference call to prepare public utilities for winter, Altai Krai was named among the four most lagging regions.
There were problems in the energy sector. A special body was created - the State Unitary Enterprise "Altai Heat and Power Complex", which took over all the functions of providing the region with heat - from coal supplies and repair of networks to work with the consumer, which required financial injections from the budget.
In July 2004, the administration had to record a drop in production in the first half of the year at the region's largest industrial enterprises. At the end of July, the governor presented a program for the region's way out of the economic crisis. The report stated that the Altai Territory had its own reserves of coal and even oil, which could solve many of the problems of the economically depressed Altai Territory.
In April 2005, the recession began at the chemical fiber plant and caused the threat of dismissal of 2,000 of its employees. On July 19, 2005, an All-Russian rally of trade union organizations for decent working conditions was held in Barnaul, which was attended by about 800 people. They protested against the mass layoffs at the plant, criticized both federal and regional authorities.
For the first time in a year and three months of Yevdokimov's tenure, there was a call for the governor's resignation at a mass rally.
Mostly supporters of Alexander Surikov were elected to the regional Council. The new head of the region failed to establish relations with such a regional council. Most of the deputies argued that Yevdokimov demonstrated an inability to form an effective management team during the year of work, and accused him of the failure of economic policy. The reason for this was considered to be the “personnel” leapfrog in the environment of the governor (17 deputies were replaced in a year).
At the end of February 2005, at a session of the regional council of people's deputies, a resolution was adopted on the improper performance of his duties by the head of the Altai Territory. It was sent to the embassy of the Siberian Federal District and to the President of the Russian Federation. In March, the heads of 49 districts of the region and several cities of regional subordination sent a letter to the plenipotentiary in the Siberian Federal District Anatoly Kvashnin and the President of the Russian Federation, in which they demanded the resignation of the governor. Finally, the resignation of the governor was demanded by representatives of various political parties and public organizations of the region - from United Russia to the Communist Party. At the same time, Yevdokimov's supporters collected more than 52,000 signatures of ordinary citizens in his defense in just 9 days and sent the collected signatures to the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation.
On March 31, 2005, at a session of the regional council, deputies expressed no confidence in the governor. 46 out of 52 deputies voted for it. According to federal law, the fate of the governor was to be decided by the President of the Russian Federation. Thus, an all-Russian precedent could be created: for the first time, the removal of a governor from office could occur not only at the initiative of the head of state, but also at the insistence of the Legislative Assembly of the region. However, President Vladimir Putin did nothing to intervene in this situation.
On May 11, 2005, the head of the region suggested that all his deputies and heads of committees and departments of the administration resign. This is how he reacted to the actions of the regional council, which twice recognized the work of the administration as unsatisfactory. Most of his team members have written resignations.
The death of Mikhail Evdokimov
On August 7, 2005 at 09:20 Moscow time, Mikhail Sergeevich Evdokimov died as a result of a car accident on the M-52 Chuisky Trakt Biysk-Barnaul highway, 123 kilometers from Barnaul and 29 km from Biysk.
Evdokimov and his wife Galina, accompanied by a driver and a security guard, were heading to the village of Polkovnikovo, Kosikhinsky District, where events were held on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the birth of cosmonaut German Titov.
A criminal case was opened on the fact of the accident and death of people. In the period immediately after the accident, officials denied any possibility that the disaster had been staged. Nevertheless, the death of the governor, according to observers, could have at least an indirect relation to the political struggle in the region: shortly before the tragedy, Evdokimov, who was in conflict with the regional internal affairs bodies, had their escort vehicles taken away.
A number of journalists and politicians have suggested that Yevdokimov could have been killed for trying to fight corruption, probably related to smuggling (including drugs) from the territory of neighboring Kazakhstan, which borders the Altai Territory. The official investigation did not check any of the versions that go beyond the assumption of a “normal accident”.
Arkady Volsky in a television interview (Leonid Yakubovich's documentary "The Last 24 Hours. Mikhail Evdokimov") recalled that shortly before his death, Evdokimov told him: "Father, they will probably slap me ...".
The wife and many close people are also sure that Evdokimov's death was not accidental. Those who took the escort cars knew perfectly well that the governor was driving his Mercedes at a speed of at least 140 kilometers and this could not last long.
The moment of the accident was preceded by overtaking the Volga by Evdokimov’s car, after which the governor’s Mercedes, on the descent from a small hill, did not have time to return to its lane and tried to bypass the Toyota Marino car on the left, turning left at the intersection. Oleg Shcherbinsky, a resident of the Altai Territory, was driving the Toyota Sprinter Marino. As a result, the Mercedes, moving to the left, at high speed (according to the materials of the criminal case - at least 149 km / h) touched the right rear door, the right rear wheel and the left rear wing of the Toyota, flew into a ditch and crashed into the ground of a deep ditch , then hit a tree.
The driver of the Toyota, as well as the passengers of this car - a woman and two children - were not injured.
Evdokimov's wife, Galina Nikolaevna, who was with him in the Mercedes, was seriously injured as a result of the accident.
The driver of the governor Ivan Ivanovich Zuev and the security guard Alexander Yuryevich Ustinov died together with Mikhail Evdokimov from injuries incompatible with life.
The death of Mikhail Evdokimov was reflected in the cinema. So, in the series “Citizen Chief-3”, the similarity of the plot with real events is obvious, although it is stated in the credits that all coincidences are random. The film tells about the investigation into the death of Governor Akimov in a traffic accident. Not only the names (Evdokimov and Akimov) are similar, but also the circumstances of the accident, and in Akimov's office the coat of arms of the Altai Territory hangs on the wall.
In memory of Mikhail Evdokimov, the Verkh-Ob secondary school was named after him. Every year since 1991, in early August, in the village of Verkh-Obskoye, Smolensk region, the so-called. Evdokimov Cup, and since 2006 the Festival of Folk Art and Sports "Countrymen" has been held, which since 2009 has received the status of an All-Russian and is financed by a separate line in the state budget of the Russian Federation.
A memorial complex was erected at the site of the death of M. Evdokimov: a small chapel (2006, architects P. I. Anisiforov, E. A. Berdnikov) surrounded by 47 birches - according to the number of years lived.
Mikhail Evdokimov's song "Altai" is the unofficial anthem of the Altai Territory and the Altai hockey team and sounds almost before every home game:
"Mountains, meadows, lakes
Altai rises before me.
Forests, steppes
This region is rich and beautiful.
Blaze on the sides of the currant,
Dewy morning, blaze!
And the Motherland is Altai!
My land for me is the Motherland!
And the Motherland is Altai!
The growth of Mikhail Evdokimov: 170 centimeters.
Personal life of Mikhail Evdokimov:
Wife - Galina Nikolaevna Evdokimova (born April 5, 1961), now vice-president of the Mikhail Evdokimov Interregional Fund.
Evdokimov met his wife in June 1977, when he served in Nizhny Tagil. Galina Nikolaevna herself recalled: “My house was opposite the unit where Misha served. Once he saw me on the balcony, then he came up on the street. and by that time I had a boyfriend, but Misha beat me off. Almost every day he came up to my fence and sang songs with a guitar. I remember he painted my portrait, where I was much older than my years. Probably, he then saw I am already an adult. I keep the portrait to this day. "
On May 9, 1982, the couple had a daughter, Anna, she graduated from Moscow University for the Humanities with a degree in international tourism, and organized concerts. She has a son, Mikhail Sergeevich Evdokimov, Jr. (born September 17, 2008).
Mikhail Evdokimov with his wife Galina and daughter Anna
Evdokimov left two illegitimate children.
Daughter Anastasia (born August 28, 1995) is studying to be a journalist, her mother Nadezhda Zharkova (born 1964), received a house on Rublyovka as a result of the division of Evdokimov's property.
Women of Mikhail Evdokimov
In December 2017, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Evdokimov, Channel One showed the documentary “Mikhail Evdokimov. Everything that I managed, ”in which. “We had agreements on the shore. He said: "I was brought up in such a way that I will not leave my family." I knew that he loved me. I saw and felt. That was enough for me. Of course, he loved Galina, ”said Nadezhda Zharkova. “Of course I didn’t think it could be like that. But since this happened, I accepted the situation, ”recalled the widow of Evdokimova Galina.
Filmography of Mikhail Evdokimov:
1991 - Memories of the "Cow March" - tour bus driver
1993 - About businessman Foma - Foma Drakin
1993 - I don't want to get married! - Konev, police captain
1997 - Don't play the fool (Don "t Play the Fool ...) - Filimon
1998 - Should we send ... a messenger? - Ivan Filimonovich Dergunov
1998 - To be remembered. Boris Novikov (documentary)
2000 - Old nags - Timofey Egorovich Astrakhantsev, businessman from the Volga
Vocals by Mikhail Evdokimov:
1987 - Where is the nofelet? (uncredited)
Producer work by Mikhail Evdokimov:
1998 - Should we send ... a messenger?
The famous artist, actor, singer, TV presenter and humorist Mikhail Evdokimov was known to almost every person who had ever turned on the TV. Nature rewarded him with a mass of talents, and from a very young age he appeared on the screens of domestic television. At first, he acted as a parodist of the conversational genre, participated in the famous project “Around Laughter”, established himself as a good comedian, TV host and excellent singer. At the beginning of the 21st century, Mikhail Evdokimov decided to change his life goals and fulfilled his old dream - he became a politician. But, unfortunately, this choice became fatal. Evdokimov's life was cut short under complex, mysterious and confusing circumstances, the cause of which is still unknown.
Biography
Before figuring out how Mikhail Evdokimov died, I would first like to tell you about his biography and life path, which led to all the tragic circumstances. Perhaps it is in the description of his life that the riddle lurks. Let's try to figure it out.
Mikhail Evdokimov was born on December 6, 1957 in Stalinsk, a city located in the Kemerovo region. At the age of one, he moved with his family to Altai. After graduating from school, he entered the Barnaul College as a balalaika player, where he discovered his creative potential. Mikhail Evdokimov changed many professions and at the same time participated in various creative teams. After an unsuccessful attempt to enter the Moscow Circus School, he ends up in the capital's regional philharmonic society, where he begins his professional path as a creative person.
fatal step
Mikhail Evdokimov has always been liked by the public. People met his characters with great sympathy, and all the successful jokes told by Evdokimov in the episodes of his show went "to the people." This love was mutual, and Mikhail Evdokimov decided to thank all those who supported him. He believed that if you go into politics, then people's lives can be made better and easier. That is why he put forward his candidacy for the election of the governor in his native Altai Territory.
But Mikhail Sergeevich's desire to become a politician appeared back in 1995, when he made attempts to run for the State Duma. As mentioned earlier, his dream came true. Perhaps this was the main mistake of Mikhail Evdokimov. After the world of art, humor and laughter, he had to get used to new conditions, where every man is for himself. Conflicts and confrontations with politicians did not remain without traces, but we will talk about this a little later.
Tragedy
Many do not know in what year Mikhail Evdokimov died. The traffic accident happened on August 7, 2005. The cause of death of Mikhail Evdokimov still raises many questions among all people who knew him or were somehow connected with his activities. To understand this terrible tragedy, we will try to restore the chronology of the events of that fateful day and consider many versions.
According to the official version, the accident occurred through the fault of the driver of the Mercedes, in which Mikhail Evdokimov was traveling as a passenger. The driver violated a number of traffic rules, increased speed. While avoiding a collision with an oncoming car, the official car flew into a ditch and shattered against a tree.
If you go into details of how Mikhail Evdokimov died, then the events developed as follows. On August 7, Mikhail Evdokimov had to go to the village of Popkovnikovo, where the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the great cosmonaut German Titov was to take place. But Mikhail Sergeevich never reached his destination.
15 kilometers from the village of Zonalnoye, at the intersection of two major roads, Evdokimov's personal driver Ivan Zuev began to overtake a Toyota at a speed of 200 kilometers per hour. But unexpectedly for everyone, the driver of the Japanese car turned left, which forced Zuev to sharply turn the car in the opposite direction. As a result of this maneuver, the Mercedes hit the back of the Toyota and, due to inertia, flew into the ditch of the highway.
According to witnesses of the incident, the blow was so strong that Evdokimov's car was in the air for about 20 meters and only then fell to the ground. Airbags installed around the perimeter of the car did not work. The driver and bodyguard of Mikhail Evdokimov, who were sitting in the first seat, immediately died on the spot. As the examination showed, Mikhail Evdokimov died immediately due to a fracture of the cervical vertebrae.
Of all the passengers, Mikhail's wife, Galina Evdokimova, survived. She was lucky that she was sitting behind the driver and did not take the strongest blow. But the consequences for her were terrible - a fracture of both legs. After what he saw, the Toyota driver immediately ran up to the Mercedes and tried to help with all his might, but it turned out to be impossible, because all the doors were jammed from the impact.
Version through the eyes of eyewitnesses
People discussing the tragedy began to notice some inexplicable secrets of the life and death of Mikhail Evdokimov. A few days before the trip, Mikhail Evdokimov was deprived of the accompanying traffic police cars, which were supposed to ensure road safety. After the tragedy, the wife recalled the fact that her husband was very afraid to go without security and seemed to have a premonition of his death. Mikhail Evdokimov, according to his wife, was never so worried as before that trip. There was also a version that some time before the terrible tragedy, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Altai Territory was forced to leave his post, and the head was waiting for help from Evdokimov, but he did not help in this situation. In retaliation, Evdokimov was deprived of the accompanying column.
Immediately after the death of Mikhail Evdokimov, people began to notice similarities with other traffic accidents. For example, an accident where the mayor of Barnaul died. The same highway, the same two cars, the same flip and hitting a tree. And the most interesting thing is that in this accident, as in the case of Evdokimov, only his wife remained alive.
Secret versions
After the tragedy, various conspiracy theories began to appear. Two options were the most reasonable. According to the first theory, the traffic accident was carefully staged by one of Evdokimov's enemies. And it was said that there was no “Toyota”, and the driver of the “Mercedes” was prevented by an oncoming car that was driving head-on. This version was confirmed by the fact that the police of the Novosibirsk District were looking for the same car. Zuev's friends agreed with this version of how Mikhail Evdokimov died.
The second option said that Mikhail Evdokimov still survived this terrible tragedy, but after the accident he was killed by breaking his neck. There is also evidence for this version, including indirect evidence. After all, the first to arrive at the scene of the tragedy was Alexander Surikov, the worst enemy of Evdokimov, who had previously held the position of governor.
Expert version
The popular magazine "Behind the Wheel" also put forward a theory that made many concerned people think. According to calculations, it was revealed that the speed of Evdokimov's car was at least 150 kilometers per hour, which confirms the brake track almost 100 meters long. The analysis of experts also said that there was an oncoming car. A series of mysterious facts were also observed. For example, the day before the tragedy, the Mercedes was in service and, perhaps, something was changed in the system. There are still no answers why the anti-lock braking system did not work on the car. Also, for some reason, there were no witnesses on one of the busiest routes.
Media opinion
When asked how Mikhail Evdokimov died, many journalists expressed the opinion that he could have been killed because he was trying with all his might to fight corrupt business, when prohibited substances were imported into the country from the territory of neighboring Kazakhstan. But all the versions listed above are only guesses, because the official cause of death was an accident.
Investigation
After the first information that appeared about the death of Mikhail Evdokimov, a hail of calls fell upon the administration of the Altai Territory. People demanded a thorough investigation of the incident, because most people thought that the death of Mikhail Sergeevich was not an ordinary traffic accident. Because of this, the press service of the administration for the Altai Territory was forced to hold a special press conference, which said that Evdokimov's death was the result of an accident. But people still believe that everything was set up because of malicious intent.
One of the most important reasons
Immediately after the disaster, many unanimously repeated that this was a rigged incident. People had a reason to judge so, because in recent months the situation between Mikhail Evdokimov and the Legislative Assembly of the region began to escalate. Evdokimov did not live up to the expectations of local deputies and very often dismissed officials from their positions. Any proposals Evdokimov developed into conflicts at every meeting of local authorities. To give an example, in the spring of 2005, absolutely every deputy assessed the work of Evdokimov unsatisfactorily and put up “twos” after each meeting.
In May, a new person came to the post of vice-governor, and together with Evdokimov they decided to start a “cleansing” of the composition, offering to resign absolutely every member of the assembly in order to start creating a new government. The critical point of the conflict was the moment when, at one of the meetings, Mikhail Evdokimov refused to make a report on economic goals, arguing that there is no reliability in the field of finance with such deputies. It was the conflict with the deputies, according to experts, that caused the traffic accident to be set up on purpose and the murder of Yevdokimov still takes place in this situation.
Memory
The last time Mikhail Evdokimov appeared in public during sports competitions in his homeland, where he spent his entire childhood. All evening he talked with the villagers and sang for the guests his songs, which he composed while still an artist. On the site where Mikhail Evdokimov died, a memorial complex was erected, in which there is a small chapel and 47 birches - exactly as many as Mikhail lived for years.
The death of Evdokimov was reflected in the feature film “Citizen Chief”, where in one of the episodes there was a moment similar to an accident involving Mikhail Evdokimov. And although the credits indicate that all coincidences are random, but the name of the hero of the film sounds like Akimov.
Conclusion
The story of the death of Mikhail Evdokimov is very confusing, and in order to fully understand what really happened on that fateful August day, you need to visit the scene. A highway with good coverage, a difficult intersection and a hill that made it difficult for all drivers to see. On summer days, you can see a lot of accidents here. Maybe there was some kind of magical event behind the death of Governor Mikhail Yevdokimov? Be that as it may, several factors are to blame for the death of Mikhail Sergeyevich. And even if the accident was not set up and the politician was not killed, one thing can be said with certainty - he was killed. Ruined by hostility, bad thoughts, harassment and indifference. And no matter how hard it is to admit it, the mystery of Evdokimov's death will remain a mystery.