Le monde: The Russian political elite is preparing its offspring in the oligarchs of tomorrow

They were from 25 to 30 years old, they studied at the establishments of special services (FSB) or in military educational institutions, and thanks to their surnames, they find themselves today in the key sectors of the Russian economy. This is the son of the Prime Minister, the son of the Minister of Defense, the son of the director of the FSB.

All of them hold the best positions in the oil or banking sector. Preparing to replace their fathers in uniform as they could also establish themselves as new Russian oligarchs of tomorrow, writes the French newspaper Le Monde (full text on the website inopressa.ru ).

For example, in his 27 years, Sergey Ivanov, the son of the Minister of Defense Sergey Ivanov, is already a vice president of Gazprombank. Peter Fradkov, the eldest son of Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov, albeit older, also holds a similar post in Vnesheconombank. It is he, according to the Russian press, that will lead the Russian Development Bank in 2008, a structure that is at the stage of formation. Submitting to the Prime Minister, not the Central Bank, this bank will distribute money from investment funds.

As the prime minister himself recently stated, "this position will correspond to the minister’s position in the government, but the salary will be much higher. Motivation is necessary, and there can be no question of plundering."

The youngest son of the same Mikhail Fradkov, Pavel, graduated from the FSB Academy. He was produced with Andrei Patrushev, the youngest son of the current director of the FSB Nikolai Patrushev. 25-year-old Andrei was appointed adviser to Igor Sechin, the head of the leading company Rosneft and the deputy head of the presidential administration.

Until that time, young Patrushev held a high post in the FSB, where he oversaw the oil sector. After transferring to the active reserve of the security service, he will work in Rosneft and continue to maintain relations with the mother company. He, of course, will be in contact with his older brother, Dmitry Patrushev, who leads the loans of oil companies in the state "Vneshotorgbank", the vice president of which he is.

Another vice president of this bank is Sergey Matvienko. His mother, Valentina Matvienko, holds the post of governor of St. Petersburg. Do not clarify that she is a representative of Vladimir Putin's inner circle.