Where is Yushchenko now, the former president of Ukraine? He lives on his estate and does not grieve. Among their beehives, windmills, collections of antiques, in a full-fledged hut-museum. In which he once received Vladimir Putin himself, the president of Russia.
His estate is located in the village of Novye Bezradichi. No, not in Koncha Zaspa, like most officials. But also not far from Kyiv, only 39 kilometers. Yushchenko cuts here a tractor in the clothes of a collective farmer, loves to dig in the ground and reflect on the fate of Ukraine. Peeling onions, planting potatoes, caring for cattle.
Meanwhile, his possessions are great. In fact, the ex-president owns a full-fledged mini-village on 3.5 hectares. In addition to Yushchenko's house, there is a farm, a garden, a pond, a carpentry workshop, and so on and so forth. The former official boasts: I built all this for about 20 years. Even when I was the head of the National Bank, I passed by this place, and I really liked it. I then bought 7 acres for just a few bags of grain. Now I just want to finish my collection of Ukrainian household items. But this will take at least 10 years.«.
Speaking of the collection. He has been collecting it since his student days: “ I then found a fragment of an old cannonball. I thought for a long time: what to do with it? It would be possible to make an ashtray, but I do not smoke. I don’t remember what happened to him in the end, but since then I have become interested in antique objects.«.
Yushchenko also remembers President Putin. He received it in his hut-museum. Viktor recalls: here I received all the presidents: Bush, Putin, and other foreign guests. Putin, when he was visiting me, I remember, went up to the stove, leaned on it and stood silently for several minutes. I then said: Volodya, I will give you the same". Likes Yushchenko and honey. Can't live without it. There are more than 20 hives on the estate.
The former head of state does not forget about gardening either. He cuts trees himself, he fights beavers and pests.
Yushka's recipe from Yushchenko
Yushchenko feeds exclusively on what he grows himself. In addition, he shares the recipe for yushka with everyone: “ On such a cauldron (10-15 liters), we take a variety of fish, and the more species, the better. We cook it with tails and heads in gauze, then we take it out and clean it from the bones. We throw carrots, potatoes, millet. As they cook until half cooked, we throw nettle, parsley, dill. At the very end, add fish, more greens, drive in a few eggs and add 100 g of vodka. And most importantly - we dip the log on which it was prepared into the yushka. This will give you a smoky taste.«.
Yushchenko on Russia and Ukraine
Yushchenko reflects on the fate of the fraternal peoples, Ukrainians and Russians. Here are his quotes:
- At the public level, there is a huge corrosion of our relations. We are losing the level of understanding and respect received at a high price. It all evaporates today like ashes. And I think that Russia has something to sort out. It seems to me that she is going in the wrong direction, in the wrong direction. I am ashamed of the Russian people, of what Russian journalism is doing today. It's embarrassing, but I can't change anything.
— The Russian people today are truly a collective Putin. Because he does everything in your name.
- I have a question for you: what is your soldier doing in my Ukraine today? Who invited him? Why is he here? Why is he in Crimea? You asked me: “Do you understand the people who bless the arrival of the “Russian world” in Ukraine?” I say, “No, I don't understand. They do evil."
- Vladimir Putin will not make any step if he is not accepted by society. Otherwise, the day after tomorrow he will be a political corpse. Therefore, Putin does everything that is accepted at the public level.
“I don’t want a new Maidan. And now this is homework for the authorities. It is necessary to draw conclusions very quickly and form a platform for communication.
Photos of the Yushchenko estate
Most of all, many people are alarmed by the fact why Yushchenko stubbornly refused to donate blood for analysis. After all, he had a clean, beautiful face, and suddenly everything became pock-marked. Doesn't Viktor Andreevich himself want evil to be punished?
After all, the refusal prompts certain thoughts: is it possible that the former president of Ukraine is really hiding something from us? Why does he not make any effort to find and punish the person or people who poisoned him? Perhaps - this is a skillful PR move? But is a reasonable person going to disfigure his face?
Or maybe there was no dioxin at all? And Yushchenko was afraid that the whole truth would be revealed and therefore did not donate blood for analysis when Renat Kuzmin followed him in fifth with this request? Or was Viktor Yushchenko used “in the dark”, and he really did not know what was happening to him?..
Let's reason logically. That he is afraid of this investigation is understandable. There is one more fact: on January 19, when he was swimming in the hole with a disfigured face and a clean body. Strange, isn't it? Why a disfigured face, but a clean body? When poisoned with the strongest poison, it would have completely affected the entire body anyway. So, it was an impact on separate local parts. And they allegedly began to look for the guilty, whom no one ever found.
Next: an Austrian doctor takes a blood sample and sends it to the US, and then the results for the presence of dioxin in the blood are returned to the Austrian clinic. Why was all this necessary? Obvious things and the fact that some, not all, of the blood was supposed to go. And then the tests disappeared without a trace.
People from his personal circle at the campaign headquarters say that by the beginning of September 2014 they were aware that they were losing, and the poisoning equalized Yushchenko's rating on the scales. But after a while, when he returned from the clinic, many began to say that Yushchenko had become a completely different person, as if a terrible illness had broken him. Or maybe he didn't come back at all?
However, his rating grew. Two weeks after treatment, a completely different person appears in the clinic - an ardent nationalist, a famine ... People had high hopes for Viktor Andreevich, but he did not justify them. During the years of government after the poisoning, it seemed to all people that in front of them was a completely different person with completely different views. When he became president, he began to deal with bees, paintings, fishing, and the country was ruled by “powders”.
Forensic medicine expert Viktor Kolkutin says that modern toxicology does not know of a poison that acts selectively on a specific part of the body. Plus, there would be more serious consequences from nervous system, immune, hematopoietic. Of course, this is no dioxin, because Yushchenko would not be alive. And here there was a reaction to a foreign protein that did not take root in the human body - Botox, in other words.
So, another version is that the pockmarks on his face are unsuccessful Botox injections. And this is an accident that came at the right time, and no one poisoned him. According to Ukrainian public figure Tatyana Pop, she has acquaintances who now live in Russia, and used to be employees of the SBU. And they also claim that there was no poisoning of Yushchenko, and this is an ordinary accident, which was used as a brilliant PR move.
In fact, Viktor Andreevich used the services of a cosmetologist, and before that he used the procedure with germ cells. Most likely, there was some kind of unsuccessful party or, perhaps, due to the fact that after the injection he visited the dacha, and saunas and baths after the procedure are strictly prohibited, including swimming in cold water, alcohol (he drank moonshine that evening , then - wine, and later more vodka with beer), because of this, everything happened.
The reaction of the body went, because all this took place that day at the dacha, where Yushchenko spent the evening. And to talk about it, of course, ashamed. By the way, the practice with sex cells, according to experts, even led to death. That is why only one of his faces was damaged, while the rest of his body remained clean: because the injection was done in the face.
Undoubtedly, his wife had a huge influence on the ex-president. Many say that she is the bearer of the Nazi ideology. Take, for example, 2016 - Yushchenko set himself the task of taking on the formation of the Ukrainian nation, museums, libraries, building a dream house for T. Shevchenko according to his own sketches ...
And now let's get back to Yushchenko's first wife, Svetlana Kolesnik. Viktor Andreevich divorced his first wife. From his first marriage he has two children - Andrey and Vitalina. And in the second, three more children were born - two daughters Sofia, Christina and son Taras.
And if we recall the triangle "Yushchenko-Tymoshenko-Poroshenko", which existed in the period 2014-2015, then Yulia Tymoshenko became a confrontation for a place in the shadows. Yushchenko was treated, then departed from treatment, and his wife Ekaterina Chumachenko introduced him into the circle of national-fanatic relations. So to speak, she played the role of the wife of the gray cardinal. So it was necessary that this candidate won at any cost?
Compromise from Moskal
The Governor of the Transcarpathian Regional State Administration, Gennady Moskal, published on his website a document that allegedly testifies to the corrupt activities of the third President of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko.
If you believe this document, then Viktor Yushchenko managed to earn quite a lot during his presidency.
(1954)
In 1954 February 23 was born, at the moment already the ex-president of Ukraine, Viktor Andreyevich Yushchenko. His biography, oddly enough, is not particularly different from the biography of an ordinary Ukrainian. He was born into a family no different from others. True, in connection with political career a lot of rumors appeared around Viktor Yushchenko's family, especially his father, Andrei Andreyevich Yushchenko, who fought in the war (only for which side now no one knows). Viktor Andreevich's mother worked as an ordinary teacher.
Viktor Yushchenko studied at a regular school, after graduating, he entered the Ternopil Financial and Economic Institute (by the standards of that time, he was considered the most corrupt institution)
In 1975 . Viktor Andreyevich Yushchenko took the first responsible post - the post of chief accountant of the collective farm. He did not work in this position for long, as he went to serve in the border troops. He finished his service in 1976, after which he began working as the head of one of the branches of the State Bank, which was located in Ulyanovsk. Viktor Yushchenko held this post for 8 years. While working at the State Bank, Yushchenko also joined the ranks of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Victor Andreevich carefully tried to hide this circumstance after the events of 1991).
Having worked as a leader until 1975. Viktor Yushchenko became deputy head of the lending department. Three years later, Viktor Andreevich Yushchenko was appointed to the post of deputy chairman of the board of Agroprombank. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, this bank becomes Joint Stock Agroprombank "Ukraine". A year later, a money scam happens in this bank, as a result of which, 0.8 billion rubles "evaporated" from the bank's loan amounts. And literally six months later, in June 1992, 15 billion rubles were transferred to the accounts of two American firms through Joint Stock Agroprombank Ukraina, ostensibly to convert the currency into dollars (at that time it was 233 million dollars). Naturally, such frauds attracted the attention of law enforcement agencies. In September of the same year, the prosecutor's office opened a case against all persons holding high positions in the bank. Despite the scandal caused by this case, Viktor Andreyevich Yushchenko was appointed chairman of the National Bank of Ukraine a year later. During his short presidency (11 months), Yushchenko has run things so far that the inflation rate has reached a record high of 10,000 percent.
In 1993, Viktor Andreevich Yushchenko met his future wife Catherine Claire, whom he married in 1998. A year after this joyful event, Viktor Yushchenko was appointed Prime Minister of Ukraine. His premiership was remembered by the people only as an unreasonable rise in the price of meat, sugar and grain. In 2001 . Yushchenko is removed from office.
President of Ukraine.
Former Prime Minister of Ukraine.
Graduated from the Ternopil Financial and Economic Institute. Candidate of Economic Sciences, laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine in the field of economics and technology.
Since 1976 he has been working in the banking system. Since 1985 - Deputy Head, Head of Department of the Ukrainian Republican Office of the State Bank, then - First Deputy Chairman of the Board of Joint-Stock Commercial Agro-Industrial Bank "Ukraine".
January 1993 - December 1999 - Chairman of the Board of the National Bank of Ukraine. December 22, 1999 - April 27, 2001 Prime Minister of Ukraine. He was appointed to the post of head of government on the direct advice of the US administration, which was never hidden from anyone. He resigned under pressure from both the left opposition and oligarchic groups associated with Leonid Kuchma's entourage.
Despite the harsh nature of the ongoing reforms, during his time in government, he achieved high personal popularity among the population and, as of the summer of 2001, is the most popular politician in Ukraine.
He enjoys great respect from both supporters and opponents, he strives to stay away from the tough anti-Kuchma campaign carried out by Batkivshchyna, Sobor and other parties. He has a reputation as a balanced, reasonable politician prone to compromises, enjoys high prestige in international financial circles, it was announced that Yushchenko was among the top ten bankers in the world.
The ex-premier's wife, Yekaterina Chumachenko, was a former US State Department official who many analysts say was Yushchenko's main "pro-Western" influence. The Yushchenkos have a son and a daughter. Viktor Yushchenko loves to drive a car, is fond of beekeeping and painting.
According to experts, at present, Yushchenko's ties with the West have weakened and the former prime minister has two choices: to lead the opposition right-wing bloc PRP-KUN-UNR-NRU, which is actively seeking to attract him to its leaders, or, at the suggestion of the chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Ivan Plyushch to lead the centrist pro-presidential bloc based on the APU, the NDP and the Party of Regions.
Attempts are being made to discredit Viktor Yushchenko, in particular by blaming him for the 2001 bankruptcy of the Ukraina Bank, which he once headed.
In November-December 2001, Yushchenko formed and headed the Our Ukraine electoral bloc, which included Rukhi, KUN and a number of small right-wing parties. In the parliamentary elections in March 2002 in a multi-mandate nationwide district, the bloc won 23.57% of the vote. Viktor Yushchenko was born on February 23, 1954 in the village of Khoruzhivka, Sumy region, into a family of teachers.
Graduated from the Ternopil Financial and Economic Institute. After graduation, he served in the ranks of the Soviet army for a year, serving in the border troops on the Soviet-Turkish border near Leninakan.
Since 1976 he has been working in the banking system. Since 1985 - Deputy Head, Head of Department of the Ukrainian Republican Office of the State Bank. Since 1992 - First Deputy Chairman of the Board of Joint-Stock Commercial Agro-Industrial Bank "Ukraine".
From January 1993 to December 1999 - Chairman of the Board of the National Bank of Ukraine. Under his leadership, a monetary reform was carried out in Ukraine, the State Treasury was created, and the construction of the Banknote and Mint began. In 1997, according to the ratings of the financial magazine Global Finance, Viktor Yushchenko entered the six best bankers in the world.
In January 2002, the Our Ukraine electoral bloc was formed, headed by Viktor Yushchenko. The bloc included 10 centre-right parties. In the March 2002 parliamentary elections in the nationwide multi-member constituency, the bloc received 24.7% of the vote.
Candidate of Economic Sciences. PhD thesis on the topic "Development of demand and supply of money in Ukraine".
Married, has five children and a granddaughter: sons Andrei and Taras, daughters Vitalina, Sophia and Christina, granddaughter Yarina.
He loves painting, beekeeping, pottery, collects antiquities, folk life and Ukrainian national costume, restores finds from the Trypillia culture.
Ukrainians are well aware of the state and political figure, as well as the former President of the country Yushchenko Viktor Andreevich. But few people know his biography, achievements in his youth and current personal life.
General biography of Yushchenko
Let's start with the fact that Viktor Andreevich was born on February 23, 1954. Exactly fifty years later, the politician was elected the third president of Ukraine. Previously, he was the prime minister of the country, and also held an important position in the National Bank. Returning to the information about Yushchenko's childhood, it should be noted that he was born on the territory of Ukraine in the village of Khoruzhevka. His family was quite revered in the vicinity, and some even said that she was from a Cossack family. Viktor Andreevich's parents were teachers, and they were respected throughout the village.
It is impossible not to note the merits of Yushchenko's father, Andrei Andreevich, he participated in the Great Patriotic War and, unfortunately, like many, was captured and placed in one of the Nazi Germans. The man knew English well, so he began to teach after his release and return to his homeland. Yushchenko's mother - Varvara Timofeevna - taught children physics and mathematics. The elder brother of Viktor Andreevich also carefully studied politics and became a people's deputy.
The youth of a politician
When Viktor Yushchenko was very young, everyone remembers him as a sweet, kind and diligent boy with a good upbringing. But also there was always a certain spark in him - the desire for leadership and victory.
In 1971, the young man graduated from a local school, and already in 1975 - the Ternopil Financial and Economic Institute. After receiving a diploma, Yushchenko Jr. began working as a chief accountant, and a little later he joined the army. After serving his term in the border troops and returning home, Viktor Andreevich decided to join the CPSU party.
A little later, Yushchenko received a position in the office of the State Bank of the SRSR. This was considered a very prestigious work, which the young man himself and his whole family were proud of. In this regard, Viktor Andreevich moved to Kyiv. A few months later, the talented young man received a promotion, and three years later he became deputy head of the board of the office of the Agro-Industrial Bank of the Soviet Union.
Career
For many, Viktor Yushchenko remains a mystery. His biography is actually very interesting and full of various important events. So, by the age of 39, the future president was nominated for the post of head of the National Bank of Ukraine. And in this post he was the third leader. It was with his help that the creation of the national currency, namely the hryvnia, was introduced. During his reign, the Bank and Mint was built and the State Treasury was created.
After some time, Yushchenko Viktor Andreevich was recognized as one of the best bankers in the world (according to the assumption of the Global Finance magazine). A year later, the statesman brilliantly defended his dissertation, after which he became a candidate of economic sciences. Such an important event for Yushchenko took place at the Ukrainian Academy of Banking, in Viktor Andreevich's native land - in Sumy.
Prime Minister's position
In 1999, Yushchenko decided to step down from the post of head of the NBU and head the country's government. For a whole year, Viktor Andreevich was the prime minister of the state, participated in the life of the population, proposing various reforms and laws. From the very beginning of such an important activity, the politician began to focus on the work of banks and all the processes taking place in them. The first thing he did was to balance the budget by refusing to use short-term loans that the state took to pay pensions and wages.
In addition, Viktor Yushchenko, whose biography does not end with the post of Prime Minister of Ukraine, fought against shadow business. He tried in every possible way to fill the budget with taxes of private entrepreneurs engaged in dishonest activities.
Results of the Prime Minister's work
As a result of Yushchenko's actions, the implementation of his reforms for the first time in a long time, the country received an increase in GDP, there were cardinal changes in the calculations and payments of the central and local budgets, there was confirmation that the budget of Ukraine increased, and barter and borrowing had to be abandoned, which also had a positive effect on the economy. In addition, the state debt was liquidated, since then pensions, scholarships and wages have been paid on time.
Nevertheless, the population was dissatisfied, since the level of salaries and pensions was miserable. On the other hand, Viktor Andreevich effectively fought corruption, exposing the complex schemes of fraudsters: he issued a decree on the arrest of Yulia Tymoshenko, but nevertheless decided to release her soon, held a large-scale action called "Ukraine without Kuchma" and much more.
In fact, Yushchenko respected Kuchma and even noted in one of his interviews that he was like a father to him, whom he wants to imitate and worship. Unfortunately, in 2001, Viktor Andreevich left the post of prime minister by decision of the parliament, which doubted the competence and integrity of the Cabinet of Ministers.
The decision to become president
In 2002, Viktor Yushchenko decided to become president. This desire appeared as a result of the parliamentary elections. During their conduct, the future president felt that he had power, a spark, he could and wanted to become the leader of Ukraine. Pretty soon, the Our Ukraine bloc was created, with Yushchenko as its face. He overtook BYuT in votes, which enjoyed confidence among the people of the state and, according to forecasts, had to get ahead of all rivals. became his comrade-in-arms in this difficult struggle.
These elections were won by Viktor Yushchenko. His biography does not end there, on the contrary, from that moment on, the figure changes radically. The election of a new president was scheduled for 2004, it was during this period that the politician firmly decided to run. The election campaign started on 3 July. On the sixth day, a representative of the people self-nominated for the post of head of the country.
Presidential elections
In the presidential elections, Yushchenko successfully passed the first round, but in the next he took second place. He strongly disagreed with the result and filed an application with the Supreme Court of Ukraine. Indeed, after a while it turned out that the results were faked, or the elections were held incorrectly. As a result, Yushchenko Viktor Andreevich, whose biography at that moment was of interest not only became the president of the country.
Activities of the President of Ukraine
Viktor Yushchenko was considered a smart, logical president. He skillfully pursued a foreign policy that was aimed at cooperation with the US and the EU, called on the Russian Federation to defer Ukraine's debt for gas consumption in the first years of independence, pursued an anti-Russian policy, did charity work, cultivated the cities of the state, and much more. In 2010, Yushchenko again ran for the presidency of Ukraine, but was defeated.
Programs of Viktor Yushchenko
During his reign in Ukraine, Yushchenko introduced many important reforms and created programs that were aimed at improving the lives of the country's citizens. For example, in 2007, a decree was signed that stated that it was necessary to improve and expand the construction of affordable housing, which would provide the population with apartments. It was a universal option that solved many problems, since the citizens of Ukraine especially felt the crisis and unfavorable living conditions.
The next program was the project “Warm the child with love”. It consisted in charity, assistance from which was sent to large families, orphans and babies deprived of parental care and care. Individuals such as Viktor Pinchuk and Rinat Akhmetov supported Yushchenko in his endeavors and contributed a significant amount of money to help poor children.
Viktor Andreevich devoted most of his time to social issues. He tried to bring up a different nation, people helping each other. For this, he even introduced several new laws into the Constitution of Ukraine. He also changed some of the provisions and procedures for adoption in the country. Many people know what Viktor Yushchenko wanted to achieve, whose biography mentions his boundless love for children and his people.
After leaving the presidency, the Ukrainian assured everyone that he would not leave political activity and will continue to do so. He created his own organization, the so-called Viktor Yushchenko Institute. After the decree on awarding Bandera the title of hero was canceled, the former president criticized this decision for a long time and tried to change it. Thus, the question “what is Viktor Yushchenko doing now” can be safely answered: politics, charity, developing programs, actions.
As for personal data about politics, Yushchenko's zodiac sign is Pisces. Viktor Andreevich's weight is 82 kg, and his height is 183 cm. He loves history and economics. Yushchenko also loves children.
Personal life of the former president
Many have heard more than once that Viktor Yushchenko divorced his first wife, but few know why. In fact, according to the former president, the couple simply did not get along in character, namely, they were “tired” of each other. Today, Viktor Andreevich maintains a relationship with his ex-wife and does not hold a grudge against her, on the contrary, he bought a stunning mansion for her so that Svetlana Ivanovna would not need anything.
Concerning the issue of the family, many are interested in Viktor Yushchenko's children. It's nice to know that a politician already has several grandchildren. As for the relatives of Viktor Andreevich, he has a wonderful son and daughter. Vitalina Yushchenko is already 34 years old, and Andrei is five years younger than her. Nevertheless, the former president of Ukraine already has one grandson and three granddaughters. But it's all about the first marriage and children. Today, Viktor Yushchenko's wife is a wonderful American of Ukrainian origin - Ekaterina Chumachenko, who happily gave her husband two charming daughters: Sofia-Victoria and Khristina-Katrin and one son - Taras.
Yushchenko's terrible disease
Of course, many are interested in Yushchenko, Viktor Andreevich, whose illness sometimes terrifies. Most experts tried to understand what really happened to the face of the former president, and who wished him harm. Many political scientists believe that it was deliberate poisoning, which every year aggravated the condition of Viktor Andreevich. It is also believed that this situation greatly influenced the outcome of the elections in 2004.
Various people were interested in who Viktor Yushchenko was, what was with the face of a politician, what was his secret and personal life. To date, there is the most plausible and established version - poisoning during dinner led to such dire consequences, and only a miracle helped Yushchenko escape.
Information about Yushchenko's current life
Many do not forget their former president. People are interested in where Viktor Yushchenko lives today, what he does and what plans he has for the future. According to many political analysts, the former president continues to live at the state dacha in Koncha-Zaspa, where he has been since 2004. On the other hand, Yushchenko's son said that his father moved out of there in 2013 and bought himself a small mansion, which is perfect for a large family and the full growth of children.
For a long time people will remember who Viktor Yushchenko is, his biography is of interest even after leaving the presidency. It would seem that four years have passed, but he is just as interesting to his people as he was a few years ago. At the same time, Viktor Andreevich does not stand still, he continues to work, despite the fact that the Our Ukraine party has collapsed, and he will never become the head of state.
And Viktor Yushchenko will also be remembered thanks to who turned the lives of many people upside down and decided the fate of the whole country as a whole. He will never be forgotten because he is the first president of Ukraine who decided to completely dissolve the Verkhovna Rada and much more. And even though today there is no unambiguous assessment of his activities, some criticize him, others accuse him of all mortal sins, and still others almost pray for him, who knows what would have happened to the country if someone else had become president then.