Evgeny Murayev
New faces are emerging in Ukrainian politics, and it would seem that this should be cause for celebration. But the problem is that these people mostly seem to have no biographies, with a completely unclear "history of the first million." This suggests that these figures are dependent, front men, or, to put it bluntly, "penny lords." We've already written about one such obscure character, a certain Granovsky, Poroshenko's "overseer" for Kononenko. But there are even more interesting figures among the new parliamentary "overseers." For example, Yevhen Murayev. His name became known mainly thanks to the journalist and member of parliament, Serhiy Leshchenko.
“They called from the NewsOne channel and asked me to comment on the situation with Law No. 3700 on the dictatorship of party leaders live on air by phone.
"But don't mention Korban's name," the journalist requested. I was a bit taken aback by the spontaneity of the censorship, but asked politely: "Perhaps the names of Muraev and Azarov (the channel's formal and informal owners) should also be omitted?" "Hold on," they replied. I waited and waited, but nothing came. That was the end of the conversation," BPP MP Serhiy Leshchenko wrote on his Facebook page.
"Yulia Levochkina, a delegate to PACE, also voted for the resignation. She speaks about the atrocities of the 'Kyiv junta,' where she speaks. Abstention would have put her in an ambiguous position. Another vote in favor was cast by Muraev, a representative of the 'new wave' in the Party of Regions and owner of the NewsOne channel, who is trying to play his own game, including with Mikheil Saakashvili's inner circle—just look at the favorable coverage of his activities in this media outlet," the people's deputy said.
A very interesting figure. A Kharkiv mini-oligarch, rumored to be a relative of Azarov. He appeared literally out of nowhere. Mikhail Dobkin brought him into politics. But clearly not straight out of the woodwork. Either he has a truly impressive pedigree, or some other connections. By the way, aren't you surprised that a channel financed by Mykola Azarov is operating successfully in a country at war? He's a representative of a hostile country now, and even, it seems, the prime minister or president of a "government in exile." Even more interesting is that Azarov's representative supports Saakashvili, a super-reformer with unclear motives.
But let's return to Muraev. Here's what the press wrote about him:
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Biography
Evgeny Vladimirovich Muraev was born on December 2, 1976, in Zmiev, to Vladimir Kuzmich and Olga Alekseevna Muraev, employees. In 1993, Evgeny graduated from Kharkiv Physics and Mathematics Lyceum No. 27, one of the city's most prestigious schools. After graduating, he enrolled in the Mechanics and Mathematics Department of Gorky Kharkiv State University (now Karazin Kharkiv National University). After only a year there, he transferred to the prestigious and lucrative Economics Department, graduating in 1999 with a degree in Finance and Credit.
At 23, Muraev began his career as a director, heading Anklav 2000 LLC in 2000. After a year there, he moved to the director position at MKM LLC. In 2005, during the company's reorganization, he became director of MKM Kharkov LLC, where he worked until 2008. That year, Muraev made a career leap—he became general director of Vostochnaya Financial Group LLC.
On April 15, 2010, President Viktor Yanukovych appointed Yevhen Murayev as Chairman of the Zmiev District State Administration, where Murayev continues to work to this day.
Muraev is married and has sons Mikhail (born in 2007) and Igor (born in 2009).
According to rumors, Muraev owes his dizzying business and political career to his family ties with Nikolai Azarov.
The dossiers of all potential candidates for people's deputies of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region's single-member constituencies can be found here.
Policy
In March 2006, Yevgeny Murayev was elected to the Kharkiv Regional Council of the 5th convocation as a member of Inna Bogoslovskaya's Veche party, which had joined the Party of Regions. In the regional council, Murayev headed the standing committee on fuel and energy, energy conservation, and housing and utilities, which was close to his business interests.
But Muraev's "adult" political career began in 2010, when he was appointed chairman of the Zmiev District Administration. Incidentally, while other newly appointed district heads were represented locally by regional department heads and vice governors, the new head of Zmiev Oblast was personally introduced by Governor Mikhail Dobkin. In 2010, Muraev was again elected to the regional council, this time as a member of the Party of Regions.
In his home district, the new head of the district state administration has launched a flurry of activity, albeit primarily focused on sports and cultural events. Muraev has acted "on a grand scale"—at his "Maslenitsa on Koropovy Farmsteads," record-breaking 14-meter-tall effigies are burned and vodka and pancakes are handed out. International trophy rallies, Ukrainian equestrian championships, ballroom dancing competitions, and other events with a distinctly PR-driven slant are held near Zmiev. Incidentally, either the governor himself or the head of the regional council attends virtually all cultural and sporting events in the Zmiev region.
At the same time, the head of the district state administration also appreciates innovative programs. When talk began in Ukraine about the "Village of the Future" project, where young people from large cities would be offered cottages in exchange for milk and wool, Zmiivshchyna was one of the first on the list of candidates.
In fact, Yevgeny Murayev is hardly an ordinary official—apparently his age is a factor. When local amateur archaeologists unearthed a tank in the village of Taranovka, the district head personally came to inspect the unusual find. At the district's 88th anniversary celebration, Murayev organized a charity sale of bricks for 10 hryvnias apiece. The money raised was promised to be used for the preparation of design and estimate documentation for the construction of new facilities in the district. However, only 5 hryvnias were raised.
Currently, Yevgeny Murayev is a member of the Party of Regions and is part of the Young Regions parliamentary group.
Business
Evgeny Muraev's business interests primarily focused on the fuel and energy sector. His companies, Anklav 2000 LLC, MKM LLC, and MKM Kharkov LLC, were also involved in the wholesale trade of fuels and lubricants.
At the same time, Vostochnaya Financial Group LLC had broader interests. For example, in 2008, it acquired 98,72% of the shares of the Ukrainian-Siberian Industrial Association Rapid Plant, a metalworking company, from Zhil'e JSC. In 2010, VFG's stake increased to 99,709%, but in November 2011, the plant, headed by Vladimir Kuzmich Muraev (Yevgeny's father), was declared bankrupt.
Additionally, Yevgeny Murayev served as Commercial Director of the Slovak-Ukrainian trade and information company Slovenfotrade. He also served as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Ukrainian-Siberian Investment Corporation, a subsidiary of UkrSibbank.
Scandals
Sometimes, Yevgeny Muraev's excessive activity results in high-profile scandals, which his opponents sometimes see as motivated by personal interests. For example, after the 2010 presidential elections, when replacing district state administration heads became not only obvious but also legally necessary, Muraev—at that time still a regional council member overseeing the Zmiev district—publicly reprimanded the then head of the Zmiev district state administration, Anatoly Gatsko. The Party of Regions deputy stated at a district council session that the district was in dire straits: prices were rising, industrial production was declining, crime was on the rise, and even cows were milking poorly. He added that Gatsko had used administrative resources in the second round of the presidential election and campaigned for Yulia Tymoshenko. As a result, the district council voted no confidence in its then-district head. And a little over a month later, Muraev predictably took his place.
In March 2011, Muraev had a conflict with the district prosecutor, Oleg Burtsev. According to the head of the district state administration, over the past three months, he had received approximately 10 complaints from small and medium-sized businesses against the district prosecutor's office, alleging illegal extortion.
The regional prosecutor's office conducted an internal investigation but found no confirmation of Muraev's claims. Then, "disgruntled" businessmen took to the streets of Zmiev, and the head of the district himself appealed to Governor Dobkin for assistance. He diplomatically replied that he had no influence over the prosecutor's office but promised to "look into the matter." Ultimately, the prosecutor's office made a "Solomon's decision"—it swapped the heads of the two district prosecutor's offices. Oleg Burtsev was sent to the Volchansky district, and Igor Golub, the head of the district prosecutor's office there, was sent in his place. Muraev's complaints ceased.
Muraev's next major scandal occurred in the spring of 2012 – this time with Stepan Myndar, the chairman of the Komsomolsk village council. Muraev accused him of inflated utility rates and the illegal sale of municipal property. Without further ado, Myndar simply asked him to resign. Naturally, Myndar refused and accused Muraev of intimidating local residents and members of parliament. Local newspapers, Zmievskoy Kurier and Vesti Zmievshchyny, and even some regional media outlets, became involved in the conflict.
Muraev's latest scandal has already reached Kyiv. It involved the Gomolshansky Forests National Park, established in the Zmiivsky District only recently, in 2004. However, by 2010, the park's creation had already been contested, even leading to a petition drive, essentially calling for its liquidation in its current form. A petition with 271 signatures from villagers was submitted to a session of the Zadonetsky Village Council, but the majority of deputies voted against it. Meanwhile, environmentalists claimed that local residents were being deliberately pitted against the Gomolshansky Forests.
Evgeny Muraev unexpectedly sided with the "enemies of nature," claiming that the national park was not being properly maintained. He claimed that sanitary felling of trees in the Gomolshansky Forests was not being carried out, which could create problems in the event of a fire. He also expressed dissatisfaction with the excessive wildlife in the reserve. "Because there are too many animals in the park, they are causing damage to agricultural land. Wolves have appeared, and the animals are getting sick," he stated at the time.
To improve the situation, Muraev promised to find an investor who would finance the construction of tourist infrastructure within the national park—kayak stations, Cossack villages, elite fishing, and other "vacationer delights." He claimed this would be the only way to generate income and give the Gomolshansky Forests the attention it deserves. However, opponents of this idea speculated that the district head was pursuing his own business interests, but no one provided any concrete evidence.
Quotes
Regarding the moratorium on land sales:
"The sale of land will lead to very fierce competition in this market. Only the strongest will survive."
About enrichment:
“For me, some heads of large farms who say, ‘I’ve been on the land for 20 years and haven’t earned anything for myself,’ are not authorities.”
About word and deed:
"Our weak point—and this has, unfortunately, become a tradition—is that we talk and explain little, trying to do more without wasting time on conversations. It's precisely at this time that the information vacuum is filled with false information, gossip, and idle speculation. This is how rumors and fears are born, panic sets in, and something very important is lost, faith in the future is shattered, and the national idea is destroyed."
"Comments"
And yet, where does the money for the parliamentary card and the TV channel come from? From Dad? But Dad runs a modest, bankrupt business with nine employees. Mom is a chemist.
Father - Vladimir Kuzmich Muraev
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MurayevVladymyr?fref=ts
Odnoklassniki: https://ok.ru/profile/560214325144
He held the position of General Director of JSC Rapid:
Director: Vladimir Kuzmich Muraev – General Director
Accountant: Lyudmila Nikolaevna Degtyareva
Number of employees: 9
Legal address: 61030, Kharkov, Grekovskaya street, 79
Main phone: (057) 2520084
Bank details
EDRPOU code: 14067309
Kharkov/20080206 02:13/Information Agency
“Resonance-Kharkiv” / According to the State Commission on Securities and Stock Market (SCSM), the owners of JSC “Ukrainian-Siberian Industrial Association “Rapid Plant” (Kharkiv, General Director Vladimir Kuzmich Muraev) have changed.
According to the annual report for 2006, the company's main areas of activity were:
— building and hiring of other machines and installation
- the production of diverse metal virobes
- a building for the hiring of a powerful and sovereign non-russiness of non-viral significance.
According to the registrar’s data as of September 30, 2003, the company’s major shareholders were: AOZT Zhil’e – 98.7291%.
https://rez.com.ua/all_news/14364/
In 2008, the Kharkiv plant "Rapid" increased its net assets by one and a half times:
https://www.sq.com.ua/rus/news/ekonomika/02.06.2009/harkovskij_zavod_rapid_v_2008_g_uvelichil_chistye_aktivy_v_poltora_raza/
By the decision of the Commercial Court of Kharkiv Oblast dated November 8, 2011, JSC “Ukrainian-Siberian Industrial Association “Rapid Plant” was declared bankrupt and liquidation proceedings were initiated.
https://cna.com.ua/ru/news/11514/
Website of the Rapid plant https://www.ooo-rapid.com
Info October 2015 https://www.ua-region.info/14067309
Mother, Olga Alekseevna, is an associate professor in the Chemistry Department at the Kharkiv National University of Municipal Economy named after A. N. Beketov.
His wife, Valeria Muraeva (Head of the Standing Committee on Youth Policy, Sports, and Tourism, and a member of the Kharkiv Regional Council), has been a sponsor of the Zmievsky boarding school for many years. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004375749420&fref=ts
Mother-in-law – Margarita Kovtunova (Director of LOC “LORITOM” - medicine)
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004046266226&fref=ts
Father-in-law – Oleg Kovtunov (medical doctor, most likely neurologist)
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009506206660&fref=ts
Where did this “golden boy” of the Opposition Bloc come from?
(to be continued)
Sergey Nikonov, ORD
(read more about it in the article Yevgeny Murayev: a new candidate from the old Kharkiv clan)
FILE: Evgeny Muraev. Big Ambitions or Banal Political Prostitution. Part 1
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