Nikolay Bagrayev

Nikolay Georgievich Bagrayev is a Ukrainian businessman in the fields of media and show business and a public figure.

Nikolay Georgievich Bagrayev
Born (1964-06-19) 19 June 1964
Digora, North-Ossetian ASSR.
NationalityUkrainian
Known forUkrainian businessman in media and show business, public figure
Notable workHonored Artist of Ukraine (1997); Order "For Merit" III Art. (2004); Honorary citizen of Kakhovka.

Personal life

Nikolay Bagrayev was born on 19 June 1964,[1] in the Digora village in North-Ossetian ASSR, Russia. His mother is Chabahan Bagrayeva (born 1927), and his father is Georgiy Bagrayev (born 1882), a farmer in Digora and a war veteran.

Nikolay Bagrayev is married to Svetlana Bagrayeva (born in 1966), a psychologist. They have a son, Ruslan (born in 1988), who graduated from Kyiv National Economic University with a degree from the International Economics and Management faculty. The pair also have a daughter, Lyudmila (born in 1990). She is also enrolled in the International Economics and Management faculty at Kyiv National Economic University.

Education

Career
  • 1987-1988 - senior technical inspector, permanent buildings and facilities construction department, "Kherson Beauty."
  • 1988-1991 - Second and later First Secretary of Kakhovka city Komsomol Committee.
  • 1991-1992 - Chairman of the Youth Committee of Kakhovka municipality.
  • 1992-1996 - CEO at Directorate of the International Festival "Tavria Games."
  • 1996-2000 - President of JSC "Tavria Games."
  • February 1998 - October 2000 - Secretary of Presidential Expert Council of Manufacturers and Entrepreneurs.
  • June 2000 - May 2002 - Member of the National Presidential Council on Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine.
  • Since 2014 - President of "Tavria Games"; Chairman of the Supervisory Board of "Tavria Media" radio unit.

Nikolay Bagrayev is a businessman in mass media and show business. Founder and Honorary President of the festivals "Tavria Games" (founded in 1992)[2][3] and "Black Sea Games" (1998).

Politics
  • June 2002 - April 2006 - Secretary of Verkhovna Rada Committee on freedom of speech and information.
  • June 2006 - June 2007 - Chairman of the Subcommittee on electronic media and ICT systems, Verkhovna Rada Committee on freedom of speech and information.
  • Since December 2007 - Member of Verkhovna Rada Committee on freedom of speech and information.
  • Since May 2006 - Member of the fraction of Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc.
  • December 2007 - March 2010 - Advisor to the Prime Minister of Ukraine (as a public service).
  • Member of the Committee of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Ukraine.[1]
  • Member of the Group for Interparliamentary Relations with Russia.

Nikolay Bagrayev was the People's Deputy of Ukraine in the 4th, 5th, and 6th[4] convocations of Verkhovna Rada. Although elected for the pro-European Bloc Yulia Tymoshenko (and at the time member of the All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland"[4]) in March 2012, he became a member of the faction of the pro-Russian Party of Regions in March 2012,[4][5] despite having been one of the architects of Yulia Tymoshenko's election campaign during the Ukrainian presidential elections of 2010.[6]

In 2012 he was re-elected into parliament on the party list of the Party of Regions (number 51 on the list).[7][8]

Bagrayev was among MPs from the ruling Party of Regions and the Communist Party[9][10] who voted in favour of ten Ukrainian anti-protest laws restricting freedom of speech and freedom of assembly.[11] This was described in the media and by experts as "draconian,"[12] with Timothy Snyder claiming that they effectively established the nation as a dictatorship.

Bagrayev did not stand in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election.[13]

He founded the group of companies representing Ukraine in the media music channels M1, M2, and "ТАВP Media," which includes Russkoe Radio Ukraina, Khit FM, Kiss FM, Radio Roks, Radio Melodiya, and Radio Relax.

Awards
  • Honored Artist of Ukraine (1997);
  • Order "For Merit" III Art. (2004);
  • Honorary citizen of Kakhovka.

See also

References
  1. "Баграев Николай Георгиевич / Досье / УБОП - новости, политика, провокации". ubop.net.ua. Archived from the original on 14 March 2010.
  2. "Многолетняя история фестиваля". tg-fest.narod.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 12 October 2007.
  3. "Про компанію". www.tavriagames.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2010.
  4. "Народний Депутат України". w1.c1.rada.gov.ua. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010.
  5. (in Ukrainian) До фракції Партії регіонів перейшли ще два екс-бютівця, Zerkalo Nedeli (17 March 2012)
  6. "Зірковий колгосп для Тимошенко".
  7. (in Ukrainian) Список депутатів нової Верховної Ради, Ukrayinska Pravda (11 November 2012)
  8. (in Ukrainian) Баграєв Микола Георгійович, Civil movement "Chesno"
  9. "Повний список депутатів, що голосували за диктаторські закони". Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  10. "List of those MPs, who vote for the "dictatorship laws"". Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  11. "In Ukraine, angry men with steel rods have seized the initiative from cautious politicians". Washington Post. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  12. "Ukrainian protesters defy new draconian laws | Toronto Star". The Toronto Star. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  13. (in Ukrainian) Alphabetical Index of candidates in 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Central Election Commission of Ukraine.
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