Sergey Vladimirovich Aleksashenko also transliterated as Alexashenko (Russian: Сергей Владимирович Алексашенко; born 23 December 1959, Likino-Dulyovo) is a Russian economist and former government official. He was the deputy finance minister from 1993 to 1995, and first deputy chairman of the board of the Central Bank of Russia from 1995 to 1998. He was placed on a wanted list by the Russian government in November 2023.
Biography
Education and career
Sergei Aleksashenko was born in 1959 into a family of engineers. Upon graduating from high school, he entered the MGIMO, but was expelled after his first year. Two years later, the Komsomol sent Aleksashenko to study at the Moscow State University. He graduated from the university in 1986 and later obtained a PhD in economic sciences.
Aleksashenko is a former head of Merrill Lynch in Moscow.
As of August 2016, Aleksashenko is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. In November 2023, the official Russian news agencies TASS and RIA reported that Russia's interior ministry had placed him on a wanted list with Sergei Guriev, another economist in exile, on unspecified charges.
Political stance
In May 2014, Aleksashenko publicly criticised the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation.
In March 2020, he signed an appeal against the amendments to the Russian Constitution proposed by Vladimir Putin.
In 2022, Aleksashenko condemned Russian invasion of Ukraine. As of 2023, he is one of the members of the Anti-War Committee of Russia.
Personal life
Aleksashenko is married, he has three children.
Selected works
- López-Claros, Augusto; Alexashenko, Sergei V. (1998). Fiscal Policy: Issues During the Transition in Russia. International Monetary Fund. ISBN 978-1-55775-703-6.
- Aleksashenko, Sergey (2016). Evaluating Western Sanctions on Russia. Atlantic Council. ISBN 978-1-61977-458-2.
- Aleksashenko, Sergeĭ (2018). Putin's Counterrevolution. Brookings Institution Press. ISBN 978-0-8157-3276-1.
Notes
- From 1995 to 1998, Aleksashenko, who was the deputy finance minister and first deputy chairman of the board of the Central Bank of Russia, was a superior to Aleksandr Torshin who was a superior to Alexander Romanov who allegedly is the leader of the Taganskaya OPG (Russian: Таганская ОПГ) in Spain and refers to Torshin as his 'godfather' according to the Spanish Civil Guard. According to the Spanish Civil Guard, Alexander Romanov is an intermediary between Torshin and Igor Zhirnokleev (Russian: Игорь Жирноклеев) who is the leader of the Taganskaya OPG.
References
- "Бывшего замминистра финансов Алексашенко поймали на контрабанде культурных ценностей". www.mk.ru (in Russian). 23 August 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ Duarte, Esteban; Meyer, Henry; Pismennaya, Evgenia (9 August 2016). "Mobster or Central Banker? Spanish Cops Allege This Russian Both". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on 20 May 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ Кириленко, Анастасия (Kirilenko, Anastasia) (20 July 2018). "Не просто Мария: как зампред ЦБ Торшин заслал помощницу в штаб Трампа и чем он занимался в Таганской ОПГ" [Not just Maria: how Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank Torshin sent an assistant to Trump’s headquarters and what he did in the Taganskaya organized crime group]. The Insider (in Russian). Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Сергей Алексашенко" (in Russian). 24smi.org. 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- Леонид Велехов (7 November 2015). "Сергей Алексашенко: "У нас сегодня в стране абсолютная монархия"". Радио Свобода (in Russian). svoboda.org. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- "Russia places former central banker Aleksashenko on wanted list, state news agencies report". Reuters. 18 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- "Программа «Особое мнение» от 02.05.2014. Ведущая — Ирина Воробьёва, гость — Сергей Алексашенко" (in Russian). echo.msk.ru. 2 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- "Российские юристы, писатели, журналисты и ученые подписали обращение против поправок в Конституцию" (in Russian). rfi.fr. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- "Антивоенный комитет призвал россиян выйти на акции протеста" (in Russian). golosameriki.com. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.