Lavrov Sergey Viktorovich- Soviet and Russian diplomat and statesman. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation since March 9, 2004. Permanent member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Full holder of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland.
Biography
Lavrov (Kalantarov) Sergey Viktorovich, born March 21, 1950, native of Moscow.
According to surveys conducted by VTsIOM, Sergei Lavrov has repeatedly been among the three most effective ministers of the Government of the Russian Federation. After 12 years in office, Gazeta.ru characterized Lavrov as an “impressive intellectual” who is, on a par with Shoigu, one of the most popular ministers in the country.
Relatives. Wife: Lavrova Maria Aleksandrovna, born on April 4, 1950, philologist by training. For a long time she worked in the library of the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the UN in New York. Currently, she is a pensioner and is engaged in housekeeping.
Daughter: Vinokurova (maiden name Lavrova) Ekaterina Sergeevna, born 04/03/1983, co-director of the Russian branch of the Christie's auction house. Graduated from Columbia University and the Higher School of Economics in London. She lived outside the Russian Federation for a long time, including when her father was foreign minister. Lavrov was often criticized for this.
Hobbies. He writes poetry and loves to sing with the guitar. Wrote the MGIMO anthem. Hobby: rafting. He was one of the organizers and first president of the Russian Rowing Slalom Federation. Sergei Viktorovich loves to play football, his favorite team is Spartak (Moscow).
Education
- He graduated from Moscow school No. 607 with in-depth study of the English language with a silver medal.
- In 1972 he graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs (eastern branch).
Speaks English, studied Sinhala, Dhivehi and French.
Labor activity
- From 1972 to 1976 - trainee, attaché of the USSR Embassy in the Republic of Sri Lanka, from 1976 to 1981 he held the positions of third and second secretary of the department of international economic organizations of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- From 1981 to 1988 - First Secretary, Advisor, Senior Advisor of the Permanent Mission of the USSR to the UN in New York.
- From 1988 to 1992 - deputy, first deputy head of the Department of International Economic Organizations, head of the same department of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was a member of the CPSU until 1991.
- From 1991 to 1992 - Head of the Department of International Organizations of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- In 1992, he was appointed director of the Department of International Organizations and Global Problems of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
- On April 3, 1992, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Oversaw the activities of the Department of International Organizations and International Economic Cooperation of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Office of Human Rights and International Cultural Cooperation of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Department for CIS State Affairs of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He held this post until January 1994.
- Since March 1993 - Deputy Chairman of the Interdepartmental Commission on the participation of the Russian Federation in international organizations of the UN system.
- Since November 1993 - co-chairman of the Interdepartmental Commission for Coordinating the Participation of the Russian Federation in Peacekeeping Activities.
- From 1994 to 2004 - Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations and the UN Security Council.
- On March 9, 2004, by decree of the President of the Russian Federation, he was appointed to the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
- In May 2004, after the President of the Russian Federation, elected for the next term, took office, he was again appointed to this post. Similarly reappointed in May 2008 after President Dmitry Medvedev took office.
- On May 21, 2012, he once again received the portfolio of minister after President Vladimir Putin took office.
- On May 18, 2018, a new composition of the Russian government was approved, in which Lavrov retained his post.
Chairman of the Russian Commission for UNESCO (since April 2004).
Since January 11, 2010 - member of the Government Commission for Economic Development and Integration
Sergei Viktorovich Lavrov is a well-known political figure all over the world, diplomat, permanent member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, holder of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, representative of the Russian Federation in International Affairs since 2004, ex-head of the permanent mission of the Russian Federation to the UN. A scandalous politician who amazes all journalists with one expression, he has been captured more than once from different unfortunate angles, but this does not prevent him from remaining one of the best politicians in the Russian Federation.
Lavroy Sergey Viktorovich
The mystery of the origin of Sergei Lavrov
It is impossible to find information about Sergei Viktorovich’s childhood in any sources of information. What is known is that the future Minister of Foreign Affairs was born on March 21, 1950 in the capital of Georgia, Tbilisi, in his father’s homeland, but Sergei Lavrov grew up in Moscow. Lavrov's father is a Tbilisi Armenian Kalantaryan Having grown up, Sergei took his mother’s maiden name, which was more sonorous for Russia. Sergei's mother - Kaleria Borisovna- Honored Worker of the USSR in the Ministry of Foreign Trade. According to some sources, it is known that Sergei Lavrov is Armenian, but this information is refuted on the Foreign Ministry website.
Sergei Lavrov himself spoke about his childhood, remembering that he was raised "both carrot and stick", but no one ever beat him, everything was explained by words and actions. So, as the mother is an employee of Vneshtorg, the parents devoted themselves entirely to this business, enticing their son. They were surrounded by government officials and politicians who loved their work and were involved in the world of politics. It is likely that these facts greatly influenced the life of Sergei Lavrov, so he chose his future profession without making a mistake.
Sergei Lavrov in his youth
Education of Sergei Lavrov
Sergei Lavrov changed two schools during his childhood, first he studied in the city of Noginsk, at school No. 2 named after. V. Korolenko, but later, at his request, he transferred to specialized Moscow school No. 607 with in-depth study of the English language, apparently even then he was taking small steps towards his future profession. Despite the fact that the school was more philologically inclined, Sergei Lavrov loved physics most of all and took part in various Olympiads. As a result, he graduated from school with a silver medal. Next there was a choice between two universities MEPhI And MGIMO, but since the second exams began earlier, after listening to his parents, Sergei entered there.
This purposeful young man became a student MGIMO Eastern Faculty. But some sources know that this was not his desire, but his parents’, but still Sergei Lavrov graduated from the university and became a wonderful politician. During his student days, Sergei Lavrov was always the life of the party, a romantic, he loved to play the guitar and write songs. Sergei Lavrov, during his hectic student life, left his mark on the life of the university; he became the author of the MGIMO anthem. Sergei Viktorovich was very purposeful and from an early age he earned money himself, working in construction teams in Tuva, Yakutia, and Khakassia. Upon graduation, the student successfully mastered three languages: French, Sinhala and English. Having received his diploma in 1972, he entered service at the USSR Embassy in Sri Lanka.
Sergei Lavrov in his student years
Work at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Since 1972 Sergei Viktorovich worked as a senior assistant at the USSR Embassy, where he rose to the diplomatic rank of attaché. Sergei Lavrov worked on the island of Sri Lanka for four years, but soon returned to his homeland and continued his career in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as the third, after the second, secretary of the Department of International Economic Organizations. In the 80s, Sergei Lavrov in the United States of America took post of UN Secretary, but his career developed very quickly, and he soon changed this title to a new one, becoming a senior adviser at the USSR Mission to the UN. Sergei Viktorovich worked overseas for the benefit of his native country for about 10 years. But in 1988 he returned to his native capital and began to reach the heights of the diplomatic public service.
Sergei Lavrov speaks several languages
Since 1988 Sergei Lavrov put even more effort into his work and began to occupy the best positions in politics at that time. First, he took the post of deputy head in the department of international economic relations of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, then he became director of the Department of International Organizations and Global Problems of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, realizing that this was not the limit of his capabilities, in a very short period he became deputy minister of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Sergey Lavrov
In 1944 appointed Sergei Lavrov as the permanent representative of the Russian Federation to the UN, but this is not the limit, there was another appointment for Lavrov, to become the representative of the Russian Federation in the Security Council of the United Nations. Boris Yeltsin appointed Sergei Lavrov as the permanent representative of the Russian Federation to the UN, but this is not the limit, there was another appointment for Lavrov, to become the representative of the Russian Federation in the Security Council of the United Nations. Lavrov’s considerable political biography brought him fame not only in his native country, but throughout the world. Sergei Viktorovich achieved great success in the work of the UN Security Council thanks to a large circle of acquaintances in America, which allowed him to study the many nuances of this profession and understand the main international problems. Despite this post and great responsibilities, Sergei Lavrov had another position: he was deputy chairman of the Interdepartmental Commission, and was also co-chair of the coordination of peacekeeping activities of the Russian Federation.
Sergey Lavrov for a long time was the permanent representative of the Russian Federation to the UN
In March 2004 Lavrov’s dream came true, he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, but he was appointed two more times, he did not give his place to anyone. Reappointed the first time in April 2008 with the appointment to the post of President of the Russian Federation, and the second time in 2012 after the election of President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. Sergei Lavrov holds his post longer than all his predecessors, except Andrey Gromyk, he worked for 28 years, but many say that Lavrov will also break his record of arrival at a government post. It should also be noted that Sergei Lavrov is one of the main members of the editorial board of various publications; he is the chairman of the board of trustees of MGIMO and many foundations that help residents of Russia. For example, the Russkiy Mir Foundation, Children of Russia, he not only worries about the future of the country, but also remembers and honors the past, therefore he became a trustee of the board of the St. Andrew the First-Called Foundation program “Restoration of the monument to the Russians in Gallipoli.”
Sergei Lavrov works on an airplane
Everyone knows that Sergei Lavrov is a very scandalous politician; at many meetings and press conferences of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs he allowed himself to use abusive speech and not very nice actions, as for a diplomat. For example, Lavrov made “extra” words at a press conference with the Saudi Arabian Foreign Ministry. It seemed to him that he was talking to himself, but he swore into the microphone, which the journalists could not help but notice and immediately broadcast on the Internet. The next day, the whole country knew about this incident, some condemned it, some supported it in ridicule, but they still decided that Sergei Lavrov had made a mistake. After some time, everyone forgot about this curious incident.
Sergei Lavrov - scandalous politician
A visit to Mongolia for work purposes would leave much to be desired, because at the business meeting everyone was smartly dressed, but Lavrov stood out and arrived in blue jeans, for which he was convicted.
Another scandalous incident was not long in coming; it occurred right during negotiations with David Miliband, the Russian Foreign Ministry cursed on the phone, saying “Who the fuck are you to teach me?!” And this situation did not go unnoticed by Russians and residents of other countries. Despite many curious and unpleasant cases of Sergei Viktorovich, he remains an excellent government worker who does everything for the benefit of his country.
Sergei Lavrov often gives interviews and does not hide from journalists
Personal life of Sergei Lavrov
One can only envy the personal life of the scandalous politician. The family is calm, stable, successful and happy. While still a student, Sergei met his one and only, with whom he never parted, and in his third year at university he officially got married. His wife Maria Alexandrovna was a student at a pedagogical university and in the future dreamed of becoming a good teacher, but also became a caring mother and a happy wife of a minister. Throughout her family life, Maria Lavrova was next to her husband, accompanied him on all his trips, supported him in all his endeavors and had a good position, holding the position of head of the library of the UN mission.
Sergei Lavrov with his daughter
While in the United States of America, a daughter was born into the Lavrov family Catherine, who studied at an American school in Manhattan, and then her decision was to go to Columbia University. The girl roughly completed her studies and went on an internship to London, where she found happiness by finding a loved one, Alexander Vinokurov, whose father is a pharmaceutical tycoon.
Ekaterina Lavrova and her husband Alexander Vinokurov
Sergey Lavrov now
In March 2018, the presidential elections of the Russian Federation took place, where he won. But Sergei Lavrov retained his place and continues to work as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
Sergei Lavrov has assistants who work on his social media accounts, posting photographs from press conferences and meetings. Unfortunately, the Minister does not have personal photographs, since for security reasons he is prohibited from advertising the life of his family.
Sergei Lavrov and Vladimir Putin
In his free time from work, Sergei Lavrov spends time with his family and keeps himself in shape through rafting and playing football, and is an avid fan of the Spartak team. As in his student years, he remains the life of the party and never fails to play the guitar with friends and family. It is known that the Russian Foreign Ministry is very fond of Russian baths, Scotch whiskey and Italian cuisine.
Sergei Lavrov is an avid smoker of cigarettes and cigars, and whenever possible defends his rights at the highest levels. The case with Kofi Annan This is confirmed by the fact that he defended the opportunity to smoke at the UN headquarters, thereby winning an argument with the Ghanaian diplomat and earning respect from the surrounding ministers.
Politicians rarely have a good sense of morale, but not in this case, Sergei Lavrov was invited to the famous TV show “Evening Urgant”, many liked the show and Lavrov became a favorite among TV viewers.
Sergei Viktorovich Lavrov is a diplomat, statesman who serves for the benefit of the country. A man who achieved it himself through hard work and effort. Despite various incidents, he always remains a source of pride for the country.
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Few people know about Sergei Viktorovich Lavrov’s parents, but it is known for sure that his father is Armenian and lived in Georgia before Sergei’s birth.
Nothing is known at all about the mother’s nationality. It is also known that his mother was an employee at the Ministry of Foreign Trade during the Soviet era.
Indeed, the biography of Foreign Minister Sergei Viktorovich Lavrov is somehow truncated. There is very, very little information about his parents. The surname of the biological father is Kalantarov. Nothing is known about my mother except her place of work.
One of the few sources gives this information:
About this here.
Let's read it carefully. Armenian blood - and no other.
It turns out that Lavrov’s mother was also Armenian? Then why doesn’t Sergei Viktorovich know Armenian? Why didn’t they speak Armenian to him at home? If you think logically, then any mother speaks to her child in her native language, sings lullabies and folk songs to him, and tells him fairy tales in her native language. And an Armenian mother would also teach her son the Armenian language. But she didn't teach. So you didn’t know yourself? Or perhaps she was not Armenian?
Her second husband was Russian, who became a real father for Sergei. As a result, now Sergei Lavrov bears his last name and indicates his nationality - Russian. I think we have no reason to convince him that this is not so).
In the photo, Sergei Lavrov with his daughter Ekaterina and wife Maria Alexandrovna.
Moderator!
You know, I tried to express my opinion here a couple of times and each time I received your notification that I had violated something. Last time I simply asked: what is S. Lavrov’s nationality? This, as I understand it, was enough to delete my post and I will be happy to inform you about it two weeks later. It turns out funny. What rule did I break?
What kind of website do you have here? You yourself offer to express an opinion and you yourself delete this opinion. Explain to me on what principle and by what rules you do this?
Most often on websites there is information that Lavrov is Russian.
But if you consider that his father, who bore the last name Kalantarov, is an Armenian from Tbilisi, it turns out that Lavrov has some Armenian blood running through him.
Every person is free to independently determine his nationality, regardless of what nationality his ancestors were. On the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, of which he is an employee Sergey Lavrov, it is indicated that by nationality he Russian.
Little is known about Sergei Lavrov’s parents. Sergei Lavrov himself does not deny that he has Armenian roots. This is what he himself answered when asked about his origins
According to unconfirmed reports, father of Sergei Lavrov was by nationality Armenian, a native of Georgia. Father's surname Kalantarov or Kalantaryan. Lavrov is my stepfather's surname.
Here is a rather rare photograph from a family album. Sometimes it's interesting to see what famous people looked like in their youth.
The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Sergei Viktorovich Lavrov, considers himself a Russian with Armenian blood. Little is known about his parents. According to Sergei Viktorovich, his father is an Armenian from Tbilisi. According to unverified information, the minister’s father bore the surname Kalantarov, and Lavrov is the surname of his stepfather.
Source.
Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2004.
According to the documents, he is considered Russian, his father is an Armenian from Tbilisi, they do not write about his mother what nationality she is, it is only known that his mother worked in the USSR Ministry of Foreign Trade.
He graduated from school with a silver medal, entered MGIMO, dreamed of becoming a diplomat, and from that time his diplomatic life began.
He knows a lot of foreign languages, but in his third year he got married, his wife’s name is Maria.
Sergey Viktorovich studied at the Faculty of International Relations at the Eastern Department.
Since 1972 after graduating from MGIMO Sergey Viktorovich began his career growth and was already appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2004.
Despite his intense political and diplomatic work, Sergey Viktorovich He is a creative person, manages to participate in all holidays, competitions, events, loves football, and has received awards for services to the Fatherland.
About Sergei Viktorovich Lavrov You can write a lot, his biography is very rich.
He is highly respected by his colleagues for his openness, straightforwardness, fairness, attentiveness and lack of hypocrisy.
Yes, if you look at Sergei Lavrov - a typical Armenian of Tbilisi origin, well, of course, dad Kalantarov was a pure Armenian, but why it is not written anywhere about the nationality of the mother and why the Armenian took the surname of his stepfather, which is not customary among Armenians - these are the mysteries of the time.. ..
By father Sergey Lavrov is of Armenian origin, although he was born in Georgia.
Kalantaryan, that’s how his last name sounds in Armenian. But he bears his stepfather's last name. He considers himself Russian, perhaps his mother was Russian, but there is no information about this.
Sergei Viktorovich Lavrov (famous politician) was born on March 21 back in 1950 in Moscow. At the moment, he directly holds the post of Minister of Russia. The biography of Sergei Lavrov is certainly interesting to many. Let's talk about this truly amazing person in more detail.
Biography of Sergei Lavrov: work
Unfortunately, little is currently known about the politician’s childhood. In 1972, he successfully graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations. Almost immediately after studying at a higher educational institution, he went to work at the USSR Embassy in Sri Lanka. Then he was appointed to the main post of Secretary of the (Second) Department of International Economic Organizations of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the period from 1988 to 1990, Sergei Viktorovich worked as deputy (first) head of the so-called Department of International Economic Relations of the Russian Foreign Ministry. Of course, all of the politician’s activities were in one way or another connected with So, in 1994, the biography of Sergei Lavrov took a new turn. The thing is that he was appointed permanent representative of our country to the UN. By decree of 2004, Lavrov was already appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, while, of course, he was a permanent member
Family politics
Sergei Lavrov’s parents worked at Vneshtorg all their lives. It is noteworthy that their circle of friends was in one way or another related to foreign politics. From early childhood, Sergei listened to numerous stories about other countries, which, of course, influenced the choice of his future profession. Let us note that at school the future diplomat was attracted not only by foreign languages, but also by physics in particular. Most likely, this happened only because the teacher in this subject was not just a teacher, but a true friend for many children. Sergei decided to apply to both MEPhI and MGIMO at the same time. However, in the last higher educational institution, exams began a little earlier (literally one month). These 30 days determined the future fate of the diplomat. The thing is that the boy immediately listened to his parents and made a choice in favor of MGIMO.
Personal life
The biography of Sergei Lavrov always brought him unexpected surprises, and this happened with his personal life. He met the Russian language and literature teacher Maria while still at the institute. They officially legalized their marriage already in their third year. After completing his studies, Sergei Lavrov’s wife accompanied him to various meetings and conferences, starting with his very first trip to Sri Lanka, which was discussed above. Soon a daughter, Ekaterina, was born. She decided not to follow in her parents’ footsteps, and quite successfully entered the prestigious
Entertainment and hobbies
Among his friends, the politician is known primarily for playing the guitar very well and even singing along in a hoarse voice, like Vysotsky himself. Moreover, he writes excellent poetry and songs and plays football. Lavrov is known for his love of saunas, Scotch whiskey and Italian cuisine.
Recently, Sergei Viktorovich has become seriously interested in rafting (this is a descent on special rafts along mountain rivers). He tries to carve out about two weeks from his busy schedule every year to fully devote time to this hobby. Hobby companions know a few unspoken rules. So, during such a holiday it is not allowed to listen to the radio, watch television or read newspapers. In principle, this is a complete disconnection from the external problematic world and all the accompanying difficulties. Only when the team arrives at their final destination a few days later can they return to the usual pace of life.
Sergei Lavrov, whose biography is replete with numerous trips abroad, has always been considered a heavy smoker. Moreover, he even defended this right, as they say, at the highest level. And he had a very comical conflict with Secretary General Kofi Annan. He decided one day to introduce a smoking ban at the UN headquarters itself, which is located in New York. However, Sergei Viktorovich himself simply ignored such restrictions. He stated that the headquarters is a kind of home for absolutely all members of the UN, and the Secretary General himself only assumes the function of manager. This position aroused respect from himself. When Lavrov was subsequently appointed directly to the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs, he delivered a special report in which he spoke about the high professionalism of the politician.
Awards
It is safe to say that the politician is literally fluent in English, as well as French and even Sinhala at a high level. Note that the Sinhalese are the name given to the indigenous population of Sri Lanka, where the man worked at the beginning of his career for quite a long period of time. Moreover, S.V. Lavrov was awarded several orders, which include the following: “For Services to the Fatherland” of the first degree, and the so-called “Holy Blessed Prince Daniel of Moscow” of the second degree.
Conclusion
In this article we talked about who Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov is. The biography of this person truly inspires exceptional respect. After successfully graduating from higher education, he immediately began his international career. Currently he is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Lavrov, of course, has proven himself only on the positive side. He never hid from journalists, and did not create the ground for writing devastating articles discrediting his reputation. This truly outstanding politician manages to resolve world conflicts in a timely manner, maintain the appropriate situation and relationships with other powers. We hope that in the future S.V. Lavrov will work only for the good of the country.
