V.N. Bavarin's Contribution to the Development of the Barnaul Urban District and His Role in Improving Urban Self-Government

In: Izvestiya of Altai State University, Heft 3(131), S. 23-27

Abstract

The article is devoted to one of the brightest leaders of the city of Barnaul — Vladimir Nikolaevich Bavarin (1939-2003), who made a huge contribution to the development of the city and Barnaul city government. According to many experts, government officials and ordinary citizens, Barnaul was lucky that in the difficult period for the whole country in the 90s and early 2000s, V.N. was at the head of the city management team. Bavarin was a professional, demanding and energetic leader. And his authority, organizational talent, charisma, philanthropy and spiritual qualities contributed to the success of all his activities and relationships both in the team he led, and in effective interaction with representatives of the local community and ordinary citizens. Many events in the socio-economic and political life of Barnaul and the Altai Territory are connected with V.N. Bavarin , and this period is called a whole historical era by many experts. Therefore, analyzing his activities as the head of local self-government, highlighting his role in addressing the development of Barnaul, the authors paid special attention to the image component of this activity, which, in their opinion, significantly affects the positioning of the city and its leadership both in the region and beyond.