At the very end of the outgoing year, the National Rating project published Governors rating for 2018. The full list in the form of a table includes all the largest political players of the Russian Federation in the field of governorship - from the leaders to the unknown outsiders who turned out to be in their place. In total, the list includes 85 heads of regions, cities of federal significance and autonomous okrugs.

They were located in their places according to the opinion of the expert community, and, as the National Rating itself says, this year a variety of people expressed their expert opinion - from savvy political scientists to original thinkers. According to the creators of the rating, this will help bring the results closer to the perception of the governors by ordinary people - almost like you and me.

Governors rating 2018, summary table

In general, the opinion of experts is disappointing. The coming year promises to be traditionally difficult for the Russian Federation - oil prices are falling, as usual, the economy is in no hurry to return from offshore meadows, where the grass is greener, plus sanctions complicate the situation. The resources of the commodity state are less and less, so that the governors, like ordinary mortals, will have to somehow get out. They have more and more responsibilities, but less and less opportunities. Whether the governors will fly to the middle of the Dnieper, or how many of them will manage to maintain their position in the future, we will see next year.

10 most effective governors of Russia 2018

10. Beglov Alexander

Subordinate territory: St. Petersburg

The top ten of the national ranking of governors at the end of 2018 is opened by the ruler of St. Petersburg. After the resignation of Poltavchenko (eleventh position in last year’s ranking), fortune finally smiled at Beglov. His political career in the literal sense is a series of unfulfilled hopes - at first the manager was promised the seat of the mayor of Moscow, but then Sobyanin appeared on the political horizon, and Beglov had to step aside.

Then there was a chance for the mayor of St. Petersburg, but the coming of Poltavchenko destroyed this hope. And only after the sunset of Poltavchenko’s reign, which Petersburgers remembered except for their inactivity (and traditional corruption scandals during the construction of a new stadium), Beglov had a chance.

However, Petersburgers are cool towards the new governor. One Putin appointee left, a new one came. Perhaps Beglov will be able to destroy this stigma - who knows?

9. Nosov Sergey

Subordinate territory: Magadan Region

Another governor who received his governorship due to personnel changes in May 2018. Then Sergey was appointed by the highest decree to the position of acting governor. Sergey is not new to political life; he has long been a devoted member of the United Russia party, and has brought Nizhny Tagil (the city-forming enterprise of which he almost saved from closing) to 11th place among the most dynamically developing cities in Russia. And five years later, grateful Tagil residents re-elected him with an overwhelming majority of votes - 90%.

After more than three months, the VRIO of the region, Sergei was able to prove himself positively and won the open elections with 80% of the vote (the turnout was, however, less than half of all voters). In the meantime, Nosov is trying to establish contact with the population. Even recently I played in Santa Claus, fulfilling the cherished desires of two young residents of the region.

8. Drozdenko Alexander

Subordinate territory: Leningrad region

Last year, from the point of view of the region’s residents, it turned out to be quite good - the governor’s team clearly took a course towards improving the living conditions of the population. This is evidenced by the increased investment attractiveness of the region, as well as the many launched programs for the development of the labor market. For example, professional development, retraining, as well as what is in line with the latest trends in demography - work with pensioners and people of pre-retirement age.

The Leningrad Region also showed the best results in Russia in terms of the transition from paper to electronic digital media. In general, this concept - digitalization - is much more capacious than simply the introduction of modern technologies in accounting and management. This includes the transfer of trade online, and work remotely through computer services, and much more. The results of the Leningrad region here are so good that Drozdenko was even appointed head of the project to implement this technique throughout Russia.

However, the governorship of Drozdenko is overshadowed by attempts to dig under it under the original "sauce". Now Moscow evaluates the effectiveness of managers not by how well they develop the region or how they manage to build relations with those in power, but by the number and quality of protests. True, judging by the fact that in December of this year Alexander was solemnly brought to the very top — the High Council — of the United Russia party, these attempts more likely failed.

7. Artyukhov Dmitry

Subordinate territory: Autonomous Okrug Yamalo-Nenets

Of the young ones and the earliest - to Dmitry these words can be applied in the literal sense of the word. He was barely 30 years old, and he is already the governor. Like Moor, the governor of the Tyumen region, who ranks second in the ranking, Artyukhov was noticed for a long time and was even included in the reserve of managerial personnel. Still, with such a dad - Dmitry’s father is the head of the United Russia faction in the Tyumen region. And now the long-awaited moment presented itself - during the May reshuffle, Artyukhov Jr. became interim, and in September he was officially elected to the governorship. True, by secret bureaucratic vote.

The young governor’s plans are traditional - in the first place is “sustainable economic development”, then expanding the transport network (which is vital for mining and oil and gas companies in the region), also improving the living conditions of the local population and preserving the culture, traditions and ecology of the region. We will see how Dmitry will succeed this next year, and also - importantly - how well he will be able to maneuver between the power groups represented in the region.

6. Kadyrov Ramzan

Subordinate territory: republic of Chechnya

Chechnya remains a kind of state in the state, with its own laws, principles of development and, of course, a peculiar way of life of the local population. For a number of experts and politicians surveyed, this fact (in addition to many subsidies from the budget) begins to cause irritation. It is known that Kadyrov is "not digested" by several influential security officials in the presidential administration. However, Vladimir Vladimirovich, for his reasons, keeps Kadyrov in power, and over the past year his position in the power vertical of the Russian Federation only improved - he went up two places in the ranking.

The Chechens themselves are both proud of their president (well, who else can lift the hundred-kilogram barbell 18 times in honor of the presidential election in Russia?), And complain about it among themselves. The position of the region from the point of view of the population leaves much to be desired - the unemployment rate in it is still high, and the population lives very poorly. Kadyrov’s ability to resolve disputes with neighbors is also not up to the mark - in a recent conflict with Ingushetia, he pushed it out from a position of strength, which may lead to new exacerbations in the future.

5. Vasiliev Vladimir

Subordinate territory: The Republic of Dagestan

Vladimir became the head of one of the most difficult regions of the Russian Federation to manage, just three months ago. However, he is already highly appreciated in the political firmament - before the election, he ruled the republic for almost a year as an interim governor. He managed to maintain neutrality among the local power elites, without openly adjoining any group. Undoubtedly, this helps him in resolving conflicts that constantly arise between ethnic and religious groups in the region.

Dagestanis highly appreciated the ability of their new leader to get help out of Moscow. Recently, the region received a large subsidy. His chances of economic development increased in connection with the construction of a new naval base in Makhachkala, where it is planned to move all the warships that are currently in the Astrakhan region. Also, with the appearance of Vasilyev on the governor’s throne, orders for the supply of equipment to large oil and gas companies of the country fell in the region.

4. Minnikhanov Rustam

Subordinate territory: Republic of Tatarstan

Compared to last year, the socio-political situation of Rustam has improved. He climbed up to four places in the ranking, from 8 to 4. The clearly unpleasant situation regarding bilingualism in educational institutions of Tatarstan lost its sharpness, and the excellently held football championship added Minnikhanov's popularity. Not that he suffered from its absence - the population of Tatarstan respects Rustam for his ability to maintain the status of a kind of “state in the state”, the title “president” and some pleasant inconsistencies of regional laws with federal laws. It is not clear, however, how long this situation will last, but so far the center prefers to turn a blind eye to it. Even the recent corruption scandals, including the tragic suicide of the emissary - the Minister of Health - did not spoil the cloudless image of the republic.

In general, Tatarstan remains stable, comfortable for the life of a simple person and at the same time a rapidly developing area. Minnikhanov himself also lives well - according to recent studies by the Vedomosti newspaper, the total income of the governor's family is in third place among all other governor's families.

3. Dyumin Alexey

Subordinate territory: Tula region

Compared to last year's ranking of Russian governors, 2018 turned out to be successful for Dyumin, and he rose two places in the list at once. Despite the fact that the governorship for the military personnel, who had been in charge of the president’s personal guard for a long time, came as a surprise, but it seems to be proceeding well. True, evil languages ​​claim that Alexey owes the strength of his position not so much to his talents in managing the region as to personal relations with GDP. However, there is movement in the region - at the end of last year, the governor announced the construction of a new railway line, the trains of which will travel the distance from the capital of Russia to the capital of the Tula region in just over 50 minutes.

2. Moore Alexander

Subordinate territory: Tyumen region, the largest region of Russia

He got into the governors of Moor recently - at the end of May 2018, he was appointed to this post by the highest decree. It will be difficult for Alexander to surpass the previous manager, Vladimir Yakushev, who steadily entered, if not the first three, then the top five of governor ratings thanks to his managerial talents. However, Vladimir Vladimirovich himself, apparently, decided that he needed such a cow himself, and appointed his Tyumen namesake the Minister of Construction and Public Utilities.

However, Moor didn’t just come out of thin air - his career is tightly connected with the Tyumen authorities, he knows the political and administrative life of the region from the inside. For a long time he was in the reserve of managerial personnel, which is in charge of the GDP itself. And, as Moore himself has said more than once, in a new place he continues Yakushev’s policy - priority on the quality of life, high technology and, what is pleasant for ordinary Russians living in the region, high salaries.

Experts also praised his diplomatic abilities - he built relationships with representatives of local elites without a hitch. Alexander did not forget about ordinary people, having performed live on one of the most popular social networks in Russia, where he answered questions from residents of the region. In just an hour of airtime, she received an impressive number of views - more than 200,000.

1. Sobyanin Sergey

Subordinate territory: Moscow

Surprisingly, the fact is that despite the often expressed dissatisfaction with the work of public utilities and the slogans “Reindeer breeder - back to the tundra!”, Muscovites almost unanimously voted for Sobyanin - 70% of the vote was cast. Moreover, as in 2013, Sobyanin did not go as a representative of a party you know, but as a self-nominated candidate. True, the results of the turnout slightly spoil the rosy picture of national unity - 2/3 of Muscovites ignored the election.

Perhaps the opinion of Muscovites about the Siberian’s management methods changed for the better when Sobyanin was able to somewhat relieve the city’s traffic flows - last year observers triumphantly excluded the city from the dozens of “most traffic jams” in which Moscow has been stably staying in recent years. However, according to Muscovites, one should not even think about the political prospects of Sobyanin and a possible presidency. Only 1% of respondents are going to support him as a possible candidate for the head of all Russia.

National Governors Rating by Residents

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