For most people, Sergei Tsoi is the husband of Anita Tsoi, a popular singer. But in the world of politics and business, he is an independent and very famous figure. His career path is only going up, he has been working in the largest companies in the country for many years in senior positions. Tsoi is quite we althy, his income is the basis of the well-being of the family. For all his fame, Sergey is a very private person, he carefully guards his private life and gives out information about himself in a dosed manner. Therefore, probably, his person is overgrown with rumors and myths.
Childhood
On April 23, 1957, a son was born into a family of ethnic Koreans - Sergei Petrovich Tsoi. For some reason, the boy's birthplace is shrouded in mystery. Tsoi himself said that he was born in Rostov-on-Don. And his wife either said that her husband was born in Grozny, or said that he was born in the small town of Karabulak, and at the age of 2 he moved with his parents to Grozny. Thirdversion, Sergei Tsoi was born and spent his childhood in the city of Prokhladny, where his parents were engaged in the melon business. One way or another, Tsoi's childhood is connected with the city of Grozny, in which his father is buried. The family adhered to traditional views, and the boy was brought up in strictness.
Education
After graduating from school, Sergei Tsoi goes to the army. Two years of service helped him decide in life and find his own path. After demobilization, he entered the Rostov University at the Department of Journalism of the Faculty of Philology. In the hostel, he lived with the now famous TV presenter, and at that time the same journalism student Dmitry Dibrov. At the university, Tsoi was actively involved in the work of the Komsomol. In the second year, Sergei decided to transfer to the correspondence department, in connection with the move to the Moscow region. He gets a job at the Domodedovo regional newspaper "Call" as a journalist. By the way, Dibrov also came to work there later. Working as a journalist, Sergey has repeatedly criticized the activities of the district authorities. In 1982, he received his diploma in education and wanted to go to graduate school. But he was not given a very good reference from his place of work (it was a punishment for criticizing the authorities), and he had to forget about continuing his studies for a while.
Subsequently, already while working as a press secretary for Yu. Luzhkov, in 2004 Tsoi nevertheless received a Ph. D.
The start of the journey
Resigned from the "Call", SergeiTsoi experienced difficulties in finding employment for some time. He began working in a regional small circulation in the Rostov region. But a month later he was fired due to non-payment of party dues. With great difficulty, he got a job at the editorial office of the factory newspaper ZIL. A year later, Tsoi was able to move to Politizdat, to the international department, but after a while he returned to ZIL again. Choi continued his journalistic path, working in major newspapers: Trud, Stroitelnaya Gazeta, Sovetskaya Rossiya. But when he was called to his team by Valery Saikin, the chairman of the executive committee of the Moscow City Council, whom Sergei met while still working at ZIL, Tsoi, almost without hesitation, agreed. There he served as a press secretary, although there were no such positions at that time. He monitored publications in the media, organized the interaction of his boss with journalists. In fulfilling these duties, Tsoi met Yuri Luzhkov, who worked as deputy chairman of the executive committee.
Working with Luzhkov
In 1990, Yuri Luzhkov took the place of his boss and invited Tsoi to work in the same team. In 1992, Russian President Boris Yeltsin appointed Luzhkov mayor of Moscow. Tsoi becomes the head of the mayor's press service, and a little later he is appointed head of the press center of the Moscow Government and the mayor's office. Two years later, he received the position of adviser to the mayor of the capital, remaining his press secretary. People close to the mayor noted that Sergei had a great influence on the head of Moscow. Luzhkov began his every day with consultations with Tsoi and always consulted with him aboutall your decisions and actions. In parallel with his work in the press service, Sergei for some time headed the editorial office of the newspaper Stolichnye Izvestiya, the magazines Bulletin of the Mayor and Government of Moscow and Moscow Trades. Tsoi was responsible for the image of the head of the capital, he was the initiator of his aggressive rhetoric on the issue of protecting the Russian population in the CIS countries. Tsoi worked for 18 years with Yuri Luzhkov, in 2010 he was dismissed. After taking office, the new head of the Moscow government, Sergei Sobyanin, relieved Tsoi of his duties as press secretary.
Entrepreneurial activity
Sergei Tsoi, whose biography is strongly associated with the activities of Mayor Yu. Luzhkov, while working as a press secretary, managed to do other things. In 1997, he joined the Board of Directors of TV Center, and in 2006 became its chairman. In 2003, Tsoi, thanks to a reorganization in the Moscow government, gained control over several media outlets in the capital, including the newspapers Vechernyaya Moskva and Moskovskaya Pravda. In 2009, he headed the Board of Directors of the Radio Center company, which managed several radio stations in Moscow.
Retirement and job search
In October 2010, Sergei Tsoi left the city hall, following his boss Yu. Luzhkov. After the mayor was removed by Russian President D. Medvedev due to the loss of confidence, part of his team remained in their positions for some time. So, S. Tsoi continued to lead the press service of the capital for another two months. All this time heactively looking for a new job. And already in December he joined the board of the Russian energy company RusHydro.
Sergey Tsoi, RusHydro
RusHydro manages 62 Russian hydroelectric power plants. In addition, it provides industrial and domestic water supply and irrigation for about a third of the needs of Russian regions. The main shareholder of the company is the state, the net profit of RusHydro is several tens of billions of rubles. Sergey Tsoi, for whom RusHydro became a new field of activity, was engaged in external and internal relations in the company, i.e. continued to work in the field of communications. In 2012, he acquired a small stake in the company. In 2014, Tsoi became the first deputy chairman of its board. In 2016, quite unexpectedly for the public, Sergey Petrovich leaves RusHydro.
Rosneft
In August 2016, Sergei Petrovich Tsoi begins to work as Vice President for Economic Affairs at Rosneft. The head of the company, Igor Sechin, has known Tsoi since the Luzhkov era. He notes the high decency and great experience of his new employee. Experts say that Sechin, in the person of Tsoi, wants to find a confidant.
Private life
Sergey Tsoi, a biography whose personal life is of interest to the general public, is primarily known to the people as the husband of singer Anita Tsoi. But in narrower circles, the politician is known as a master of karate, in which he has been practicing for many years and has a black belt. Back inwhile studying at the university, Tsoi won prizes in the championships of the USSR. Sergey says that his hobbies are playing the guitar and sports.
The politician and businessman has several state awards, including the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, Honor, Friendship, and several medals from the Moscow government.
Wife
Sergei Tsoi married Anita Kim in 1990. The couple had a son, Sergei. According to the star, when she decided to pursue a musical career, her husband did not help her and was even against it. But this version looks unconvincing, since the aspiring singer quickly made a career, which was hardly possible without the involvement of her husband's resources. But, one way or another, today Anita Tsoi is very popular. The couple continues to maintain a warm relationship, although both spouses have said more than once that they had to fight for their marriage.
