Irina Viner is a wife of Alisher Usmanov, the founder and major shareholder of USM Holdings.
Viner is the head coach of Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics. Many of her pupils are Olympic champions, and Alina Kabaeva is among them. Irina Viner believes that a recipe for success is to support and motivate a husband.
Alisher Usmanov and his current wife got married in 1992.
Marina Dobrynina is married to Viktor Vekselberg, the chair of the Renova group.
She is the head of the Good Age charity fund which helps children and adults with mental disorders. Additionally, Mrs. Dobrynina facilitates creation of rehabilitation centers for such patients.
Vekselberg and Dobrynina have met being students.
Lyudmila Lisina is married to Vladimir Lisin, the chairman of the Novolipetsk Steel Company.
She owns the Moscow Seasons gallery where art works from the private collections are exhibited. Mrs. Lisina collects works created by Russian artists in the late XIX and XX centuries.
Vladimir and Lyudmila have met in school where they shared the same desk.
Aleksandra Melnichenko is a wife of Andrey Melnichenko, the chair of the EuroChem company.
Mrs. Melnichenko, nee Sandra Nikolić, is a former model who sang in the Belgrade pop group Models. Currently, she devotes all her time to family; she is interested in fashion and design. Aleksandra believes that being a billionaire's wife is a hard work. "The wife of a billionaire is a full-time job! Every day is working for me," she says.
Daria Zhukova is married to Roman Abramovich.
She is the founder of the Garage Modern Art Museum and the former chief editor of the Pop magazine. Currently she is the head of the Garage Magazine.
Ellada Iakobashvili is wife of David Iakobashvili, the private investor, the founder and a member of the Board of Directors of the Wimm-Bill-Dann company.
Living in France, Mrs. Iakobashvili devotes her time to home and family. David Iakobashvili met Ellada in his own beauty salon where she came to apply for a job 25 years ago.
Stella Kesaeva is married to Igor Kesaev who owns the Mercury group of companies.
Mrs. Kesaeva collects works of contemporary art; she is a philanthropist and founder of the Stella Art Foundation fund. Stella possesses Russia's largest collection of works by Western and Russian artists – it consists of 1500 works.
Elena Timchenko is a wife of Gennady Timchenko, a member of the Board of Directors of the Novatek company.
Mrs. Timchenko is a co-founder of the charity fund of Elena and Gennady Timchenko; she helps fellow citizens who are in need. Elena believes that a great wealth entails a great responsibility.
Elena Lihach is a wife of Andrei Skoch, the Russian Federation State Duma Deputy.
Mrs. Skoch is a socialite; she devotes her time to home and organizes social events.
Veronica Zonabend is married to Ruben Vardanyan, a partner of the Vardanyan, Broytman and partners company.
She is a co-founder of the RVVZ Foundation fund, which implements charity projects in Russia and Armenia. Mrs. Zonabend believes that nothing venture, nothing have, and it's never too late to learn and develop.
For nearly a century, the US-based weekly periodical Time has closed out the year by selecting the person who has had the most significant impact on the global stage—not necessarily a positive one. This year, the magazine's cover features Donald Trump, who recently won the US presidential election. Let's find out who else was honored by Time and in which nimonations.
Following his election victory, Donald Trump, a billionaire himself, once again decided to include prominent magnates in his administration, as he did during his first presidential term. As a result, Trump's current cabinet features seven billionaires, making it one of the wealthiest in US history. Let's find out who these billionaires are and the roles they have been assigned.
Not long ago, the United States held a presidential election, where Donald Trump emerged victorious. Today, he is recognized as the wealthiest American leader in the country's history. Let's take a closer look at other former US presidents who also achieved significant financial success.
