Evgeniy Maksimovich Primakov
On June 26, 2015, Patriarch of Russian politics, former Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov died in Moscow after a long illness at the age of 86.
The peak of Primakov's political career came in the 1990s, the most difficult period in the history of the state. Primakov, a statesman politician, made every effort to stop the processes leading to the collapse of Russia.
Since November 1991, Primakov was the head of the Central foreign intelligence service of the USSR, and since December 1991 — the Director of the foreign intelligence Service of Russia.
Primakov's work in this position came at a time when the once mighty KGB of the USSR was subjected to a real defeat, having lost the best and professional staff.
Thanks to Yevgeny Primakov, Russia's foreign intelligence suffered the least from politicians during the reform. In difficult conditions, he managed to keep the backbone of professionals in one of the most closed state structures. The foreign intelligence service of Russia and today remains one of the strongest intelligence structures on the planet.
In January 1996, President Boris Yeltsin appointed Yevgeny Primakov Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia. This appointment is associated with a gradual change in Russia's foreign policy.
The country fell into default and was urgently in need of urgent measures for stabilization. In September 1998, Yevgeny Primakov was approved by the State Duma as Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. Primakov's appointment occurred at a critical moment for the country and contributed to the improvement of the economic and political situation in the country.