Putin's most trusted person, who was replaced by Shoigu, received a new task with Jiuming

The Kremlin recently announced the list of the new presidential assistants, and Patrichev, who was pushed out by Shoigu, was on the list.

Patrushev is one year older than Putin and is one of Putin's most trusted right-hand men. Since he became the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation in 2008, he has been regarded as the third most powerful figure in Russia after the President and Prime Minister, until he was replaced by Shoigu this time.

[Patrushev is one year older than Putin and is one of Putin's most trusted allies]

When Kryptonite announced Shoigu's new position earlier, it also mentioned that Patrushev would "have another appointment". Although theoretically speaking, being transferred to the post of presidential assistant is demotion, for Patrushev, who has been in charge of Russia's security sector for more than 20 years, his personal identity and influence are actually more valuable than the post of presidential assistant.

In addition, during the personnel adjustment of the Russian government, Dmitry Patrushev's son, Dmitry Patrushev, was promoted successfully. Dmitry, only 47 years old, was promoted from Minister of Agriculture to Vice Premier in charge of agriculture, with a bright future.

In fact, in March this year, there were rumors that there were some differences between Patrushev and Putin because of Dmitry's problem. It is said that the Kremlin did not put Dmitri on the list of the cabinet of the new government at that time, which led to the dissatisfaction of the old Petrochev, who even accidentally missed a public speech by Putin.

[Dmitry Patrushev, son of Patrushev]

However, perhaps due to the successful resolution of the "egg crisis", Dmitry still kept his position.

The so-called "egg crisis" has also been mentioned before. Since last autumn, due to the imbalance between supply and demand, the price of eggs in Russia has soared. In Moscow, the price of a box of 10 ordinary eggs has risen from an average of less than 70 rubles (about 5.5 yuan) to a maximum of 200 rubles (about 15.8 yuan).

For this reason, Putin personally asked Dmitry about the price of eggs at the government work meeting. After being named by Putin, Dmitry quickly flew to Belarus, Azerbaijan and Turkey, hoping that these countries could export more eggs to Russia to alleviate the imbalance between supply and demand.

[Eggs in Russian supermarkets are basically sold in boxes]

At present, the price of eggs in Russia has stabilized and gradually dropped. Dmitry has accomplished what Putin personally asked, so this promotion to vice premier is not surprising.

My son was promoted and my father came down. Although it is not clear how the Kremlin decided this arrangement, one thing is certain: in the political circle of Moscow, no family can be too powerful.

Back to the old Patrushev. According to the Kremlin spokesman Peskov, Petrochev will be responsible for Russia's shipbuilding industry during his tenure as Assistant President. Kegong appointed him to be in charge of shipbuilding because he studied shipbuilding in college.

[Petrochev will be responsible for Russia's shipbuilding industry]

Of course, letting Patrushev take charge of the shipbuilding industry is just one reason Putin found to keep him. Jiuming, who was transferred to the position of assistant to the president with him, is only 51 years old this year. He is responsible for supervising military production and has directly entered the central power center from Tula.

The 73 year old Patrushev should reasonably consider retirement, but Putin decided to keep him around. After Patrushev became the assistant to the president, the distance between the two people was even closer than in the past.

On the one hand, Putin certainly values his ability and experience; On the other hand, in Moscow, where the undercurrent is surging, there are not many people Putin can trust. Patrushev is one of Putin's few trusted confidants.

Patrushev and Putin are fellow countrymen, both born in Leningrad, which is now St. Petersburg. After graduating from college, Patrushev, like Putin, soon joined the KGB and worked in the national security organs for a long time. At that time, he met Putin, who was also a KGB, and they formed a deep friendship.

In 1998, after Putin became Director of the Federal Security Agency, Patrushev was promoted to Deputy Director. In 1999, after Putin was transferred as Secretary of the Federal Security Conference, Patrushev took over as Director of the Security Bureau. In May 2008, at the same time that Putin began to serve as Prime Minister, Patrushev was also transferred to the Federal Security Council as Secretary.

[Patrushev and Putin are fellow countrymen, both born in Leningrad]

From then on, until Medvedev stepped down as Prime Minister in 2020, the number one, two and three powerful figures in Russian politics were all born in St. Petersburg, so the power of the "St. Petersburg Gang" reached its peak.

Because of his close relationship with Putin and their very similar promotion experience, Patrushev has been regarded as a popular candidate to succeed Putin. It was only in recent years that people began to exclude him from the list of successors because of his growing age and his eldest son Dmitry's steady foothold in the Russian political arena.

However, Putin's trust in him can be said to have not changed at all, otherwise Dmitri would not be promoted so quickly - many people have followed Putin for many years, but no child of any family could be so important as Dmitri of the Patrushevs.

For the old Patrushev, his own upper limit is up to the number three, which is also his destiny. There is no need to go further. It is great news that his son will become a vice premier in 2024. As long as he can become a deputy prime minister this year, then old Patrushev may be able to see his son surpass his father in his lifetime.