Trutnev Yuri Petrovich was born on March 1, 1956 in Perm in a family of oil workers. In 1978, he graduated from Perm Polytechnic Institute with a degree in mining engineering. Since 1978-engineer, junior researcher at PermNIPIneft. From 1981 to 1988, he worked in the Perm city and regional Komsomol committees, the regional sports committee. In 1988, he created and headed the sports and recreation association "Kontakt". Since 1990-General Director of EX LIMITED, since 1996-President of E. K. S. International JSC, which united the EX Group enterprises. Since 1994-Chairman of the Committee on Economic Policy and Taxes of the Perm Regional Legislative Assembly and Deputy of the Perm City Duma. Since December 1996-Head of the city of Perm. In 1998, he was awarded the Order of Honor. - Yuri Petrovich, you once headed the defense and sports department of the Komsomol regional committee. And although you didn't serve in the army yourself, you are familiar with the problems of the army. What is your personal attitude to the needs of today's army? - Indeed, I did not go through military service. But, like many students-graduates of Perm Poly, I spent three months at training camps in one of the military units in the Novgorod region. After them, we were promoted to officer ranks, and now I am a reserve officer. If we talk about the army as a whole, then for me this concept is very closely related to the concept of "Homeland". Today, it is hard for Russia - it is also hard for the Armed Forces. This is due to economic difficulties and changes in the defense potential of our country. The positions that it held thanks to the power of the Armed Forces are largely lost. Russia has become less reckoned with. And I, as a Russian, am certainly not happy about this state of affairs. I would like Russia to be able to perform on our planet the function that it has always performed. Namely, the power balance function. In my deep conviction, the world cannot be defined by any one milit ... Читать далее