Researchers peg Putin as a plagiarist over thesis.
Later in the day the Russian president will meet with the heads of foreign companies to address business issues. This year's forum in Saint Petersburg will gather together as many as 17,000 participants with representatives from around 75 countries, including heads of states and governments, CEOs, public figures, and prominent scholars.
Putin claims to have earned a Doctorate Degree in Economics back in 1997 from the St. Petersburg Mining Institute. His dissertation was called “The Strategic Planning of Regional Resources Under the Formation of Market Relations”, yet there were some rumors that claimed he didn’t write the whole paper. It was in March 2006 when two specialists uncovered a major problem with Putin’s.
According to Olga, her father wrote Putin’s dissertation for free, after Putin helped him to be appointed rector. Vladimir Litvinenko was in 2017 listed in 122nd place in a ranking of the 200 richest businessmen in Russia, according to Forbes magazine. Putin defended his PhD in economics in 1997, the niezalezna.pl website reported.
According to the Kremlin’s official biography, Putin, 53, obtained a PhD in economics from the St Petersburg Mining Institute in 1997. But the US researchers also established that his thesis was for a lesser degree that would not have entitled him to a full doctorate.
In 1997. By that time he had moved to Moscow and worked in the Presidential Administration. Putin presented it in Saint Petersburg Mining Institute where he got his PhD. His academic advisor was Mr. Vladimir Litvinenko, who is still in charge of that institute. By the way, he’s always acted as Putin’s agent at the elections. Now Mr. Litvinenko owns 5% shares in “Apatit” (a large mining.
The Man With the Plan for Russia Inc. By Stephen Boykewich The Moscow Times. ST. PETERSBURG — Using natural resources for geopolitical gain may upset the West, but for the man who was helping shape President Vladimir Putin’s energy strategy years before he took office, it’s merely common sense. “There was a time when salt was the most important resource in the world. Then it was metal.
For a glimpse into Russian President Vladimir Putin's views on energy and foreign policy, one need look no further than his years in St. Petersburg in the 1990s. The key players in Russia's energy.