Vladislav Surkov

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Yuryevich and the family name is Surkov.
Vladislav Surkov
Владислав Сурков
Surkov in 2012
Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation
In office
20 September 2013 – 18 February 2020
PresidentVladimir Putin
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia — Head of the Government Executive Office
In office
21 May 2012 – 8 May 2013
Prime MinisterDmitry Medvedev
Preceded byVyacheslav Volodin
Succeeded bySergey Prikhodko
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia
In office
27 December 2011 – 21 May 2012
Prime Minister
First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration of Russia
In office
15 May 2008 – 27 December 2011
PresidentDmitry Medvedev
Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration of Russia
In office
3 August 1999 – 12 May 2008
President
Personal details
Born21 September 1964
(age 60)
Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Political partyUnited Russia
Spouses
  • Yulia Vishnevskaya
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    (m. 1987; div. 1996)​
  • Natalya Dubovitskaya
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    (m. 2004)​
Children4
Alma materInternational University in Moscow
Signature

Vladislav Yuryevich Surkov (Russian: Владислав Юрьевич Сурков; born 21 September 1964[1]) is a Russian politician and businessman. He was First Deputy Chief of the Russian Presidential Administration from 1999 to 2011, during which time he was often viewed as the main ideologist of the Kremlin who proposed and implemented the concept of sovereign democracy in Russia. From December 2011 until May 2013, Surkov served as the Russian Federation's Deputy Prime Minister.[2][3] After his resignation, Surkov returned to the Presidential Executive Office and became a personal adviser of Vladimir Putin on relationships with Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Ukraine.[4] He was removed from this duty by presidential order in February 2020.[5]

He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.[6]

Surkov is perceived by many to be a key figure with much power and influence in the administration of Vladimir Putin.[7][8][9] According to The Moscow Times, this perception is not dependent on the official title Surkov might hold at any one time in the Putin government.[10] BBC documentary filmmaker Adam Curtis credits Surkov's blend of theater and politics with keeping Putin, and Putin's chosen successors, in power since 2000.[11]

Journalists in Russia and abroad have speculated that Surkov writes under the pseudonym Nathan Dubovitsky, although the Kremlin denies it.[12][13][14][15]

  1. ^ "Свидетельство о рождении Владислава Суркова".
  2. ^ "Vladislav Surkov has been appointed Deputy Prime Minister". President of Russia. 27 December 2011. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Russian President Accepts Resignation Of Deputy PM Surkov". Radio Free Europe. 8 May 2013. Archived from the original on 31 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  4. ^ Винокурова, Екатерина (20 September 2013). "Чем Владислав Сурков займется в Украине". Forbes.ua. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Putin officially fires top political aide Vladislav Surkov". meduza.io. 18 February 2020. Archived from the original on 31 May 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  6. ^ О присвоении квалификационного разряда федеральным государственным служащим Администрации Президента Российской Федерации (Decree 59) (in Russian). President of Russia. 17 January 2000.
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  8. ^ Thomas, Matt (29 October 2016). "Vladislav Surkov: Who is Vladimir Putin's 'grey cardinal'?". International Business Times UK. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
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  10. ^ Ryzhkov, Vladimir (7 October 2013). "Same Old Kremlin, Same Old Surkov". The Moscow Times. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2016. Surkov played the decisive role in raising Kadyrov to his current post. For his part, Kadyrov refers to Surkov as his "sworn brother" and even has a portrait of Surkov hanging in his office in Grozny." and "...a person's formal job title in Russia never matches the actual authority they wield.
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  12. ^ Glikin, Maksim; Kholmogorova, Vera (13 August 2009). "Владислав Сурков стал писателем?" [Has Vladislav Surkov become a writer?]. Vedomosti. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2016. Published novel Close to Zero was probably written by Vladislav Surkov. (Издан роман «Околоноля», написанный скорее всего Владиславом Сурковым.)
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference Storey was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ "Peter Pomerantsev: Non-Linear War". LRB blog. 28 March 2014. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  15. ^ "Did Kremlin political chief really write murky gangster novel?". The Independent. 14 August 2009. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.