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The secret of Viktor Vekselberg

Roldugin Oleg

Photo: ITAR-TASSNastupayuschy year promises to be a landmark for Viktor Vekselberg. First, he knocks fifty, and secondly, it will become co-owner of the world's largest aluminum holding. He is bearded, confident, long saddle, and considers the business of extreme sports. Competitors oligarch has been criticized for unsportsmanlike conduct, but he works for results: all for victory. Everyone, including Faberge eggs. This is just bad dancer they interfere. Vekselberg is not a dancer. He is - a businessman. He treasures of imperial house only help.
Took lessons from the first millionaire

Carpathian town Drogobych compared with ferns, a mysterious and magical. Viktor Vekselberg, who was born in April 57 th - a true son of his city. The emblem Drogobycha drawn nine barrels of salt, that's oligarch on the way to the list of Forbes magazine had it not one peck dine.

- Vekselberg? No, I do not remember - a typical reaction of the Carpathian veteran, immediately explaining: - If we had a Vekselberg, then fly out. Along with other Jews.

Vekselberg himself, apparently, does not like to remember about their Jewish roots. Anyway, according to his passport he was Russian.

- The Jews do not consider me a Jew because my mother - a Russian - he said once. - For its part, Russian, too, do not think I'm Russian, so my father - a Jew.

For Drogobycha a pedigree - a common occurrence. At the beginning of the last century here every other citizen was a Jew, but in the beginning of this they then left. Almost all of the dispersed: those in Israel who are in the States. But Vekselberg rolled a "Jewish luck" - he was the futility of the Union, from the wreckage which was later made a fortune.

... Viktor Vekselberg at school only to "good" and "excellent". Moscow Institute of Transportation Engineers finished in 79 th with honors and special "System Engineer". Proved itself well in graduate school at the Computing Centre of the Academy of Sciences. In the design bureau besshtangovym pumps "Connah" to the top 90 rose to zavlaba.

- Able was a young man, - the University of Communications (now known as Engineering). - He lived in a dormitory, was a good student, community was - even went to BAM ... And you do have permission to ask about Vekselberg?

The presence of an unknown authorization interested me even former classmates oligarch. And learning that it does not exist, many answered:

- Unfortunately, not (s) with the sign (s).

Perhaps this forgetfulness is due to the fact that it is Vekselberg has funded the reunion, some of which are working in the structures of the oligarch. Even the most well-known business partner of Vekselberg - Leonard Blavatnik, and that, until he emigrated to the 4-th year in the States, he studied with the billionaire.

- We met in 1987 - he later recalled Vekselberg. - As a member of KB, I went to the international exhibition - by the way, an oil. Arriving for the first time in America, I found it, and we restored relations. Two years later, when I created this cooperative, proposed to start a joint business. By the time he was engaged in commercial distribution, was co-owner of a rather large transport company, which conducted the transportation of various cargoes across America. Blavatnik long resisted my proposals to invest in Russia. We started, like everything with computers.

- But before the computer was still a KomVek (the "Company Vekselberg"), was "Olympus", the other co-operatives. Their Viktor Feliksovich founded, in my opinion, still a zavlabom - told me one of the billionaire former subordinates. - At sunset, Gorbachev gave a good adjustment to cooperatives, and the chief did not miss his chance. He bought on the cheap copper from the cables, one hundred dollars per ton, and sold it to Germany already in 3000 $. Perhaps because of science in business stole his cooperation with the "technique" Artem Tarasov. Remember, this was the first millionaire? Vekselberg has even called him his teacher.

Over time a student has surpassed the teacher. To "copper" money Vekselberg was using Blavatnik and their overall company Renova buy scarce in the West at that time in Russia, computers and change them on the vouchers.
Created an empire of "strict regime"

By the mid-90 vouchers for "Renova" has accumulated so much that it's time to start buying up the mass of plants. Vekselberg closest were familiar two industries: oil industry and nonferrous metallurgy. Big business buddies decided to start with aluminum.

Cause it was dangerous: no one entrepreneur Poleg in the battle for aluminum. At Severouralsk Bauxite Mine (SUBR) Renova clash with the Ural businessman Vasily Anisimov, and miners have already started to prepare for street skirmishes. However, the competitors nevertheless found a common language. And later, Anisimov, "voluntarily" came out of the total business. As he explains today:

- Life is life.

Its share of Vekselberg Anisimov gave immediately after his daughter was found murdered in his apartment ...

At SUBR established a new order. How Were the local media: "Industrial discipline city-forming enterprise Severouralsk extremely cruel. For the slightest fault miners are losing their jobs. The mine is cultivated absolute clan, brought up to the level of "stukachestva ...

This fall, thundered another enterprise Vekselberg - kamensk Ural UAZ.

- Do you know what the average salary at the plant? - I asked a local leader of the proletarian Sergey Kogan. - 9,000 on hand for such a miserable amount of hard labor. You know, the conditions in which we operate? In the air hung alkaline aerosols and bauxite dust, does not save even a respirator. Who worked in the shop for several years, provided himself with chronic bronchitis or asthma, changes in the nasopharynx (it eats up alkaline) and all sorts of allergies. Shop 30-ies of construction, that and look, will collapse. Equipment is outdated. Vekselberg himself when he came to town, the shops do not walk. We have a big silver bus - on it for his city and rolled, borodatenkogo.

That work and decided to establish an independent trade union - to achieve greater salary and security. Two hours later, after Sergey Kogan gave the authorities a request to hold a rally, he was fired.

- Now I have a "wolf ticket", - said Kogan. - According to my information, on the other factories of the city sent out a list of 30 names, who do not hold a job. I - one of them.
TanKy dirt are not afraid

Business empire live by the laws of the empire politically. Renova, like a vacuum cleaner, sucked into a colorful assets in the engineering, chemical and construction industries, energy and finance ... And not only in Russia.

And in 1997, Viktor Vekselberg, has his eye on the oil industry. On equal footing with the Alfa Group, he became co-owner of one of the largest earners of black gold in Russia - TNK.

Out with any violations took place privatization of TNK, who just does not hint ...

Much less is known story associated with the seizure of TNC Yugraneft "in 2001.

- Then the company "Norex" in Yugraneft owned 97.3 percent stake - told me a lawyer Sergei Sokolov. - Rest of the shares acquired, by TNCs. A June 29, 2001 in the building "Yugraneft in Nizhnevartovsk broke half a dozen thugs armed with machine guns. A week later, armed guards have seized the TNK oil field.

"To justify the illegal seizure of TNK-NV filed a" protocol "of the general meeting of shareholders" Yugraneft, which reportedly was attended by representatives of the Norex and TNK-NV ... This "protocol" was fabricated, as "Norex" never attended a meeting "- as stated in the petition, which Sokolov sent to the District Court in New York. Among the defendants was listed the name of "permanent resident of the United States" (non-citizen with the right of permanent residence) Vekselberg. According to the "interlocutor", Vekselberg have really have property in the States, there appear regularly, and he and his family - his wife Marina Dobrynin, daughter, Irina (28 years old, graduated from Yale University), son of Alexander (18 years old, studying at the Graduate School Fildstouna).

But the lawsuit "Norex" U.S. Supreme Court rejected. A Russian court on the company's lawyers do not hope - still would be one time in the leadership of TNCs entered the current head of the presidential administration, Sergei Sobyanin.
And the egg is not easy ...

For earned billions Vekselberg have to pay the eggs. While not his. Faberge. In the spring of 2004, when the Chamber to verify the legitimacy of privatization of TNK, the oligarch has bought them through the auction house Sotheby's - almost a dozen, paid hundreds of millions of dollars.

Grab Vekselberg for these eggs are ready to defrauded investors of the First City Bank, believing that the billionaire made his purchase of the money stolen from them.

- PHB was the victim of intentional bankruptcy. Money derived from it through offshore companies and bank "Alba Alliance, co-owned by Vekselberg. Derived in the structure, affiliated with him, - explained to me his point of view, one of the victims. - The amount of funds withdrawn - about 40 million. A Russian court has refused to arrest the egg Vekselberg. Now all hope for the Swiss. Just do not call my name. One of our already tried to kill him, another was beaten ...

Preparing for the deaf and the defense in Kamensk-Uralsk. Local independent trade union "Alarm" (Sergey Kogan) establish contact with colleagues from Achinsk. Three years ago I wrote about the situation at the Achinsk alumina refinery, owned by Vekselberg's new partner Oleg Deripaska. Wrote about how local labor activist Yuri Smolentseva, who fought with Deripaska and whose body is found with a purple neck and torn fingernails, admitted drowning in a muddy puddle.

- Now the investigative action resumed, - told me the head of the union "SOTSPROF Sergei Temples. - Based on my application and that article in the "interlocutor".

Who knows, maybe after three years and the General Prosecutor's Office in this publication will find yourself something fried and interested Vekselberg. Unless, of course, by the time he did not buy any Spassky tower ...

*** Marina is wife of Viktor.


The secret of Viktor Vekselberg

Roldugin Oleg

So look like teeth, disfigured fluorosis

In 2007, co-owner Viktor Vekselberg, would the world's largest aluminum holding. About what orders exist on the oligarch-owned enterprises today, "interlocutor" learned first-hand.

Karelian village Nadvoitsy. Owned by Vekselberg the local aluminum plant - the only place in the county where you can get a job. For the oligarchs here forgive a lot. Perhaps too much.

Neighborhood with NAZom brings not only jobs but also the disease.

- You know what fluorosis? - Asked me Karelian environmentalist and human rights activist Andrei Kozlovich. - It is not only disfigured mouth and rotten teeth. It is poisoning the whole body. This is the price of aluminum.

On the eve of our conversation Kozlovich organized a medical examination by a local guy - Dima cousin. In addition to dental fluorosis, doctors found an ulcer, Dima 12 duodenal ulcer, vascular dystonia, a curvature of the nasal septum, astigmatism, reduced bone density ...

- Dima has already won a Russian court against the plant Vekselberg, but the compensation he was awarded a ridiculous, that he sent a complaint to Strasbourg - said the ecologist. - There's application was accepted, waiting for an answer.

- And why other residents Nadvoitsy not go to court?

- Attention. But then ... withdraw their complaint back. By the way, Kuzin, too, at first taken away, but then Dima decided to go to the end.

"Then" - is when the father Dima recaptured the kidney and he hanged himself, leaving a suicide note: "Fight for yourself, I'm tired, I'm going." Dima was also beaten, threatened to kill ...

- Now all is quiet, probably because we are no active steps until you have taken - told me Andrew Kozlovich. - But after your article, perhaps things will change. Plant management assures that the environment around all right now, but my arms have new data from studies conducted by the Institute of Mendeleev and me personally. Concentration of harmful substances in the environment Nadvoitsy some indicators exceeded by 45 times!

But the state-of Viktor Vekselberg (incidentally, of the International Academy of Ecology and Life) is higher than the state of its business in a much greater extent. Today, assets are 49-year old businessman, is estimated at 10 billion dollars.