35 Facts About Vladimir Babichev

Vladimir Stepanovich Babichev was a Soviet and Russian politician and former Chief of Staff of the Russian Government.

Vladimir Babichev was born on 11 January 1939 in Sadovoye village in northern Kalmyk ASSR, near the border with Volgograd Oblast.

In 1962 Babichev graduated Volgograd Institute of Urban Economy and received the degree of "construction engineer".

In 1964 Vladimir Babichev became precinct chief of department "Promzhylstroy" but later worked as chief engineer mobile mechanised column and head of the department in "Kalmykstroy" trust.

In 1966 Vladimir Babichev joined Communist Party of the Soviet Union and was its member until the party was banned in August 1991.

Vladimir Babichev started his governmental career and became Deputy Chairman of the Elista City Executive Committee in 1966.

Vladimir Babichev was elevated to the position of Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Kalmykia in 1974.

In 1977 Vladimir Babichev became Secretary of the Kalmyk Regional Committee of CPSS.

In 1981 Vladimir Babichev graduated Academy of Social Studies of the Central Committee of CPSS, where he received Candidate of Historical Sciences degree.

Vladimir Babichev wrote a dissertation "Organisational Party Work Improvement under Concentration and Specialisation in Construction".

Later in 1981 Vladimir Babichev was assigned to Astrakhan Oblast, where he served as secretary of the Astrakhan Oblast Committee of CPSS.

In 1985 Vladimir Babichev was promoted to the second secretary of the Oblast Committee.

In 1986 Vladimir Babichev was moved to the Central Committee of CPSS in Moscow, where he was an inspector of the Central Committee.

Since 1989 Vladimir Babichev was first deputy head of that department.

On 18 March 1990 Vladimir Babichev was elected people's deputy of RSFSR from Priyutnoye national-territorial constituency No 107 in western Kalmykia.

Vladimir Babichev was elected to the Soviet of Nationalities of the Supreme Soviet of RSFSR, where he was a member of the Commission on Social and Economic Development of Republics, Autonomous Oblasts, Autonomous Okrugs and Indigenous Small-Numbered People.

Vladimir Babichev was member of establishment communist Communists of Russia faction, military-aligned Fatherland faction and centrist Sovereignty and Equality faction, which united deputies from Russian autonomies.

At the XXVIII Congress of CPSS in July 1990 Vladimir Babichev was elected Member of the Central Committee of CPSS.

At the I Congress of People's Deputies of Russian SFSR Vladimir Babichev attacked newly-elected Chairman of the Supreme Soviet Boris Yeltsin and offered him to nominate Aleksandr Vlasov, Yeltin's opponent in chairmanship election, for Chairman of the Council of Ministers of RSFSR in order to "unite the divided Congress".

Vladimir Babichev voted against Yeltsin's proposal to depoliticise army and law enforcement.

At the II Congress of People's Deputies Vladimir Babichev voted against the establishment of President of Russian SFSR position.

In September 1991 Vladimir Babichev received the job as deputy general director of Gazmash factory, a subsidiary of Gazprom, led by Viktor Chernomyrdin.

Vladimir Babichev had ties with former nomeklatura and newly-reformed Communist Party.

Since January 1995 Vladimir Babichev was member of the Presidential Council for Personnel Policy.

In June 1995 Vladimir Babichev gave an interview to Obshchaya Gazeta, where he claimed that he never was in opposition to Boris Yeltsin rather he disliked Yeltin's circle.

Vladimir Babichev received a gratitude form the President as an active member of the campaign.

Vladimir Babichev's project proposed to employ 20 federal ministers-politicians, who oversaw several sectoral ministries led by lower-tier ministers-professionals.

Vladimir Babichev's plan became a baseline for a new governmental structure, which was finalised in August 1996.

On 26 October 1996 Vladimir Babichev was appointed Co-Chairman of the Intergovernmental Commissions between Russian Federation and Slovakia and the Czech Republic for Trade and Economic, Scientific and Technological Cooperation.

Vladimir Babichev remained Chief of Staff but was demoted from Deputy Prime Minister to just Minister.

In May 1998 Vladimir Babichev decided to run for State Duma in the Chukotka constituency by-election.

Vladimir Babichev initially explored a run for a full term in the Chukotka constituency, holding meetings with constituents, but later ruled out running in the constituency after Governor Nazarov supported billionaire Roman Abramovich.

Vladimir Babichev did not run for re-election for State Duma and retired at the end of his term in December 1999.

Since March 2007 Vladimir Babichev was member of the Commission on Liaison with Accounts Chamber and the Commission on Natural Monopolies.

Vladimir Babichev's was elected by the People's Khural of Kalmykia unanimously on 1 February 2010.