Anatoly Artamonov
Anatoly Dmitrievich Artamonov.
Born on May 5, 1952 in the village of Krasnoye (Khvastovichsky district, Kaluga region). Soviet and Russian statesman. Governor of the Kaluga region. In the past, he served as first secretary of the CPSU of the Mosal region. Anatoly Dmitrievich Artamonov is the current governor of the Kaluga region, an honored statesman and a person with an active civic position.
In the past, he served as First Secretary of the CPSU of the Mosalsky District, and at the same time headed the Obninsk Construction and Industrial Joint Stock Company. Before assuming the governor’s post, he worked for a long time in the local government of the Mosalsky district, headed the Gruzdovsky state farm, where he earned everyone’s trust and respect. He is a Doctor of Economic Sciences. Using extensive practical experience and academic knowledge, he made an invaluable contribution to the development of the infrastructure of his small homeland. Now Anatoly Artamonov is a member of the United Russia party in the Kaluga region.
Activities and successes of Anatoly Artamonov
In the year 2000, on November 12, a very important and valuable event takes place in the life of Anatoly Artamonov - he becomes governor, collecting a record 57% of the votes. In 2004, after repeated elections, he again defended his position, and in 2005, after the president introduced amendments to the legislation, he officially secured his status as governor. Anatoly Dmitrievich Artamonov, using his personal money, erected a temple and built a new school in the Kaluga region.
2015 was marked by the holding of the third elections, but, like several years ago, Artamonov again became governor and retained his post. This time when the votes were counted, he received almost 72%.
Education
In the difficult life of a peasant he had to cope with many difficulties, but this did not prevent Anatoly Dmitrievich from making progress in his studies. He graduated from secondary school with honors in 1969. Afterwards the young man headed to Moscow. Here he entered the prestigious Agricultural Institute named after V.P. Goryachkin. During his student life, Anatoly Dmitrievich was actively involved in cultural activities and was even a member of the faculty bureau of the Komsomol. Regular activities and community service helped develop communication skills, and close relationships with people helped develop a passion for the “common cause.”
After several academic years, in 1974 Artamonov graduated from the institute with a specialist diploma in agricultural mechanization. However, the learning process did not end there. Later, the young man graduated from the Higher Party School of the CPSU and the Moscow Cooperative Institute with a specialty in economic sciences.
Childhood and youth
The future statesman was born in the spring of 1952 in the Kaluga region. He spent his childhood and youth in the village of Krasnoye. Anatoly Dmitrievich is the first-born in a large peasant family. After him, five more brothers and sisters were born. Mom, the keeper of the hearth, looked after everyone. The head of the family earned authority among the villagers as an excellent carpenter and veterinarian.
Since childhood, the guy has been accustomed to working. At the age of 7, he was already driving a car, tending cattle with his brothers and sisters and working in the garden. At the age of 11, the teenager earned his first money and gave his mother a gift - he bought a dress.
Anatoly Dmitrievich Artamonov (photo from personal archive)
Helping his parents with housework, the eldest son managed to study. Having successfully completed high school, he entered the Moscow Institute of Agricultural Engineers. In 1974 he received a diploma of higher education and a specialist degree in agricultural mechanization.
Later, in 1989, he graduated from the Higher Party School, and in 2008, Artamonov defended his doctoral dissertation at the University of Economics and Finance in St. Petersburg.
Start of a career path
After graduating from the Agricultural Institute with a degree in agricultural engineering, Anatoly Artamonov goes to his native “Khvastovichesky” state farm and becomes the head of repair shops there. Later he moved to the Shakhovskoy state farm in the Mosalsky district to the position of chief engineer. Here Anatoly Dmitrievich works for another 3 years until the next promotion. On July 8, 1978, Artamonov became the first 26-year-old director at the Gruzdovsky state farm. He became the first to come to this position at such a young age.
March 1995 became fundamental in the life of a young specialist. First, he was appointed head of the district department of agriculture, and then promoted to the post of secretary of the Mosalsky district committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Ahead lay a move to Obninsk. In 1991, Anatoly Dmitrievich took up the post of executive director of OJSC Obninsk Construction and Industrial Joint Stock Company. At the same time, he is also the head of the Obninsk construction management, director of the Tantal production association and deputy general director of the Saratov association.
Even then, Anatoly Artamonov made a feasible contribution to the development of intercultural communication, working on the development of projects of the Russian-Hungarian enterprise “Ros-San-Team” and the “Own Home” campaign. The figure clearly followed the intended path, gradually winning the trust of citizens and realizing his grandiose plans.
Governor of the Kaluga Region Anatoly Dmitrievich Artamonov
Career
A young specialist who graduated from a capital university was given a referral to a state farm in his native Kaluga region, where he was entrusted with managing repair shops. The successfully started work history continued in 1975: Anatoly Artamonov was appointed chief engineer of a state farm in a neighboring area, where he worked for 3 years.
In 1978, 26-year-old Artamonov headed the Gruzdovsky state farm, taking the director’s chair. He managed the farm for 7 years, bringing it to the forefront.
Political figure Anatoly Dmitrievich Artamonov (photo from personal archive)
In the mid-1980s, Anatoly Dmitrievich moved to the chair of the head of the agricultural department in the Mosalsky district, but less than six months later he was elected first secretary of the district committee of the CPSU, where he worked for 6 years.
In 1991, Artamonov was sent to the north of the Kaluga region, to Obninsk. He was entrusted with responsible work in the construction department, entrusting him with the duties of deputy chief. Soon he headed a joint-stock company engaged in industrial construction.
Public acceptance
The accumulated experience and deep knowledge in the political and social fields led Artamonov to great achievements, thanks to which the politician acquired unshakable authority in the eyes of the public. It is not surprising that by mid-March 2020, some news publications began to prophesy Artamonov as prime minister, or even president, of the Russian Federation.
The author of the news was the head of the department of state and municipal management of the Russian Economic University. G.V. Plekhanov Ruslan Abramov. He argued that the real candidate could be one of several regional leaders, including Anatoly Artamonov. The expert refers to him as the most effective governor.
Anatoly Artamonov as a successful figure and governor
Politician Anatoly Dmitrievich Artamonov
In 2000, Anatoly Dmitrievich won the election race by a significant margin, collecting the lion's share of votes (more than 56%). During the 2004 elections, he retained his position, becoming the winner again. After amendments to the legislation in 2005, Artamonov was appointed governor. In his village, the governor used his personal savings to build a school and erect a temple.
In 2020, the third elections took place, after which he was once again elected governor of the Kaluga region. When counting votes, their total number was a record 71.5%.
Interesting Facts
- In a dry August 2010, he promptly prevented the threat of fire, which at that time loomed over the village of “Krasnoe” in the Khvastovichi district. Thanks to a number of promptly taken measures, the threat near a populated area was averted;
- Part of Anatoly Dmitrievich’s personal funds was invested in the construction of a new school in the village of Krasnoye;
- In his free time from political and social activities, Anatoly Artamonov prefers active sports, fishing, tennis, swimming and even golf.
Since coming to power, Artamonov worked tirelessly to develop his native land, attracting new investors and boosting the economy. The governor is still modernizing agricultural production and the construction industry, which has already made an invaluable contribution to the benefit of his small homeland.
Elections
Already in November 1996, A. Artamonov was invited to the post of vice-governor of his native Kaluga region under the then head of the district, Valery Sudarenkov. Responsibilities included the development and implementation of plans for the integrated development of the region, which he handled very well. The public figure did not show much interest in politics, so he directed all his energies to solving “earthly” problems. Thus, he successfully managed to eliminate problems associated with the gas industry and attract Russian and foreign investors for long-term mutually beneficial cooperation:
- On November 12, 2000, Artamonov’s first elections for the post of governor began. As a result, he managed to collect a record number of votes and win with an incredible margin over his rivals.
- The next election campaign took place on March 14, 2004, when he was elected governor of the Kaluga region. for a new term. The total percentage of votes in favor was 66.89%, which was significantly superior to the opponents - the “candidate against everyone” and Alexander Safronov - who received only 12.8% and 9.13%, respectively.
- After amendments were made to the legislation in 2005, by decree of President Vladimir Putin, A. Artamonov received full gubernatorial powers.
- Elections for a third term were held in 2020, and here he was in the lead - almost 73% of the votes were given to him.
Personal life of Anatoly Artamonov
Anatoly Dmitrievich is married to Zoya Iosifovna Artamonova. She works as the head of the social protection department in Kaluga. Zoya Iosifovna is an Honored Worker of the Ministry of Labor and Social Development of Russia. The couple have two children and four grandchildren.
A. D. Artamonov adheres to a healthy lifestyle, so he actively plays sports and prefers to spend his free time outside of work outdoors with his family. Among his friends he is known as an exemplary family man and the life of the party.
Personal life
Anatoly Artamonov has a strong family. Together with his wife Zoya Iosifovna, he raised a son, Evgeniy, and a daughter, Elena. The official's wife heads the social protection department. The son received a diploma from the Moscow Technological University and works as a manager of companies in the gas industry. The daughter is a lawyer and works at Vnesheconombank. The children pleased their parents with four grandchildren.
In the fall of 2020, Anatoly Dmitrievich and his family suffered a heavy loss: Artamonov’s brother Sergei died.
Anatoly Artamonov and his wife Zoya Iosifovna / Portal of authorities of the Kaluga region
The official’s sister Lidiya Dmitrievna is engaged in the pharmaceutical business and runs a chain of pharmacies.
The governor of the Kaluga Territory prefers active recreation in nature and enjoys working in the country. In his free time, he likes to sit on the shore with a fishing rod, go hunting with friends, swim, and go skiing in winter. Anatoly Dmitrievich is called the soul of the company.
Facts[edit | edit code]
Anatoly Artamonov in 2020
- In August 2010, at the height of extreme heat, the threat of a crowning forest fire loomed over the governor’s home village, the village of Krasnoye, Khvastovichi district. As a result of emergency measures taken at the direction of the governor, a forest fire near the village of Krasnoye was extinguished as alarmed residents were already preparing to evacuate.
- Full member of the Petrovsky Academy of Sciences and Arts[30].
- Colleagues, friends and relatives of Artamonov in an informal setting consider him the soul of the company, a merry fellow and a jokester, a person irreplaceable at a feast, a real toastmaster. Artamonov can afford risky jokes on sensitive topics, which caused a critical public response[31].
- In July 2012, Artamonov began driving a Mitsubishi i MiEV electric car, becoming the first official of this level in Russia to choose an environmentally friendly vehicle[32].
- In 2012, Artamonov became the subject of discussion[33] among the Internet audience due to the ban in the field of freestyle wrestling[34].
- In December 2014, Artamonov banned officials in his region from using the word crisis[35]
. - In 2020, the Book World publishing house published A. D. Artamonov’s book “Challenges and Answers” in the “Serve Russia” series.[36]
Awards
For his advanced successes in the development of his native region, Anatoly Dmitrievich is highly revered, as evidenced by the presence of countless awards, including the following state awards: “Order of Honor”, 2002; Order "For Merit to the Fatherland, IV degree", 2006; Order of Merit for the Fatherland, III degree, 2012; "Order of Alexander Nevsky", 2020
And this is only a small fraction of the invaluable contribution that an honest politician and simply a Man with a capital P, Anatoly Artamonov, made to the development of the country and his Small Motherland.
early years
Anatoly Artamonov comes from a simple peasant family.
As a child, he often helped his parents with household chores, looked after his younger brothers and sisters, and contributed as much as he could to the harvest in the fields. Anatoly was a hardworking and sympathetic child, he tried to be on an equal footing with his elders in a difficult rural life. Despite the constant work, the boy studied well at a rural school, so much so that in 1969 he graduated with honors. Afterwards the young man went to enroll in Moscow.
