Leonid Volkov: life and career of an opposition politician

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Volkov Leonid Mikhailovich - politician, IT-specialist and oppositionist. The biography of this person is very curious in that he is one of the few deputies who keep up with the times. It so happened that today the name of Leonid Volkov is often associated with his information business, which until recently was just notes on paper.

But let's talk about everything in order. After all, first you need to understand what kind of person Leonid Volkov is, and what is his life path? And only then to understand what political views he holds.

Leonid Volkov: biography of early years

The future politician was born in Yekaterinburg on November 10, 1980. Almost all of his childhood passed in this city. The boy's father was Mikhail Vladimirovich Volkov, an honored teacher, an employee of the Ural State University. It was he who instilled in young Leonid a passion for the exact sciences, which played a very important role in the fate of the politician.

After graduating from school, Leonid Volkov entered the same university where his father worked. AsVolkov chose the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics as the main direction, which he successfully graduated in 2002. But Leonid did not stop there. Three years later, he completed his postgraduate studies at the Ural State University. And in 2006 he defended his doctorate and became a candidate of physical and mathematical sciences.

First career achievements

Leonid Volkov learned how to make money while still at the university. So, in 1998, he got a job working in the local company SKB Kontur. The talent of the young programmer was quickly noticed by the top management of the organization. Thanks to this, his career advancement was very fast.

In 2007, he became chief executive officer of the Federal Projects Office. This position gave Leonid Volkov an unforgettable experience that will allow him to create and develop his own projects in the future. As for working at SKB Kontur, in recent years he has been implementing new ideas related to the creation of electronic accounting systems.

In 2010, Leonid Volkov left the company. The reason for leaving was the programmer's political activities, which were not combined with office work.

Political activities

Driven by the idea of a democratic society, in 2009 Leonid Volkov joined the ranks of the Solidarity movement. In March of the same year, he applied for participation in the elections to the Yekaterinburg City Duma. And since Fortune was favorable to the young politician, this battlefor votes he wins.

Having made his way to the deputies of the city government for four years, he becomes a member of the commission on urban economy. Also, Leonid Volkov is responsible for all issues related to information policy and self-government in Yekaterinburg.

In October 2010, he became one of the main organizers of the rally in defense of Yegor Bychkov. The emotions received during these actions, he will later throw out in the book "Cloudy Democracy", which was published in the summer of 2010. By the way, he worked on the book together with the famous political scientist Fyodor Krasheninnikov.

In 2011, Leonid Volkov tried to win elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Sverdlovsk Region. However, his ambitions were defeated by the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. It just so happened that the judges saw signs of fraud related to the excess of the number of signatures of voters.

In August 2012, Volkov Leonid Mikhailovich joins the Coordinating Council of the Russian opposition. Here he gets the role of chairman of the central committee, which allows Volkov to always be at the center of all events.

In 2015, he joins the ranks of those who today are considered opposition forces. To be more precise, Leonid Volkov becomes one of the members of the PARNAS party (Party of People's Freedom). Mostly here he was engaged in electoral training. So, in 2015, he tried to help his party members win the elections to the Legislative Assembly of Novosibirsk. Alas, his efforts were unsuccessful, which greatly shook his confidence.policy.

However, Leonid Volkov did not give up. Soon he resumed his work, but this time at the PARNAS election headquarters in the Kostroma region.

Working with Alexei Navalny

In the summer of 2013, Leonid Volkov set about promoting the candidacy of Alexei Navalny for the post of mayor of Moscow. Thanks to his intervention, Navalny's rating began to skyrocket. But in the end it still wasn't enough to win.

However, in June 2015, an incident occurred that made people look at the cooperation of these two people differently. So, on July 17, a scuffle took place near the Novosibirsk headquarters of PARNAS, during which protesters threw eggs at Navalny.

During these events, Volkov tried to protect the chief from the camera lenses. And it so happened that in the heat of battle, he broke the microphone of a LifeNews journalist. As a result, charges were brought against the politician under the article “Obstruction of the legitimate professional activities of a journalist.” At the moment, the case is in court, and Volkov gave a written undertaking not to leave the country.

Projector Company

At the end of 2010, Leonid Volkov and his wife Natalya Gredin founded the Searchlight company. According to the politician himself, his organization aims to light the way for those who want to implement interesting Internet projects.

To be more precise, Searchlight is dedicated to helping young professionals advance online.

Private life

The life of a politician is always under the guns of journalists. Leonid Volkov was no exception. Photos of this person often pop up on various news portals, especially those related to politics.

However, despite his popularity, Volkov skillfully hides his personal life from prying eyes. It is only known for certain that his first wife was Natalya Gredin. She is also the mother of his children: the girl Margarita and the boy Boris.

Anna Biryukova became the second wife of Leonid Volkov. According to some sources, the politician met the new passion in the office of Alexei Navalny. After a short romance, they decided to be together and soon got married.