We will talk about the life and work of Yevgeny Parkhaev, a prominent figure in the Church who is currently the director of Sofrino LLC. This person has gone from a simple worker to the director of one of the largest enterprises.
Childhood
Parkhaev Evgeni Alekseevich was born into an ordinary working-class family in the summer of 1941. The boy’s father and mother were believers who clearly understood what duty and honor were. Just a couple of days after the birth of Eugene, his father was forced to go to the front, as the Great Patriotic War began. Alexei Parkhaev volunteered to defend his homeland, although he could stay with his family. He died in 1943.
Eugene was not the only child, there were only three kids left, who were raised by mother Maria Petrovna. She worked all day long, transferring the difficult burden of the post-war years steadily and confidently. In his adult life, Evgeni Alekseevich repeatedly said that his mother instilled in him all the best that was in him. She was a deeply religious woman who raised children in a spirit of respect and love for God. By her example, she showed them how to work honestly, live by conscience and never change their principles.
Job
Parkhaev Evgeni Alekseevich, whose biography is considered in this article, graduated from the seven-year plan and immediately went to work. He was a skilled guy and was able to get a job as a turner at the Red Proletarian factory to help his mother financially. In the evenings, he attended a school for working youth. The guy was drafted into the army in 1960. In the service, many appreciated and loved him, as he was distinguished by perseverance, perseverance and courage. After the service, the young man was awarded a diploma of the Minister of Defense. He also received the medal "For Military Valor." After the debt was paid to his homeland, Evgeny Alekseevich Parkhaev returned to his factory in his hometown: then he still did not know that fate had prepared a completely different life for him.
True path
Eugene comes to the Moscow Patriarchate in 1965. It is worth noting that in those days, going to work in such a place was a challenge. During the interview, Eugene spoke with the future Patriarch Alexy II. At first, our hero was an ordinary worker. A little later, he was transferred to the Economic Administration of the Moscow Patriarchate. Here he managed to truly prove himself: he began as an ordinary worker, and soon became the head of the supply department. A little later, he took the post of head of the production department. How did he do it? He himself has repeatedly said that this is the merit of his mother, who taught him how to earn his authority through labor and honesty. Also a significant advantage was the army training of men.
In the field of work, Parkhaev demanded a lot. It must be understood that in those days enterprises on state support (that is, almost all) could not sell anything to the Church. It is surprising that Eugene always managed to solve such difficult issues and achieve what he wanted. He received lessons in this skill as a child when he learned to survive as best he could.
Relations with the Patriarch
Parkhaev Evgeny Alekseevich (biography in the article) was an active person. He did a lot to restore the Trinity-Sergius Lavra and the construction of the Church workshop in Alekseevsky. Patriarch Pimen, who at that time was the head of the Church, had respect and tender love for him. He praised everything that Eugene did for the church. Work in the Economic Department taught our hero a lot, giving him invaluable experience, which he only improved in the future. Eugene managed to become the confidant and right hand of the Patriarch.
Start of construction of the Sofrino
Parkhaev Eugene Alekseevich understood that the Church is in great need of the simplest things: utensils, candles, clothes, etc. He did everything to improve the life of ordinary priests and parishioners. When the construction of the Sofrino BCP began, the Russian Orthodox Church was in extremely decline. Patriarch Pimen decided to send his best assistant Parkhaev to the village to resolve complex issues. The man quickly gained the respect of the first director of Sofrino P. Bulychev. Every day, our hero continued to solve routine tasks: he looked for materials, equipment, organized workers, tried to get the necessary documents and certificates, passing through dozens of government agencies. And he succeeded, because every day the process gradually moved forward. In those years, no one could have imagined that the Sofrino (Russian Orthodox Church) would be called the pearl of all Russia. For Parkhaev, the enterprise became close and dear, because he invested in it a huge amount of his creative, intellectual and spiritual resources. Eugene himself has repeatedly said that Sofrino is the work of his life.
As director
Parkhaev Evgeny Alekseevich in 1987 became the director of Sofrino by personal decree of Patriarch Pimen, who blessed the company for a successful reorganization. Evgeni Alekseevich again faced difficult tasks: it was necessary to equip the enterprise in accordance with modern requirements, to make it more convenient and technologically advanced, to introduce international quality standards. Understanding the importance and responsibility of the upcoming affairs, Parkhaev was inspired and rolled up his sleeves. He surrounded himself with faithful like-minded people and with their help he began to realize his goals. New equipment was delivered to the plant, new workshops were opened, working conditions improved many times, the team was replenished with young professionals.
Work and travel around the world
In order to work effectively, you must constantly learn new things. To this end, Parkhaev visited Italy, Germany, France and Greece. There he studied the features of church art in order to improve his own enterprise. He also sent on trips members of his team who visited monasteries and old estates to collect useful information. Eugene managed to achieve his goal, because the plant's products began to appear not only at domestic but also at foreign exhibitions.
Residents of the village of Sofrino and employees of the same enterprise made a proposal to build a temple. Parkhaev asked the Patriarch for blessings for the construction of the temple named after Seraphim of Sarov, which became the decoration of the entire village. During the 1990s, Evgeni Alekseevich did everything to preserve his enterprise and develop it further. He invited bankers and businessmen to Sofrino, inviting them to support Sofrino in a difficult period. And again, our hero succeeded, because the plant in a short time became a large modern enterprise.
Parkhaev Evgeny Alekseevich: family
Almost nothing is known about the family of our hero, since he carefully protects this sphere of his life. Parkhaev Evgeni Alekseevich, whose wife never appears in public, does not like to answer personal questions. He tries to avoid such comments. Even on a personal site in his biography nothing is said about the family. It is known that Eugene has a son Ivan - the heir to Sofrino LLC.
