Rarely do modern authors understand several areas of activity at once. They choose a specific, often narrow, focus and develop this theme in almost all of their works. Oleg Matveychev, on the contrary, is known as a comprehensively developed personality, capable of revealing the themes of politics, psychology and philosophy in his works. Who is he? And what literary masterpieces did he manage to write?
Biography of Oleg Matveychev: childhood, study
Oleg Matveychev was born in early February 1970. His hometown is Novokuznetsk, where he grew up and graduated from high school. Later, he successfully passed the exams and entered the State University in the Urals, where he studied at the Faculty of Philosophy until 1993. Based on the words of his classmates, Oleg was a modest guy who did not stand out from the crowd. However, even then he could surprise others with a sharp mind and erudition.
The future philosopher and publicist read a lot, and also liked to analyze the material studied. It was nice to discuss any topic with him and keep up the conversation. According to people from his circle, Oleg managed to carry these character traits through time and save even after completing his studies at a university, which he graduated with honors.
Postgraduate and novice teacher career
Immediately after the university, Oleg Matveychev, a political scientist, philosopher, and publicist, applied for graduate school. Further training he took place at the Institute of Philosophy and Law. In his own words, he wanted not only to get knowledge, but also to share it with other people. Therefore, Oleg was attracted to the work of the teacher and teacher.
Following his dream, a young and promising teacher decided to try his hand at high school students and higher educational institutions of Yekaterinburg. And since money for a living was not always enough, he earned money by doing custom, graduation, term papers and even dissertations.
At the beginning of 1995, Matveychev Oleg - a professor at the Higher School of Economics in the future - defended his dissertation on the philosophy of law and politics.
Work at the institute and preparation for a doctoral dissertation
In 1996, Matveychev managed to take a vacant position as a research fellow at the Institute of Philosophy and Law, where he had previously gone through training and practice. And from that moment, Oleg opened up to the world as the author of diverse scientific works and monographs. For example, as a research fellow at a university, he wrote such works as Antipsychology. Modern man in search of meaning ”, “ Sovereignty of the spirit ”and many others. In total, from the pen of the philosopher and teacher came out about 50 works.
Along with his literary career, Oleg Matveychev conducted lengthy and painstaking work on his doctoral dissertation, which he later successfully defended.
Work as a public figure
Immediately after the doctoral defense, Oleg began to master his knowledge in practice, using society for this. So, he began to take an active part in diverse public discussions, including on television, in political debates, election campaigns, etc. Moreover, this work fascinated him so much that he was engaged in it for about 12 years.
During this period, he managed to take part in over 200 projects, including the election of local councils and the president, and the purchase of shares. At the same time, a public figure with a still little life experience had to work both on the territory of Russia and abroad. That is what Oleg Matveychev was doing. His biography is filled with significant events and dates.
Urgent matters
People like Oleg are said to be “spinning on one leg.” Indeed, this wonderful political scientist and philosopher always knows what and when to do. In his own words, he is trying to be a comprehensively developed person who knows how to work and make money.
By the way, Matveychev’s participation in public, political, and sometimes public activities bore fruit. As a result, he managed to make a decent fortune. However, Oleg Matveychev decided to continue to increase the earned money. As a result, in 1999 he moved to Moscow and opened several media agencies, foundations, consulting and information companies there.
Participation in various media projects
At the same time, the name of a philosopher and political scientist becomes popular among representatives of the press and the media. He is increasingly called for the role of expert and commentator. For example, four informational media competed for the right to invite a specialist to their editorial office:
- "Expert";
- "Kommersant-power";
- “Vedomosti” and “Profile”.
Scandalous phrase and popularity
According to many journalists, one day he woke up famous. At the same time, the reason for such unexpected popularity was not at all the books of Oleg Matveychev, but the scandalous phrase said by the political scientist on his personal blog. In this phrase, the political strategist expressed his attitude to politics in the country as a whole, to representatives of the government, the opposition bloc, as well as to people who, out of mercenary motives, sow confusion among ordinary people.
Further career Matveycheva
The career of a political strategist has gone up. At first, he was deputy director of one of the major consulting companies, Baxter Group. He held this position until mid-2006. Then he was invited to the post of director of this organization, which opened its representative office in Moscow. After that was the post of vice president of the Institute of National Strategy, previously founded by Stanislav Belkovsky.
Then there was a long teaching at Moscow State University and the Higher School of Economics, membership in the National Academy of Social Technologies and a “warm place” in the Administrative Building under the President of the Russian Federation. Later, he was appointed as a consultant, and then as an adviser on domestic policy under the president. And most importantly, as a responsible person in the Administration, Oleg Matveychev easily combined his teaching activities at the Faculty of Philosophy at the Higher School of Economics, where he previously managed to complete a practice.
Books and Writing Activities of a Political Technologist
The political technologist tried to write about what cannot be said out loud in his books. All of them are filled with a certain philosophical and political meaning, which Oleg Matveychev invested in them. “Ears wave a donkey” is a prime example. This book is a collection of five parts. In each of them the following problems are revealed:
- political consulting;
- manipulation of the mood of the masses (used in the organization of "color revolutions");
- modern social programming;
- election campaigning and PR;
- political technologies.
The book also raises topical issues of current policy pursued by the current Russian authorities, gives advice on how to manipulate the opinion of society, how to tune it to the right wave and direct it in the appropriate direction. While writing the material, the author used his own analytical data and best practices, real documents, knowledge in the field of political technology, facts. Reading the book “Ears wave the donkey”, you can find out:
- how much they spend on reality elections;
- who can manipulate people's opinions;
- how is the substitution of concepts;
- what is a "black PR";
- how not to fall under the influence of "black PR", etc.
