Vladislav Surkov

Vladislav Surkov is one of the most prominent statesmen in modern Russia, whom his colleagues call a "genius communicator" capable of foreseeing many events around the world. He is one of the ideologists and founders of the largest Russian party "United Russia", a supporter of "fair democracy" and a gifted political strategist, and currently - an assistant to Russian President Vladimir Putin in relations with Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

Vladislav Yurievich Surkov was born on September 21, 1964 in the Lipetsk village of Solntsevo. He became the only child of parents who worked as teachers at a local school. Until the age of 5, young Vladislav lived in Duba-Yurt, and after his father entered a military school and joined the GRU of the General Staff of the country's Armed Forces, his mother transported the boy to his native village of Solntsevo, since the head of the family never returned to the family.

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The school years of the future statesman were spent at the local school number 62 in the city of Skopin, Ryazan region, where he was remembered as a diligent, attentive, talented and diligent student, who still hangs on the board of honor of the educational institution. He graduated from the first 8 classes with an excellent student in academic performance, and completed his senior classes at school number 1, from which he graduated with three grades in the certificate.

After graduating from school in 1981, Vladislav Surkov went to conquer the capital, where he entered the metallurgical institute MISiS. But, having studied for less than 2 years, the future Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation was forced to leave the university for "family reasons", after which he was drafted into the army.

He paid his debt to his homeland in Hungary, where the artillery unit of the Southern troops was based. There is information that in fact Surkov was a conscript in the GRU special forces, as reported by the ex-Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergei Ivanov. The statesman himself did not confirm or deny this fact of his biography.

In 1986, Vladislav Yuryevich decided to get a creative higher education and entered the Moscow Institute of Culture at the directing and acting department. But even in this university he did not manage to get a diploma - a year later he again dropped out, citing "family circumstances". The future politician received a higher education only in 1990, he graduated from the International University of Gabriel Popov, from which he graduated with a master's degree in economic sciences.

Later, information appeared in the press that in early childhood Vladislav lived under the name Aslanbek Dudaev, and then changed his real name. Teachers of the school in Skopin, where the future politician studied, denied this version. In 2015, Surkov's mother presented reporters with the true birth certificate of her son, where his current name and surname were indicated.

In the early 90s, Vladislav Surkov's career did not yet have a definite direction. But fate gave him a chance to meet Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who at that time was one of the directors of the first officially registered commercial bank in Russia, MENATEP. A prominent businessman noticed the future politician in the gym during training with the stuntman Tadeusz Kasyanov, where he selected reliable bodyguards.

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Later, Khodorkovsky noted in Surkov his unique abilities in the field of creativity and advertising and promoted him to the position of the head of the advertising department of MENATEP. 6 years later, Vladislav Yuryevich began to rapidly move up the career ladder: first he received the post of Deputy Prime Minister of CJSC Rosprom, after which he became First Deputy Chairman of the Board of Alfa-Bank, owned by Mikhail Fridman, Surkov's friend and fellow student at MISIS ...

In 1999, the future assistant to the Russian head became the first deputy general director of ORT for PR, in whose position he showed enormous ambitions and made many useful contacts, which helped him ascend to the main political arena of the country.

In 1999, Vladislav Surkov, whose biography changed his business direction to political, got into the administration of the President of the Russian Federation. He became an assistant to the head of the administration of the Russian head Alexander Voloshin, who later appointed the aspiring politician as his deputy.

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In his new position, Vladislav Yuryevich prepared proposals for the Russian president on the conduct of domestic policy, and also oversaw issues related to the implementation of Kremlin projects. At that time, he was noticed on the government sidelines and the professionalism of his colleagues noted.

Vladislav Surkov's achievements in the political arena turned out to be more significant than those of many “old-timers” politicians. His first brainchild was the advancement in the parliamentary elections of the political bloc "Unity", on the basis of which the Russian party "United Russia" was later founded. In 2004, Vladislav Surkov was appointed aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

His new responsibilities included ensuring the organization of information and analytical activities of the head of the Russian Federation on domestic policy issues, as well as overseeing issues of interethnic and federal relations. In addition, he supervised the interaction of local self-government bodies with government bodies, communication with the media, the work of the Council for Culture and Arts of the country.

In 2008, after Dmitry Medvedev won the presidential election, Vladislav Surkov managed to retain his place in the presidential administration. At the same time, the range of his duties expanded - he was also instructed to oversee the issues of modernization of the country and the technological development of the Russian economy, which allowed the official to become a member of the Board of Trustees of the Skolkovo Center.

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In November 2011, Vladislav Surkov was appointed to the post of Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. In a new place, he had to deal with the development of the GLONASS project, as well as be responsible for the modernization of science, healthcare and education in the country. At the same time, all national projects, tourism development and youth policy fell into his hands. A year later, Vladislav Yuryevich became the head of the government Commission for the development of television and radio broadcasting.

In addition, he was in charge of issues related to the media, justice, government interaction with the courts and the prosecutor's office. According to political analysts, he became the main "personnel officer" of the government. According to information published in the media, since 2012, by presidential decree, the salary of a civil servant has increased by 30%.

Since 2013, Vladislav Surkov has been in the position of Putin's assistant on relations with South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Indirectly, he is also listed as an unofficial participant of the Russian side in the Ukrainian conflict, for which he was included in the US sanctions list. In Ukraine, he is accused of complicity with ex-President Viktor Yanukovych, and also considers Surkov to be the coordinator of the actions of armed formations in the territory of Donbass.

In 2016, a notable event in Surkov's activities was a meeting with US Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Victoria Nuland for Ukraine. They discussed all the critical moments in the implementation of the Minsk Agreements, which are an uncontested way to end the war in Ukraine. Experts believe that at the last negotiations Surkov and Nuland decided the "fate" of Ukraine.

Later, a statement by Ukrainian hackers appeared in the public domain that they had managed to open the correspondence of Vladislav Yuryevich. Letters of the politician were published since 2013, which contained information on the destabilization of a neighboring state, plans to transform the DPR and LPR.

Evgeny Chichvarkin, a Russian businessman, spoke to confirm the authenticity of the letters. Among the documents published, he said, were letters written by his hand. But Russian and some Ukrainian representatives of the authorities found the correspondence to be falsified.

The personal life of Vladislav Surkov was not hidden from the public eye. The statesman was married twice. His first marriage was registered immediately after the end of the army service. Surkov's first wife, Yulia Vishnevskaya, was an art critic and collector of unique dolls.

After the legalization of the relationship, the state official adopted the son of Julia from his first marriage, but they did not have common children. The relationship between the spouses did not work out due to the multidirectional interests, as a result, the couple broke up. Now the ex-wife of Vladislav Yuryevich lives in London, and his adopted son Artem graduated from Moscow State University and is engaged in real estate.

For the second time, the assistant to the Russian president married his personal secretary at the MENATEP bank Natalya Dubovitskaya. This marriage became stronger than the first. The second wife gave birth to Surkov three children - Roman, Maria and Timur. The man's wife is the Deputy Director General for Public Relations of the Group of Industrial Enterprises of the RCP, and is also one of the shareholders of companies that support Russian designers.

Vladislav Surkov devotes his free time from politics not only to his family, but also to creative activity. He is interested in writing symphonic music and lyrics, playing the guitar. He is also a fan of Russian rock. The politician became the author of texts for musical compositions from two albums of rock musician Vadim Samoilov "Peninsula" and "Peninsula-2".

At one time there were rumors that the state official was the author of the novel "Nearby", in which he outlined some of the details of his autobiography. Later, the writer Viktor Erofeev confirmed that the politician is indeed the author of this work. Surkov chose his creative pseudonym Nathan Dubovitsky.

In 2012, under this name, the novel-history "The Machine and the Great, or Simplification of Dublin" was published on the website of the "Russian Pioneer" publication. Many critics gave a positive assessment to the literary work of the politician.

Vladislav Surkov's income for 2014, according to official information, amounted to slightly more than 8.2 million rubles, and his wife's - half as much. The family also owns 6 land plots with a total area of ​​50 thousand square meters. m, 2 residential buildings with an area of ​​1.5 thousand sq. m and an apartment - 59.4 sq. m.

The spouses have 3 cars - Mercedes-Benz S-class, Mercedes-Benz Viano and Ford Galaxy, and all of them are registered with the wife of the state official, Natalia Dubovitskaya. In 2018, an amount of 8.7 million rubles was recorded in Surkov's tax return. Vladislav's wife earned 1 million more this year.

Vladislav Yuryevich communicates with the press only through official communication sources, he does not have his own accounts on social networks - Twitter, Instagram.

Surkov not only participates in the political life of the country, but also analyzes the current situation in his publications. In 2019, on the pages of Nezavisimaya Gazeta, he published theses of the Russian government. The article was titled "Putin's Long State".

In it, Vladislav outlined the idea that today's Russia is a superpower that Western countries should be wary of. The politician put the model of the state under the control of Vladimir Vladimirovich on a par with the state models of Ivan the Terrible, Peter the Great and Vladimir Lenin.

In May 2019, false information appeared that Surkov had resigned. Some media outlets and telegram channels specified that the statement was on Vladimir Putin's desk already in February, but then the president did not sign it. Ksenia Sobchak, Alexey Venediktov, Dmitry Drize joined the spread of rumors. Later, there were official denials from Alexei Chesnakov and Dmitry Peskov.

But in January 2020, it became known that the politician still left his post. An official decree on the release of Surkov from the post of presidential aide was signed by Vladimir Putin in mid-February.

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Vladislav Surkov Net Worth 2021

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Vladislav Surkov Net Worth 2017

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