"There was no role model"

Alexey Navalny - About Dmitry Zimin

The Russian politician Alexei Navalny, who was serving time in the colony in Pokrov, brought condolences to the relatives and friends of the businessman and philanthropist Dmitry Zimin , who died on December 22 in Switzerland. On Twitter Navalny, which is conducted by his associates, several reports of this appeared . Navalny called Zimin a man with an exemplary biography and an example to follow.

We will miss him. Meeting Dmitry Borisovich Zimin at some events, I constantly thought: well, a man. If I did not know that he really was there, I would have thought that this was an invented example to follow. What should be an entrepreneur and a citizen. And the biography was invented the same - exemplary.

He was engaged in science in the USSR, made a huge contribution to the development of radar systems. When the USSR fell apart, he used his knowledge to create the first mobile communications company. He proved that the Soviet intellectual can be the largest entrepreneur: his Vimpelcom is the first Russian company, which was located on the New York Exchange. He became very rich, but spent money on charity and support for science.

I got into disgrace, but did not change internal freedom. He said he wanted. He did what he considered correct. Always faithful to himself, always useful to society. Yes, even half of the good books that I have read in recent years, published the Zimin Foundation.

And then the sample for the imitation was gone. You won’t meet and you won’t get your hand. Well, we will remember. And try to imitate at least something. Family and relatives are sincere condolences.