Vladislav Y. Surkov, Assistant to the President,Born September 21, 1964. He is considered one of the leading statesmen of Russia. Previously, he was deputy. Prime Minister of the country. Consider further than the known Vladislav Surkov.
Up to five years he lived in the Chechen-IngushRepublic In 1959, his mother, Zoya Antonovna, who was at that time a graduate of the Tambov Pedagogical Institute, was sent for distribution in a village. Duba-Yurt. In the school where she began to work, there was a junior school teacher Yury Dudayev. She married him soon, and on September 21, 1964 they had a son. In different sources, meanwhile, various places are indicated where Surkov Vladislav Yuryevich was born. According to some data, this is the city of Shali, according to others - Chaplygin, on the third - from. Duba-Yurt. However, in accordance with official data, his place of birth is c. Solntsevo, Chaplyginsky district, Lipetsk region This is confirmed by the birth certificate presented by his mother. According to the stories of the inhabitants of Duba-Yurt, Zoya Antonovna returned to her homeland already pregnant. She gave birth to Solntsevo, and then returned back to Duba-Yurt. The nationality of Vladislav Surkov is thus Russian. For some time he was raised by his mother’s parents. They then had their own apiary. Later, Vladislav Surkov came to Duba-Yurt to his parents. There, his paternal grandmother and grandfather were primarily engaged in his upbringing. Villagers recall that he was their favorite, they did not deny him anything.
In 2005, the newspaper "Life" published an article aboutchildhood statesman. It recalled the memories of the inhabitants of Duba-Yurt. The article said that during the first five years his name was Aslanbek. In the next, 2006, a translation of an article from The Wall Street Journal appeared in Vedomosti. It said that Aslanbek Dudayev changed his name, and from that moment on he was Surkov Vladislav Yuryevich. Some time later, the editorial office received collective letters from teachers who had taught it in Skopin. In the messages it was said that in 1971 Vladislav Surkov was enrolled in school №62. He also graduated from high school. No. 1 in 1981. In 2007, teachers from Skopin’s schools gave an interview to the Interlocutor, during which they confirmed the authenticity of their letters and the fact that Vladislav Surkov did not change his first name and surname. Izvestiya journalists found out that at the age of 16 he received a USSR passport. The document was issued in the name of Vladislav Yuryevich Surkov.
From 1983 to 1985Vladislav Surkov served in the ranks of the SA, as part of the artillery unit of the Southern Forces in Hungary. Minister of Defense Ivanov said that he also was on an urgent service in the GRU special forces. This fact was confirmed by Surkov’s father. In 1987, the future state daddy became the head of the advertising department of the Center of the ISTP of the Foundation for Youth Programs under the Frunzensky RVLKSM. He initially worked as a bodyguard for Khodorkovsky. In 1988, Vladislav Surkov headed the agency "Metapress." In 1992, he became vice-president of the Association of Advertisers of Russia. From 1991 to 1996 he held senior positions in the Menatep Association, which at that time was headed by Khodorkovsky.
From 1996 to 1997, Surkov was the headDepartment of Public Relations of JSC "Rosprom". At the same time, he was deputy chairman of the Alfa Bank Board. Vladislav Surkov was friends with the head of this financial organization for a long time. In 1998-1999 he was the first deputy general director, head of the public relations department of ORT OJSC.
Since 1999, Vladislav Surkov - deputy headAdministration Heads of State. He is considered one of the ideologues and creators of United Russia. On December 27, 2011, he gave an interview to Interfax, in which he said that he was one of those who contributed to the peaceful transfer of power. Vladislav Yuryevich Surkov (presidential aide) participated in the creation of the Unity election bloc, which was considered a counterbalance to the union of Primakov and Luzhkov. His projects were also "Homeland", "Fair Russia". In addition, he was the inspiration of the movement "Our", "Going Together." Since 2004, Vladislav Surkov - Assistant to the President.
In August 2004, Vladislav Surkov became a memberBoard of Directors of OJSC Transnefteprodukt. In September of the same year he was elected chairman. From mid-May 2008, Surkov became the first deputy head of the administrative apparatus of the Head of State. From December 31, 2009 he was appointed head of the working group involved in the project of forming a geographically separate development center for research and development, commercialization of results. In June of the following year, Vladislav Surkov became a member of the Board of Trustees of the Skolkovo Foundation. In late January 2010, he began work as a co-chair of the working group on civil society issues in the bilateral Russian-American commission. The first meeting was held in the capital of America. In 2012, he left the commission.
7 мая 2013 года В. В.Putin, in his speech, assessing the work of the Government, said that his instructions were not fulfilled even by a third. Surkov, responding to the president’s words, objected to him on a number of important issues. Before the cameras, Surkov argued with the head of the country. Some analysts thought this was one of the reasons for the assistant’s resignation the next day. On May 8, V. V. Putin signed his statement "of his own will." Surkov's resignation was accepted in political and public circles in different ways. For example, The Washington Post regarded this move as “Moscow’s highest political mind”. In the Western press, dismissal was perceived as a blow to Medvedev's position. The members of the cabinet of the latter, in the course of increasing the number of failures and increasing protest moods, emerge from big politics in turn.
From September 20, 2013, Surkov isassistant head of state. His authority includes relations with South Ossetia and Abkhazia. According to many unofficial sources, since September 2013, Surkov has also been involved in relations with Ukraine. There is information that it was he who from 2009 to 2010 was responsible for financing the election campaign of Yanukovych. Thus, during the presidency of Yushchenko, Ukraine’s State Secretary Rybachuk, who was engaged in European integration, said in an interview that Surkov is well known in business circles, information about his political intentions always came from representatives of Russian and Ukrainian entrepreneurship with interests in the Russian Federation. He also mentioned the participation of Surkov in financing the election campaign of Yanukovych. In early 2014, Surkov worked as a secret representative, engaged in diplomatic matters in Ukraine. This is indicated by anonymous sources close to the Kremlin. Surkov made two trips to Yanukovych in Kiev. One was at the end of January, and the other in mid-February 2014. In May of the same year, Surkov made several trips to Abkhazia. Speaking there, he tried to resolve the internal political crisis that had arisen.
Владислав Сурков - не только политик.He is fond of writing stories and symphonic music, plays the guitar. He participated in the creation of the "Peninsula" albums with Vadim Samoilov, speaking as a writer. Surkov has a lot of friends among the representatives of Russian rock. The special attention of the media was attracted by a forum organized by him and Grebenshchikov. At this meeting was attended by many rock artists (Zemfira, Spleen, Tea, Butusov and others), as well as producers Ponomarev and Groisman. During the event, the prospects of the music market in the country were discussed. In 2009, the press suggested that the novel "Okolonolya" was actually written by him (the author of the work was declared to be Natan Dubovitsky). At first, Surkov himself did not deny and did not confirm this information. However, later, indirectly, he still confirmed that he was not the author of the book. A review of this novel written by Vladislav Surkov has been published.
State Dean's Wife - Natalya Dubovitskaya - until 1998of the year was his personal secretary. This is the second marriage gosdeyatelya. Surkov has four children. The first was adopted in the first marriage with Yulia Vishnevskaya, three children appeared in the second.
In connection with the events in Ukraine, Surkov wasdenied entry to the United States. In addition, the sanctions provide for the seizure of property and assets. The American government considers Surkov as one of the main high-ranking officials of the Russian apparatus responsible for violating the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine. Sanctions against him were imposed by Canada. In response, Surkov said that he does not have accounts in the United States, and he regards Washington’s behavior as a recognition of his services to the Motherland. The state figure is also included in the lists for sanctions of the EU, Switzerland and Australia. On December 12, 2014, RBC reported that Surkov resigned as chairman of the board of trustees of Skolkovo INT, where he worked since 2012. According to an agency source, the statesman did not want to act as a political reason for the violation of harmony in the established relationship between Skoltech and its partner, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
