We are probably already accustomed to the fact that authors of fake dissertations with fake academic degrees work in high positions in the State Duma and the Federation Council, in ministries and universities. But when the author of a “colorful” dissertation becomes the Deputy Minister of Education, it still takes your breath away. How so? How was he hired for this position? After all, this person is called to personify the ethics of science and education. So, meet: Irina Petrovna Potekhina - since January 2018, Deputy Minister of Education and Science Olga Vasilyeva.