Yury Vyacheslavovich Molchanov (russian: Юрий Вячеславович Молчанов) (born July 19, 1952, in
Kolomna
Kolomna ( rus, Колóмна, p=kɐˈlomnə) is a historical city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, situated at the confluence of the Moskva and Oka Rivers, (by rail) southeast of Moscow. Population:
History
Mentioned for the first time in 1177, Ko ...
,
Moscow Oblast,
Soviet Union
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) is a Russian businessman and politician.
Career
From 1987 to 1999, he was the Deputy
Rector
Rector (Latin for the member of a vessel's crew who steers) may refer to:
Style or title
*Rector (ecclesiastical), a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations
*Rector (academia), a senior official in an edu ...
of
Saint Petersburg State University (LSU). In 1990, he as vice rector for international affairs of LSU which is a post for plain clothes
KGB
The KGB (russian: links=no, lit=Committee for State Security, Комитет государственной безопасности (КГБ), a=ru-KGB.ogg, p=kəmʲɪˈtʲet ɡəsʊˈdarstvʲɪn(ː)əj bʲɪzɐˈpasnəsʲtʲɪ, Komitet gosud ...
and
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin; (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who holds the office of president of Russia. Putin has served continuously as president or prime minister since 1999: as prime min ...
as Molchanov's assistant which, according to
Oleg Kalugin
Oleg Danilovich Kalugin (russian: Олег Данилович Калугин; born 6 September 1934) is a former KGB general (stripped of his rank and awards by a Russian Court decision in 2002). He was during a time, head of KGB political ope ...
, is a post for the KGB ''
rezident'' formed a Joint Venture between
Procter & Gamble
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(P&G) with a 99% share and LSU with a 1% share allowing P&G to locate in a mansion on Universitetskaya Embankment (russian: Университетская набережная) in the Rector's wing in the same place as the international department.
Of course, both Putin and Molchanov received American soap, washing detergent, and money from P&G.
[ Since 2004 he has been the Deputy ]Governor
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of Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
.
As of 2017, he owns the Ostrov shopping and office complex on 36/40 Sredniy Prospekt Vasilyevsky Island in St. Petersburg.construction
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firms.
Notes
References
External links
Biography
(in Russian)
Russian politicians
Russian businesspeople in real estate
Living people
1952 births
People from Kolomna
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