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All the best-4 children. Part 2
Up to fifty Russian officials and oligarchs teach children in Western countries. Three members of the Government of the Russian Federation chose British education and Putin's closest friends
Oxford is one of the most famous and ancient universities in the world Photo: Oxres.org
The New Times continues to talk about how, contrary to the actual declaration of the West of the New Cold War, the domestic political and business elite chose the Western countries to study her offspring. Most of the atlantic part (Atlantists) preferred the most prestigious universities - American ones . The second part of our investigation is about those who preferred classic British education (islanders) and study in old Europe (continentalists).
Oxford for fighters with the West
“The number of Russian students who want to get a British education has doubled compared to 2004, follows the report of the global educational service of the British Council,” RBC wrote in the fall of 2017.
Of the British universities, the most popular in the Russian establishment, as our study showed, acquired Oxford ( University of Oxford ) - one of the most famous and ancient universities in the world (the average cost of the year of education ranges from 1.4 to 2.1 million rubles). As it turned out, studying in it pocket not only oligarchs, but also domestic parliamentarians.
Mizulina photo: Stringer-news.com
From 2002 to 2003, Nikolai Mizulin , the son of Senator Elena Mizulina, studied in Oxford , who was famous as a State Duma deputy with the European Gay Propaganda and a foreign adoption of Russian orphans. Nikolai did not limit himself to Oxford, he also studied at the University of Berne and MGIMO. And the donkey, despite the position of the mother, in Europe: works as a lawyer in a European company, lives in Brussels. It has become difficult to visit her son Mizulina for some time: after the annexation of Crimea, she fell under the sanctions of the European Union for a particularly fierce anti -Western position.
He chose Oxford and the offspring of the Soviet ruler. Political science was studied at this university , Dmitry Andreevich Brezhnev-Mamut , the grandson of the Secretary General of the CPSU Central Committee Leonid Brezhnev and the soldier of billionaire Alexander Mamut . His dear son Nikolai, as we indicated in the first part of the investigation , chose one of the prestigious universities in the United States - Columbia University for training.
“Those who graduated from Oxford are not necessarily successful and rich, they are simply very smart,” Said Gutseriev , the son of another participant in the Forbes list, explained the position of Russian oligarchs (more precisely, their heirs) in an interview with this publication. The heir to Mikhail Gutseriev ($ 6.3 billion, Russneft) received a degree at the faculty of geology and archeology . Now he is successfully conducting his own business in the field of oil refining.
Tinkova claims that Oxford has a completely special approach to learning, and classes are in reasoning, not cramming
Daria Tinkova
The daughter of entrepreneur Oleg Tinkov ($ 1.2 billion, Tinkoff-Bank) Daria studied in the same Oxford. She recently became famous for commenting on a scandal with the poisoning of the ex-employee of the Russian special services Sergei Skripal. “I am terribly offended that people in my homeland do not know how to behave normally,” she wrote on her blog on Instagram , in which about 24 thousand. subscribers. - I am terribly ashamed to call myself Russian at the moment. Now in London, people are negativity immediately, and everything is only because one person does not know how to behave normally and, most importantly, cannot normally rule our country. Russia is Still the Best. " Shortly after the publication, she deleted her post, and in the chiti a wave of criticism rose to the girl.
According to Tinkova , Russia is far behind the world community in the field of education. She believes that the most qualitatively, accessible and clearly taught science in the USA. In addition to the English educational institution, Daria tested others - Italian, American, Russian. But Oxford overshadowed all other establishments. Tinkova claims that there is a very special approach to learning, and classes are held in reasoning, not cramming. Now Tinkova lives in London and is engaged in the sale of wine at Bordeaux Index .
Putin's friends are not lagging behind
All the same Oxford attracted the attention of one of Vladimir Putin’s closest friends, one of the richest Russian billionaires by Gennady Timchenko (Forbes fortune $ 16 billion, Novatek). His daughter Natalya Timchenko studied English literature in Oxford, and after receiving a diploma she returned to Russia, where she took up a cinema.
The second daughter of Timchenko, Ksenia Frank , unlike the older sister, studied in Scotland - University of Edinburgh . Like a sister, she studied the humanities - philosophy and French. The cost of annual training at its university is 1.6–2 million rubles. After receiving the diploma, she became a manager, a member of the board of directors of the paternal company Transel.
Another Putin’s influential friend, Boris Rotenberg ($ 1 billion, SMP Bank) chose London for the formation of his child. In Regent's University London (the cost of training - 1.7 million rubles), his son Roman Rotenberg received higher education at the Faculty of International Business at the beginning of the zero. Having received a master's degree in entrepreneurial management, he returned to Russia, where he began to build his own business and make a career in hockey management. Now he is vice president of Gazprombank and vice president of the Russian Hockey Federation.
Master's degree in Regent's
University London, before that
Having become a graduate of MGIMO
Photo: Tatler.ru
The daughter of another oligarch, closely related to sports, Leonid Fedun ($ 6.3 billion, “IFD Capital”) studied in the same institution. Catherine received a master's degree, before that becoming a graduate of MGIMO with specialization in PR . It was at the public relations that she began after graduating from the university in England. She got a job at the Bacchus London Agency.
Catherine's brother Anton Fedun studied at another kingdom university - University of Surrey (the cost of training 1.3–1.6 million). Here he received a bachelor's degree in tourism and management. After which he studied at the Bond University of Australian for another year. As a result, Anton returned to England, opened a hotel, his father gave money for his project. About the Russian kingdoms of Fedun Jr. responds like this: “Londoners consider us terrible tranquirs. Yes, we also have caricature characters. But, fortunately, not in my environment. ”
States on Thames
Higher education in London chose three members of the current Russian government for their children at once. Two of them looked at the London School of Economics for the education of children - London School of Economics (the average training cost of 1.6 million rubles per year).
Ekaterina Vinokurova , the daughter of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov , was trained here, not limited to study at the University of Columbia in the United States. It was in London that she met her husband Alexander Vinokurov , who later made a successful business in Russia.
This university was chosen by the family of Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Khloponin . His daughter Lyubov Khloponina studied there for two years (in the direction of "Economics and Politics"), but then she left him and returned to Russia. Khloponin said that he tried to convince her: “You can, of course, get a worthy education in Russia, but the level and quality of the Western is still more in demand.”
And the London College of Arts Courtaold Institute of Art (the cost of training 1.3 million rubles) liked the first deputy prime minister Igor Shuvalov -his son Eugene studied here. He studied successfully, was fond of swimming and wanted to go to Oxford. His plans, however, were not realized, because after the scandals related to the “golden youth” at the end of the zero, his father decided to send his son to the Russian army. As a result, from 2011 to 2012, Eugene served in the Far East - away from Albion.
“A decent education can, of course, be obtained in Russia, but the level and quality of the Western is still more in demand,” said Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Khloponin, who sent his daughter to London University
The tastes of ministers and domestic oligarchs are similar. The same establishments have chosen several Russian billionaires for children.
Alexander Frolov , the son of Russian businessman Alexander Frolov ($ 1.8 billion, Evraz PLC), received a diploma at London School of Economics. After receiving MBA, Frolov, the youngest, took up venture investments and international startups.
Dmitry Lisin , the son of Vladimir Lisin ($ 16.1, NLMK) was trained in the same place. In London, he studied at the beginning of the zero - then he organized his first business. Subsequently, Dmitry managed to participate in the creation of many companies, now he works at the Father's NLMK, in the Strategic Planning Committee. And the Shuvalovsky Courtaold Institute of Art chose Eva German Khan for his daughter ($ 9.3 billion, Alfa-Bank).
diploma, but also husband photo: uznayvse.ru
The daughter of the famous State Duma deputy Sergei Zheleznyak in the British capital and the daughter of the famous deputy of the State Duma in the British capital. He currently combines the posts of the deputy secretary of the General Council of United Russia on International Relations and a member of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs. This topic is close to him, if only because in the West three of his children studied at once. Anastasia Zheleznyak received an education (degree of bachelor of arts) in Queen Mary University of London (the cost of 1.1 million rubles per year). And then she went to study the risk analyst at King's College .
In Britain, Anastasia found not only a diploma, but also her husband, marrying the Scotsman and replacing his last name to McClimont. She worked in the Western media, in particular, in BBC. Her father, however, does not change his rhetoric and in January stated that "the West actually works out options for battles near the borders of the Russian Federation."
“Western countries are trying to impose on Russia the ideals of the Society of Consumerism,” says Vladimir Yakunin, who trained his son at the London Business School
The son of another famous statesman chose London. Andrei Yakunin , the son of ex-head of Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin , studied at the London Business School School (London Business School. Receiving MBA, Yakunin Jr. was already a serious businessman, now, according to the media , under his management, there are assets of $ 1 billion. While the son’s companies open new projects in the EU, the father states that “Russophobia is necessary for the modern Western world”, therefore, “an economic war is waged against Russia”. Even having left the civil service, he continues to make patriotic statements in the spirit of Zheleznyak: "Western countries are trying to impose the ideals of the Society of Consumerism to Russia."
Abramovich Photo: Instagrammi.ru
The owner of Chelsea Roman Abramovich to teach one of his children London logically chose, where he now lives. Sofya Abramovich learns to management at Royal Holloway University of London . The cost of studying per year ranges in the range of 1.3–1.4 million rubles. The girl’s hobby is equestrian sport, she has been engaged in her from early childhood. Sophia even represents Russia in international competitions, but still lives in the United Kingdom. The eldest daughter of Abramovich Anna , as we reported in the first part of the investigation, preferred the New York Columbia University.
Children of the political and business elite of Russia at Western universities
Peskov as an exception
The higher education of continental Europe is much less prestigious in the Russian establishment. Against the background of other higher Russian officials, the deputy head of the presidential administration, spokesman for the head of state Dmitry Peskov , whose former family settled in France, is apart. This explains the choice of a place for training. The daughter of the speaker of the Kremlin Elizaveta Peskova studied at the Paris Business School. She worked for some time in Russia: in July 2017, 20-year-old Peskova became an adviser to the President of the Association of Entrepreneurs for the Development of Business Patriotism of Avanti. But she did not work long: already in August, after a loud scandal and the detention of the founder of the Association Umar Dzhabrailov , Peskov quit. Elizabeth leads a popular blog on Instagram and, judging by it, lives again in France.
Sand photo: "VKontakte"
Some billionaires chose Switzerland. Vladimir Kantor , the son of businessman Vyacheslav Kantor ($ 3.1 billion, Akron) studied in the middle of the zero in Lausanne - at Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne (the cost of learning 1.7 million rubles per year). After receiving the degree of bachelor of sciences, he got a job in the company of Akron's father to the post of Vice President for Development. At the same time, in his profiles in social networks as a city of residence, he indicates London.
In another Swiss educational institution, Franklin College Switzerland (Lugano), Olga Olga’s daughter studied Viktor Rashnikov ($ 8.3 billion, MMK). In 2000, she received a diploma with a degree in economics, finance and management at the enterprise. After that, I got a job at my father’s plant and became a member of the Strategic Planning Committee on the Council of Directors of the Company.
The children of the security forces choose Russian
MGIMO in the specialty
"Finance and credit." Now
He is the president
ALROSA Diamond Company
Photo: kremlin.ru
Children of the highest security forces and top managers-immigrants from special services-study and make a career mainly in Russia. Thus, the son of the special representative of the President on Ecology, and earlier the Minister of Defense and the head of the Kremlin administration Sergei Ivanov Sergey Ivanov-Jr. graduated from MGIMO in 2002 with a degree in Finance and Credit. He made his career as a manager in various banks. Now he is the president of the Almaza company Alrosa .
The CANCT-Petersburg State Mining Institute graduated from the eldest daughter of the executive director of Rosneft Igor Sechin Inga . She managed to work in various oil companies, and now she is engaged in business, in particular, invested in the production of birds. The son of Sechin Ivan studied at the Moscow School of Economics at Moscow State University. He worked in various banks, and in 2014 he moved from Gazprombank to Rosneft to the post of deputy chief of one of the departments. Despite his youth (he was born in 1989), already in 2015 he managed to receive the first medal for “merits to the Fatherland”.
In Rosneft, the son of the Secretary of the Council of Ministers, ex-head of the FSB Nikolai Patrushev Andrey managed to work in Rosneft. At first he followed in his father’s footsteps: in 2003 he graduated from the FSB Academy. But then he became interested in the oil industry. In 2006, he became an adviser to Igor Sechin in Rosneft, and already in 2008 he received a diploma of the Russian State University of Oil and Gas named after THEM. Gubkina with a degree in oil and gas business. In 2011, he became a member of the Gazpromneft board and the deputy general director of the development of shelf projects.
Dmitry graduated from the state
University of Management
Specialty "Management"
Photo: gazprom.ru
The eldest son of Patrushev Dmitry chose a banking career. In 1999, he graduated from the State University of Management with a degree in Management. At the age of 30, in 2007, he became the senior vice president of VTB, and in 2010-the chairman of the board of the Rosselkhozbank .
The son of the current head of the FSB Alexander Bortnikov Denis is also engaged in banking. He graduated from St. Petersburg University of Economics and Finance , having received the specialty "National Economics". At the beginning of the zero, he worked in various financial structures of St. Petersburg, and since 2007 he has been working in the VTB system. Now he is a senior vice president and deputy chairman of the Board of VTB . Denis is a member of the trusteeship of the native educational institution.