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Chief Of Staff Of The Presidential Executive Office (Russia)
The Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office of the Russian Federation () is the head of the Presidential Administration of Russia, Presidential Executive Office. The position was created by Boris Yeltsin's decree in 1991. The Chief of Staff is appointed by the President and responsible for general management of presidential activity. The incumbent Chief of Staff is Anton Vaino, who assumed the position in August 2016. Responsibilities In accordance with the Regulations on Administration approved by Presidential Decree on April 6, 2004 (No. 490): * Represents management in the federal bodies of state power, bodies of state power of subjects and local authorities, as well as in Russian, international and foreign organizations; * Provides overall management of the heads of departments of administration and heads of other independent units of administration; * Allocate responsibilities to Deputy Chief of Staff; * Coordinates the activities of Presidential helpers and ...
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Coat Of Arms Of Russia
The coat of arms of Russia derives from the earlier coat of arms of the Russian Empire. Though modified more than once since the reign of Ivan III (1462–1505), the current coat of arms is directly derived from its medieval original, with the double-headed eagle having Byzantine Empire, Byzantine and earlier antecedents. The general Tincture (heraldry), tincture corresponds to the fifteenth-century standard. Description and usage The two main elements of Russian state symbols (the two-headed eagle and Saint George and the Dragon, Saint George slaying the dragon) predate Peter the Great. According to the Kremlin.ru, Kremlin's website: «...четырёхугольный, с закруглёнными нижними углами, заострённый в оконечности красный геральдический щит с золотым двуглавым орлом, поднявшим вверх распущенные крылья. Орел увенчан двумя м� ...
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Valentin Yumashev (cropped) 2015
Valentin Borisovich Yumashev (; born 15 December 1957) is a Russian journalist, politician and businessman- developer, who is the son-in-law of former President Boris Yeltsin and a member of his inner circle. He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation. He was Editor-in-Chief of Ogonyok from 1995 to 1996. In 1996, he was appointed adviser to President Boris Yeltsin for public relations. In March 1997, Yumashev succeeded Anatoly Chubais in the powerful position of the Chairman of the Presidential Executive Office. In December 1998, he was dismissed from that position. He now works in real estate development. Biography Valentin Yumashev was born 15 December 1957 in Perm. His family moved to the Moscow region when he was sixteen. He entered the Faculty of Journalism of the Moscow State University but did not finish his studies. In 1976, he started working as a courier at the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper. A ye ...
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Vladislav Surkov
Vladislav Yuryevich Surkov (; born 21 September 1964) is a Russian politician and businessman. He was First Deputy Chief of the Russian Presidential Administration from 1999 to 2011, during which time he was often viewed as the main ideologist of the Kremlin who proposed and implemented the concept of sovereign democracy in Russia. From December 2011 until May 2013, Surkov served as the Russian Federation's Deputy Prime Minister. After his resignation, Surkov returned to the Presidential Executive Office and became a personal adviser of Vladimir Putin on relationships with Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Ukraine. He was removed from this duty by presidential order in February 2020. He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation. Surkov was perceived by many to be a key figure with much power and influence in the administration of Vladimir Putin. According to ''The Moscow Times'', this perception is not dependent ...
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Vladislav Surkov 7 May 2013
Vladislav ( (', '); , ; Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, sh-Cyrl, Владислав, ) is a male given name of Slavic origin. Variations include ''Volodislav'', ''Vlastislav'' and ''Vlaslav''. In the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Croatia, the common variation is Ladislav. Outside of Slavic and Eastern Romance countries, it is sometimes latinized as either ''Vladislaus'' or ''Vladislas''. Spanish forms include ''Ladislao'' and ''Uladislao''. The Portuguese and Romanian forms are ''Ladislau''. The Hungarian form is László. In Russian-speaking countries, it is usually colloquially shortened to either ''Vlad'' (Влад) or ''Vladik'' (Владик). The feminine form of the name Vladislav is Vladislava or, in Polish spelling, ''Władysława''. Origin The name Vladislav literally means 'one who owns a glory', or simply 'famous'. It is a composite name derived from two Slavic roots: ''Vlad-'', meaning either 'to own' (Ukrainian ''volodity'' [] means 'to own', Poli ...
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Sergey Naryshkin
Sergey Yevgenyevich Naryshkin ( rus, Серге́й Евге́ньевич Нары́шкин, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej jɪˈvɡʲenʲjɪvʲɪtɕ nɐˈrɨʂkʲɪn; born 27 October 1954) is a Russian politician who has served as the Director of SVR, director of the Foreign Intelligence Service (Russia), Foreign Intelligence Service since 2016. Previously, he was Chairman of the State Duma (2011–2016) and Kremlin Chief of Staff (2008–2012); he was also chairman of the Historical Truth Commission from May 2009 until it was dissolved in February 2012. Naryshkin has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation. Early life and education Sergei Yevgenyevich Naryshkin was born in Leningrad and graduated from Baltic State Technical University, Leningrad Institute of Mechanics with a degree in engineering in 1978, and in 1978 was the first secretary of its Komsomol which was the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Communist Party's y ...
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Naryshkin Sergey Evgenyevich
Naryshkin (Russian: ) is a Russian masculine surname, and its feminine counterpart is Naryshkina. The name may refer to: * Members of the noble Naryshkin family, including: ** Kirill Naryshkin (1623–1691), Russian boyar and maternal grandfather of Peter the Great ** Natalya Naryshkina (1651–1694), Tsaritsa of Russia and mother of Peter the Great ** Aleksandr Naryshkin (1760–1826), Russian statesman ** Maria Naryshkina (1779–1854), mistress of Alexander I of Russia * Sergey Naryshkin Sergey Yevgenyevich Naryshkin ( rus, Серге́й Евге́ньевич Нары́шкин, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej jɪˈvɡʲenʲjɪvʲɪtɕ nɐˈrɨʂkʲɪn; born 27 October 1954) is a Russian politician who has served as the Director of SVR, di ... (born 1954), Russian politician See also * Naryshkin Baroque, a style of Baroque architecture that was popular in Moscow * Naryshkin-Shuvalov Palace, a neoclassical palace in Saint Petersburg {{surname, Naryshkin ...
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Sergey Sobyanin
Sergey Semyonovich Sobyanin (; born 21 June 1958) is a Russian politician, serving as the 3rd mayor of Moscow since 21 October 2010. Sobyanin previously served as the governor of Tyumen Oblast (2001–2005), Head of the Russian presidential administration, presidential administration (2005–2008) and Deputy Prime Minister of Russia (2008–2010 in Vladimir Putin's Second Cabinet). He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation. Sobyanin is a member of the ruling United Russia political party, and is elected to its higher governing bodies, current member of presidium of Regional Council of the United Russia in Moscow and the head (political council secretary) of the party's Moscow branch from March 2011 to December 2012. He is considered to be a close ally to Russian billionaire businessman Vladimir Bogdanov, Director General of Surgutneftegas. As the Mayor of Moscow, Sobyanin has gradually relaxed the massive con ...
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Sergey Sobyanin Small Photo
Sergey may refer to: * Sergey (name), a Russian given name (including a list of people with the name) * Sergey, Switzerland Sergey is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Sergey is first mentioned in 1321 as ''Sergeys''. Geography Sergey has an area, , of . Of this area, or 67.1% is used for agricultura ..., a municipality in Switzerland * ''Sergey'' (wasp), a genus in subfamily Doryctinae {{Disambiguation ...
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Dmitry Medvedev
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev (born 14 September 1965) is a Russian politician and lawyer who has served as Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia since 2020. Medvedev was also President of Russia between 2008 and 2012 and Prime Minister of Russia between 2012 and 2020. Medvedev was elected President in the 2008 Russian presidential election, 2008 election. He was seen as more liberal than his predecessor Vladimir Putin, who was prime minister in Presidency of Dmitry Medvedev, Medvedev's presidency. Medvedev's agenda as President was a wide-ranging Medvedev modernisation programme, modernisation programme, aimed at modernising Russia's economy and society, and lessening the country's reliance on oil and gas. During Medvedev's tenure, the United States and Russia signed the New START Nuclear disarmament, nuclear arms reduction treaty. Russia won the Russo-Georgian War, and recovered from the Great Recession. Medvedev also launched an Russian anti-corruption campaign, a ...
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Dmitry (); Church Slavic form: Dimitry or Dimitri (); ancient Russian forms: D'mitriy or Dmitr ( or ) is a male given name common in Orthodox Christian culture, the Russian version of Demetrios (, ). The meaning of the name is "devoted to, dedicated to, or follower of Demeter" (Δημήτηρ, ''Dēmētēr''), "mother-earth", the Greek goddess of agriculture. Short forms of the name from the 13th–14th centuries are Mit, Mitya, Mityay, Mit'ka or Miten'ka (, or ); from the 20th century (originated from the Church Slavic form) are Dima, Dimka, Dimochka, Dimulya, Dimusha, Dimon etc. (, etc.) St. Dimitri's Day The feast of the martyr Saint Demetrius of Thessalonica is celebrated on Saturday before November 8 Old Style and New Style dates">Old Style: October 26]. The name day (именины): October 26 (November 8 on the Julian Calendar) See also: Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar. The Saturday before this is called Demetrius Saturday and commemorates the Orthodox soldiers ...
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Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008. Putin also served as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. He is the longest-serving Russian president since the independence of Russia from the Soviet Union. Putin worked as a KGB foreign intelligence officer for 16 years, rising to the rank of Lieutenant colonel (Eastern Europe), lieutenant colonel. He resigned in 1991 to begin a political career in Saint Petersburg. In 1996, he moved to Moscow to join the administration of President Boris Yeltsin. He briefly served as the director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) and then as Secretary of the Security Council of Russia, secretary of the Security Council of Russia before Putin's rise to power, being appointed prime minister in August 1999. Following Yeltsin's resignation, Putin became Actin ...
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Alexander Voloshin
Alexander Stalyevich Voloshin (; born 3 March 1956) is a Russian politician who briefly was chairman of the board of directors of RAO UES, the former Russian state power utility, which was liquidated as part of the country's comprehensive power sector reforms on 1 July 2008. He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation. Political activity In 1997, he was appointed as an assistant to the chief of the Russian presidential administration under Boris Yeltsin. He then went on to serve as a deputy chief from September 1998 to March 1999 and the Chief of Presidential Administration from 19 March to 31 December 1999. Voloshin retained his position after Vladimir Putin became acting president An acting president is a person who temporarily fills the role of a country's president when the incumbent president is unavailable (such as by illness or visiting abroad) or when the post is vacant (such as for death ...
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