Russian state and political figure Grigory Alekseevich Rapota: biography, features of activity and interesting facts

Gregory Alekseevich Rapota was born on February 5, 1944 in Moscow. His mother was a teacher, and his father was a military pilot. Most of the childhood Rapota spent in Engels in the Saratov region. In 1966 he graduated from Baumanka - the Moscow Higher Technical School - and became a design engineer. However, the young man did not have to work on the specialty. Right after the university, he went to the First Main Directorate of the KGB, enrolling in his intelligence school - the main smithy of cadres for intelligence. Five years (1966-1971 gg.) Grigory Rapota's workplace was the management of the "T". It was in charge of scientific and technical intelligence.

Under diplomatic cover

In 1971, Grigory Alekseevich Rapota undertook a fundamentally new work. His scouting began under diplomatic cover. Until 1974, he was the third secretary and press attache in the Soviet Embassy in the United States. Then he worked in the same positions in Sweden and Finland.

Periodically, he took breaks in diplomatic activities and arranged himself in the apparatus of the PGU KGB. It is known that Grigori Alekseevich Rapota left Sweden under compulsion. The authorities expelled him for trying to get some kind of secret technology. Details of this case are unknown. Like any scout, there are a lot of white spots in the biography of Rapota.

Primakov's protégé

In 1990 Rapota Grigory Alekseevich finally returned to the First Main Directorate of the KGB of the Soviet Union, specializing in foreign intelligence. At that time, all state structures of the USSR were going through dismantling and new construction already in democratic Russia. Therefore, soon Grigory Alekseevich Rapota moved to the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation. In 1993 he became deputy director of this department (Evgenia Primakov). In the SVR, Rapota was the third most important person. The media noted that he was Primakov's personal favorite and, in addition to his immediate superior, was second only to Vyacheslav Trubnikov.

In 1996 there was a new personnel rotation. Primakov left the SVR. Vyacheslav Trubnikov became the new director of the Foreign Intelligence Service. Rapota retained the post of his deputy. In this capacity, the scout was responsible for the American and European areas of work of the SVR. In addition, he oversaw the relations of the department with the press and special services of other states. Later, recalling the time, Rapota noted that it was full of exciting and creative work.

In the Security Council of the Russian Federation

In the spring of 1998, Russian President Boris Yeltsin appointed Rapota as deputy to Andrei Kokoshin, secretary in the Security Council of the Russian Federation. The scout began to supervise nuclear and missile technologies, controlled non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

In September 1998, the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation was replaced. They became Nikolai Bordyuzha. His deputy was all the same Rapota Grigory. The biography of a statesman is an example of a cadre scout who has transferred to other important posts that are not directly related to the special services.

"Rosvooruzhenie"

November 1998 was marked for Grigory Rapota by a new appointment - he took the chair of the general director of Rosvooruzhenie. At that time, this state-owned company was one of the most important platforms for supporting high technology in the whole country. The officer got there for a reason. Grigory Rapota (a politician who skillfully maneuvered among various power clans) was a compromise figure for various Kremlin interest- ers.

The post of General Director of Rosvooruzheniye was claimed by the deputy general Vladimir Ryabikhin, Sergey Krasnov (head of Spetsvneshtekhniki) and Yury Demchenko (head of the Department for Economic Intelligence in the SVR). The final choice was made by Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov. He proposed to Rapota, and his candidacy was approved in the Kremlin.

In the Ministry of Trade

Whatever his previous biography, Grigory Rapota quickly got used to his new quality. Prior to his appointment to the position of Rosvooruzheniye CEO, he had no experience working in the field of arms trade. Nevertheless, he managed to rid the company of clever illegal schemes, through which the money allocated to it was spent on unknown needs (in other words, they were stolen).

In September 1999, the Minister of Trade, Mikhail Fradkov, had a new deputy. They became Rapota Grigory Alekseevich. The biography, ranks and ranks of the statesman changed from year to year, but he continued to specialize in matters of military-technical cooperation of the Russian Federation with various foreign countries. He also supervised this subject in the Ministry of Trade.

In his new role, Rapota followed the results of the activities not only of Rosvooruzhenie, but also of Russian Technologies and Promeksport. However, for a long time to remain in this capacity Grigory Alekseevich did not have to. In the spring of 2000, the new government of Mikhail Kasyanov was formed. Personnel rotation was accompanied by structural changes. The Ministry of Trade of Fradkov was not included in the new government and was abolished. For a while, Rapota was unemployed.

EurAsEC

Grigory Rapota received a new appointment in June 2000. He became the first deputy to Alexander Dondukov - the Minister of Industry, Science and Technology of Russia. The appointment of Rapota was made possible thanks to the support of his candidacy by Secretary of the Security Council Sergei Ivanov and Deputy Prime Minister Ilya Klebanov. With the first of them Grigory Alexandrovich was familiar from the time of work in the SVR. In total, the service in intelligence Rapota devoted 32 years of his life. As in previous cases, he did not stay in the Ministry of Industry.

In the autumn of 2001, Rapota was appointed first secretary general in the Eurasian Economic Community (Eurasian Economic Community), which he remained until 2007. This international organization was established with the goal of forming a common customs system for several CIS countries (Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan).

Representative of the President

In 2001, the figure of Rapota was associated with another and never-completed appointment. At that time, it was planned to create a state concern that would unite several manufacturers and developers of air defense (Almaz, Antey and Defensive Systems). Rapota was considered the head of this gigantic education. According to media reports, the appointment did not take place because of Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, who opposed the appearance of the concern.

In 2007, under the decree of Vladimir Putin, Grigory Rapota became his plenipotentiary representative in the Southern Federal District, which then included, among other things, the North Caucasian republics. This place was given to him by Dmitry Kozak, who was transferred to the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation.

State Secretary of the Union State

In 2008, after the victory of Dmitry Medvedev in the next presidential election, Grigory Rapota was appointed a representative of the head of state in a new Privolzhsky Federal District. In November 2011, the official received the next post. Now he became Secretary of State of the Union State, uniting Russia and Belarus, replacing Pavel Borodin.

What exactly is engaged in this capacity to this day Rapota Grigory Alekseevich? The union state was created with the aim of strengthening economic cooperation between the two fraternal countries. Grigory Rapota is responsible for the effectiveness of this system and its further development. He is in constant communication with the heads of Russia and Belarus and helps them to maintain fruitful contacts.

Family and Interesting Facts

Rapota has a wife and three children. The wife of a statesman is Tatiana Samolis. In the Soviet years, she worked as a journalist, including in the newspaper Pravda. In 1986, under her signature came an article with the characteristic name "Purification". In it, the journalist criticized the bone nomenclature of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, which obstructed the restructuring that had begun. Mikhail Gorbachev stood up for the author. In the 90's, Tatyana Samolis worked as a spokeswoman for Yevgeny Primakov.

Grigory Rapota is the military rank of Colonel-General. He is fluent in English, the skill of which was developed during the years of diplomatic and intelligence work.