Childhood and youth of Dmitry Medvedev

His father, Anatoly Afanasyevich Medvedev, was a professor at the Leningrad Technological Institute. Lensoveta (currently St. Petersburg State Technological Institute), and my mother, Yulia Veniaminovna, taught at Pedagogical Institute them. Herzen, later worked as a guide in the suburban nature reserve Pavlovsk. Dmitry was the only child in the family.

Dmitry Medvedev spent his childhood in the residential area of ​​Leningrad - Kupchino. He attended school No. 305 on Budapest Street. Nina Pavlovna Eryukhina, class teacher Medvedeva, recalled that Dmitry devoted all his time to study, was fond of chemistry and often sat in the office, conducting various experiments, but he could rarely be seen on a walk with classmates. By the way, Dmitry still keeps in touch with the teachers of his native school.

In 1979, Dmitry joined the ranks of the Komsomol, of which he remained a member until August 1991.

In 1982, Dmitry Medvedev graduated from school, after which he entered the Faculty of Law of St. Petersburg state university, which in those years bore the unpronounceable name of the “Leningrad Order of Lenin and the Order of the Red Banner of Labor of the State University named after. Zhdanov."

Nikolai Kropachev, at that time a graduate student at the Department of Criminal Law (in 2008 he became the rector of St. Petersburg State University), described the student Medvedev as follows: “A strong, good student. He was involved in sports, in particular weightlifting. One day I won something for my department. But in terms of his main activities, he was the same as everyone else. Just be more diligent."

By the way, in his youth the politician was fond of hard rock, his favorite bands were Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Dmitry also listened to domestic rock, in particular the group Chaif. In addition, as a student, Medvedev became the owner of a Smena-8M camera and became seriously interested in photography. Dmitry Medvedev did not serve in the army, but as a student he attended military training in Huhoyamäki (Karelia).

In 1987, Dmitry received a law degree, then continued his scientific career in graduate school. For the next three years, he worked on his Ph.D. dissertation on the topic “Problems of implementing the civil legal personality of a state enterprise,” while simultaneously teaching at the department of civil law at his alma mater, and also working as a janitor for 120 rubles a month.

Political career of Dmitry Medvedev

When Dmitry Medvedev defended his Ph.D. thesis in 1990, Sobchak, who already held the post of chairman of the Leningrad City Council, invited his ward to join the staff, saying that he would need “young and modern” people. The young man accepted the offer, becoming one of Sobchak’s advisers, while continuing his teaching activities at the department. It was at Sobchak's headquarters that Medvedev first met Vladimir Putin, who was also invited to work by Anatoly Alexandrovich.

When Anatoly Sobchak was elected mayor of Leningrad in 1991, Putin followed him and became vice-mayor, while Dmitry Medvedev returned to teaching and also became a freelance expert for the Committee on External Relations of the St. Petersburg Administration under Putin's leadership. As part of this position, he was sent to Sweden, where he completed an internship on local government issues.

In 1993, Dmitry became one of the co-founders of Finzell CJSC, where he owned half of the shares, as well as director of the pulp and paper corporation Ilim Pulp Enterprise for legal issues, and was later appointed Ilim’s representative on the Board of Directors of the Bratsk Timber Industry Complex.

In 1996, Dmitry Medvedev stopped collaborating with Smolny due to Sobchak’s loss to Vladimir Yakovlev at gubernatorial elections. And in 1999, he was appointed to the position of Deputy Chief of Staff of the Government of the Russian Federation. As the editors of the site suggest, in connection with the appointment, he left teaching and moved to the capital.

After the departure of Boris Yeltsin, Dmitry Anatolyevich became deputy head of the presidential administration of the Russian Federation. In 2000, after Vladimir Putin won the presidential election, he took the post of First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration.

At the same time, he assumed the post of Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gazprom (in 2001 he was listed as Deputy Chairman) and held this responsible position until 2008.

From the fall of 2003 to the fall of 2005, Dmitry Medvedev headed the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation. Also in 2003, he was appointed a member of the Russian Security Council.

From October 2005 to July 2008, Dmitry Medvedev was First Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Council for the Implementation of National Projects and Demographic Policy. At the end of 2005, he was appointed First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation (reappointed to the position in September 2007).

From mid-2006, for two years, Medvedev was chairman of the presidium of the Council for the Implementation of National Projects.

Dmitry Medvedev's election campaign

In September 2006, Medvedev headed the International Board of Trustees of the capital's school of management Skolkovo. And six months later, at the beginning of 2007, Medvedev began to be called the main potential candidate for Russian presidency. According to analysts, even then 33% of voters in the first round and 54% in the second were ready to vote for him.

The active phase of the election campaign began in October 2007. A couple of months later, Putin supported Medvedev’s candidacy, after which at the United Russia congress, Dmitry Anatolyevich was officially nominated for the post of president.

While submitting documents to the Central Election Commission, Dmitry Medvedev announced that he would resign from the post of Gazprom’s Board of Directors if he became president.

Presidency of Dmitry Medvedev

Two months after the official summing up of the results of the election campaign (May 7), Dmitry Medvedev’s inauguration took place. In his inaugural address, he spoke of the need to focus on civil and economic freedoms. The first decree that Medvedev signed in his new position was the Federal Law, which was supposed to provide free housing to veterans of the Great Patriotic War.

The beginning of Medvedev's presidency coincided with the beginning of the global financial crisis and the armed conflict with Georgia in the territory South Ossetia, which became the most significant event in Medvedev’s foreign policy.

Dmitry Medvedev on the conflict in South Ossetia (2013)

As Dmitry Anatolyevich himself admitted, the so-called “five-day” war came as a surprise to him. Some tension in relations between Russia and Georgia was felt at the beginning of 2008, but, according to the president, he “had no idea what ideas lived in Saakashvili’s fevered brain.”

The escalation of the Georgian-South Ossetian conflict occurred at the end of July - beginning of August; third month of Medvedev's presidency. On the night of August 7-8, the Minister of Defense called the president and told him about the start of hostilities by Georgian troops. When Anatoly Serdyukov reported the death of Russian peacekeepers, Medvedev ordered to open fire to kill. This was his personal decision, made without the participation of ministers. On the morning of the 8th, Russian aviation began shelling military targets located on Georgian territory.

On August 12, 2008, Dmitry Anatolyevich and French President Nicolas Sarkozy adopted a plan to resolve differences, which was signed a few days later by the presidents of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, as well as by Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili.

Despite the president's decisive actions at a critical moment, many analysts are inclined to believe that foreign policy Medvedeva's tenure alternated between comparative successes and obvious failures. So, despite the initially well-developed relations between Medvedev and Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, who replaced Viktor Yushchenko, Ukraine never joined the Customs Union, and the situation with the “gas” relations between the countries worsened.

Medvedev's position on the Libyan issue caused great concern among the patriotic public. At his request, Russia abstained from voting on the resolution in the UN Security Council when its members were deciding on a possible military operation in Libya to protect civilians from Gaddafi’s troops.

Events in Libya have quarreled Putin and Medvedev

Dmitry Medvedev's efforts in the social sphere bore fruit: during his presidency, population growth stabilized, reaching its peak value in several decades, and the percentage of large families increased; real incomes of the population increased by almost 20%, doubled medium size pensions; more than a million families have improved their living conditions thanks to the maternity capital program. Much has been done in the field of small business - Medvedev helped simplify the procedure for starting your own business, and also lifted some restrictions for entrepreneurs.

The beginning was made of the creation of a powerful research center, which was supposed to become an analogue of the American Silicon Valley. In September 2010, Medvedev signed Federal Law-244 “On the Skolkovo Innovation Center.” Working group The Skolkovo project was led by Vladislav Surkov.

Dmitry Medvedev about Skolkovo

On the initiative of the president, in 2009-2011, a reform of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs was carried out, and law enforcement agencies were renamed “police”. Also, according to the Minister of Internal Affairs Rashid Nurgaliev, the level of social security and work efficiency of internal affairs employees has been increased.

With the support of Anatoly Serdyukov, the reform of the Armed Forces was also initiated, which consisted of optimizing the number of officers, optimizing the management system (transition from a 4-tier hierarchy to a 3-tier one) and the reform of military education.

Also, during Medvedev’s tenure, the presidential term was increased from 4 to 6 years, and that of the Duma from 4 to 5. In September 2010, Medvedev removed Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, who had exhausted the government’s credit, from his post. Subsequently, Sergei Sobyanin was appointed in his place.

In September 2011, it was announced that Vladimir Putin would nominate his candidacy for the 2012 presidential elections, and if he wins, Dmitry Medvedev will head the government.

Results of Dmitry Medvedev's presidency

Overall, Dmitry Medvedev's presidency has received mixed reviews. Thus, the famous publicist Dmitry Bykov reproached him for “hypertrophied attention to the third-rate”, many public figures criticized Medvedev for the lack of real power, while Alexei Kudrin, who was the Minister of Finance until September 2011, stated that he “witnessed the development and adoption of many key decisions" personally by Medvedev.

Russian Internet users were especially warm towards Dmitry Medvedev. Thanks to his interest in technology and open character, the president has more than once become the hero of videos that quickly spread across the Internet. For example, a video in which Dmitry Medvedev dances to the song “American Boy” together with showman Garik Martirosyan has collected several million views.

Dmitry Medvedev dancing

Further activities of Dmitry Medvedev

In May 2012, Dmitry Medvedev was appointed chairman of United Russia.

In 2016, Dmitry Medvedev headed the Government of the Russian Federation and the party " United Russia", being one of the key politicians countries. He was elected as the main Program Commission, which was involved in developing the political course of the party. Oversaw economic issues, in particular, pricing and import substitution, solved problems in the field of healthcare and education. I visited Crimea several times on business trips, which was the reason for the note of protest from the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry.

Dmitry Medvedev: “There is no money, but you hold on”

At the beginning of 2017, the prime minister found himself at the center of a major corruption scandal. Opposition politician Alexei Navalny and employees of his Anti-Corruption Foundation posted a 50-minute video investigation on YouTube entitled “He’s not Dimon to you” (a reference to a quote from the prime minister’s press secretary Natalya Timakova), which alleged that Medvedev heads a multi-level corruption scheme based on on charitable foundations. A key place in the investigation was occupied by the Dar Foundation, headed by the prime minister’s classmate Ilya Eliseev. The film also allegedly showed Medvedev's mansions in Phesaco, his vineyard and castle in Tuscany and two Photinia yachts.

On March 26, thousands of Russians rallied, demanding answers from the government to the accusations outlined in the FBK film. The answer from Dmitry Anatolyevich came on April 19. “I will not specifically comment on the absolutely false products of political crooks,” he noted during a speech in the State Duma. On June 12, another wave of anti-corruption rallies awaited Russia.

Hobbies and personal life of Dmitry Medvedev

After graduation, their paths diverged: Svetlana became a student at LEFI, Dmitry chose Leningrad State University; During their student years, they practically did not communicate, but a chance meeting reminded them of past feelings. In 1989, the lovers got married.

In August 1995, Dmitry and Svetlana became parents - the boy who was born was named Ilya. Medvedev Jr. grew up with a knack for exact sciences and was interested in football, saber fencing and computer technology. In 2007, he starred in several episodes of Boris Grachevsky's Yeralash. In 2012, Ilya entered MGIMO with 359 points out of a possible 400.

"Yeralash" with the son of Dmitry Medvedev

The Medvedev family loves animals. The couple have a cat and a Neva Masquerade cat - Dorofey and Milka, who have more than once become the heroes of news articles. Dmitry Medvedev is also the owner of four dogs: English setters Daniel and Jolie, a Central Asian shepherd whose name is unknown to the press, and a golden retriever Alba.

It is no secret that Dmitry Medvedev closely follows new technologies and is an active user of social networks. Medvedev got his first computer back in the early 80s; it was a Soviet computer M-6000. He is registered on Odnoklassniki, VKontakte, Twitter and Instagram, and was one of the first among politicians to begin addressing the population through a video blog.

He is known as an ardent supporter of Apple technology: in 2010, during the president’s visit to Silicon Valley, Steve Jobs gave him the newly released iPhone 4, which had not yet been sold in Russia; later the politician could be seen with an Apple “smart watch” on his hand . At this time, Medvedev is actively advocating the replacement of foreign software domestic analogues.

Journalists from the Project website reported that government employees have not been able to find Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev for nine days. Allegedly, meetings and meetings are scheduled; the prime minister did not go on vacation, but he does not appear in public. The press service explained this as an injury. The text has been updated.

The fact that employees of the Russian government are looking for their leader, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Dmitry Medvedev, “Project” journalists wrote in the publication’s telegram channel. They cite three independent sources who confirm that the prime minister has not been seen at work for nine days.

Medvedev has many events planned on his schedule: this Tuesday he was supposed to meet with the Magadan governor and hold a meeting on the budget, and today he has a government meeting and another meeting on the budget, says a person familiar with the schedule of the head of government. None of these events took place.

Indeed, on the government website since August 14 there is no mention of Medvedev appearing in public. On this day, he met with the acting governor of the Novosibirsk region Andrei Travnikov. Before that, I was in Kamchatka, where I held a number of meetings and conferences.

Previously, experts noted that the unpopular pension reform became the reason for a cabinet game between the State Duma, the government and the presidential administration. On August 22, Ura.ru interviewed political scientists who reported that Dmitry Medvedev’s attempt to distance himself from the adoption of the reform project may displease the president. According to expert Dmitry Ryabov, Medvedev tried to shift responsibility for the reform to deputies and Duma leader Vyacheslav Volodin. He himself did not come to the hearings, but instead of himself or at least Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova sent Labor Minister Maxim Topilin, a technical figure.

The other day, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedva “was not saved” and he fell ill with the flu.

Putin's statement was made on the eve of Medvedev's meeting with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan. On March 14, the Russian prime minister was supposed to meet the Armenian delegation, but Putin met it.

According to Russian media, delegates from Armenia were told that Medvedev would be in the Kremlin for a reception in honor of former first lady Naina Yeltsina. But the head of the Russian government was not found in the photographs and conspiracy theories began.

Kremlin press service

This whole story unfolded after the publication of oppositionist Alexei Navalny about Medvedev’s expensive real estate. Because of this, the media began to talk about the possible resignation of the Russian Prime Minister.

Korrespondent.net decided to understand the misfortunes that befell Medvedev in Russia.

What they didn’t save Medvedev from

At a meeting with Russian government Putin expressed concern about the level of flu incidence in Russia.

“The epidemic situation here seems to be on the decline, however, the situation is still serious. Dmitry Anatolyevich was not saved,” Putin said.

In this regard, he asked the head of the Ministry of Health, Veronica Skvortsova, to report on the situation.

As mentioned above, Medvedev was never found at the Kremlin reception. The next day, according to official data, the President of Armenia visited the Government Reception House to meet with Medvedev.

It reminded them of the situation when he was in public for 11 days, but photographs from his meetings with governors were published on the Kremlin website.

Medvedev also did not attend Putin’s meeting with permanent members of the Russian Security Council. As the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov explained, the prime minister was not present due to his work schedule.

When asked by journalists whether this was related to the health of the head of government, Peskov replied that he did not have such information and referred the media to the government press service.

Russians wish you a good mood

Russian citizens' dissatisfaction with Medvedev began to grow noticeably after the prime minister advised pensioners " good mood" in response to complaints about low pensions.

This scandalous expression was followed by several more, and earlier it began to cause irritation. Russians reacted to the news of their prime minister's illness in a well-known way.

In addition to shoes, Medvedev was found to have “an infinite number of things that he simply cannot afford,” for example, audio equipment worth $200,000.

Medvedev’s next offensive statement was a speech at the Territory of Meanings forum, after which a petition appeared on the Internet asking for the Russian prime minister to resign. Within 24 hours, the petition addressed to Putin received 150 thousand votes.

At the forum, when asked by a teacher why law enforcement agencies receive more teachers, Medvedev advised going into business or earning extra money, rather than waiting for government help.

“The most important thing is personal choice. I am often asked about this. Both for teachers and teachers - this is a calling. And if you want to earn money, there are a lot of great places where you can do it faster and better. The same business. But “You didn’t go into business, as I understand it,” Medvedev answered him.

The attacks on the Russian prime minister did not end there. Users of social networks increasingly began to note Medvedev’s love for American products, in particular gadgets and clothing.

Soon, Navalny announced the discovery of Medvedev’s “secret dacha.” The oppositionist says that he found an estate on the banks of the Volga near the town of Ples, Ivanovo region, thanks to a geotag from Dmitry Medvedev’s Instagram.

The area of ​​the estate is 80 hectares, which is almost three times the area of ​​the Kremlin. The entire territory is fenced with a six-meter green fence. The main building of the estate is the restored historical Milovka estate, built in 1775.

The most scandalous investigation of Navalny, which is associated with the disappearance of Medvedev, was the publication of “He is not Dimon for you” on March 2. The oppositionist found yachts, palaces and vineyards abroad worth billions of rubles from the Russian prime minister.

The Kremlin responded that they were “not familiar with the investigation in detail”: “We saw media reports. These are not the first examples of the creativity of this famous convicted citizen.”

Medvedev did not react in any way to his “secret empire”. Other senior officials responded in the spirit of the Kremlin.

On March 17, State Duma deputies announced that they did not intend to ask Medvedev questions about his real estate.

Journalists and Runet users noticed that the “missing” Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev even abandoned his favorite social networks, which he constantly updated. As noted by the media, the head of government stopped updating Facebook, Twitter and Instagram as early as August 11, 17 and 18.

Will Putin replace Medvedev with Kudrin?

Many also noticed that during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s vacation in Tuva, with him was the head of the Ministry of Defense Sergei Shoigu, the head of the FSB and the head of Tuva - but not “friend and partner” Dmitry Medvedev.

Earlier, we note, the head of the Cabinet led social media V constant mode, posting messages and photos, retweeting their government every few days. The press and social media users note that this “radio silence” coincided with his absence from the public space, which has been going on for more than a week.

Let us note that the disappearance of Dmitry Medvedev from TV screens, from social networks and even from meetings of ministries, government and other departments has become one of the most popular topics for discussion on social networks. At the same time, at first, representatives of the government press department stated that Medvedev had not disappeared anywhere, and then came out with a message about a “sports injury.” At the same time, despite the injury, the head of the Cabinet did not take any vacation or sick leave.

However, the press reported that more than 10 days later, Dmitry Medvedev “will take part in a meeting with deputy prime ministers.” “Medvedev will definitely try to “close the issue” with his disappearance by joking at a meeting or throwing out some phrase,” they are sure on social networks.

Let us add that in 2017, Dmitry Medvedev also disappeared from the public sphere - after which the president said that Medvedev “was not saved” and he fell ill during the flu season. But the Prime Minister let slip at the very first meeting that “he was not ill.”

It should be added that such a flair of secrecy has already led to the emergence of conspiracy theories on social networks, one of which is “Medvedev’s drinking binge,” which followed a furious discussion of the fact that the head of the Cabinet of Ministers allegedly “switched from red wine to vodka.” Naturally, officials and sources do not confirm such conspiracy theories.

But social networks cannot be stopped. Thus, telegram channel 338 published a humorous story about “a morning in Plyos,” where a man similar to Dmitry Medvedev “in shorts and an army pea coat” walked to a pond.

“Well, what for today? - Today there are 4 scheduled and a shooting for the protocol,” the dialogue sounds. "The man in shorts peers heavily into the surface of the water. He squints, thoughts, sensations, the future of Russia are flying through his head. His hand in his pocket feels for the glass, slightly raising the corners of his lips, without taking his eyes off the water, the man in his shorts pulls a piece of cool vodka from his pocket. The crack of the lid , closing his eyes in ecstasy, the man in his shorts drinks it in one gulp,” writes the sarcastic author.

“It’s difficult to describe the pain with which the security chief looks at him. Then he takes out his iPhone and asks: “Your beloved? - Yes!” The song of the Gaza Strip band “Home” starts playing from the phone speaker. The departing security chief takes out a Motorola walkie-talkie and says: “I didn’t have time, curfew until today,” he sneers.

“A man in shorts takes a comfortable position on a bench and looks into the distance with a small smile. They didn’t have time today, which means they have time to be with themselves for one more day,” this is how the sarcastic story ends.

It is worth adding that the author previously published a photograph of the Prime Minister during a meeting with the President of Russia in the Arctic - it caused a colossal information noise and questions “where did Dmitry Medvedev get such bruises under his eyes.” At the same time, experts responded that this could be a direct consequence of lack of sleep or a metabolic disorder corrected by medicine.

It is worth noting that sarcastic experts have already made comments that it was a “sports injury” that was chosen as the reason for Medvedev’s absence because it adds “brutality and masculinity” to the prime minister - they say, this is not a simple acute respiratory infection.

They spoke out different options— from the fact that Medvedev distances himself so much from the discussion of pension reform to the “pre-emptive stuffing” option, from the opinion about a real sports injury. “Badminton, by the way, is very dangerous for injuries to the meniscus, not to mention alpine skiing,” noted supporters of the “injury really happened” version.

“Badminton-badminton... More like AngryBirds, and this is very dangerous - everyone knows who played),” they write in the Newsinfo telegram channel.

“Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, whose “disappearance” has been going on for about two weeks, did not take a vacation and did not register sick leave,” the authorities confirmed.

At the same time, Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov noted that the head of state remains in touch and in contact with the prime minister (who continues to send telegrams and sign documents, but does not go out “in public” and did not come to the meetings and meetings he convened).

Finally, we note that the Nezygar telegram channel, citing its sources, reported on the operation that was carried out on the missing Medvedev. But media representatives called the reason for the disappearance of Dmitry Medvedev “ordinary drinking.”

From August 14 to 28, Dmitry Medvedev did not take part in public events. This is due to a sports injury, according to the government press center. According to Mikhail Buben, the prime minister did not disappear, he was at work in Moscow.

The fact that Dmitry Medvedev stopped appearing in public was noticed by society on the 23rd. The Cabinet of Ministers assured him: he is not on vacation, he is not sick - it’s just that there are no public appearances in the prime minister’s schedule.

The Kremlin told what really happened to Medvedev

So far, the official version of Dmitry Medvedev’s two-week absence is a sports injury. Allegedly because of her, he decided to cancel some important events. It has not yet been possible to find out what kind of injury this is. The Kremlin said that the prime minister is in constant contact with Vladimir Putin.

Dmitry Peskov knows nothing about the health status of Dmitry Medvedev. The Prime Minister, as you know, is an active user of social networks, but on his page there are no photographs or any information that could indicate what really happened to him, what kind of sport he started playing. When he was a student, he often kayaked, and during his presidential years he played badminton and did yoga.

Some experts believe that the disappearance of Dmitry Medvedev is connected with the new pension reform. Allegedly, the public turned against him, and they decided to temporarily “hide” him. In March last year, Dmitry Medvedev also disappeared, and this happened after the Anti-Corruption Foundation conducted an investigation, and a video “He’s not your Dimon” appeared on the Internet.

The disappearance of Dmitry Medvedev continues to be discussed. According to some reports, in fact, the prime minister had public events on his schedule, but either they were canceled or his presence at them was canceled. Some experts believe that most likely the official simply cannot comment on “thorny” topics - the very pension reform, the VAT increase, the volatility of the ruble, prices - and therefore decided to avoid them. Some say that he “went on a drinking binge,” others suggested that Dmitry Medvedev had a mini-stroke. The fact is that at the meeting on August 30, he really looked unwell, his face was swollen, and his speech was slow.