Oleg Vasnetsov: biography, creativity, career, personal life

Oleg Vasnetsov is a Russian diplomat. He worked in various positions in the embassies of several countries, including France, Bulgaria, Congo, Moldova. In 2018, Vasnetsov rose to the highest diplomatic rank, becoming the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Russian Federation.

Biography: early years

Oleg Vladimirovich Vasnetsov was born on September 27, 1953 in Moscow. Information about his childhood is not available. It is only known that Vasnetsov was born in the so-called intelligent family. After school, he entered MGIMO, which even then was considered a prestigious educational institution. At the university, Vasnetsov was fond of foreign languages ​​and history. Immediately after graduation, he began working in his specialty at the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At first he served in "small" positions.

Vasnetsov successfully combined his career with studies at the Diplomatic Academy. In 1984, he received the degree of candidate of historical sciences. Vasnetsov is fluent in three foreign languages: English, French and Bulgarian.

Career

In 1988, Oleg Vasnetsov was sent to Bulgaria. There he worked for five years as a cultural attaché at the Soviet embassy. In 1993, Vasnetsov returned to his homeland, where he continued to work in the Central Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

Three years later, he was sent to France, where he served as an adviser to the Russian embassy. In this position, he worked for four years.

In 2000, Vasnetsov became deputy director of the Department of Cultural Affairs of UNESCO at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was engaged in the promotion of national culture in the international arena in the foreign policy interests of the country.

Three years later he was again sent, this time to hot Africa. There Vasnetsov for five years was the ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Congo.

In 2009, he was recalled to his homeland, where he took the chair of the Deputy Director of the Department for Relations with the Subjects, Parliament and Public Associations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. Two years later, he became the director of this department.

In July 2018, Vasnetsov became the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Moldova. He succeeded Farit Mukhametshin in this post. Vasnetsov was sent to Chisinau in the midst of a crisis in relations between Russia and Moldova. The Foreign Ministry considered his candidacy for this post the most suitable. Vasnetsov has many years of experience in diplomatic activity not only in Russia, but also in different countries of the world. According to experts, this can effectively work for him in a crisis region.

Vasnetsov has the Order of Friendship, which was awarded to him in 2010 for a significant contribution to the implementation of the Russian Federation's foreign policy.