Yevgeny Olegovich Adamov (Russian: Евге́ний Оле́гович Ада́мов, born 28 April 1939) is a Soviet and Russian nuclear engineer and politician. He was the director of the N. A. Dollezhal Research and Development Institute of Power Engineering (NIKIET) from 1986 to 1998. He served as the Minister for Atomic Energy of Russia from 1998 to 2001, member of the Security Council of Russia from 1998 to 2000, and adviser to the Prime Minister of Russia from 2002 to 2004.
Yevgeny Adamov | |
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Евгений Адамов | |
 Yevgeny Adamov (left) with President of Russia Vladimir Putin in Chelyabinsk Oblast on 31 March 2000. | |
| Adviser to the Prime Minister of Russia | |
| In office 2002–2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Mikhail Kasyanov Viktor Khristenko (acting) Mikhail Fradkov |
| Member of the Security Council of Russia | |
| In office 18 November 1998 – 27 May 2000 | |
| President | Boris Yeltsin Vladimir Putin |
| Minister for Atomic Energy of Russia | |
| In office 4 March 1998 – 28 March 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Viktor Chernomyrdin Sergey Kiriyenko Yevgeny Primakov Sergei Stepashin Vladimir Putin Mikhail Kasyanov |
| Preceded by | Viktor Mikhaylov |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Rumyantsev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 April 1939 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (until 1991) |
| Alma mater | Moscow Aviation Institute |
| Awards | Order of the Badge of Honour (1982) State Prize of the Russian Federation (2024) |
In 2008, he was sentenced to five and a half years in prison for abuse of office and fraud, which was reduced to four years of probation on appeal.
Biography
editYevgeny Adamov was born on 28 April 1939 in Moscow. After graduating in 1962 from the Moscow Aviation Institute with a major in mechanical engineering, he joined the I. V. Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy and worked there until 1986.[1] From 1986 to 1998, Adamov directed NIKIET, a Russian state nuclear research and design institute.[2]
In 2005, he was arrested in Bern, Switzerland, on fraud charges. The arrest was made at the request of the United States. The United States accused Adamov of diverting up to US$9 million which the United States Department of Energy gave Russia to help improve security at its nuclear facilities. Extradition requests were filed first by the United States and then by Russia, which has protested about the move by the United States. Adamov was finally extradited to Russia. The move was widely covered as a successful ploy by the Russian government to prevent Adamov from telling US authorities state secrets that he knew.[3]
In 2008, Adamov was convicted in Russia of abuse of office and defrauding the Russian government of some $31 million in US aid funds intended for security upgrades for aging nuclear reactors.
On 20 February 2008, he was convicted of fraud and misuse of power by the Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow and sentenced to 5.5 years of imprisonment.[4]
He was released from jail when his sentence was suspended by a higher-level court on 17 April 2008.[5]
Awards and decorations
edit- Order of the Badge of Honour (1982)[6]
- Honoured Worker of Science and Technology of the Russian Federation (11 October 1995)[7]
- Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"[1]
- Order of Tomsk Glory (6 May 2022)[8]
- State Prize of the Russian Federation in science and technology for 2023 (10 June 2024)[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Адамов Евгений Олегович". nikiet.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "StAR Databases: Corruption Cases: Yevgeny Adamov". Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative. World Bank Group; United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ "Russia demands extradition of arrested minister". SWI swissinfo. 18 May 2005. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ Евгений Адамов приговорен к 5,5 годам тюрьмы [Yevgeny Adamov sentenced to 5.5 years in prison]. Kommersant (in Russian). 20 February 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ Sokovnin, Alexei (18 April 2008). Евгений Адамов стал условно осужденным [Yevgeny Adamov received a suspended sentence]. Kommersant (in Russian). No. 66. p. 6. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "Адамов, Евгений". Lentapedia (in Russian). Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 11.10.1995 г. № 1036". kremlin.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "Орден "Томская слава"". tomsk.gov.ru (in Russian). Tomsk Oblast Administration. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 10.06.2024 г. № 468". kremlin.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 8 November 2024.
External links
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- Investigation by Novaya Gazeta (in Russian)
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