Vasily Grigoryevich Yakemenko (russian: Василий Григорьевич Якеменко, born 1971 in
Lyubertsy
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Population:
History
It was first mentioned in 1621 and was granted town status in 1925 ...
,
Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally "under Moscow"), is a federal subject of Rus ...
,
Soviet Union
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) is a Russian politician, creator and leader of several pro-government youth groups.
Career
From 1989 to 1991, Yakemenko served in the
Soviet Armed Forces
The Soviet Armed Forces, the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union and as the Red Army (, Вооружённые Силы Советского Союза), were the armed forces of the Russian SFSR (1917–1922), the Soviet Union (1922–1991), and th ...
. He then studied at the economics department of
Moscow State University
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. In the 1990s he was financial director of various construction companies before joining the presidential administration in 2000.
[Василий Григорьевич Якеменко]
Russia Profile, retrieved 15/12/2011
Youth activities
In May 2000, he founded the movement
Walking Together (russian: Идущие вместе, ''Idushie vmyestye''), which became well known for its struggle against
Vladimir Sorokin
Vladimir Georgiyevich Sorokin (russian: link=no, Влади́мир Гео́ргиевич Соро́кин; born 7 August 1955) is a contemporary postmodern Russian writer and dramatist. He has been described as one of the most popular writers ...
's books and the band
Leningrad
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
. In 2005 he became the leader of
Nashi (russian: Наши), a new pro-
Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin; (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who holds the office of president of Russia. Putin has served continuously as president or prime minister since 1999: as prime min ...
youth movement.
On October 8, 2007, new Prime Minister
Viktor Zubkov
Viktor Alekseyevich Zubkov ( rus, Ви́ктор Алексе́евич Зубко́в, p=ˈvʲiktər ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ zʊpˈkof; born 15 September 1941) is a Russian civil servant, politician and businessman who served as the 36th Pr ...
appointed Yakemenko chairman of the newly created Rosmolodyozh (State Committee for Youth
or Federal Youth Agency).
[I am Putin's propaganda]
Open Democracy, retrieved 15/12/2011 An insider at the NTV channel has said that its Director General Vladimir Kulistikov routinely bans negative stories about Yakemenko and Rosmolodyozh.
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Mario's incident
In October 2011 socialite
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, journalist
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and TV personality, Ksenia Sobchak
Ksenia Anatolyevna Sobchak (russian: Ксения Анатольевна Собчак, BGN/PCGN: ''Kseniya Anatol'yevna Sobchak'', GOST: ''Ksenija Anatolevna Sobčak'', ; born 5 November 1981) is a Russian public figure, TV anchor, journalist, ...
, spotted Yakemenko at Mario's – one of Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
's top restaurants. She had a videocamera with her and began asking him for an interview.[ Splurge scandal at restaurant]
, The Moscow News, retrieved 15/12/2011 When he turned her down, Sobchak said: "Look at this restaurant, this menu – Bellini champagne for 1,300 ruble
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, currencies named ''rub ...
s a glass, fresh oysters
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for 500 rubles each. I mean, it’s not surprising for me to be here, I’m a socialite, but you! It’s everything for the party with you, everything for Nashi." After the encounter, Sobchak posted the video on the internet and it "went viral".[ Sobchak also pointed out that Yakemenko had said in 2009 that intended to eat less and stay fit: "A person who eats more than he needs robs the country and robs ladimir]Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin; (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who holds the office of president of Russia. Putin has served continuously as president or prime minister since 1999: as prime min ...
".[
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Personal life
Yakemenko is married and has two children.[
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References
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1971 births
Living people
Russian politicians
Russian political activists
People from Lyubertsy
State University of Management alumni
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