About Yegor Gaidar
Yegor Timurovich Gaidar was a prominent economist , politician , and statesman , born on March 19 , 1956 , who left a lasting footprint in Russian history .
He was raised in a family with deep-rooted values , such as courage , self-respect , independence , and sense of duty . Yegor ’ s father , Timur Gaidar , served as a military correspondent and was sent on a mission to Cuba on the eve of the Caribbean crisis . Later on , in the 1960s , Timur Gaidar worked in Pravda newspaper ’ s office in Belgrade . The journey made a strong impression on Yegor and greatly influenced his mindset , as Yugoslavia was undergoing economic reforms at that time . Yegor took a vivid interest in philosophy and history , read a lot and started studying fundamental Marxism classics , which he characterized as containing “ fascinating and brilliant ” ideas , but “ sometimes so dulled and dogmatized ” when implemented in practice . This genuine passion for economics and thrive for positive change and selfperfection that he developed in his childhood was what Yegor Gaidar carried with him through his whole life .
Unsurprisingly , after finishing school in 1973 , Yegor Gaidar decided to engage with economics and enrolled in the that department at Lomonosov Moscow State University . After graduating with honors and completing his PhD studies , Yegor was appointed to the All-Union Scientific Research Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences .
In the early 1980s , it was the Institute that became one of the pioneers of future major economic changes in the USSR . Yegor Gaidar worked within a group of young scientists headed by Stanislav Shatalin that concentrated on comparative studies on the results of economic reforms in socialist countries .
Gaidar ’ s economic reforms in the 90s have often been labelled as “ shock therapy ”. However , initially Yegor and
The Institute was closely involved in the strategic policy decision-making process , including formulating long-term USSR economic development programs . An unprecedented atmosphere of freedom to express opinions reigned there .
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