Sergei Yastrzhembsky is a prominent diplomat and statesman of Russia. He held quite responsible posts, was a member of the inner circle of President Boris Yeltsin. After leaving the civil service, Sergei Vladimirovich completely switched to his main hobby: he always burned with a passion for hunting large predators.
From the biography of Sergei Vladimirovich Yastrzhembsky
The future statesman was born in the capital of the USSR on December 4, 1953. His father was a military man, he was in charge of one of the services in the MiG corporation. Mom worked as a lecturer at the Central Museum of V. I. Lenin. Sergei has Polish roots. The surname comes from the Polish word "hawk". The Yastrzhembsky family once lived in the Brest Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
From a young age, Sergei showed a talent for languages. At school, he was best given humanitarian disciplines. Yastrzhembsky loved history and geography most of all. The young man was interested in politics, but was actively involved in Komsomol activities, was a member of the Komsomol from 1966 to 1981. After graduating from high school, Sergei became a student at MGIMO. The future billionaire Alisher Usmanov studied with him. Yastrzhembsky graduated from the university in 1976.
Sergey Vladimirovich is fluent in several languages. Among them: French, English, Portuguese, Italian, Slovak.
In his student years, Sergei had access to a special library of his institute, where he could study the true history of the USSR. He traveled outside the country more than once. From such trips, Yastrzhembsky often brought political literature, including works by dissidents.
Having received a higher education, Sergei Vladimirovich went to study at the graduate school of the Institute of the International Labor Movement.
Career diplomat and statesman
Since the late 70s, Yastrzhembsky has been a researcher at the Academy of Social Sciences. Two years later, Sergei Vladimirovich already worked in the editorial office of the journal Problems of Peace and Socialism, where he was an assistant, editor, and deputy executive secretary. From the late 1980s to 1990, Yastrzhembsky worked in the international department of the CPSU Central Committee as a senior assistant. Then he entered the management of the magazine "Megapolis". He was the deputy head of the Foundation for Social and Political Research.
Since 1992, Yastrzhembsky was in diplomatic work for several years - he was the director of one of the departments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, was responsible there for information and press issues.
From 1993 to 1996, Sergei Vladimirovich was the ambassador to the Slovak Republic. After that, he received a new appointment: Yastrzhembsky became the press secretary of Russian President Boris Yeltsin. Sergey Vladimirovich worked in this responsible post for two years. When fulfilling his duties in the new position, Yastrzhembsky had to understand all the difficult moments of politics himself.
Since the spring of 1997, Sergei Vladimirovich becomes Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Russia. He worked in this capacity until the fall of 1998. Yastrzhembsky was among those who wrote a letter to President Yeltsin, in which a list of candidates for the post of head of government was presented. Yuri Luzhkov was on the list of candidates. This irritated Yeltsin's entourage. After such a letter, all its authors lost their positions.
Personal life of Sergei Yastrzhembsky
In 2008, Yastrzhembsky resigned from all his posts. He completely switched to his hobbies. Hunting became the chief among them. On the account of Sergei Vladimirovich there are many trophies, some of which are inscribed in the annals of the international safari club. It is believed that hunting large African animals is an occupation for wealthy and strong-minded people.
In recent years, Yastrzhembsky has managed to visit all continents of the planet during the hunt. Most of all, Sergei Vladimirovich loves Africa. In addition, the former statesman is fond of photography and video filming.
Yastrzhembsky is married with a second marriage. His first wife, Tatiana, is a philologist. They lived together for about 20 years. Sergey and Tatiana have two sons. The second wife of Yastrzhembsky is Anastasia. They were united by their love for Africa. There they met.
