Survivor. Who helped Roman Avdeev save the Moscow Credit Bank during the crisis. Roman Avdeev: successful businessman and father of many children Roman Avdeev, banker and father

Banker Roman Avdeev- a famous person and among businessmen, and ... among adoptive parents. The 45-year-old owner of Moscow Credit Bank is the father of 23 children: 4 relatives and 19 adopted. How and how does such a big family?

Roman, how it all started - what was that impulse?

The question is very simple. I tried to help orphanages - it's completely useless. Not because they are bad with children, and not because there are some bad teachers, people are evil - on the contrary, there are many fans of their work. It's just that the format itself is such that it does not teach children to live independently after the orphanage, children do not socialize. Accordingly, I asked myself the question: “How else can you move in this direction?”. And 10 years ago I started to adopt.

How do you know which child is yours?

If there is a willingness to accept a child, then we do not choose anyone. We have a principle: we adopt very small, babies. After all, everything in a child, in principle, is laid up to 3 years. And even more, which we do not see and do not realize, is laid up to a year - here the conditions for development, attention, care are very important. We are just for small child the more we can do, the more we can do. I often communicate with those who want to adopt. Sometimes they say: “We want to be older, otherwise we don’t have the strength to have a baby.” But here you need to decide: do you want to take the child into the family - or do not want to. If so, then this is some kind of strange approach - there are no forces.

Yes, it takes a lot of strength. Roman, are you discussing with your family the decision to adopt another child?

It can't be just my decision. I believe that the support of the family - spouse, wife - is the main thing here. Otherwise, it's completely pointless. I am glad that my wife Elena supported me. But she was internally ready: when we got married, I already had 12 adopted children. He began the adoption process with his wife, who is now dead.

There is also such a situation: a woman wants to adopt a child, considers it, but a man is against it.

So you don't need to do this. You need to be prepared: if both spouses have no desire to accept this child, then it is not necessary. Here keyword- accept.

And theoretically, you can somehow prepare a man, win him over to your side?

Theoretically, everything is possible. Edison said that it is theoretically possible to take a person, disassemble him into molecules, transfer him by wire, and on the other hand, assemble him - in general, this does not contradict any physical laws. This is a difficult question, a very difficult one. A person must reach the decision on adoption himself. So purposefully take, prepare, go to a psychologist - in my opinion, this does not work. This does not mean at all that people who are not ready to adopt are bad. No, everyone has their own life. I am not encouraging anyone to adopt.

And if we are talking about a childless couple, when does the appearance of a child in a family become a matter of principle for a woman?

What kind of a family is this where people cannot agree on key issues? Family is constant agreements, respect, ability to hear each other.

When you just started to adopt, there was a misunderstanding: why do you need so much?

Of course they did. They still write to me, say, on the site: “Yes, everything is clear, this is how he avoids taxes.” They write a lot. I am completely calm about this: they don’t understand - and that’s fine.

What about relatives?

My parents support me. To be honest, I did not particularly discuss this: I did not gather all the relatives - here, advise how best to do it. It's still a family decision. I discussed this with my parents after we all decided with my wife. They are scared, of course, they express various concerns - but they support.

What kind of fears?

Well, we are all mortal ... They are afraid that they will not have enough strength, that it will be difficult to raise children if I am gone - and they are still small. Such completely worldly fears. Once again, this is a question of acceptance. If you are ready to accept a child, then any other fears - the notorious genetics or something else - are not important. I soberly look at things, anything can happen - and with your own child too. But if this is your child, you adopted him - and these are all my children - then everything becomes easier. The only thing that can be implied by the word "genetics" is physical diseases, including hereditary ones. Everything else can be handled by upbringing. I deeply believe in this. And most importantly, I see the example of our family.

The adult generation of the family - and children. From left to right: wife's mother Tamara Stepanovna, Roman Avdeev. In the center - from left to right: wife of Roman Avdeeva Elena, father - Ivan Isakovich, mother - Galina Borisovna.

But, on the other hand, wonderful people also have their own monster children...

Need to educate. And often education is replaced by corruption - people simply pay off their children. The child needs to devote not much time, but when necessary. And you need to support it - exactly when you need it. And very often parents buy expensive toys instead of talking. For example, I was forced to buy an iPhone for my children - because everyone in the class has one! I don’t understand why parents - often not very wealthy - buy this? I resist this in every possible way. There was an experience of going to one paid school, “scratching” began there: “What a brilliant child you have”, “We have delicious food” - but not a word about education. Everything is somehow not being discussed, not doing that. This is a tragedy for families - you need to take care of your child, you need to love children.

But when do you have time? To deal with so many children, to delve into their problems?

Once again, it's not the amount of time that matters, but the quality. Very often I hear - here, I was born Small child, I definitely need to run to bathe him, because he remembers that his dad is bathing him, and this is imprinted in his memory for life. This is complete nonsense. The child needs to be given time when it is needed. And is in partnership with him. No, of course, you need to communicate with the baby. Another thing is that with him we do not enter into adult communication, conversational. It is very important that the presence in the life of a child is not for show, but that it is high-quality communication.

Do you all get together, do you have any family traditions?

We live outside the city cottage village. There large territory, it has 3 houses. Each child has their own room. We often meet at the table on weekends. But there is no such special tradition: everyone has their own affairs, their own interests, everyone has their own compulsory program. In winter we go skiing to France. More often it turns out for several people: so that everything, everything together, has not happened for a long time. If speak about family traditions, then I am sure that freedom is an absolute good. And the imposition of tradition, no matter how beautiful they may be, is an absolute evil. Everything should be organic. Everyone should receive from the family, life together bliss.

Three adult children live separately, do you also have time to communicate with them?

Yes, with all quite normal relations. The eldest is 23 years old, I am already a grandfather.

And on holidays all the kids give gifts?

Yes, they do all the crafts, draw. But it's no secret, of course, that everything is organized by mom and nanny. And on my mother's birthday - me and the nanny (laughs).

How do you celebrate children's birthdays?

We just get together, congratulate, hand out gifts. The birthday boy gives his gifts. But we don’t make a fetish out of anything, we don’t create a problem out of anything. So, to celebrate every birthday on purpose, with invited clowns or a big trip somewhere - there is no such thing. So you have to celebrate every week - and the holiday will turn into some kind of routine. We try to be sincere.

Do you go somewhere together in Moscow?

With our traffic jams - very rarely. If some groups only go to the cinema.

Schools, nannies and manny

Probably such big family complex logistics. How is everything organized?

Routine and discipline is important issue. Every child has their own schedule, although we certainly deviate from it often. This is both good and bad. There are classes that are required for everyone. For example, all my children are bilingual. Four English tutors - three women and a man - they just don't know how to do it any other way, they don't speak Russian. Probably not enough male influence but we don't have that tradition. And the British have: there is even a term - manny - man + nanny, that is, “male nanny”. Respectively, English language, swimming (we have a swimming pool at home, an instructor arrives), music. This is a must. additional education the key word, I think, is interest. Now they say that children are overworked, tired - this is not so. If the child is interested, he will go to bed later. Why are children their own enemies? So they like it. And, of course, the school kindergarten- all state.

Roman Avdeev with his wife Elena

You also have a real kindergarten at home! But do they still go?

We try to get children to communicate more outside. And in the fact that they go to kindergarten, the main idea is socialization. Yes, they communicate a lot with each other, but we suddenly encountered a problem that we did not even expect. They were taught that everyone around is brothers and sisters, toys should be shared. And the kids went to kindergarten - and began to bring toys from the garden. Well, this, by and large, is called "theft." They began to pay attention, specifically personalize - this is your toy, but this one is yours. They also had separate toys, of course, but they were used to the fact that everything in the house can be taken, everyone around is their own. "Where is the car from? - I took it from a boy in the group. - Does the boy know? - No". Children must learn the norms of behavior, for this we send them to kindergarten.

Sometimes wealthy people, on the contrary, try to separate their children from "ordinary" people, to limit communication. Does the idea of ​​"cultivating a breed" not close to you?

No, not close. For example, when we fly by plane, we always take economy class tickets. Or I was in England talking with the Lord, the most upperclass. Well, a completely social, completely simple person. In the summer, the whole family goes to the dacha in Lipetsk. They have never flown to the Maldives or the Bahamas with children. It seems to me that it is much better in Lipetsk - we have our own cows there. Good vacation- and everyone likes it. I consider it very important to cultivate respect for all people, no matter what. Of course we have a chef. But we teach children: "He cooks because you can't, he helps us - and you should be grateful to him." Address by name, patronymic, no familiarity. And we talk with the staff: if suddenly the children cross some boundaries, to be severely suppressed. There are no problems with nannies, but sometimes it happens with other employees.

Do children have household chores?

Certainly. The first duty is to clean your room. Our children are on self-service: the smallest ones learn to dress and undress, and then build up and build up. Everything that they can do for themselves, they do for themselves.

The last question: are today's children different from us?

Yes, I look at my children: they are different from me in better side. All. Because there are new opportunities, there are no such complexes that I had during my upbringing - after all, life does not stand still.

Roman Avdeev, the main owner of Moscow Credit Bank, does not associate his successes with business. He is philosophical about many things, and considers the priority in his life family values and movement. But it was success in business that allowed the banker not only to enter the hundred richest entrepreneurs Russia, but also to expand their empire, create several charitable foundations help orphans and, most importantly, to become the most billionaire with many children in the world.

Dossier:

• FULL NAME: Roman Ivanovich Avdeev.
• Date of Birth: July 17, 1967
• Education:

  Moscow International University of Business and information technologies;

  Lipetsk State Technical University.

• start date entrepreneurial activity/ age: 1989 / 22 years old.
• Type of activity at the start: trade in equipment and computers.
• Current activity:

  President of the management company "MKB Capital";

  Chairman of the Board of Directors of OOO Concern ROSSIUM;

  Chairman of the Board of Directors of PJSC INGRAD;

  member of the Board of Directors of NPF Soglasie JSC, NPF Soglasie-OPS JSC, SKS Bank (LLC);

  Member of the Supervisory Board of PJSC CREDIT BANK OF MOSCOW.

• Link to social pages networks:

Roman Avdeev is a multifaceted and interesting personality. Reading his publications - Roman Ivanovich writes columns for Forbes, maintains a personal blog on LiveJournal, has pages on social networks - one is amazed at the depth of thought and philosophical view for many things, including charity, business success, life principles. A single thread that connects all statements is the argument about the inalienability of continuous changes from the life of each person.

Business for Roman Avdeev is just a means to achieve goals, and success is a dynamic.

“The goal of any business is to create systems that generate profit. But the business itself is a tool, not a goal. And from this point of view, what is important in business is not so much the profit itself and the technology for obtaining it, but the possibility of creativity ... ”, - R. Avdeev.
Source: personal site.

And this applies to any sphere of his activity and hobbies. Roman was able to assess the emerging opportunities and future prospects back in the late 80s, at a time when many were afraid of any changes, did not know which way to move.

His first business, related to the sale of radio components, quickly gained momentum, and the aspiring entrepreneur was already able to see the potential of banking.

The idea was embodied in the acquisition of Moscow Credit Bank in 1994. Although, in fact, it was just an office and a package of documents. From this moment begins the success story of both Roman Avdeev himself and his offspring - MKB Bank.

Fig.1. A successful businessman and philanthropist Avdeev.
Source: lenta.ru

Avdeev's interests expanded far beyond banking. In almost 30 years of entrepreneurial activity, he has been involved in agriculture, commercial real estate, real estate development, pharmaceuticals, retail, mining natural resources. But in most cases successful business was sold, and the proceeds were used to capitalize the same MKB bank.

“Business is just a business that will be sold sooner or later,” R. Avdeev.

The most successful projects were consolidated under the wing of the Rossium concern, which was established by Avdeev in 2006 and remains today the main investment division of the businessman.

The empire of Roman Ivanovich expanded systematically, so the information about the entry of the main owner of the MKB bank in 2011 into the Forbes rating surprised few people.

But the businessman himself reacted philosophically to the change in status.

“Perhaps someone will think that I am cunning, but I am absolutely not touched by the fact that my name appeared on the famous Forbes list. Neither before nor after this circumstance, nothing in my life and business has changed. No wonder none of the good me knowledgeable people and did not think to congratulate on this event. It is much more valuable for me that Forbes readers were more interested not in the issues of my business, but in more eternal family values, ”Roman Avdeev in an interview for Forbes magazine.

Indeed, family values ​​for Roman are not just grandiloquent words. After all, 23 children are brought up in his family, 19 of which are adopted.

How does it manage successful businessman keep abreast of a difficult business, take care of your rather big family and help orphans, keep several blogs and devote time to your sports hobbies? Perhaps we can find the answers in short biography and statements of Roman Avdeev.

On the way to big business

The small homeland of Roman Avdeev is the city of Odintsovo in the Moscow region. He was born here in July 1967, and lives here today with his big family.

Rice. 2. The Avdeev family.
Source: site romanavdeev.ru

The childhood of the hero was not much different from the standard childhood of most Soviet schoolchildren. The Avdeev family lived modestly, if not poorly. According to Roman himself, he had to go to school in a sweatshirt - work clothes that were given to parents at work.

By the way, the boy did not have much interest in studying. Awareness of the importance of the process came only in high school.

Fig.3. Roman Avdeev in childhood.
Source: site romanavdeev.ru

Like many teenagers of that time, he was seriously interested in radio electronics. But this passion did not affect the choice of the university. In 1984, the guy enters the Moscow Power Engineering Institute.

But he managed to unlearn only 2 years, as he was drafted into the ranks Soviet army. He served in the city of Kostroma in the construction battalion.

Rice. 4. Student and soldier Roman Avdeev, 1984-1986
Source: site romanavdeev.ru

After the service, his life did not change much, except that cares for the family were added and little son. Student Avdeev had to look for ways to feed his young family. But part-time jobs at the department of the institute and night work as a watchman and cleaner in one of the vocational schools made it possible to earn crumbs, which were not enough even for the most necessary.

Everything changed dramatically in 1989.

“During the years of perestroika and the collapse of the USSR, the rules of life completely changed. People had the opportunity to start their own business, but only a few dared to do so. Then it was necessary to take a risk, to take responsibility, but the majority was not ready for this,” R. Avdeev.

He took the risk and never regretted it. Avdeev's first business, which he organized in 1989, was associated with the sale of radio components, as well as decoders for televisions.

Rice. 5. Aspiring entrepreneur in '89.
Source: site romanavdeev.ru

At first, they traded in the markets of Moscow, later they entered the markets of other cities, including Leningrad, they began to transport computers from abroad, and entered into a supply agreement with the Ukrainian company Electronmash. The specifics of the work and the emergence of national currencies forced Avdeev to engage in foreign exchange transactions. It was at this time that he realizes that he receives more profit from the conversion of rubles than from trading operations.

So the idea came up to try their hand at banking.

“It was around this time that I came up with the idea that a bank could be a business in its own right. By the way, the banking business still seems interesting and promising to me,” R. Avdeev.

The path from a business on paper to the largest financial institution

Avdeev found "his bank" through an ad. In fact, he bought in 1994 not ready business, but only a package of documents and a loud name - "Moscow Credit Bank". As a load, he got an office and a staff of 14 employees.

Rice. 6. Aspiring banker in 1994.
Source: site romanavdeev.ru

At the beginning of his journey, he hardly planned to create a bank that would take 9th place in terms of assets in 2018, losing ground only, and would be recognized as a backbone financial organization, the largest private regional commercial bank.

Then Avdeev continued to experiment, to try his hand in other directions:

“The main thing in business is the sense of the moment and the speed of decision-making”, - R. Avdeev.

He sold his non-core business without regret, and used the proceeds from the sale of assets to capitalize his bank. But the decision to direct all funds and forces to the development of the ICD Roman Ivanovich takes only in 2008.

It was at this time that he became the Chairman of the Board of the IBC.

“I believe that a shareholder should not manage a bank. But it was during this period that I had to take full responsibility, strengthen the team, raise the corporate spirit, ”- R. Avdeev.

It took him 10 months to bring the business to a new round of development. Thanks to a well-thought-out strategy, the bank survived the crisis painlessly and even improved its position.

Roman Ivanovich himself left the leadership position and "took an observant position."

Other business assets of Avdeev

Avdeev began to consolidate his assets in 2006 by founding the Rossium Concern.

The main assets of Roman Avdeev are concentrated:

• Finance (Moscow Credit Bank).

He also owns agricultural land in the Chernozem region, a hosiery factory, a woodworking plant, real estate and shares in construction markets.

State

Takes 102 place in the ranking of Russian-language Forbes versions"The richest businessmen of Russia - 2011". Roman Avdeev's fortune is estimated at $950 million.

Biography

Born July 17, 1967 in Odintsovo, Moscow Region, Russia.

Education

After the tenth grade, he entered the department of automated control systems for thermal processes of the thermal power faculty. After completing his second year, he was drafted into the army.

1994 - graduated from the business course "Practical Banking Course" at the Moscow international university business and information technology.

1995 - Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Moscow Credit Bank.

In the mid-1990s, Roman Avdeev acquired a controlling stake in the Lebedyansky sugar factory (Lipetsk region) and bought agricultural land around it. By the mid-2000s, the Chernozemye agro-industrial group was formed on their basis, producing 3% of domestic sugar. In 2005-2008 these assets were sold. Proceeds from the sale went towards the capitalization of Moscow Credit Bank, as well as the acquisition of other assets.

2005 - CEO concern "Rossium", which is its main investment unit.

2008 - began to develop the Sever-les group (Arkhangelsk), which includes 18 companies in the forestry and woodworking industries.

since 2008 - member of the Supervisory Board of the Moscow Credit Bank (in November 2008, Avdeev left the executive position of the Moscow Credit Bank, transferring the powers of the bank's chairman of the board to Alexander Nikolashin, but remained a member of its supervisory board.

Roman Avdeev about changes in the ICD

2010 - created a large development company "Domus-Finance". The main activity of the company is investing in various development projects, including the construction and sale of mass housing in Moscow and the Moscow region, the construction and operation of commercial real estate.

2014: Sale to Americans of the manufacturer of drugs "Veropharm"

In 2014, the American company Abbott gained control over Veropharm, having bought the company's shares for 16.7 billion rubles from Roman Avdeev's GardenHills company. Avdeev on the eve of the deal brought his stake in Veropharm to 98.3%. Apparently, it was this block of shares that was transferred to foreign buyers.

2016: Obtaining control in the OPIN developer of Mikhail Prokhorov

Hobbies

Prefers active rest. She practices yoga, running, rowing, cycling, skiing.

2009 - together with the polar explorer Mikhail Malakhov, he climbed Wilson's Peak - the highest point in Antarctica.

Interested in philosophy.

Convinced vegetarian.

Roman Avdeev, together with a partner, owns 6 hectares of land 1.5 km from the Moscow Ring Road along the Minsk highway, where the Stroy TVC construction market with 500 retail outlets is located.

In the Moscow region, Roman Avdeev is also a co-owner of a hosiery factory (Kupavna), in the construction of which he invested $20 million.

Maintains a blog in LiveJournal, which is relayed to others social media.

Family status

Married with a third marriage, has 20 children, natural and adopted.

“At first I just helped orphanages, but then I realized that this was a useless task. I adopt children under the age of one. The adopter must be ready for any twists and turns, including childhood illnesses at an early age. I accept any.

Children are given names at birth in the hospital, and we do not change them. But when there were more guys, there were several cases with the repetition of names. Then I gave new names according to Christmas time.

I don't remember all 20 children's birthdays. In my childhood, the celebration of a birthday was a long-awaited holiday, but for my children, the meaning of this holiday is somewhat devalued. But we celebrate all DR only personally.

All our children speak two languages ​​- Russian and English. They get to know two cultures at the same time. With such upbringing, they are not limited to the framework of one language. In addition, fluency in English has its utilitarian value for further development children in the future.

We have a teacher-curator who draws up a schedule of classes for children, which includes music, German, swimming, playing chess, trips to theaters and museums. My wife is in charge of recruiting staff, choosing a school and circles. Children school age, now there are three of them, they study at the same school, in Odintsovo. It's more convenient for everyone."

Almost every person can become a billionaire, but not every billionaire is able to save the human essence. These words fully characterize one of the richest businessmen Russia - Roman Ivanovich Avdeev. Possessing a huge fortune and being an active participant in the business, he finds time for charity and in every possible way takes care of those who need help.

Almost the entire biography of Roman Avdeev is inextricably linked with Odintsovo. It is here, in the western suburbs of the capital Soviet Union, July 17, 1967, a boy was born who in the future was destined to become the head of the largest Russian bank and famous father of many children.

According to the oligarch, he comes from an ordinary worker-peasant family. In addition to his father and mother, his uncle and grandmother actively participated in his upbringing. The relatives of the current billionaire could not boast of prosperity, but an almost beggarly existence was brightened up with warm family relationships and caring for others.

As the businessman recalls, his outerwear, in which he walked and went to school, was a sweatshirt issued to his parents at the factory as work clothes.

Nevertheless, the entrepreneur keeps the warmest memories of these years.

At the school where Roman studied from 1974 to 1984, he did not show outstanding achievements and was a stable “average”. One of the serious hobbies of the young man was radio electronics. However, things did not go beyond a hobby. Fate prepared Avdeev for a completely different path.

Education

Having received a matriculation certificate, Roman Avdeev decided to continue his education in one of the capital's universities. In 1984, he became a student at the Moscow Power Engineering Institute. In 1986, the educational process was interrupted due to the call of Roman into the ranks of the Armed Forces of the USSR. Over the next two years, he served in one of the construction battalions of Kostroma.

After returning from the army, Roman continued his studies at the institute, which he graduated in 1989 with a diploma in thermal process control systems.

Later to existing higher education Roman Ivanovich added two more, received in the mid-90s at the Moscow International and Lipetsk Technical Universities.

Career and business of Roman Avdeev

ABOUT labor activity Roman Avdeev had to think back in student years. Having got a family and becoming a father, in parallel with his studies, he was forced to earn extra money at the department. In search of additional income for a scholarship, the young man worked as a night watchman and even as a cleaner in one of the local vocational schools.

The rapid development of private entrepreneurship in the late 80s prompted a university graduate to create own business, which was started with the trade in radio components. Expanding the business, the young entrepreneur began to sell decoders and other television blocks that were in short supply.

Having mastered the capital's markets, Avdeev and his partners expanded their business to St. Petersburg, and after concluding an agreement with the Ukrainian Electronmash, he began importing foreign computer equipment.

In the course of his activities, Roman often had to deal with the money of other countries. Being engaged in the exchange of cash, he concluded that foreign exchange transactions can bring more profit than the banal resale of goods. This is how the idea of ​​creating your own bank was born.

In 1994, Avdeev became the owner of the Moscow Credit Bank documentation. As it turned out, the organization existed only on paper, and the young financier had to start a big business from scratch.

At the start, Roman Ivanovich had only an office with fourteen employees at his disposal.

At that time, the future billionaire had no idea that by 2018 his offspring would take 9th place in the Russian banking system and would be listed as the largest private commercial bank of regional importance.

At the same time, Avdeev developed a vigorous activity in other areas of business.

Since the mid-90s, he began to buy up the assets of enterprises agricultural sector, which by 2006 led to the creation of the Chernozemye holding. The businessman sold this organization profitably in 2008.

From 2000 to 2003, Avdeev owned the Stolitsa retail chain, which also brought solid profits to the entrepreneur. Then there was the Sever-les group, which included 18 companies specializing in timber and woodworking. When the group was sold, Roman Ivanovich's fortune increased significantly.

Working in different directions, the businessman did not forget about his bank for a minute and used almost all the profit for its capitalization. In 2008, Roman Avdeev took over as chairman of the MKB and switched completely to its development.

Being an opponent of shareholders participating in the work of the enterprise, after 10 months Avdeev stopped presiding over MKB. During the period of his leadership, the financial organization not only survived the all-Russian crisis, but also significantly strengthened its position.

Leaving the chair of the chairman of the ICB, the businessman actively engaged in investment projects, which resulted in the creation of the most powerful diversified holding "Rossium".

The concern included the Ingrad group, which specializes in development activities in the capital and the region. This organization was acquired by a businessman in 2010 and was originally called Domus Finance.

Another branch of the holding was the non-state Pension Fund"Consent", owned by Avdeev since 2014, later transferred to the assets of "Rossium".

Roman Avdeev's concern is actively working in the oil and gas industry. Direct Oil, which is part of it, specializes in oil and gas exploration. Among the discoveries of this company is the Troitskoye field.

Rossium enterprises are involved in agriculture. The London-based company SOVA CAPITAL LIMITED is involved in this segment.

In addition, Avdeev's holding owns shares in pharmaceutical companies that are part of Pharmacy Chain 36.6.

Roman Avdeev's fortune

Roman Ivanovich Avdeev has not been new to Forbes for a long time, and his photo can often be seen on the pages of prestigious financial publications. The billionaire contains the fixed capital in the shares of enterprises and organizations that are part of the Rossium Concern holding.

In order to trace the dynamics of changes in the state of an entrepreneur, it is enough to use the information provided annually by Forbes (year - $, billion / place in the ranking of 200 the richest people Russia):

• 2011 – 0,95/102;
• 2012 – 1,3/69;
• 2013 – 1,4/69;
• 2014 – 1,4/68;
• 2015 – 1,1/73;
• 2016 – 1/69;
• 2017 – 1,3/66.

In 2018, Roman Avdeev ranked 56th among the richest Russian entrepreneurs. Now his capital is estimated at $1.7 billion.

Roman Ivanovich differs significantly from other oligarchs. He is not a supporter of expensive yachts and planes, and it even happens that he gets to his place of work by subway. The businessman invests all his funds in his children, of whom the billionaire has already 23!

Private life of Roman Avdeev

You can judge whether Roman Avdeev is happy in his personal life by the number of his children, of which four are relatives, and 19 are adopted. However, the oligarch does not divide them into friends and foes, and each member of the Avdeev family is equally surrounded by care and affection.

For his biography, Roman Ivanovich was legally married three times, and only the third of them brought him the long-awaited faithful companion life - Elena. This woman debunks the usual image of the wives of billionaires. She became Roman's wife when he already had 12 children. Elena was actively involved in the life of the family, accepting each child of the oligarch as her own.

Avdeev's children lack nothing. Experienced educators and teachers constantly work with them. Surrounding the heirs with care, the businessman strives for each of his descendants to find himself in life and not rely on outside help.

Roman Ivanovich began to involve his eldest sons in his business, and now they comprehend the intricacies of the financial business, working at MKB.

As a person who once experienced need and is not indifferent to other people's problems, Avdeev is actively involved in charitable activities.

Since 2014, the Arithmetic of Good Foundation, which he created, has been providing all kinds of support to Russian orphans.

Roman Avdeev is an avid sportsman. Maintaining excellent physical shape, he adheres to a vegetarian diet and makes daily runs. His hobbies include skiing and cycling. The oligarch is engaged in rowing and is considered a good climber. He has climbed Wilson's Peak - highest point Antarctica.

Among the businessman's acquisitions is the Russian football club"Torpedo", for which Avdeev is now reconstructing the stadium.

From the hobby in the biography of one of the richest people in Russia, philosophy and a passion for long-distance travel should be noted, where Roman Ivanovich learns the intricacies of the culture of different peoples.

For his merits in social and entrepreneurial activities, Avdeev was awarded the "Hurry to do good" medal, the titles "Banker of the Year" and "Industry Legend", as well as several prestigious awards.

Roman Avdeev today

In 2018, Roman Ivanovich Avdeev significantly increased activity on the financial front. At the end of winter, the businessman was elected to the post of the board of directors of the Rossium holding. The Moscow Credit Bank, owned by him, plans to expand at the expense of the assets of the Yugoria insurance company and the Sovetsky bank.

At the same time, information appeared in the press that the oligarch was thinking about selling his financial organization However, Avdeev himself avoids commenting on this topic.

In the family of Roman Avdeev, 23 children are growing up, who are now from 7 to 17 years old, six of their own children, 17 are adopted. However, Roman Avdeev never separates his children. He accepts them, first of all, in his heart, and only then - in the family. He has financial opportunity ensure good conditions children, but his attitude directly to education deserves sincere respect.

How it all began

Roman Avdeev was born in Odintsovo, for a long time lived with his family in a communal apartment. There were four of them in one room: grandmother, father and mother and Roman. In addition, relatives constantly came to them, friends came and at the same time everything was somehow fun, in a kind way. Although parents, for sure, had a very difficult time. But they knew how to create such an atmosphere in the house that everyone was comfortable, albeit in one small room.

Later, the family received another room, but relations always remained warm. Parents always tried to understand their son, even when he slammed the door as a teenager, and once he left home altogether, accusing his father and mother of not loving him. Probably, it was then, in childhood, that his own understanding of what a family should be was born.

Roman Avdeev even today has great respect for the opinion of Galina Borisovna and Ivan Isaakovich, who now live in a neighboring village and often come to his house on foot and without warning.

After school, Roman Ivanovich entered the Moscow Power Engineering Institute, served in the army, then went into business, he had his own cooperative for the production of decoders. Later acquired the Moscow Credit Bank.

Then he had already grown up two sons who were born in his first marriage. And in 2002, he, already with his second wife, adopted twins Katya and Timur. Unfortunately, even then the businessman's wife knew that she had an oncological disease, but she hoped to defeat him. And even at that difficult time, she fully supported her husband's desire to accept children into the family.

Adopt a child

The desire to engage in adoption arose from Roman Avdeev far from spontaneously. For a long time he was involved in helping orphanages and came to the conclusion that it simply makes no sense.

The current wife of Roman Avdeev, Elena, does not just support her husband. She married him when the banker already had 12 children and he knew for sure: this was far from the limit.

He was often asked questions about why he should take on such a burden. Business requires attention, time and effort. The upbringing of children should not be left to chance. But Roman Avdeev knew exactly what he was doing and why. And he just can't help it. Raising children is the most important thing in his life.

He never chooses a child, he only tries to take the baby, who from the very early age will live with a family. Sometimes he laughs: from time to time, children talk sadly about their difficult childhood, and they got into the Avdeev family at an age when they certainly did not consciously perceive the surrounding reality, that is, they were still babies.

simple happiness

On the site of Roman Avdeev there are as many as three houses. This is not a luxury, but a necessity, because each child should have his own personal space, his own room. The most amazing thing is that the whole family lives in a very special regime. There are no general ups and downs. The head of the family usually wakes up and leaves for work before everyone else, trying not to wake the household.

Children wake up all in their own mode. Schoolchildren study in three different schools, the most ordinary ones, where they are able to give a normal education. The kindergartens that the children attended were also the most ordinary, municipal ones. This was the principled position of Roman and his wife: no elite private establishments.

Roman Avdeev admits: he adopted the younger three children seven years ago. Until then it stopped. He knows that he could adopt many more babies, but then he himself would hardly have the strength to participate in everyone's life. Roman Avdeev believes that it is absolutely impossible to pay off children with money, gifts, fashionable gadgets and trips to the Maldives. It is important for a child to feel the love of parents, their attention and care. And in this sense, a small and a large family are exactly the same.

Even at the time when Roman Ivanovich was helping orphanages, he noticed: growing up, girls and boys turn out to be completely unadapted to life. They have no idea what personal property is, they don't know how to cook and do laundry.

Therefore, everything is different in his house. Yes, there is a cook, but on his days off the girls are happy to cook porridge and pasta, dumplings and sausages, they even make sweets that dad is simply not able to refuse.

In the family, in addition to the cook, there are seven people who help take the children to school, tell them how to write an essay or solve an equation. However, Roman Ivanovich tries to do mathematics with children himself. All children are required to learn English from an early age. Growing up, children get the opportunity to study abroad, but only during the holidays.

Roman Avdeev, despite all his busyness, always finds time for children. He does not try to put pressure on children, but he makes it clear that he makes the main decisions in the family only because he is older and more experienced. And also on the rights of what financially provides everyone. At the same time, the message is: become independent and make decisions.

He tries to educate children by his own example and never forgets that children need his love. Material things, of course, are very important, but much more important are cozy family evenings, a wooden stool made together with the sons, a joint trip to the country, gatherings by the fire, playing sports.

Roman Ivanovich Avdeev does not hide the fact that he will not leave a fortune to his children. It will help everyone get an education, get a job, buy a home and choose their own path. One thing is absolutely clear: Avdeev's children certainly will not become life-burners.

Today it is generally accepted that huge families with 10 or more children are a relic of the past. By the way, in our country there are not so few of them. Of course, a family with three children is now considered a large family, by old standards this is not much, but for most modern parents this is already a feat. In St. Petersburg, for example, according to statistics, only one percent of such brave men, but in Ingushetia - more than half.