KEMEROVO, Feb 16Vladimir Makuta, who led the Tashtagol district of the Kemerovo region for 25 years, who popularized the theme of the Yeti and helped the hermit Agafya Lykova, resigned. accepted Makuta's resignation… Since 1997, Vladimir Makuta has been elected head of the administration of the city of Tashtagol three times. View this post on Instagram
Makuta is known for popularizing the theme of the yeti. Under his leadership, an old boiler house was modernized in Tashtagol, a highway was built that connected Tashtagol with other cities of Kuzbass and Russia — before that, Tashtagol could only be reached by rail from Novokuznetsk. Under Makut, the Tashtagolsky district received a new power line-110, under him it began to develop as a resort Sheregesh. In the late 90s, the head of the district defended the Tashtagolsky mine. «Through his efforts, the mine has been preserved, and now it is being reconstructed, a new technology is being introduced,» the district administration told RIA Novosti. For 25 years, Makuta has been helping the hermit Agafya Lykova. «As there was some kind of opportunity, he drove. Aman Gumirovich (Tuleev — ed.), as he became friends with her and took patronage over her, the head went on his behalf. They (Makuta and Agafya — ed.) have good, warm relations were,” the administration noted. In accordance with the charter of the municipality, from February 24, First Deputy Head Andrey Orlov will temporarily act as head of the district. Vladimir Makuta was born on January 28, 1961 in the village of Preobrazhenka, Tyazhinsky district, Kemerovo region. He has two higher educations: in 1987 he graduated from the Novosibirsk Agricultural Institute with the qualification «animal engineer»; in 1998 — Novosibirsk Agrarian University, qualification engineer-mechanic. In May 2003, he received the degree of Candidate of Agricultural Sciences.