Yevgeny Prigozhin
Birth Name: Yevgeny Viktorovich Prigozhin
Date of Birth: 1 June, 1961
Place of Birth: Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Date of Death: 23 August, 2023
Place of Death: Kuzhenkino, Bologovsky District, Tver Oblast, Russia
Ethnicity:
*Ashkenazi Jewish (father)
*Russian (mother)
Yevgeny Prigozhin was a Russian mercenary leader and oligarch. He was co-founder of paramilitary organization and international mercenary battalion the Wagner Group, which was described as his “private army.” He commanded the group from 22 February, 2014 to 23 August, 2023, his death. He was nicknamed “Putin’s chef,” due to his friendship with president Vladimir Putin, and ownership of catering companies and restaurants used by the Kremlin. He was also the founder and manager of the Internet Research Agency, a Russian company which deals in online propaganda and disinformation, among a network of other organizations believed to be tied in with Russia’s defense and intelligence aparatus. He led a brief insurrection in Russia in June 2023.
Yevgeny was the son of Violetta Kirovna, a hospital nurse, and Viktor Yevgenyevich/Evgenievich Prigozhin, a mining engineer. His father died when he was nine. His mother re-married to Samuil Fridmanovich Zharkoi, a ski instructor. His father and stepfather were Jewish. His mother was of Russian descent. Yevgeny initially aspired to be a professional skier.
He was married to Lyubov, and had three children. His son, Pavel Prigozhin, became leader of the Wagner Group in October 2023.
Yevgeny’s paternal grandfather was named Yevgeny/Evgeny Ilyich Prigozhin (the son of Ilyich/Ilya Prigozhin). Yevgeny’s grandfather Yevgeny was born in Oryol, Oryol Oblast, Russia, and was a soldier and engineer. He was a captain in the Red Army during WWII, and was awarded the Red Banner for the Battles of Rzhev. Yevgeny’s great-uncle was scientist Yefim Ilyich Prigozhin. Yevgeny lived with his uncle in the town of Zhovti Vody during his childhood, working in an open-pit uranium mine.
Yevgeny’s maternal grandfather was named Kir Semyonovich Khokhlov (the son of Semyon Khokhlov).
Sources: Genealogy of Yevgeny Prigozhin – https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Yevgeny Prigozhin (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.findagrave.com
He is one of those reportedly killed in a plane crash. But, there is no official confirmation regarding that.
Seems like he made it out based on this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arty9MuqEg0
His death has been verified.
“He is also the founder and manager of the Internet Research Agency, a Russian company which deals in online propaganda and disinformation”: what?
What is confusing to you?
Propaganda and disinformation are relativist concepts.
You can not be serious about this. In this case, it’s not a “relativist concept.” Even he is honest about what the IRA is. Go be precious somewhere else.
This reminds me of:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5cQcmAtjJ0
@Follers, I recommend this show for you. VERY UNDERRATED
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vze8nQn7WYg
@Oaken05
I was not talking about Proghozin and the virtually unknown “Internet Research Agency”. Basically all major powers have their own propaganda.
The only IRA all the people know is the Irish Republican Army.
Honestly, what are you even going on about? And now you’re admitting it’s a propaganda outfit. And, trust me, the United States knows plenty about them, and if you paid attention to your own country’s government, you wouldn’t be so ignorant of them, either.
There is nothing incorrect or irrelevant about what follers wrote. I’m sorry you got your feelings hurt by the truth. lol
@Oaken
Oh no, I was not “hurt” at all. I think on the global scene that agency is a very small fish. Prigozhin is a cook.
Better known simply by his nickname, “Bane.” He and his men were said to be behind a coup in West Africa that secured mining operations for the Russian president.