“I believe that I will soon be able to work as before -- with full strength.”
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Victor Chernomyrdin
Viktor Stepanovich Chernomyrdin was a Soviet and Russian politician and businessman. He was the Minister of Gas Industry of the Soviet Union, after which he became first chairman of Gazprom energy company and the second-longest-serving Prime Minister of Russia (1992–1998) based on consecutive years. He was a key figure in Russian politics in the 1990s and a participant in the transition from a pla…
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business · Russian politician (1938–2010) · politician · diplomat · economist · businessperson · also Victor Chernomyrdin, Viktor Chernomyrdin, Victor Stepanovich Chernomyrdin, Chernomyrdin
Born 9 April 1938 · Died 3 November 2010 · Q190884
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s heart. The existing network of vessels was inadequate because many sections were narrowed or entirely blocked by fat deposits, limiting the supply of blood and oxygen to the constantly beating heart. Such a problem can cause chest pain, damage to the organ
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2026· 2 entries
“s heart. The existing network of vessels was inadequate because many sections were narrowed or entirely blocked by fat deposits, limiting the supply of blood and oxygen to the constantly beating heart. Such a problem can cause chest pain, damage to the organ”
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2016· 1 entry
Marine Link: Victor Chernomyrdin News
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2010· 1 entry
Died 2010-11-03.
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2008· 1 entry
Awarded Russian Federation Government Certificate of Honour (2008).
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2003· 3 entries
Awarded Russian Federation Government Certificate of Honour (2003).
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“the biggest reason is national pride. But also the political and economic consequences... if you recognise a crime you might have to pay compensation”
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Dismissed talk of an apology for the Holodomor Famine made by the Soviet Union
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2001· 1 entry
Career landmark: ambassador of Russia to Ukraine (2001–2009).
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2000· 2 entries
Career landmark: substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2000–2001).
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Career landmark: member of the State Duma (2000–2003).
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1999· 1 entry
Chernomyrdin was a special envoy of Russia in Yugoslavia
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1998· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Russia (1998–1998).
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1996· 2 entries
Career landmark: President of Russia (1996–1996).
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Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation (30 July 1999) – for his great personal contribution to a political settlement between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and NATO, consistent defense of Russia's posi
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1995· 1 entry
Chernomyrdin signed a decree calling for the development of a national strategy for tiger conservation
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1992· 2 entries
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Russia (1992–1998).
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Career landmark: Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation (1992–1992).
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1985· 3 entries
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev had him appointed to serve as minister of the natural gas industry, a role he held until 1989
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“Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945”
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Career landmark: Minister of Gas Industry (1985–1989).
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1982· 1 entry
Was appointed deputy minister of the natural gas industries of the Soviet Union
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1978· 1 entry
Moved to Moscow to work for the Central Committee of the CPSU, becoming an apparatchik
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1972· 2 entries
Studied at Moscow State Open University (1972).
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Completed further studies at the Department of Economics of the Union-wide Polytechnic Institute by correspondence
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1970· 1 entry
“In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il'ich Lenin”
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1966· 1 entry
Studied at Samara State Technical University (1966).
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1962· 1 entry
Was admitted to Kuybyshev Industrial Institute (which was later renamed Samara Polytechnical Institute)
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1961· 1 entry
Chernomyrdin became a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU)
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1957· 1 entry
And found employment as a mechanic in an oil refinery in Orsk
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1938· 1 entry
Born 1938-04-09.
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