Minister of State – Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of Russia Pyotr Kucherenko, died at the age of 47. According to his colleagues, he fell ill on the plane on May 20 while returning from a business trip from Cuba.
“The plane landed in the city of Mineralnye Vody, where the doctors were trying to provide assistance, but they could not save Pyotr Alexandrovich. We offer our deepest condolences to Petr Alexandrovich’s family and friends.” says In the message of the Ministry of National Education.
The press service of the Ministry of Health of the Stavropol Territory previously reported that one of the passengers (name not mentioned) fell ill on the Havana-Moscow flight. After that, the aircraft commander made an emergency landing in the city of Mineralnye Vody.
“At the request of the crew, an ambulance was immediately dispatched to the airport. Doctors boarded the plane immediately after landing and began resuscitation. “The doctors did everything they could to save the patient, but unfortunately the patient died,” he said. quotes NTV statement of the Ministry of Health of the Region.
The Zvezda Telegram channel suggests that his death may have been related to heart problems. The exam will be held on May 24.
In addition to Kucherenko, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko and Deputy Head of the Latin America Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Andrey Guskov were also present in the Russian delegation. They were accompanied on the island by the Russian ambassador, Viktor Koronelli.
During the trip, the delegates visited the University of Havana together with the President of the Cuban Ministry of Education Walter Baluha and the Rector Miriam Nicado Garcia. Chernyshenko instructed to organize student exchange from Russia and Cuba.
condolences from social media expression Senator Irina Rukavishnikova.
“A decent person and a true professional have left. He was strong, honest and sincere. Blessed memory,” he wrote.
His colleague Vladimir Krugly noted that despite Kucherenko’s workload, he “always found time to have a detailed conversation about all the problems” that the senator posed to him.
“This is a terrible loss. He was a very decent person, open and very talented.” remembers Round on Telegram channel.
Kucherenko was born on May 3, 1977. In 1999-2001 he was an assistant to the deputies of the State Duma and the Federation Council. He graduated from RUDN in 2001 with a degree in jurisprudence. Later he worked as a lawyer and teacher at the People’s Friendship University of Russia.
For six years (2014–2020), Kucherenko headed the apparatus of the Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building at the Federation Council. He was appointed Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education in 2020 and Minister of Foreign Affairs in June 2021.
Kucherenko also II. Rank has a medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, a real state adviser of the rank 2nd class.
In 2005, as a lawyer, he married singer Diana Gurtskaya. The wedding was magnificent. Two years later, the couple had a son named Konstantin, in June this year he will be 16 years old, he is studying at the Gnesinsky Music College.
Honored Artist of Russia talked about her first date with Peter Kucherenko in one of her interviews in 2022.
“I was shy when we first started dating. I sat and thought: “What if he notices?” We went to the cinema with him, and then to a cafe. My brother was with us. Petya says, “Eat a delicious cake,” and I was so embarrassed, so shy! – said Diana Gurtskaya.
But the brother couldn’t stand it and said, “Diana, why are you embarrassed? Petya knows you don’t see! So what?”
The singer noted that her brother was right. “Petya loved me for who I am,” she said.
The official did everything for his beloved wife and son. He also pointed out his wife’s difficult nature: “I’m hot by nature, I’m hot-tempered so you can flare up and argue about anything. But I’m quick-witted and always one of the first to put up with it. Diana, of course, is a very difficult person in this matter, she will sulk to the end, sighing picturesquely. It’s even funny.”
Diana Gurtskaya’s brother Robert told reporters that after the death of her husband, she was no longer ready to talk. “What will he comment now? She told MSK1.RU, you see, that she herself is “dead” now.