The White House was especially noted in the history of our country by the tragic events of 1993. He became a symbol of the confrontation of two political ideas, and for someone the last refuge.
Location and view
The address of the Moscow Government House is Krasnopresnenskaya embankment, 2. The building, covered with white facing marble, proudly rises above the water surface. From afar, it seems that this is a temple of the ancient gods of Greece. This feeling appears because of the columns on the first tier of the building. A large gray granite staircase descends from the White House to the embankment, demonstrating with its appearance that not everyone is allowed to walk here. The windows offer stunning views of the legendary educational institution of Moscow State University.
Interior decoration
The passage to the building is through a checkpoint, inside a fairly spacious hall and a lobby where you can deposit your belongings.
Despite the fact that a large number of tourist routes pass by the Government House of Moscow, the entrance for visitors is closed. Free access to the building is available only to members of the government and people who have received an invitation. The building provides a room for ministerial meetings, where on Thursdays meetings are held at the highest level. Journalists of major federal channels are present at this event ; they have a separate equipped room in which you can watch the online broadcast of the meeting. There is also a buffet for media workers, where you can eat after a grueling meeting.
The Moscow Government House has a separate entrance for the country's leaders, as well as an office for the president. A little at a distance you can see the exhibition of the Ministry of Emergencies. Next to the meeting room is the control room, from which broadcasts on all news channels.
The house is under 24-hour security; cameras are located throughout the courtyard.
The building has its own security service, which carefully captures the situation and is ready to prevent danger at any time.
Story
The Moscow Government House was built in 1979 according to the project of prominent Soviet architects Chisulin and Steller. From 1965 to 1979, a 100-meter high-rise building was built on the Krasnopresnenskaya embankment near the famous Humpback Bridge.
When the Government House in Moscow was built, it was chosen by the Committee of National Control and the Supreme Council of the RSFSR. In the entire history of the White House, it housed exclusively government bodies. Throughout the entire period of operation, the building remained unchanged, with the exception of replacing the clock with the coat of arms of the Russian Federation and the flag. In 1994, the building was restored after the significant events of 1993. It took more money to restore than to build the Moscow Government House itself . The restoration was carried out by foreign specialists.
1993 events
In the fall of 1993, Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin dissolves the Council of Deputies and the Supreme Council, removes the vice president from office. Alexander Rutskoi, in turn, appeals this decision to the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation. The court satisfies Rutsky’s claims and declares Yeltsin’s actions illegal.
Based on this, the Supreme Council signs a decree on the removal of the incumbent head of state, which leads to a bloody conflict.
Yeltsin goes on the air and announces the country's transition to emergency mode. At this time, supporters of parliament are trying to storm the Ostankino tower to gain access to television.
In response, Boris Yeltsin brings troops into the capital and orders to take control of the Government House.
The parties are trying to agree, but unknown snipers come into action, shelling the military and the White House defenders.
This provokes the army to open fire.
The armed conflict lasted several days, as a result, all the upper floors of the Moscow Government House burned out.
Summary
The consequences of the tragic event:
- hundreds of wounded and killed;
- billions in losses;
- the abolition of people's deputies and the Supreme Council.
The cause of the disaster was not only the difference in views on politics, but also the personal hostility between Yeltsin and his vice president, which had arisen long before the tragic events.
20 years after this incident, Alexander Rutskoi in his interview will declare that he was struggling with the “general robbery of the country”, but could not finish the job because of the bribery and fear of deputies.
After the shelling of the House of the Government of Moscow, close associates of the first president will share that the head of state was warned that Rutskoi was not the best option for the post of vice president. Nevertheless, Yeltsin made his choice, closing his eyes to the advice of the environment.
Some believe that Boris Nikolayevich was right, and the vice president was just waiting for the moment to drag the blanket of power onto himself, while others are convinced that Rutskoi is a hero who saved the country. An unambiguous assessment of these events will not be received.