Mikhail Vitalyevich Margelov - famousstatesman. He has a famous surname, although he did not continue the military tradition. He went his own way and got to solid heights. His activities are often criticized, he is accused of careerism and opportunism. However, his life path is undoubtedly interesting and worthy of attention.
A family
Surname Margelovs appeared as a result of an errorin writing the old Russian surname “Markelov” when issuing party ticket to Mikhail’s grandfather. Michael's great-grandfather faithfully served the Fatherland, for which he was twice awarded the honorary order of St. George. Vasily Margelov - the famous general of the Soviet army, commander of the air force, “father of the Airborne Forces”, Hero of the Soviet Union - was born into a family of Belarusian origin. Thus began the glorious history of the family.
Of the five sons of Basil, four continued hima business. Vitaly Vasilyevich - Russian intelligence officer, colonel-general, deputy director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation, later a deputy of the State Duma from the United Russia party - Mikhail's father. Alexander Vasilyevich - Airborne Officer, Hero of the Soviet Union. Gennady Vasilyevich - Major General. Vasily Vasilyevich - Major, Deputy Director of the Voice of Russia Broadcasting Company. Vasily Filippovich did not help any of his children to make a career, but he strictly asked for them. Mikhail Vargeyevich Margelov, whose family consists of such valiant people, was supposed to match her. And he became a worthy carrier of an outstanding family name. In total, Vasily Filippovich has ten grandchildren, Michael is the oldest. There are journalists and businessmen among the grandchildren, and five of them followed in the footsteps of their ancestors and became military men.
Childhood
Mikhail Margelov - sample of a Moscow boy fromgood family. As a child, Misha was distinguished by an active character and a desire for leadership, he read a lot. The grandfather tried to take him to the sport, but he failed. And the dream that the grandson will follow in his footsteps, also did not come true. When Mikhail was a teenager, his parents often went on business trips abroad, and he spent a lot of time with his grandfather and grandmother. For several years he lived with his parents in Tunisia and Morocco. Since childhood, Mikhail Margelov was interested in international relations and dreamed of becoming a diplomatic worker.
Education
В школе Михаил учился хорошо, особенно налегал на foreign languages, intending to become a diplomat. But after school I went not to MGIMO, but to the institute of Asian and African countries at Moscow State University. MV Lomonosov, on the Faculty of History and Philology. He graduated from high school in 1986 with a diploma in "historian-orientalist and translator". He speaks Arabic, English, French, and later learned Bulgarian.
Beginning of the professional way
Еще на последних курсах института Маргелов начал work as a translator in the international relations department of the Central Committee of the CPSU. After graduation, he got a job at the KGB School of the USSR to teach Arabic. Detractors claim that he got a job at this department solely through kinship ties, as he had no special prerequisites for such work. There are also suggestions that the teaching position was only a screen, but in fact he entered the service of the KGB with the rank of lieutenant. Three years later, Margelov went to work at the Arabic edition of ITAR-TASS as an editor. Here he worked all year.
Search for your place
After the collapse of the USSR, Mikhail Margelov, biographywhich has been developing in the purely Soviet traditions, I decided to try myself in a new field. He worked for several years in international consulting firms, advised joint Russian-American companies. This experience allowed Margelov to find a new, promising area of application of his skills and talents - advertising and PR. Also at this time he works as an editor of the magazine "Your Choice". It will also be his new professional field in the future.
In 1995, Mikhail Margelov comes to work ina large advertising company, Video International, for the position of director for new business, development and consulting. In 1996, he led the campaign project and the Yabloko party to the State Duma. The following year, he was included in the election group of presidential candidate Boris Yeltsin.
Career advancement
A successful election campaign led Yeltsin toThe Kremlin brought a new position to Margelov. He is appointed first deputy head of the public relations department of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation; M. Lesin was his leader, with whom Mikhail worked at Video International. After some time, Margelov replaced Lesin in this position and lasted a whole year on her. Since 1998, Mikhail Vitalyevich goes to the service in the RIA "Vesti" in the department of political observers. After some time, he goes to the Customs Service for half a year, where he works in the group of advisers to the chairman of the State Customs Committee and creates the public relations service. There, Margelov was promoted to colonel of the customs service, but he soon returned to Vesti.
Election era
By 1999, Mikhail Margelov won famegood political strategist, and therefore he is offered to take part in several projects at once. At first, he accompanies S. Kiriyenko and the New Force political movement in the elections for mayor of Moscow. During the exacerbation of the situation in the North Caucasus, on the order of V. Putin in 1999, Rosinformcenter was created, in which Mikhail Margelov holds the position of director. At about the same time, S. Shoigu invited him to organize an advertising campaign and to work as a press secretary for the Medved movement, which sought to enter the State Duma. Later, Margelov began to carry out PR support for the activities of the Unity party bloc. He organizes a trip for members of the Unity faction to the Republican Party Congress in the United States in 2000. During the 2000 presidential campaign, Margelov entered Putin’s headquarters, where he established contacts with foreign partners. The success of this campaign, including, helped him show the president his potential, and he still remembers the young PR man.
Party life
According to family tradition, Margelov Mikhail has always beenon the side of the ruling party. Therefore, no one was surprised when he was secretary of the Komsomol organization at the institute. Then he joined the CPSU, where he remained until the abolition of the party. In the 2000s, he became a member of United Russia. He was a member of the political council of the party; from 2001 to 2004 he was a member of the central political council of United Russia.
Council of the Federation
In 2000, the Pskov region appears newrepresentative in the supreme power - Mikhail Margelov. The Federation Council is formed on a party basis, and party comrades nominated Mikhail to this ruling body. There he becomes the initiator of the creation of the “Putin” group “Federation”. Deputy Margelov Mikhail was elected chairman of the committee on international relations. In 2009, he was the first of the senators to take part in the work of the UN General Assembly, where he made a report on the responsibility for protection in international affairs. He repeatedly led the delegation of the Federation Council in various negotiations on international affairs. In 2014, he had to leave the Federation Council due to the scandalous discovery of foreign real estate in him, which he did not include in the declaration.
Pace
В 2003 году как члена СФ Маргелова выбирают Vice-President of PACE from the Russian Federation. In 2008, he defiantly nominated his candidacy for the presidency of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, but loses to the Spanish candidate. Working in PACE, Mikhail Vitalyevich repeatedly participated in resolving conflicts in various "hot" points of the world, was a member of the assembly team at the Palestinian talks. In 2005, voluntarily resigned as a representative in PACE. This was due to a big scandal that erupted around Margelov: his assistant, Alexei Kozlov, was sentenced to fraud, in addition, his brother was involved in an offshore case. But in 2010 he became an honorary member of the PACE.
Sudan
In 2008, Mikhail Margelov was appointed to the Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation -He became the special representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Sudan. He is entrusted with the task of integrating Russia into the group of countries participating in resolving the situation in that country. In Sudan, political influence was given to countries such as the United States, Britain, China and France. And Margelov wants Russia to become the fifth country in this group. He is the main organizer of the international conference on Sudan in Moscow, during which the most important decision on recognition of the independence of South Sudan is taken. Margelov participates in negotiations with the Darfur rebels, for three years he makes 8 trips to Sudan. In 2010, he participates in a summit meeting of the Security Council of the UN General Assembly, where he makes proposals for supporting a referendum on independence in Sudan.
In 2011, in connection with the solution of some acute problems in the country, Margelov was released from his mission.
Africa affairs
В 2011 году на Маргелова возлагается новая Serious position - Special Representative of the President for cooperation with the peoples of Africa. The long post-perestroika years, Russia was not present on the African continent, and to return at least part of its former influence - this was Mikhail Vitalyevich’s task. With his participation, Russian projects are beginning to be implemented in Ethiopia, Namibia, Niger and other countries. He repeatedly traveled to Africa, including in order to establish contacts with representatives of the Somali territories fighting for independence. With the "explosion" of the situation in Libya, he met with both sides to form an objective view of the situation. His role in deciding the issue of the safe passage of Russian ships through the Gulf of Aden is significant. In 2014, Margelov left this post in connection with his departure from the Council of Federation of the Russian Federation.
Social activity
Несмотря на огромную, разнообразную деятельность, Margelov has time to deal with various public tasks. He is a member of the Russian Geographical Society, was the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Professional Hockey League of Russia. Also in 2003, he became president of a non-governmental organization, the Russian Society for Solidarity and Cooperation of the Peoples of Asia and Africa. As part of this position, Margelov repeatedly participated in negotiations with various opposition groups in countries in revolutions.
Transneft
In 2014, a new “oilman” appears in the country.- Mikhail Margelov. Transneft, in which he came to the position of vice-president, is engaged in the transportation of oil and oil products across Russia and the CIS countries. Margelov is called upon to do his usual work - public relations. Although there are versions that he was "planted" in a company with a long-range sight, and that, perhaps, Mikhail Vitalyevich may soon step higher. But so far such movements are unnoticed, and observers say that Margelov simply hid in Transneft from various problems that he was chasing.
Criticism and accusations
Недоброжелатели Маргелова объясняют его progressive upward great kinship ties. They say that his throwing from company to company is related to the fact that he does not have any valuable skills. Although it is difficult not to notice the noticeable successes of Margelov in the negotiation processes at the international level. He is accused of secretly continuing the work of the “ancestors” and is an officer of the secret services. He was repeatedly accused of illegal possession of real estate abroad and a biased attitude towards the American special services. All this, except for apartments in Miami, was not confirmed, therefore Mikhail Vitalevich continues to work calmly in Russia.
Awards and titles
For his life, Mikhail Vitalyevich Margelov receivedmany awards, among them the Order of Honor and Friendship, diplomas and thanks of the President of the Russian Federation, a variety of medals. He is the title of the actual state adviser of the Russian Federation 1st degree. He is a reserve colonel, which greatly pleased his grandfather.
Personal life
Personal life of politicians and statesmenalways of particular interest. Mikhail Margelov, his wife and children are no exception. He married more than 25 years ago, he has two children. Nothing is known about the occupation of the wife. About the son Dmitry, the media found out that he graduated from MGIMO, worked at Gazprom, now heads the Board of Directors of Rus-Oil.
