Sergei Lavrov: personal life, wife and daughter. Interview with the daughter of Foreign Minister Lavrov, Ekaterina Vinokurova Business and family life
The life of the heirs of Russian political figures is always closed from prying eyes with a thick screen. The politicians themselves, for obvious reasons, do not talk about their relatives and do not give any comments about their lives and activities. Their children are also not inclined to have frank conversations with reporters. But Ekaterina Lavrova, the daughter of Minister Sergei Lavrov, does not hide from prying eyes and was able to thoroughly acquaint everyone interested in her with the details of her activities and personal life. It is this beautiful and intelligent woman that will be discussed in today’s article.
Ekaterina Lavrova: biographyEkaterina Sergeevna does not hide the fact that her father influenced her life. Sergei Viktorovich Lavrov is a popular, influential politician; his figure is recognizable not only in Russia, but throughout the world. According to some sources, Ekaterina was born in the United States; according to others, her family moved to America when the girl was four years old and her father was appointed USSR Plenipotentiary Representative to the UN; accordingly, they were forced to go to New York for permanent residence.
Lavrov’s daughter Ekaterina was born in 1982, and spent her entire childhood and youth in the United States. Her mother, a philologist by profession, a teacher of Russian language and literature, tried to instill in her daughter a love of art. The girl danced and received aesthetic education, visiting various exhibitions, ballet, opera, concerts and museums, including the Solomon Guggenheim collection of modern art. Therefore, the parents managed to raise a child who appreciates the beautiful and eternal.
EducationEkaterina Sergeevna Lavrova studied at the Manhattan School, after which she entered Columbia University. Sergei Viktorovich Lavrov, as Ekaterina recalls, was responsible for his daughter’s education. He said that even though she is an only child, she must achieve everything on her own, take initiative, invest a lot of effort, get a decent education so as not to depend on her parents. And Ekaterina remembered this, so she studied well, studied political science. The girl did not boast about her origins and understood that this was not her merit, but her parents’, she wanted to be as successful as she was to be proud of her successes.
Husband
After successfully graduating from the university, Ekaterina Sergeevna Lavrova decided to become a master and went to practice in London. This decision turned out to be fateful for the girl, because it was in London that she met her future husband, Alexander Vinokurov, who is the son of a man included in the list of the largest magnates in the pharmaceutical industry. Now Alexander Vinokurov is a very influential person: he is a co-owner of the investment company Marathon Group, and his assets are managed through Marathon Farm. Thus, the young businessman owns 30% of the shares of the pharmaceutical enterprise Bentus Laboratory, 75% of Biocom, has a controlling stake in SIA International (a pharmaceutical company) and, together with his father, manages the pharmaceutical company Genfa.
WeddingThe young people decided to go to Russia and celebrate their marriage there, inviting not only family and friends, but also influential people to the celebration. The celebration took place in 2008 on Vorobyovy Gory in the Reception House of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation. The hall, which for many years had only a formal atmosphere, was changed beyond recognition by designer Balzer Gregory and turned into a real winter fairy tale.
During the festive meal, the newlyweds were shown a romantic film, the plot of which was the story of how the couple met. The surprise in the form of this video was prepared by such famous personalities as Boris Kofman (a real estate entrepreneur in London), Maria Baibakova (an art critic) and Anna Anisimova, the daughter of the famous billionaire Vasily Anisimov.
Also present at the celebration as a guest was Valery Leontyev, who is not only a singer, but also a good friend of the Vinokurov family. Of course, he couldn’t sit still, and at the numerous requests of those present, he performed his brightest hits. With Alexander Vinokurov, Catherine’s fiancé, Valery Leontyev performed the song “Don’t Forget Me” in a duet, which caused an ocean of applause from the audience.
Lavrova's activities
Now Ekaterina Sergeevna Lavrova is a citizen of Russia and lives permanently in Moscow. Despite the opportunity to work and develop abroad, she gave preference to her homeland and decided to work here. Despite her famous surname, both as a girl and after marriage, Ekaterina Sergeevna did not use it, did not resort to the help of her father, father-in-law or husband. She understood that she would have to work for many years to achieve some success on her own, but she did it deliberately.
For ten years, Ekaterina Lavrova worked for a large, world-famous auction company, Christies. There she was able to achieve the post of director, but still left when the opportunity presented itself to start her own business.
Ekaterina Sergeevna Lavrova's company Smart Art is engaged in the promotion and development of art objects and is an intermediary between collectors and artists. The woman hopes that soon the masterpieces of Russian masters will take their places of honor in world museums and the houses of large, respected collectors.
Business is not an obstacle to motherhood
Ekaterina Lavrova (Vinokurova) always dreamed of having a large and friendly family. In 2010, the family’s first child, Leonid, was born. The father was lucky to be the first to see the baby, and famous grandfathers congratulated the young parents over the phone.
Now the couple has a second child, and this is a daughter. Ekaterina says that she manages to do everything: take full care of her children and develop her business.
Family life
Alexander Vinokurov and Ekaterina Lavrova are not only happy parents, but also an excellent married couple. They are the same age and have a lot of common interests. Ekaterina says that she feels loved, her husband supports her in everything, tries to help. She loves his sense of taste, style, kindness. Another important advantage of Alexander, noted by Lavrova, is that he does not allow himself to relax and regularly visits the gym. Ekaterina says that she loves athletic men, and her husband is her ideal.
Ekaterina Sergeevna herself also fully matches her husband. She goes to Pilates, swimming pool, gym. Together, the couple do triathlons and love extreme nature walks, for example, hiking in the mountains.
The Foreign Minister's daughter says she would never marry a foreigner because she doesn't like their mentality. And the fact that they met Alexander by chance is fate.
Catherine is grateful to her father for instilling in her determination and self-confidence. The woman claims that all her successes are the result of his upbringing.
Little is often known about the lives of the heirs of major politicians and public figures. They try not to talk about their personal lives and not give detailed comments. And Ekaterina Vinokurova was no exception, but now the woman decided to have a frank interview. She spoke for the first time about her career, family and the influence her dad had on her. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is one of the most recognizable political figures not only in Russia, but also in the world. Much is known about his professional activities. The man repeatedly gave interviews on this topic, although he always touched on the issue of family superficially. Therefore, practically nothing is known about his only heir, Ekaterina Vinokurova. However, quite recently, the daughter of a diplomat decided to have a frank conversation.
Ekaterina Vinokurova lived in the USA for almost 17 years. When she was only four years old, Sergei Lavrov was appointed Russia's plenipotentiary representative to the UN and sent to serve in New York. It was there that the politician’s family lived for a long time. Ekaterina successfully graduated from the prestigious Columbia University, where she studied political science for several years. Vinokurova believes that the years spent at a higher educational institution were some of the brightest and happiest in her life. Having received her diploma, Lavrov’s heir went to study in London for a year. This decision turned out to be fateful - there she met her future husband.
Despite her famous surname, which was always well-known, Ekaterina did not build a career abroad, but returned to Russia. She understood that she had a long road to success. The woman spent almost ten years before starting her own art business. She worked at the largest auction company Christie's, where she rose to the position of director. Interestingly, in parallel with her work, Ekaterina managed to get married and even give birth to two children.
As soon as it came to the Smart Art company, Vinokurova was able to breathe a sigh of relief. She finally found exactly what she was looking for. Let us explain that Catherine’s company is engaged in the promotion of art objects. She acts as an intermediary between artists and collectors. “I hope that in 10–15 years our artists will take pride of place in museum collections, in the collections of large foundations and in the homes of important collectors. This is the main motivation! " – says Vinokurova.
// Photo: RIA Novosti/Valery Levitin
Speaking about relationships, a woman does not hide the fact that she feels loved and desired. She and her husband Alexander Vinokurov are the same age. They have been happily married for ten years. According to Ekaterina, the man always provides her with support and helps her cope with problems. Vinokurova likes that her chosen one takes care of himself, plays sports and generally leads an active lifestyle.
“If I have any problem and I can’t solve it, I call Sasha and the problem will be solved. I love alpha men with a strong character. Sometimes, of course, I suffer a little from this, because I fade into the background, and his decision is the law. But I’m ready to put up with it, because he is the leader in our family. My dad was also always the main one for us. It’s also very important for me that a man be athletic,” Vinokurova shared.
Ekaterina tries to match her husband, so she regularly visits the gym and does exercises with a trainer, goes to Pilates, and recently purchased a swimming pool membership. Together with Alexander, they do triathlons, make extreme outings in nature and love to ride in the mountains. Vinokurova really appreciates a sense of humor in her chosen one. In general, a woman always wanted to marry a Russian, because the mentality of foreigners did not suit her.
// Photo: Andrey Kalmykov/Starface
Ekaterina Vinokurova is a successful businesswoman, so she always has everything clearly planned. She prefers not to stand still and is looking for ways to implement her plans. She inherited this attitude towards life from her famous father. The woman said that from a very early age, her father gave her valuable instructions and instilled in her a love of work.
“I am an only child, and they always told me: you must count on your own strengths, you must achieve... It happens that women’s education is taken less seriously - for some reason we think that a boy needs this, this and this, but for a girl – not necessarily. But they never treated me like that,” said Ekaterina.
The owner of Smart Art is grateful to her father for the confidence he instilled in her. It is interesting that Catherine never boasted of her noble origins. According to Vinokurova, close people know that she went through the entire path from getting a higher education to opening her own business on her own and did not seek her dad’s help. “I have never hidden who my father is. But I almost never talk about it. Of course, the main help was the education that was given to me,” said Lavrov’s heiress.
Read the full interview with Ekaterina Vinokurova on the Marie Claire website: Ekaterina Vinokurova about her father Sergei Lavrov, work at Christie’s and her Smart Art project
Director of the Russian branch of the Christie’s auction house
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Education
She graduated from Columbia University, where she studied political science, and a master's degree in economics in London;
Activity
Since 2014, he has lived in Moscow and is the director of the Russian branch of the Christie’s auction house. In 2008, she married top manager Alexander Vinokurov, who also owns the pharmaceutical companies SIA International (as a controlling shareholder) and Genfa (together with his father Semyon Vinokurov).
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She lived outside the Russian Federation for a long time, including when her father was Minister of Foreign Affairs. For this, Lavrov was often criticized.
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The hard life of Ekaterina Lavrova-VinokurovaWhile dad is fighting the “American imperialists”, Ekaterina Lavrova (Vinokurova) is studying at the American Columbia University and the London School of Economics, a rich raider husband and her own art business.
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As a source in law enforcement agencies told Gazeta.Ru, the letter did not come directly to Alexey Sherstobitov, who is now serving a sentence in a maximum security colony, but to the mailbox of a website dedicated to Sherstobitov’s work. In the letter, an unknown person asks Sherstobitov to liquidate certain Ekaterina and Alexander Vinokurov, promising to pay $500 million.
“Hello, I want to order Alexandra and Ekaterina Vinokurov, I’m paying 500 million dollars,” writes a person whose name in the mail is indicated as Sergei Nikolaev (the original phrase has been preserved).
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After graduation, the girl went for an internship in London. There, Ekaterina met the son of a pharmaceutical tycoon, a Cambridge graduate, Alexander Vinokurov.
In 2008 they got married, and in 2010 Katya gave birth to a son. Now the minister’s son-in-law holds the position of president of the Summa Group holding and is a member of the board of directors of Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port OJSC.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov moved his daughter from the United States to Russia. Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Sergei Fedorov spoke about this in his video blog.
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The deputy said that he obtained this information from open sources. He shared his thoughts that the head of the foreign affairs department did this so that he could not be pressured through his daughter. As Fedorov explained, about 80% of people in this circle were subjected to various kinds of provocations from the United States. The story of the son of deputy Seleznev became indicative.
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Laurel wreathEkaterina Vinokurova, co-director of the Russian branch of the Christie’s auction house, is not at all embarrassed, although she just admitted to me that six years ago she knew absolutely nothing about contemporary art. A tall blonde in a gray Alexander Terekhov cashmere dress, without an ounce of makeup, with her hair tied up and a pleasant voice, she has been working in the Moscow office of Christie’s for three years, and before that she worked for another three in the Moscow representative office of the famous London contemporary art gallery Haunch of Venison. “Of course, I attended a course of lectures on art history at the university, but this is not enough to become a specialist,” says Vinokurova. - I had to figure it out. I went to all the fairs and exhibitions, read a lot, completed an internship, and now, it seems, I have a good handle on things.”
Her ability to maintain an impeccable smile and calmness while answering the most tricky questions is hereditary: Vinokurova is the only daughter of the current Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Until she was twenty-two, she lived in New York, where her father represented Russia at the UN and gained a reputation as a tough negotiator, a gallant gentleman and a dandy with a constant Humphrey-Bogart cigarette in the corner of his mouth. There, in New York, Katya entered Columbia University, where she studied to become a political scientist. Then she completed her master's degree in London - she studied economics. And although she has been living in Moscow for seven years, English words still pop up in her speech, and sometimes she can ask: “How is this in Russian?”
American daughter of Vasily Anisimov burns too much moneyIn the evenings, Anyuta has fun in expensive clubs. Among her friends is socialite Lizzie Grubman. While riding in her father's Mercedes, she ran over several people standing in line at a nightclub, for which she served time in prison. Another friend of hers is Columbia University student Katya Lavrova, the daughter of the Russian Foreign Minister.
One day, reporters caught Anya in the company of the Irish actor Eamon Early, a well-known hooligan in the party. The young people hugged and became very nervous when they heard the clicks of cameras. Later, Anechka denied any connection with Irli. And after a while, no longer hiding, she began an affair with David Weiser, a businessman from Florida. They are connected not only by an intimate relationship, but also by a common interest in real estate.
How do children of politicians manage in this life?The only daughter of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Ekaterina, is now graduating from Columbia University in New York - her dad worked there as our representative to the UN. After his return to Moscow, it was decided that Katya would finish her studies in the USA, so she wouldn’t rush off before her diploma! When his daughter comes home to Russia, Lavrov enjoys going with her to theaters and exhibitions.
Status attributes of Vladislav Surkov, Igor Levitin, Sergei Ivanov, Sergei Shoigu, Dmitry KozakLittle is known about the children of high officials. But a certain trend can be traced. They study at the most prestigious universities in Russia or abroad, in order to later move either under the wing of their parents or into business structures close to the authorities, where their careers, as a rule, develop quite successfully. A typical example is Sergei Shoigu’s daughter Yulia. She graduated from the Faculty of Psychology of Moscow State University, in 1999 she joined the Ministry of Emergency Situations, and just three years later she headed the Center for Emergency Psychological Assistance at her father’s department. The daughter of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Ekaterina, was born in the USA and studied at the prestigious Columbia University.
Sergei Lavrov married off his daughterThe minister gave his daughter in marriage at the capital's Reception House of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation on Vorobyovy Gory. Usually, lunches and dinners are held in its luxurious halls in honor of distinguished foreign guests. On this day, its austere interiors were transformed beyond recognition, and it seemed that everyone found themselves in a winter fairy tale. The designers built an impromptu altar, and guests watched the sacrament of marriage while sitting on the white cathedral benches. The young 25-year-old bride Ekaterina Lavrova is in a dress with a long train, her groom, the same age as Alexander Vinokurov, is in a tailcoat. Vowing eternal love, the newlyweds exchanged Cartier rings.
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Lavrova (Vinokurova) Ekaterina Sergeevna (born in 1982, New York, USA) is the daughter of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (since 2004), who worked at the USSR Embassy in the USA in the 80s of the last century.
She studied at Columbia University (political science), and completed her master's degree in London. In 2008, she met a businessman there, whom she married in 2010. In 2010, their son Leonid was born, and three years later - a daughter. She worked in the Moscow representative office of the famous London contemporary art gallery Haunch of Venison, and since 2013 she has worked in the Moscow office of Christie’s. Since 2015, he has been implementing his Smart Art project in Moscow.
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