Artem or Artyom Mikhaylovich Tarasov ( Russian : Артём Миха?йлович Тара?сов ; July 4, 1950 ? July 22, 2017) was a Russian businessman and political activist of Armenian descent. He was born in Moscow . In 1989 Tarasov became the first officially declared millionaire in the USSR . ^[1] Tarasov is the co-founder of Kommersant daily newspaper, the first independent airline, Transaero, and was elected to the Russian parliament.

After a conflict with Soviet officials in 1990, he left the USSR and settled in London . In 1993, he returned to Russia and was once again elected to the Russian Duma . In 1996, he decided to run for President as an independent pro-business candidate, but his application was rejected by the electoral commission.

Tarasov died on July 22, 2017 from pneumonia at the age of 67. ^[2]

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