Vladimir Gruzdev
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Vladimir Sergeyevich Gruzdev (Russian: Владимир Серге́евич Груздев) is a Russian politician, a former governor of Tula Oblast (2011-2016),[1] businessman and explorer.
Vladimir Gruzdev was born in 1967 in Bolshevo, Moscow oblast, to a military officer and a teacher. He initially studied as a cadet of military institute, then served in the Russian foreign intelligence service as a translator.
In 1993 he abandoned his military career and founded The Seventh Continent hypermarkets net. The company grew in the following years, becoming one of the largest retailers in Russia, and making its founder a millionaire.
In 2000 Gruzdev was elected to the Moscow City Duma, and in 2003 was elected as a deputy of State Duma. He is a member of the United Russia political party. Since his appointment as governor of Tula Oblast, an industrial area south of Moscow, Gruzdev has held a series of townhall meetings at which he has listened to citizen complaints, which are many, and has attempted to respond to them, sometimes firing local administrators on the spot.[2]
On 2 February 2016 Russian President Vladimir Putin accepted Gruzdev's request for a volunteer retirement. Gruzdev was replaced by Lieutenant General ru.[3]
Gruzdev is also known for his extreme tourism and exploration. He took part in the Russian expedition Arktika 2007 to the North Pole and on January 10, 2008 was awarded the Order of Merit Before the Fatherland, 3rd Class "for courage showed in extremal conditions during High-Latitude Arctic Deep-Water Expedition." [4] He was expected to become the first Russian space tourist in 2009, launching on board a Soyuz-TMA spacecraft.[5] He has not, however, visited space as of 2011.[needs update]
In 2003 Gruzdev defended a Ph.D thesis which was found to be the almost perfect copy of a previous work by P. Vostrikov.[6][7]
Vladimir Gruzdev is married and has three children.
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| Preceded by | Governor of Tula Oblast 2011-2016 |
Succeeded by ru |
References
- ↑ Депутаты Тульской областной Думы приняли решение о наделении В. С. Груздева полномочиями губернатора Тульской области
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- ↑ Президент России | Указ «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации»
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- ↑ В диссертации тульского губернатора В.Груздева нашли плагиат //РБК, Санкт-Петербург
- ↑ Губернатор Тульской области не прошел проверку на антиплагиат: «вопиющее соответствие» диссертации // NEWSru.com
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