Volodin compared the contributions of Siluanov and Gorbachev amid discussion of the finance minister's candidacy for deputy prime minister
State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said that Finance Minister Anton Siluanov's contribution to strengthening Russia is greater than that of Mikhail Gorbachev, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990. The statement came amid consideration of Siluanov's candidacy for the post of deputy prime minister while retaining the finance minister portfolio.
Sevara Azamova