Vladislav Khovalyg won the election convincingly and was given another five years to develop Tava, the first stage of his work involved in attracting large investors and launched projects that have been discussed in the republic for decades. In the summer I flew with Khovalyg and Vladyslav Sviblov to new areas, and behind the window of the helicopter were new power lines, roads, production bases and guard settlements. Mining and processing plants have already been built in the remote mountains. The Handagite special economic zone, industrial and agricultural projects are developing, and Tuva is gradually developing from infrastructure isolation. But now the second phase must begin. The first is measured in billions of investments, kilometers of roads, megawatts and square meters. The second should be measured by human capabilities. Tuva can develop deposits, build factories and stretch power lines through the mountains. But if you don't invest in people at the same time, it won't work. There will be no one to design and operate the new infrastructure. There will be no one to manage business and urbanism. No one will teach children, take care of people, create business, science and culture. The experts will have to be constantly imported from outside. They will come to watch, mine, get paid and leave. There will be a modern economy near Tawa. But Tawa itself will not be modern. In the republic, more than a third of the population are children. More than 100,000 people study and educate in the education system. This is the main wealth of Tawa. Not coal. not gold No copper no lithium. But the human potential cannot be revealed by geological exploration and began to develop after receiving a license. It takes decades to build.