Biography
The spouse of the Third President of the Russian Federation, the Tenth Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev - Svetlana Medvedev. The biography of one of the most influential women of Russia is interesting to many, her life is inextricably linked with the public life of the country. "The Foundation of Social and Cultural Initiatives", the head of which - Svetlana Medvedev, helped not one thousand women with his concern for reproductive health and motherhood. Svetlana Vladimirovna - Trustee of the St. Petersburg House - boarding house No. 1. You can list a list of good deeds and undertakings of this "business and very cute woman."
Childhood and youth
Svetlana Vladimirovna Medvedev (in Major Linnik) was born in the city of Kronstadt on March 15, 1965. Father Svetlana - Vladimir Alekseevich Linnik - Military Sailor, Mom - Larisa Ivanovna Linnik - economist. In the orphanage, Svetlana Linnikov's family was constantly moving: before moving to Leningrad, the Military family lived in the village of Kovasha, Lomonosov, Kronstadt.
In the first class, Svetlana Linnik went in 1972 to the Leningrad Secondary School No. 305. I liked the student of the girl, like amateurness, school KVN. After graduating from school, Svetlana entered the Leningrad Financial and Economic Institute at the Faculty of Statistics, Accounting and Economic Analysis. From the first year from the day office I was transferred to the evening.
Personal life
In a parallel class with Svetlana, the future husband studied, Dmitry Medvedev. Young people began to meet in the seventh grade, when they were 14 years old. Wedding Svetlana Linnik and Dmitry Medvedev took place on December 24, 1993. On August 3, 1995, the Son of Ilya Medvedev was born at the pair. After the birth of Son Svetlana did not work, she was engaged in the house. Son brought up, according to, in rigor, controlling performance. In 2012, Ilya entered the free department in MGIMO.
At the time of the wedding, Dmitry Medvedev worked as a teacher at St. Petersburg State University. In parallel, I was an adviser to Anatoly Sobchak in the St. Petersburg City Hall. Later was appointed as an expert in the External Relations Committee of St. Petersburg, headed by Vladimir Putin.
Svetlana then began to actively engage in charity. Its femininity and a small increase (162 cm) correspond a little, according to close families of Medvedev, character. He is solid and domineering. It was noted that Svetlana Vladimirovna loves secular events, concerts and exhibitions.
At that time, Dmitry Medvedev was a co-founder of Financial CJSC, later - Director of the Corporation "Ilim Palp Interpraiz", co-founder of CJSC Consulting Firm Balfort. From the St. Petersburg City Hall, Dmitry Medvedev left after Sobchak's loss in the elections in 1996.
In November 1999, the Medvedev family moved to Moscow. Dmitry Anatolyevich was appointed Deputy Head of the Government Office of the Russian Federation Dmitry Nikolayevich Kozak. Svetlana Vladimirovna joined the social life of the capital. It could be often noticed in secular rounds and model shows. Valentin Yudashkin, Dressing the Future First Lady, called Svetlana "My Primaudonna".
On November 14, 2005, Dmitry Medvedeva appointed Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation.
On March 3, 2008, Dmitry Medvedev became president of Russia. Svetlana Vladimirovna Medvedev, standing next to the new president, compared with Rasa Gorbacheva. Young beautiful first lady did not like to be in the shade as Nain Yeltsin or Lyudmila Putin. Public life Medvedeva causes approval.
On May 8, 2012, the State Duma of the Russian Federation approved the candidacy of Dmitry Medvedev proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin as Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation.
Projects
The work of Svetlana Medvedeva, its social activity is related to both Moscow and St. Petersburg. With the participation of Svetlana Vladimirovna, a number of programs were developed, the purpose of which is to increase the social, cultural level of Russians, education. In 2007, Medvedev became the head of the Board of Trustees of the Program "The spiritual and moral culture of the younger generation of Russia". The purpose of the program organized in 2005 was "the introduction of the growing generation of the country to domestic cultural and historical and spiritual and moral traditions."
2008 marked in the lives of the Medvedeva of the presidency in the "Fund of Social and Cultural Initiatives". Activities are associated with programs to promote a healthy spiritual climate in Russian families, adaptation of children without parental care. The objective of the Fund is the development and promotion of gifted children. Among the initiatives of the Foundation: All-Russian holiday "Family Day, Love and Loyalty", whose symbol has become a daisy flower. As part of the protection of motherhood and childhood, the concerns about the reproductive health of women of Russia organized the action "Give me life." The action received a high assessment of the Moscow Patriarchate and the Slavic Foundation of Russia.
In 2010, Svetlana Vladimirovna became the co-founder of the competition of young talents "Russian ballet". Photos with participants in contests, from the opening of exhibitions and cultural events can be seen on the official sites of the Medvedev and "Fund of Social and Cultural Initiatives".
Svetlana Medvedeva awarded a variety of premiums and awards. Among them: "Order of the ROC of the Holy Equal-Apostles Prize of Olga II Degree", "The International Prize of Cyril and Methodius", "Order of the Fame and Honor of I degree", "Honorary Matter of the President of the Russian Federation", etc. Named "Honorary Citizen of Cannes".
Svetlana Medvedev now
The latter from the diagnostic centers "White Rose" was the "White Rose - Sakha". The center opened due to Chairman of the Sizarskiy Sizarsky Public Business Center and the head of the administration of Yakutia Praskovye Borisova, with the support of the President of the Fund of Social and Cultural Initiatives, Svetlana Medvedeva in Yakutia.
The discovery was marked by the exhibition "Russia in the paintings of young artists." The money collected from the exhibition is sent to the Belay Rosa Foundation. The opening of the Yakut Center was preceded by the start of the work of the Charitable Female Health Center in Ufa. On the territory of Russia, the "White Rosa" centers are in Moscow, Severodvinsk, Murmansk, Orenburg, Kemerovo, Blagoveshchensk, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Vladivostok and other cities. According to the project participants, this is not the limit.
In the press for some time, rumors about the relationship of Svetlana Medvedeva with Evgenia Vasilyeva did not subside. According to some sources, Vasilyeva is a cousin of the wife of the third president of Russia. Career's dizzy and almost absent punishment for fraud was assumed from Vasilyeva-Patron Relatives in the Government.
The choice of journalists fell on Svetlana Medvedev, probably due to external similarity with Vasilyeva. Recall: Vasilyeva is accused of embezzlement from subsidiaries of the Oboronservice holding 360 million rubles, a scam with the lands of the Ministry of Defense for 1 billion rubles, and others. Theft of state property cost a citizen in 5 years in prison sentence.
Rumors were not confirmed. Medvedev did not speak with refutations.