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The fifth Minister of Transport of Russia, who previously headed the government department of industry and infrastructure under the Russian government, comes from Northern Palmyra. Maxim Yurievich Sokolov, taking office, called the creation of an integrated security system for Russians in transport as the key task of the department. Whether the statesman managed to achieve what he declared when he took up the duties of the minister - the opinions of citizens differ.

The future VIP-official was born in September 1968 in the city on the Neva into a family of doctors. Maxim pleased his parents with "fives", and teachers with discipline and diligence. At school, from the first grades, Sokolov was active in public life. He was entrusted to lead the pioneer squad, and in the final grade the guy headed the pioneer headquarters of the city.

The young man met Valentina Matvienko when she headed the Komsomol committee of the region. Later, visitors to Maxim Sokolov's office in Smolny saw a joint photo with Valentina Ivanovna, with whom he is proud of friendship.

Parents-doctors dreamed that their son would continue the dynasty and follow in their footsteps, but Maxim had other plans. After graduating from secondary school, Sokolov entered Leningrad State University and chose the Faculty of Economics, where he studied political economy.

After a two-year break in his studies, during which Maxim Sokolov paid his debt to his homeland in the army, he returned to the faculty. As a Komsomol organizer of the course, he repeatedly met with Vladimir Putin, who in those years worked as an assistant to the rector of the university.

In the last years of the university, Maxim directed his efforts to study law. The major subject of the student was read by Dmitry Medvedev, the future head of the Cabinet. In 1991, the graduate was awarded a diploma of Leningrad State University with honors.

After graduating from the university in 1991, Maxim Sokolov did not leave his alma mater: for 2 years he gave students knowledge of macroeconomics.

Sokolov put the knowledge he received at the university into practice, establishing with a friend in 1992 the Rossi-Service company, whose specialists developed security and construction management systems, provided material and technical supplies at construction sites.

In 1999, Maxim Sokolov with two partners - Nikolai Sergeenko and Vasily Sopromadze - established a construction company, calling it "Corporation C" (C is the capital letter of the partners' names).

The co-founders of the corporation declared the restoration of the historical appearance of the destroyed buildings and ensembles of the architect Karl Rossi in front of the Alexandrinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, but the result of the activity received mixed assessments. The firm built a residential building on the Fontanka and the Finnish consulate next to the Transfiguration Cathedral, which provoked protests from the townspeople who stood up for the integrity of the historical appearance of Northern Palmyra.

In 2004, the political chapter of Sokolov's biography began. The 36-year-old businessman was invited to take a seat in the administration. According to some reports, he got the position with the light hand of the Deputy Governor of St. Petersburg - Yuri Molchanov. Led by Maxim Sokolov, the corporation carried out the orders of the company, the general director of which was the official's son, Andrei Molchanov. According to others, the former protege was promoted by Valentina Matvienko, who became the governor of the city.

Maxim Sokolov's responsibilities included managing investments that came to the city and overseeing important government projects. The new head of the department attracted a pool of respectable investors to the Northern capital. The Chinese have invested $ 10 billion in the project called "Baltic Pearl". Large automakers Hyundai, General Motors and Toyota have come to the city.

They also mention the "disadvantages" of the official's activities as head of the investment committee. Sokolov's critics were outraged by the construction of the FC Zenit stadium, a shopping center under the Field of Mars, a cargo-passenger port on Vasilyevsky Island and the Embankment of Europe, which, according to citizens, destroyed the historical appearance of the city.

In 2008, the young official defended his Ph.D. thesis, and the next year Sokolov's name was added to the presidential personnel reserve. In the same 2009, Maxim Sokolov was introduced to the executive branch, entrusting the management of the department of industry and infrastructure to the government of the Russian Federation, which at that time was headed by Vladimir Putin.

2009 turned out to be generous in events for the official. He got into the golden hundred of the presidential personnel reserve, was elected a member of the government of the city on the Neva, where he headed the economic-industrial committee. A year later, Maxim Sokolov, who received the title of 1st class state advisor, was introduced to the supervisory boards of Rosavtodor and Olympstroy.

In 2012, there was a new staffing jump for the resident of St. Petersburg: he became the head of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation in the government headed by Medvedev, where he still works.

His work as a minister was repeatedly criticized. The cost of a transport crossing between mainland Russia and the Crimean peninsula under the head of the transport department has grown from 50 billion rubles. up to 227, which sparked rumors about the cutting of public funds.

In 2017, the minister received a disciplinary sanction from Vladimir Putin. The reason for the punishment was the bankruptcy of VIM-Avia, the capital's airline. In the same year, Maxim Sokolov was criticized for disrupting the construction of a high-speed railway that will connect the capital and Kazan. The head of state announced the construction of the highway in 2013, but in 2017 the government decree on financing the project did not appear.

The 5th Minister of Transport is a family man. With his wife Tatyana, he is raising three children. Sons Maxim, Roman and Konstantin were born in 1996, 1997 and 2005.

The wife of the ex-minister for 2 years, until 2005, worked at the American embassy in the Russian capital. According to unconfirmed information, the family of Maxim Sokolov lives abroad.

Sokolov owns an apartment with an area of ​​336 sq. m. in the city on the Neva. According to unofficial data, apartments of the same area were purchased by each of Sokolov's sons.

On days off from work, the official hunts, goes skiing in the mountains and participates in equestrian competitions.

In December 2017, Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Representative in the Far Eastern District, Yuri Trutnev, criticized the Minister of Transport for the high cost of flights to the Far East and a hitch in the construction of air ports in a remote region. According to Trutnev, half of the money allocated for the construction of new and reconstruction of old air terminals has disappeared.

The assumption about the minister's resignation was voiced by Kommersant at the end of 2017. The publication's experts, referring to Kremlin sources, expressed the opinion that Maxim Sokolov will not find a place in the new government, which will be formed following the presidential elections in 2018. And they were right.

On March 18, 2018, the presidential elections in Russia were held, in which Vladimir Putin won again. Immediately after taking office, Vladimir Putin again offered the post of prime minister to Dmitry Medvedev. On May 18, the new composition of the Russian government was announced to journalists. Maxim Sokolov did not retain his position, Yevgeny Dietrich was appointed the new Minister of Transport.

2008 - Medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II Degree Jubilee Medal "300 Years of the Russian Fleet" Medal "In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan" Medal "200 Years of the Ministry of Defense" Breastplate "Honorary Worker of Transport of Russia" 2007 - Breastplate "For humanization of the school of St. Petersburg "2012 - Acting State Councilor of the Russian Federation, 1st grade

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