Valery Bolotov: the whole truth about the former Governor of the LC

Valery Bolotov – well-known political and public figure, promoting the independence of the South-Eastern region of Ukraine. Bolotov's face is familiar to anyone who keeps abreast of the world, as his actions directly affect the fate of Donbass. And yet, whence came Valery Bolotov? What is his life? And what he wants to achieve?

Bolotov Valery: a biography

Valery was born 13 February 1970 in the city of Taganrog, in the Rostov region. Soon, however, because of the circumstances, his family was forced to move to Ukraine. Here they settled in the city of Stakhanov, which is under Lugansk.

In 1988, Valery Bolotov was called to serve in the army. He was assigned to the Vitebsk division of the airborne troops of the Soviet Union. It should be noted that during the service, Valery Bolotov has participated in the fighting. In particular, he was in Yerevan, Nagorno, Tbilisi and Karabakh.

Upon returning home, began to rebuild his personal and professional life. I arrived in Lugansk Institute, which has received two higher educations on specialities "the economist" and "engineer".

Unfortunately, the exact information about his professional career not in the public domain. At the moment we only know that Valery Bolotov, has long worked on Alexander Efremov, an incumbent member of the party Region. According to the documents, he was listed as a full-time driver and bodyguard of the son of the Deputy.

In the ranks of the Army of the Southeast

The Change of power in Ukraine led to the fact that in the Donbass began its own revolution. Residents of Lugansk and Donetsk refused to recognize the authority of those who made it to the political levers of Ukraine. And now, in March 2014, began to appear in the videos, calling to protect the Donbass from potential aggressors.

While initially the audience couldn't identify the person speaking, as their faces were hidden under masks. But a month later the head of the new Army of the South-East have torn the veil of secrecy and revealed his identity to all audiences. It was Valery Bolotov.

From that moment began the struggle a military leader for his convictions and beliefs. The first victory came quite soon. 21 APR 2014 he was declared Governor of the Luhansk national Republic. However, despite all their merits and achievements, 14 Aug 2014 Valery Bolotov resigned and for a time disappeared from sight lenses.

In the fight for your life

The Board of the new Governor was not to the liking of many people. On the one hand, he clearly interfered with the Ukrainian authorities, on the other, he disliked those whose place he took. This was the reason that on 13 may 2014, he was assassinated.

Valery Bolotov has sustained a puncture wound to the chest. The life of the new Governor of the LC hung in the balance, but he was still alive. Thanks you should tell the doctors who mastered highly complex task and pulled the fighter from the other world.

Fate Valery Bolotov

For Some time the swamp was far from the political intrigue and military action. It was rumored that he was killed by the Ukrainian authorities or at least took him prisoner.

However, in October 2014, he was spotted in Moscow. After a journalistic investigation revealed that he teamed up with the Communist party of the Russian Federation. Together they led a public program for the collection of humanitarian funds for residents of Donbass.

In April 2015 Bolotov captures on the Forum of the cities-heroes, military and labor glory. There he along with other veterans received the award from the hands of Communist party leader Gennady Zyuganov.

Persona non grata

29 APR 2014 Valery Bolotov made a list of persons prohibited entry into the territory of the European Union. In addition, the European Parliament has frozen all assets that fall under their authority. A month later, similar limitations to Bolotov introduced Canada.