Minister of Defense Serdyukov years of work. Deputies call the appointment of Serdyukov a direct challenge to society

Society, 16 Sep 2019, 18:48

Vasilyeva's lawyer reacted to an article about her three children with Serdyukov ... aviation cluster of the Rostec State Corporation, ex-Minister of Defense Anatolia Serdyukov. Mash reported that Serdyukov and Vasilyeva are the parents of three children. In publication... under house arrest for a long time. In 2018 Anatoly Serdyukov commented on the information about his wedding with Evgenia Vasilyeva. "Let it stay... Serdyukov began an audit of the "weak link" of the Russian aviation industry ... with a staff of 500 people, repairing two helicopters a year, RBC told Anatoly Serdyukov. The state corporation is looking for "alternative ways of development" for such plants. The Ministry of Defense ... "Rostec" 23 aircraft repair enterprises, the industrial director of the Rostec aviation cluster told RBC Anatoly Serdyukov. Eight factories specializing in the repair of aircraft engines and helicopters moved to... Anatoly Serdyukov earned 213 million rubles in a year. ... 332 million rubles, and the industrial director of the aviation cluster, ex-minister of defense Serdyukov- 213 million rubles. Rostec State Corporation disclosed information about the income of its ... Rostec employees turned out to be the industrial director of the state corporation's aviation cluster, ex-Minister of Defense Anatoly Serdyukov, which earned more than 213 million rubles in a year. (in 2017... Chernozem region in three minutes: the new head of the KLA and the rating of the Kursk governor ... Anatoly Serdyukov headed the board of directors of the head structure of VASO Former Minister of Defense of Russia Anatoly Serdyukov was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of the United Aircraft Corporation. At this post Anatoly Serdyukov ... Anatoly Serdyukov headed the board of directors of the parent structure of VASO Anatoly Serdyukov was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of the United Aircraft Corporation In this position Anatoly Serdyukov replaced the Minister of Industry and Trade Denis ... with a corruption scandal around the Ministry of Defense (the case of Oboronservis). To the Board of Directors of UAC Anatoly Serdyukov entered in 2017. He is also the industrial director of the aviation... Anatoly Serdyukov headed the board of directors of the manufacturer SSJ ... disclosure portal. “Elect Serdyukov as Chairman of the Board of Directors of PJSC UAC Anatolia Eduardovich," the message says about the decision of the board of directors dated 8 ... "to build the work of the aircraft manufacturing corporation according to new standards," the corporation said. Anatoly Serdyukov was the Minister of Defense of Russia from 2007 to 2012. The President... pleaded not guilty. In 2014 Serdyukov was amnestied. Since then Anatoly Serdyukov works in various positions in the aviation industry. He... Serdyukov criticized the aviation industry for "crazy costs" ... "Rostec" Anatoly Serdyukov announced the loss of competitiveness of the aircraft industry and the "crazy money" spent on replacing 50-year-old technologies Head of the Rostec Aviation Cluster Anatoly Serdyukov on ... and missiles collapsed in 2018 At a meeting in the State Duma Serdyukov promised to convey to the head of the UAC Yuri Slyusar that in matters ... the production and maintenance of the equipment that we have, ”said Serdyukov. Inna Sidorkova

Politics, 11 Feb 2019, 09:00

Landing course: how Russian Helicopters proposes to update the fleet ... released in the 1990s, the head of the aviation cluster of the Rostec state corporation told RBC Anatoly Serdyukov. The initiative is primarily aimed at improving flight safety, he emphasized ... old machines that have been in operation for 25-30 years or more, he explained Serdyukov. According to him, measures to ban the operation of helicopters released in ... the purchase of new equipment, as was done in the automotive industry. Serdyukov- RBC: “10-15 years ago, this was impossible even in a dream ... How Russia and China are preparing an engine deal for a Boeing 777 competitor ... , the industrial director of the aviation cluster of Rostec noted in a conversation with RBC Anatoly Serdyukov. According to him, the state corporation proceeds from the fact that the engine ... - experimental work, which should show how achievable the specified parameters are, clarified Serdyukov. According to him, together with industry institutes, a list of “critical... Serdyukov spoke about the fate of the contract with China for the AHL helicopter ... the end of 2018, the industrial director of the Rostec aviation cluster told RBC Anatoly Serdyukov during his visit to the international aerospace show in China ... Avicopter agreed to agree on the remaining outstanding issues as soon as possible, stressed Serdyukov. Earlier, First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Government Sergei Prikhodko said that... Serdyukov promised aviacluster revenue of ₽1 trillion after joining UAC ... in the category of the world's leading aircraft manufacturers, the head of the Rostec aviation cluster told RBC Anatoly Serdyukov. The increased risks of sanctions spreading to UAC civilian programs ... on the principle of industrial cooperation of legally independent enterprises like Airbus may interfere. Anatoly Serdyukov, industrial director of the Rostec aviation cluster, joined the UAC board of directors in ...

Politics, 13 Sep 2018, 07:42

Serdyukov's scenario: how Rostec proposes to replace all old helicopters ... the automotive industry. This was announced to RBC by the director of the aviation cluster of the Rostec state corporation. Anatoly Serdyukov at the international exhibition "Gidroaviasalon-2018" in Gelendzhik. “Perhaps, it will be developed ... the operation of old equipment should not hit the carrier companies,” emphasized Anatoly Serdyukov in a conversation with RBC, the task of the state is to work out a leasing scheme and ... Serdyukov was ordered to pay FSUE Okhrana less than 500 rubles for signaling. ... obliged the ex-head of the Russian Ministry of Defense, industrial director of the Rostec aviation cluster Anatolia Serdyukov to pay FSUE Okhrana of the Russian Guard for signaling. About this RBC... cash. Anatoly Serdyukov since the spring of 2016, he has been the chairman of the HOA Molochny-6 in the center of Moscow. According to Rosreestr, Serdyukov owns two apartments... Roskosmos responded to Serdyukov's words about competition with Rostec ... aviation cluster of Rostec State Corporation Anatolia Serdyukov to discuss competition when working on engines of rockets of the Soyuz-2 family. Previously Serdyukov in an interview with RBC said ... the end is not loaded. Of course, I would like to solve this problem," he said. Serdyukov. He added that Rostec "has thoughts" on this matter... in particular for the new Soyuz-5 rocket, Roscosmos reported. Serdyukov spoke about the competition between Rostec and Roskosmos As for VMZ, “in ... Serdyukov commented on reports of the wedding with Vasilyeva ... he is the Industrial Director of the Aviation Cluster of the Rostec State Corporation, ex-Minister of Defense Anatoly Serdyukov for the first time commented on reports of a wedding with the ex-head of the property department ... StarHit reported that Serdyukov and Vasilyeva got married. “Ex-official of the Ministry of Defense Yevgenia Vasilyeva and former minister of the same department Anatoly Serdyukov became a husband and... Anatoly Serdyukov appreciated the actions of the Russian army in Syria ... Anatoly Serdyukov called the strengths of the Russian army, shown in Syria. The main achievements ... huge distances Former Minister of Defense, Industrial Director of the Rostec Aviation Cluster Anatoly Serdyukov commented on the actions of the Russian army in Syria for the first time. “There is a new technology... Serdyukov - RBC: "10-15 years ago, this could not have been imagined in a dream" ... Head of the Rostec Aviation Cluster Anatoly Serdyukov in an interview with RBC for the first time he spoke about his work in a state corporation, ... in one concern and the experience taken by manufacturers from the Syrian campaign Anatoly Serdyukov heads the aviation cluster of the Rostec state corporation, which includes enterprises from ... will remain on the conscience of those who come up with all this. What is known Anatoly Serdyukov Born on January 8, 1962 in the village of Kholmsky, Krasnodar Territory ... Serdyukov spoke about the competition between Rostec and Roskosmos ... Director of the Rostec Aviation Cluster Anatoly Serdyukov spoke about the rivalry with Roskosmos in engine building. According to Serdyukov, "... -2," the industrial director of the Rostec aviation cluster said in an interview with RBC Anatoly Serdyukov. “Engines for the first and second stages of the Soyuz rocket are being made by the UEC ... Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin headed Roskosmos on May 24 of this year. Anatoly Serdyukov stepped down as Minister of Defense in November 2012. AT... Malakhov announced the wedding of Serdyukov and Vasilyeva Anatoly Serdyukov and former Defense Ministry official Yevgenia Vasilyeva got married, TV presenter Andrey said ... a former minister of the same department Anatoly Serdyukov became husband and wife,” he wrote, without specifying the source of this information. Serdyukov was the secretary of defense... A resident of the house in Molochny Lane spoke about the increase in tariffs by Serdyukov ... : Molochny pereulok, 6, the chairman of the HOA of which was the former Minister of Defense Anatoly Serdyukov, doubled. This was told to RBC by lawyer Marina Kiseleva, who ... according to Teplyashin, Serdyukov was elected chairman of the HOA without a meeting of homeowners. Serdyukov joined the board of directors of the KLA The election of Serdyukov as the head of the HOA happened ... -for the amnesty of the ex-minister as a "defender of the Fatherland." In 2015 Serdyukov became the industrial director of the aviation cluster of Rostec, in 2017 - the chairman ...

Society, 21 Sep 2017, 12:36

The Kremlin called the question of an accident with the commander of the Airborne Forces Serdyukov absurd ... - landing troops (Airborne Forces) Colonel General Andrey Serdyukov got into an accident in the Murmansk region on September 19. Serdyukov I was traveling in a minibus as part of a military ... that the commander-in-chief of the Airborne Forces "hit his leg and face." That Serdyukov was seriously injured, the source also reported to Lenta.ru. Later RBC ... The Ministry of Defense suspended the sale of part of Losiny Ostrov for development ... the infamous Oboronservis, due to problems with which the Minister of Defense Anatoly Serdyukov retired in 2012. Then about 20% of all ... The assignee of Oboronservis has a new head ... the work of the former management team in the military department, headed by Anatoly Serdyukov. Serdyukov became one of the main defendants in the scandal around Oboronservis, which ... Anatoly Serdyukov headed the Board of Directors of Rostvertol ... corporate disclosures. “Elect Serdyukov as Chairman of the Board of Directors of PJSC Rostvertol Anatolia Eduardovich,” the message says following the meeting of the board of directors. Meeting... . Previously Anatoly Serdyukov was re-elected to the board of directors of Russian Helicopters and joined the board of directors of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC). Besides, Serdyukov is an... Serdyukov joined the board of directors of UAC ... directors of PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) included the former Minister of Defense Anatoly Serdyukov. This decision was made by the company's shareholders at the annual meeting in Moscow... Russian passenger aircraft MS-21 91% of UAC shares belong to the Federal Property Management Agency. Anatoly Serdyukov is the industrial director of the aviation cluster of the Rostec corporation, is part of ... Anatoly Serdyukov joined the Board of Directors of KamAZ ... Former head of the Russian Ministry of Defense Anatoly Serdyukov joined the board of directors of PJSC KamAZ, this is stated in ... its current members, a list of which was published on the automaker's website. Serdyukov previously was not a member of the Board of Directors of KamAZ. Former Secretary of Defense...

Politics, 10 Mar 2017, 10:55

Anatoly Serdyukov was nominated to the Board of Directors of PJSC KamAZ ... Ex-Minister of Defense of Russia Anatoly Serdyukov was nominated to the board of directors of PJSC Kamaz, which is part of the state corporation Rostec. ... Anatolia Serdyukov, all of its current members, who are listed on the company's website, became candidates for the new composition of the board of directors of KamAZ. Anatoly Serdyukov ... . Serdyukov holds the post of industrial director of the aviation cluster of the state corporation Rostec, and since September 2016 has been a member of the board of Rostec. Previously, the government put forward Anatolia ...

Economics, 22 Feb 2017, 21:06

The government nominated Serdyukov to the board of directors of UAC ... Anatolia Serdyukov. Earlier that Serdyukov will replace Sergei Chemezov on the board of directors of the KLA, Kommersant reported. The Cabinet of Ministers nominated the ex-Minister of Defense Anatolia... Deputy Head of Rostec. Kremlin sources also noted that Serdyukov may soon replace Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Rostec, on the board...

Politics, 21 Feb 2017, 11:39

Prosecutor General's Office to Consider Extradition of Polonsky's Partner ... businessmen Shalva Chigirinsky, Akhmed Bilalov and the former Minister of Defense of Russia Anatolia Serdyukov. Viktorov's representative asked Dmitrieva to remove the article in exchange for... The media reported on the return home of the daughter of ex-Minister Anatoly Serdyukov ... Daughter of the ex-Minister of Defense of Russia Anatolia Serdyukova returned home. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to... The police reported the absence of a statement about the disappearance of Serdyukov's daughter ... there were reports of the disappearance of the 13-year-old daughter of the ex-minister of defense Anatolia Serdyukov, TASS reports, citing a source in law enforcement agencies ... about the missing child, ”the agency reports. Representative of Rostec, where he works Serdyukov, refused to comment on the loss of his daughter to RBC. ... Ex-Minister of Defense Anatoly Serdyukov became a member of the board of directors of the Russian Helicopters helicopter holding, which is one of ... the only developer and manufacturer of helicopters in Russia. In late August Anatoly Serdyukov was approved by the chairman of two committees of another member of ... Serdyukov became the chairman of two committees in a company that is part of Rostec ...Former Minister of Defense of Russia Anatoly Serdyukov approved by the chairman of two committees of the United Engine Corporation (UEC, part of "... UEC. Serdyukov will become the Chairman of the Human Resources and Remuneration Committee, as well as the Strategy Committee under the Board of Directors of UEC JSC. Anatoly Anatoly Serdyukov became the head of the HOA in the house where the ex-defendant of the embezzlement case at Oboronservis Evgenia Vasilyeva lives. Myself Serdyukov also owns two apartments in this building Former Minister of Defense of Russia Anatoly Serdyukov became the head of the homeowners association ... Development company "Pioneer" bought the land of the former "Oboronservis" ... moment by the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Anatoly Serdyukov. In 2012, together with the head of the Department of Property Relations of the Ministry, Evgenia Vasilyeva Serdyukov became a defendant in a criminal case ... embezzlement in the structures of the Ministry of Defense ("case of "Oboronservice"). November 2012 Serdyukov Anatolia Serdyukov and deputy head of department Nikolai Pankov. He considers them involved ... with a demand to initiate a criminal case against the ex-Minister of Defense Anatolia Serdyukov and current Deputy Defense Minister Nikolai Pankov in connection with ... RBC was told by Yabloko press secretary Maria Epifanova. According to Mitrokhin, Serdyukov and Pankov should be held criminally liable for the illegal privatization of the site ...

Serdyukov Anatoly Eduardovich in the light of recent scandalous events has become one of the most covered personalities in the media. People are interested in literally everything related to the former Minister of Defense, from his childhood to today's life. At the same time, quite a lot of stories with a pronounced fantastic tinge appear in the yellow press, which further fuel interest in such an ambiguous person, which is Anatoly Eduardovich. In order to make a full-fledged portrait of this person, you need to learn about his true biography.

Early life: childhood, adolescence and adolescence

Anatoly Serdyukov's birthday is January 8, 1962. At that time, his family lived in a small village called Kholmsky, which is located in the Abinsk district of the Krasnodar Territory. Anatoly's father, Eduard Serdyukov, whose biography is not particularly known, worked as a lumberjack in the local forestry. Raisa Serdyukova, the mother of the future minister, worked most of her life on a collective farm. He was the eldest child in the family, his younger sister's name is Galina.

After finishing 8 classes, in 1977 he was forced to transfer to an evening school in order to earn a living, since he and his sister were left alone. During this period of his life, Anatoly worked as a mechanic in a garage. But Serdyukov, whose biography did not develop in a very successful way, still managed to enter the Leningrad Institute of Soviet Trade in 1980 and even graduate from it.

Who was Anatoly Serdyukov before his appointment to the ministerial post?

The biography of this person is very interesting because he could find himself in any field of activity. So from 1985 to 1991 Anatoly Eduardovich was the head of a furniture store. Under his leadership, the nondescript store No. 3 turned into a real furniture salon "Dresden", which sold the best furniture from the GDR.

Since 1991, the former store manager has become deputy director. Then, on the basis of a furniture store, the Mebel-Market joint-stock company was organized, in which Serdyukov first took the post of deputy general director, and since 1993 he became the marketing director. After another 2 years, he eventually becomes the CEO of this company.

public service

Minister of Defense Serdyukov, whose biography is connected with the armed forces of the Russian Federation only by conscript service in the army, began his path in the state field from the Ministry of Taxes and Duties. In this structure, until 2004, he held the position of head of department, and his duties included working with large taxpayers in St. Petersburg. In 2004, it was announced that Anatoly Serdyukov became the head of the Federal Tax Service.

His biography acquires a militaristic coloration only in the winter of 2007, when Anatoly Eduardovich is appointed Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation by order of the President. Thus, he became only the third civilian to hold this post after Sergei Ivanov.

If you pay attention to the family line through the wife of the Minister of Defense, then such a coincidence as the appointment of Viktor Zubkov in the same 2007 as the Prime Minister of Russia, whose son-in-law is Serdyukov, cannot but surprise. The biography of these two people has much in common, and the patronage of Viktor Alekseevich in the early stages of Serdyukov's public service can be traced very clearly.

Deputies of the Communist Party faction in the State Duma intend to check the legality of the appointment of former Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov to the position of industrial director for the aviation cluster of the Rostec state corporation. Now he will oversee virtually the entire aviation industry, including its space and military areas. According to deputies and experts, the ex-minister with a dubious reputation, who was a defendant in a criminal case and escaped punishment only thanks to an amnesty, cannot be returned to civil service in any capacity.

As sources in the state corporation Rostec told Izvestia, the documents on the appointment of Anatoly Serdyukov as industrial director were signed by the head of the corporation, Sergei Chemezov, back in early October. On Monday, Serdyukov was officially presented to the staff. Until recently, Serdyukov headed the small Federal Research and Testing Center for Mechanical Engineering (FIITs M) in Chekhov, Moscow Region. The official representative of the Rostec State Corporation, Ekaterina Baranova, confirmed to Izvestia that Serdyukov was appointed to the position of industrial director.

The appointment of Serdyukov as the director of one of the industrial areas caused indignation among the deputies of the State Duma. Representatives of the Communist Party faction, who have repeatedly sought the continuation of the investigation of the criminal case against Serdyukov, now intend to check the circumstances of his appointment to a position in Rostec.

Raising Serdyukov is a challenge for me, a challenge to justice, a challenge to justice, a challenge to the rule of law, a challenge to all Russian citizens. We believe that civil servants, not to mention the rank of the Minister of Defense of Russia, if he was stealing, if he was caught in this, if there is a criminal case against him, but he fell under an amnesty, they should not be in the civil service, - the deputy told Izvestia from the Communist Party Valery Rashkin. - Let Serdyukov plant carrots, but he shouldn't be here. Now let's figure out how he got there at all.

Kirill Kabanov, chairman of the National Anti-Corruption Committee, agrees with him.

I see such a personnel decision as strange, given that Serdyukov was previously a defendant in an economic criminal case on embezzlement of budget funds, Kabanov explained to Izvestia.

Izvestia's source in the military-industrial complex system said that the head of the corporation, Sergei Chemezov, considers Serdyukov a professional who knows how to establish effective interaction between different teams.

Now, when the number of military-industrial complex orders to Rostec plants has grown, there is a need for a new manager who can concentrate the heads of the enterprise on fulfilling the state defense order in the context of budget savings, a source told Izvestia. - It was under such conditions that Serdyukov in 2008 began to reform the Armed Forces.

Anatoly Serdyukov will oversee the activities of three holdings: the United Engine Corporation (UEC), Technodinamika, and the Radioelectronic Technologies Concern (KRET). These holdings produce units and systems for the aviation industry and the military-industrial complex. Three concerns unite fifty enterprises employing more than 100 thousand people.

UEC is an integrated structure that produces engines for military and civil aviation, space programs, installations of various capacities for the production of electrical and thermal energy, etc. Technodinamika Holding is a leading Russian developer and manufacturer of equipment for aircraft, including landing gear, fuel systems and flight control systems, auxiliary power units. KRET is engaged in the creation of electronic warfare equipment for the needs of the RF Ministry of Defense.

At the end of last year, deputies of the Communist Party faction collected the necessary number of signatures in order to demand a parliamentary investigation into the facts of a gross violation of financial discipline by former Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov and create an appropriate parliamentary commission.

Recall that in March 2014, Anatoly Serdyukov was amnestied in honor of the 20th anniversary of the Constitution. He was accused of negligence in the case of the construction of a highway from the village of Krasa in the Astrakhan region to Shkolny Island, as a result of which the budget lost 56 million rubles. The ex-Minister of Defense was charged with Part 1 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code (“negligence”).

The case concerned the construction of a highway from the village of Krasa in the Astrakhan region to Shkolny Island, on which the Zhitnoye non-profit partnership is located. The recreation center was registered with the husband of Serdyukov's sister Valery Puzikov. According to investigators, Serdyukov, being the Minister of Defense, gave his subordinates a verbal order to build a road to the recreation center at the expense of the budget. In addition, by order of the head of the Ministry of Defense, work was also carried out to equip the Zhitnoye territory. As a result of the actions of the former minister, the state suffered damage in the amount of more than 56 million rubles.

Anatoly Serdyukov served as Minister of Defense from 2007 to 2012. In this post, he carried out a number of reforms related to the economic entities of the military department. On November 6, 2012, the president dismissed the minister. A year later, during the investigation of embezzlement at Oboronservis, a criminal case was initiated against the ex-minister under Part 1 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code (“negligence”).

Two weeks ago, the military investigative department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation closed the last criminal case involving the ex-Minister of Defense. The case concerned the supply of furniture to the Krasnodar Presidential Cadet School, which was carried out through a charitable foundation headed by Serdyukov. For almost the whole of 2013, the GVSU ICR issued refusals to initiate a criminal case, which the prosecutor's office challenged over and over again. As a result, the position of the investigators changed, and they initiated a criminal case under Art. 30 and 165 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Attempt to cause damage by deceit”), Art. 201 of the Criminal Code (“Abuse of power”) and art. 285 of the Criminal Code (“Abuse of official powers”).

The GVP materials stated that Anatoly Serdyukov (as the manager of budgetary funds allocated by the Ministry of Defense) “used his powers contrary to the interests of the service” and “the requirements of the legislation on protecting competition and placing orders for the supply of products for state needs, having agreed to supply furniture to the school for fund account." However, when in 2014-2015, as part of already initiated cases, various employees of the Ministry of Defense who were responsible for providing cadet corps were interrogated and questioned, not a single one remembered that there were any violations in this area.

2017 marks exactly 10 years since large-scale transformations began in the Russian Armed Forces. They would not have been possible without a man named Serdyukov Anatoly Eduardovich. Where is one of the most controversial figures in Russian politics now working and why is he still not free (although there were grounds for his imprisonment)?

What happened to Serdyukov?

The career growth of this native of a small Siberian settlement can be safely called dizzying:

One of the future "effective managers" of New Russia began his professional career in St. Petersburg. After graduating from the local institute of trade, he got a job (during the time of Soviet power) at a local furniture store;
The collapse of the Soviet Union, which impoverished millions, gave talented singles the opportunity to quickly make a career. Among the last lucky ones was our hero. In 1991-1995, he successively went through the steps of deputy director, head of the marketing department and general director of the network of one of the St. Petersburg furniture companies (JSC Mebel-Market);
In 2000, thanks to family ties, he gains access to the corridors of power. In 2001-2004, he settled in the tax service;
In 2007, Vladimir Putin made a decision that baffled many: he appointed a former furniture store worker as head of the Defense Ministry. Allegedly, the competencies of a talented manager can be useful in such a hardened and difficult to reform area. And hopes were justified: radical transformations were made.

But 5 years after his appointment, the same thing happened to Serdyukov as to many Russian statesmen: he became a defendant in the case of embezzlement of state property.

Corruption scandal and subsequent investigation

In 2012, Vladimir Putin announced that the Minister of Defense could be prosecuted. There were more than enough grounds for such a statement:

Established in 2008, the Oboronservis holding turned out to be a gigantic machine for laundering budget money. The total damage to the state was calculated as a sum with nine zeros;
The large-scale reform of the army included, among other things, the purchase of foreign types of weapons. This step was especially beneficial for corrupt officials in uniform, who were relieved of the need to coordinate the details of the transaction with Russian companies;
So, the media hype was caused by a contract for the purchase of 50 Eurocopter helicopters. Aircraft in the proper quantity did not reach the military units. Only two cars were delivered in a premium version - obviously, for the general ranks demanding comfort;
A number of buildings located in the very center of Moscow were sold for next to nothing. A tasty asset that belonged to the state was "annexed" by dishonest businessmen close to the country's top military command.

In the United States, the listed charges (and this is by no means a complete list) would be enough for at least 160 years in prison. But in Russia fate favors thieves.

Why wasn't Serdyukov imprisoned?

From a monstrous scandal by the standards of Western countries, the former furniture maker came out completely dry. His communication with law enforcement agencies was limited to a couple of interrogations in 2013 in the status of a witness.

The entire burden of responsibility for the theft was thrown on his adviser, . However, her arrest and subsequent imprisonment turned into a farce watched by millions of Russians.

There is several suggested reasons why Serdyukov and similar characters manage to avoid punishment:

Any official who has worked for many years in the highest positions becomes a carrier of valuable information about the malfeasance of his colleagues. The disgraced secretary of defense knew too much to go to jail;
Family ties with one of the pillars of the domestic politics of the “zero”, Viktor Zubkov (deputy chairman of the government of the Russian Federation), played their role. In 2000, Serdyukov married his daughter, which gave him a quick career and immunity from criminal prosecution;
The accused himself, being a not stupid person, did everything in order to maximally ward off all the attacks of law enforcement officers from himself. In all the numerous volumes of the criminal case, only the single signature of the minister appears.

The new face of the Russian army

The effectiveness of the military reforms carried out played an important role in the legal immunity of Serdyukov. Dmitry Medvedev has repeatedly noted achievements effective manager, the most significant of which are:

Important administrative changes. The number of military districts was reduced (by 2);
A significant part of the employees of the administrative apparatus of the Armed Forces was dismissed. The efficiency of its work and the speed of decision-making have increased;
Significantly improved conditions for military service. The conscripts were given the right to use smartphones. The level of control over hazing by public organizations has increased;
Oddly enough, but under Serdyukov, the level of army theft as a whole dropped quite a lot. This happened due to the fact that a number of functions were transferred to the mercy of civilian commercial organizations;
The quality of the material and technical support of the army has improved. The newest models of military equipment were put into service.

Where does Serdyukov currently work?

His political career reached its nadir in 2012, when Putin declared the minister incapable of managing the ministry entrusted to him.

But time has shown his extraordinary political vitality:

Less than a year after the start of the investigation, the enterprising furniture maker acquired another sinecure. This time he was appointed head of one of the divisions of the corporation " Russian Technologies” (another well-known corruption swamp);
In 2015, the person involved in the scandal with the disruption of the supply of French helicopters was entrusted with the management of almost all domestic aviation (the corresponding division of Rostec);
In December of the same year, he began managing the Russian Helicopters company. Such a step on the part of the top leadership of the country meant the final rehabilitation of the official;
In subsequent years, Serdyukov's name does not often make headlines (which is probably better for him). The last time the media paid attention to him was in the summer of 2017, when information about his appointment to the position of director of Rostvertol slipped through.

The early Putin era was marked by a string of remarkable structural reforms. The father of the radical modernization of the army is Serdyukov Anatoly Eduardovich. Where he works now, journalists of RBC reported: now it is dust-free and profitable position of director of an aircraft manufacturing company.

Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation. He assumed this position in February 2007. Member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, since November 2007 - Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the State Corporation "Russian Technologies". Previously, he held the post of head of the Federal Tax Service of Russia (since 2004), in state tax authorities since 2000, before that he worked in a furniture trading network for more than fifteen years. Candidate of economic and legal sciences.
Anatoly Eduardovich Serdyukov was born on January 8, 1962 in the village of Kholmsky, Abinsky District, Krasnodar Territory. In 1984 he graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Soviet Trade with a degree in economics.
In 1984-1993, Serdyukov served as deputy head, later - head of the section of Lenmebeltorg store number 3, as well as deputy director for commercial work at Lenmebeltorg. In 1993-2000, Serdyukov was deputy director, later - marketing director, general director of Mebel-Market JSC.
In 2000, Serdyukov defended his dissertation, becoming a candidate of economic sciences.
In 2000, he became Deputy Head of the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Taxes and Dues (MNS) of Russia at the inter-district level No. 1 for St. Petersburg, dealing with the largest taxpayers in the city.
In 2001, Serdyukov received a second higher education - a law degree, graduating from St. Petersburg State University.
In May 2001, Serdyukov was appointed Deputy Head of the Department of the Ministry of Taxes of Russia for St. Petersburg, in November 2001 he became the head of the Department. Under the leadership of Serdyukov, the St. Petersburg Administration of the Ministry of Taxes and Taxes developed an effective technology for recovering export VAT, which Serdyukov called "prevention of false exports at an early stage." In fact, this meant that the tax authorities, together with the tax police, checked the company even before the deal was concluded. This made it possible to significantly increase the collection of taxes.
On March 2, 2004, Serdyukov was appointed Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for Taxes and Duties (Gennady Bukaev was then the minister). On March 16, after Bukaev's resignation along with other members of Mikhail Kasyanov's cabinet, Serdyukov was appointed acting minister.
July 27, 2004 Serdyukov became the head of the Federal Tax Service of Russia. In May 2005, a number of changes were made to the Regulations on the Tax Ministry and the Ministry of Finance of Russia, as a result of which Serdyukov, as head of the service, received the right to appoint the heads of interregional, interdistrict, district tax inspectorates, as well as their deputies.
In August 2005, Serdyukov informed the president that the plan for tax collection in the first half of 2005 had been overfulfilled by 238 billion rubles. In the same month, according to the Vedomosti newspaper, the tax collection plan was cancelled.
In June 2006, the service headed by Serdyukov, as a result of amendments to the Regulations on the Federal Tax Service, received the authority to maintain the Unified State Automated Information System. According to media reports, the blame for the emergence of the "alcohol crisis" - a sharply increased shortage of alcoholic beverages in the country - was blamed by representatives of the department on the only developer of software for the system - FSUE "NTC" Atlas "" of the Federal Security Service of Russia.
On February 15, 2007, Serdyukov was appointed by Russian President Vladimir Putin as Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation. In this post, he replaced Sergei Ivanov. The former head of the defense department, who previously combined this position with the post of deputy prime minister, was promoted to the rank of first deputy prime minister of the Russian Federation on the same day.
Also in February 2007 (a week before his appointment as head of the Moscow Region), Serdyukov joined the new board of directors of OAO Khimprom, headed the board from March 2007 to August 2009.
April 12, 2007 Serdyukov was included in the Security Council of Russia.
On September 12, 2007, Serdyukov became interim Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation due to the fact that Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov asked President Putin to resign his Cabinet in full force. The prime minister substantiated his request with a desire to give the president the freedom to make personnel decisions on the eve of the parliamentary and presidential elections. Putin accepted the resignation, asking the prime minister and other ministers to temporarily fulfill their duties.
On September 18, 2007, Serdyukov submitted his resignation to the President. It was reported that he decided to leave the post of Minister of Defense of Russia, because he was related to the new Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov (Zubkov, formerly Serdyukov's St. Petersburg leader, is his father-in-law). Putin did not accept Serdyukov's resignation. This became known on September 24, when the president announced the new composition of the Cabinet of Ministers - Serdyukov retained his previous portfolio.
In November 2007, Serdyukov took over as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the state corporation Rostekhnologii, which was set up in the same month and headed by the former general director of Rosoboronexport, Sergei Chemezov.
In March 2008, First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev won the presidential election. On May 7, 2008, he took office as president of Russia, after which the government resigned. On May 12, 2008, Putin, who was approved by the Prime Minister, made appointments to the government of the Russian Federation. Serdyukov again became the head of the Ministry of Defense.
In August 2008, during the Georgian-South Ossetian conflict, Serdyukov was the coordinator of the "peace enforcement operation" of the Georgian side, carried out by units of the Russian army.
In March 2012, Putin was re-elected president. In May, shortly after he took office, Medvedev was confirmed prime minister. Serdyukov retained his post in the new government.
Serdyukov is married with a second marriage to Yulia Zubkova. He has two daughters, from his first and second marriages.