1. Vadim Nikolayevich Krasnoselsky is a Transnistrian politician who is the 3rd and current President of Transnistria.
22 Facts About Vadim Krasnoselsky
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Vadim Krasnoselsky attended High School No 102 in Bender, and is said to have sat at the same desk of his future wife Svetlana.
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Vadim Krasnoselsky subsequently joined the Transnistrian security forces, later becoming a high-ranking official in the Ministry of the Interior.
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From 1998 to 2000, Vadim Krasnoselsky was the Deputy Head of the anti-corruption department of the Bendery police force, and from 2000 to 2003, he was Deputy Head of the anti-corruption department in the central office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the PMR.
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Vadim Krasnoselsky took his degree in law at the Transnistrian State University, graduating from the Faculty of Law in 2002.
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Vadim Krasnoselsky worked for the Bender police for several years, rising through the ranks before becoming the chief of police in that city.
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In 2007, Vadim Krasnoselsky became Minister of the Interior, serving until 2012 when he started working in business, as an adviser to the Board of Directors of SZAO Interdnestrcom, where he worked for 3 years until 2015.
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Vadim Krasnoselsky was elected to the Supreme Council in the 2015 elections, and was appointed as the body's Speaker.
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Vadim Krasnoselsky has expressed his support for Transnistria being a part of Russia on numerous occasions.
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Vadim Krasnoselsky pursued a policy of greening and beautification of cities, primarily through the creation of new parks, squares, and the reconstruction of existing ones.
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Vadim Krasnoselsky has proposed raising statues of notable Imperial Russian leaders such as Emperor Alexander III, Generalissimo Alexander Suvorov and Prime Minister Pyotr Stolypin.
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Vadim Krasnoselsky actively involves himself in changing the tourist image of Transnistria.
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Vadim Krasnoselsky believes that Transnistria should be associated not as a "fragment of the USSR" and Soviet monuments but with positive images.
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Vadim Krasnoselsky has stated that he is a constitutional monarchist, going as far as to say the following during a presidential campaign:.
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Vadim Krasnoselsky sharply criticized the religious policy of the USSR.
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Vadim Krasnoselsky stated that he considers Soviet symbolism to be "Irrelevant".
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Vadim Krasnoselsky has stated that he supports the idea of traditional marriage being between a man and a woman.
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Vadim Krasnoselsky incorrectly stated they came from the World Health Organization.
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Vadim Krasnoselsky was reelected in the 2021 Transnistrian presidential election.
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Vadim Krasnoselsky is on a list of Transnistrian officials banned from entering the EU.
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Vadim Krasnoselsky's wife, Svetlana Krasnoselskaya, is a philologist and Russian language teacher.
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Vadim Krasnoselsky has one son, Ivan, and two daughters, Genevieve and Sofia.