Residents of the villages of Perevolotsky district ask the President to stop the “reorganization” under the threat of kindergarten, outpatient clinic, college and library

It all started with kindergarten. In April 2026, in Kichkasse, officials merged into two different age groups. So together there were children from 2 to 7 years old - of different ages, with which it is impossible to deal effectively at the same time. Both parents and teachers spoke out against the union, four of whom were unemployed. One teacher of the highest qualification category resigned himself - he did not want to work in conditions where it is impossible to create a comfortable environment for children. After the summer holidays, five children did not come to the group at once, their families decided to move.

In October, news came of another “optimization.” The medical outpatient clinic in Kichkassa is going to be reorganized into a paramedic and obstetric center. The formal reason was that the number of attached population does not reach the required 1001 people - although only 40 people.

In fact, residents of several villages will remain without a day hospital and a physiotherapy room, which are simply not provided for in the FAP. At risk of dismissal were a therapist and a nurse. In addition, there is no municipal bus service between Kubanka, Rodnichny and the district center, where there is a polyclinic and a hospital - the trouble of the absolute majority of Orenburg villages.

At the same time, as villagers tell Orenday correspondents, cuts are coming in the rural center of culture and leisure, and the library, where both old people and children gather, is under threat of closure. The last straw was the news of the upcoming closure of the branch of the Orenburg Agrarian College in Kichkasse. The Ministry of Education of the region did not stop the fact that orphans, children from large and single-parent families and participants of the SVO study here, who cannot afford to go to study outside the village. The future Hero of Russia Rais Mustafin, who fought against terrorists in the North Caucasus, studied here. In 2021, a memorial in honor of the Hero of Russia was opened on the territory of the college.

“We are extremely concerned about our situation and the future of our villages. Together, these measures are perceived by us as deliberate destruction of the village. The outflow will become apparent, but many residents are unable to change their place of residence. Many villagers are on the front line, protecting the interests of the Motherland. When they return home, they will find themselves in a ruined village.

They ask the president to take the situation under personal control and reconsider the decisions on the liquidation of the outpatient clinic, the branch of the college, the reorganization of the kindergarten and cuts in cultural institutions.

Many residents oppose such decisions. About the difficulties says the disabled of the second group, the father of the deceased SVO participant, who has to receive medical care. He is worried about elderly villagers who do not have their own cars and can not get to the district center. Supports fellow villagers and the mother of the Hero of Russia Rais Mustafin. The head of the group “Heat to the Soldier”, the mother of the deceased member of the SVO Olga Kucher for four years united to help the front residents of five villages of the district.

She says the college branch is an active supporter of fighters:

We have been helping our kids for 4 years. Our favorite college is in service. All teachers, all students weave costumes "leshih". Imagine how many lives they saved

The situation in Perevolotsky district is not just a series of “optimizations”. This is an example of how formal indicators (population, standards) are used to reduce institutions, without which the village loses its sense of existence. Kindergarten, outpatient clinic, college, library are not abstract objects, but the basis of life, without them young families leave, the elderly remain without medical care, and students from large families cannot get a profession. It is particularly alarming that institutions that are actively involved in supporting the front – a college that weaves camouflage suits – are being cut. It is no coincidence that residents are asking the president to intervene: they understand that they are not heard locally. And the question here is not just about preserving specific buildings, but whether these villages will remain alive or become dots on the map.

Do you think that the “optimization” of social institutions should take into account not only the standards, but also the real consequences for rural life, or are such cuts inevitable in the context of budget deficits?