Many modern inhabitants very often harshly criticize representatives of the so-called “old guard” working in the country's politics and economy for the fact that these officials are very behind the times and do not have time to respond to the challenges of our time. However, in practice this is far from the case. And a vivid example of this is a man named Evgeny Yasin, whose biography will be presented in detail in the article.
basic information
The liberal economist, now well known to the public, as well as the head of a state university called the Higher School of Economics, who also holds the chair of the chairman of the Liberal Mission Foundation, was born in the hero city of Odessa on May 7, 1934. At the moment, Yevgeny Yasin lives in Moscow.
Education and start of work
In 1957, the future official became the holder of a diploma from the Odessa Hydrotechnical Institute, where he received knowledge on building bridge construction. This was followed by work as the master of the bridge train number 478 of Mostostroy No. 3. And in 1958, the young man ended up at the Design Institute of the Gosstroy of the Ukrainian SSR. In this institution, Evgeny Yasin worked for two years as an engineer.
Also, behind the hero of the article is an economic education received at the walls of Moscow State University (period 1960 - 1963). In 1968, Yevgeny Grigoryevich became a candidate of sciences, successfully defending his thesis, and three years later he became a teacher in the same department, which he graduated from. In 1973 he was promoted to the head of the laboratory at the Central Economics and Mathematics Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences. In 1976 he completed another scientific work and became a doctor of economic sciences, and in 1979 he was awarded the title of professor.
Transition to public service
In 1989, Yasin Yevgeny Grigoryevich was appointed to the post of head of the department of the State Commission for Economic Reform in the USSR Council of Ministers. The people remembered this unit as the "Abalkin Commission." A year later, a professional economist became involved in the development of the program, dubbed “500 Days,” led by Grigory Yavlinsky. Ultimately, these innovations were never implemented in practice due to too radical an approach to solving existing problems.
The ideologist of privatization
In 1991, Yasin Evgeny Grigoryevich transferred to the post of head of directorate of the Russian Union of Entrepreneurs and Industrialists. And next year he began to combine this work with the duties of a representative of the President of the Russian Federation and the government in the Supreme Council of the Federation. Yasin was considered an associate of Chubais and Gaidar, who believed that the transfer of state property took place in private hands in peaceful conditions, which, of course, is an achievement.
Ministerial work
The year 1993 was marked for Yevgeny G. fruitful work as part of a specially created group under the head of the Government of the Russian Federation. In the fall of 1994, Yasin completely transferred to the post of Minister of Economy of Russia under the leadership of Viktor Chernomyrdin. In 1995, a native of Odessa became a member of the National Banking Council. In the spring of 1997, Eugene still remained in government, but already as an official who did not have a portfolio. For some period of time, he managed to hold out in the highest executive body of the country and with the new Prime Minister Sergei Kiriyenko.
About default
Yevgeny Yasin has always been a supporter of the truth and therefore never denied the fact that he was also involved in the creation of state short-term bonds, which led the country to default in 1998. This incident triggered the resignation of the Kiriyenko government. But in fairness, we note that at that moment Yasin was not already working in the Cabinet of Ministers.
Career continuation
In the summer of 2004, an experienced specialist was invited to participate in the development of a program for the socio-economic development of the Russian Federation for the period 2005-2008. Also in 2005, Yevgeny Yasin, whose photo is given in the article, got the job of an independent director in a company called Severstal-auto. In the spring of 2006, Yevgeny Grigoryevich became a member of the directors of Alfa Insurance, which in turn was part of the country's largest holding company Alfa Group. In the summer of 2007, Yasin became a member of the board of directors of Echo of Moscow Closed Joint-Stock Company.
It is imperative to indicate that the enormous work and professional achievements of Yevgeny Grigoryevich were noted abroad. And therefore, he was appointed a member of the European Academy of Sciences, professor at Jilin University and doctor honoris causa at the University of Birmingham (England).
Scandal
On April 23, 2012, Yevgeny Yasin gave a rather controversial interview on the capital’s radio station, in which he described the fighting that took place in South Ossetia as “some kind of nonsense.” This statement by a former senior official has severely criticized many of the country's politicians. In particular, the deputy head of the Duma’s defense committee Sergei Zhigarev clearly and clearly called Yasin’s opinion “stupid.” At the same time, the former military, a member of the Public Council under the Russian Defense Ministry, Igor Korotchenko considered that Russia had a fair and lawful war.
civil position
Evgeny Yasin (his nationality is Jewish) in 2003 said that the arrest of Mikhail Khodorkovsky would lead to negative results both for the development of the entire economy of the country as a whole and for the relationship between the government and businessmen. And in 2007, the economist even stated that Vladimir Putin was unable to do what he was obliged to do as the country's leader — to build a full-fledged rule of law state that always defends and fully protects the interests of its many citizens.
Family status
Evgeny Grigoryevich was married for many years. His wife's name was Lidia Alekseevna. Together, the couple lived for more than a decade, until in 2012 the woman died. The family raised a daughter named Irina, who, like her father, became an economist, and later a publicist and human rights activist. The granddaughter of the hero of the article is called Barbara, she was born in 1989.