Yury Luzhkov - famous politician and former mayorMoscow Around his person walks a lot of dubious rumors. However, there are those who are interested in the biography of Yuri Mikhailovich. Today we will tell about where the former mayor was born and studied. The article will be announced and the details of his personal life.
Yury Luzhkov: biography
He was born on September 21, 1936.The city of Moscow is indicated as the place of his birth. The family moved to the Russian capital, fleeing the famine of the 30s. His father, Mikhail Andreevich, got a job at a tank farm. A mother, Anna Petrovna, was a laborer at the plant.
Childhood and youth
Up to 14 years old Yuri Luzhkov lived with his grandmother in the Ukrainianthe city of Konotop (Sumy region). He attended a local school and various circles (aircraft modeling, drawing, burning wood). At the end of the seven-year period, Yura returned to Moscow. He was accepted to school number 529 (now number 1259).
Student
Having received a certificate of maturity, Luzhkov filed documentsto the Institute of Petrochemical and Gas Industry. He managed to win over the members of the selection committee. The guy was enrolled in the right department. He could not be called a good student. He passed tests at the wrong time, sometimes he skipped classes. But in terms of organizing mass events, he had no equal.
Yura was not going to sit on the neck of his parents.Therefore, in his free time, he was working. What kind of profession our hero has not mastered! Luzhkov was a janitor, a porter at the station, and a waiter in a cafe.
In 1954, as part of a student detachment, he went to Kazakhstan for the development of virgin lands. Fellow students remembered him as a hardworking and motivated person.
Carier start
In 1958, Yuri Luzhkov was recruited in onefrom Moscow research institutes. He began his career as a junior researcher. Thanks to his perseverance and firm character, he managed to get a job as head of the laboratory. And in 1964 he headed this department at all.
Когда же началась его политическая карьера?It happened in 1968, after joining the Communist Party. A few years later, Luzhkov was elected to the council of the Babushkinsky district. He showed himself from the best side, and all thanks to a good education and the ability to gather people around him. In 1977, Yuri Mikhailovich was elected deputy of the Moscow Council.
Then purposeful and ambitious politicianBoris Yeltsin noticed and invited him to his team. After that, Luzhkov's life changed dramatically. In a short time he passed the way from the chairman of the City Executive Committee to the Vice-Mayor of Moscow.
Town governor
In 1992, disruptions occurred in the Russian capitalwith food. Essentials were sold on coupons. People resented. Moscow Mayor Gavriil Popov was forced to resign. His place was taken by Yury Luzhkov (see photo above). The order for his appointment was personally signed by Boris Yeltsin.
Our hero for 18 years wasmayor. Luzhkov was re-elected 3 times - in 1996, 1999 and 2003. During his "reign" the city noticeably changed. The number of parks, pedestrian areas and playgrounds has increased markedly. However, there were those who criticized the activities of Luzhkov.
In September 2010, Yuri Mikhailovich wasdismissed as mayor of Moscow. The decree was signed by President Dmitry Medvedev. After that, Yury Luzhkov, together with his family, moved to the UK. There he bought a comfortable home outside the city.
Personal life
For the first time, Yuri Luzhkov married in 1958.His favorite was the charming girl Marina Bashilova. In this marriage were born two sons - Alexander and Michael. Children were welcome and loved. Yuri and Marina have lived together for almost 30 years.
In 1988, Luzhkov became a widower.His wife Marina left this world. At that time, their sons were already adults and independent. Yuri Mikhailovich was seriously worried about the death of his wife. However, a couple of years later a new love appeared in his fate.
27-year-old Elena Baturina won the heart of a famous politician. In 1991, the couple formalized the relationship. Spouses settled in a spacious apartment located in the center of Moscow.
In 1992, Baturina gave birth to her first child, a daughter.Lena. Yuri Mikhailovich showed himself as a caring and attentive father. He swaddled and bathed the baby. In 1994, another replenishment occurred in the Luzhkov family. The second daughter was born. Baby called Olga.
Currently, girls live and study inthe capital of Great Britain is London. In the same country is the former mayor of Moscow, Yuri Luzhkov. He is engaged in beekeeping. Elena Baturina is a successful business woman, whose fortune is estimated at several billion dollars.
