A “fluffy” biography of Abramovich about his military service and his path to wealth has been published (excerpts). How oligarch Abramovich helped a colleague in the army and organized mass mushroom hunting trips. They ate mushrooms with a wrench
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A close friend in the army of a famous billionaire, former governor Chukotka region and the owner of the Chelsea football club, Roman Abramovich was Kyrgyz Edil Aitnazarov. They served as privates in a motor battalion in the city of Kirzhach in the mid-80s. And they became such friends that the future oligarch taught Edil Russian and helped him when his colleague was going through a difficult period in his life.
Still from a television story: privates Aitnazarov and Abramovich
Edil comes from the Alai region, after school he graduated from the DOSAAF driving school, now the Defense Sports and Technical Organization of the Kyrgyz Republic. Then he was drafted into the ranks of the Soviet army in the automobile battalion of the city of Kirzhach, where he met Private Abramovich.
From the memoirs of our compatriot, the future billionaire was called up from the Ukhta Industrial Institute, where he studied at the Faculty of Forestry Engineering. In the unit he served “like a dispatcher”: he noted who left and who entered the territory of the motorway. He also helped mechanics and drivers repair vehicles.
“Romka (as we called him then) turned out to be a rather sociable and sensitive guy. He had no conflicts either at the beginning of his service with the “grandfathers” or later, when he himself joined their ranks […]. He carefully monitored his health and physical fitness. Didn't drink alcohol, didn't smoke. I used my free time from work rationally. Not only did Roman himself go in for sports intensely - dumbbells, horizontal bars, jogging - but he also put together a football team. And then amateur performances appeared in our unit. Everyone was surprised: where did the guy get such organizational skills? And what is most surprising is that he did nothing specifically to captivate people. We voluntarily accepted his rules of the game. We liked it. Abramovich even organized mass mushroom picking trips,” Edil once said in an interview with a domestic publication.
Edil and Roman are highlighted in a circle
Roman also taught his friend the Russian language: grammar and correct pronunciation. And one day he gave away all his money savings and even took out a loan to help Edil.
“The service was coming to an end. The order to transfer to the reserve has been signed - in two months you can go home with peace of mind. Suddenly, it was October 18, 1986, Roman came up to me and said: “Edil, the commander is calling you.” And not another word. My heart sank... I went to the commander, and he: “Junior Sergeant Aitnazarov, you are going home.” "How so? - I say. “I have another month to serve.” The commander hesitates, and then: “Your mother died. You need to go home, soldier." The ground disappeared from under my feet. I thought that after these words I would give my soul to God. Roman strongly supported me at that moment: he gave me all the available cash. He walked around the guys, collected the money and with the words: “Be strong, friend,” he handed it to me. And further. For demobilization, we collected ten kopecks in a champagne bottle. There were three of us: me, Roman and another guy. So, we thought that when we left the army, we would break the bottle, divide the cash among three, and we would have something to go around in freedom. Abramovich gave all the coins to me for his mother’s funeral,” recalls Edil.
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Russian billionaires who served in the army.
We decided to check the biography of famous Russian oligarchs and find out which of them served in the armed forces before becoming fabulously rich:
Mikhail Prokhorov
In the photo, Mikhail Prokhorov is the first in line.
After the first year of study at the Moscow Financial Institute, at will the future billionaire went to serve in the armed forces. Prokhorov still remembers the years with warmth military service: “I myself served in the army as a student at the Financial Academy. I went there immediately after my first year and spent an unforgettable two years of my young life there. In general, I know first-hand what our army is like, with all its pros and cons.”
Roman Abramovich
In the photo, Roman Abramovich is first on the left
He served from 1984 to 1986 in the artillery unit of the town of Kirzhach, Vladimir Region. Roman was drafted into the army from his first year at the Ukhta Industrial Institute. Roma’s duties were simple: he sat at the checkpoint and noted who entered and who left the territory of the unit.
Oleg Deripaska
In 1986, after graduating from the first year of the physics department of Moscow State University, Oleg Deripaska had to put on a soldier's overcoat and boots. He didn’t have any cronyism in those days, and he was sent to serve in the missile forces of the Trans-Baikal Military District.
The oligarch’s favorite army story: “I remember an armored personnel carrier, well, it’s an armored personnel carrier, it stalled during a training exercise. I am the squad leader. We're in the forest. Forty degrees below zero. We need to spend the night somewhere. We slept in the snow under the fir trees, huddled together. Luckily, everyone woke up fine.”
Leonid Fedun
It would seem that Leonid Fedun’s fate was predetermined from the beginning: he decided to become a military man following the example of his father, who in 1976 was already the chief surgeon of the strategic missile forces. In 1972, Leonid Fedun entered the Rostov Higher Military School of Strategic Missile Forces. But Fedun Jr. did not dare to continue the dynasty of military doctors.
I chose the military-political faculty. In 1977, after graduating from military school, Leonid Fedun continued to serve in the Strategic Missile Forces. But he didn’t stay in the army for long: he decided to continue his education and entered an adjunct course at the F. E. Dzerzhinsky Military Academy.
Oleg Tinkov
In 1986, the now famous banker was recruited to serve in the border troops. After serving in Nakhodka for a year, he was transferred to Nikolaevsk-on-Amur, where he understood what mosquitoes meant and -55 degrees below zero.
This is what the millionaire recalls about his years of service: “One platoon in the border troops relied on one Kalashnikov heavy machine gun; it weighed as much as four machine guns, and in dimensions - as much as two. Accordingly, running and crawling with him was much more difficult and inconvenient. Of the 25 people, no one wanted him to get the machine gun. Our commander came up to me and said: “Tinkov, you’re 190 cm tall - so you’ll be running around with a machine gun.”
“The service was coming to an end. The order to transfer to the reserve has been signed - in two months you can go home with peace of mind. Suddenly, it was October 18, 1986, Roman came up to me and said: “Edil, the commander is calling you.” And not another word. My heart sank... I went to the commander, and he: “Junior Sergeant Aitnazarov, you are going home.” "How so? - I say. “I have another month to serve.”
The commander hesitates, and then: “Your mother died. You need to go home, soldier." The ground disappeared from under my feet. I thought that after these words I would give my soul to God.
Roman strongly supported me at that moment: he gave me all the available cash. He walked around the guys, collected the money and with the words: “Be strong, friend,” he handed it to me. And further. For demobilization, we collected ten kopecks in a champagne bottle. There were three of us: me, Roman and another guy. So, we thought that when we left the army, we would break the bottle, divide the cash among three, and we would have something to go around in freedom. Abramovich gave all the coins to me for his mother’s funeral,”- Edil recalls.
And another funny story from Abramovich’s army past. After two years of service, he should have left for civilian life. But in the army there is such a thing as a “demobilization chord.” This is when a soldier leaving the army must do something useful for his unit. And until he completes this work, he cannot leave. The idea is clear, a person dreams of getting home, he strives with all his might to do everything faster.
And Roman’s demobilization chord turned out to be quite difficult. He, with a group of similar comrades finishing their service, was tasked with cutting a clearing in the forest for the future road. Work - for several months. And they want to go home.
Question for everyone, what would you do?
What did Roman come up with?
He divided the forest they had to cut down into equal squares and went to the nearest village. And there, as usual, there are stoves in the houses, everyone has problems with firewood. He said that he was selling the right to cut down forest on the site entrusted to him. And each of the squares was sold. The whole village rushed to cut down the forest. Two days later the entire clearing was cut down. And on the third day, Roman Abramovich went home, saying goodbye to his unit forever.
Abramovich divided the proceeds into three parts. He gave one to the remaining officers. The second, to friends who still had to serve. And the third pile was divided among themselves by the participants of the demobilization chord.
There was a lot of money.
Abramovich was lucky in the army. He didn’t make it to Afghanistan, and the hazing that raged in those years somehow bypassed the missile unit in Kirzhach, where the future billionaire served. It's no secret that in those years Soviet army Muscovites and Jews, to put it mildly, were not liked. Being the second and partly the first, Roman Abramovich managed to establish good relations with officers, make friends and did not hide his nationality.
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At the beginning of October, the first biography of Roman Abramovich was published in London. It didn’t become a bestseller, but it helped explain to the British why they could afford to shake hands with a Russian billionaire without damaging their reputation, Kommersant writes.
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Roman was lucky. He joined the army between two wars - Afghan and Chechen. Served in Kirzhach. Hazing reigned in the Soviet army at that time, Muscovites and Jews were hated especially fiercely, but Roman managed to establish good relations with the “de.”
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The main thing is that during his army years, Roman developed in himself all those qualities that later helped him become what he became: the ability to overcome difficulties and hardships, to be independent and rely only on his own strength, this biography says
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The authors of the book “Abramovich: Billionaire from Nowhere,” Dominic Midgley and Chris Hutchings, told the British publication The Daily Telegraph (translation on the Inopressa.ru website) about how they managed to find so much material about one of the most mysterious modern rich men.
It cannot be said that Abramovich himself made their task easier. To write good book, Midgley and Hutchings decided to first study the issue from the Russian side. They checked into the Arbat Hotel in Moscow and approached Abramovich's American representative, John Mann. According to the authors, he turned out to be a “nice guy,” and they met at the Kempinski Hotel, drank together and spent a pleasant, albeit unproductive, couple of hours.
Over the next few days, British journalists made the rounds of analysts and bankers and made a particularly successful visit to Abramovich's former school. However, as far as the political sphere is concerned, the task turned out to be more difficult than it seemed.
The editor-in-chief of Ekho Moskvy, Alexey Venediktov, helped the British. According to Hutchings, “in the person of Venediktov, to use journalistic terminology, they attacked gold mine"He was in the Kremlin during the years when Abramovich conducted reconnaissance of Putin's first cabinet when he was prime minister in 1999.
Having completed the Moscow portion of their work, the British moved on to their next destination: Ukhta, a bleak town just south of the Arctic Circle where Abramovich lived for four years as a child. And again the neighbors and former teachers provided them with invaluable assistance.
Returning to London, Hutchings and Midgley decided to meet with Boris Berezovsky, who, as a former partner of Abramovich, knows more about his rise to wealth and power than anyone else.
During the conversation, Berezovsky hinted that Abramovich told him that Putin threatened to “destroy” Sibneft if Berezovsky did not sell him (Abramovich) his share of the company’s shares. As soon as the journalists brought this information to Putin’s press service, they were immediately called by Mann, who said that Abramovich and his advisers “thought everything thoroughly” and came to the conclusion that the authors were being presented with too negative information.
As a result, Hutchings and Midgley were granted an audience with one of the “senior officers” of Abramovich’s team (whom they agreed not to name). With him they were able to discuss the most controversial issues.
When the research part of the work was over, the journalists began writing a book. Recently, the famous show producer Billy Gough decided to acquire the rights to the biography of the owner of Chelsea, who intends to turn the life story of Roman Abramovich into a grandiose musical that will “shock the stages of Europe.” One of the probable names of the work is Red Rom. Gough intends to involve famous musician Elton John to write music and lyrics, The Sun reports.
A close friend in the army of a famous billionaire, former governor of the Chukotka region and owner of the Chelsea football club, Roman Abramovich was Kyrgyz Edil Aitnazarov. They served as privates in a motor battalion in the city of Kirzhach in the mid-80s. And they became such friends that the future oligarch taught Edil Russian and helped him when his colleague was going through a difficult period in his life.
From memories Edilya the future billionaire was recruited from the Ukhta Industrial Institute, where he studied at the Faculty of Forestry Engineering.
In his unit, Abramovich served “like a dispatcher”: he noted who left and who entered the territory of the motorway. He also helped mechanics and drivers repair vehicles. Privates Aitnazarov and Abramovich
“Romka (as we called him then) turned out to be a rather sociable and sensitive guy. He had no conflicts either at the beginning of his service with the “grandfathers” or later, when he himself transferred to their rank.
He carefully monitored his health and physical fitness. Didn't drink alcohol, didn't smoke. I used my free time from work rationally. Not only did Roman go in for sports intensely - dumbbells, horizontal bars, jogging - but he also put together a football team.
And then amateur performances appeared in our unit. Everyone was surprised: where did the guy get such organizational skills? And what is most surprising is that he did nothing specifically to captivate people. We voluntarily accepted his rules of the game. We liked it. Abramovich even organized mass mushroom picking trips,” says Edil. Edil and Roman are highlighted in a circle Roman also taught his friend the Russian language: grammar and correct pronunciation. And one day he gave away all his money savings and even took out a loan to help Edil.
“The service was coming to an end. The order to transfer to the reserve has been signed - in two months you can go home with peace of mind. Suddenly, it was October 18, 1986, Roman comes up to me and says: “ Edil, the commander is calling you" And not another word. My heart skipped a beat... I went to the commander, and he: “ Junior Sergeant Aitnazarov, you are going home" "How so? - I say. “I have another month to serve.”
The commander hesitates, and then: “ Your mother died. You need to go home, soldier" The ground disappeared from under my feet. I thought that after these words I would give my soul to God.
Roman strongly supported me at that moment: he gave me all the available cash. I walked around the guys, collected money and said: “ Be strong, friend", handed them to me. And further. For demobilization, we collected ten kopecks in a champagne bottle. There were three of us: me, Roman and another guy. So, we thought that when we left the army, we would break the bottle, divide the cash among three, and we would have something to go around in freedom. Abramovich gave all the coins to me for his mother’s funeral,”- Edil recalls.
And another funny story from Abramovich’s army past. After two years of service, he should have left for civilian life. But in the army there is such a thing as a “demobilization chord.” This is when a soldier leaving the army must do something useful for his unit. And until he completes this work, he cannot leave. The idea is clear, a person dreams of getting home, he strives with all his might to do everything faster.
And Roman’s demobilization chord turned out to be quite difficult. He, with a group of similar comrades finishing their service, was tasked with cutting a clearing in the forest for the future road. Work - for several months. And they want to go home.
Question for everyone, what would you do?
What did Roman come up with?
He divided the forest they had to cut down into equal squares and went to the nearest village. And there, as usual, there are stoves in the houses, everyone has problems with firewood. He said that he was selling the right to cut down forest on the site entrusted to him. And each of the squares was sold. The whole village rushed to cut down the forest. Two days later the entire clearing was cut down. And on the third day, Roman Abramovich went home, saying goodbye to his unit forever.
Abramovich divided the proceeds into three parts. He gave one to the remaining officers. The second, to friends who still had to serve. And the third pile was divided among themselves by the participants of the demobilization chord.
There was a lot of money.
Abramovich was lucky in the army. He didn’t make it to Afghanistan, and the hazing that raged in those years somehow bypassed the missile unit in Kirzhach, where the future billionaire served. It is no secret that in those years, Muscovites and Jews were not liked in the Soviet army, to put it mildly. Being the second and partly the first, Roman Abramovich managed to establish good relations with officers, make friends and did not hide his nationality.
The opinions of authors and speakers may not coincide with the position of the editors. The editorial position can only be voiced by the editor-in-chief or, as a last resort, by a person whom the editor-in-chief has specifically and publicly authorized.
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