Valentin Yumashev - the figure is rather ambiguous. This man, who began his career as a simple journalist, became a famous politician and public figure. In addition, he is known as the husband of the daughter of Boris Yeltsin. So who is Valentin Yumashev? The biography of this person will be the subject of our consideration.
Childhood and young years
Yumashev Valentin Borisovich was born in December 1957 in Perm. Until 1971 he lived in his hometown and studied at a local school. Then he moved with his parents to a permanent residence in the Moscow region.
In 1976, after graduation, he was drafted into the ranks of the Soviet Army, where he served, as expected, for two years. After completing his service in 1978, Valentin Yumashev entered the journalism faculty, but studied in absentia, since at the same time he began to work as an intern in the Moskovsky Komsomolets publication. A year later, he went to work in a more replicated newspaper - Komsomolskaya Pravda. In this newspaper, he led a page for teens "Scarlet Sail."
It was in those years, studying at the university, that he met his future wife, Irina Vedeneyeva. Shortly after the wedding, their daughter Polina was born. But Valentin Yumashev and Irina Vedeneeva were not happy in marriage. Many friends even claimed that the young journalist married by calculation to get a Moscow residence permit. Anyway, but this marriage broke up, although legally this divorce was issued many years later.
Further journalistic career development
In 1987, Valentin Yumashev joined the magazine “Spark”, which was considered a very authoritative and serious publication. Four years later, he was appointed deputy chief editor. In this post, Yumashev worked until 1995. It was in Ogonyok that Valentin Borisovich met Svetlana Vavra, to whom he left his wife. Svetlana also left her legal spouse Andrei. Valentin Yumashev lived with her in a civil marriage, but after a while they nevertheless separated.
Then he returned to Komsomolskaya Pravda, where this time he took the post of chief editor.
At that time, global social changes were taking place in the country, and the head of one of the largest Russian publications was involved in a whirlpool of big politics. During his professional career, participating in press conferences and interviewing, Valentin Yumashev met with Russian President Boris Yeltsin, as well as with his daughter and his future wife Tatyana Dyachenko.
Political career
After Boris Yeltsin won the 1996 Russian presidential election, Valentin Yumashev was appointed to the post of his adviser on interaction with representatives of the media. This direction was very close to the professional direction of Valentin Borisovich.
Fulfilling his new duties, the journalist helped Yeltsin write a number of autobiographical books. Knowledgeable people said that most of the work was done by Yumashev himself.
In 1997, after the resignation of Anatoly Chubais, Valentin Borisovich Yumashev was appointed to the post of head of the Presidential Administration. He became one of the people closest to the head of state. It was while occupying this post that he advised Boris Yeltsin to involve the presidential daughter, Tatyana Dyachenko, in the apparatus. So she became an adviser to her own father. But already in December 1998, Valentin Borisovich left the post of head of the Administration.
In business
It was rumored that after leaving office, Valentin Borisovich decided to test his strength in business. And I must say that, judging by the sources in the press, he succeeded in a new endeavor, although, of course, he did not reach the level of the oligarch. At one time, Valentin Yumashev was even credited with owning half of the CITY business center and the same part of the Empire tower. But Yumashev himself denied this fact, which after a while confirmed an independent journalistic investigation. As it turned out, the owner of the assets attributed to Yumashev was the husband of his relative, who was a real and not a fictitious businessman.
But even after that, Valentin Yumashev remained a target for the press. His condition was constantly discussed on the pages of newspapers and magazines, the most various figures were called, which, however, had little relation to reality.
In 2000, Valentin Borisovich became one of the founders of the Boris Yeltsin Fund, whose goal is charity and support for young talents. Along with Yumashev, the co-founders of the fund were such famous personalities as Alexander Voloshin, Tatyana Dyachenko, Viktor Chernomyrdin and Anatoly Chubais.
Marriage to Tatyana Dyachenko
In 2002, the marriage of Valentin Yumashev and the daughter of ex-president Boris Yeltsin Tatyana Borisovna Dyachenko took place. By that time, each of them had two marriages: Yumashev - official and civil, Dyachenko - both official. In addition, in previous marriages, the couple had children: Valentin Borisovich had a daughter, Polina, Tatyana had sons Boris and Gleb.
Relations between Valentin Yumashev and Tatyana Dyachenko from the time of their acquaintance experienced various phases. At first it was a purely business relationship, which eventually grew into close friendship. Later, as feelings cooled between Tatyana and her husband, a prominent businessman Alexei Dyachenko, they became even closer to Yumashev.
In the end, after the marriage of Tatyana and Alexei Dyachenko actually broke up, Valentin Yumashev suggested the ex-president’s daughter to marry him. Tatyana agreed. After that, the bride and groom had to speed up their divorce proceedings, since at that time both officially had spouses.
Nevertheless, by 2002, everything had been settled, the wedding took place, and in April they already had a daughter, Maria.
Future life
Valentin and Tatyana Yumashevs concentrated all their further activities on the development of the Boris Yeltsin Fund.
In 2007, Boris Nikolayevich himself died of heart disease. Naturally, this was a tragedy for the wife of Valentin Yumashev, but he tried to support her as best he could. Together with his wife, he attended the funeral of the ex-president, who, in addition to being his father-in-law, had a very great influence on the fate of Valentine, was a close person for him.
In 2009, Valentin and Tatyana Yumashevs, as well as their common daughter Maria adopted Austrian citizenship. But at the same time, they also remained citizens of Russia. Rumor has it that it was possible to achieve Austrian citizenship in a rather short time thanks to the application of Gunter Alpfighter, who is the head of the Magna STEYR concern.
In 2013, the Yumashevs couple moved permanently to Austria, but nevertheless often comes to Russia, and also takes an active part in the activities of the Boris Yeltsin Fund. In particular, at the end of 2015, the Yeltsin Center was opened - the largest museum of the 90s era.
A family
Valentin Yumashev was married three times. His first wife was Irina Vedeneeva. But the marriage failed, and the couple divorced.
From this marriage, Valentin Borisovich has a daughter, Polina, born in 1980. She graduated from school in Moscow, and then studied in the UK. In 2001, she married billionaire Oleg Deripaska. In the same year, their son Peter was born - the first grandson of Yumashev. In 2003, the couple made Valentin Borisovich happy with her granddaughter Maria.
After Yumashev left Irina Vedeneeva, he lived for some time in a civil marriage with his colleague, journalist Svetlana Vavra.
The third time, Valentin Yumashev married the daughter of Boris Yeltsin Tatyana. In this marriage, in 2002, daughter Maria was born. In addition, from the first two marriages, Tatiana had children Boris and Gleb. Boris Yeltsin, Jr. is already an adult independent man, whose age has long exceeded 30 years. But the youngest son, Gleb Dyachenko, born in 1995, has Down syndrome. With this problem helps his wife and Yumashev Valentin Borisovich. The disease nevertheless does not prevent Gleb from taking the seventh place in swimming among athletes who suffer from Down syndrome. So the young man is still ahead.
Despite the fact that, as always, Valentin Yumashev plunges headlong into work, the family remains in the first place for him.
Interesting Facts
Back in the first half of the 90s, Valentin Yumashev had an accident that occurred due to traffic violations by the 3rd secretary of the DPRK embassy. The accident resulted in fatalities.
Journalist Mikhail Poltoranin, in his book published in 2010, claims that, being in the close circle of Boris Yeltsin's associates, Yumashev participated in a discussion of the possibility of physically eliminating opposition leader Lev Rokhlin. However, there is no direct evidence for this.
general characteristics
Valentin Borisovich Yumashev can be described as a strong-willed, strong person. Sometimes even his desire to achieve a goal turned into open careerism. From an ordinary journalist, he has grown to the post of head of the Presidential Administration, he is married to a presidential daughter, his life has grown into many legends.
Nevertheless, Valentin Yumashev is currently focused on family and charitable activities.