Yevgeny Primakov was considered one of the country's leading orientalists. This statesman and politician made a huge contribution to the development of the economy and science of Russia. He was well versed in intelligence matters, foreign policy and a wide variety of industries.
From the biography of Evgeny Maksimovich Primakov
The future politician and statesman was born in Kiev on October 29, 1929. Eugene never saw his father, his mother raised the boy alone. Soon after the birth of her son, Anna Yakovlevna fell under the skating rink of Stalin's repressions. She and her son had to move to relatives in Tbilisi. The mother of the future politician was an obstetrician-gynecologist by profession.
Primakov's childhood years passed in the room of a communal apartment, where one could only dream of amenities. But the mother tried to do everything so that her son did not need anything. To do this, she had to work hard.
Since the mother spent most of the time at work, Eugene was left to himself. He walked on the street all day with his friends.
After graduating from seven classes of secondary school, Primakov entered the preparatory naval school in Baku. But after a while the young man was expelled for health reasons: he was diagnosed with tuberculosis. The care of his mother helped him subsequently cope with the illness.
Eugene returned to school to complete his education. He finished his studies in 1948. Good preparation and diligence helped Yevgeny easily enter the capital's Institute of Oriental Studies. After graduating from the university, Primakov entered the graduate school of Moscow State University, choosing an economic direction. In 1959, Evgeny Maksimovich became a candidate of economic sciences.
Evgeny Primakov's career
Yevgeny Maksimovich began his long career as an ordinary correspondent in the Arabic edition of the Main Directorate of Radio Broadcasting, which worked for Arab countries. In this department, Priimkov rose to the rank of editor-in-chief. Evgeny Maksimovich worked in journalism until 1970. After that, his career turned towards scientific activity.
For several years Primakov was deputy head of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations. Then he became the head of the Institute of Oriental Studies. Simultaneously, Primakov was a professor at the Diplomatic Academy.
In the late 1980s, Yevgeny Maksimovich was elected to the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee. Following this, he becomes a member of the Presidential Council. The so-called 1991 putsch lifted Primakov to the post of first deputy chairman of the country's KGB. At the same time, he headed the Council of Foreign Intelligence of the Soviet Union.
After the collapse of the USSR, Primakov worked as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Gradually he became one of the most famous and influential politicians in the country. In 1996, Boris Yeltsin appointed Yevgeny Maksimovich as the country's prime minister. He held many important international meetings on his own.
In 2001, Primakov was elected president of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and remains in this post until 2011. His activities contributed to the promotion of a number of important target programs of federal significance and allowed the country to strengthen its authority in the world.
Personal life of Evgeny Primakov
Evgeny Maksimovich was married twice. Together with his first wife, they lived for 36 years. But in 1987 Primakov became a widow. Son Alexander, born in his first marriage, died of a heart attack at a young age. In his first marriage, Primakov also had a daughter, Nana.
Several years after the death of his first wife, Primakov remarried. His second wife, Irina, was with the politician until the last days of his life.
Yevgeny Primakov passed away on June 26, 2015. The cause of death was cancer.
