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with Medvedev), allowed Kudrin not to be in the middle of the confrontation between thetwo groups.Leadership of the Administration of the Government Personnel led by the Deputy PrimeMinister Sergey Sobyanin, who actively promotes his protégés to the high official posts,becomes a relatively new Putin – oriented center of gravity. The Sergey Chemezov’s groupwho is the head of the Russian Technologies company, which managed to merge a largenumber of Russian enterprises, including weaponry manufactures, still has powerfulpositions as before. Finally, Gazprom, headed by Aleksey Miler, remains to be Putin’s“personal guard”.Other groups, which used to have power during Vladimir Putin’s presidency, have latelydecreased their level of political assertiveness. Former powerful figures such as the head ofRussian Railways Vladimir Yakunin, businessman Yuri Kovalchuk, former head of DrugEnforcement Agency Viktor Cherkesov, found themselves on the periphery. The same goesfor a number of powerful oligarchs. Roman Abramovich and Oleg Deripaska are nowconcentrated on saving their own businesses.The influence of once super powerful security agencies has also lately diminished. Former“heavy-weights” for different reasons stepped away from active participation in controllingthe security block (Igor Sechin and Nikolai Patrushev ex-Director of Federal SecurityService (FSB)). Heads of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (MVD)and the Office of the Prosecutor Rashid Nurgaliev and Yuri Chaika are considered to betemporary and insufficiently influential figures.Information on group membership of the most powerful Russian politiciansPresident Dmitry Medvedev Relies on the status of the Presidentand his influence groupHead of the Government Vladimir Putin Plays a role of an arbiter inconfrontation between differentinfluence groupsHead of the Administrationof the PresidentFirst Deputy Head of thePresident’s AdministrationSergey Naryshkin Has a work experience both with D.Medvedev and V. Putin. Relativelypassive official.Vladislav Surkov Lately, draws closer to D.Medvedev, but is very negativelyperceived by other associates of thePresident.First Deputy PrimeMinisterIgor ShuvalovCoordinates struggle against theeconomic crisis within theGovernment. Politically lacksindependence. There are differentscenarios of his career development– from upcoming resignation to thepost of Prime Minister.First Deputy Prime Victor Zubkov The level of political ambitions is22
MinisterDeputy Prime Minister,Minister of FinanceAleksey Kudrinrelatively low.Became a target of strong lobbyistattacks in the struggle for budgetaryfunds. However, has a high survivalpotential and relative autonomy.Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin Is a powerful figure thanks topersonal contacts within the elite,and control over significant part ofthe Energy Sector.Deputy Prime Minister,Head of the GovernmentPersonnelSergey SobyaninConcerns himself with thestrengthening of governmentpersonnel in the interests of V.Putin.Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Zhukov His influence is graduallydecreasing.Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak Was one the most visible persons inV. Putin’s team, but because of theconfrontational character graduallypushed to the periphery.Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov As a result of secondary role ofMinistry of Foreign Affairs hisinfluence is decreasing.Minister of Defense Anatoly Serdyukov V. Zubkov’s protégé. Managed togain considerable authority withinthe elite, but little popularity in theArmy.Minister of Internal Affairs Rashid Nurgaliev N. Patrushev’s protégé. Consideredto be a temporary person in chargeof Ministry of Internal Affairs.Minister of Justice Aleksandr Konovalov D. Medvedev’s protégé.Director of the FederalSecurity ServicePresident of the CentralBankSecretary of the SecurityCouncilSpeaker of the State Duma,Chairman of the HighestCouncil of the YedinayaAleksandr BortnikovSergey IgnatyevNikolai PatrushevBoris Gryzlov23Was promoted to the leadingpositions with participation of I.Sechin. Tries not to demonstratepolitical independence.A. Kudrin’s protégé.After leaving the post of the Directorof the FSB his influence went down.I. Sechin’s and N. Patrushev’sprotégé.
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