Sergey Aleksashenko Explained

Sergey Vladimirovich Aleksashenko also transliterated as Alexashenko (ru|Сергей Владимирович Алексашенко; born 23 December 1959, Likino-Dulyovo) is a Russian economist and former government official. He was the deputy finance minister from 1993 to 1995, and first deputy chairman of the board of the Central Bank of Russia from 1995 to 1998.^{[1] [2]} He was placed on a wanted list by the Russian government in November 2023.

Biography

Education and career

Sergei Aleksashenko was born in 1959 into a family of engineers.^[3] Upon graduating from high school, he entered the MGIMO, but was expelled after his first year. Two years later, the Komsomol sent Aleksashenko to study at the Moscow State University.^[4] He graduated from the university in 1986 and later obtained a PhD in economic sciences.^[3]

Aleksashenko is a former head of Merrill Lynch in Moscow.^[2]

As of August 2016, Aleksashenko is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C.^[2] In November 2023, the official Russian news agencies TASS and RIA reported that Russia's interior ministry had placed him on a wanted list with Sergei Guriev, another economist in exile, on unspecified charges.^[5]

Political stance

In May 2014, Aleksashenko publicly criticised the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation.^[6]

In March 2020, he signed an appeal against the amendments to the Russian Constitution proposed by Vladimir Putin.^[7]

In 2022, Aleksashenko condemned Russian invasion of Ukraine. As of 2023, he is one of the members of the Anti-War Committee of Russia.^[8]

Personal life

Aleksashenko is married, he has three children.^[3]

Selected works

• Book: López-Claros . Augusto . Fiscal Policy: Issues During the Transition in Russia . Alexashenko . Sergei V. . 1998 . International Monetary Fund . 978-1-55775-703-6 . en.
• Book: Aleksashenko, Sergey . Evaluating Western Sanctions on Russia . 2016 . Atlantic Council . 978-1-61977-458-2 . en.
• Book: Aleksashenko, Sergeĭ . Putin's Counterrevolution . 2018 . Brookings Institution Press . 978-0-8157-3276-1 . en.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 23 August 2017 . Бывшего замминистра финансов Алексашенко поймали на контрабанде культурных ценностей . 27 February 2022 . www.mk.ru . ru.
2. News: Duarte . Esteban . Meyer . Henry . Pismennaya . Evgenia . Mobster or Central Banker? Spanish Cops Allege This Russian Both . . 9 August 2016 . 28 November 2023 . 20 May 2019 . https://archive.today/20190520010108/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-09/mobster-or-central-banker-spanish-cops-allege-this-russian-both.
3. Web site: Сергей Алексашенко. ru. 2022 . 24smi.org. 19 February 2023.
4. News: Сергей Алексашенко: "У нас сегодня в стране абсолютная монархия". ru. Леонид Велехов. Радио Свобода. 7 November 2015 . svoboda.org. 19 February 2023.
5. News: Russia places former central banker Aleksashenko on wanted list, state news agencies report. en. Reuters. 2023-11-18. 2024-11-29.
6. Web site: Программа «Особое мнение» от 02.05.2014. Ведущая — Ирина Воробьёва, гость — Сергей Алексашенко. ru. echo.msk.ru. 2 May 2014. 19 February 2023. 2 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140502182053/http://echo.msk.ru/programs/personalno/1309458-echo/#element-text. dead.
7. Web site: Российские юристы, писатели, журналисты и ученые подписали обращение против поправок в Конституцию. ru. 16 March 2020 . rfi.fr. 19 February 2023.
8. Web site: Антивоенный комитет призвал россиян выйти на акции протеста. ru. 9 January 2023. golosameriki.com. 19 February 2023.