Vice President of AFK Sistema Leonid Monosov is from Belarus. Open sources have very little information about his biography, which is strange - in different years this person held a number of important posts in the capital. But in the press his last name appears often - for the most part as a defendant in the next corruption scandal.
Childhood and youth of Leonid Anatolyevich
It is known that Monosov Leonid Anatolyevich was born in a quiet town called Mozyr. This is a small town in the Gomel region. The town is famous for its rich history, which began with its foundation in 1155.
Locals call it "Belarusian Switzerland." Transport interchanges are located to the side, it is almost impossible to accidentally get here. Cozy streets, “sleeping” quarters of high-rise buildings, ancient buildings give the city a special charm and rhythm of life. Nobody is in a hurry here.
In the 1970-1980s, the city was overwhelmed by the construction boom. He provoked his refinery, which was built nearby. However, little has changed there since then. It seems the city is half asleep ...
It was in such an atmosphere that Leonid’s childhood passed. There is only one pedagogical university in the city, so I had to go to Moscow to study.
From that moment, the life of Leonid Anatolievich Monosov changed dramatically. Moscow is not Mozyr, it’s a completely different pace and rhythm of life - I had to adapt, as the oligarch himself says.
Higher education Leonid Anatolievich Monosov was not easy. He had difficulty, but entered the Moscow Institute of Railway Engineers - not the most prestigious educational institution in the capital.
However, at that time the institute had a good reputation and trained most of the staff for work on the country's railways and not only. In 1980, Leonid Anatolievich Monosov received a diploma in "Industrial and Civil Engineering".
Professional path of Leonid Monosov
In the biography of Leonid Anatolyevich Monosov there are many “dark” spots - he held several senior positions in the construction complex of the country, suddenly resigning. And his former colleagues later became involved in high-profile criminal cases. But first things first.
A young graduate of the university did not come to work somewhere, but in Glavmospromstroy (today - Mospromstroy).
This company was founded on July 27, 1972. The best forces have joined the new Glaucus and set the organization large-scale tasks: reconstruction of the circus building on Tsvetnoy Boulevard, construction of the central puppet theater, the building of the Ministry of the Interior on Zhitnaya and other large and unique projects. 72,000 people worked there - the best specialists from all over the country, and it is unlikely that Monosov would have got there without patronage.
Although Leonid Monosov was hired as a simple master, but it was already a good start platform. And the career went uphill. Having gained experience, Monosov began to rapidly move up, until he took the post of deputy general director. It seems to be nothing remarkable, everything is like everyone else.
Career is rapidly gaining momentum
The most interesting events in the career of Leonid Anatolyevich Monosov began to occur after the 1998 default. They are closely related to the name of Vladimir Resin. It was this man who played a key role in the fate of Leonid Anatolyevich.
The construction industry is a special world with its own laws. Moreover, all key figures are somehow familiar with each other. And Leonid Monosov by this time has already become such a figure.
The role of Vladimir Resin in the career of Monosov
There is no reliable information about what connected these two people. Perhaps the fact that they are both from Belarus played a role. True, Vladimir Resin is much older - he was born in 1938 in Minsk. But, like Monosov, comes from the province.
In 2001, Resin took the post of First Deputy Mayor of Moscow. At the same time, he is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Glavmosstroy.
Just at the request of Vladimir Resin, Monosov in 1986 headed one of the construction departments of this organization. And later, in 1999, he was appointed CEO of Moskapstroy.
Leonid Anatolievich Monosov was lucky - Resin just needed “his” person in this post, and he did not forget about the young and talented leader, who also owed him. This was a significant leap in his career, which opened Monosova access to budget money. At that time, Moskapstroy was a technical customer of half of Moscow construction projects.
A number of corruption scandals and high-profile criminal cases are connected with this period of his activity. Thanks to revelatory publications in the media, his surname became known to the masses.
It’s enough to recall the check of “Moskapstroy” by the antimonopoly service. Then the officials came to the conclusion that there was a price plot by the builders, and half of the Moscow construction projects were controlled by Mr. Monosov. And this is only according to official statistics. However, no drastic measures were taken.
As head of the department of urban construction of Moscow
In August 2007, Leonid Monosov already controlled all the Moscow construction projects, which were carried out on budget money. This became possible after he headed the Department of the city order of capital construction in Moscow.
Some media outlets at the time claimed that this department was created specifically “for him” to “untie his hands,” so to speak. Journalists unearthed that Monosov still remains the main shareholder of Moskapstroy, only through affiliates.
At the same time, Leonid Monosov is the main manager of the budget money that the Moscow government directed for the construction of various facilities. It is not surprising that the main contracts were received by Moskapstroy, which acted as a technical customer, and structures close to Inteko Elena Baturina, the wife of the mayor of the capital, Yuri Luzhkov.
Naturally, the estimates were overstated by 2-3 times. We are talking about hundreds of billions of rubles that were “cut” in projects such as the reconstruction of the Petrovsky Travel Palace, where only the facade was reconstructed, and all internal buildings were replaced with a remake, and even in violation of building codes (based on the materials of Dmitry Vasilchuk’s investigation, published in October 2009).
What does Leonid Anatolevich say about these rumors?
In this regard, I recall the interview that Monosov gave to the newspaper Vedomosti on November 30, 2006. There Leonid Anatolyevich admitted that in the construction complex of Moscow there are practically no people who did not work with Resin. Thus, he indirectly recognized the role that this man played in his fate.
In addition, he stated that he categorically disagrees with the accusations against him. In his opinion, Moskapstroy wins tenders only because few take on such complex and responsible projects. Profit is small - only 1.5% of capital investments. For comparison, builders get 80%. Recently, however, competition has become more fierce and the company no longer always wins.
Why did Leonid Monosov leave his post: intuition or a hint from acquaintances?
Nevertheless, for some of Monosov’s subordinates he “cut” the budget money and holding fake tenders turned into real criminal cases. It is enough to recall the deputy chairman of the city auction committee Sergei Tatintsyan, who spent 18 months in jail and received 4 years in prison.
But Leonid Monosov himself, apparently, knows how to remain the “right” person in any direction. At least, the investigation had no complaints against him. This is easily explained by his close acquaintance with Vladimir Pronin, the then chief of the Moscow Central Internal Affairs Directorate, and later - adviser to Vladimir Resin.
This is confirmed by Ekaterina Shashenkova, the ex-wife of Alexander Pronin, the son of Vladimir, in an interview with Novaya Gazeta on November 15, 2017. According to her, she often heard the name Monosov in the house, Vladimir and Alexander had business with him and were closely acquainted.
Sochi "voyage" of a Moscow official
The next "level" in the career of Monosov was the Sochi Olympics. Leonid Anatolyevich took the post of vice president of Olimpstroy Corporation in June 2010. If in Moscow his department was developing 190–240 billion a year, then there was an opportunity of 1.3 trillion rubles until 2014.
It was planned that after the Olympics, Monosov will return to work in Moscow. He performed his duties regularly and remained at his post until 2012.
Later, Leonid Monosov joined the board of directors of AFK Sistema. There, he served as vice president and managed the company's investment portfolio. March 31, by decision of the board of directors, Monosov left this post.
According to rusprofile, today Leonid Anatolievich Monosov, as an individual, somehow participates in the companies: LLC Stroy West, LLC Realtex-Development, LLC Bolero, LLC Lot, LLC and CJSC EESS, LLC Rublevskoe-83.
In addition, Leonid Monosov is the chairman of the Dynamo basketball club. Significant assets belong to his son - Andrei Monosov.
Family of Leonid Monosov
For some reason, there is no public information about the oligarch’s wife. On the Web it is almost impossible to find even her photo.
It is known that Leonid Anatolievich Monosov has children: son Andrei and daughter Alina. Both are adults.
The son followed in his father's footsteps: he made a career in a large construction company, held senior positions in the construction complex of Moscow, and is actively conducting business.
Like his father, Andrei managed to become famous throughout the country with scandals related to his business. It is enough to recall the acquisition of a stake in the construction company "Monarch", where he previously worked as financial director.
And the daughter of the former "co-owner" of Moscow (as some media outlets call Monosov) became famous throughout the country for her wedding, for which dad spent 60 million rubles. The guests were entertained by the Leningrad group and Polina Gagarina.
True, the groom himself is not from a poor family. Pavel Kalturin is the son of Vladimir Kalturin, the owner of the company Professional and Vending Machines, and he is used to living on a grand scale. Therefore, it is not yet known whose dad spent more on the wedding.
To summarize
Leonid Monosov in time felt the impending changes and was able to seize the opportunity. There were a lot of such people in the 90s. Young and ambitious leaders shared a “pie” of state property.
One can only guess how the personal life of Leonid Anatolievich Monosov was formed. For some reason, the press does not write about this. It is known that he managed to raise and raise two children. Moreover, he also gave them a great start in life - the oligarch spent 60 million rubles only on his daughter’s wedding.
The career that he built speaks of the outstanding abilities of a leader, communicator and businessman. He was able to see the opportunity earlier than others and realized it, turning it into a successful business. And later, he just wisely used the administrative resource.