Money and politics are two topics that greatly attract people's views.
The well-known businessman and politician of the 80s and 90s, Konstantin Borovoi, throughout the years of his active life, clearly feels that he lives in a "house with transparent walls." And so he especially does not hide the facts of his biography.
Childhood and youth
On June 30, 1948, the youngest son, Borovoy Konstantin Natanovich, was born in the family of a professor of mathematics at the Moscow Institute of Transport Engineers. The family was quite successful, with a story. So, Konstantin’s grandfather was a rather famous revolutionary who suffered from Stalinist repressions. After rehabilitation, he was the main witness at the trial of Beria, was closely friends with N. S. Khrushchev and L. I. Brezhnev. The mother of the future politician held a solid post in the district committee of the CPSU, his father taught at the university and wrote books. Therefore, the child received a good upbringing, grew up in abundance, but his grandmother was most concerned with her, who was even able to christen her grandson, which at that time was a risky business. The boy read a lot, attended theaters and grew up as a real child from a Moscow intelligent family. From the age of 12, Konstantin begins to attend meetings at the Polytechnic Museum, where he gets acquainted with the work of idol poets of that time. He also attends lectures at Moscow State University on astronomy, literature, physics, and is imbued with the culture of the thaw. Then he, together with classmates, creates a secret organization for the distribution of samizdat literature.
Years of study
According to family tradition, the boy was sent to a mathematical school, which he successfully graduated in 1965. Then Konstantin Borovoy entered the university where his father worked, and successfully graduated from it in 1970, immediately enrolling in the mechanics department of Moscow State University. After graduating, Borovoy begins to work in the field of introducing automated control systems and enters graduate school. Having defended his Ph.D. thesis in 1980, he works at several research institutes and universities, begins to teach and makes a quite successful career in those days. At this time, an intellectual circle of friends was forming around him, they discussed the situation in the country and the world in the kitchen, the latest in cinema, theater, and literature. Irina Khakamada also entered this circle.
Cooperative fever
This period ends when Konstantin Borovoi, whose biography began in the spirit of family traditions, changed his path at the moment when big changes began in the country. In 1987, Borova parted with her convenient and fairly profitable place of work and went into free swimming. He began by providing research institutes with software products, and carrying out various scientific developments. People who wanted to earn money were drawn to him, ideas multiplied like a snowball, and a year later Borovoy was the chairman of several cooperatives. By 1989, the income level allowed Borovoy to do charity work, he helps the destitute old people and even sponsors the Modern Opera Theater. At this time, Konstantin Natanovich becomes a millionaire and understands that cooperatives are not his scale, he needs something more.
Speculator
In 1989, the idea of creating an exchange appears and gradually crystallizes. Konstantin Borovoy, who does not hide his nationality, at this time enters the Jewish Union, where he will gain many useful acquaintances. At the same time, he understands that a new brainchild will allow him to reach a new level. In 1990, the Russian Commodity Exchange appeared in Russia. Its creation was not easy, the shareholders faced strong opposition from the authorities, but still the project was successful, Soviet and foreign shareholders appeared, the exchange's turnover began to grow rapidly. So the exchange movement in the USSR was launched, by 1992 there were about a thousand of them.
And Borovoy goes further and becomes the founder and chairman of the board of directors of the Russian National Commercial Bank. At this time, he is actively engaged in educational activities, tells the population about the advantages and opportunities of a market economy. Borovoy becomes a media character, he is often invited to the media, and he becomes a recognizable person. At that time, Konstantin Borovoy was committing many extravagant acts, for example, meeting with the Minister of Finance of the Pinochet government, but donating large sums to various projects, in particular, to the restoration of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow.
He collaborates with leading politicians of that time, becoming a member of the president’s office. But his glory has a scandalous connotation, he does not hide his condition, even an attempt is made on him. This period of saturated commercial activity ends naturally - Borovoy goes into politics.
Politician: Borovoy Konstantin Natanovich
In 1992, the aspiring politician Borova created the Party of Economic Freedom. He gained fame as a defender of democracy during the putsch of the State Emergency Committee, this allowed him to get closer to Yeltsin. In 1995, he was elected to the State Duma, and many of his speeches were remembered for his irony and originality. The politician builds his career on the opposition to the current government, he defends democratic freedoms and is an apologist for a market economy.
For several years, Borovoy has been participating in various elections, but luck does not smile at him. All this leads to the fact that he becomes a prominent opposition to the current government.
Opposition activity
The end of the twentieth century was not easy for Borovoy. He believes that the FSB is pursuing him, he is being watched, especially after he was killed during his conversation with D. Dudaev
In 2010, Konstantin Borovoi signed the petition “Putin must leave”, together with his friend Valeria Novodvorskaya they became the initiators of the public movement and the Western Choice party in defense of European values, and later the party was refused registration. The movement continues its activity, proving that there is opposition in Russia.
Life in the 11th century
Today Borova actively criticizes Putin’s policy, he collaborates with the socio-political online publication of Ukraine Gordonua.com, where he regularly expresses his pro-Ukrainian ideas. He has ceased to be a welcome guest in the Russian media, but does not lose his popularity thanks to speeches on various political occasions on the Internet.
Borovoy currently has sufficient means of subsistence; he is a shareholder and owner of several campaigns. Also, together with American partners, he opens World Wide Consulting, is engaged in investment and political consulting. He continues to open new companies, attracting large investments, his entrepreneurial acumen did not disappear in the heat of political battles.
Colleagues about Konstantin Borovoy speak contradictory. He could not maintain friendly relations with many people because of his sharp tongue and unpredictability. However, he is respected and appreciated for his consistent position on upholding the values of a market state.
