January 17, 2001 - July 3, 2008 Predecessor Alexander Viktorovich Nazarov Successor Roman Valentinovich Kopin

	Deputy of the State Duma
December 19, 1999 - year 2000

Predecessor Vladimir Stepanovich Babichev Successor Vladimir Mikhailovich Etylin Birth October 24(1966-10-24 ) (52 years old)

• Saratov, RSFSR, the USSR

Father Arkady Nakhimovich Abramovich Mother Irina Vasilievna Mikhailenko Spouse 1) Olga Yurievna Lysova
2) Irina Vyacheslavovna Malandina
3) Daria Aleksandrovna Zhukova Children sons: Arkady, Ilya, Aaron-Alexander
daughters: Anna, Sophia, Arina, Leya Education

• Moscow State Law Academy

Activity businessman, politician Religion chabad Awards Website roman-abramovich.com Media at Wikimedia Commons

Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich(b. October 24, 1966, Saratov) - Russian businessman, billionaire, former governor of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. From October 22, 2008 to July 2, 2013 - Chairman of the Duma of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug.

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Biography

Taken into the family of Leib Abramovich's uncle, Roman spent a significant part of his youth in the city of Ukhta (Komi ASSR), where his uncle worked as the head of the Pechorles work supply department at KomilesURS. Roman studied in the 2nd grade at school number 2.

Personal life

Was married three times:

Two children:

Starting a business

Having started his career as a worker (in 1987-1989 as a SU-122 mechanic of the Mosspetsmontazh trust), in the late 1980s he acquired the Uyut cooperative, whose official activity was the production of toys from polymer materials. Abramovich's partners in Uyut, Evgeny Shvidler and Valery Oyf, subsequently formed the management team of Sibneft.

In the early 1990s, he was the founder of companies: JSC Mekong, IPP Firm Supertechnology-Shishmarev, CJSC Elita, CJSC Petroltrans, CJSC GID, NPR and many others.

Oil trader

In December 2002, Sibneft, together with TNK, acquired at an auction 74.95% of the shares of the Russian-Belarusian company Slavneft (earlier, Sibneft bought another 10% of the shares from Belarus) and subsequently divided its assets among themselves.

In the summer of 2003, Abramovich bought Chelsea, an English football club on the verge of ruin, paid off its debts and staffed the team with expensive players, which was widely reported in the media in Britain and in Russia, where he was accused of investing Russian money in foreign sports , although in anticipation of this, according to some reports, Abramovich tried to buy the Russian football club CSKA, but the deal did not materialize. The amount spent by the businessman on the purchase of the English club was approximately 140 million pounds. On May 19, 2012, Chelsea won the UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history, beating Bayern Munich in the final match on penalties.

Starting from the second half of 2003, the Sibneft company was subjected to inspections by the Prosecutor General's Office and the Tax Inspectorate regarding the legality of the acquisition in December 1995 of a stake in a number of companies - Noyabrskneftegazgeofizika, Noyabrskneftegaz, Omsk Oil Refinery and Omsknefteprodukt, and in March 2004 The Ministry of Taxes and Duties presented Sibneft with tax claims for 2000-2001 in the amount of about one billion dollars. Later it became known that the size of the tax debt was reduced by the tax authorities by more than three times, and the debt itself has already been returned to the budget.

In 2003, there was another attempt to merge Sibneft and Yukos, which fails on the initiative of Abramovich after the arrest of Khodorkovsky and the presentation of multibillion-dollar tax claims against Yukos.

During 2003-2005, Abramovich sold his stakes in Aeroflot, Russian Aluminum, Irkutskenergo and the Krasnoyarsk Hydroelectric Power Station, RusPromAvto - and, finally, Sibneft.

Roman Abramovich became one of the initiators of the invitation of the Dutch specialist Gus Hiddink to the post of head coach of the Russian national football team. The salary of Hiddink, as well as the second coach of the national team Igor Korneev, as well as all the expenses associated with their stay in Russia (accommodation, transport, etc.) were paid by the National Football Academy Foundation, created by Abramovich in 2004. The head of this fund is Sergey Kapkov, who back in 2001, at the age of 25, became the deputy governor of Chukotka for sports and youth policy. The foundation also sponsors children's youth football schools.

In April 2012, Roman Abramovich and the Governor of the Omsk Region, Leonid Polezhaev, agreed to transfer the Arena Omsk MSC to the ownership of the Avangard Sports Club Non-Profit Partnership free of charge. Previously, the Hockey the Avangard center, built at the expense of Roman Abramovich.

business conflicts

Private security

According to information released The Sunday Times, R. Abramovich's personal bodyguard in the UK is about 20 security specialists, a similar number accompanies him on voyages on his yachts, foreign travels and trips to Russia.

Personal vehicles

Abramovich owns three luxury yachts. In the Western media they are called "Abramovich's Fleet" (eng. Abramovich Navy).

Roman Arkadyevich is the owner of one of the most exclusive collections of supercars. For the first time, Abramovich showed most of his cars in August 2016 at the Nurburgring race track in Germany, when he came at the invitation of his friend Viktor Kharitonin (he bought the Nurburgring track in 2014). The collection with a total value of under 12 million euros was tested for two days on the Nurburgring's Nordschleife and on the small GP track. Roman Arkadyevich brought: Bugatti Veyron, Ferrari FXX, Ferrari 488 GT3, Lamborghini Reventon, Pagani Zonda R, Aston Martin Vulcan.

A video of Abramovich's exclusive collection of cars can be viewed at YouTube.

State

In 2010, having a personal fortune of $11.2 billion, he was ranked 5th in the list of the 100 richest businessmen in Russia (according to Forbes magazine).

According to the results of 2012, Roman Abramovich is on the 9th line in the rating of Russian billionaires with an estimated fortune of $ 12.1 billion.

• Prior to his divorce from his second wife, Irina, Roman Abramovich's bank accounts, according to News of the World, were about £8 billion.

In addition, the entrepreneur owns a collection of yachts, cars and mansions.

Abramovich - owner:

• £28 million villas in West Sussex,
• £29 million penthouse in Kensington,
• £15 million home in France,
• 5-storey mansion in Belgravia for £11 million,
• a six-story £18 million cottage in Knightsbridge,
• houses for £40 million in St. Tropez,
• dachas in the suburbs for £8 million.

He also owns yachts:

• Ecstasea for £77 million with pool and Turkish bath,
• Le Grand Bleu (English) for £60 million with a helipad,

The last name in translation means "eclipse", the yacht costs €340 million euros, reaches almost 170 m in length. The ship's hull is made of bulletproof steel, the windows are made of armored glass. A German missile attack warning system is installed on board. The yacht has 2 helicopters (with hangars, like on a combat frigate).

There is also a mini-submarine capable of diving to a depth of 50 m.

In addition, by order of Roman Abramovich, the shipyards in Bremerhaven (Germany) are completing the construction of the Luna yacht for €100 million, designed to replace the Eclipse if necessary.

The fleet of the former governor of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug consists of Boeing 767 for £56 million, Boeing business class for £28 million and two helicopters for £35 million each.

• In the list of the richest people in the UK according to the newspaper The Sunday Times(April 2007) ranked second; fortune was estimated at 10.8 billion pounds.

According to British experts, he does not pay British taxes provided for British tax residents, as he has a special non-domicile status .

According to The Daily Telegraph dated August 8, re-registered his UK property from a Caribbean offshore company to his name.

Indicator	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Wealth ($ billion)	5,7	10,6	13,3	18,2	18,7	23,5	8,5	11,2	13,4	12,1	10,2
Place (in the world)		25	21	11	16	15	51	50	53	68	68
Location (in Russia)		2	1	1	1	3	2	5	9	9	13

Awards

Notes

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2. Archive of Fine Arts - 2003.
3. The gubernatorial powers of Abramovich have been terminated, the Kremlin press service reported 13:44 03.07.2008
4. Genocide of the inhabitants of Lithuania 1939-1941. - Vilnius: Center for the Study of Genocide and Resistance of Lithuanian Residents, 1999. - P. 78-79.
5. Abramovich's family nest was found in Lithuania // - Radio Liberty, 2010
6. In 2006, the municipality of the city of Taurage invited Roman Abramovich to the celebration of the 500th anniversary of the city. A curious story is connected with this invitation: the film crew of the PBK TV channel with correspondent Romualda Pashevetskaya filmed a story in Taurage about the roots of the Abramovichs in Lithuania, for which they requested relevant documents from the mayor's office and the local archive of Taurage. Soon, information appeared in the media that, they say, Abramovich's representatives visited Taurage, who clarified the issue of his land inheritance in Taurage and the Taurage region. Later, Pashevetskaya received an invitation to R. Abramovich to attend the celebration, but she could not convey it to the addressee - the exact home address of the billionaire could not be found out.
7. Unknown pages of the life of Roman Abramovich KP - Saratov 8.10.2003.
8. In December 2009

Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich- Russian entrepreneur, billionaire, former governor of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, deputy of the Chukotka District Duma (2008), chairman of the Duma of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (2008-2013). Owner of Chelsea Football Club (London).

Childhood of Roman Abramovich

Father - Arkady Nakhimovich Abramovich (1937−1969) - worked in the economic council of the Autonomous Republic of Komi. Roman Abramovich's mother, Irina Vasilievna Abramovich (maiden name - Mikhailenko) was a music teacher, died when Roman was 1 year old.

Abramovich's grandfather Nakhim (Nakhman) Leibovich and grandmother Toibe (Tatiana) Stepanovna (according to other sources - Semyonovna) were wealthy residents of the Lithuanian city of Taurage, after the annexation of Lithuania to the USSR, they lost their property and were deported to Siberia, having lost each other on the train. Abramovich's grandfather died in 1942 in the Reshety camp (Krasnoyarsk Territory) as a result of an accident, a tractor with Nakhim Abramovich fell into a pit, as the biography of the oligarch says. Toybe raised three sons - Roman Abramovich's father Arkady and his brothers Leib and Abram. As a neighbor of the Abramovichs recalled in an interview with SP, Tatyana Semyonovna was a seamstress, she sewed clothes even for actors in Syktyvkar theaters.

Abramovich's maternal grandmother Faina Borisovna Grutman (1906-1991) was evacuated to Saratov from Ukraine at the beginning of the war. There is almost no information about Abramovich's grandfather Vasily Mikhailenko in biographies. In Alexander Khinshtein's book Berezovsky and Abramovich: Oligarchs from the High Road, it is said that "only the euphonious surname Mikhailenko" remained from him.

Abramovich's parents met in Saratov, where Arkady Abramovich studied in absentia at the Road Institute. Irina Mikhailenko graduated from a music school and worked as a piano teacher at a school at the garrison officers' house. Having married, Arkady and Irina left for Syktyvkar, where Abramovich's father rose to a senior position in the supply department of the Komistroy construction association. Irina for the birth of Roman Abramovich came to her mother in Saratov, and then returned to Syktyvkar with the child. Abramovich's mother died of leukemia in 1967, according to Khinshtein's book, the cause was an unsuccessful abortion.

Arkady Abramovich, who blamed himself for what happened, outlived his wife by 18 months. On May 5, 1969, during a community work day, a multi-ton reinforced concrete slab fell on Abramovich's father, flying off a crane. On May 13, 1969, Arkady Abramovich died (in the biography of Roman Abramovich on Wikipedia, 1970 is indicated as the year of his father's death).

After life took little Roman into its cold embrace, making the boy an orphan, his uncle Leib Abramovich took him into his family for education. Roman lived with his uncle in the city of Ukhta (Komi ASSR), where Leib Abramovich worked as the head of the Pechorles working supply department at KomilesURS. In Ukhta, Roman studied in the 1st-2nd grade. In 1974, Roman Abramovich moved to Moscow to live with his second uncle, Abram Abramovich. In 1983 he graduated from Moscow secondary school No. 232.

Roman Abramovich in the army

At school, as his classmates recall, Roman Abramovich was quiet and modest, he studied averagely and there were no fives in the certificate of the oligarch. At the same time, already at school, Abramovich showed commercial abilities: he traded cigarettes, “farted” at the Moscow Intourist hotels. Singer Natalya Shturm, who studied with Abramovich, recalled the signature smile of the future billionaire.

Immediately after school, Roman Abramovich entered the Ukhta Industrial Institute at the Faculty of Forestry Engineering. However, he did not show much zeal for study and did not receive a diploma. In 1984-1986, he did military service as a private in the air defense training center (military unit No. 63148) in Bogodukhov (Kharkiv region). Later, Roman Abramovich studied for six months at the evening department at the Moscow Road Institute. In 2000 he graduated from the Moscow State Law Academy.

Business of Roman Abramovich

Returning from the army, the guy decided to devote himself to business, especially since Roman, even as a student, showed excellent organizational skills. At first, Abramovich went into small business (in the late 1980s and early 1990s). In 1988, he headed the Uyut cooperative, which produced rubber toys. In 1991-1993 Abramovich headed the small enterprise AVK, which was engaged in commercial and intermediary activities, including the resale of petroleum products. In 1992, the investigation issued a decision to place him in custody, suspecting Roman Abramovich of stealing 55 tanks of diesel fuel from the state-owned Ukhta oil refinery worth about 4 million rubles (criminal case No. 79067 of the Moscow city prosecutor's office). The damage to the Ukhta refinery was compensated by the actual recipient of the fuel, the Latvian-American enterprise Chikora International. Roman Abramovich himself, as reported in the news, actively helped the investigation, in December 1992 the case was dismissed due to the lack of corpus delicti.

From June 1993 to December 1995, Abramovich was the director of AOZT Petroltrans. From 1993 to 1996, Roman Arkadyevich headed the Moscow branch of the Swiss company RUNICOM S.A. In 1995-1996, together with Boris Berezovsky, he became the founder of several new companies, in particular CJSC PK-Trust.

In early 1995, 28-year-old Roman Abramovich, together with Boris Berezovsky, embarked on a joint project to create a single vertically integrated oil company based on Noyabrskneftegaz and the Omsk Oil Refinery, which at that time were part of Rosneft. In June 1996, Roman Arkadievich became the head of the Moscow representative office of Sibneft, and then joined the board of directors of this company.

It was only in 1998 that Roman Abramovich was first mentioned in the media by the ex-head of the presidential security service Alexander Korzhakov, who described Abramovich as the treasurer of the "family", that is, Boris Yeltsin's entourage.

Boris Berezovsky (left) and Roman Abramovich (right) during a meeting held by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin with members of the new State Duma elected in single-member districts, 1999 (Photo: DPI-TASS)

In 2005, Roman Abramovich made $13 billion from the sale of a 73% stake in Sibneft to Gazprom.

London's serious attack on the interests of Roman Abramovich received an immediate rebuff from Moscow. Moreover, at the highest level, spoke the press secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov and representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. According to Peskov, the report of the International Affairs Committee of the House of Commons of the British Parliament "on dirty money" from Russia, published on May 21, is "another step in the direction of unfriendly and unfair competition." He recalled that in recent decades, Russian business has been growing, developing and leading a peaceful economic expansion to other countries, and suddenly this process has come to such an unfortunate ending.

Israeli citizenship gives Abramovich the right to visa-free entry to dozens of countries, including the UK, and the status of a “new repatriate” gives him tax exemption for 10 years and assistance in settling in his new homeland, the so-called “absorption basket”.

Recall that in Israel, a Russian businessman has long been engaged in philanthropic and commercial activities, investing in companies in the high-tech sector and real estate. In particular, Abramovich is building a large mansion in the prestigious tourist area of ​​Tel Aviv, Neve Tzedek.

As written in the news, Roman Abramovich left Israel almost immediately after obtaining local citizenship, having spent a few hours in the country. The billionaire went to the airport terminal on a general basis - to the room where the arrived repatriates are processed. There, Abramovich was issued a certificate of a new repatriate (“teudat-ole”) and an identity card (“teudat-zeut”), RIA Novosti reported.

The fortune and income of Roman Abramovich

In the list of the richest people in the UK according to The Sunday Times (April 2007), he ranked second; Roman Abramovich's fortune was estimated at 10.8 billion pounds. In 2009, Abramovich's fortune was reduced by three billion pounds as a result of the financial crisis - to 8.7 billion pounds.

In the rating of Russian businessmen Forbes since 2012, Roman Abramovich has been outside the top ten. In 2017, Abramovich's fortune was estimated at $9.1 billion, he was in 12th place. Abramovich's fortune over the past 5 years has varied between 7-10 billion. In 2011, Roman Abramovich had $ 13.4 billion. According to the publication, Abramovich's assets include: Evraz (31%), Channel One (24% ), the property.

Personal life of Roman Abramovich

Roman Abramovich was married three times.

The first wife of Roman Abramovich - Olga Yurievna Lysova. There are no common children.

The first wife of Roman Abramovich - Olga Lysova

Second wife - Irina Vyacheslavovna Abramovich(Malandina, b. November 26, 1967), former flight attendant. During his family life with Irina, Roman Abramovich had five children: Anna (January 30, 1992), Arkady (September 14, 1993), Sophia (April 3, 1995), Arina (2001) and Ilya (February 18, 2003). In March 2007, Abramovich was divorced by the Chukotka District Court, the couple agreed on the division of property.

Irina Abramovich, with whom Roman Abramovich divorced in 2007, shares photos from her personal photo archive. On her Instagram page, the ex-wife of the billionaire published pictures of her children - Sophia, who had first been published, Arina and Ilya.

Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich with his wife Irina and son Arkady during a football match between Charlton Athletic and Chelsea in London, 2005 year (Photo: Mike Egerton/PA Photos/PHOTAS)

The third wife of Roman Abramovich is designer Daria Zhukova (1981), daughter of the famous entrepreneur Alexander Zhukov, founder and main owner of the international investment group Interfinance. Abramovich's third wife lived with her mother in the United States, then studied at the London Institute of Naturopathy. Daria Zhukova is the founder of the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow, designer and co-owner of Kova & T.

Roman Abramovich and Daria Zhukova (Photo: FA Bobo/PIXSELL/PA Images/TASS)

Roman Abramovich and his third wife Daria Zhukova have two children: son Aaron Alexander (December 5, 2009) and daughter Leya (April 8, 2013).

Abramovich's children, in particular Sofya, often post photos on Instagram, in addition, the British media publish news about the children of the owner of Chelsea. You can read even more photos and news from the gossip column about Abramovich's last wife, Daria Zhukova.

On August 7, 2017, the central news in the media was the statement of Roman Abramovich and his third wife Daria Zhukova about the decision to divorce. As the businessman's adviser John Mann told reporters, the decision to divorce after 10 years of marriage was not easy for Abramovich and Zhukova. At the same time, Roman Abramovich and Daria Zhukova emphasize that they remain close friends, parents of two wonderful children and partners in projects that they developed together (the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow and the cultural center in St. Petersburg).

About why Roman Abramovich and Daria Zhukova are getting divorced, the tabloids can only guess for now. Undoubtedly, the topic of the oligarch's divorce, as in other similar cases, will be a hot topic in the news in the coming years.

After the news of Abramovich's divorce, it became fashionable in the media to write about the future new wife of the billionaire.

A former classmate of Roman Abramovich, Natalya Shturm, suggested that the billionaire had already decided on a replacement for Darya Zhukova. “I think that most likely this place has been occupied for a long time. I'm even sure. For the public, they "dotted the i's for something. Whether it will be an official marriage or Dasha, or Roman Arkadyevich, or a new union will be announced, ”Sturm noted.

Natalia also told what will be the new wife of Abramovich. “Slightly imagining the personality of Roman Arkadyevich, I think that it must be a very beautiful woman. And she's beautiful in her work too. An outstanding personality, relations with which, perhaps, have been tested for years, ”the singer made a prediction about the new love of the oligarch. Later, Natalya Shturm added that the news about the reunion of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie could have appeared thanks to Abramovich, since Roman Arkadyevich allegedly wanted to divert attention from his person and discuss his new companion.

If this is true, then the idea was not successful, at least in Russia. The yellow press of the Russian Federation continues to discuss Abramovich's new novel, in particular, rumors about the connection between Roman Arkadyevich and the star ballerina Diana Vishneva have intensified. The press recalled that Abramovich and Vishneva appeared together at the Sochi Olympics, and the oligarch is also a sponsor of Vishneva's projects. However, Diana Vishneva is married to her own producer Konstantin Selinevich. It must be said that after the news about Abramovich's divorce, Vishneva herself gave rise to rumors by posting on Instagram your picture wearing a scarf and a baseball cap from London Chelsea. "Game day. The Mariinsky Ballet and Orchestra team at the legendary Wembley Arena,” Diana Vishneva captioned her photo in the Abramovich club’s logo.

Also, Nadezhda Obolentseva and Yulia Peresild were mentioned in the tabloid news. The Moscow actress and Abramovich were photographed by the yellow press at Kinotavr in Sochi, it is also known that, at the invitation of Peresild, Roman Abramovich attended secular evenings of the Galchonok charity foundation.

There is also an initiative from below, so one of the participants in the famous Dom-2 TV show, Ruslan Solntsev, decided to marry the future enviable bachelor Roman Abramovich, Olga Buzova, who, by the way, also recently experienced a difficult divorce from football player Dmitry Tarasov.

Hobbies of Roman Abramovich

Roman Arkadyevich is fond of football. In 2003, Abramovich bought the English football club Chelsea for £140 million. However, Abramovich also supports Russian football. He was one of the initiators of the invitation of the Dutch specialist Guus Hiddink to the post of head coach of the Russian national football team. The salary of Hiddink, as well as the second coach of the national team Igor Korneev, as well as all expenses associated with their stay in Russia (accommodation, transport, etc.) were paid by the National Football Academy Foundation, created by Roman Abramovich in 2004. The ex-coach of the Russian national team Leonid Slutsky noted that Abramovich did a lot to "help Russian football", in particular, he built about 300 artificial football fields and was a sponsor of the Russian team.

Roman Abramovich and John Terry (center) (Photo: FA Bobo/PIXSELL/PA Images)

In addition to football, Roman Abramovich has many other interests. Abramovich built a venue for concerts and other musical events under London's Stamford Bridge stadium. The cost of the work is 7 million pounds.

In general, a billionaire's hobbies are quite expensive. Abramovich owns five luxury yachts, in the news of the Western media they are called "Abramovich's fleet." By the way, one of his yachts - Pelorus - is equipped with a missile defense system, a plasma generator, a laser holographic projector, a helicopter and a submarine for escape in case of danger.

The yacht Pelorus of Roman Abramovich is moored to the pier of the English Embankment (Photo: Ruslan Shamukov / TASS)

In addition to yachts, Abramovich is also interested in airplanes. So, the Russian billionaire owns a private Boeing 767-33A/ER (registration P4-MES, registered in Aruba), known as the "Bandit" because of the cockpit painting details. The aircraft was originally ordered by Hawaiian Airlines, but the order was canceled and Abramovich bought the Boeing and refitted it to his own specifications. In September 2008, on the personal order of Abramovich, Airbus completed the construction of a new oligarch aircraft - A340-313X. He also owns three Eurocopter helicopters.

Boeing 767-33A / ER Roman Abramovich (Photo: Anatoly Semekhin / TASS)

And Roman Arkadevich is also known for his love for large and expensive cars. In 2004, Abramovich bought two Maybach 62 armored limousines worth £1 million. Abramovich owns a $2,200,000 Ferrari FXX. Interestingly, only 30 such cars were produced in the world. Roman Arkadievich also has other models in his fleet - Bugatti Veyron, Maserati MC12 Corsa, Ferrari 360 and a modified Porsche Carrera GT. Sometimes Abramovich likes to drive and drive. Of course, under the supervision of numerous guards.

Ferrari FXX supercar owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich

In 2013, a Russian billionaire bought a posh apartment in New York's fashionable neighborhood, according to the news, the apartment, located on Fifth Avenue, has eight bedrooms, several bathrooms, a huge kitchen and a large central hall.

Abramovich's fortune allows him to go to good restaurants. In 2009, the oligarch had dinner with his girlfriend Daria Zhukova, his son Arkady and three of his acquaintances in a restaurant in New York for 47 thousand dollars. After Abramovich and company left the restaurant, the waiters discussed their generous tips.

At the same time, sometimes Abramovich is not averse to walking. He had long dreamed of climbing Kilimanjaro. For the ascent, Roman Arkadyevich invited six friends. In order to have everything they needed at hand, they took 13 porters with them. Naturally, Roman Arkadyevich was also accompanied by security guards. However, due to the lack of training at the level of 4,602 meters, Abramovich developed symptoms of altitude sickness, so his companions hurried to deliver the billionaire to the foot of the mountain.

Abramovich also loves to listen to good music. In January 2017, the famous "Beatle", the legendary British musician Paul McCartney performed at the exclusive New Year's party of the oligarch Roman Abramovich, which was held on the Caribbean island of Saint Barthélemy.

Roman Arkadievich Abramovich. Born October 24, 1966 in Saratov. Russian businessman, billionaire, ex-governor of Chukotka.

Roman's parents lived in Syktyvkar (Komi ASSR).

Father - Arkady (Aron) Nakhimovich Abramovich (1937-1970) - worked in the Komi Economic Council, died in an accident at a construction site when Roman was 4 years old.

Mother - Irina Vasilievna (nee Mikhailenko) - died when Roman was 1 year old.

Before the war, Abramovich's father's parents - Nakhim (Nakhman) Leibovich (1887 - June 6, 1942, Reshety camp, Krasnoyarsk Territory) and Toibe Stepanovna (1890-?) - lived in Belarus, after they moved to Lithuania, to the city of Taurage. After the advent of Soviet power, just before the start of the war, during the deportations of June 1941, the family, along with their children, was deported to Siberia. The couple ended up in different cars and lost each other. Toibe was able to raise three sons - father Roman and his two uncles.

Maternal grandmother of Roman Abramovich Faina Borisovna Grutman (1906-1991) with her three-year-old daughter Irina from Ukraine was evacuated to Saratov in the first days of the war.

Taken into the family of Leib Abramovich's uncle, Roman spent a significant part of his youth in the city of Ukhta (Komi ASSR), where his uncle worked as the head of the Pechorles work supply department at KomilesURS.

Roman studied in the 2nd grade at school number 2.

In 1974 he moved to Moscow to live with his second uncle, Abram Abramovich.

In 1983 he graduated from Moscow secondary school No. 232.

Military service in 1984-1986 was held as a private in the air defense training center (military unit No. 63148) in Bogodukhov (Kharkiv region).

In 1983 he entered the Ukhta Industrial Institute at the forestry department. He did not differ in his desire to study, but he had excellent organizational skills, despite the fact that he was the youngest in the group. There is no information about the end of UII, therefore, he did not receive higher education. Among classmates there are well-known persons in business and musical culture (in particular, Andrei Derzhavin), Roman does not maintain contact with them.

In the late 1980s - early 1990s, he was engaged in small business (production, then - intermediary and trading operations), later switching to oil trading activities. Later, he became close to Boris Berezovsky and the family of the Russian president. It is believed that it was thanks to these connections that Abramovich later managed to acquire ownership of the Sibneft oil company.

Business career of Roman Abramovich

Starting his working biography as a worker - in 1987-1989. SU-122 mechanic of the Mosspetsmontazh trust - already in the late 1980s acquired the Uyut cooperative, whose official activity was the production of toys from polymer materials. Abramovich's partners in Uyut, Yevgeny Shvidler and Valery Oif, subsequently formed the management team of Sibneft.

In the early 1990s, he was the founder of companies: JSC Mekong, IPP Firm Supertechnology-Shishmarev, CJSC Elita, CJSC Petroltrans, CJSC GID, NPR and many others.

In 1991-1993 Abramovich headed the small enterprise AVK, which was engaged in commercial and intermediary activities, including the resale of petroleum products.

In 1992, the investigation ordered his detention on suspicion of Abramovich stealing 55 tanks of diesel fuel from the state-owned Ukhta oil refinery worth about 4 million rubles (criminal case No. 79067 of the Moscow city prosecutor's office).

How the oligarch Abramovich made his first money

In early 1995, 28-year-old Abramovich, together with Berezovsky, embarked on a joint project to create a single vertically integrated oil company based on Noyabrskneftegaz and the Omsk Oil Refinery, which at that time were part of Rosneft. SBS-Agro bank acted as a guarantor. CJSC Refine-Oil was established with equal shares by Servet and Oil Impex (both founded by Roman Abramovich).

The Accounts Chamber, which later reviewed the privatization of Sibneft, recognized it as extremely inefficient and inexpedient.

In June 1996, Roman Abramovich joined the board of directors of JSC Noyabrskneftegaz, and also headed the Moscow office of Sibneft. In September 1996, he was elected by shareholders to the board of directors of Sibneft.

In January - May 1998, the first unsuccessful attempt to create a united company Yuksi took place on the basis of the merger of Sibneft and Yukos, the completion of which was prevented by the ambitions of the owners.

According to some reports, the beginning of the divergence of business and political interests of Abramovich and Berezovsky, which subsequently ended in a break in relations, dates back to the same time.

According to the data, the computer analysis of the concluded transactions carried out by the General Prosecutor's Office showed that R. Abramovich participated in speculation in the GKO market (which was one of the reasons for the 1998 default).

In November 1998, the first mention of Abramovich appeared in the media (even his photographs were absent for a long time) - Alexander Korzhakov, the dismissed head of the Presidential Security Service, called him the treasurer of President Yeltsin's inner circle (the so-called "family"). Information has become public that Abramovich pays for the expenses of the president's daughter Tatyana Dyachenko and her future husband Valentin Yumashev, financed Yeltsin's election campaign in 1996, and lobbied for government appointments.

In December 1999, Abramovich became the owner of a fortune of $14 billion.

In October 2001, it becomes officially known that Millhouse Capital, a company registered in London and given control of all their assets, was established by Sibneft shareholders. E. M. Shvidler, President of Sibneft, becomes Chairman of the Board of Directors of Millhouse.

In December 2002, Sibneft, together with TNK, acquired at an auction 74.95% of the shares of the Russian-Belarusian company Slavneft (earlier, Sibneft bought another 10% of the shares from Belarus) and subsequently divided its assets among themselves.

Roman Abramovich and football

In the summer of 2003, Abramovich bought the English football club Chelsea, which was on the verge of ruin., paid off his debts and staffed the team with expensive players, which was widely reported in the media in Britain and in Russia, where he was accused of investing Russian money in foreign sports, although in anticipation of this, Abramovich was allegedly trying to buy a football club Russia CSKA, but the deal did not materialize.

The amount spent by the businessman on the purchase of the English club was approximately 140 million pounds. On May 19, 2012, Chelsea won the UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history, beating Bayern Munich in the final on penalties.

Starting from the second half of 2003, the Sibneft company was subjected to inspections by the Prosecutor General's Office and the Tax Inspectorate regarding the legality of the acquisition in December 1995 of a stake in a number of companies - Noyabrskneftegazgeofizika, Noyabrskneftegaz, Omsk Oil Refinery and Omsknefteprodukt, and in March 2004 The Ministry of Taxes and Duties presented Sibneft with tax claims for 2000-2001 in the amount of about one billion dollars. Later it became known that the size of the tax debt was reduced by the tax authorities by more than three times, and the debt itself has already been returned to the budget.

In 2003, there was another attempt to merge Sibneft and Yukos, which fails on the initiative of Abramovich after the arrest and presentation of multi-billion tax claims against Yukos.

During 2003-2005, Abramovich sold his stakes in Aeroflot, Russian Aluminum, Irkutskenergo and the Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric power station, RusPromAvto and Sibneft.

Roman Abramovich became one of the initiators of the invitation of the Dutch specialist Guus Hiddink to the post of head coach of the Russian national football team. The salary of Hiddink, as well as of the second coach of the national team Igor Korneev, as well as all expenses associated with their stay in Russia (accommodation, transport, etc.) were paid by the National Football Academy Foundation, created by Abramovich in 2004. The head of this fund is Sergey Kapkov, who back in 2001, at the age of 25, became the deputy governor of Chukotka for sports and youth policy. The foundation also sponsors children's youth football schools.

In April 2012, Roman Abramovich and the Governor of the Omsk Region, Leonid Polezhaev, agreed to transfer the Moscow Arena Omsk to the ownership of the Avangard Sports Club Non-Commercial Partnership free of charge. Earlier, the Avangard Hockey Center, built at the expense of Roman Abramovich, was transferred to the ownership of NP IC Avangard free of charge.

In 2013, Roman Abramovich began cooperation with financial investor Boris Polanski and his company Zalivkarta - known for unusual mini-loans and micro-credits and the mildest terms - he does not sell debts to collectors - at the moment Abramovich and Polanski plan to open Polanski Bank Capital in the fall of 2016 .

Roman Abramovich's business conflicts:

Roman Abramovich - Shalva Chigirinsky: conflict over ownership of the Sibneft-Yugra joint venture.

Roman Abramovich - Boris Berezovsky: conflict over transactions in the course of which Abramovich acquired ownership of blocks of shares in ORT, Aeroflot, etc.

Roman Abramovich - owners of Yukos Oil Company: conflict over the settlement of the failed merger between Yukos and Sibneft.

Political activities of Roman Abramovich

In 1999, he became a State Duma deputy in the Chukotka single-mandate constituency No. 223. It was in Chukotka that companies affiliated with Sibneft were registered, through which its oil and oil products were sold.

In the Duma, he did not join any of the factions. Since February 2000, he has been a member of the State Duma Committee on the Problems of the North and the Far East.

In December 2000, he left the Duma in connection with his election to the post of governor of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. According to media reports, he invested a lot of his own money in the development of the region and improving the living standards of the local population.

In 2003, he bought the English football club Chelsea for £140 million and actually moved to live in the UK. In October 2005, he sold his stake (75.7%) of the Sibneft company to Gazprom for $13.1 billion and tried several times to leave the governor's post, but each time after meeting with the President of Russia he was forced to abandon his intention.

On October 16, 2005, the President submitted Abramovich's candidacy for reappointment to the governor's post, on October 21 of the same year, the Duma of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug approved him in the position.

Roman Abramovich has been considered one of the most famous Russian entrepreneurs for more than twenty years. He is successful both in business and in social life. This person is of interest to both journalists and ordinary people. According to Forbes, Roman Abramovich is regularly included in the list of the top ten richest people in the Russian Federation, and Time magazine named him one of the most influential people on our planet.

It is curious that there are many gaps in the biography of Roman Abramovich, especially in his life before entrepreneurship. And few people know more about him than they show in the news: someone knows him as the owner of Sibneft, someone knows him as the former governor of the Chukotka Territory, and someone knows nothing at all about this mysterious person. This man of mystery rarely answers questions about his personal life.
This article will try to lift the veil of secrecy over this person.

Biography of Roman Abramovich

Childhood and youth

Roman Abramovich was born on October 24, 1966 in the family of an employee of the Syktyvkar Council of the National Economy (father) and a certified musician (mother). His mother, Irina Vasilyeva, died of blood poisoning when Roman was less than two years old. Papa Arkady Nakhimovich died during an accident at a construction site when Abramovich was only four years old. Having become a complete orphan, Roman at first lived with his grandmother Tatyana Abramovich in Syktyvkar, and then he was adopted by his uncle Leib (who worked as the head of the Ukhta supply of the timber industry). After 1974, the future oligarch moved to Moscow to his second uncle, Abram.

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He studied at the famous Moscow school No. 232. Among its famous graduates are actress Olga Kabo, director Valery Todorovsky, presenter Pyotr Marchenko ... Abramovich studied averagely, was not a slob or the pride of the school. According to the recollections of former classmates and neighbors, as a boy he was calm, quiet, polite, he did not wander around the streets - he usually sat at home.

Education

After high school in 1983, Roman Abramovich tried to enter Moscow universities, but did not pass the entrance exams. Then he went back to Ukhta, because it was much easier to enter there. He studied at the Ukhta Industrial Institute for a couple of months, after which he quit this business (explaining this act to his relatives by saying that he did not need a diploma) and went to serve in the army, where he became an air defense private.
Abramovich did not reach the rank of sergeant in the army, but he made many friends. He still keeps in touch with some of them: for example, his colleague Igor Pavlov works at Sibneft, one of the oligarch's enterprises. Roman Abramovich served in the service from 1984 to 1986.

According to some sources, after the army, Roman was trained at the Moscow Institute of Oil and Gas, but this information has not been officially confirmed. But at the Moscow State Law Academy in the correspondence direction, Abramovich studied for sure - in 2001, already a well-known businessman, he received a law degree in state law. Here, too, he did not have enough stars from the sky - he studied rather averagely.

Career

Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich began to work immediately after the army in 1987, getting a job as a mechanic in a construction company. The oligarch personally tells how, already during his student years, he created the Uyut cooperative: “We produced children's toys from various polymers. The people I met in the cooperative later became the top management of Sibneft. Simultaneously with this activity, for some time I worked as a broker on the stock exchange. They sold their goods in the usual shopping areas of Moscow (including the famous market on the Luzhniki), thus making a good cash profit for that time.

In the period from 1992 to 1995, Abramovich became the founder of five enterprises: Petroltrans CJSC, GID CJSC, Supertekhnologiya-Shishmarev Firm, Elita CJSC, NPR firm. They produced consumer goods and engaged in mediation. In the course of his commercial activities, Roman Abramovich more than once fell under the scope of law enforcement agencies. It is known that in the summer of 1992 they even managed to take him into custody. He was suspected of committing the theft of state property - fifty-five diesel cars from the Ukhta plant with a total value of more than four million rubles. It is still unknown how the investigation ended and why Abramovich was released.

In 1993, the future oligarch establishes commercial activities for the sale of oil products from Noyabrsk. In the period from 1993 to 1996, he held the post of head of the Moscow branch of the world-famous company RUNICOM S.A. At this time, the circle of his acquaintances begins to replenish with an impressive number of influential people in Russia. Roman Abramovich begins to maintain contacts with Boris Berezovsky, and, in addition, is close friends with the Yeltsin family. In the future, it is with the help of these connections that he will be able to become the owner of the Sibneft enterprise.

Roman Abramovich and Sibneft

Roman Abramovich's entry into the big oil business happened after meeting Boris Berezovsky, who fought to get OAO Sibneft. In the spring of 1995, they jointly founded CJSC P.K. - Trust.

The period from 1995 to 1996 was crazy fruitful for Abramovich - he founded more than a dozen enterprises. These included: CJSC Multitrans, CJSC Centurion-M, CJSC Oilimpex, CJSC Sibreal, CJSC Refine-Oil, CJSC Forneft, CJSC Sins Firm, LLC Vector-A and many other firms. They were needed to commit fraud with shares, the purpose of which was to take over Sibneft. In the early summer of 1996, Roman Abramovich joined the board of directors of JSC Noyabrskneftegaz (a subsidiary of Sibneft), and most importantly, became the head of the Moscow branch of Sibneft.

In order to get the Sibneft enterprise, Roman Abramovich and his associates used the already proven method of the “loans-for-shares auction”. Moreover, it is worth noting that the laws of the Russian Federation did not at all provide for such a method of privatization through the alienation of state property taken on bail.
The scheme went through several stages. On September 20, 1996, an investment competition was held for the sale of 19% of the shares of Sibneft. One of Abramovich's fly-by-night firms won the competition. On October 24, 1996, an investment competition was held for the sale of another part of Sibneft's shares (15%), which were state-owned. The winner was CJSC Refine-Oil - again an enterprise created by the hero of the article. On May 12, 1997, the largest competition for the sale of a state-owned stake was held - this time 51% of Sibneft's shares were sold immediately. The enterprises established by Roman Abramovich won again. All of the above-mentioned one-day firms appeared immediately before the holding of these competitions. By 1997, Roman Abramovich had effectively taken over the company. Now he was not only the head of the Moscow branch of Sibneft, but also served on the Board of Directors of the company.

In the spring of 1998, Boris Berezovsky made attempts to unite the Sibneft and Yukos enterprises, but his ideas failed to materialize due to the fact that now former friends did not come to a final agreement. The reasons for the end of cooperation between Abramovich and Berezovsky was a conflict of interest - both business and personal disagreements began to appear.
That year, Roman Abramovich was also mentioned for the first time in the media. Up to this point, he was able to remain in the shadows very well - strangers had no idea about his appearance. However, this could not go on forever. The Russian press has received information that he acts as a confidant of President Yeltsin, covers the expenses of his daughter and her husband, and, moreover, he participated in sponsoring the 1996 election campaign of Boris Yeltsin.

At the time of December 1999, the financial condition of Roman Abramovich was a breathtaking $ 14 billion. At the beginning of the new century, he created a large company, Russian Aluminum. Also, Roman Abramovich took possession of the shares of ORT, previously owned by Berezovsky (before he was put on the criminal wanted list), and sold them to Sberbank. Back in the early 2000s, with the help of Sibneft funds, a controlling stake in Aeroflot was acquired.

Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich as Governor of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug

In December 1999, Roman Abramovich became a member of the State Duma of Chukotka. Legends immediately appeared that in the Duma the businessman started a breathtaking mansion, and went to meetings with huge beefy guards, and, moreover, did not do anything at the workplace. These rumors were dispelled by his successor - they say that the office was the most ordinary, and he went to work regularly. Colleagues generally spoke only positive things about him - he did not miss meetings, he behaved modestly. Largely thanks to Abramovich, pensions were increased in the district. A year later, he decided to run for governor.

His victory in the election of the governor of Chukotka took place at the end of 2000, when he got more than 90% of the electoral votes. Five years later, Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin personally nominated Abramovich for consideration by the Duma of Chukotka of the possibility of his reappointment to the post. Absolutely all deputies supported Abramovich's candidacy.

It is curious that in the spring of 2001 the oligarch donated as much as 18 million dollars from his own funds (according to the exchange rate of 2001, this is about 470 million rubles) for the development of Chukotka.
And why did a successful oligarch need to be elected governor? There are many true versions. In his own words, he simply felt sorry for the Chukchi population.
According to other rumors, his election is purely political in nature, because it turns Abramovich into a legal politician. They say that Roman was afraid of the wrath of Vladimir Putin - after the sensational criminal prosecution of Boris Berezovsky, he did not want to become the next one. Moreover, at the beginning of 2000, gubernatorial immunity was just introduced.
There is also an economic benefit, because the territory of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug is rich in minerals, including oil and gas, on the sale of which Roman Abramovich got rich. Chukotka is also famous for aluminum, gold and has a developed fishing industry.

Family and Children

The first wife of Roman Abramovich was Astrakhan Olga Lysova, whom he quickly divorced. Together with his second wife Irina Malandina (a former flight attendant), he lived for more than fifteen years, they managed to have five children (three daughters and two sons). Their union was registered in October 1991, and terminated in the spring of 2007. The ex-spouses quietly conducted the divorce proceedings, dividing the jointly acquired property (the wife received $ 300 million) in a contractual manner and agreeing on the fate of the children. Rumor has it that Irina has a strong business acumen, and many of her husband's successful deals were concluded with her help. Now she lives in England, is fond of equestrian sports.

Now Roman Abramovich lives with his common-law wife Daria Zhukova. They have two children.
Of course, the children of the oligarch live like in Paradise - they study in the best educational institutions in the world, do what they love, own large companies. For example, the eldest son Arkady is the director of ARA Capital Limited, and his annual income is about $14 billion.

Finances and fortune

Before talking about the volume of capital of a businessman, it is necessary to mention his partners. The large Rusal enterprise is the fruit of a joint relationship with one of the main partners, Oleg Deripaska. It is interesting that at the dawn of this century, when the news about the purchase of controlling stakes in eastern aluminum processing plants by the owners of Sibneft appeared, the relations between these main candidates for the title of leader in the industry, of course, were not the best. At first, things went to their quarrel and close competition for these plants, but in the end an agreement was made to consolidate assets by creating the aforementioned Rusal.

Alexander Mamuta (MDM and Troika-Dialog banks), Alexander Abramov (metallurgical company EvrazHolding), Andrei Melnichenko (MDM Bank) and Iskander Makhmudov (metallurgical company UMMC) are also considered business partners of these oligarchs. According to average estimates, this impressive the group controls as much as 20% of Russia's GDP.

As for his capital, Roman Abramovich, with the help of Millhouse Capital, a UK-registered joint-stock company, controls most of Sibneft, which is among the largest oil companies in the Russian Federation, half of the assets of Russian Aluminum (Rusal) and a quarter of Aeroflot. Through intermediary firms, according to some reports, Abramovich's assets include dozens of other enterprises: power plants, various factories supplying cars (both cars and trucks), buses, large paper mills, small and medium-sized banks, insurance companies in many regions of Russia . The share of only these personal assets of Roman Abramovich can be up to 5% of Russia's GDP (which, by the way, is about $170 billion).

Interesting facts about Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich

Passion for football. In the summer of 2001, Roman Abramovich became the owner of a controlling stake in the oldest English football club Chelsea (Chelsea), sparing almost 150 million pounds to pay his debts. The price per share of this club on the London stock exchange instantly jumped three times. After 15 years, he still successfully owns Chelsea and often attends his club's games;
In addition, Roman Abramovich was among the people who offered to invite the Dutchman Guus Hiddink to the role of head coach of the Russian national football team. His salary, along with all the expenses caused by his residence in Russia, was paid by the National Football Academy fund, which, as you might guess, was created by Abramovich;
Torn between London and Chukotka. Some joke that Roman Abramovich can have breakfast in London, lunch in Anadyr, and dinner in Canada. Of course, this is an exaggeration, but he really travels a lot. Although Roman has completed his governorship, he still occasionally visits Chukotka;
Musical about the oligarch. The life of Roman Abramovich, about which they even managed to write a biography in English, can become the basis for an English musical. Famous British producer Billy Guff has acquired the rights to his work about a Russian billionaire from writer Chris Hutchins. Gaff plans to have Sir Elton John write the music for the performances. According to the producer, the project brought to life will "stagger the imagination";
Private security. According to British newspapers, the personal protection of the Russian oligarch in England includes about twenty security professionals. They accompany him everywhere: on trips abroad, trips to Russia, visits to football matches, and even on walks on his luxury yachts from the following interesting fact;
Flotilla of Abramovich. The oligarch owns three luxurious luxury yachts, which amaze with their size and beauty. The mega-yacht Eclipse was once the longest yacht on the planet (now it is "only" second on the list). It houses a concert hall, three dining rooms, two swimming pools, a cinema, a wine cellar, and is also equipped with a small submarine, two helicopters and 20 water scooters. Another yacht, Luna, is the longest (115 meters) expedition yacht in the world. And finally, the "tiny" (50 meters long) "Sussurro" is used as an escort vessel;
Abramovich squadron. The main aircraft of the oligarch is the Boeing 767-300ER, a huge aircraft designed for 245 seats. Its cost is 192 million dollars, the wingspan is almost 50 meters, and the length is 55 meters. This plane is called "Bandit" for the design of the cockpit. Even its miniature copies are sold as souvenirs. Of course, Roman did not limit himself to Boeing - he has another smaller aircraft and three helicopters (they serve yachts);
Oligarch's car park. Roman Abramovich owns two armored Maybach limousines, a Ferrari FXX (which was only made in 30 copies), a Bugatti Veyron, a Maserati MC12 Corsa, a Ferrari 360, and exclusive custom-made Mercedes Benz CLK GTR models. , Porsche 911 GT1 and Rolls Royce Corniche. Of course, these are far from all the cars of the oligarch. The total value of his car collection is estimated at fifteen million euros;
Awards. The oligarch was awarded the "Order of Friendship" and the "Order of Honor" for his political activities, and is also the "Person of the Year 2004" according to the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia. Considering that the oligarch at the dawn of his activity did not pay billions of rubles in taxes to the state budget, it is amusing that he was awarded a personal pistol "Walter" from the leadership of the tax police of Russia.

Roman Abramovich is a Russian businessman, politician, billionaire. The biography of Roman Abramovich may be of interest to anyone who is interested in the stories of successful and purposeful people. The path to wealth and success was not easy, he had to go through many stages of development, overcoming numerous difficulties.

• Real name: Roman Arkadievich Abramovich
• Date of birth: 10/24/1966
• Zodiac sign: Scorpio
• Height: 177 centimeters
• Weight: 83 kilograms
• Shoe size: 44 (EUR)
• Eyes and hair color: Grey-blue, brunette.

One of the most successful Russian businessmen was born in the city of Saratov. He lost his parents early - his mother died when the boy was a year old, and at four he lost his father, who died at a construction site.

After the death of his parents, Roman was taken to Ukhta (Komi Republic) by his uncle Leib Abramovich. At the age of eight, the boy was sent to Moscow to another uncle, Abram Abramovich, where he graduated from high school.

In 1983, Roman Abramovich became a student in the forestry department of the Ukhta Institute. It is believed that he did not complete his studies, since there is no information about his graduation and receiving a diploma. In 1984-1986 served in the military on an urgent basis.

nineties

After working after the army for two years as a mechanic, Roman Abramovich in the late 80s. buys a small company "Uyut", which sells polymer toys. From that moment on, Abramovich's biography is inextricably linked with business. In the early 90s. he was already on the list of founders of several different firms. One of the enterprises headed by him at that time (“AVK”) was engaged, among other things, in reselling oil. In 1992, Abramovich was suspected of being guilty of stealing a huge amount of oil from one of the enterprises. But the case was closed.

At this time, Roman Abramovich had many contacts and connections in business and politics. He met Berezovsky, Yeltsin. These acquaintances are called the reason that he subsequently managed to acquire Sibneft, because later the Accounts Chamber spoke about this transaction, noting that the transfer of the company from state ownership to private ownership was extremely inefficient and inappropriate.

In the mid-90s, Abramovich and Berezovsky began to pave the way for the merger of Noyabrskneftegaz and the Omsk Oil Refinery into a separate private oil organization (later Sibneft).

In 1996, Roman Abramovich became the head of the Sibneft representative office in Moscow. In September, he was already elected to the board of directors.

In 1998, negotiations began between the owners of Sibneft and Yukos on the subject of a possible merger, but the parties failed to come to an option that would suit all participants, so the merger did not happen.

At the same time, the partnership between Berezovsky and Abramovich begins to come to an end, conflicts occur between them. The first publications about Abramovich appeared in the same year. In the press, one of Yeltsin's former security officials says that Roman Abramovich is one of the sponsors of the presidential family, as well as his past election campaign. Concern has been expressed that a business representative who provides financial support to the president personally can influence policy.

By the end of the 90s, Roman Abramovich's fortune was more than ten billion dollars. Also in 1999, he begins to engage in politics and becomes a State Duma deputy, representing the Chukotka district in it.

Life as a millionaire

In the image of Roman Abramovich, there was no kitsch or ostentatious demonstration of his well-being. He always looked quite democratic, he was rarely seen at secular parties, and information about high-profile parties practically did not leak into the media, unlike other Russian billionaires.

In 2000, Abramovich and his business partner O. Deripaska founded the Russian Aluminum company, and also acquired shares in several large companies.

In 2001, the owners of Sibneft re-register their assets to the Millhouse Capital company they created in London.

At the end of 2002, Sibneft and TNK bought most of the Slavneft company, which was jointly owned by Russia and Belarus.

In 2003, Roman Abramovich once again made people talk about himself when he acquired the almost bankrupt, once famous English football club Chelsea. Abramovich bought good players for the team and paid off debts. Opinions were heard in Russia condemning the billionaire for not helping domestic football in this way. However, there are rumors that Abramovich wanted to buy CSKA first, but received a negative response to his offer.

The purchase cost Roman Abramovich 140 million in British currency. After such an injection, Chelsea began to make great strides in local and international competitions. In 2012 the club won the UEFA Champions League. The victory in this championship happened to Chelsea for the first time in the entire existence of the team, and the one who made it possible, first of all, was Abramovich Roman. Soon, Chelsea will even contribute to the emergence of changes in the personal life of Roman Abramovich, but more on this will be written in the appropriate section.

In 2003, large-scale inspections began, which were arranged in Sibneft by the tax and prosecutor's offices. The tax service requires the company to pay off huge debts, but soon the amount of claims is reduced, and Sibneft pays the final amount.

In the same year, negotiations on a merger with Yukos begin again, but then Khodorkovsky is accused of economic crimes and arrested, and financial claims are made against his company, after which there can no longer be any talk of a merger.

By 2005, Roman Abramovich had sold all the shares he owned in the largest companies, including Sibneft. However, his business did not end there. After all, he still had the Millhouse company and many others. In addition, he does not cease to carry out all new projects.

Roman Abramovich paid for the work of the famous coach Guus Hiddink with the Russian national football team. He also built a hockey arena and a sports center in the Omsk region and transferred it to a local sports organization.

Since 2013, Roman Abramovich has been cooperating with the owner of a small credit institution, and soon the partners are going to open a bank.

According to Forbes, Roman Abramovich's fortune in 2016 is about $7.6 billion. Compared to last year, the billionaire fell four places on the Russian list and now occupies 13th position. And the state until 2016, that is, in 2015, our hero was estimated at 9.1 billion. There are many reasons for this fall: the re-registration of part of the property and funds for children, a divorce from his second wife, to whom a significant part of the property went.

Abramovich has several villas and penthouses in different parts of Europe. He likes to spend holidays with his family in St. Tropez. He also has three yachts, and even a mini-submarine. Therefore, it is not difficult for a billionaire to organize the leisure of his family and friends on vacation.

Despite the fact that Roman Abramovich's fortune is constantly changing, he invariably remains one of the richest people in Russia.

Politics

In December 2000, Abramovich left his deputy chair in the Duma, so he was elected governor of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. In this position, he did a lot for the development of the district, and carried out many projects, including at his own expense.

Abramovich did not want to stay in office for another term, but was persuaded by the President. In 2005, an official appointment followed.

In July 2008, Abramovich asked for his resignation, and his request was granted by President Medvedev.

But Roman Abramovich did not completely leave politics, and in 2008 he became a deputy in the Duma of the Chukotka District. From 2008 to 2013, he was its chairman, the rest of the deputies unanimously elected him to this position.

Abramovich, while still governor, managed to gather around him a good team of young politicians, many of whom, after his departure from office, held important positions in various government spheres. For example, Sergei Kapkov, who held an important position in the Abramovich administration at the age of 25, then moved to Moscow and headed the department of culture here. Many positive changes in the appearance of Moscow are associated with his name, first of all, the improvement of parks.

Personal life

The personal life of Roman Abramovich is usually quite hidden from prying eyes. Although he is occasionally seen with his companions at formal events, not much is known about how he spends his time when he is not distracted by business.

Roman Abramovich was married three times. Roman Abramovich has children from his second and third marriages.

The first wife of Roman Abramovich was Olga Lysova, who is known to be from the city of Astrakhan. Then Abramovich married Irina, who once worked as a flight attendant. With her in marriage, Abramovich had five children.

In 2005, after one of the games of Abramovich's Chelsea team, he met Daria Zhukova at a party. At that time, Daria met with tennis player Safin, and Roman Abramovich was married to Irina. However, the couple were often spotted together. The billionaire's wife filed for divorce, which was finalized in 2007. At that time, there were many rumors that the scandal was arranged on purpose so that the oligarch could transfer part of his fortune to his wife during a divorce. Roman Abramovich's fortune has, indeed, drastically decreased over the past few years. According to some reports, most of it has already been registered for the children of Roman Abramovich, and the billionaire also spent a lot on social and other public needs.

At present, apparently, Roman Abramovich's relationship with Irina after the divorce is cool. It is known that on the 18th birthday of one of his daughters, he organized a magnificent celebration for her in England, but he himself did not appear on it, apparently so as not to cross paths with his ex-wife there. From this it becomes clear that for Roman Abramovich his children are important and dearly loved.

After so many years, Abramovich is now positioning Daria as his wife. In addition, the presence of children from Roman Abramovich now suggests that this is not a fictitious relationship. The couple has a son born in 2009 and a daughter born in 2013.

Thus, Abramovich has seven children at the moment. Abramovich's children, of course, live in luxury, and their father pampers them, but they are not seen in high-profile scandals. Abramovich's children from his first marriage study and live, mainly abroad - in the UK. Despite the divorce, his ex-wife and the children of Roman Abramovich go with security, as was the case during their life together. In one of the interviews, Irina admitted that they always had to apply unprecedented security measures, up to the weekly change of phone numbers.

Daria has her own business - together with her friend she owns and manages a clothing brand, whose boutiques are open in several countries of the world, they are also in Moscow. She is also involved in various cultural and social projects. Daria is the daughter of businessman Alexander Zhukov, who once had business ties with Abramovich. She grew up and studied abroad - first in the US, then in England. But now he spends quite a lot of time in Russia. The husband supports Daria and even became one of the sponsors of her cultural project - the Garage Museum in Moscow, which exhibits works of contemporary art.

Abramovich Roman and Daria can often be seen at cultural and social events. Most recently, in November 2016, they flew to St. Petersburg to attend a festival dedicated to modern trends in choreography, which was hosted by the famous ballerina, Diana Vishneva. Journalists and fashion critics invariably note the harmony of this couple, as well as the excellent taste and unchanging elegance of Daria. In August 2017, the couple announced their split.