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Mikhail Yuriyevich Lesin ((ロシア語:Михаил Юрьевич Лесин; July 11, 1958 – November 5, 2015)) was a Russian political figure, media executive and an adviser to president Vladimir Putin. In 2006 he was awarded the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", one of Russia's highest state decoration for civilians. Mikhail Lesin was nicknamed the Bulldozer ((ロシア語:Бульдозер)) because of his ability to get virtually all Russian media outlets under The Kremlin's control.〔 ==Biography== Mikhail was born in Moscow to a family involved in military construction.〔 He spent childhood years in Mongolia while his father, Yuri, worked on military construction projects.〔 From 1976-1978, he was in military service with the Soviet Army and Soviet Naval Infantry (Marines Corps) of the USSR Armed Forces.〔〔〔 In 1984, he graduated from the Moscow Engineering and Construction Institute in Yaroslavsky as a civil engineer.〔〔 From 1982-1987, he worked in engineering positions at Minpromstroy (Industrial construction ministry) in Moscow and in Ulan Bator.〔 During 1988-89, he was Deputy Director for Production of television programs of the Creative Production Association "Game Appliances".〔 From 1990-1993, he was Director of Youth creative production association of the TV company RTV, Российское телевидение (РТВ).〔 In the late 1980s, he directed the television show ''Funny Guys'' (Весёлые ребята).〔 In the early 1990s, Lesin set up Video International, which became a multi-billion dollar advertising agency with exclusive advertising rights on NTV, and, in 2015, is still one of Russia's biggest.〔 In 1994, he left Video International.〔 From 1993-1996, he was Head of Commercial Department, Deputy General Director and General Director of RIA Novosti.〔 At this position in Novosti, he was pivotal in the Russian parlimentary elections of 1995 and, especially, the re-election of Yeltsin in the 1996 Russian presidential elections. He began the slogan "Voice of the Heart", authored "I believe I do, I hope," and "Save and Protect", and provided the president's weekly radio address to the country.〔〔 From September 1996 until February 1997, he was head of Public Relations for the President of Russia under Yeltsin.〔〔〔 From 1997-99, he was first deputy chairman of the VGTRK (ВГТРК), which essentially brought state run television under one roof and follows the designs of Vladislav Surkov. This counters a more Western approach, which would have ended state owned media by promoting a more liberal media that is not state owned and operated.〔〔〔 On June 6, 1999, and largely from Mikhail's background among Video International, Novosti, and VGTRK, Prime Minister Stepashin appointed Lesin to head the Ministry of Press, Broadcasting and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation. After Stepashin's brief tenure, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin maintained Lesin as minister and allowed Lesin to be a key figure in the 1999 Russian parliamentary elections and the 2000 Russian presidential election. Through Mikhail's support, the pro-Kremlin Unity block gained power and the incoming Prime Minister Putin succeeded Yeltsin as the Russian president.〔〔〔 Continuing under President Putin from 1999 until March 9, 2004, as Ministry of Press, Broadcasting and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation, Lesin essentially merged a private advertising agency, Video International which controlled 65–70% of the television advertising market, with the state owned media companies, and, thus, brought tremendous wealth to Video International.〔〔〔 During Putin's first term as Russian president with Lesin as Minister of the Press, Vladimir Gusinsky's private media holdings, "Media Most", came under intense scrutiny causing numerous charges to filled against Gusinsky.〔 In an agreement for the numerous charges to be dropped, Gusinsky's immense private media holdings, "Media Most", were to be transferred to Gazprom-Media, which, at the time, had recently acquired NTV, the only nationwide state-independent television in Russia and a highly critical opponent of the War in Chechnya, Vladimir Putin, and the Unity block.〔〔Viktor Shenderovich, "Tales From Hoffman" (48–57), ''Index on Censorship'', Volume 37, Number 1, 2008, p. 49.〕 Gusinsky subsequently was brought under arrest as a fugitive from Russia and, while incarcerated, refused to agree to the terms for the transfer. However, in 2001 with Lesin acting as mediator, "Media Most" assets were transferred to Gazprom-Media under the terms of Protocol No. 6, which allowed oligarchs to escape prosecution and be given the freedom to leave the country if they turned over their assets to the state.〔 In the 2002 Telegrand ((ロシア語:Телегранд)), the Expert Council of the National Research Center of Television and Radio named Lesin as "the most influential person of Russian television and radio".〔 Under Putin from April 6, 2004, until November 18, 2009, he became adviser to the President of the Russian Federation for mass media relations.〔〔〔 During his tenure and beginning in 2005, Lesin helped conceive and create the RT (Russia Today) television news network, he said, "to establish a news channel that would counter CNN and BBC with a Moscow spin. It's been a long time since I was scared by the word propaganda. We need to promote Russia internationally. Otherwise, we'd just look like roaring bears on the prowl."〔 From 2010-2011, Lesin was on the board of directors for National Telecommunications (NTC), which at the time belonged to the National Media Group.〔 In 2011, he moved to Beverly Hills, California, and enjoyed ocean fishing, being with his family, and helping his son Anton in the Hollywood movie business.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/harold-willens-house-former/ )〕 Lesin's old friend, Alexander Shapiro, a former vice president of Warner Brothers, is a co-producer with Anton in several films.〔〔〔 In 2013, he returned to Russia and from October 1, 2013, until January 12, 2015, he was head of Gazprom-Media, a state-controlled media giant that describes itself as one of the largest media groups in Russia and Europe.〔 He resigned in December 2014 citing family reasons.〔 After retiring, he spent several months in Switzerland for treatments to a spinal injury that he received while skiing and then returned to his home in California.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mikhail Lesin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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