Kiriyenko
The grandfather of Chernomyrdin's heir saved his party card even from fire
Sergei Kiriyenko was born in 1962 in Sukhumi. His parents, Larisa Kiriyenko and Vladilen Izraitel, lived in the same house since childhood and studied at the same school. After graduation, Larisa entered the Odessa Economic Institute, and Vladilen entered Moscow State University. We met during the holidays when we came home. In 1962, Larisa came to her parents in Sukhumi and gave birth to a son. For the first three months he lived in the house of his grandparents on both sides of his parents. The house was wooden.
But the quiet life quickly ended, and the next thirty-five years of Sergei Kiriyenko were eventful. He had to move often: Gorky, Sukhumi, Sochi, where he graduated from school and met his future wife. After graduating from school, he decided to return to Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod), where he entered the shipbuilding department of the Gorky Institute of Water Transport Engineers. After graduating in 1984, he went into the army for two years and served in an air defense regiment near Nikolaev in Ukraine. In 1986, adulthood began.
His parents had divorced by that time, and Sergei took his mother’s last name. Father, Vladilen Yakovlevich, becoming a Doctor of Philosophy, professor, headed the department at one of the institutes in Nizhny Novgorod. He died several years ago, and Sergei Kiriyenko’s mother still lives in Sochi, where immediately after Kiriyenko’s appointment. O. the prime minister brought her mother from Sukhumi. Few people remember Sergei himself in Sukhumi, but they remember his grandfather, Jacob the Izrael, who was famous person in Abkhazia, a soldier, head of a border post in Armenia, and then an active communist. One of Yakov Izraitel’s acquaintances said that during a fire in 1962 (the house in which the Izraelites lived was on fire), Yakov Vladimirovich entered, risking his life, into a burning apartment, from which he came out, clutching his party card in his hand (his grandson, by the way, -still keeps his membership card in the home archive). Yakov Vladimirovich was very proud of the personalized pistol given to him by Lenin.
Sergei Kiriyenko followed in his grandfather’s footsteps, joining the party while still at the institute, in 1992. Returning from the army to the Nizhny Novgorod plant "Krasnoe Sormovo", he soon headed the Komsomol organization of the enterprise. He quickly rose to the rank of first secretary of the Gorky Regional Committee of the Komsomol and became a deputy of the regional council of people's deputies. Sergei Kiriyenko does not regret his party past at all and believes that it was an excellent school of life. He graduated from it in the late 80s, becoming the general director of the AMK youth concern. Without wasting any time, he completed a two-year course in the specialization “Finance and Banking” at the Academy of National Economy in Moscow. Additional education probably came in handy when in 1994 Kiriyenko became chairman of the board of the Nizhny Novgorod design bureau "Garantiya". Two years later, on the recommendation of the governor of Nizhny Boris Nemtsov and the Russian government, he was elected president of the NORSI-Oil oil company. A year ago, with the blessing of First Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov, he became his deputy at the Ministry of Fuel and Energy, and in November last year he replaced Nemtsov himself as minister. On March 23, 1998, he was appointed first deputy prime minister and acting. O. Prime Minister.

CHANIA Ъ-IZIDA, Sukhumi

Most politicians and managers have quite difficult fate, because they are forced to be torn between family and work. There is no exception in this regard and this statesman, as Sergei Vladilenovich Kiriyenko. Family and work were quite closely intertwined in his life. Let's take a closer look at the main points of Sergei Vladilenovich's biography and talk about his career and personal life.

Childhood

Sergei Kiriyenko's hometown is Sukhumi. It was there that he was born on July 26, 1962. His father was Vladilen Yakovlevich Izraitel, who came from a Jewish family. He worked as a teacher at a university and was a scientist. He had a doctorate in philosophical sciences. Mother (Ukrainian by nationality), Larisa Vasilyevna Kiriyenko, had an economic education.

Later the family lived in Sochi, and then moved to Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod). But in the first half of the 70s, Serezha’s parents divorced, and he and his mother returned to the Black Sea resort town. Larisa Vasilievna switched to her previous surname and changed Sergei's surname. Vladilen Yakovlevich married again, and in his new marriage, in 1974, a daughter, Anna, was born. In the future, she, like her brother, will reach heights in public service.

In Sochi, Maria Aistova and Sergei Kiriyenko went to the same school. The children also attended a club at a local film studio together. After completing her studies at school, Masha entered the medical school of her hometown, and Sergei Vladilenovich moved to Gorky, where he became a student at the Engineering Institute of Water Transport.

Early life

Already in 1982, after graduating from college, Maria Aistova followed Sergei and soon married him. She entered the local medical school. In 1983, Sergei Vladilenovich Kirienko’s wife, Maria Vladislavovna, gave birth to his first child. The boy was named Vladimir.

Meanwhile, the happy father successfully completed his studies at the university. That same year he was admitted to the Communist Party. At that time, he was only 22 years old, which was considered an early start.

From 1984 to 1986, after graduating from the institute, he served in the ranks of the armed forces of the USSR. Then he was hired as a shipbuilding foreman at the Krasnoye Sormovo plant. There he became secretary of the Komsomol, and then was appointed first secretary of the regional committee of the Gorky region.

Entrepreneurial activity

Meanwhile, difficult times began in the country, the old system was collapsing, but the life of Sergei Kiriyenko’s family continued its measured course. In 1990, their second child was born - daughter Lyuba. But Sergei Vladilenovich’s career began to develop in a completely different direction. In 1991, in connection with the dissolution of the Komsomol, he was dismissed from the post of secretary of the regional committee and began business activities in a new state called the Russian Federation.

Immediately he was the director of JSC Concern AMK, which originated from the Komsomol youth organization founded by him back in the late 80s. At the same time, he studied at the Government Academy with a specialization in Banking. After graduating in 1993, he became the then famous commercial bank “Garantiya”. A year later, Sergei Kiriyenko’s active work led to him being noticed in the government and invited to become an adviser to the President on industrial issues and entrepreneurship. Since 1996, with the support of Boris Nemtsov, the hero of our story became the head of the NORSI-Oil company, which was engaged in the sale of oil and petroleum products.

Government Jobs

However, he did not work at NORSI-Oil for very long. Already in 1997, Sergei Kiriyenko was appointed first deputy minister of fuel and energy. Growth up the career ladder in the civil service occurred quite quickly. Soon he himself became a minister, and in 1998 - chairman of the government, replacing the one who had held this post for five years. Thus, Sergei Kiriyenko became the youngest prime minister in modern Russian history, taking this position at the age of 35.

But he headed the Government far from being the best of times for Russia. Sergei Kiriyenko tried to carry out a series of liberal reforms, but due to a sharp decline in oil prices and a number of other negative factors On August 17, 1998, a default was declared, and 5 days later Sergei Vladilenovich was dismissed by the President.

Political career

However, despite such dismal results, Sergei Kiriyenko did not fold his arms and already in 1999 put forward his candidacy for the position of mayor of Moscow, losing only to Luzhkov in the voting results. In the same year, he was elected to the State Duma on the list of the SPS party. In parliament he was the leader of the faction of the same name, but already in 2000 he resigned as a deputy due to his appointment to the post of representative of the President in the Volga Federal District. The following year he was appointed chairman of the commission on chemical disarmament.

Meanwhile, I was waiting for my family new joy: in 2002, Sergei Kirilenko’s second daughter, Nadezhda, was born.

"Rosatom"

In 2005, Sergei Vladilenovich Kiriyenko was appointed to the post of head of the Atomic Energy Agency. Rosatom has become next place his work. This organization is a state corporation created in 2007 on the basis of the above agency. It includes about 360 different enterprises that are related to

The seriousness of this structure is evidenced by the fact that it has the world's second largest uranium reserves. Its director is considered one of the best top managers in the Russian Federation today. According to the Kommersant newspaper, Sergey Vladilenovich Kiriyenko took fifth place among the most effective leaders in the country. At the end of 2013, Rosatom achieved a profit of 155,200 million rubles.

Sergei Kiriyenko holds the position of head of this structure to this day and copes with the assigned tasks quite successfully.

Personal finance

Naturally, the work of a top manager should be paid very well, and Sergei Kiriyenko does not suffer from a lack of funds. Thus, at the end of 2009, his personal income amounted to 16.36 million rubles, and at the end of 2010 - 17.76 million. In 2014, Sergei Kiriyenko declared income in the amount of 69.5 million rubles, of which he paid for his basic salary his place of work accounts for 56.5 million. He is actually a dollar millionaire.

In addition, it must be said that Vladimir, the son of Sergei Vladilenovich, owns a large business consisting of many companies.

The other children and the wife of the head of Rosatom are not currently involved in business, and therefore do not have significant income. Thus, according to official data, the wife’s annual salary for 2014 was about 367.9 thousand rubles, which is an average of about 30.7 thousand rubles per month - usual wages doctor in Russia.

Family

Although throughout the story we have from time to time paid attention to the family of Sergei Kiriyenko, in conclusion we will talk about it in more detail.

Sergei Kiriyenko's wife, Maria Vladislavovna Kiriyenko (nee Aistova), was born in 1962 in Sochi. As mentioned above, she graduated from a medical school in her homeland, and then from an institute in Gorky. From then to this day he has been working as a doctor. In 1997 I received another higher education with a degree in phytotherapist.

Son, Vladimir Kiriyenko, born in 1983. Has a higher financial education. He is a major businessman, chairman of the directors of Sarov Business Bank. In addition, he owns several enterprises, including an agricultural holding, a tourist camp, several elevators, utility companies, etc. He is married and has a son, Sergei, born in 2007.

Sergei Kiriyenko's eldest daughter, Lyubov Kiriyenko, was born in 1990. Graduated from a university with a degree in Management. Currently working as a junior manager at an agency.

The youngest daughter, Nadezhda Kiriyenko, was born in 2002. Currently studying at one of the Moscow schools.

Of course, family is the most valuable thing Sergey Vladilenovich Kiriyenko has in life. His children and wife, he said, have always been a reliable support for him, helping to brighten up his workdays.

Russian politician and entrepreneur. Notable for the fact that he became the youngest head of government in the entire history of Russia at at the moment. This happened in 1998, when Sergei Kiriyenko was 35 years old. Was the general director of the state nuclear energy corporation "Rosatom"- a Russian state holding uniting more than 360 enterprises in the nuclear industry. In 2016, he became First Deputy Head of the Russian Presidential Administration. Sergei Kiriyenko is often confused with the writer Sergei Ivanovich Kiriyenko.

Childhood and studies

Sergei Kiriyenko was born July 26, 1962 in Sukhumi - the largest city in Abkhazia. It is curious that the parents of the future politician knew each other from a very early age: they lived in the same house, studied at the same school, and decided to get married when they were students. Father - Vladilen Yakovlevich Izraitel, professor, Doctor of Philosophy, was the head of several departments of the Volga State University of Water Transport. Mother - Larisa Vasilievna Kiriyenko, economist. Apparently, Sergei Kiriyenko bears his mother’s surname.

Sergei was still a child when his parents decided to separate. My father remained in the city of Gorky (now called Nizhny Novgorod), where he taught. Mother and son moved to the city of Sochi. There the boy began studying at secondary school No. 7, which was considered prestigious among local residents. He was a very diligent student, and his grades were consistently high. After graduating from school, Sergei Kiriyenko returned to Gorky, where he spent his early childhood and where his father continued to teach at the Institution of Water Transport Engineers. In this highest educational institution and the young graduate entered.

According to the recollections of classmates and teachers, Sergei is already in student years proved himself to be a talented organizer and leader. He was distinguished by his extraordinary attentiveness during lectures, so it was easy for him to study, and, as in school, his usual grade was an A. During the seminars, Kiriyenko was always one of the most active students. In addition to all these qualities, the undoubted advantages young guy were sociability combined with intelligence, which made him very attractive and conducive to communication.

Having successfully graduated from the institute, at the age of twenty-two Sergei became a shipbuilding engineer with a corresponding diploma. His teachers, as well as the leadership of the institute, seeing the promise and intelligence of their student, persistently suggested that he continue his studies in graduate school. However, the young man preferred real life to dry science, and immediately after receiving his diploma he went to work at a factory.

Having reached conscription age, in 1984 Sergei Kiriyenko joined the army. For two years he served in the air force located near the city of Nikolaev in Ukraine. He was a platoon commander, and in this difficult and responsible position he showed himself to be brave and courageous. During his army service, another significant event for those years occurred in the life of a young man - he entered into communist party Soviet Union (CPSU). It is noteworthy that once his paternal grandfather, Yakov, was among the most eminent communist activists. Sergei continued his work, becoming just as devoted to the cause of the party. It is known that even when the CPSU was liquidated in 1991, he, despite the situation in the country, did not hand over his party card or dispose of it in any way, but kept it with himself. In 1986, Kiriyenko was demobilized and returned to civilian activities.

Sergei Kiriyenko and State Duma Speaker

Work in politics

After returning from the army, Sergei Kiriyenko got a job a simple master to the shipyard "Krasnoe Sormovo"- one of the oldest enterprises in this industry, located in the Sormovsky district of Nizhny Novgorod. Even in such an unremarkable position, the young master’s excellent organizational skills were quickly noticed. It was thanks to him that the welding team became the leader in production. In addition to purely work, Kiriyenko actively showed himself in public life - he was the secretary of the Komsomol committee at the plant. All these qualities could not go unnoticed by his work comrades and the party, and soon Sergei was appointed to the position of secretary in the Gorky Regional Committee of the Komsomol.

As it soon became clear, this was only the first step in the young politician’s long career ladder. Being a born leader by nature, Sergei Kiriyenko felt the need to be first everywhere and never stop there. Therefore, no one was surprised by the fact that at only 28 years old he became a deputy of the Gorky Regional Council. He felt a lack of certain knowledge and entered the Academy of National Economy under the President of the Russian Federation in 1991 year, choosing the specialty “finance and banking”. After graduating two years later, he became a highly qualified certified manager.

The next stages in Sergei Kiriyenko’s career were the positions of general director of the joint-stock company - the AMK youth concern, head of the board of the Garantiya bank, president of an oil company "NorsiOil". After this, Kiriyenko’s successful activities began in the capital of the Russian Federation. He is appointed first deputy minister of fuel and energy. Just six months later, in 1997, the then president of the country appointed 35-year-old Kiriyenko as minister of fuel and energy. The head of state was impressed by the performance and energy of the young politician.

Rosatom

One of major events in the life of Sergei Kiriyenko was his appointment to the position of general director of the state corporation "Rosatom"- Federal Atomic Energy Agency. This huge holding united under its leadership more than three hundred enterprises in this industry, including scientific centers and institutes, nuclear power plants. He was also responsible for the construction of Russian nuclear power plants in other countries and the export of nuclear fuel.

Sergei Kiriyenko worked as the head of this organization for eleven years. As is his custom, he initially set clear tasks for himself and successfully achieved their implementation. In particular, under him the cost of production in Russia fell. electrical energy, the power utilization factor at nuclear power plants increased, the number of employees of the Rosatom Corporation became such that it could easily provide effective work enterprises.

There were also negative reviews about Kiriyenko’s work as a leader "Rosatom". In particular, some criticized Kiriyenko’s decision to continue to operate old power units, because this went against safety standards. There were also allegations that enormous amounts of money were spent completely ineffectively.

Awards

Sergei Kiriyenko has many different awards received over the years of successful service and work in various sectors of economics and politics. Among them the most significant are:

• The Order of Honor is a state award of the Russian Federation, which is awarded to citizens for significant achievements in socially useful activities that have significantly improved people's lives.
• The Anatoly Koni Medal is the highest departmental medal of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation.

With Vladimir Putin

Personal life

Sergei Kiriyenko's wife - Maria Vladislavovna Aistova. The young people met back in school years in Sochi, got married during their student days at the age of 19. Maria Aistova received medical education and works as a pediatrician. She and Sergei Vladilenovich have three children: a son, Vladimir, and daughters, Lyubov and Nadezhda. The son has already proven himself to be a successful businessman, he led big companies: Rostelecom, LLC Capital. At the moment he owns a power plant in the Vladimir region, elevators, a tourist camp, and is a co-owner "Sarovbusinessbank".

Sergei Kiriyenko is known as a supporter of a healthy lifestyle. His hobbies include fishing and hunting, scuba diving and aikido (Kiriyenko has a fourth degree in this martial art). It is known that his family is very important to this politician.

Sergei Kiriyenko today

In October 2016, Kiriyenko was appointed by Vladimir Putin First Deputy Head of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation. Earlier that same year, he was removed from his post as Rosatom's general director, but he remained with this corporation on the supervisory board. It is known that in 2017 he anonymously communicated with journalists in the Kremlin, after which he was identified in the media as “ high-ranking official"or "source in the Kremlin." Kiriyenko also tries his hand at charity: he participates in campaigns against cancer in children.

In 1984 he graduated from the Gorky Institute as a water transport engineer. In 1993 he graduated from the Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation.

Full name: Kirienko Sergey Vladilenovich
Date of birth: July 26, 1962, Sukhumi, Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR
Position held: Russian statesman and political figure. First Deputy Head of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation since October 5, 2016

Biography

born into the family of Vladilen Yakovlevich Izraitel (07/09/1938-02/02/1995) and Larisa Vasilievna Kiriyenko. Father is a graduate of Moscow State University, Doctor of Philosophy, Professor, at various times he headed the departments of the Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod) Institute of Water Transport Engineers (scientific communism (1980-1990), political science (1990-1992), humanities and social sciences (1992-1995 )).
Mother is a graduate of the Odessa Economic Institute.
- graduate of the famous Sochi secondary school No. 7.
He graduated from the Gorky Institute of Water Transport Engineers in 1984 and the Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation in 1993.
Member of the CPSU since 1984. From 1984 to 1986 he served in the ranks Armed Forces USSR.
He began his career as a foreman at the Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard. In 1986-1991 - secretary of the Komsomol committee of the plant; First Secretary of the Gorky Regional Committee of the Komsomol. In March 1990, he was elected as a deputy of the Gorky Regional Council of People's Deputies.
In 1991-1997, he worked in the field of entrepreneurship, finance and business: general manager joint stock company "Concern AMK"; Chairman of the Board of the Bank "Garantiya"; President of the oil company NORSI-OIL.
In April 1997, Kiriyenko moved to work in Moscow, where his friend, First Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov convinced the hesitant Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin to take the young Nizhny Novgorod businessman to a high position in the Ministry of Fuel and Energy. Chernomyrdin initially objected, citing Kiriyenko’s lack of government experience, but then, not wanting to argue over what seemed then an insignificant personnel issue, he gave in to Nemtsov’s pressure.
In 1997-1998, Kiriyenko was First Deputy Minister, Minister of Fuel and Energy of the Russian Federation.
On March 23, 1998, President Yeltsin appointed Kiriyenko as acting head of the Government after the resignation of the cabinet of Viktor Chernomyrdin. As it became known years later, on that day Yeltsin was choosing between General Andrei Nikolaev and Kiriyenko. As Yeltsin noted in his memoirs, as prime minister he needed a politician who was young, energetic and firm in reforms. After the first meeting, Yeltsin liked Kiriyenko’s thinking style - “even, tough, absolutely consistent.”

The Kiriyenko government and the 1998 default

From April to August 1998 - Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation. The State Duma twice - on April 10 and 17, 1998 - refused to approve Kiriyenko as Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation. Only on April 24, after the third vote on his candidacy, Kiriyenko, with 251 votes (with a minimum of 226), was approved by the State Duma as Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation (after the 3rd refusal, the President had the right to dissolve the Duma). On the same day, Yeltsin signed a Decree of the President of the Russian Federation appointing Kiriyenko as Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation.
By the time Kiriyenko was appointed in Russia, the financial pyramid of state short-term obligations (GKOs), launched under Prime Minister Chernomyrdin, was about to collapse. In a keynote speech before the State Duma, Kiriyenko said that “Russia has been dealt a heavy blow by the Asian financial crisis.” As a result of the crisis, world oil prices fell to the level of $10 per barrel with a further downward trend. The total volume of the annual state budget of Russia at that time was about 20 billion dollars, while the accumulated debt on wages in the Russian Federation was about 70 billion dollars, and the total external debt was about 170 billion dollars. The consequences of the Asian crisis have not yet become obvious to everyone in Russia, Kiriyenko warned, but the new prime minister estimated the inevitable losses of the federal budget at $30 billion. In fact, already in the first days of work, Kiriyenko discovered that the financial situation was much worse than he expected. There were not enough federal budget funds even to fulfill the state’s current obligations to state employees. Resources for payment external debts it didn't turn out at all.
When forming the government, the only noticeable change was a sharp reduction in the number of deputy prime ministers and the abolition of the positions of first deputy prime ministers. The portfolios of Deputy Prime Ministers were given to Boris Nemtsov, Oleg Sysuev and. There was also a left-wing politician in Kiriyenko’s cabinet: during the government reshuffle on July 22, 1998, Yuri Maslyukov, a representative of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, was appointed to the post of Minister of Industry and Trade. By this measure, the BBC believed, the Kiriyenko government did not gain anything in terms of professionalism, but it lost a loyal supporter of the conciliatory line in the State Duma. This step was taken by Kiriyenko for tactical reasons, in order to somehow absorb the inevitable criticism of the activities of his cabinet from the influential Duma faction of communists.
The main macroeconomic idea that was immediately discussed in Kiriyenko’s government was the devaluation of the ruble; its exchange rate at that time was about 6 rubles per dollar, which, in conditions of ultra-cheap oil, led to the rapid depletion of the state’s foreign exchange resources. With rubles that have become cheaper as a result of devaluation, it would be easier to pay off domestic debt. However, in 1998, a heavy debt burden lay not only on the federal budget, but also on commercial banks. Devaluation would cause significant damage to their interests - with depreciated rubles, banks would not be able to purchase sufficient volumes of dollars to pay off external debts. Capital flight from Russia has accelerated. July 20, 1998 International currency board allocated a stabilization loan to the Russian Federation, the first tranche of which, worth $4.8 billion, arrived at the end of the month. However, its effect turned out to be short-lived. Yeltsin, who himself was never a strong economist and had little idea of ​​what was happening with the budget, was completely at a loss, was subject to various, often mutually exclusive, influences, but directed all his saving expectations to the young prime minister. In this situation, Kiriyenko proposed an anti-crisis program to the State Duma, the essence of which was to sharply reduce government spending. Two options were proposed for the deputies to choose from. Or, by an act of parliament, approve budget sequestration - a proportional reduction in its expenses for all or most items. Or - if the State Duma is not ready to take responsibility - allow the government to cut costs independently and at its own discretion.
The State Duma rejected the anti-crisis program of the Kiriyenko cabinet, without giving it additional prerogatives, and without offering any reasonable alternative. In the summer of 1998, President Yeltsin, irritated by the tough position of the communist faction in the State Duma, had a spontaneous desire to issue a decree banning the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, but Kiriyenko, who urgently arrived to him, was able to restrain the head of state from a hasty and risky decision. However, the government was unable to save on expenses, as a result, confidence in its creditworthiness decreased, Western investors rushed to get rid of Russian securities, and the proceeds were urgently converted into dollars. The ruble exchange rate began to fall rapidly. Against the backdrop of refusal Russian authorities Because of unpopular austerity measures, the IMF did not want to provide a second tranche of the loan. In early August 1998, due to the depreciation of Russian currency securities and the lack of demand for GKOs, commercial banks faced the threat of bankruptcy, and the private sector was unable to repay dollar loans. On August 14, the Russian foreign exchange market practically stopped. Kiriyenko was faced with a dilemma - either spend his last reserves, print unbacked rubles and thus pay off the holders of state bonds; or - devalue the ruble and suspend, at least partially, debt payments. In these circumstances, Kiriyenko chose to keep commercial banks afloat and save the state treasury from the inevitable ruin that would have been caused by paying off the state bonds.
For the first time in Russian history, Prime Minister Kiriyenko declared a default - a moratorium (temporary refusal) to pay debts. This measure affected both sovereign and private debts. Russian private borrowers were allowed not to pay debts to foreign creditors for 90 days. Kiriyenko himself subsequently admitted that he “made a bad decision, but only in order to avoid the worst.”
On Sunday, August 16, Kiriyenko informed President Yeltsin that the government accepted responsibility for what happened and was ready to resign. Then Yeltsin considered the resignation of Kiriyenko’s cabinet premature and invited him to continue working. The next day, Monday, August 17, 1998, a default was publicly announced in Russia, the ruble exchange rate collapsed almost 3 times, and by October 1 it dropped to 16 rubles per dollar. Panic began among the population, people rushed en masse to take deposits from banks, and then to exchange offices to buy hard currency for all the remaining cash rubles. Banks were unable to return deposits to everyone, and even at once. Exchange offices began to close due to lack of currency. Mass layoffs began at enterprises and organizations because there was no money to pay salaries. As Kiriyenko later admitted, when making the decision to default, he and his government colleagues did not foresee that there would be a psychological blow to the population such crushing force that will spread throughout society like this panic.
On Friday, August 21, 1998, all State Duma factions unanimously adopted a resolution of no confidence in the government and demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Kiriyenko. On the morning of Sunday, August 23, Yeltsin summoned Kiriyenko and announced his resignation. The ex-prime minister accepted the decision of the head of state with understanding and proposed appointing the head of the Federation Council, Yegor Stroev, as the new chairman of the government. Kiriyenko believed that the Communists would under no circumstances object to the former Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee Stroev, and this would immediately reduce the degree of tension and panic in society. Yeltsin did not accept Kiriyenko’s recommendation and tried to return Chernomyrdin to the post of prime minister, but the State Duma twice rejected his candidacy. Not wanting a new confrontation with parliament and its possible dissolution, for the third time Yeltsin, under pressure from the parliamentary majority, ordered Foreign Minister and political heavyweight Yevgeny Primakov to form a government.
In Primakov's government, Yeltsin offered the recently fired Kiriyenko the post of first deputy prime minister. Thus, Yeltsin tried to combine the experience of Primakov with the dynamism of Kiriyenko, whom the president considered a “talented and skillful” person. However, Kiriyenko refused, citing his lack of faith in the coalition government and the lack of a clear economic program for Primakov’s cabinet.
As a result of his activities at the head of the government, Kiriyenko, together with Boris Nemtsov and Anatoly Chubais, became known as a “young reformer” who tried to implement large-scale liberal economic reforms in Russia. The implementation of reforms was complicated by a sharp decline in oil export prices (currently down to $9 per barrel), which led to instability in the financial markets and an increase in the cost of servicing the government debt of the Russian Federation.
The result of the default carried out by the Kiriyenko government was the liquidation of the GKO-OFZ pyramid and a reduction in government spending on debt servicing. At the same time, the default entailed a decline in production and household incomes, the loss of jobs by hundreds of thousands of citizens, an acute banking crisis, a surge in inflation, and a strong drop in the ruble exchange rate. The broadcast statement made by President Yeltsin on August 14, 1998, that is, three days before the default, when the head of state, with reference to the government, confidently guaranteed the Russians that there would be no devaluation, that everything had been calculated and was under control, did not have the best effect on Kiriyenko’s reputation. Subsequently, these “guarantees” were interpreted as deliberate misleading of citizens. A positive consequence of the sharp devaluation of the ruble was large-scale import substitution and an increase in the competitiveness of domestic production - which became obvious already under Primakov’s premiership. For a long time, people associated Kiriyenko’s four-month premiership with the crisis and upheaval of 1998, which gave the young reformer the nickname “Kinder Surprise.”

Further career

In 1999 - candidate for mayor of Moscow (11.2% of the vote, the second result after the re-elected Yuri Luzhkov), leader of the list of the Union of Right Forces in the elections to the State Duma. The list received 8 percent and was ranked fourth. On the eve of the elections, Kiriyenko, on behalf of the Union of Right Forces, met with Russian Prime Minister V.V. Putin and handed over to him the bloc’s program prepared before the elections.
In 1999-2000 - deputy of the State Duma. Leader of the Union of Right Forces faction in the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.
Since May 18, 2000 - Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Volga Federal District.
Since 2001 - Chairman of the State Commission of the Russian Federation for Chemical Disarmament.
On November 14, 2005, he was dismissed from the post of plenipotentiary representative as a result of personnel changes carried out by the president.

Rosatom

On November 15, 2005, he was appointed head of the Federal Atomic Energy Agency of Russia (Rosatom).
On December 12, 2007, in connection with the reorganization, he was reappointed as General Director of the State Corporation Rosatom, created on the basis of the agency.
Acting State Advisor of the Russian Federation, 1st class (2000)
In 2010, in the ranking of top executives of the Kommersant newspaper, he took fifth place in the Electric Power Industry category.
In 2010, the income of the head of Rosatom amounted to 18 million rubles; in the year he ended his activities at Rosatom (2016), Kiriyenko was already earning about 5 million rubles a month.

Results of activities at Rosatom

In total, Kiriyenko worked at Rosatom for almost 11 years. Starting his activities in 2005, Kiriyenko set himself strategic goals - to build 40 new nuclear power units in Russia over 25 years and increase the share of nuclear power plants in the total electricity production in the country to 25%. In fact, by the time of Kiriyenko’s resignation in 2016, out of the planned 40 new power units, three had been put into operation - with a total capacity of 3.1 GW, including two power units at the Rostov NPP and one at the Kalinin NPP. Two more units with a total capacity of 2 GW are almost ready to be put into commercial operation - the third unit of the Beloyarsk NPP and the first unit of the Novovoronezh NPP-2. The share of nuclear energy in electricity generation in Russia in 2015 was 17% (versus 15% at the beginning of Kiriyenko’s activities in 2005), and the 25% he promised is still very far away. Total installed capacity Russian nuclear power plants in 2015 - 26 GW. The annual output of nuclear power plants is about 190 billion kWh. This is a significant lag from the parameters set by the government program in 2006, according to which in 2015 it was necessary to reach 33 GW and 224 billion kWh. Russian budget expenditures on the development of nuclear energy in 2009-2014 amounted to 826 billion rubles (plus an initial property contribution to the state corporation of 450 billion). The total volume of planned budget financing in the period until 2020 is another 492 billion rubles.
Kiriyenko’s achievements as head of Rosatom include a significant reduction in the operating cost of electricity generation at nuclear power plants - to 60 kopecks per kWh in 2011. By 2015, this figure, however, increased again - to one ruble per kWh. Under Kiriyenko, the number of corporation personnel was optimized from more than 40,000 to 34,000 employees. By 2015, the number had grown again to 37,000 workers. Over 10 years, Kiriyenko managed to increase the utilization rate of the installed capacity of nuclear power plants: the average load increased from 73% to 82%, due to which about half of the achieved increase in electricity generation was obtained. It was noted that Kiriyenko managed to partially solve the problem of ridding Russia of import dependence on uranium - mainly through the acquisition of foreign assets.
In general, according to the director of Energy Institute LLC Vladimir Milov, hundreds of billions of budget rubles were spent ineffectively at Rosatom. The “aggressive extension of operation of very old power units”, practiced under Kiriyenko, was criticized - primarily for safety reasons. Severe problems were aggravated in the area of ​​the industrial base. Poor quality of construction led to the collapse of the reactor containment reinforcement at Leningrad NPP-2 in 2011. It was not easy to establish new production of reactor vessels. The Petrozavodskmash plant in Karelia, where the corporation planned to invest 80 million euros, turned out to be unsuitable for this purpose; two years later, having wasted funds, the project was closed. However, in October 2015, for the first time in many years, the Volgodonsk production association Atommash built and shipped a new VVER-1200 reactor for the Belarusian NPP under construction. The shortage of domestic machine-building base for the construction of reactors is one of the main limiting factors in the modernization of nuclear energy in Russia.
Under Kiriyenko, a significant potential for increasing nuclear capacity in Russia was never created. By 2025, about 12 GW of nuclear power plant capacity will have to be decommissioned. Another minus 5 GW are units built in the 1980s, which must be decommissioned due to the end of their standard service life. New projects, which were launched under Kiriyenko, will theoretically be able to bring only 9 GW of power until 2025. These are the first and second units of the Kola NPP-2, the Leningrad NPP-2, the 2nd unit of the Novovoronezh NPP, the 5th and 6th units of the Kursk NPP, the 4th unit of the Beloyarsk NPP and the 4th unit of the Rostov NPP. Even taking into account these promising facilities, the balance of commissioning and retirement of nuclear capacity is projected to be negative, and the share of nuclear companies in the energy market will ultimately decrease. A total capacity of about 15 GW can be generated by five new nuclear power plants planned by Kiriyenko - Nizhny Novgorod, Baltic, Tver, Seversk, Smolensk NPP-2; however, their construction has not yet even begun. The plans approved by Kiriyenko for the completion of already started nuclear power plants may not be implemented due to the reduction in the capacity of the federal budget due to unfavorable conditions in the hydrocarbon market. It was decided to save on nuclear energy; in the 2016 federal budget, expenses for the industry were reduced by 48%, and further reductions are planned in the 2017 budget. In this regard, the commissioning dates for new nuclear power plants will inevitably be delayed, which will aggravate the negative balance of capacity input and output for the period until 2025. Thus, in the foreseeable future, a reduction in the share of nuclear power plants in the Russian electricity market is expected.
The plans outlined by Kiriyenko, which were not implemented for a number of objective and subjective reasons, fit into the trend of nuclear energy losing popularity on the planet. Its share in global primary energy production decreased by 2 times in the 21st century: if in 2000 it was 8%, then in 2015 it was only 4%. Unfavorable attitudes towards nuclear energy intensified in 2011, after the accident in Japan at the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant. The energy produced at nuclear power plants has a high cost: not so much in terms of current production costs, but in terms of capital costs. The global trend was that the rate of resource depletion of nuclear power reactors built in the second half of the 20th century was significantly faster than the rate of construction and commissioning of new nuclear power plants. The actual cost of building a nuclear power plant in Russia under Kiriyenko was about $3,800 per kilowatt - this is extremely expensive, 2 times higher than building a nuclear power plant in China, and almost five times more expensive than building gas power plants in Russia. All these circumstances were not properly taken into account by Kiriyenko when justifying federal investments.
During the years of Kiriyenko’s work, with the participation of Russian nuclear scientists, the construction and commissioning of the nuclear power plant in Bushehr (2010-2011) was completed - the first nuclear power plant in Iran and throughout the Middle East. In addition, with the participation of Rosatom, three reactors were commissioned in China and two reactors in India. The construction of another 30 power units in different countries of the world continues. The total price of Rosatom's portfolio of international contracts formed under Kiriyenko is more than $100 billion until 2025.
Director of the Institute for the Safe Development of Nuclear Energy, Academician Leonid Bolshov, assessed Kiriyenko’s work at the head of Rosatom as successful if we compare it with the previous period of development of the industry (when Russian nuclear scientists were clear outsiders in the global technology market) and the work of similar foreign enterprises. According to this assessment, the corporation effectively solved problems that were important for Russia. Main elements successful strategy Kiriyenko, the expert named the focus on high-tech exports, the rise of nuclear engineering, the development of applied science and strict security. Over the 11 years of the industry’s operation under Kiriyenko in Russia, not a single emergency incident with a rating of two points or higher on the international seven-point INES scale has occurred at nuclear power plants.

Activities in the Administration of President Putin

After Vyacheslav Volodin moved to the State Duma of the Russian Federation in the fall of 2016, where he became speaker of the seventh convocation, a vacancy became available for the first deputy head of the Russian Presidential Administration. Kiriyenko was appointed to this post on October 5, 2016; the parallel position of another first deputy head of the Presidential Administration has been held for many years by Putin’s former press secretary Alexei Gromov, known for his conservative, retrograde views. When making the appointment, Kiriyenko’s solid government experience and impressive track record were taken into account; it was he who, as Prime Minister in 1998, introduced a new leader to the team of the Russian Federation. Experts noted that Kiriyenko’s previous closeness to liberal circles also played an important role in the appointment (in the 1990s he was a friend and ally of Boris Nemtsov). Political scientist Abbas Gallyamov described Kiriyenko as an official who “clearly does not fit into the ideological mainstream recent years", the appointment of which indicates that the Kremlin has begun to search for alternative routes. The beginning of Kiriyenko’s activities in his new post was marked by a series of meetings with political strategists and leaders of the expert community. The upcoming next Russian presidential elections in 2018 were discussed. Kiriyenko faced a dilemma: against the backdrop of the aging and loss of prospects of Putin’s historical rivals - Zyuganov and Zhirinovsky, and the minimal ratings of Mironov and Yavlinsky - to guarantee the outcome of the elections with a given result (70%), but at the same time to ensure the appearance of political competition.
Kiriyenko’s sphere of activity in the presidential administration (after sharing powers with Gromov) included the internal political bloc, which includes elections at all levels, interaction with political parties, public organizations, youth Kiriyenko is subordinate to the internal management and public projects management; he oversees online publications and social networks. According to Bloomberg experts, Kiriyenko will head Putin’s campaign headquarters in the 2018 presidential elections.
In November 2016, Kiriyenko joined in the discussion of the growing problem in Russia of the attack of censorship and moralizing on freedom of creativity, gathering together with the Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky the artistic directors of the largest theaters in Moscow and St. Petersburg. This theme was sympathetically reflected in President Putin’s message to the Federal Assembly on December 1, 2016, prepared with the participation of Kiriyenko, and in the speech the next day by the head of state at a meeting with cultural figures in St. Petersburg.
Since December 27, 2016 - Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom.
In February 2017, the press became aware of the practice of Kiriyenko speaking at unannounced briefings in the Kremlin in front of a pool of trusted media and on condition of anonymity. The pool of trusted media included 10 publications, namely the Dozhd TV channel, the newspapers Vedomosti, Kommersant, Rosbusinessconsulting, MK, Izvestia, Komsomolskaya Pravda, the online newspaper Gazeta.ru, news agencies RIA Novosti and TASS . In messages from closed briefings, Kiriyenko is referred to as a “source in the Kremlin,” “a source close to the Russian Presidential Administration,” “a high-ranking federal official,” and the like. The technology for disseminating information from Kiriyenko’s closed briefings involves prohibitions on reporting about the briefing, the exact source of information, requirements for journalists to make notes “more varied” and publish them in measured portions, so as not to arouse suspicion in society. According to this scheme, which was accepted for execution by all the mentioned publications, Kiriyenko’s information about the transfer of St. Isaac’s Cathedral to the Russian Orthodox Church without coordination with Putin, the situation with the resignations of governors, and a possible scheme for the election campaign for the Russian presidential elections in 2018.

Personal life

Married in his first marriage, he tied family ties in his third year. Wife - Maria Vladislavovna Kiriyenko (before marriage - Aistova). Children - Vladimir (born 1983), Lyubov (born 1992), Nadezhda (born 2002).
Vladimir Kiriyenko in 2008-2011 served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nizhegorodpromstroybank, from 2011 to 2016 - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nizhny Novgorod Capital LLC. At the end of September 2016, he was appointed to the position of Senior Vice President of Rostelecom, where he will be responsible for corporate marketing, coordination of commercial activities of the operator’s macro-branches and new areas of business development. He is a co-founder of Titanium Investments, a company engaged in investing in venture projects, with an initial capital of $47.8 million, owns a power plant in the Vladimir region and projects in Moscow and the Moscow region (with shares from 5% to 20%).
- holder of the fourth dan in Aikido. He is engaged in shooting, sport hunting and fishing. Diver.

Style

Describing Kiriyenko’s professional and human style of behavior, various experts note his constant correctness, politeness and courtesy - both in relations with supporters and political opponents; and in conflict situations, and with officials of different ranks. Despite the fact that since the 1990s, Kiriyenko has long been well acquainted with Vladimir Putin, for a certain period of time in 1998 he was higher than him in the state hierarchy and in an informal setting still communicates with him on a first-name basis, jealous moments never arose between Putin and Kiriyenko, notes the head of the Petersburgskaya Foundation, Mikhail Vinogradov. This is largely due to the fact that already since 1999, when Putin headed the Russian government, Kiriyenko immediately positioned himself as a subordinate, disciplined civil servant. Since 2005, as a leader at Rosatom, Kiriyenko has primarily promoted the company, not himself. Kiriyenko and Putin are also similar in their interest in eastern martial arts. All these circumstances are associated with the successful continuation of Kiriyenko’s career after his resignation from the post of head of Rosatom in 2016, when he was actually tasked with organizing the 2018 presidential campaign as the first deputy head of the Kremlin administration. A characteristic feature of Kiriyenko’s personnel style when receiving a new post is the involvement of colleagues with whom he worked in previous places.

Activities in the field of culture and sports

In 2005, he was elected Chairman of the National Aikido Council of Russia (President of the Aikido Federation “Aikikai of Russia”). Since its founding in 2005, he has been co-chairman of the Russian Union of Martial Arts (together with Yu. P. Trutnev).
In 1998, he took part in the award ceremony for the online literature competition “Teneta”; in 1999, he was among the organizers of the “Unofficial Moscow” arts festival.
Since 2012, he has been the executive director of the Coordination Committee for the promotion of social, educational, cultural and other initiatives under the auspices of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Awards

• Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree (November 24, 2010) - for his great contribution to the development of the nuclear industry and many years of effective public service
• Order of Honor (December 12, 2005) - for services to strengthening Russian statehood and many years of conscientious work
• award weapon - registered smoothbore carbine "Saiga-12"
• Medal of Anatoly Koni
• Certificate of Honor from the President of the Russian Federation (June 8, 2016) - for his great contribution to the preservation of the architectural ensemble of the Holy Trinity Sergius Lavra, preparation and holding of festive events dedicated to the 700th anniversary of his birth St. Sergius Radonezh
• Order of the Holy Blessed Prince Daniel of Moscow, 1st degree (ROC, 2014) - in consideration of assistance to the Holy Trinity Sergius Lavra and in connection with the 700th anniversary of the birth of St. Sergius of Radonezh
• Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh, 1st degree (ROC, 2003)
• Order of St. Seraphim of Sarov, 1st degree (ROC, 2012)
• Order of St. Seraphim of Sarov, II degree (ROC, 2006)
• Order of Honor (Armenia, 2012).

"Connections / Partners"

Putin Vladimir Vladimirovich- Russian statesman and political figure, President of the Russian Federation (2000-2008 and since May 7, 2012). Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation (1999-2000; 2008-2012), Secretary of the Security Council (1999), Director Federal service security (1998-1999).
Vaino Anton Eduardovich- Russian statesman. Head of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation since August 12, 2016. Permanent member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation since August 12, 2016. Acting State Advisor of the Russian Federation, 1st class (2008).
Novikov Nikolay Alekseevich- Russian statesman. Chairman of the Arbitration Court of the Republic of Tatarstan since February 2, 2013, former chairman of the Arbitration Court of the Samara Region. (The main candidate for the post of Chairman of the Moscow Arbitration Court)
Irina Khakamada- President of the Our Choice Foundation, Russian politician and statesman, candidate of economic sciences, writer, radio host, TV presenter
Boris Nemtsov- Russian political and statesman, deputy of the Yaroslavl Regional Duma of the sixth convocation, one of the founders and leaders of the Solidarity Movement, co-chairman of the political party RPR-PARNAS, member of the Coordination Council of the Russian Opposition, physicist, candidate of physical and mathematical sciences, author more than 60 scientific works. Shot dead on the night of February 27-28, 2015 by unknown assailants in Moscow.

"Companies"

Rosatom, RUSNANO

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The media named candidates for the post of head of Putin's campaign headquarters

Vladimir Putin’s election campaign will be led by an official from his administration, Kommersant has learned. According to the newspaper’s interlocutors, the head of the Presidential Administration Anton Vaino and his first deputy are being considered for this position.
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The Kremlin has instructed to avoid rallies and trials after the elections

at a seminar for vice-governors and heads of election commissions, he said that presidential elections should be held absolutely legitimately: without reasons for rallies and appeals to the courts. There will be three campaign waves during the campaign
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Kiriyenko allowed the cancellation of election results at polling stations due to violations

The results of regional elections at certain polling stations will be canceled if there are doubts about the integrity of the vote, he said at a closed meeting with politicians and social activists, sources told RBC
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The Red Cross instead of the Surgeon: who received presidential grants

The Coordination Committee, led by the first deputy head of the presidential administration, distributed presidential grants. The largest of them received the Golden Mask, the Red Cross and charitable organizations
More details on RBC: Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree that determines the procedure for introducing and approving candidates for the position of heads of regions. The document was published on the official legal information portal.
Read more on RBC: Head of Rossotrudnichestvo and ally of the first deputy head of the presidential administration Lyubov Glebova will leave her post and become a member of the Federation Council from Udmurtia, sources told RBC and Glebova confirmed
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The Kremlin decided not to change electoral laws for the presidential elections

There will be no changes to the electoral legislation before the presidential elections, the CEC promised at a meeting of the CEC working group. The exception will be tougher penalties for falsifying election results.
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A longtime associate of Sergei Kiriyenko is recommended for the post of chairman of the Moscow Arbitration Court

The Higher Qualification Board of Judges, without any further questions, recommended the Chairman of the Arbitration Court of Tatarstan, Nikolai Novikov, for the post of Chairman of the Moscow Arbitration Court. He was the only candidate for this position.

Novikov did not have any relatives who would give reason to suspect a conflict of interest (his wife is a housewife, his parents are pensioners, his children are studying, and his sister works in Bashkiria). He only had to clarify that the source of unexpectedly large income in 2013 was the sale of his wife’s car.
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Moscow arbitration may be headed by an associate of Sergei Kiriyenko

The High Qualification Board of Judges (HQJC) reported that next week it plans to consider the resignation of the Chairman of the Moscow Arbitration Court Sergei Chucha. His powers expire in April, and he will not seek a second term: the only candidate for this position, as follows from the published agenda of the upcoming meeting, is the Chairman of the Arbitration Court of Tatarstan Nikolai Novikov.
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Former head of Samara arbitration Nikolai Novikov intends to head the Moscow Arbitration Court

Chairman of the Arbitration Court of Tatarstan, ex-head of Samara Arbitration Nikolai Novikov has put forward his candidacy for the post of Chairman of the Moscow Arbitration Court, they report.

The powers of the current head of Moscow arbitration, Sergei Chucha, expire in April, and he will not seek a second term. The High Qualifications Board of Judges (HQJC) said it plans to consider his resignation next week.
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Putin appointed Kiriyenko first deputy head of the presidential administration

Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed the head of Rosatom as the first deputy head of the presidential administration. The decree of the head of state is stated in a statement from the Kremlin press service.
The Kremlin clarified that by another decree, Putin dismissed the first deputy head of the administration, Vyacheslav Volodin.
Earlier on Wednesday, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov announced that a new deputy head of the Kremlin administration, who will take Volodin’s place, will be appointed in the very near future.
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Sergei Kiriyenko for the first time personally commented on the possible transition from Rosatom to the Kremlin

The head of Rosatom, who, according to some sources, is the main contender for the position that Vyacheslav Volodin is now leaving, commented for the first time on the possible appointment to the post of first deputy head of the presidential administration, RBC reports.

“You know: I don’t comment on rumors,” Kiriyenko said.

As RBC reports, citing sources close to the Kremlin, Kiriyenko became the main candidate for the post on Saturday, September 24. However, neither the head of Rosatom himself nor his press secretary commented on these rumors.

Let us recall that on Friday, September 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed the candidacy of Vyacheslav Volodin for the post of Speaker of the State Duma of the seventh convocation. In addition to Kiriyenko, the head of public projects of the Kremlin Pavel Zenkovich, the governor of the Moscow region, the general director of VGTRK Oleg Dobrodeev and the secretary of the Public Chamber Alexander Brechalov are being considered as Volodin’s successor, RBC reports.
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The head of Rosatom, former Prime Minister Sergei Kiriyenko, according to some reports, will become the first deputy head of the presidential administration

He will replace Vyacheslav Volodin in this position, who is leaving for the State Duma.

Rosatom plans to sign agreements for the construction of power units in Iran by the end of the year
RBC 06/23/2014, Moscow 14:02:07 Rosatom until the end of 2014. expects to sign an additional agreement and a contract for the construction of two nuclear power units in Iran. The head of the state corporation stated this to Interfax.
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Rosatom signed the final contract for the construction of a nuclear power plant in Bangladesh for $300 million

RBC 06/09/2014, Moscow 19:09:47 Russia and Bangladesh at the end last week signed the final construction contract for the construction of the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh worth $300 million. The head of Rosatom told reporters about this, PRIME reports.
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Rosatom is ready to participate in a new tender for the completion of a nuclear power plant in the Czech Republic

RBC 06/09/2014, Moscow 12:26:17 Rosatom is ready to take part in a new tender for the completion of the Temelin nuclear power plant in the Czech Republic. The representative of the Russian state corporation for Central and Eastern Europe, Alexander Merten, reported this to ITAR-TASS at the International Forum ATOMEXPO-2014.
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The Baltic Shipyard and Rosatom agreed to build two icebreakers for 88.4 billion rubles.

05/29/2014, Moscow 16:46:23 Baltic Shipyard LLC and the state corporation Rosatom today entered into an agreement for the construction of two serial nuclear icebreakers of Project 22220. The cost of the contract amounted to 84.4 billion rubles, the press service of the Baltic Shipyard reports .
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Russian Railways and Rosatom will jointly develop magnetic levitation transport

05/22/2014, Moscow 17:07:42 As part of the events of the XVIII St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Russian Railways JSC and the state corporation Rosatom entered into an agreement on scientific and technical cooperation.
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Baysarov and Kiriyenko will receive money from the National Welfare Fund

Businessman Ruslan Baysarov, Rosatom and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) may receive funds from the National Welfare Fund (NWF) for their infrastructure projects in the second half of the year.
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The US Department of Energy suspended cooperation with Rosatom

The US Department of Energy warned the state corporation Rosatom about the suspension of a number of cooperation projects in the field of peaceful uses of nuclear energy. We are talking, in particular, about holding technical meetings, including on scientific topics, reports the Rosatom Communications Department. “Nuclear energy is a very subtle and serious matter. This requires a responsible and professional approach on the part of all participants in international cooperation. Politicization is inappropriate here. It is worth noting that any attempts to introduce any unilateral restrictions in this area will primarily hit the initiators of such steps,” Rosatom said in a statement.
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What motivates Ros(otk)atom

The reason for the appeal was the seizure of the company by the former general director of Russian Drilling Company Alexey Bukanov and his accomplices - Vitaly Ten, Vladimir Zimin, Vitaly Pataretsky, Andrey Shvalev and Khasan Giyaskhodzhaev. Conflict in a drilling company created in 2005 with funds from a foreign investor and for three years, from 2011 to 2013. considered the largest in Russia, began precisely from the moment when Bukanov lost his post as general director. When leaving RBC, they took with them seals and corporate documentation, and in October 2013 they stole equipment and machinery worth $4 million from the company’s warehouses (according to the criminal case opened on this fact, “removal” should be interpreted as “theft”). At the same time, Ten and Bukanov, using the forces of the Internal Affairs Directorate for the ZAO Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for Moscow, when the police planted a notary’s seal, organized a scandalous search at RBC. The video about the search became a hit on Youtube.com and gained 500 thousand views (copy of the video):
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S. Kiriyenko: In 2014. It is planned to launch new power units at three nuclear power plants.

RBC 01/10/2014, Moscow 09:31:47 In 2014 In Russia, it is planned to launch three new power units at nuclear power plants - at the Beloyarsk, Rostov and Novovoronezh nuclear power plants. The head of Rosatom announced this at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The transcript is provided by the Kremlin press service.
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S. Kiriyenko: The volume of Rosatom’s foreign contracts is 20 blocks.

RBC 01/10/2014, Moscow 09:45:49 The volume of Rosatom's foreign contracts is 20 blocks, another 40 are in the works. The head of the state corporation announced this at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The transcript is provided by the Kremlin press service.
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Rosatom: Uranium mining in 2013. amounted to 8.4 thousand tons.

RBC 01/10/2014, Moscow 09:52:40 Uranium mining by Rosatom in 2013. amounted to 8.4 thousand tons. The head of the state corporation announced this at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The transcript is provided by the Kremlin press service.
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Rosatom estimates the construction of eight nuclear power plants in South Africa at $40-50 billion

The head of the state corporation Rosatom estimated the project for the construction of eight nuclear power units in South Africa from $40 to $50 billion.
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S. Kiriyenko: Rosatom will prepare a “road map” for work in the UK.

06/20/2013, St. Petersburg 18:07:13 Rosatom will prepare a “road map” for work in the UK within several months. The head of Rosatom told reporters about this in St. Petersburg, answering a question from RBC.
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The head of Rosatom denied problems at the Bushehr nuclear power plant.

RBC 06/20/2013, St. Petersburg 15:45:29 The head of Rosatom denied information about problems at the Iranian nuclear power plant in Bushehr. “There are no problems,” he answered a question from journalists on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
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Head of Rosatom: Bushehr NPP will be put into operation in the near future.

RBC 05/22/2013, Moscow 17:50:28 Bushehr NPP is operating and will be put into operation in the near future. The head of the state corporation Rosatom told reporters about this.
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Rosatom: Revenue of the state corporation by 2030. will show “multiple growth”.

05/22/2013, Moscow 18:15:34 Rosatom expects that the state corporation's revenue by 2030 will be will show “multiple growth”. The head of the state corporation Rosatom told reporters about this, answering a question about the previously announced strategic goal of receiving revenue by 2030. in the amount of $75 billion
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S. Kiriyenko: Rosatom cannot finance the construction of icebreakers.

05/22/2013, Moscow 18:11:54 Rosatom cannot finance the construction of icebreakers and is waiting for a government decision. The head of the state corporation told reporters about this today, answering a corresponding question.
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Major theft was revealed in the construction of equipment for nuclear power units.

RBC 04/23/2013, Moscow 11:33:23 A criminal case has been opened in the ZATO of the Moscow region for the theft of 14.7 million rubles. budget funds allocated by JSC OKB Gidropress for the design of reactor equipment for nuclear power units.
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Rosatom expects tax breaks from Turkey, given the volume of investments

Rosatom is counting on tax preferences in Turkey, where it will invest $20 billion, the head of the state corporation said, answering a question about the progress of the Akkuyu NPP project.
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In the Ulyanovsk region. ex-deputy head of department at RIAR convicted of fraud.

03/19/2013, Ulyanovsk 07:40:26 In the Ulyanovsk region, former deputy head of the logistics department of OJSC State Scientific Center - Research Institute nuclear reactors» (NIIAR) convicted of fraud in the amount of more than 2.4 million rubles. This was reported by the regional prosecutor's office.
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S. Kiriyenko: Russia is ready to provide assistance to South Africa in the development of the nuclear industry.

02/28/2013, Moscow 19:50:19 Russia is ready to provide assistance to South Africa in the development of the nuclear industry, the head of Rosatom told reporters in the Kremlin. He explained that the development strategy for the nuclear industry South Africa involves the construction of capacities of 9.6 GW, i.e. about 8 power units of 1.2 GW each.
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The second unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in India may be launched next year.

RBC 12/24/2012, Delhi 11:30:33 The launch of the second unit of the Kudankulam NPP may take place next year. The head of the Rosatom corporation told reporters in Delhi about this.
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Rosatom is ready to add 35-40 billion rubles for new nuclear energy technologies.

RBC 11/20/2012, Voronezh 16:31:38 The Rosatom State Corporation is ready to add 35-40 billion rubles to the federal target program (FTP) “New Generation Nuclear Energy Technologies”. extrabudgetary funds. The head of the corporation announced this today at a meeting of the presidium of the Presidential Council for Innovative Development of the Russian Federation.
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The portfolio of foreign orders in the Russian nuclear industry excluding uranium is $69.3 billion.

RBC 11/20/2012, Moscow 09:45:00 Portfolio of foreign orders in the Russian nuclear industry until 2022. excluding the HEU-LEU contract (highly enriched uranium - low-enriched uranium) amounts to $69.3 billion. This is stated in the materials prepared for the trip of the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation to the Novovoronezh NPP.
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Grandmother's chest with plutonium

At the beginning of the week, public hearings were held in Zarechny, Sverdlovsk region, near the Beloyarsk nuclear power plant. They were dedicated to the fourth BN-800 reactor under construction, which will operate on plutonium fuel. The idea of ​​using such fuel in breeder reactors has existed for about 40 years, but it has never been implemented on an industrial scale in any country in the world - due to the unavailability of the technology, the danger of plutonium and the extreme high cost.
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In the Ulyanovsk region. Fraudsters who stole more than 15 million rubles were convicted. at the Research Institute of Nuclear Reactors.

11/15/2012, Moscow 13:52:52 In the Ulyanovsk region, members of a criminal group were convicted of stealing more than 15 million rubles allocated to the Research Institute of Atomic Reactors to support the activities of a radioactive waste disposal site. This was reported in the media relations department of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation.
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The ex-deputy head of Rosatom will leave the pre-trial detention center in the coming hours

Former deputy head of Rosatom Evgeny Evstratov, whom the Moscow City Court on Monday ordered to be released on bail in the amount of 5 million rubles, will be released from the pre-trial detention center in the coming hours, an official representative of the...
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Nuclear icebreakers will help deliver gas via the Northern Sea Route

The Chairman of the Board of NOVATEK OJSC and the General Director of the state corporation Rosatom signed a general agreement on cooperation between the two companies.
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S. Kiriyenko: In Russia by July 2012. Work to improve the safety of existing nuclear power plants will be completed.

06/21/2012, St. Petersburg 10:24:45 In Russia by July 2012 Work to improve the safety of existing nuclear power plants will be completed. This was announced during the round table “Nuclear energy: a year after Fukushima” at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum by the head of the state corporation Rosatom.
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The machinations of the head of the mafia called ROSATOM

While sorting through the papers that belonged to my father, my mother discovered a notice in his name.
While still alive, he did not show it so as not to upset her.
For two days after reading this notice, she could not sleep.
Today she brought it to me and showed it to me.
» Notification of the transition to a new salary.
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Deputies sent Putin dirt on the head of Rosatom. This will not interfere with Sechin’s successor in the new government

“We know that Vladimir Vladimirovich rarely betrays his own”

On the eve of the announcement of the new government, in which the head of Rosatom may become the curator of the fuel and energy complex, communist deputies reminded Prime Minister Vladimir Putin about the corruption scandal associated with him.
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The investigation has completed cases of abuse of power former leaders The only special organization in Russia involved in the management of radioactive waste nationwide is the Federal State Unitary Enterprise RosRAO, a representative of the investigative department of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Friday.
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Statement on the conspiracy of Rosatom Corporation with a number of leading Russian media

A few weeks ago, the investigation department in the weekly Argumenty Nedeli was closed. The department was closed by order of the editor-in-chief of “AN” A. Uglanov. I believe that two “state” people had a hand in closing the investigation department: the head of Rosatom S. Kiriyenko and the head of the Accounts Chamber staff S. Shakhrai.
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Sergei Kiriyenko has over-promoted himself

Deputies are concerned about Rosatom's excessive spending on positive media

When a particular topic is kept silent, as they say, “until the last moment,” the very first materials on it that break through the veil of silence produce an amazing effect. This happened with the topic at the Rosatom state corporation, raised in a recent sensational publication. After the publication of certain (most harmless!) excerpts from an analytical note circulating on the Internet, the problem, according to rumors, became interested in the problem at the highest government level.

Sergey Vladilenovich Kirienko- Russian statesman and political figure. In 2016, Kiriyenko was appointed first deputy head of the presidential administration of the Russian Federation. Sergei Kiriyenko - Hero of the Russian Federation (2018). In 1998, Sergei Vladilenovich became the youngest head of government in the history of the Russian Federation - at 35 years old. It was under Kiriyenko that a default occurred in Russia, after which he resigned. Sergei Kiriyenko also served as General Director of the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom (2005−2016).

Early years and education of Sergei Kiriyenko

Father - Vladilen Yakovlevich Izraitel— graduate of Moscow State University, Doctor of Philosophy, professor.

Mother - Larisa Vasilievna Kiriyenko— graduated from the Odessa Economic Institute with a degree in economics.

The early years of Sergei Kiriyenko were spent in Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod).

In the early 70s, his parents separated, and Sergei and his mother moved to Sochi. After graduating from Sochi secondary school No. 7, Sergei went to his father in Gorky. In 1984, he graduated from the shipbuilding department of the Gorky Institute of Water Transport Engineers, according to the biography of Sergei Kiriyenko on Wikipedia.

Kiriyenko received his second higher education at the Academy of National Economy under the Russian government. He mastered the specialty “finance and banking” in 1991-1993.

At the institute, Kiriyenko was an active Komsomol activist, and in the year of graduation, Sergei Kiriyenko joined the CPSU.

Career of Sergei Kiriyenko

As reported in the biography of Sergei Kiriyenko on the website “Find out everything”, after serving for two years, he entered the Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard. Kiriyenko was hired as an ordinary foreman, and very soon, thanks to his organizational skills, the team of welders became leaders in production. Sergei Vladilenovich also led an active social life as secretary of the Komsomol factory committee. An intelligent, active, hardworking young man attracted the attention of his party colleagues and was soon appointed secretary of the Gorky Regional Committee of the Komsomol.

At the age of 28, Sergei Kiriyenko was elected as a deputy to the Gorky Regional Council of People's Deputies - this was in March 1990.

In the period from 1992 to 1997, Sergei Vladilenovich held the positions of general director of the AMK youth concern, chairman of the board of the bank, and president of the state-owned oil company NorsiOil.

Then there was a leap in the biography of Sergei Kiriyenko - in May 1997, he became the First Deputy Minister of Fuel and Energy of the Russian Federation. Wikipedia reports that his friend, First Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov, then convinced the prime minister Viktor Chernomyrdin appoint a young Nizhny Novgorod businessman to a high post in the Ministry of Fuel and Energy.

In the photo: First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Boris Nemtsov and the new Minister of Fuel and Energy of the Russian Federation Sergei Kiriyenko (left) after the presentation ceremony at the Ministry of Fuel and Energy. 1997 (Photo: Oleg Buldakov/TASS)

After working for only six months, in the fall of 1997, Sergei Kiriyenko, at the age of 35, was appointed Boris Yeltsin to the post of Minister of Fuel and Energy of the Russian Federation.

Sergei Kiriyenko at the head of the government, default in 1998

On March 23, 1998, President Boris Yeltsin decided to appoint Sergei Kiriyenko as acting head of government after the resignation of Viktor Chernomyrdin's cabinet.

Russian President Boris Yeltsin recommended Sergei Kiriyenko for the post of Prime Minister of the Russian government. They met with members of the government, which was dismissed on Monday. In the photo: Boris Yeltsin and Sergei Kiriyenko talk with (from left to right) Viktor Khlystun, Vladimir Bulgak, Farit Gazizullin, Oleg Sysuev, Yakov Urinson, Ivan Rybkin, Ramazan Abdulatipov, Boris Nemtsov. 1998 (Photo: Alexander Sentsov and Alexander Chumichev/TASS)

From April to August 1998, Sergei Kiriyenko headed the government of the Russian Federation. The portfolios of deputy prime ministers under him were given to Boris Nemtsov, Oleg Sysuev And Victor Khristenko.

In the photo: Russian President Boris Yeltsin (left) and Russian Prime Minister Sergei Kiriyenko. 1998 (Photo: Alexander Sentsov and Alexander Chumichev/TASS)

In a keynote speech before the State Duma, Kiriyenko said that “the Russian economy has been dealt a heavy blow by the Asian financial crisis.” As a result of the crisis, world oil prices fell to the level of $10 per barrel with a further downward trend.

Joint meeting of the Presidium of the Russian Government and the Government Commission on Military Development. At this meeting, the issue of the state defense order and measures to financially improve the organization of the defense complex was considered. In the photo (from left to right): Sergei Kiriyenko, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Oleg Sysuev, Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Igor Sergeev. In the background are the head of the secretariat of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation S. Kiriyenko, Dzhokhan Pollyeva (left) and Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Andrei Kokoshin. 1998 (Photo: Sergey Velichkin/TASS)

In the photo: on the counter of a store in Moscow there is a sausage with a price tag showing old and new prices. 1998 (Photo: Oleg Buldakov/TASS)

In fact, already in the first days of work, Sergei Vladilenovich discovered that the financial situation was much worse than he expected. There were not enough federal budget funds even to fulfill the state’s current obligations to state employees. There were no resources to pay off external debts at all.

The main macroeconomic idea that was immediately discussed in Kiriyenko’s government was the devaluation of the ruble. In 1998, a heavy debt burden lay not only on the federal budget, but also on commercial banks. Capital flight from Russia has accelerated.

In this situation, Kiriyenko proposed an anti-crisis program to the State Duma, the essence of which was a sharp reduction in government spending. However, the State Duma rejected the anti-crisis program of Kiriyenko’s cabinet.

Then the ruble exchange rate began to fall rapidly, the IMF did not provide a second tranche of the loan, and by mid-1998 the financial situation became completely critical. On August 14, 1998, President Boris Yeltsin solemnly promised that there would be no devaluation of the ruble. But just three days later, Prime Minister Sergei Kiriyenko announced that payments on bonds were frozen and trading in them was stopped. A technical default was declared on the main types of government debt securities totaling about $72.7 billion.

The miners' picket continues at the Government House of the Russian Federation on Krasnopresnenskaya embankment. Despite hot weather, everyday inconveniences, the miners do not intend to change their demands. Russian Prime Minister Sergei Kiriyenko said that “the government expressed its readiness to discuss economic problems with the picketing miners, but they did not agree.” The government does not intend to consider the political demands of the miners. The head of government noted that the problems of the coal industry “have been accumulating for years, so there is a long period ahead to bring the coal industry out of the crisis.” “The government,” he said, “will not solve the problems of one industry at the expense of other industries, for example, at the expense of doctors or teachers.” In the photo: the miners are determined. 1998 (Photo: Alexey Druzhinin)

They stopped supporting the ruble, and by the end of the year the national currency fell from 6 to 20 rubles per dollar. According to calculations by the Moscow Banking Union, the losses of the Russian economy from the crisis in August 1998 amounted to $96 billion. Russian GDP in 1998 decreased three times, to $150 billion, and the country’s external debt exceeded $200 billion.

In the photo: Vladivostok residents at a stop while waiting for a free trolleybus. 1998 (Photo: Vladimir Sayapin/TASS)

At the same time, devaluation had a positive impact on Russian economy- cheaper goods have become more competitive, exports have increased. Together with rising oil prices, this led to the beginning economic growth already since 1999.

For the first time in Russian history, Prime Minister Kiriyenko declared a default—a moratorium (temporary refusal) to pay debts. This measure affected both sovereign and private debts. Russian private borrowers were allowed not to pay debts to foreign creditors for 90 days. Kiriyenko himself subsequently admitted that he “made a bad decision, but only in order to avoid the worst,” Wikipedia quotes the prime minister.

Prime Minister Sergei Kiriyenko held a meeting with more than 50 representatives of foreign investment banks and companies. The purpose of the meeting was to try to explain the prospects for getting out of the current financial situation. The meeting was attended by representatives of large foreign financial organizations: Bank Trust Company, Chase Manhattan Bank, Citibank, Credit Lyonnais, Deutsche Bank and J.P. Morgan. The Russian side was represented by Deputy Prime Minister Boris Fedorov, Chairman of the Central Bank of Russia Sergei Dubinin and Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for relations with international financial organizations Anatoly Chubais. In the photo: representatives of foreign investment banks and companies are faced with a difficult decision. 1998 (Photo: Alexander Danilyushin/TASS)

The cause of the 1998 crisis was both the ill-conceived financial policy of the state, which issued large volumes of expensive short-term government bonds, and the financial crisis in Asia, due to which investors began to take money from emerging markets. The fall in oil prices to $9.1 per barrel, which coincided with these events, did not help either. The ruble exchange rate, at the same time, was artificially maintained at high level interventions of the Central Bank, wrote “SP”.

Panic began among the population, people rushed en masse to take deposits from banks, and then to exchange offices to buy hard currency for all the remaining cash rubles. Banks were unable to return deposits to everyone who wanted them at once. Exchange offices began to close due to lack of currency. Mass layoffs began at enterprises and organizations because there was no money to pay salaries. As Kiriyenko later admitted, when making the decision to default, he and his government colleagues did not foresee that the psychological blow to the population would be such a crushing force that such panic would spread in society.

In the photo: clients of SBS-AGRO Bank stand in line in the hope of receiving their deposits. 1998 (Photo: Irakli Chokhonelidze/TASS)

On Friday, August 21, 1998, all State Duma factions unanimously adopted a resolution of no confidence in the government and demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Sergei Kiriyenko. However, Yeltsin offered him the position of deputy prime minister in Primakov’s government; the president continued to consider him “talented and skillful,” but Sergei Vladilenovich refused this post.

Biography of Sergei Kiriyenko after his premiership

After his resignation, Sergei Kiriyenko was the leader of the parties and political movements “New Force” (1998), “Union of Right Forces” (1999−2000). As the leader of the list of the Union of Right Forces, Kiriyenko went to the State Duma elections.

The joint decision to create the Union of Right Forces electoral bloc was signed at the President Hotel by the leaders political organizations, who established a new bloc. Then the founding conference of the bloc took place, at which the list of candidates for elections to the State Duma, the name of the electoral bloc was approved, its political and coordination councils were formed, as well as the election headquarters. In the photo (from left to right): Boris Nemtsov (Young Russia), Sergei Kiriyenko (New Force, leader of the Union of Right Forces electoral bloc), Irina Khakamada (Common Cause), Konstantin Titov (Voice of Russia) , chairman of the political council of the bloc), Yegor Gaidar ("Democratic Choice of Russia"), Anatoly Chubais ("Democratic Choice of Russia", chairman of the election headquarters). 1999 (Photo: Boris Kavashkin/TASS)

In 1999, Sergei Kiriyenko was a candidate for mayor of Moscow, gaining 11.2% of the vote. Kiriyenko received the second result in the elections after Yuri Luzhkov.

In 1999-2000, Sergei Kiriyenko was a deputy of the State Duma, leader of the Union of Right Forces faction in the State Duma.

Since May 18, 2000, Kiriyenko’s biography includes the post of Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative in the Volga Federal District. In 2000, Sergei Kiriyenko became an active state adviser of the Russian Federation, 1st class.

Since 2001, Sergei Vladilenovich has been the chairman of the State Commission for Chemical Disarmament.

On November 14, 2005, Sergei Kiriyenko left the post of presidential plenipotentiary representative and the next day, November 15, he became the head of the Federal Atomic Energy Agency of Russia (Rosatom).

In 2007, after the reorganization, Kiriyenko was approved as the general director of the Rosatom State Corporation, a holding that unites more than three hundred nuclear enterprises. He set strategic goals - to build 40 new nuclear power units in Russia over 25 years, but by the time of his resignation, three had been commissioned - with a total capacity of 3.1 GW, including two power units at the Rostov NPP and one at the Kalinin NPP. According to the director of the Energy Policy Institute LLC Vladimir Milov, hundreds of billions of budget rubles were spent ineffectively at Rosatom, the “aggressive policy of extending the operation of very old power units” practiced under Kiriyenko was criticized, says Wikipedia.

In the photo: General Director of the State Corporation for Nanotechnology Leonid Melamed and General Director of the State Corporation "Rosatom" Sergei Kiriyenko (from left to right) at the ceremony of signing a cooperation agreement. 2008 (Photo: Igor Kubedinov/TASS)

Also, during the years of Kiriyenko’s work at the head of Rosatom, the Bushehr nuclear power plant (2010−2011) in Iran, three reactors in China, and two reactors in India were put into operation.

In the photo: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (center, left to right) during the signing ceremony of intergovernmental agreements. Second from left is General Director of the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom Sergei Kiriyenko. 2010 (Photo: Maxim Shemetov/TASS)

Since December 27, 2016, Sergei Kiriyenko has been Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom.

In the presidential administration, elections 2018

President of Russia Vladimir Putin in 2016, he signed a decree appointing Rosatom General Director Sergei Kiriyenko to the post of first deputy head of the Presidential Administration. He succeeded in this post Vyacheslav Volodin, who was elected to the State Duma. The news reported this.

In the photo: Governor of the Primorsky Territory Oleg Kozhemyako, Governor of the Vladimir Region Vladimir Sipyagin and First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation Sergei Kiriyenko (from left to right) before the meeting with Russian President V. Putin in the Kremlin. 2018 (Photo: Vyacheslav Prokofiev/TASS)

In December 2017, the news reported that Sergei Kiriyenko would head the election headquarters Russian leader in the 2018 elections.

After Vladimir Putin’s victory, by a closed decree he awarded the title of Hero of Russia to the first deputy head of the presidential administration, Sergei Kiriyenko.

“De jure, Kiriyenko received a Hero (if that is so) for achievements in the nuclear industry. And de facto for success in conducting the 2018 presidential campaign. But for such successes the Hero of Russia is not awarded purely for protocol reasons. Since this title can only be received by a person who has done something outstanding, which involves risking his life. It is quite difficult to prove that the person responsible for conducting the election campaign of the current president is risking his life. Unless death occurs from overwork directly at the workplace. As we know, this did not happen with Kiriyenko. So they tied the high award to his activities in the nuclear field. Firstly, a lot is classified there, and nothing can be explained, citing the confidentiality of information. In addition, most people associate this industry itself with something that involves risk to life,” the director of the Center for Political Science Research at the Financial University explained to SP. Pavel Salin, noting that Putin won a record number of votes in the election.

In the photo: at a gala reception to celebrate Heroes of the Fatherland Day. On the right is First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Sergei Kiriyenko. 2018 (Photo: kremlin.ru)

“They began to decide what bonuses Mr. Kiriyenko was entitled to. They expanded his powers in the Presidential Administration, although he was not made a leader. But they presented the highest award of the Russian Federation. Thus, Vladimir Putin especially noted the merits of Kiriyenko,” the expert believes.

Income of Sergei Kiriyenko

In 2010, the income of the head of Rosatom amounted to 18 million rubles. In 2016, his salary as the head of Rosatom was 5 million rubles per month.

In 2018, Sergei Kiriyenko’s declaration included an income of 66 million rubles and real estate, in particular land plots - 7,116 sq. m. m (1 pc.), residential buildings - 868.2 sq. m. m (2 pcs.), apartments - 254.3 sq. m (1 pc.).

Personal life of Sergei Kiriyenko

Sergei Kiriyenko is married to Maria Vladislavovna Aistova. The ex-prime minister's wife is a physician by training and worked as a pediatrician.

Children of Sergei and Maria - Vladimir(born 1983), Love(born 1990), Hope(born 2002).

In the photo: the representative of the Russian President in the Volga region Sergei Kiriyenko with his wife Maria before the concert of the group “Time Machine” on Red Square. 2004 (Photo: Marat Abulkhatin/TASS)

Kiriyenko’s son Vladimir served as chairman of the board of directors of Nizhegorodpromstroybank, chairman of the board of directors of Nizhny Novgorod LLC Capital. At the end of September 2016, Kiriyenko Jr. was appointed to the position of senior vice president of Rostelecom, and he is also a co-founder of Titanium Investments.

In the photo: Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative in the Volga Federal District Sergei Kiriyenko and his wife Maria (from left to right) congratulate the newlyweds - their son Vladimir (far right) and his young wife Yulia (second from right). 2005 (Photo: Roman Yarovitsyn/TASS)

The biography of Sergei Kiriyenko says that he and President Putin have in common an interest in eastern power martial arts. Sergei Kiriyenko is a fourth dan holder of Aikido and is involved in shooting, sport hunting, fishing and diving.

For the first time, one of the highest representatives of the Japanese school of Aikido, seventh dan holder, Mr. Miyamoto Tsura, held a seminar not in Moscow, but in the Russian province - the city of Kstovo, which is famous for its athletes. The seminar was attended, along with dozens of representatives of the Nizhny Novgorod school, by the chairman of the National Aikido Federation of Russia, the plenipotentiary representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Volga Federal District, black belt holder Sergei Kiriyenko. In the photo: during the exhibition match between Miyamoto Tsura and Sergei Kiriyenko (in the background). 2002 (Photo: Nikolay Moshkov/TASS)