• Slide 1 of 29: He's Vladimir Putin's right-hand man, serving as Russia's Minister of Defense. A military officer that has always been beside his leader, he shares his vision that Russia has to regain its lost imperial greatness. But who's Sergei Shoigu and how likely is it he will be Putin's successor?
  • Slide 2 of 29: Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu was born on May 21, 1955, in the city of Chadan, located in the Tuva Autonomous Oblast, over 3,000 miles from Moscow on the border with Mongolia. His parents were Kuzhuget Shoigu, editor of a local newspaper, and Alexandra Kudryavtseva.
  • Slide 3 of 29: Kuzhuget Sereevich Shoigu, besides working as the editor of a Tuvan language newspaper, also ascended the ranks of the local Communist Party and eventually became the secretary of the Regional Committee.
  • Slide 4 of 29: Fun bit of trivia: Shoigu was really his father's given name and Kuzhuget was the actual family name. A local passport officer mixed them up and the family never felt the need to change it.
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Slide 1 of 29: He’s Vladimir Putin’s right-hand man, serving as Russia’s Minister of Defense. A military officer that has always been beside his leader, he shares his vision that Russia has to regain its lost imperial greatness. But who’s Sergei Shoigu and how likely is it he will be Putin’s successor?

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Sergei Shoigu, loyal comrade and likely successor?

He’s Vladimir Putin’s right-hand man, serving as Russia’s Minister of Defense. A military officer that has always been beside his leader, he shares his vision that Russia has to regain its lost imperial greatness. But who’s Sergei Shoigu and how likely is it he will be Putin’s successor?

Sergei Shoigu – Putin’s right-hand man and possible successor (msn.com)