Using the example of this story once again, one can find confirmation that politics is a serious thing. Theft, corruption, deception, unfortunately, have become frequent synonyms in news bulletins regarding those who occupy senior management positions. The face of our article will be not Evgenia Vasilyeva herself and her recent case, which was loudly described in the press, but the hobby that a former official of the Ministry of Defense was engaged in, besides the main activity, drawing. Vasilieva’s paintings were exhibited more than once, and critics rushed to assess how talented the young woman was in this area.
Happy childhood
Eugene is the daughter of Nikolai Vasiliev, a resident of St. Petersburg, an entrepreneur and one of the richest people in the country. He himself is the owner of several companies. Their main activity is the production of cables and plastic pipes, which are widely used in the construction complex of the country.
Vasilieva Evgenia Nikolaevna studied in the legal specialty, which she received with honors. The girl got a job in a real estate company, and then transferred to the position of legal adviser in a larger organization.
Rich present
A brilliant career, raising Yevgeny increasingly to wealth and position, aroused the envy of others. Many then said that she received all this thanks to her father’s connections and capital. In 2010, Evgeny Vasiliev became an adviser to Anatoly Serdyukov, who served as Minister of Defense. Her declared income in 2012 amounted to several million rubles. In the same year, incumbent President Dmitry Medvedev awarded her the Order of Honor.
The price of treason
However, it did not take a long time to be in this status. In the autumn of the same year 2012, a search was carried out in the apartment of Vasilyeva, in which Serdyukov was. This immediately led to thoughts about their relationship. However, this was not what interested the investigators. Antiques, a large amount of cash, jewelry and jewelry, as well as paintings were discovered in the apartment. Evgenia Vasilyeva was immediately dismissed from her post in the Ministry of Defense.
Price of freedom
The trial, which lasts for several years, has charged large-scale fraud. In the meantime, the court has not made a final decision, Vasiliev is placed under house arrest.
About the creative talents of Eugene was known from childhood. She loved music and literature. But especially drawing. Vasilyeva’s paintings became a familiar interior item, and often acted as souvenirs for loved ones. At first, Vasilyeva painted pictures for herself and did not think about arranging an exhibition of her works.
In 2013, during the trial, Eugene participated in a number of television programs, including appearing on NTV's “Central Television”. There she reads verses of her own composition, which later came out in one of the Russian publishing houses. Were presented and the paintings of Vasilyeva. They are distinguished by the direction of primitivism. It, according to critics, until a certain point was not so common in our country, but it was Vasilieva’s work that again aroused the interest of the capital's elite.
In 2014, Eugene joined the art fund, which caused a new scandal. Neither the girl’s talent, nor the paintings of Vasilyeva themselves were disputed in the same way as membership in the fund. The reason for everything turned out to be the banal lack of the necessary higher art education. This was regarded as nothing more than a PR move, especially fueling interest in the still open trial.
The road to talent
The paintings of Evgenia Vasilyeva finally got to the official presentation to the public. In 2014, the metropolitan gallery opened the door for everyone to see the works of “home prisoner”. On a personal example, Eugene showed that she is not sitting idle at home.
The exhibition of paintings was called “Flowers from Captivity”. Many again caught this hidden PR move. Canvases fell into the gallery, which became the object of analysis of Moscow art critics. They noted that the artist was ironic about the events of her life, in particular, the court presented to the viewer reflected people in masks and clowns with red noses.
The Expo-88 Exhibition Center contained only 18 works. This is more than Vasilieva charged with criminal episodes. Each painting is distinguished by a “home” writing environment, which again clearly shows the passive tone of Eugenia as the main person involved in the case.
And yet, moving away from politics, it should be recognized that the exhibition of paintings received a strong public outcry, and in Vasilyeva herself the qualities of a professional artist were noted. Definitely, she has talent in this.
Afterword
Sooner or later, the corruption scandal in the Ministry of Defense was supposed to end, as if proving that art and court were parallel, but nevertheless separately and independently from each other. In the summer of 2014, a trial began in the Vasilyeva case. The court refused the request of the defense to impose a suspended sentence. Together with other persons involved in high government posts, Evgenia Vasilieva received a real term. How many years of imprisonment she will receive was decided by the court for more than ten months. As a result, taking into account the house arrest, Vasilyeva received 2.5 years in prison. Those who were interested in her work and managed to become an admirer of her works express their hope that upon returning to freedom Eugene will not abandon her craft as an artist.