Viktor Stepanovich Chernomyrdin (Russian:Ви́ктор Степа́нович Черномы́рдин, IPA:[ˈvʲiktər sʲtʲɪˈpanəvʲɪtɕ tɕɪrnɐˈmɨrdʲɪn]; 9 April 1938–3 November 2010) was a Russian politician. He was the first chairman of the Gazprom energy company and the longest-serving Prime Minister of Russia (1992–1998). He was a key figure in Russian politics in the 1990s, and a participant in the Russian transition from a planned to a market economy. From 2001 to 2009, he was Russia's ambassador to Ukraine. After that he was designated as a presidential adviser.
Chernomyrdin is known in Russia and Russian-speaking countries for his unique language style, containing numerous malapropisms and syntactic errors. Many of his sayings became aphorisms and idioms in the Russian language, the most famous being his expression "We wanted the best, but it turned out like always." (Russian:Хотели как лучше, а получилось как всегда).
Chernomyrdin died on 3 November 2010 after a long illness. He was buried beside his wife in Novodevichy Cemetery on 5 November, and his funeral was broadcast live on Russian federal TV channels.
Viktor Chernomyrdin is a new Russianicebreaker, also referred to as Project 22600 or LK-25, currently under construction at Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg. When completed, she will be the largest diesel-powered icebreaker in the world.
The new icebreaker was initially expected to enter service in late 2015, but the project is now estimated to be 24 to 28 months behind schedule and the ship is expected to enter service in late 2017.
Development and construction
The development of the icebreaker designated as LK-25 dates back to the first long-term plans for rebuilding the Russian icebreaker fleet after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. As part of these plans that were published in the early 1990s, a number of both conventional and nuclear-powered icebreaker designs were proposed, ranging from 7-megawatt auxiliary icebreakers (LK-7) operating near large ports to 110-megawatt nuclear icebreakers (LK-110N) capable of breaking ice up to 3.5 metres (11ft) thick. Of these, the 25-megawatt line icebreakers (LK-25) were intended to escort merchant ships and lead convoys through freezing seas, and operate as auxiliary ships in complex convoys along the Northern Sea Route. During the summer season, they could also escort ships independently over shallow waters in the Arctic.
"It has taken two or three weeks to convince our counterparts -- the United States and (other) NATO countries -- that while withdrawing the (Yugoslav) troops, it's necessary to leave some of them behind."
"In the upcoming days, we can expect a halt in the bombing."
"Russia today is, in essence, on the verge of economic and political breakdown. We can end the crisis in Russia only by concerted action. You know that I have always been open to constructive dialogue. and I do not shirk dialogue today. But time is running out."
"I'm very pleased with this visit. We spoke in great detail about all our business, about where we stand in our negotiations."
"I believe there must be compromises, and it will be impossible to discuss talks without them. We have to reach an agreement to first stop bombings to enable us to conduct talks."
"What talks can there be otherwise? It is useless trying to resolve the problem under bombs."
"Bombing won't resolve anything. It has to be a political resolution."
"To stop everything, for Milosevic, for all of us, it is very important to add that once more they should stop everything. Do a pause, everything, although most important is that the bombing stops. Stop killing people."
"Both Russia and the U.S. understand now what's really going on at the Balkans and what needs to be done. We were searching for ways of settling the conflict, but it's a difficult task."
Yet Viktor Chernomyrdin’s famous aphorism will be lurking in the back of many minds among those who watch the Middle East... Chernomyrdin, Russia’s prime minister for much of the decade after the end of the Cold War, was talking about his homeland.
Yet Viktor Chernomyrdin’s famous aphorism will be lurking in the back of many minds among those who watch the Middle East... Viktor Chernomyrdin was Russia’s prime minister in the years following the end of the Cold WarCredit.
“We wanted the best,” Viktor Chernomyrdin said ... could not restrain himself from slapping the late Chernomyrdin’s phrase over footage showing Ukrainian troops rampaging through Russia’s Kursk region.
The Yeltsin-era official, who took office in 1997 under then-premier Viktor Chernomyrdin, now reportedly lives in Germany and keeps 'war diaries' on the Ukraine conflict. Koch wrote on Telegram on Monday.
The Yeltsin-era official, who took office in 1997 under then-premier Viktor Chernomyrdin, now reportedly lives in Germany and keeps 'war diaries' on the Ukraine conflict ... And this has finally been understood in Kiev." ... (RT.com) .
The attack at the Crocus City Hall is just the latest episode in the country’s more than 30-year struggle against violent extremism ... Read more M.K ... They were conducted by Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin on behalf of the Russian authorities ... Nord-Ost.
To Putin and his KGB friends, the famous phone call made in 1995 by Yeltsin’s prime minister, Viktor Chernomyrdin, to a terrorist leader to save the lives of hostages in a hospital in Budyonnovsk, was ...
To Putin and his KGB friends, the famous phone call made in 1995 by Yeltsin’s prime minister, Viktor Chernomyrdin, to a terrorist leader to save the lives of hostages in a hospital in Budyonnovsk, was ...
