Igor Putin
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Igor Alexandrovich Putin ' onMouseout='HidePop("15592")' href="/topics/Saint_Petersburg">Leningrad
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n businessman and politician, former Vice President of Master Bank
. He is a cousin of former Russian president and current Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
Igor Putin was born in Leningrad to the family of a Soviet military officer Alexander Putin, a younger brother of Vladimir Putin Senior, father of the Russian Prime Minister. Soon the family moved to Kovrov
and then to Ryazan
there Alexander Putin served as an instructor in Ryazan Military Higher School (Ryazanskoye Vysheye Komandnoye Avtombilnoye Uchilische).
Igor Putin graduated from Ryazan Military Higher School in 1974. In 1974–1998 Igor Putin served in the Soviet Army
and then in Russian Army
. In 1998 he retired from the military and moved to Ryazan. In 1998–2000 he worked in Ryazan Oblast
Statistics Committee. In 2000–2005 he worked as the Chairman of the Ryazan Licensing Chamber. In 2002 he became the Chairman of Ryazan Coordination Committee of the United Russia
party. During those years Igor Putin also obtained degrees from the Volgo-Vyatskaya Academy of State Service (2000) and from Moscow Institute of Economics, Management, and Law (2003)
In 2005 Igor Putin moved to Samara
to become the Chairman of the Samara Reservoir Plant (part of VolgaBurMash holding). In October 2006 Igor Putin changed his political affiliations from the United Russia to A Just Russia political party. In 2007 he became a director of AVTOVAZBANK.
In September 2010 Igor Putin became a Vice President of Master Bank
. In the same month the bank received a lucrative contract with Russian Nanotechnology Corporation
. Still Igor Putin held the Vice President position only a few months and retired in December 2010. His retirement coincided with a criminal investigation over 30 million Russian roubles allegedly stolen from the bank by its employees using IT technologies. The investigation accused a leading IT specialist of the bank, Mery Tevanyan of operating a large illegal business with the daily volume up to 500 million Russian roubles using bank's money. In March 2011, five days after conclusion of the investigations Igor Putin returned to the bank as a director. According to the bank he is not supposed to manage its daily operations. Igor Putin also keeps his position as a director of the AVTOVAZBANK.
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
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Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n businessman and politician, former Vice President of Master Bank
Master Bank
- About :“Master-Bank” - Moscow large private bank. Established at the end of 1992. Holds 58th place in the rating "Top Russian banks" in terms of assets year. The bank is currently represented by 12 branches and 114 offices in 9 regions of Russia...
. He is a cousin of former Russian president and current Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin served as the second President of the Russian Federation and is the current Prime Minister of Russia, as well as chairman of United Russia and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Russia and Belarus. He became acting President on 31 December 1999, when...
Igor Putin was born in Leningrad to the family of a Soviet military officer Alexander Putin, a younger brother of Vladimir Putin Senior, father of the Russian Prime Minister. Soon the family moved to Kovrov
Kovrov
Kovrov is a city and the administrative center of Kovrovsky District of Vladimir Oblast, Russia, situated on the right bank of the Klyazma River . Kovrov's population as of the preliminary results of the 2010 Census was 145,492; down from 155,499 recorded in the 2002 Census, and further down from...
and then to Ryazan
Ryazan
Ryazan is a city and the administrative center of Ryazan Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Oka River southeast of Moscow. Population: The strategic bomber base Dyagilevo is just west of the city, and the air base of Alexandrovo is to the southeast as is the Ryazan Turlatovo Airport...
there Alexander Putin served as an instructor in Ryazan Military Higher School (Ryazanskoye Vysheye Komandnoye Avtombilnoye Uchilische).
Igor Putin graduated from Ryazan Military Higher School in 1974. In 1974–1998 Igor Putin served in the Soviet Army
Soviet Army
The Soviet Army is the name given to the main part of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union between 1946 and 1992. Previously, it had been known as the Red Army. Informally, Армия referred to all the MOD armed forces, except, in some cases, the Soviet Navy.This article covers the Soviet Ground...
and then in Russian Army
Russian Ground Forces
The Russian Ground Forces are the land forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, formed from parts of the collapsing Soviet Army in 1992. The formation of these forces posed economic challenges after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and required reforms to professionalize the force...
. In 1998 he retired from the military and moved to Ryazan. In 1998–2000 he worked in Ryazan Oblast
Ryazan Oblast
Ryazan Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Ryazan, which is the oblast's largest city. Population: -Geography:...
Statistics Committee. In 2000–2005 he worked as the Chairman of the Ryazan Licensing Chamber. In 2002 he became the Chairman of Ryazan Coordination Committee of the United Russia
United Russia
United Russia is a centrist political party in Russia and the largest party in the country, currently holding 315 of the 450 seats in the State Duma. The party was founded in December 2001, through a merger of the Unity and Fatherland-All Russia parties...
party. During those years Igor Putin also obtained degrees from the Volgo-Vyatskaya Academy of State Service (2000) and from Moscow Institute of Economics, Management, and Law (2003)
In 2005 Igor Putin moved to Samara
Samara, Russia
Samara , is the sixth largest city in Russia. It is situated in the southeastern part of European Russia at the confluence of the Volga and Samara Rivers. Samara is the administrative center of Samara Oblast. Population: . The metropolitan area of Samara-Tolyatti-Syzran within Samara Oblast...
to become the Chairman of the Samara Reservoir Plant (part of VolgaBurMash holding). In October 2006 Igor Putin changed his political affiliations from the United Russia to A Just Russia political party. In 2007 he became a director of AVTOVAZBANK.
In September 2010 Igor Putin became a Vice President of Master Bank
Master Bank
- About :“Master-Bank” - Moscow large private bank. Established at the end of 1992. Holds 58th place in the rating "Top Russian banks" in terms of assets year. The bank is currently represented by 12 branches and 114 offices in 9 regions of Russia...
. In the same month the bank received a lucrative contract with Russian Nanotechnology Corporation
Russian Nanotechnology Corporation
Rusnano is a joint-stock company created and owned by the government of Russia and aimed at commercializing developments in nanotechnology...
. Still Igor Putin held the Vice President position only a few months and retired in December 2010. His retirement coincided with a criminal investigation over 30 million Russian roubles allegedly stolen from the bank by its employees using IT technologies. The investigation accused a leading IT specialist of the bank, Mery Tevanyan of operating a large illegal business with the daily volume up to 500 million Russian roubles using bank's money. In March 2011, five days after conclusion of the investigations Igor Putin returned to the bank as a director. According to the bank he is not supposed to manage its daily operations. Igor Putin also keeps his position as a director of the AVTOVAZBANK.