Gref Yana Vladimirovna has been the second official wife of a very famous person in Russia for many years. The media often pay attention to her and mention her in various articles on secular topics. And there is a logical explanation for such attention, because her husband, German Oskarovich Gref, is today the chairman of the board and president of Sberbank of Russia. On the one hand, this married couple may seem exemplary, and Yana herself can serve as an example of what a government official's wife should be.
Before taking a leading position in Sberbank, her husband, German Oskarovich Gref, made a fairly good political career. For some time he even served as Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.
Russian media often likes to treat this family as an example and a certain litmus test. The head of Sberbank is a kind of guarantor of stability in the state, and Gref's wife, Yana (nee Golovina), is called upon to maintain this image.
The stereotype of the ideal woman
It would seem that YanaVladimirovna perfectly copes with the task assigned to her. Her family is exemplary, she gave birth to several children to her husband, who grow up and receive education not abroad, but in their native Russia.
In high-profile scandals, the woman was not noticed, at official receptions she behaves with dignity and according to etiquette, she always looks well-groomed, chic and in full accordance with the event. You can find many articles in which Yana is called an exemplary wife and ideal mother.
Unnoticeable at first glance inconsistencies
But if you try to study in detail the life of this girl before marriage with German Oskarovich, you might get the impression that the wife of the head of Sberbank, Yana, is actually not so simple. Her full biography is not provided in any of the open sources. Information about her first wife (Yana has the second official marriage with Gref) also does not appear anywhere. The wedding of this girl with her current husband ended in a big scandal and long and unpleasant proceedings in the State Duma, since registration, apparently not quite legally, was carried out in the throne room of the Peterhof state reserve itself. Now Gref Yana is the ideologist and owner of one of the newfangled private schools. She states that the school opening project was initially almost charitable, and she and her husband act as a kind of patrons. At the same time, completely ordinary children study at this school, whose parents can pay a monthly fee in excess of 50,000 rubles for education in it.
Very short biographical data
It is known that this woman was born in August 1975. But with the place of her birth there is some confusion. Most available sources indicate that Yana Golovina (Glumova, Gref) was born in Gelendzhik. Her parents worked in one of the local boarding houses.
But at the same time, various Internet sources contain information that, according to some documents, Yana Gref, whose biography is discussed in this article, was born in Estonia. What causes such differences and why the information about the place of birth does not match remains a mystery to ordinary people.
Short first marriage
It is not for nothing that this woman is often referred to as Yana Glumova-Gref, since Glumova is her surname after her first husband. Oddly enough, nothing is known about Yanin's first wife either. You can find only scanty information that this marriage did not last long, only a few years. After marriage with Glumov, the woman left her eldest son, who is now a student.
Education Received
It is known that Gref's wife graduated from high school. Then she received a higher economic education. She worked in her speci alty for several years. Years later, she was not very flattering about the experience. In a recent interview, Yana recalled that she went to work like torture, solely in order to earn money. Now Gref Yana remembers that it was too exhausting both mentally and physically. And the tedious speci alty was replaced by passiondesign.
Unprofitable passion for interior design
After not a very successful experience in the economic sphere, Yana Gref (the wife of Gref, the president of Sberbank) became interested in interior design. This direction fascinated the girl madly and she sincerely liked it. She learned how to build and decorate houses with great enthusiasm.
But one problem arose: of course, Yana was able to build and equip a house for herself and housing for her closest friends, but there were few strangers willing to pay an impressive amount for a special exclusive interior. Since there was not much flow of orders, Yana's enthusiasm faded over time.
Loud wedding
Her life changes in May 2004 when she becomes the wife of German Gref.
The celebration was one that any simple girl could only dream of. The procedure of marriage and the wedding feast itself was held in St. Petersburg. The painting took place in Petrodvorets, namely, in its throne room. After registration, as it should be according to the best traditions, there was a magnificent and noisy fireworks display. Next, a festive cortege with the newlyweds in a chicly decorated wedding carriage drove through the Peterhof park and stopped at the pier of the Gulf of Finland.
The newlyweds and their high-ranking guests boarded the ship, which turned out to be the boat that rolled Putin himself along the Neva during the celebrations of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg. On this presidential boat, Gref Yana, her husband and their guests arrived in St. Petersburg. The celebration took place in "K-2" - one of the presidential residences, where guests rested until the morning. It would seem that any woman can only dream of such a chic celebration, but for the Gref spouses, Herman's desire to give his chosen one a real fairy tale ended in a scandal and a lot of unnecessary proceedings.
Wedding scandal
Despite the fact that the wedding took place almost secretly, it was still not possible to hide the magnificent celebration from ordinary people and residents of St. Petersburg. A huge number of invited guests with their motorcades created traffic jams on the St. Petersburg embankments for almost the whole day. At the time of the celebration, German Oskarovich served as Minister of Economic Development. Many people wondered what money this enchanting ministerial wedding was organized with.
Since Peterhof is a functioning museum-reserve of national importance, ordinary people immediately had another question: "On what basis were the Grefs allowed to hold their wedding there and why cultural monuments and architectural sights suddenly began to be rented out?" Many people were outraged that an ordinary person, with all his desire to have a wedding in Peterhof, would never be able to do this, but German Gref could.
Proceedings in the State Duma
Such discussions gradually reached the State Duma. One of the deputies of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Svetlana Savitskaya, initiated the creation of plenary instructions that demanded that the Duma Committee conduct proceedings regardingthe one with whose permission the minister nevertheless celebrated his wedding in Peterhof. But quite predictably, almost all the deputies of the pro-presidential factions stood up for Gref, and the resolution necessary for the official start of the proceedings was never adopted.
Explanations of government officials
Against the backdrop of a flare-up scandal, some officials still had to give explanations. Most of the questions were addressed to Vadim Znamenov, the General Director of Peterhof. In his defense, he stated that no one forbade holding ceremonial events in the palace, and he, as the director, has the right to personally decide which celebration to be there and which not. Regarding the story of Gref's wedding, Znamenov said that he had personally known the current head of Sberbank for a long time and just wanted to do him a small favor.
The issue of cash payment for renting Peterhof was tactfully omitted by Znamenov.
Yanina is a wonderful school for "ordinary" children
Despite the fact that Yana Gref, after the wedding, as some sources indicate, led an active social life, they quickly forgot about their wedding scandal with Herman, especially since Yana gave rise to new conversations. She decided to open a new primary private school on her own, in which everything would be exactly the way she wants.
The school differs from ordinary state schools in its special approach to children and their needs. On the official website of this school, you can find several menu options, including gluten-free meals and special meals forallergy sufferers.
In order for a child to study at this institution, an interview must be passed not only to him, but also to his parents. The first acquaintance of students with the future school, apparently according to Yanina's special idea, takes place in the gym, where the future student should go with his parents.
Now both Yanina's daughters and her husband's grandson (from a son born in the first marriage) study at this school. Several friends and acquaintances of the Gref couple also sent their children to them for training. Yana Vladimirovna in her interviews emphasizes that her new school is intended for ordinary, inquisitive, restless children, and calls this project, by and large, patronage. But at the same time, one month of study at an elite gymnasium costs parents more than 50,000 rubles.
