Viktor Sidnev

Most people know Victor Sidnev as the captain of the elite intellectual club “What? Where? When? ”, But few people know that this person has shown himself in the field of science, politics and social activities in Russia. A talented physicist-mathematician became the author of works on hydrodynamics and from 2003 to 2011 served as the mayor of the city of Troitsk near Moscow. In addition, Sydnev is a thriving businessman developing digital, laser and radiation technologies at an innovative enterprise in the Moscow region.

Victor Vladimirovich Sidnev was born in one of the oldest Russian cities of Yaroslavl on March 2, 1955. In the homeland of actress Lyubov Orlova and cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, the future intellectual entered a secondary school and began to form his own personality, being fond of playing sports.

As a child, the boy excelled in basketball and for some time played with the captain's armband for the national team of the Yaroslavl region. However, soon the teenager, who had not reached the necessary parameters, had to give up playing ball and plunge into the exact sciences.

Thanks to this turn of events, the young Sidnev successfully graduated from high school, entered the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and took up aerophysics and space research. By the senior years, interests changed, and Viktor transferred to another faculty, where, combining his studies with public work, he received a specialty in the energy industry.

Passion for science, which manifested itself in his youth, prompted Sidnev to stay at the institute and defend his Ph.D. thesis on plasma hydrodynamics. Later, continuing research in this area, the future captain “What? Where? When?" wrote and published about 30 scientific papers and received recognition from scientific colleagues.

True, in the Soviet Union there was no place for Sidnev, and in the late 1980s he left for California to teach physics, astronomy and mathematics to children of Russian nationality.

After the collapse of the USSR, the scientist and teacher returned to their homeland in order to do business. Knowledge and experience helped Viktor Vladimirovich found one of the first telecommunications companies seeking to provide broadband Internet access. Having achieved the stable work of Troitsk Telecom, Sidnev left his entrepreneurial activity and went into politics.

Starting with the City Council of People's Deputies, the popular expert in 2003 became the mayor of Troitsk near Moscow and took a number of actions to improve the life of the townspeople. The most popular was the plan that prevented the commercial development of the territory of the academic town and developed the local infrastructure and places of culture and recreation.

By 2011, thanks to the leadership of Sidnev, the city entered the three most developed facilities in the Moscow region, and the president decided to annex it to the capital. The current mayor left his post ahead of schedule and became a member of the council of urban planners of the Skolkovo scientific and technological complex.

In 2014 and 2016, Viktor Vladimirovich nominated himself for the city and State Duma, but did not receive the required number of votes and gave victory to his competitors. As a result, Sidnev returned to Troitsk and became the director of an innovation cluster called New Materials, Laser Radiation Technologies.

In an interview with reporters, the former politician said that the new company includes about 50 organizations, including 4 technoparks and companies that support cooperation projects. Calling the key directions for the development of his own business, Victor mentioned nuclear medicine and digital 3-D technologies necessary to support the health and full existence of mankind.

The most famous incarnation of Viktor Sidnev is membership in the elite intellectual club “What? Where? When? ”, Where the scientist and politician happened to be in 1979. By order of the Komsomol committee, a student of the Physics and Mathematics Institute was selected for television and for many years took the chair of an expert and captain of his own team, the permanent composition of which was formed over time.

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Over the years, Nikita Shangin, Vladimir Belkin, Oksana Petrunko and Alexander Byalko played at the same table with the candidate of physical and mathematical sciences. The most famous experts in the company of Sidnev were Alexander Druz, Boris Levin, Maxim Potashev, Leonid Timofeev and Mikhail Dyuba.

Victor Vladimirovich, regardless of partners, in each program demonstrated logic and the ability to find an answer to difficult questions from viewers. Thanks to this, in 2001, at the last game of the master of television Vladimir Voroshilov, the scientist received the title of "Best Club Captain" and the "Crystal Owl" statuette.

On December 24, 2005, Sydnev became the third master of the game “What? Where? When?" and won a number of brilliant victories over TV viewers in the spring, summer, autumn and winter series of games.

Victor Sidnev has tied the knot twice. Now he and his wife Svetlana have four children. The age difference between the eldest daughter Ekaterina and the youngest Anna is 15 years, but this is not a problem for happy spouses and parents.

A member of an elite club of connoisseurs does not like to talk about his personal life and almost does not use Instagram and other social networks. Preferring live communication, the former politician and current entrepreneur believes that you should not trust people who post pretentious photos on the Internet, first of all, this concerns girls on dating sites.

Of course, Sydnev keeps up with the times and sometimes texts with friends on the WeChat messenger, and also reads subscriptions to scientific conferences and chats. But, in his opinion, there is nothing better than a sincere conversation on the phone or gatherings in a bathhouse in a warm company, discussing the weather, read books and other interesting things.

In general, Viktor Vladimirovich tries to use newfangled electronic devices as little as possible. Thanks to this, in the busy schedule of a businessman, there is time for hobbies, among which there are tennis, downhill skiing and spearfishing.

Now Viktor Sidnev is a successful entrepreneur working on a project to “uberise the country”. In addition, his company supplies a number of innovative digital technologies in the field of medicine and business to the global market.

Until recently, the television biography of the team captain “What? Where? When?" everything went smoothly, but at the beginning of 2019 the media started talking about a scandal involving experts Alexander Druz, Viktor Sidnev and the editor of the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Ilya Bera.

Ber accused Alexander Druz of trying to buy answers to popular quiz questions and, as evidence, provided a recording of a telephone conversation that took place on the eve of the broadcast. In turn, the expert retorted that it was the editor of the project who offered the answers in exchange for a monetary reward. During the trial, a member of the renowned team was removed from participation in intellectual shows, and now the fate of the master of the game is in the hands of Channel One and the Moscow Arbitration Court.

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