Mikhail Abramov
Mikhail Yuryevich Abramov | |
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Михаил Юрьевич Абрамов | |
 Mikhail Abramov in 2014 | |
| Born | October 12, 1963 |
| Died | August 20, 2019 (aged 55) |
| Education | Moscow Institute of Technology of Light Industry |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman and entrepreneur, founder and owner of the Museum of Russian Icons |
Mikhail Yuryevich Abramov (Russian: Михаил Юрьевич Абрамов) (October 12, 1963, Moscow – August 20, 2019, Poros) was a Russian businessman and entrepreneur, founder and owner of the Museum of Russian Icons. Honorary member of the Russian Academy of Arts.[1]
Biography
[edit]He was born in Moscow into a family of doctors.
In 1981-1982 he studied at the Chemical Technology Faculty of Moscow Institute of Technology of Light Industry.[2]
In 1982-1984 he served in the Soviet Army on the Kola Peninsula. He finished his service with the rank of senior sergeant.[3]
In 1985 Abramov became an entrepreneur. He owned cooperatives for sewing leather and fur products.[4]
In 1991-2000 he headed the construction department at Ingosstrakh.
In 2001 he worked as deputy general director of JSC "Moscow Insurance Company".[5]
In 2006 he founded the public Museum of the Russian Icon from his private collection. According to Forbes, Mikhail Abramov spent tens of thousands of US dollars a month on the maintenance of the museum.[2]
In 2014 he participated in the preparation of the law «About collecting and private collections in the Russian Federation». In the same year, he was a member of the working group of the Commission of the Ministry of Culture on the acquisition of museum objects.[1]
In 2018 he became an Honorary Member of the Russian Academy of Arts.[1]
Mikhail Abramov died on August 20, 2019, in a helicopter crash in Greece off the coast of Poros Island. He was buried at the Vagankovo Cemetery in Moscow.[6][7]
Entrepreneurial activity
[edit]In 1995 he founded the company Plaza Development.[8]
Plaza Development is considered one of the largest office owners in Moscow. The volume of offices built is 465 thousand square meters.[9] The company owns ten business centers in Moscow, their approximate cost is 46-56 billion rubles.[10][11]
Charity
[edit]80% of Abramov's income went to charity. He has sponsored projects in the field of culture and cultural heritage, including the construction of temples and the collection of exhibits for museums. He was a member of the boards of trustees of the Vysokopetrovsky male Stavropol Monastery in Moscow, Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery in Zvenigorod. Also he was a trustee of the church of St. Nicholas in the village of Aksinino (Odintsovo district).[12][13][14] In 2015 he donated 700 million rubles for the construction of two churches in Moscow.[15]
Mikhail Abramov financed the magazine Russian Art.[12]
Museum of Russian Icons
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In the 2000s he began collecting icons. On May 26, 2006, Mikhail Abramov opened Russia's first Museum of Russian Icons in the premises of the Vereyskaya Plaza business center. He established a charitable foundation with the same name.[5][3]
The main building of the museum opened in 2011 on Goncharnaya street in Moscow. The museum houses more than 5,000 exhibits, including about 1,000 icons.[14][16]
This collection is the only private collection of ancient Russian icon painting in Russia, which has received the official status of a museum.[14]
The museum joined the IСOM (International Council of Museums) under UNESCO. Museum visits, excursions, lectures and concerts are free of charge.[14]
Awards
[edit]- 2015 – Order of Glory and Honor, II degree[5]
- 2016 – UNESCO Five Continents Medal (for contribution to the preservation of historical heritage)[2]
- 2017 – Winner of the Russian award "Patron of the Year"[2]
- 2017 – Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit pro Merito Melitensi of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta[1]
- 2018 – Honorary member of the Russian Academy of Arts[5]
Personal life
[edit]Mikhail Abramov was married to Svetlana. They have son and daughter.[17][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Памяти почётного члена РАХ Михаила Юрьевича Абрамова (1963–2019)". rah.ru. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Абрамов, Михаил Юрьевич". ТАСС. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ a b "АБРАМОВ Михаил Юрьевич". www.academia-maki.com. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ The Art Newspaper Russia No03 / апрель 2014 (in Russian). Litres. December 20, 2018. ISBN 978-5-457-83967-0.
- ^ a b c d "Биография Михаила Абрамова". ria.ru (in Russian). August 21, 2019.
- ^ "Создатель Музея русской иконы Михаил Абрамов разбился на вертолете в Греции". Forbes.ru (in Russian). August 21, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ "'The entire museum community was in shock' A colleague remembers Russian icon museum founder Mikhail Abramov, who died in a helicopter crash on August 20". Meduza. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ "Гибель владельца Plaza Development не повлияла на работу компании" (in Russian). August 21, 2019.
- ^ "Михаил Абрамов: "Попадаешь в "Верейскую Плазу", и жизнь меняется в лучшую сторону"". Журнал. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ "Эксперты оценили стоимость активов компании погибшего Михаила Абрамова". realty.ria.ru (in Russian). August 21, 2019.
- ^ "Москва купит офис погибшего основателя Музея русской иконы Михаила Абрамова". Ведомости (in Russian). August 23, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ a b Tatarnik, Ksenia (September 1, 2019). ""80% дохода он тратил на благотворительность"". Милосердие.ru (in Russian). Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ "Russian collector repatriates 17th-century icon to Yaroslavl church". The Art Newspaper – International art news and events. September 30, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Great Religious Art at the Russian Icons Museum in Moscow". Russian Icon Collection. September 4, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ "Расследование РБК: кто финансирует строительство новых храмов в Москве". РБК (in Russian). May 25, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ "Дом красных углов". Коммерсантъ (in Russian). January 21, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ "Михаил Абрамов биография бизнесмена, фото 2024 | Узнай Всё". uznayvse.ru (in Russian). Retrieved September 18, 2024.