September 25, the Russian president dismissed governor of the Samara region Nikolai Merkushkin. Dmitry Azarov was appointed as an acting governor. So, who is Mr. Azarov?
The bill for the accession of the Crimea to Russia exceeded 125 billion rubles, which have been spent in the past year from the government reserve. Not too lavish: Chechnya and Ingushetia have somewhat higher subsidies.