Artyom Tarasov
{{Short description|Russian political activist (1950–2017)}}
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| birth_place = Moscow, Russia
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| death_place = Moscow, Russia
| citizenship = Armenian
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| occupation = Businessman
Political activist
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Artem or Artyom Mikhaylovich Tarasov ({{langx|ru|Артём Миха́йлович Тара́сов}}; 4 July 1950, Moscow — 22 July 2017, Moscow) was a Russian businessman and political activist of Armenian descent.
Biography
Tarasov was a descendant of a well-known family of Armenian traders. Oil industrialist and dandy Nikolai Tarasov (1882–1910), co-founder of Moscow Bat theatre,{{Cite web|url = http://www.guideinmoscow.com/site.xp/050057048.html|title = Ostozhenka|last =|first =|date =|website = Your private guide in Moscow|publisher =|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140601063115/http://www.guideinmoscow.com/site.xp/050057048.html|archive-date = 2014-06-01|access-date =}}{{Better source needed|date=April 2016}} and Henri Troyat (Lev Tarasov) are among his paternal relatives.{{Cite web|url=http://www.projectclassica.ru/v_o/21_2007/21_2007_o_03a.htm|title=Вызов-Ответ. Владимир Седов. Особняк Тарасова в Москве|last=Sedov|first=Vladimir|date=2007-01-06|website=www.projectclassica.ru|language=Russian|trans-title=Tarasov Mansion in Moscow|access-date=2016-04-15}}{{Better source needed|date=April 2016}} Born to a photographer father and academic mother, Tarasov received several degrees as an engineer, a computer scientist, and an economic planner. He had a successful career as a scientific manager. His company, Progress, was the tenth co-operative officially registered in Moscow, but it was shut down by the Moscow authorities as “amoral, dangerous to society and contrary to socialist principles”. Then, he founded his next successful co-operative, Technika. Tarasov was the co-founder of Kommersant daily newspaper, the first independent airline, Transaero, and was elected to the Russian parliament. After a conflict with Soviet officials in 1990, he left the USSR and settled in London. In 1993, he returned to Russia and was once again elected to the State Duma. In 1996, he decided to run for Presidency as an independent pro-business candidate, but his application was rejected by the Central Election Commission.{{Citation needed|date = April 2016}}
By the late 2000s Tarasov was spending most of his time in London.{{Citation needed|date = April 2016}} In 2005, his book, Millionaire, detailing the rise of post-Soviet oligarchs, was published.{{Cite book|title = Millionaire|last = Tarasov|first = Artem|date = 2005-10-29|publisher = Artnik|isbn = 9781903906491|location = London|language = English}}
Tarasov died in Moscow on 22 July 2017 due to heart disease.
References
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Links
- [http://www.artem-tarasov.ru Official site]
- [http://www.rb.ru/article/pervyy-millioner-sssr-mne-predlojili-projit-eshhyo-odnu-jizn/4824147.html The first millionaire of the USSR] from rb.ru – {{in lang|ru}}
- [http://www.gazeta.ru/business/2015/04/24/kak_razbogatet_v_perestroiku.shtml Interview with Artyom Tarasov] from Gazeta.ru – {{in lang|ru}}
- [http://interviewmg.ru/530/ Артём Тарасов: Миллионер Из Трущоб] "Artem Tarasov: Slumdog Millionaire", from Interview Magazine – {{in lang|ru}}
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Category:Russian people of Armenian descent
Category:First convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)
Category:Businesspeople from Moscow
Category:Russian businesspeople in the United Kingdom
Category:Moscow State Mining University alumni
Category:Soviet businesspeople
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