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Boris Mints
Boris Iosifovich Mints (russian: Борис Иосифович Минц; born 24 July 1958) is a Russian oligarch with interests in real estate and finance, and co-founder of Otkritie FC Bank. He has been an outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Early life Boris Mints was born in a Jewish family in Rybnitsa, Moldavian SSR, USSR (now Moldova), to military engineer Major Joseph Samuilovich Mints (born 1932, in Nevel), and librarian Lusia Izrailevna Milter (1936–2007, Kodyma, Ukrainian SSR). Gershkovich Milter (1901–1944). In 1980, he earned a bachelor's degree in physics from Ivanovo State University. Mints has a PhD in technical sciences and is an associate professor of higher mathematics. Career Mints’ career began at the , where he worked from 1983 until 1990. Simultaneously, between 1987 and 1990, Mints worked at a Youth Center for Scientific Creativity. Mints was appointed vice mayor of Ivanovo in 1990 and chaired the city pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rîbnița
Rîbnița or Rybnitsa ( ro, Rîbnița or , Moldovan Cyrillic alphabet: Рыбница; russian: Ры́бница, ''Rybnitsa''; uk, Ри́бниця, ''Rybnytsia''; yi, ריבניצע, ''Ribnitse'') is a town in Transnistria (''de facto'') in Moldova (''de jure''). According to the 2004 census, it has a population of 53,648. Rîbnița is situated in the northern half of Transnistria, on the left bank of the Dniester, and is separated from the river by a concrete dam. The town is the seat of the Rîbnița District. History Rîbnița was founded in 1628 as the Ruthenian village Rybnytsia, its name meaning "fishery" (from рꙑба, "fish"). As early as 1657, Rîbnița was mentioned in documents as an important town, at the time part of the Kingdom of Poland. Strong Western European influences can be seen in this formerly Polish town. In 1793, Rîbnița passed from Poland to Russia. On March 17, 1944, during World War II, the Nazis executed almost 400 prisoners, Soviet citizens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респу́блика, group=note), abbreviated as the Ukrainian SSR, UkrSSR, or UkSSR, and also known as Soviet Ukraine, was one of the Republics of the Soviet Union, constituent republics of the Soviet Union from 1922 until 1991. In the anthem of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, anthem of the Ukrainian SSR, it was referred to simply as ''History of Ukraine, Ukraine''. Under the Soviet One-party state, one-party model, the Ukrainian SSR was governed by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union through its Soviet democracy, republican branch: the Communist Party of Ukraine (Soviet Union), Communist Party of Ukraine. The first iterations of the Ukrainian SSR were established during the Russian Revolution, particularly after the October Revol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's degree in 1968. He became president of his father's real estate business in 1971 and renamed it The Trump Organization. He expanded the company's operations to building and renovating skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses. He later started side ventures, mostly by licensing his name. From 2004 to 2015, he co-produced and hosted the reality television series ''The Apprentice (American TV series), The Apprentice''. Trump and his businesses have been involved in more than 4,000 state and federal legal actions, including six bankruptcies. Trump's political positions have been described as populist, protectionist, isolationist, and nationalist. He won the 2016 United States presidential election as the Repu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
The Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) is a United States federal law that imposed sanctions on Iran, North Korea, and Russia. The bill was passed by the Senate on July 27, 2017, 98–2, after it passed the House 419–3. The bill was signed into law on August 2, 2017 by President Donald Trump, who nevertheless believed that the legislation was "seriously flawed". Legislative history On 15 June 2017, the United States Senate voted 98 to 2 for the bill (an amendment to the underlying Iran sanctions bill), which was rooted in a bill introduced in January that year by a bipartisan group of senators over Russia's continued involvement in the wars in Ukraine and Syria and its interference in the 2016 election; with regard to Russia, the bill was designed to expand the punitive measures previously imposed by executive orders and convert them into law. The bill in the Senate incorporated the provisions of the ''Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Union Of Industrialists And Entrepreneurs
The Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP), a lobby group based in Moscow, promotes the interests of business in Russia. It has over 1,000 members, including both private and state-owned companies, factories, and foreign and Russian plants. The RSPP represents the successor in the Russian Federation of the previous USSR scientific and industrial union founded in the summer of 1990. Arkady Volsky founded the Union in 1991 and headed it until 2005. He was succeeded by Aleksandr Shokhin, vice-premier of Russia from 1991 to 1994, and subsequently a Duma deputy for eight years. The current president is Alexander Shokhin. The current vice-president, Igor Yurgens, a graduate of Moscow State University, has served as an adviser to UNESCO and to the Trade Unions Council, and chaired the General Confederation of Trade Unions in 1996. Yurgens is sometimes interviewed by Western media on issues concerning Russian industry. At a meeting of the lobby in July 2009, telecommu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow Exchange
The Moscow Exchange (MOEX; rus, Московская биржа, r=Moskovskaya birzha, p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈbʲirʐə, a=) is the largest exchange in Russia, operating trading markets in equities, bonds, derivatives, the foreign exchange market, money markets, and precious metals. The Moscow Exchange also operates Russia's central securities depository, the National Settlement Depository (NSD), and the country's largest clearing service provider, the National Clearing Centre. The exchange was formed in 2011 in a merger of the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange and the Russian Trading System. Trading at the exchange was suspended on 24 February 2022, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Trading remained suspended until 21 March, and was then only opened for state bonds. The exchange was also targeted as part of international sanctions against Russia. On August 15 2022, it was announced that the bond market opened to friendly investors. History The Moscow Exchange was estab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Immofinanz
Immofinanz (stylized as IMMOFINANZ) is a commercial real-estate company that focuses its activities on the retail and office segments of seven core markets in Europe: Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, Serbia, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Poland. The core business includes the management and development of properties. The company has a real estate portfolio of EUR 5.0 billion that covers approx. 210 properties, as of 31 December 2020. As of October 2015, it is a member of the Austrian Traded Index (ATX), the index of the twenty largest companies traded on the Vienna stock exchange. as well as on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. 'Immo' is short for ''Immobilien'', German for real estate. History C & S Immobilien Anlagen Aktiengesellschaft was established in April 1990 as a joint venture company owned by Constantia Privatbank and Bankhaus Schoeller & Co. In November 1994, C & S Immobilien Anlagen Aktiengesellschaft was merged into IMMOFINANZ, which had previously been established wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CA Immo
CA Immo or CA Immobilien Anlagen is an Austrian real estate company based in Vienna with offices in Germany (Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich), and the respective capitals of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Romania. CA Immo's core competence is the development and management of office properties in core Europe. In addition to managing existing properties, CA Immo in Germany focuses on the development and realisation of new properties, including entire city districts. As of March 2011, it is a member of the Austrian Traded Index (ATX), the index of the twenty largest companies traded on the Vienna Stock Exchange. It is involved with a number of large and notable buildings, including Tower 185, the Skyline Plaza complex in Frankfurt and the Europacity complex in Berlin. Management Silvia Schmitten-Walgenbach was appointed CEO of CA Immobilien Anlagen AG as of 1 January 2022. Since 1 November 2018, Keegan Viscius has been part of the Management Board as the new Chief Investment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otkritie Holding
Otkritie Holding (russian: Открытие Холдинг), formerly Otkritie Financial Corporation (Otkritie FC) and Otkrytiye investment group, is a Russian private financial group established in 1995 as VEO-Invest company. As of 2016 Otkritie Holding is Russia's largest private financial group, and ranks among Russia’s 35 largest corporations according to RBC 500. Subsidiaries and shareholdings The group consists of Otkritie FC Bank (66.64% as of 2017), Otkritie Capital, Otkritie Broker, Otkritie Asset Management, Arkhangelskgeoldobycha (diamond miner) and it also holds minority stakes in top companies in their segments of the financial market: Baltic Leasing, Qiwi, Lukoil-Garant Non-State Pension Fund, Non-State Pension Fund of the Electric Power Industry, and RCB Bank (Cyprus). The group is acquiring Rosgosstrakh at the moment. Otkritie has sold its 19.8 per cent stake in Cypriot bank RCB. Owners Otkrytiye Holding Shareholder Structure: * Vadim Belyaev (28.61%) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otkritie Financial Corporation
Otkritie Holding (russian: Открытие Холдинг), formerly Otkritie Financial Corporation (Otkritie FC) and Otkrytiye investment group, is a Russian private financial group established in 1995 as VEO-Invest company. As of 2016 Otkritie Holding is Russia's largest private financial group, and ranks among Russia’s 35 largest corporations according to RBC 500. Subsidiaries and shareholdings The group consists of Otkritie FC Bank (66.64% as of 2017), Otkritie Capital, Otkritie Broker, Otkritie Asset Management, Arkhangelskgeoldobycha (diamond miner) and it also holds minority stakes in top companies in their segments of the financial market: Baltic Leasing, Qiwi, Lukoil-Garant Non-State Pension Fund, Non-State Pension Fund of the Electric Power Industry, and RCB Bank (Cyprus). The group is acquiring Rosgosstrakh at the moment. Otkritie has sold its 19.8 per cent stake in Cypriot bank RCB. Owners Otkrytiye Holding Shareholder Structure: * Vadim Belyaev (28.61%) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
REN TV
REN TV (russian: РЕН ТВ) is a Russian free-to-air television network, was founded on 1 January 1997 by Irena Lesnevskaya and her son, Dmitry Lesnevsky, who had been running REN TV as a production house for other national Russian television channels. Though it focuses mostly on audiences aged between 18 and 45 years old, the network offers programming for a wide range of demographics. REN TV's network is a patchwork of 406 independent broadcasting companies in Russia and the CIS. REN TV's signal is received in 718 towns and cities in Russia - from Kaliningrad in the West to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk in the East. It has a potential audience of 113.5 million viewers (officially 120 million viewers with more than 12 million of them living in Moscow city and Moscow Oblast (Moscow Region). REN TV works with 10 broadcaster affiliates and 19 cable operators in the CIS and the Baltic states; 181 cities can receive REN TV's signal. Ownership Until 1 July 2005 the channel belonged to its f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris Yeltsin
Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin ( rus, Борис Николаевич Ельцин, p=bɐˈrʲis nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈjelʲtsɨn, a=Ru-Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin.ogg; 1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian politician who served as the first president of the Russian Federation from 1991 to 1999. He was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1961 to 1990. He later stood as a Political Independent, political independent, during which time he was viewed as being ideologically aligned with liberalism and Russian nationalism. Yeltsin was born in Butka, Russia, Butka, Ural Oblast. He grew up in Kazan and Berezniki. After studying at the Ural State Technical University, he worked in construction. After joining the Communist Party, he rose through its ranks, and in 1976 he became First Secretary of the party's Sverdlovsk Oblast committee. Yeltsin was initially a supporter of the ''perestroika'' reforms of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. He lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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