1962 65438+ 10, serdyukov was born in a small village called Hormsk on the coast of the Black Sea. He has been a clever boy since he was a child. 1980 was admitted to Leningrad institute of trade, and served in the army for one and a half years after graduating from college. During this period, the highest rank obtained was the rank of Soviet reserve lieutenant, so some opponents called it "captain defense minister" Serdyukov worked in Leningrad Furniture Trading Company (reorganized as St. Petersburg Furniture Market Co., Ltd. after the disintegration of the Soviet Union) during the period of 15, that is, 1985 to 2000, and was promoted to general manager all the way. During this period, serdyukov did two things that benefited him for life: First, he went to St. Petersburg University to study law and economics and became the "little brother" of Putin and Medvedev; Secondly, in 2000, the second marriage married You Liya, the only daughter of Victor alexeyevich Zubcov, the tax director of St. Petersburg. Zubcov holds the state-owned natural gas giant Gazprom and is a close ally of Putin.

In 2000, the newlywed serdyukov abandoned business and went into politics, and became the deputy director of the first branch of St. Petersburg Taxation Bureau. 165438+ 10, became the director of St. Petersburg tax bureau. He carried out a set of efficient export value-added tax collection methods, which attracted Putin's attention. Putin has always had an "alma mater complex" and has made no secret of his appreciation of this younger brother. Coupled with Zubcov's help, serdyukov's official career has soared. In 2004, serdyukov became the Director-General of the Russian Federation State Taxation Administration of The People's Republic of China. During this period, he thoroughly investigated the tax evasion of Yukos, Russia's largest oil company, and put its founder, former richest man in Russia, Khodorkovsky, in prison, cleaning up this influential oligarch for Putin.

In 2007, serdyukov was appointed Minister of National Defense. Putin personally went to the Ministry of National Defense to chair a meeting to introduce the love general to the generals. At this time, many officials did not know this "junior", and many people mistakenly thought that the new defense chief was the governor of Leningrad, that is, serdyukov. According to * * * Youth Pravda, serdyukov created a "miracle" among the 44 defense ministers in Russian history: when he was a soldier, his highest rank was lieutenant, the lowest rank among all defense ministers, and he used to be a furniture dealer. Someone made fun of him, saying that it seemed that the Department of Defense was going to change furniture. Ignoring these, serdyukov made drastic reforms as soon as he took office, streamlining troops, simplifying administration, and modernizing the army in an attempt to rebuild the glory of the Russian army. According to statistics, serdyukov's reform led to the dismissal of 200,000 officials and the dissolution of 65,438+00 military units. He was also the first Russian defense chief who dared to sell military assets, on the grounds that the Russian army would no longer be distracted by managing assets and devote itself to military training. At that time, Putin was increasing military spending and implementing the "strong army" plan. He supported serdyukov's reform: "Those military training matters can be left to experts, and serdyukov's main job is institutional management." In 2007, Zubcov was elected Prime Minister. Serdyukov resigned to avoid suspicion, but Putin did not accept it; 20 1 1 In September, serdyukov visited the military academy headed by Colonel crassus, who won the title of "Russian hero", and found that the other party did not tear down the church in a teaching area as he asked, and swore at Colonel crassus, which angered the Airborne Forces Association where the colonel belonged. Putin was also furious and ordered serdyukov to resign, but it ended in vain. Serdyukov's reform moves were too great, which triggered demonstrations and protests, but did not shake Putin. 20 12, after Putin was elected president, serdyukov was re-elected. Some analysts said that serdyukov's advantage was that he had no ambition and was a conscientious business official, which reassured Putin. Coupled with Zubcov's relationship, Putin's desire to remove him is "wishful thinking". Many people even think that he "may be a deputy prime minister in the future."

Some people say that there is a rule in Putin's power law: if you remain loyal to him in his "own" circle, he will return the same loyalty to you. Because of this, when Putin was dismissed from his post by Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 6th, 20 12, it was unusual for outsiders, because the latter was Putin's "loyal self".

The incident originated from the national defense service company supervised by the Ministry of National Defense. Founded in 2008, the company's business involves the maintenance and management of the Ministry of National Defense's property and military equipment, as well as providing services to garrison towns. According to the investigation by the Russian Investigation Commission, the management of this company is suspected of using the funds of the Ministry of National Defense to renovate the property, and then selling it at a price far below the market price, embezzling public funds of 3 billion rubles (1 ruble is equivalent to 0.2 yuan RMB). Investigators have filed at least five cases in this regard, and serdyukov also faces doubts, which is called "the highest-level corruption case in Russia recently". Putin has no tolerance for corruption and has cracked down on it many times. Corruption has always existed in the Russian Ministry of Defence. Russia's top military prosecutor once said that in 20 10, the defense budget of15 was corrupted. Putin has long intended to punish this unhealthy trend. When serdyukov was appointed defense chief, he was told that one of the most important tasks after taking office was to punish corruption. As a result, serdyukov was involved in a corruption case, leaving Putin disheartened. According to anonymous sources in the President's Office, after the case was uncovered, serdyukov has been anxiously waiting for the decision of the supreme commander. Before leaving the stage, Putin had a brief meeting with him, and then he "left with a gloomy face" and wanted to have an unpleasant conversation. Some people say that another reason for Putin's unkindness this time is that serdyukov's extramarital affairs angered Zubcov. It is rumored that serdyukov, 50, has a bad relationship with his wife. It is said that he had an affair with Vasilyeva, a former assistant and 32-year-old executive of the national defense service company. The latter is an important suspect in this corruption case. A Russian tabloid said that Russian investigators raided Vasilyeva's mansion at 6 a.m. on October 25th, 65438/KLOC-0, and accidentally "bumped into" serdyukov. This embarrassing scene naturally humiliated Zubcov, so the relationship between them was tense. Some people say that Zubcov wants to teach his son-in-law a lesson. Even if Putin intends to keep his beloved general, he has to give his old ally a face. There is also a saying that the real reason for serdyukov's stepping down is the growing discontent in the army. Alexander, a Russian military expert, said that over the years, serdyukov "interrupted Russian military culture" by streamlining institutions and selling assets. At the same time, serdyukov is strict with arms suppliers, asking them to improve the quality and lower the price, saying that they will never sign a contract before the price is transparent, and said: "We only buy weapons that the government needs, not weapons that you want to sell." This has offended many vested interests. Many weapons suppliers and their political allies have long planned to overthrow serdyukov. Some media even ridiculed that when the head of the National Defense Committee of the Russian Parliament heard the news of his dismissal, it might be difficult to conceal his inner joy.