Almost every person can become a billionaire, but not every billionaire is able to save the human essence. These words fully characterize one of the richest businessmen in Russia - Roman Ivanovich Avdeev. Possessing huge fortune and being an active participant in the business, he finds time for charity and in every possible way takes care of those who need help.

Almost the entire biography of Roman Avdeev is inextricably linked with Odintsovo. It is here, in the western suburbs of the capital Soviet Union, July 17, 1967, a boy was born who in the future was destined to become the head of the largest Russian bank and famous father of many children.

According to the oligarch, he comes from an ordinary worker-peasant family. In addition to his father and mother, his uncle and grandmother actively participated in his upbringing. The relatives of the current billionaire could not boast of prosperity, but an almost beggarly existence was brightened up with warm family relationships and caring for others.

As the businessman recalls, his outerwear, in which he walked and went to school, was a sweatshirt issued to his parents at the factory as work clothes.

Nevertheless, the entrepreneur keeps the warmest memories of these years.

At the school where Roman studied from 1974 to 1984, he did not show outstanding achievements and was a stable "middle peasant". One of the serious hobbies of the young man was radio electronics. However, things did not go beyond a hobby. Fate prepared Avdeev for a completely different path.

Education

Having received a matriculation certificate, Roman Avdeev decided to continue his education in one of the capital's universities. In 1984, he became a student at the Moscow Power Engineering Institute. In 1986 educational process was interrupted due to the call of Roman into the ranks of the Armed Forces of the USSR. Over the next two years, he passed military service in one of the construction battalions of Kostroma.


After returning from the army, Roman continued his studies at the institute, which he graduated in 1989 with a diploma in thermal process control systems.

Later, to the existing higher education, Roman Ivanovich added two more, received in the mid-90s at the Moscow International and Lipetsk Technical Universities.

Career and business of Roman Avdeev

ABOUT labor activity Roman Avdeev had to think back in student years. Having got a family and becoming a father, in parallel with his studies, he was forced to earn extra money at the department. Looking for additional income to the scholarship, the young man worked as a night watchman and even as a cleaner in one of the local vocational schools.

The rapid development of private entrepreneurship in the late 80s prompted a university graduate to create own business, which was started with the trade in radio components. Expanding the business, the young entrepreneur began to sell decoders and other television blocks that were in short supply.


Having mastered the capital's markets, Avdeev and his partners expanded their business to St. Petersburg, and after concluding an agreement with the Ukrainian Electronmash, he began importing foreign computer equipment.

In the course of his activities, Roman often had to deal with the money of other countries. While doing cash exchange, he concluded that currency operations can bring more profit than the banal resale of goods. This is how the idea of ​​creating your own bank was born.

In 1994, Avdeev became the owner of the Moscow Credit Bank documentation. As it turned out, the organization existed only on paper, and the young financier had to start a big business from scratch.

At the start, Roman Ivanovich had only an office with fourteen employees at his disposal.

At that time, the future billionaire had no idea that by 2018 his offspring would take 9th place in the Russian banking system and would be listed as the largest private commercial bank of regional importance.

At the same time, Avdeev developed a vigorous activity in other areas of business.

From the mid-90s, he began to buy up the assets of enterprises in the agricultural sector, which by 2006 led to the creation of the Chernozemye holding. The businessman sold this organization profitably in 2008.


From 2000 to 2003, Avdeev owned the Stolitsa retail chain, which also brought solid profits to the entrepreneur. Then there was the Sever-les group, which included 18 companies specializing in timber and woodworking. When the group was sold, Roman Ivanovich's fortune increased significantly.

Working in different directions, the businessman did not forget about his bank for a minute and used almost all the profit for its capitalization. In 2008, Roman Avdeev took over as chairman of the MKB and switched completely to its development.

Being an opponent of shareholders participating in the work of the enterprise, after 10 months Avdeev stopped presiding over MKB. During the period of his leadership, the financial organization not only survived the all-Russian crisis, but also significantly strengthened its position.

Leaving the chair of the chairman of the MKB, the businessman actively engaged in investment projects, which resulted in the creation of the most powerful diversified holding Rossium.


The concern included the Ingrad group, which specializes in development activities in the capital and the region. This organization was acquired by a businessman in 2010 and was originally called Domus Finance.

Another branch of the holding was the non-state Pension Fund"Consent", owned by Avdeev since 2014, later transferred to the assets of "Rossium".

Roman Avdeev's concern is actively working in the oil and gas industry. Direct Oil, which is part of it, specializes in oil and gas exploration. Among the discoveries of this company is the Troitskoye field.

Rossium enterprises are involved in agriculture. The London-based company SOVA CAPITAL LIMITED is involved in this segment.

In addition, Avdeev's holding owns shares in pharmaceutical companies that are part of Pharmacy Chain 36.6.

Roman Avdeev's fortune


Roman Ivanovich Avdeev has not been new to Forbes for a long time, and his photo can often be seen on the pages of prestigious financial publications. The billionaire keeps the fixed capital in the shares of enterprises and organizations that are part of the Rossium Concern holding.

In order to trace the dynamics of changes in the state of an entrepreneur, it is enough to use the information provided annually by Forbes (year - $, billion / place in the ranking of 200 the richest people Russia):

  • 2011 – 0,95/102;
  • 2012 – 1,3/69;
  • 2013 – 1,4/69;
  • 2014 – 1,4/68;
  • 2015 – 1,1/73;
  • 2016 – 1/69;
  • 2017 – 1,3/66.

In 2018, Roman Avdeev ranked 56th among the richest Russian entrepreneurs. Now his capital is estimated at $1.7 billion.


Roman Ivanovich differs significantly from other oligarchs. He is not a supporter of expensive yachts and planes, and it even happens that he gets to his place of work by subway. The businessman invests all his funds in his children, of whom the billionaire has already 23!

Private life of Roman Avdeev

You can judge whether Roman Avdeev is happy in his personal life by the number of his children, of which four are relatives, and 19 are adopted. However, the oligarch does not divide them into friends and foes, and each member of the Avdeev family is equally surrounded by care and affection.

For his biography, Roman Ivanovich was legally married three times, and only the third of them brought him the long-awaited faithful companion life - Elena. This woman debunks the usual image of the wives of billionaires. She became Roman's wife when he already had 12 children. Elena was actively involved in the life of the family, accepting each child of the oligarch as her own.

Avdeev's children lack nothing. Experienced educators and teachers constantly work with them. Surrounding the heirs with care, the businessman strives for each of his descendants to find himself in life and not rely on outside help.

Roman Ivanovich began to attach his eldest sons to his business, and now they are comprehending the subtleties financial business while working at MKB.

As a person who once experienced need and is not indifferent to other people's problems, Avdeev is actively involved in charitable activities.

Since 2014, the Arithmetic of Good Foundation, which he created, has been providing all kinds of support to Russian orphans.

Roman Avdeev is an avid sportsman. while maintaining excellent physical form, he sticks to a vegetarian diet and goes for daily runs. His hobbies include skiing and cycling. The oligarch is engaged in rowing and is considered a good climber. He has climbed Wilson's Peak, the highest point in Antarctica.

Among the acquisitions of the businessman is the Russian football club Torpedo, for which Avdeev is currently reconstructing the stadium.


From the hobby in the biography of one of the richest people in Russia, philosophy and a passion for long-distance travel should be noted, where Roman Ivanovich learns the intricacies of the culture of different peoples.

For his merits in social and entrepreneurial activities, Avdeev was awarded the "Hurry to do good" medal, the titles "Banker of the Year" and "Industry Legend", as well as several prestigious awards.

Roman Avdeev today

In 2018, Roman Ivanovich Avdeev significantly increased activity on the financial front. At the end of winter, the businessman was elected to the post of the board of directors of the Rossium holding. The Moscow Credit Bank, owned by him, plans to expand at the expense of the assets of the Yugoria insurance company and the Sovetsky bank.


At the same time, information appeared in the press that the oligarch was thinking about selling his financial organization However, Avdeev himself avoids commenting on this topic.

Roman Ivanovich Avdeev is a domestic entrepreneur, one of the largest beneficiaries of the MKB.

Childhood and student years

Roman Avdeev was born in 1967 in Odintsovo. His childhood was spent in a poor but close-knit family. The future banker studied at an ordinary city school, and good grades he began to receive only in the last classes. After school, he entered the Moscow Institute at the Faculty of Heat and Power. According to Roman Ivanovich, his choice was random. At the end of his second year, he was drafted into the army. In 1998, he returned home and began to combine his studies with work as a watchman and cleaner. Diploma of higher education Avdeev received only in 1994.


The beginning of an entrepreneurial career

Roman Ivanovich first tried himself as an entrepreneur in 1989. He founded a cooperative that produced decoders for televisions. Avdeev's entrepreneurial career was successful from the very beginning, and the goods supplied by his company were actively sold in Leningrad and Moscow. Avdeev also established contacts with the Electronmash plant, after which his business expanded even more.

ICD and other projects

In 1994, Roman Avdeev found an advertisement for the sale of the Moscow Credit Bank. In those years, he had a foreign exchange license, premises and about 14 employees. The bank officially existed in the documentation, but did not conduct active activities. The man considered that the bank could be turned into an independent business. Avdeev immediately purchased it with funds taken from an already existing enterprise.


In 1996, Avdeev began to develop his entrepreneurial activity in the field of rural and food industry. The business was not successful, and Avdeev soon sold all his shares. The money was invested in the MKB.

A little later, the man bought controlling shares of a sugar factory, which was located in the Lipetsk region. He also purchased nearby land that was ideal for agricultural needs. In the 2000s, they established production organization"Chernozemye", which supplied about 3% of all Russian sugar. By the mid-2000s, Avdeev had sold his shares and reinvested them in MKB.

In 2005, Avdeev became the director of the Rossium concern. Three years later, he participated in the purchase of land in the Moscow region. Together with his partner, Avdeev purchased 6 hectares of land and created a construction market with over 500 points of sale.

In 2008, the entrepreneur set about developing the Sever-Les association, which was located in the Arkhangelsk region. It included 18 firms that were engaged in the timber industry. Subsequently, the association, which had an annual revenue of 65 million USD, was sold. The money was invested in another project.

In 2008, after the sale of all the shares of Chernozemye, Avdeev bailed out a considerable amount of funds, which he decided to capitalize in the Moscow Credit Bank. At the time, it was in about 70th place on the list of establishments with the largest assets. MKB was a universal bank and had a transparent management structure.

"Business in motion" with Roman Avdeev

In 2010, Avdeev founded a real estate agency called Domus Finance. The company, which still exists, specializes in concluding transactions on the sale of real estate objects both from the primary and from the secondary Moscow market. The company has an extensive staff of highly qualified employees and provides services high level. Today, the real estate agency is implementing over two dozen large projects.

Two years after the creation of Domus Finance, Avdeev founded the Ingrad company. Its main specialization is the construction residential complexes high class in Moscow and nearby areas.

In 2012, the IBC was a huge success. EBRD and IFC assets were invested in its capital. In the same year, he was on the list of the 20 largest domestic banks. In 2013, Avdeev became the owner of the Veropharm pharmaceutical company, but sold it a year later.

In 2015, the businessman began to develop the Rossium concern. As a result, it turned into a whole investment holding, which united not only banks, but also other institutions involved in financing, the sale of commercial real estate, and the production of pharmaceutical products.

In 2016, MKB was among the 10 largest banks Russian Federation. Roman Avdeev is still the main owner of MKB and is also a member of its supervisory members.

Awards

At the end of 2012, Roman Avdeev was awarded an honorary medal "Hurry to do good." It shows a huge contribution to the protection of civil rights prescribed in the Constitution.


In 2014, Avdeev was recognized as the "Banker of the Year". He was also honored with the "Industry Legend" award. A year later, the banker was named the "Best Investor" according to the results of the RBC award.

Personal life and children

Now Roman Avdeev lives in his hometown Odintsovo together with his 3rd wife.


On this moment the banker is one of the two largest billionaires in the world. He has 23 children. 19 of them were adopted.


Roman Avdeev believes that parents should not overly control the younger generation. Once he also admitted that he did not intend to leave wills to his offspring.

Charity, hobbies and personal views

Roman Avdeev is a philanthropist. In 2014, he founded the Arithmetic of Good Foundation. Funds go to the educational and other needs of children. Special attention is given to pupils of orphanages and boarding schools.


Roman Ivanovich loves philosophy. He believes that this science is useful in the field of entrepreneurship.

The entrepreneur maintains a blog on LiveJournal, where he shares his thoughts on social assistance and charity, notes on historical topics and other interesting publications.

The man has a passion for sports, but does not want it to become his second job. The billionaire skis and bikes, tries himself in mountaineering, visits Gym, walks a lot.

Roman Avdeev especially loves running. He took part in marathons more than once. Once a man combined this hobby with an activity own fund arranging a charity marathon. All funds raised during the event were spent on individual lessons for schoolchildren. The training was aimed at preparing them for entering universities.

The banker spends time traveling. He states that exposure to foreign cultures plays a huge role in personal development.

Roman Avdeev is the only ultimate beneficiary of the Rossium concern, a member of the Supervisory Board of the Moscow Credit Bank.

Childhood

Born on July 17, 1967 in the city of Odintsovo, where he lives and currently. His childhood passed in a simple but friendly family with his father, mother, grandmother and uncle.

Education

After completing his studies at the 3rd Odintsovo school (1974-1984), he entered the Moscow Power Engineering Institute at the department automated systems management of thermal processes of the thermal power faculty. After the second year he was drafted into the army.

In 1994 he graduated from the Moscow international university business and information technologies, and in 1996 - Lipetsk State Technical University majoring in industrial and civil construction.

Labor and entrepreneurial activity

In 1989, he founded his first business related to the sale of equipment and computers.

In 1994, following an advertisement in a newspaper, he bought the Moscow Credit Bank, which at that time had a foreign exchange license, had a staff of 14 people, but actually existed only on paper. He took funds for the purchase of the bank from his trading businesses.

Since 1996, he has been developing businesses in the field of Agriculture and grocery retail, which were subsequently sold and the funds invested in Moscow Credit Bank.

In 2008, he decided to active development MKB (which at that time was only in the seventh ten largest banks in terms of assets) as a universal banking institution with a transparent corporate governance structure.

In 2011, the Domus Finance real estate agency appeared, on the basis of which the Ingrad group of companies was created in 2014.

In 2012, funds from IFC and EBRD were attracted to the equity capital of MKB, and the bank entered the top 20 banks in terms of assets.

In 2013, the banker acquired the drug manufacturer Veropharm, which was sold a year later.

In 2015, it was decided to develop Rossium Concern LLC as a diversified multi-industry investment holding that, in addition to the bank, unites such areas as finance, development, commercial real estate, pharmaceuticals, and the agricultural business.

According to the results of 2016, MKB entered the top ten largest banks in Russia in terms of assets and is the largest regional private commercial bank RF. Roman Ivanovich is its main beneficial owner and is a member of the bank's supervisory board.

On May 24, 2019, Vedomosti reported that the businessman would invest 100 million rubles in the development of the Postnauka publishing house and become its co-founder.

Awards

December 7, 2012 was awarded a medal“Hurry to do good” is a departmental award of the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation, which is awarded for a great contribution to the protection of human and civil rights and freedoms, enshrined in the Constitution of Russia, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights.

In 2014, he won the Banker of the Year nomination at the SPEAR’S Russia Wealth Management Awards, and was also awarded the Industry Legend title in one of the award’s personal nominations.

In 2015, he won the RBC award and was named the "Best Investor" of the year.

Hobbies

He is fond of philosophy and I am sure that it is very useful in business. He often drives, uses the subway and electric trains, walks without security.

He is not professionally engaged in any sports, but he is fond of skiing, yoga, mountaineering, running. In 2009, he climbed the highest point in Antarctica (together with polar explorer Mikhail Malakhov) - Wilson Peak.

I am convinced that parents should not overprotect their children. By his own admission, he is not going to leave an inheritance to his children.

Charity

Actively involved in charity work. In 2014 founded charitable foundation"The Arithmetic of Good".

Family status

Married with a third marriage. 23 children are brought up in his family - these are native and adopted children.

Banker Roman Avdeev- a famous person and among businessmen, and ... among adoptive parents. The 45-year-old owner of the Moscow Credit Bank is the father of 23 children: 4 relatives and 19 adopted. How and how does such a big family?

Roman, how it all started - what was that impulse?

The question is very simple. I tried to help orphanages - it's completely useless. Not because they are bad with children, and not because there are some bad teachers, people are evil - on the contrary, there are many fans of their work. It’s just that the format itself is such that it doesn’t teach children to live independently after orphanage children are not socialized. Accordingly, I asked myself the question: “How else can you move in this direction?”. And 10 years ago I started to adopt.

How do you know which child is yours?

If there is a willingness to accept a child, then we do not choose anyone. We have a principle: we adopt very small, babies. After all, everything in a child, in principle, is laid up to 3 years. And even more, which we do not see and do not realize, is laid up to a year - here the conditions for development, attention, care are very important. We just can do more for a small child, we will have more time. I often communicate with those who want to adopt. Sometimes they say: “We want to be older, otherwise we don’t have the strength to have a baby.” But here you need to decide: do you want to take the child into the family - or do not want to. If so, then this is some kind of strange approach - there are no forces.

Yes, it takes a lot of strength. Roman, are you discussing with your family the decision to adopt another child?

It can't be just my decision. I believe that the support of the family - spouse, wife - is the main thing here. Otherwise, it's completely pointless. I am glad that my wife Elena supported me. But she was internally ready: when we got married, I already had 12 adopted children. He began the adoption process with his wife, who is now dead.

There is also such a situation: a woman wants to adopt a child, considers it, but a man is against it.

So you don't need to do this. You need to be prepared: if both spouses have no desire to accept this child, then it is not necessary. Here keyword- accept.

And theoretically, you can somehow prepare a man, win him over to your side?

Theoretically, everything is possible. Edison said that it is theoretically possible to take a person, disassemble him into molecules, transfer him by wire, and on the other hand, assemble him - in general, no physical laws it doesn't contradict. This is a difficult question, a very difficult one. A person must reach the decision on adoption himself. So purposefully take, prepare, go to a psychologist - in my opinion, this does not work. This does not mean at all that people who are not ready to adopt are bad. No, everyone has their own life. I am not encouraging anyone to adopt.

And if we are talking about a childless couple, when does the appearance of a child in a family become a matter of principle for a woman?

What kind of a family is this where people cannot agree on key issues? Family is constant agreements, respect, ability to hear each other.

When you just started to adopt, there was a misunderstanding: why do you need so much?

Of course they did. They still write to me, say, on the site: “Yes, everything is clear, this is how he avoids taxes.” They write a lot. I am completely calm about this: they don’t understand - and that’s fine.

What about relatives?

My parents support me. To be honest, I did not particularly discuss this: I did not gather all the relatives - here, advise how best to do it. It's still a family decision. I discussed this with my parents after we all decided with my wife. They are scared, of course, they express various concerns - but they support.

What kind of fears?

Well, we are all mortal ... They are afraid that they will not have enough strength, that it will be difficult to raise children if I am gone - and they are still small. Such completely worldly fears. Once again, this is a question of acceptance. If you are ready to accept a child, then any other fears - the notorious genetics or something else - are not important. I soberly look at things, anything can happen - and with your own child too. But if this is your child, you adopted him - and these are all my children - then everything becomes easier. The only thing that can be implied by the word "genetics" is physical diseases, including hereditary ones. Everything else can be handled by upbringing. I deeply believe in this. And most importantly, I see the example of our family.

The adult generation of the family - and children. From left to right: wife's mother Tamara Stepanovna, Roman Avdeev. In the center - from left to right: wife of Roman Avdeeva Elena, father - Ivan Isakovich, mother - Galina Borisovna.

But, on the other hand, wonderful people also have their own monster children...

Need to educate. And often education is replaced by corruption - people simply pay off their children. The child needs to devote not much time, but when necessary. And you need to support it - exactly when you need it. And very often parents buy expensive toys instead of talking. For example, I was forced to buy an iPhone for my children - because everyone in the class has one! I don’t understand why parents - often not very wealthy - buy this? I resist this in every possible way. There was an experience of going to one paid school, “scratching” began there: “What kind of brilliant child”, “Our food is delicious” - but not a word about education. Everything is somehow not being discussed, not doing that. This is a tragedy for families - you need to take care of your child, you need to love children.

But when do you have time? To deal with so many children, to delve into their problems?

Once again, it's not the amount of time that matters, but the quality. Very often I hear - here, I was born Small child, I definitely need to run to bathe him, because he remembers that his dad is bathing him, and this is imprinted in his memory for life. This is complete nonsense. The child needs to be given time when it is needed. And is in partnership with him. No, of course, you need to communicate with the baby. Another thing is that with him we do not enter into adult communication, conversational. It is very important that the presence in the life of a child is not for show, but that it is high-quality communication.

Do you all get together, do you have any family traditions?

We live outside the city, in a cottage village. There is a large area, it has 3 houses. Each child has their own room. We often meet at the table on weekends. But there is no such special tradition: everyone has their own affairs, their own interests, everyone has their own compulsory program. In winter we go skiing to France. More often it turns out for several people: so that everything, everything together, has not happened for a long time. If speak about family traditions, then I am sure that freedom is an absolute good. And the imposition of tradition, no matter how beautiful they may be, is an absolute evil. Everything should be organic. Everyone should receive from the family, life together bliss.

Three adult children live separately, do you also have time to communicate with them?

Yes, with all quite normal relations. The eldest is 23 years old, I am already a grandfather.

And on holidays all the kids give gifts?

Yes, they do all the crafts, draw. But it's no secret, of course, that everything is organized by mom and nanny. And on my mother's birthday - me and the nanny (laughs).

How do you celebrate children's birthdays?

We just get together, congratulate, hand out gifts. The birthday boy gives his gifts. But we don’t make a fetish out of anything, we don’t create a problem out of anything. So, to celebrate every birthday on purpose, with invited clowns or a big trip somewhere - there is no such thing. So you have to celebrate every week - and the holiday will turn into some kind of routine. We try to be sincere.

Do you go somewhere together in Moscow?

With our traffic jams - very rarely. If some groups only go to the cinema.

Schools, nannies and manny

Probably such big family complex logistics. How is everything organized?

Routine and discipline is an important issue. Every child has their own schedule, although we certainly deviate from it often. This is both good and bad. There are classes that are required for everyone. For example, all my children are bilingual. Four English tutors - three women and a man - they just don't know how to do it any other way, they don't speak Russian. Perhaps there is not enough male influence, but we do not have such a tradition. And the British have: there is even a term - manny - man + nanny, that is, “male nanny”. Respectively, English language, swimming (we have a swimming pool at home, an instructor arrives), music. This is a must. additional education the key word, I think, is interest. Now they say that children are overworked, tired - this is not so. If the child is interested, he will go to bed later. Why are children their own enemies? So they like it. And, of course, the school kindergarten- all state.

Roman Avdeev with his wife Elena

You also have a real kindergarten at home! But do they still go?

We try to get children to communicate more outside. And in the fact that they go to kindergarten, the main idea is socialization. Yes, they communicate a lot with each other, but we suddenly encountered a problem that we did not even expect. They were taught that everyone around is brothers and sisters, toys should be shared. And the kids went to kindergarten - and began to bring toys from the garden. Well, it's the same by and large is called "theft". They began to pay attention, specifically personalize - this is your toy, but this one is yours. They also had separate toys, of course, but they were used to the fact that everything in the house can be taken, everyone around is their own. "Where is the car from? - I took it from a boy in the group. - Does the boy know? - No". Children must learn the norms of behavior, for this we send them to kindergarten.

Sometimes wealthy people, on the contrary, try to separate their children from "ordinary" people, to limit communication. Does the idea of ​​"cultivating a breed" not close to you?

No, not close. For example, when we fly by plane, we always take economy class tickets. Or I was in England talking with the Lord, the most upperclass. Well, a completely social, completely simple person. In the summer, the whole family goes to the dacha in Lipetsk. They have never flown to the Maldives or the Bahamas with children. It seems to me that it is much better in Lipetsk - we have our own cows there. Good vacation- and everyone likes it. I consider it very important to cultivate respect for all people, no matter what. Of course we have a chef. But we teach children: "He cooks because you can't, he helps us - and you should be grateful to him." Address by name, patronymic, no familiarity. And we talk with the staff: if suddenly the children cross some boundaries, to be severely suppressed. There are no problems with nannies, but sometimes it happens with other employees.

Do children have household chores?

Certainly. The first duty is to clean your room. Our children are on self-service: the smallest ones learn to dress and undress, and then build up and build up. Everything that they can do for themselves, they do for themselves.

The last question: are today's children different from us?

Yes, I look at my children: they are different from me in better side. All. Because there are new opportunities, there are no such complexes that I had during my upbringing - after all, life does not stand still.

In the family of Roman Avdeev, 23 children are growing up, who are now from 7 to 17 years old, six of their own children, 17 are adopted. However, Roman Avdeev never separates his children. He accepts them, first of all, in his heart, and only then - in the family. He has the financial ability to provide good conditions children, but his attitude directly to education deserves sincere respect.

How it all began


Roman Avdeev was born in Odintsovo, for a long time lived with his family in a communal apartment. There were four of them in one room: grandmother, father and mother and Roman. In addition, relatives constantly came to them, friends came and at the same time everything was somehow fun, in a kind way. Although parents, for sure, had a very difficult time. But they knew how to create such an atmosphere in the house that everyone was comfortable, albeit in one small room.

Later, the family received another room, but relations always remained warm. Parents always tried to understand their son, even when he slammed the door as a teenager, and once he left home altogether, accusing his father and mother of not loving him. Probably, it was then, in childhood, that his own understanding of what a family should be was born.


Roman Avdeev even today has great respect for the opinion of Galina Borisovna and Ivan Isaakovich, who now live in a neighboring village and often come to his house on foot and without warning.

After school, Roman Ivanovich entered the Moscow Power Engineering Institute, served in the army, then went into business, he had his own cooperative for the production of decoders. Later acquired the Moscow Credit Bank.


Then he had already grown up two sons, who were born in his first marriage. And in 2002, he, already with his second wife, adopted twins Katya and Timur. Unfortunately, even then the businessman's wife knew that she had an oncological disease, but she hoped to defeat him. And even at that difficult time, she fully supported her husband's desire to accept children into the family.

Adopt a child


The desire to engage in adoption arose from Roman Avdeev far from spontaneously. For a long time he was involved in helping orphanages and came to the conclusion that it simply makes no sense.

The current wife of Roman Avdeev, Elena, does not just support her husband. She married him when the banker already had 12 children and he knew for sure: this was far from the limit.


He was often asked questions about why he should take on such a burden. Business requires attention, time and effort. The upbringing of children should not be left to chance. But Roman Avdeev knew exactly what he was doing and why. And he just can't help it. Raising children is the most important thing in his life.


He never chooses a child, he only tries to take the baby, who from the very early age will live with a family. Sometimes he laughs: from time to time, children talk sadly about their difficult childhood, and they got into the Avdeev family at an age when they certainly did not consciously perceive the surrounding reality, that is, they were still babies.

simple happiness


On the site of Roman Avdeev there are as many as three houses. This is not a luxury, but a necessity, because each child should have his own personal space, his own room. The most amazing thing is that the whole family lives in a very special regime. There are no general ups and downs. The head of the family usually wakes up and leaves for work before everyone else, trying not to wake the household.

Children wake up all in their own mode. Schoolchildren study in three different schools, the most ordinary ones, where they are able to give a normal education. The kindergartens that the children attended were also the most ordinary, municipal ones. This was the principled position of Roman and his wife: no elite private establishments.


Roman Avdeev admits: he adopted the younger three children seven years ago. Until then it stopped. He knows that he could adopt many more babies, but then he himself would hardly have the strength to participate in everyone's life. Roman Avdeev believes that it is absolutely impossible to pay off children with money, gifts, fashionable gadgets and trips to the Maldives. It is important for a child to feel the love of parents, their attention and care. And in this sense, a small and a large family are exactly the same.

Even at the time when Roman Ivanovich was helping orphanages, he noticed: growing up, girls and boys turn out to be completely unadapted to life. They have no idea what personal property is, they don't know how to cook and do laundry.


Therefore, everything is different in his house. Yes, there is a cook, but on his days off the girls are happy to cook porridge and pasta, dumplings and sausages, they even make sweets that dad simply cannot refuse.

In the family, in addition to the cook, there are seven people who help take the children to school, tell them how to write an essay or solve an equation. However, Roman Ivanovich tries to do mathematics with children himself. All children in without fail learn English from an early age. Growing up, children get the opportunity to study abroad, but only during the holidays.


Roman Avdeev, despite all his busyness, always finds time for children. He does not try to put pressure on children, but he makes it clear that he makes the main decisions in the family only because he is older and more experienced. And also on the rights of what financially provides everyone. At the same time, the message is: become independent and make decisions.

He tries to educate children by his own example and never forgets that children need his love. Material things, of course, are very important, but much more important are cozy family evenings, a wooden stool made together with the sons, a joint trip to the country, gatherings by the fire, playing sports.


Roman Ivanovich Avdeev does not hide the fact that he will not leave a fortune to his children. It will help everyone get an education, get a job, buy a home and choose their own path. One thing is absolutely clear: Avdeev's children certainly will not become life-burners.

Today it is generally accepted that huge families with 10 or more children are a relic of the past. By the way, in our country there are not so few of them. Of course, a family with three children is now considered a large family, by old standards this is not much, but for most modern parents is already a feat. In St. Petersburg, for example, according to statistics, only one percent of such brave men, but in Ingushetia - more than half.