Elena Okulova is the eldest daughter of the ex-president of the Russian Federation, Boris Yeltsin, a Soviet party and Russian politician, as well as a statesman. Boris Yeltsin served as president 2 times, from 1991-10-07 to 1999-31-12.
Elena Okulova (Yeltsin): biography
Elena was born in 1957 in the family of Boris Nikolayevich and Naina Iosifovna. Elena Borisovna Okulova has a younger sister, Tatyana, born in 1960. Elena and Tatyana graduated from school No. 9 with a degree in physics and mathematics in Yekaterinburg.
Elena Okulova, unlike her sister, always put home and family at the forefront, she is a housewife. Her husband, Valery Okulov, has been at the head of the Board of Directors of JSC Aeroflot - Russian International Lines since the late 90s. At the moment, he holds the position of Deputy Minister of Transport of Russia by order of Vladimir Putin. The family lives in a country house on the Ruble-Uspenskaya highway.
Elena's property consists of a Range Rover Evoque, 2 land plots in the Russian Federation with an area of 1500 m² each, 2 villas with an area of 76.8 and 76.7 m², as well as 1/4 of the apartment, which occupies the area 193.8 m².
Elena's family
In a marriage with Valery, Elena Okulova had three children. Daughters Ekaterina, Maria and son Ivan. The eldest daughter of Elena Borisovna Okulova (Yeltsina) married Alexander Sorokin and has a son, Sasha Sorokin. The youngest, Maria, is for Mikhail Zhilenkov, from the union with which two sons were born - Mikhail and Fedor.
Having been doing housework all her life, Elena Borisovna Okulova (Yeltsina) was a non-public person. Even during her father's tenure as president, mention of this woman was difficult to see in the media. Therefore, the details of the biography of Elena Okulova remain secret.
Biography of the first president of Russia
Boris Nikolaevich Yeltsin was born in February 1931 in a village called Butka, T altsky District, Sverdlovsk Region. The first president spent his childhood years in the city of Berezniki, in the Perm region, where he received his secondary education. At school, for personal reasons, he held the post of headman, but he received edification about his behavior, he liked to take part in fights. They say that after graduating from school in the 7th grade, Boris was expelled. He was left with a "wolf ticket" in his hands. But having achieved a meeting with a representative of the city party committee and explained the situation to him, Yeltsin was reinstated in the 8th grade, but in a different school.
B. Yeltsin was released from military service due to the fact that he lost two fingers on his left hand during a grenade explosion.
At the age of 19, Yeltsin began his studies at the Uralsk Polytechnic Institute, which he graduated after 5 years and received a speci alty"civil engineer". In the days of his youth, he was fond of volleyball, participating in the national team of the city. Yeltsin is a master of sports.
In the last days of his reign, the president apologized and asked for forgiveness from the Russian people.
Death policy
B. Yeltsin died in April 2007 on the territory of the Central Clinical Hospital due to cardiac arrest, which was caused by an ailment associated with the cardiovascular system. The President was hospitalized 2 weeks before his death, he suffered an acute catarrhal-viral cold, which caused a serious blow to vital organs.
Okulova's mother, Naina Iosifovna
Elena's mother, Naina Iosifovna Yeltsina, also rarely appeared in public, embarrassed by her status as the "first lady of the country." Naina tried to be in the shadow of her husband and always emphasized that she was first of all a mother, wife, grandmother.
Naina Iosifovna was born in March 1932. in with. Titovka, Orenburg region. In the family, besides Naina Iosifovna, there were 5 more children. At birth, she was named Anastasia, but her relatives and friends called her Naya or Naina. After graduation, B. Yeltsin's wife officially changed her name to Naina.
Together with her future husband, Naina Iosifovna studied at the Uralsk Polytechnic Institute with a degree in civil engineering. When school was over, the lovers sealed their union.
Naina Yeltsina recalls that when Elena was born, her husband was crying with anger, sohow much he longed to have an heir. Already during the conception of the second child, the couple hid an ax with a cap under the pillow. But when the girl was born again, Boris Nikolayevich was upset for a long time, and ordered his wife not to give birth again.
The wife of the first president of the Russian Federation, after graduating from the institute, worked for about a year in the city of Orenburg in her speci alty, after which she held the position of chief engineer and led the group of the Vodokanalproekt institute in Yekaterinburg. She retired at the age of 55 and moved permanently to the capital.
Elena Okulova's parents have been married for more than half a century, jointly enduring both anxious and joyful moments.
Elena's sister
Tatyana is the younger sister of Elena Okulova (the photo of the sisters is presented in the article). In the late 90s, she served under the President and worked as an image adviser. However, numerous disagreements constantly arose among government officials over the position held by the politician's daughter, as this was contrary to the current legislation.
Now Tatyana is director of the Boris Yeltsin Foundation. Tatyana's first husband was classmate Vilen Khairulin. At the moment he is the manager of a company that sells real estate. From the marriage with Khairulin, the son Boris was born.
Leonid Dyachenko, Tatyana's second husband, billionaire. He was, according to some sources, the director of a woodworking company, according to others, he hada large stake in Inter-Ural. This organization was one of the main exporters in the metallurgy industry in the Ural region. In alliance with Leonid, Tatyana gave birth to a son, Gleb.
For the third time, the youngest daughter of Boris Nikolaevich married Valentin Yumashev, who in the late 90s served as head of the presidential administration of the Russian Federation.
At the moment, the husband of the youngest daughter of Boris Nikolayevich is the owner of a construction organization and luxury real estate. He owns 50% of the luxurious Imperia Tower skyscraper in the prestigious Moscow City business center. Valentin also owns real estate and a controlling stake in the construction company CITY OJSC.
In the early 2000s, Tatyana and Valentin had a daughter, Maria.
Nephew Boris
The eldest son of Tatyan, Boris, neglected the paternity of Vilen Khairulin in favor of L. Dyachenko. During his grandfather's reign, he graduated from a prestigious university in Milford (England) and MGIMO. Then he moved to the Higher School of Business of Moscow State University. Then he studied for about a year at Brown University (United States of America), but dropped out without finishing his studies.
Recently, he was the Marketing Director of an auto racing team called Formula 1. According to some sources, Boris is currently involved in the development of social networks on the Internet.
Memories of the eldest daughter of Boris Nikolaevich
In the mid-2000s, on the eve of the anniversary of the first President of the Russian Federation, journalists managed to have a conversation with Yeltsin's daughter– Elena Okulova.
She said that she remembers her father as a cheerful and cheerful person who always joked and amused all family members. Elena claims that all family celebrations, as a rule, took place in the circle of relatives and friends. Gifts and surprises for birthdays were laid out far before the start of the celebration. Yeltsin's daughter, Elena Okulova, shared her memories and said that her father loved to present gifts and during the holidays he was even happier than the hero of the occasion.
What kind of politician was inside the walls of the house
The eldest daughter of the first president said that dad loved and cooked dumplings very well. After moving to the capital, it was to B. Yeltsin's signature dish that guests came running, during a conversation at the table, the father taught acquaintances and friends how to properly prepare Ural dumplings. The difference was that the Muscovites rolled out the dough with a huge flat cake and cut circles from it, putting minced meat inside. And in Yekaterinburg, it was customary to make a sausage out of the dough, then cut it and roll out the resulting pieces separately.
As it turned out, Elena's husband, Valery, during the life of his father-in-law, always liked to talk with him, ask for advice and share pressing problems. However, he had no habit of asking anything from Boris Nikolayevich.
The eldest daughter of the first president of Russia said that the happiest moments in the life of B. Yeltsin were communication with his grandchildren. It was after retirement and resignation that the politician had a lot of time to communicatewith your family and friends.
Elena considered and still considers her mother a strong woman, next to whom only such a person as Boris Nikolayevich could live and lived. Naina Iosifovna, according to her daughter, leads an active lifestyle: she practices yoga, regularly attends various events. She goes to the theater and concerts. As during the life of his father, B. Yeltsin, the family gathers at joint events with relatives and closest people to share impressions and memories.
The biography of Elena Okulov, Yeltsin's daughter, is not full of events and exciting episodes from life. Elena herself claims that she is grateful to her father for not promoting her in politics or in local governments. Family, children, home have always been the main interests of the eldest daughter of a politician.
