1. Mikhail Alexandrovich Men is a Russian statesman and public figure, entrepreneur, musician, composer, producer.
35 Facts About Mikhail Men
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Mikhail Men was born in the family of a priest and theologian Father Alexander Men.
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Mikhail Men performed as a member of VIA "Shkolniye Gody", where he composed music himself and performed as a singer and bass guitarist.
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In parallel with this work, Mikhail Men launched a number of musical projects.
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Mikhail Men co-wrote most of the songs, he recorded vocals and played bass guitar on the band's first album.
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Mikhail Men studied at special courses at the VIPKLESPROM Liedership Training Center on the basics of foreign economic activities, engaged in entrepreneurial activities.
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In 1993 Mikhail Men was elected as a deputy of the Moscow Oblast Duma from Sergiyevo-Posadsky District.
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Mikhail Men worked until 1995 as a member of the Committee on Local Self-Government.
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Mikhail Men was trained by course "The political and economic system of the USA" at Center for Inter-Parliament Cooperation.
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Mikhail Men was a Deputy Chairman of the Culture Committee by Stanislav Govorukhin, member of the deputy group "Yabloko".
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Later, in November 1999, Mikhail Men was registered as a candidate for the post of vice-governor of Moscow Oblast, paired with a candidate of governor Boris Gromov.
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On 19 December 1999, Gromov and Mikhail Men took second place and advanced to the second round together with Gennady Seleznev and Vladimir Kashin.
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On 9 January 2000, in the second round of elections, Boris Gromov and Mikhail Men were elected to the posts of governor and vice-governor of Moscow Oblast, respectively.
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In March 2000, Mikhail Men announced his withdrawal from the "Yabloko" association.
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For three years, from November 2002 to November 2005, Mikhail Men worked as deputy Mayor of Moscow in interregional cooperation and sports.
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Since late 1990's, the heads of regional administration have been called governors by journalists, but at the official level only in 2007 Mikhail Men established a name of governor.
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On 19 October 2010, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev submitted to the Ivanovo Oblast Duma the candidacy of current region's head, Mikhail Men, to give him governor's powers for a second term.
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Mikhail Men began to work on preparing for the rejection of its use.
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However, this appointment did not happen later, and Mikhail Men continued to work as an auditor of Accounts Chamber in Russian Federation.
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Mikhail Men's report, published in October 2020, discussed the problems with the implementation of the garbage reform, which mentioned companies associated with people close to the head of the National Guard of Russia, Viktor Zolotov, and the head of Rostec, Sergei Chemezov.
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Mikhail Men was charged the article 160 of Criminal Code of Russian Federation for alleged embezzlement committed as governor of the Ivanovo Oblast.
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Mikhail Men, according to the investigation, led the theft, earlier another ex-governor of the Ivanovo Oblast, Pavel Konkov, who was the first deputy governor during the loan issuance period, was involved in the case.
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Mikhail Men was terminated due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.
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Mikhail Men initiated few Russian festivals: First Russian Festival of Guitar Music, Dubrava Music Jazz Festival, Andrey Tarkovsky International Film Festival, Ples Jazz Festival, Rock Panorama, Black Rose International Music Festival, Interregional Rock Festival "Antifabrika".
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Mikhail Men helps to establish organizations in Russia for captive executors.
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In 2009, Mikhail Men is producing the group Natsproekt which is applying for participation in the Eurovision Song Contest with the English-language song Last Call by Mikhail Men.
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Mikhail Men is producing the Finnish singer Mariam Men and releasing her Popular Jewish Songs album available on all digital storefronts.
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In 2016, Mikhail Men initiated the revival of the legendary rock group Kruiz.
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In recent years, Mikhail Men became interested in jazz and began to develop in its various trends.
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Albums and singles of the ChetMikhail Men group have repeatedly occupied leading positions in the Russian and foreign top charts.
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In 2019, ChetMikhail Men performed at the Septembre Musical in Montreux.
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Together with pianist Alexander Mironov, Mikhail Men creates the jazz trio MM +, which performs classical pieces in a jazz arrangement.
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Mikhail Men is a member of the Union of Composers of Russia.
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Mikhail Men's wife, Elena Olegovna Nalimova was born on 1975 and is a lawyer and entrepreneur.
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Mikhail Men worked in the apparatus of the Moscow City Duma, the State Duma and the Federation Council, then in commercial structures, was engaged in charity work.