Sergey FursenkoSergey Aleksandrovich Fursenko (Russian: Серге́й Алекса́ндрович Фу́рсенко; born 1954) is a Russian businessman. He is a brother of Andrei Fursenko. CareerSince the early 1990s, Fursenko has owned a dacha in Solovyovka, Priozersky District of the Leningrad region, on the eastern shore of Lake Komsomolskoye on the Karelian Isthmus near St. Petersburg.
Vladimir YakuninVladimir Ivanovich Yakunin (Russian: Владимир Иванович Якунин; born 30 June 1948) is a Russian businessman and close confidant of Vladimir Putin. He was president of Russian Railways from June 2005 to August 2015. He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.
Russian Academy of SciencesThe Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS; Russian: Росси́йская акаде́мия нау́к, РАН, romanized: Rossiyskaya akademiya nauk, RAN) consists of the national academy of Russia; a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation; and additional scientific and social units such as libraries, publishing units, and hospitals.
Vladimir PutinLeader of Russia since 1999Personal detailsBorn (1952-10-07) 7 October 1952 (age 74)Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet UnionPartyIndependent(1991–1995, 2001–2008, since 2012)United Russia (de facto leader)Other politicalaffiliationsPeople's Front (since 2011)United Russia (2008–2012, chairman)Unity (1999–2001)Our Home – Russia(1995–1999)CPSU (1975–1991)SpouseLyudmila Shkrebneva (m. 1983; div.FC Zenit Saint PetersburgFootball Club Zenit (Russian: Футбольный клуб «Зенит», romanized: Futbolny klub "Zenit", pronounced [fʊdˈbolʲnɨj ˈklub zʲɪˈnʲit]), also known as Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit, is a Russian professional football club based in Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 (or in 1914, according to some Russian sources), it had competed in the Soviet Top League from 1938 to 1989, winning the title in 1984.
1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation (Russian: действительный государственный советник Российской Федерации 1 класса) is the highest federal state civilian service rank of Russia.
Political groups under Vladimir Putin's presidencyPersonalFamilyMeeting tableLanguageOpinionsPetsPolitical careerRise to powerBibliography of Vladimir PutinBibliography of Russian history (1991–present)Prime Minister of RussiaPremiershipCabinets firstsecondInternational tripsPresident of RussiaPresidencyInaugurations 1st2nd3rd4th5thInternational tripsPolitical groupsOppositionSpeechesMunichCrimeaValdai2020 Federal AssemblyDonetsk and Luhansk 2022Ukraine 20222022 MoscowSummits LjubljanaBratislavaHelsinkiGenevaAlaskaBudapestPoliciesDomesticlegislation and programsmilitary reformconstitutional reformnational championspriority projectsstabilization fundundesirable organizations lawForeignAnnexation of CrimeaWar in DonbasIntervention in SyriaInvasion of Ukraine2022 annexation of four Ukrainian regionsTransnational repressionPutin's PlanPresidential campaigns2000election2004election2012election2018Gays for Putin!PutinTeamelection2024electionLegacyAlleged doublesIncapacity and death claimsGrandpa in his bunkerHonoursOpposition in RussiaPhone call to PutinPublic image"Putin khuylo!"PutinismPutinisationPutinlandPutlerYanukovich's letter to PutinA diverse variety of informal political groups emerged since the presidency of Vladimir Putin starting in 1999.
Ministry of Education and Science (Russia)Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (Russian: Министерство образования и науки Российской Федерации or Minobrnauki of Russia) existed from March 2004 till May 2018. It oversaw scientific institutions, education and in the Russian Federation. The agency had its headquarters in Tverskoy District, Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow.
Russian languageRussian is an East Slavic language belonging to the Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European language family. It is one of the four extant East Slavic languages, and is the native language of the Russian people. Russian was the de facto (and de jure in its final years) official language of the former Soviet Union.
Office of Foreign Assets ControlThe Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is a financial intelligence and enforcement agency of the United States Treasury Department. It administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions in support of U.S. national security and foreign policy objectives.
Saint PetersburgSaint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and then Leningrad, is the second-largest city in Russia, after Moscow, the nation's capital. Situated on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, its area of 1,439 square kilometers (556 sq mi) makes it the smallest administrative division of Russia by area. The city had a population of 5,601,911 residents as of 2021, with more than 6.4 million people living in the metropolitan area.
RussiaCountry in Eastern Europe and North AsiaRussia, or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. With a population of over 140 million, Russia is the most populous country in Europe and the ninth-most populous in the world. It is a highly urbanised country, with sixteen of its urban areas having more than 1 million inhabitants.Yury KovalchukYury Valentinovich Kovalchuk (Russian: Ю́рий Валенти́нович Ковальчу́к; born 25 July 1951) is a Russian billionaire businessman and financier who is "reputed to be Vladimir Putin's personal banker". The Panama Papers leak revealed that Kovalchuk had transferred at least $1 billion to an offshore entity.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.