In the information field, disputes about the causes of the miserable existence of citizens of the Russian Federation do not cease. At the same time, data from rating agencies on the increase in welfare of the so-called oligarchs regularly appear. Andrey Melnichenko is one of the classic representatives of the Russian establishment.
Starting conditions
Andrei Igorevich Melnichenko was born on March 8, 1972 in a family of Soviet intellectuals. Parents lived in the city of Gomel. His father was engaged in theoretical physics, and his mother taught literature. The child grew up in a favorable environment. He was always well-fed and well-dressed. Andrei early showed the ability to exact sciences. The boy was sent to school with a mathematical bias. He did not like to communicate with classmates. I was not interested in how his peers live and what they do in their leisure time.
The biography of the future oligarch could have developed according to the standard scheme. The final academic year, Andrey studied at the Moscow Physics and Mathematics School. I decided to enter the famous physics department of the capital state university and successfully passed the entrance exams. During this period, perestroika began and after a short period of time the USSR collapsed. Melnichenko immediately orientated himself and transferred to the financial academy in order to receive an economic education. Already in his student years, his business career started.
Business activities
The first money was not made by hands and not by the head, but thanks to sleight of hand, Melnichenko "made" by opening a currency exchange office in a student dormitory. You should not be ironic over this fact, because after some time the exchanger was transformed into a commercial bank. Established in the mid-90s, MDM Bank is successfully operating at the moment. Having accumulated operating capital, Melnichenko began to work actively in the emerging stock market. This type of activity is close to creativity.
In the first decade of the 21st century, Melnichenko concentrated all his organizational resources and capital to acquire a controlling stake in EuroChem. Already at that time, this concern was the largest producer of mineral fertilizers in the country. The next "prize" that the young and tenacious entrepreneur has outlined for himself is the Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK). The mechanism for repurchasing shares from minority shareholders has already been well developed.
