In 2020, even the average Russian, far from politics, knows how now they look like and what the outstanding political figures of Russia do. Their names sound in each news release and the photo flashes in the media. However, not everyone knows how the well-known politicians of Russia looked before they became famous.
The editorial office of 24cmi will tell what modern Russian politicians were in youth.
Vladimir Zhirinovsky
The future Russian politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky was born in 1946 and grew up in a large family. Vladimir Wolfovich has 5 brothers and sisters. The boy did not know his native father, he was a Jew and went to Israel, he was raised by stepfather. On the question of parents, politicians in his youth loved to answer: "Mom Russian, and dad - a lawyer."
Zhirinovsky graduated from the History and Philology at the Institute of Oriental Languages at Moscow State University, as well as the University of Marxism-Leninism. Vladimir Wolfovich freely speaks 4 foreign languages and has a doctoral degree of sciences.
![Vladimir Zhirinovsky in youth and now Vladimir Zhirinovsky in youth and now](/userfiles/126/7489_1.webp)
Dmitry Medvedev
Future Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev was born in the family of teachers and was the only child in the family. At school, Dmitry stretched to the knowledge, for which the teachers praised him. He devoted his free time to reading books, and not games with friends on the street.
In his youth, Medvedev became interested in photography and rock music, also engaged in sports - weightlifting. During study at the Law Faculty, Dmitry Medvedev worked as a janitor.
![Dmitry Medvedev in youth and now Dmitry Medvedev in youth and now](/userfiles/126/7489_2.webp)
Mikhail Mishustin
In early 2020, Vladimir Putin offered the candidacy of Mikhail Mishoustin for the post of chairman of the government. Prior to this, Mikhail Vladimirovich since 2010 was the head of the federal tax service. In 1989, Mikhail Mishustin received a diploma engineer-system engineering. In the youth, the future politician led the test laboratory, headed the international computer club.
![Mikhail Mishoustin in youth and now Mikhail Mishoustin in youth and now](/userfiles/126/7489_3.webp)
Valentina Matvienko
In 1949, the future governor of St. Petersburg (2003-2011) Valentina Matvienko was born in the Ukrainian provincial town of Shepetovka Khmelnitsky region (2003-2011). He graduated from a medical school and a chemical pharmaceutical institute. Dreamed to devote life to science. Archival photos argue that in the youth politician had a vivid expressive appearance.
![Valentina Matvienko in youth and now Valentina Matvienko in youth and now](/userfiles/126/7489_4.webp)
Gennady Zyuganov
The communist famous for the whole of Russia was born in 1944 in the family of teachers. In the youth politician played KVN, served in Germany. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Gennady Zyuganov was headed by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. What a famous politician looked like in his youth, tell photos from his family archive.
![Gennady Zyuganov in youth and now Gennady Zyuganov in youth and now](/userfiles/126/7489_5.webp)
Igor Sechin
In 1960, twins were born in the working Leningrad family of sebitments - Igor and Irina. Parents could not even think that one of the children in the future would become the head of Rosneft and famous in Russia and outside the state and politician. By education, Igor Sechin - a philologist-novelist, has a diploma of the teacher of Portuguese and French. In 2016, politician took 2nd place in the list of publication "Forbes" among the expensive leaders of Russian companies.
![Igor Sechin in youth and now Igor Sechin in youth and now](/userfiles/126/7489_6.webp)
Irina Szarova
The author of the most criticized and resonant bills in modern Russia, Irina Yarova, was born in 1966 in Makeevka Donetsk region. The beginning of the career of the famous woman-politics in youth is associated with the prosecution authorities. From October 2016, the spring is held by the post of deputy chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.
![Irina Yarova in youth and now Irina Yarova in youth and now](/userfiles/126/7489_7.webp)