Dmitry Sergeevich Peskov is the State Press Secretary of the President of Russia, who was born on October 17, 1967 in the capital - Moscow - and graduated from the Institute of Asian and African Countries at Moscow State University back in 1999. In addition, he is an excellent translator and in 2005 was promoted to Acting First Class Counselor of State.
And below will be presented ten facts about this politician, which will allow you to learn more about him. You may be interested in the article 10 interesting facts about Natalia Poklonskaya.
1. Beginning of service
Dmitry was originally an employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union in 1989. Then he went to the post of the assistant on duty, and then the third secretary of the Russian Embassy in Turkey. Peskov managed to quickly and high rise to the podium of his career, eventually reaching the status of the first secretary of the embassy.
In 1999, the first president of the Russian Federation was stunned by Dmitry's skills as a translator while in Istanbul, and for three days, the press secretary was visible with Boris Yeltsin in the frame.
2. Service in the administration of the Russian Federation
Peskov began serving in the presidential administration when Boris Yeltsin resigned, and in 2000 Vladimir Putin took over as president. The head of Dmitry's service was the Media Relations Department. But his exceptional efficiency eventually led Peskov to an increase: in 2008 he reached the position of state press secretary of the prime minister. Also take a look at Article 25 Mind-blowing Facts About Vladimir Putin.
3. Service with the second president of the country
Dmitry became the press secretary of Vladimir Putin himself only in May 2012. Thanks to diligence, high work capacity and professionalism, Peskov is honored to represent the views of the state, to express thoughts on behalf of the head of Russia with Russian and foreign journalists.
4. Who directed Peskov on the right path?
There is an opinion that Dmitry became the press secretary of the country thanks to his father, since he had a strong influence on this - Sergey Nikolayevich Peskov, who himself had the status of a Russian diplomat. He worked abroad. Among the countries he frequently visited were the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Sulanate of Oman, Bahrain. His service was very long and quite successful - from 1987 to 2013.
5. "Evil" Dmitry Peskov
Dmitry Peskov's voice is usually heard in solving and discussing very difficult and high-profile issues. Such, for example, is Dmitry's statement on the death of Alexander Litvinenko in the English capital in 2006 due to poisoning with radioactive plutonium-21. Western media immediately issued information that Moscow was involved in the death of the ex-Russian state security officer.
Peskov, like many other representatives of the Russian government, vehemently denied this version. Due to the discussion of sensitive issues, some observers even called Dmitry “evil ", while Aleksey Gromov (second press secretary) - “kind". The Russian president is not even happy with Peskov and often scolds him harshly.
6. Hobbies as a distraction from the service
Peskov is an incredibly intellectually developed person who is fond of many things besides politics. The spokesperson is fluent in several languages: English, Arabic and Turkish. Also, the list of activities includes tennis, skiing, and Chess. Dmitry is even the chairman of the board of trustees of the Russian Chess Federation.
In 2014, he traveled as a fan to New York for the world championship chess tournament, supporting Sergei Karjakin. He is also a member of the Russian Council on International Affairs, the functions of this organization are negotiations between diplomats, civil society and the search for solutions to problems, discussion of acute situations and their solutions.
7. The sanctions list bypasses
Oddly enough, unlike the closest associates of Vladimir Putin, Peskov bypassed the sanctions list of the United States and the European Union. He more than once traveled abroad to NATO member countries as a fan or simply on vacation during this tense sanctions period for Russia.
8. Spokesperson's income
According to estimates, Dmitry Peskov's income in 2010 went beyond the line of three million rubles, and this is not surprising. The spokesperson has even received several awards:
- Order of Friendship, received in 2003 for help in organizing the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the cultural northern capital of Russia;
- Order of Honor awarded in 2007 for assistance in the execution of the application for the Sochi Olympic and Paralympic Games.
9. At any moment, Peskov runs the risk of going to the "next world"
Despite the fact that Dmitry leads an active life, is interested in sports, his health is not at the highest level. Peskov has chronic asthma, more than once the press secretary was overtaken by the risk of death.
10. Troubled past
According to the memoirs and words of the eldest daughter of Dmitry Peskov, Elizaveta, her father in the early 2000s, when he just received the status of the press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry was forced to work as a taxi driver at night due to a lack of money in the family.
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