What is Artyom Tarasov?
[[File:Artem Tarasov Moscow MDK 2011 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Tarasov in 2011]] '''Artem''' or '''Artyom Mikhaylovich Tarasov''' ({{lang-ru|Артём Миха́йлович Тара́сов}}; July 4, 1950 — July 22, 2017) was a [[Russian people|Russian]] businessman and political activist of Armenian descent. He was born in [[Moscow]]. In 1989 Tarasov became the first officially declared [[millionaire]] in the [[USSR]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://russiapedia.rt.com/prominent-russians/politics-and-society/artem-tarasov/|title = Artem Tarasov|website = Russiapedia|access-date = 2016-04-15}}</ref> Tarasov is the co-founder of [[Kommersant]] daily newspaper, the first independent airline, Transaero, and was elected to the Russian parliament. After a conflict with Soviet officials in 1990, he left the USSR and settled in [[London]]. In 1993, he returned to Russia and was once again elected to the [[Russian Duma]]. In 1996, he decided to run for President as an independent pro-business candidate, but his application was rejected by the electoral commission. Tarasov died on July 22, 2017 from [[pneumonia]] at the age of 67.<ref>[https://rusreality.com/2017/07/23/media-reports-have-suggested-the-cause-of-death-of-the-first-soviet-millionaire/ Media reports have suggested the cause of death of the first Soviet millionaire]{{Dead link|date=February 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tarasov, Artyom}} [[Category:1950 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Moscow]] [[Category:Politicians from Moscow]]