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| name = Vyacheslav Leonidovych Konstantinovsky
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| native_name = Вячеслав Леонідович Константіновський
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| caption = Official portrait, 2014
| office = [[Verkhovna Rada#Composition|People's Deputy of Ukraine]]
| office = [[People's Deputy of Ukraine]]
| term_start = November 5, 2014
| term_start = 5 November 2014
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| term_end = 13 July 2017
| predecessor = {{ill|Oleksandr Chornovolenko|uk|Чорноволенко Олександр Віленович}}
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| successor = [[Hanna Bondar]] <small>(2019)</small>
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'''Vyacheslav Leonidovych Konstantinovsky''' (born November 11, 1960) is a [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] businessman and politician who formerly served as a [[People's Deputy of Ukraine]].
'''Vyacheslav Leonidovych Konstantinovsky''' (born 11 November 1960) is a Ukrainian businessman and politician who served as a [[People's Deputy of Ukraine]] from [[Ukraine's 220th electoral district]] from 2014 until his resignation in 2017. Prior to his


== Early life, business and military career ==
==Biography==
Vyacheslav Leonidovych Konstantinovsky was born in [[Kyiv]]. In childhood he was engaged in classical [[wrestling]] and held the rank of Master of Sports. He has a twin brother, Alexander. He entered the catering business in the mid-1980s. He lived in the US for seven years and then return in [[Ukraine]] in 1997. Later he took part in the [[Orange Revolution]] and [[Euromaidan]].
Vyacheslav Leonidovych Konstantinovsky was born in [[Kyiv]]. In childhood he was engaged in classical [[wrestling]] and held the rank of Master of Sports. He has a twin brother, Alexander. He entered the catering business in the mid-1980s. He lived in the United States for seven years and then return in Ukraine in 1997. Later he took part in the [[Orange Revolution]] and [[Euromaidan]].


Criminal Leonid "Lenya Long" Roitman was convicted in the USA in 2006 for ordering the murder of Vyacheslav Konstantinovsky. He was released in 2014.
Criminal Leonid "Lenya Long" Roitman was convicted in the United States in 2006 for ordering the murder of Vyacheslav Konstantinovsky. He was released in 2014.


He and his brother own the Kyiv-Donbas holding, the Kyiv Donbas Development Group,<ref>[https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/494612/Ukraine-playboy-gives-up-millions-to-join-army Ukrainian playboy gives up millions to fight war against pro-Russian insurgents]</ref>{{better source|date=April 2021}} and [[Carte Blanche (restaurant chain)|Carte Blanche]]<ref>[http://pubs.org.ua/en/ua-kiev/club/2127/decadence-house.html Club "Decadence House" the concert hall]</ref> restaurant networks. In 2013, their fortune was estimated at $355&nbsp;million.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2014-09-28 |title=Миллионер Константиновский: Мести из Москвы не боюсь |url=https://www.obozrevatel.com/interview/96408-millioner-konstantinovskij-mesti-iz-moskvyi-ne-boyus.htm |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=OBOZREVATEL |language=ru}}</ref>
He and his brother own the Kyiv-Donbas holding, the Kyiv Donbas Development Group,<ref>[https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/494612/Ukraine-playboy-gives-up-millions-to-join-army Ukrainian playboy gives up millions to fight war against pro-Russian insurgents]</ref>{{better source|date=April 2021}} and [[Carte Blanche (restaurant chain)|Carte Blanche]]<ref>[http://pubs.org.ua/en/ua-kiev/club/2127/decadence-house.html Club "Decadence House" the concert hall]</ref> restaurant networks. In 2013, their fortune was estimated at $355&nbsp;million.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2014-09-28 |title=Миллионер Константиновский: Мести из Москвы не боюсь |url=https://www.obozrevatel.com/interview/96408-millioner-konstantinovskij-mesti-iz-moskvyi-ne-boyus.htm |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=OBOZREVATEL |language=ru}}</ref>


In 2014, after the start of the Ukrainian revolution, Konstantinovsky joined the territorial defense battalion Kyiv-1.<ref>[https://lb.ua/news/2014/10/07/281800_konstantinovskiy_deputati_uchat.html Константиновський: депутати вчать "як отримати мільйон", а самі копійки в житті не заробили]</ref> In summer 2014, he announced that he was selling his Rolls-Royce Phantom to donate the money to the Ukrainian army. On August 8, Konstantinovsky announced that he had received $180000 for the car, which he donated to the Army’s cause against the separatist movement in eastern Ukraine.<ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2014/08/19/business/ukraine-millionaires-funding-the-war/index.html Ukraine's secret weapon: Funding from the country's millionaires]</ref>
In 2014, following the beginning of the [[War in Donbas]], Konstantinovsky joined the [[Kyiv-1 Police Battalion]].<ref>[https://lb.ua/news/2014/10/07/281800_konstantinovskiy_deputati_uchat.html Константиновський: депутати вчать "як отримати мільйон", а самі копійки в житті не заробили]</ref> In summer 2014, he announced that he was selling his Rolls-Royce Phantom to donate the money to the Ukrainian army. On August 8, Konstantinovsky announced that he had received $180000 for the car, which he donated to the Army’s cause against the separatist movement in eastern Ukraine.<ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2014/08/19/business/ukraine-millionaires-funding-the-war/index.html Ukraine's secret weapon: Funding from the country's millionaires]</ref>


=== Political career ===
== Political career ==
In September 2014, he announced to run for the [[Verkhovna Rada]]. In early parliamentary elections on October 26, he won a single-mandate constituency number 220 in Kyiv, gaining almost 33% of the vote.<ref name=":0" />
In September 2014, he announced to run for the [[Verkhovna Rada]] (Ukrainian parliament). In [[2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election|early parliamentary elections]] on 26 October, he won in [[Ukraine's 220th electoral district]], gaining almost 33% of the vote.<ref name=":0" />


On June 17, 2015, Konstantinovsky left the People's Front parliamentary faction.
On 17 June 2015, Konstantinovsky left the People's Front parliamentary faction.


On July 13, 2017, Vyacheslav Konstantinovsky wrote a statement to renounce his deputy mandate.<ref>[https://nv.ua/ukr/ukraine/politics/nardep-kostjantinivskij-napisav-zajavu-pro-skladannja-deputatskogo-mandata-1479764.html Нардеп Констянтиновський написав заяву про складання депутатського мандата]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Депутат Константиновский написал отказ от мандата фото документа |url=https://kp.ua/politics/580953-deputat-konstantynovskyi-napysal-otkaz-ot-mandata |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=KP.UA |language=ru}}</ref> On his Facebook page, he posted that three years in parliament were the darkest of his life. Konstantinovsky plans to continue doing business.
On 13 July 2017, Vyacheslav Konstantinovsky wrote a statement to renounce his deputy mandate.<ref>[https://nv.ua/ukr/ukraine/politics/nardep-kostjantinivskij-napisav-zajavu-pro-skladannja-deputatskogo-mandata-1479764.html Нардеп Констянтиновський написав заяву про складання депутатського мандата]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Депутат Константиновский написал отказ от мандата фото документа |url=https://kp.ua/politics/580953-deputat-konstantynovskyi-napysal-otkaz-ot-mandata |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=KP.UA |language=ru}}</ref> On his Facebook page, he posted that three years in parliament were the darkest of his life. Konstantinovsky plans to continue doing business.


=== Income ===
=== Income ===
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* He donated $50000 to Nataliya Yusupova, who helped Kyiv military hospital after selling Rolls-Royce in 2014.<ref>[https://nv.ua/ukr/ukraine/ushedshiy-na-ato-kievskiy-millioner-prodal-rolls-royce-radi-podderzhki-armii-6859.html Ушедший на АТО киевский миллионер продал Rolls-Royce за 2,5 млн гривен ради поддержки армии]</ref> Other money millionaire spent on military equipment for Kyiv-1, one of [[Territorial defense battalions (Ukraine)]].
* He donated $50000 to Nataliya Yusupova, who helped Kyiv military hospital after selling Rolls-Royce in 2014.<ref>[https://nv.ua/ukr/ukraine/ushedshiy-na-ato-kievskiy-millioner-prodal-rolls-royce-radi-podderzhki-armii-6859.html Ушедший на АТО киевский миллионер продал Rolls-Royce за 2,5 млн гривен ради поддержки армии]</ref> Other money millionaire spent on military equipment for Kyiv-1, one of [[Territorial defense battalions (Ukraine)]].


=== Interesting facts ===
== Personal life ==
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Konstantinovsky is married to top model Yuliana Dementieva.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-10-31 |title=Нала немало: самые богатые нардепы |url=https://finance.obozrevatel.com/business-and-finance/vlastelin-kesha-skolko-nalichki-hranyat-nardepyi.htm |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=Finance-Oboz |language=ru}}</ref> They have two children: daughter Stefania and son Maximilian Konstantinovsky, who is a United States citizen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=После того как миллионер Константиновский ушел добровольцем на фронт, его примеру последовали еще несколько киевских бизнесменов |url=https://fakty.ua/186430-posle-togo-kak-millioner-vyacheslav-konstantinovskij-ushel-dobrovolcem-na-front-ego-primeru-posledovali-ecshe-neskolko-stolichnyh-biznesmenov |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=fakty.ua |language=uk}}</ref>
* He and Olexandr Konstantinovsky have nickname [[The Brothers Karamazov]] after their classical wrestling coach (1972).


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== References ==
* They were born on Syrets in Kyiv.
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* They began their business by making ice cream in Russia in the mid-1980, then purchasing cars in USA and selling it in [[USSR]] and Ukraine.

* Later they emigrated in Israel, then in USA.

* Vyacheslav Konstantinovsky made a fortune in KDD Company (developing industry). But business has ceased to be profitable after [[Financial crisis of 2007–2008]]. And brothers sold KDD in 2011. They are restaurateurs now.

* His favorite musicians are [[Richie Hawtin]], [[Solomun (musician)|Solomun]], [[Bedouine]].

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Konstantinovsky is married to top model Yuliana Dementieva.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-10-31 |title=Нала немало: самые богатые нардепы |url=https://finance.obozrevatel.com/business-and-finance/vlastelin-kesha-skolko-nalichki-hranyat-nardepyi.htm |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=Finance-Oboz |language=ru}}</ref> They have two children: daughter Stefania and son Maximilian Konstantinovsky, who is a [[US]] citizen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=После того как миллионер Константиновский ушел добровольцем на фронт, его примеру последовали еще несколько киевских бизнесменов |url=https://fakty.ua/186430-posle-togo-kak-millioner-vyacheslav-konstantinovskij-ushel-dobrovolcem-na-front-ego-primeru-posledovali-ecshe-neskolko-stolichnyh-biznesmenov |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=fakty.ua |language=uk}}</ref>


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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Leonidovych and the family name is Konstantinovsky.

Vyacheslav Konstantinovsky
Вячеслав Константіновський
Official portrait, 2014
People's Deputy of Ukraine
In office
5 November 2014 – 13 July 2017
Preceded byOleksandr Chornovolenko [uk]
Succeeded byHanna Bondar (2019)
ConstituencyKyiv, No. 220
Personal details
Born (1960-11-11) 11 November 1960 (age 63)
Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Political partyPeople's Front (2014–2017)
EducationNational University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport
Military service
AllegianceUkraine
UnitKyiv-1 Police Battalion
Battles/wars

Vyacheslav Leonidovych Konstantinovsky (born 11 November 1960) is a Ukrainian businessman and politician who served as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from Ukraine's 220th electoral district from 2014 until his resignation in 2017. Prior to his

Early life, business and military career

Vyacheslav Leonidovych Konstantinovsky was born in Kyiv. In childhood he was engaged in classical wrestling and held the rank of Master of Sports. He has a twin brother, Alexander. He entered the catering business in the mid-1980s. He lived in the United States for seven years and then return in Ukraine in 1997. Later he took part in the Orange Revolution and Euromaidan.

Criminal Leonid "Lenya Long" Roitman was convicted in the United States in 2006 for ordering the murder of Vyacheslav Konstantinovsky. He was released in 2014.

He and his brother own the Kyiv-Donbas holding, the Kyiv Donbas Development Group,[1][better source needed] and Carte Blanche[2] restaurant networks. In 2013, their fortune was estimated at $355 million.[3]

In 2014, following the beginning of the War in Donbas, Konstantinovsky joined the Kyiv-1 Police Battalion.[4] In summer 2014, he announced that he was selling his Rolls-Royce Phantom to donate the money to the Ukrainian army. On August 8, Konstantinovsky announced that he had received $180000 for the car, which he donated to the Army’s cause against the separatist movement in eastern Ukraine.[5]

Political career

In September 2014, he announced to run for the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament). In early parliamentary elections on 26 October, he won in Ukraine's 220th electoral district, gaining almost 33% of the vote.[3]

On 17 June 2015, Konstantinovsky left the People's Front parliamentary faction.

On 13 July 2017, Vyacheslav Konstantinovsky wrote a statement to renounce his deputy mandate.[6][7] On his Facebook page, he posted that three years in parliament were the darkest of his life. Konstantinovsky plans to continue doing business.

Income

According to an electronic declaration for 2015, Konstantinovsky was the wealthiest member of the Verkhovna Rada. He declared $14.7 million, €500,000, and ₴6,778,776 in cash.

The deputy had two land plots in the Kyiv region (with 1500 m² and 647 m²), a house with an area of 649 m², an apartment of 84.4 m² and four garages.

Konstantinovsky owned Land Rover Sport (2012), a 2002 Harley-Davidson V-Rod muscle, a Toyota Highlander (2016). He also indicated six Rolex watches and a gun among the valuable property.

Philanthropy

  • He and his brother were producers of "Orange love" (2005), the first Ukrainian movie about Orange Revolution.[8][9]
  • On the end of February 2014, brothers transformed their restaurant Kureni into base of volunteer rapid response unit (70 persons) to maintain peace and order in Kyiv. Later this squad acted near Slovyansk under the command of SBU.
  • He donated $50000 to Nataliya Yusupova, who helped Kyiv military hospital after selling Rolls-Royce in 2014.[10] Other money millionaire spent on military equipment for Kyiv-1, one of Territorial defense battalions (Ukraine).

Personal life

Konstantinovsky is married to top model Yuliana Dementieva.[11] They have two children: daughter Stefania and son Maximilian Konstantinovsky, who is a United States citizen.[12]

References

  1. ^ Ukrainian playboy gives up millions to fight war against pro-Russian insurgents
  2. ^ Club "Decadence House" the concert hall
  3. ^ a b "Миллионер Константиновский: Мести из Москвы не боюсь". OBOZREVATEL (in Russian). 28 September 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  4. ^ Константиновський: депутати вчать "як отримати мільйон", а самі копійки в житті не заробили
  5. ^ Ukraine's secret weapon: Funding from the country's millionaires
  6. ^ Нардеп Констянтиновський написав заяву про складання депутатського мандата
  7. ^ "Депутат Константиновский написал отказ от мандата фото документа". KP.UA (in Russian). Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  8. ^ Константиновський: депутати вчать "як отримати мільйон", а самі копійки в житті не заробили
  9. ^ Vyacheslav Konstantinovsky
  10. ^ Ушедший на АТО киевский миллионер продал Rolls-Royce за 2,5 млн гривен ради поддержки армии
  11. ^ "Нала немало: самые богатые нардепы". Finance-Oboz (in Russian). 31 October 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  12. ^ "После того как миллионер Константиновский ушел добровольцем на фронт, его примеру последовали еще несколько киевских бизнесменов". fakty.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 30 April 2023.
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