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Place of Birth: Melenki, Russia
About Vladimir Yakunin
- Vladimir Ivanovich Yakunin (Russian: ???????? ???????? ??????; born June 30, 1948 in Melenki, Vladimir Oblast) is a Russian public figure, businessman and former president of Russian Railways (June 2005 – August 2015).
- In 2012, he was elected chairman of the Union of Railways (UIC) a position he held until 2015.
- In March 2014, he was placed on the US State Department's list of Russian officials and businessmen sanctioned in the wake the annexation of Crimea.
- After stepping down as head of Russian Railways, he has continued to be engaged in public work as a founder and president of World Public Forum “Dialogue of Civilizations”.
- In October 2015, he started work on creating an international think tank focused on the search for solutions to help de-escalate tensions across the world.
- DOC Research Institute was launched in July 2016 in Berlin.
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