Maria Dmitriyevna Aksenova (born February, 23[1]) is a Russian public figure,[2] media personality, encyclopedist,[3] and businessperson.[4]: 40 She is best remembered for her fundamental[5] Encyclopedia for Children, a 63-volume edition of Avanta+ Publishing House (circulation – 20 million copies).[1]
Maria Aksenova | |
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| Native name | Аксёнова Мария Дмитриевна |
| Born | 23 February Moscow, USSR |
| Occupation | Media personality, entrepreneur, publisher, encyclopedist, poet, sportswoman |
| Language | Russian |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Notable works | The Encyclopedia for Children |
According to books and famous magazines,[6][7]: 107 [8]: 98 Aksenova is a publisher, poet and sportswoman. As of 31 October 2001, she controlled 55% ($16.5 million) of the Publishing House's revenue.[9]: 23
Aksenova was the winner of the Russian President's Award in the field of education (2001);[5] author of educational TV projects, an accredited MVP level investor of Moscow Seed Fund, and academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences.[1]
Personal life
editBorn and raised in Moscow,[10]: 27 USSR, Maria Aksenova graduated from the Moscow school with a Silver medal.[1] She graduated from the MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, where she received a first-class degree. Maria studied Executive MBA at RANEPA.[2]
On March 7, 2001, Maria was speaker at the meeting of the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin with outstanding business women of Russia.[2][11][12]
She studied English and Spanish.[2] Hobby: ikebana, travelling (32 countries), rescue diver,[6] old daggers, ethnic jewellery,[8]: 98 Qigong.[10]: 27
Family
editHer paternal great-grandfather, Peter Evdóshenko was a Russian Silver Age poet of the 20th century. Great-grandfather's father, Ivan Evdóshenko was a nobleman and managed some gymnasiums in The Russian Empire.[2]
Her maternal great-grandparents, Alexei Plotnokov and Praskovya Danilova-Plotnikova were among of the leaders of the Revolution Movement in Podmoskovye, Riga and Minusinsk.[2][13]
Avanta+ Publishing House
edit| External videos | |
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 On September 1, 1997, President of the Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin visited Moscow School No. 1253 and presented several volumes of the Avanta+ Encyclopedia for Children.[14] |
At the age of twenty, Maria came up with the idea of creating an encyclopedia for children, comparable to the Great Soviet Encyclopedia.[15] As a student at Moscow State University, she became a co-founder, then the chairman board of directors of the Avanta+,[10][2] a leading producer of children’s encyclopedias:[16]: 7
- "Encyclopedia for Children Avanta+" (many of them best sellers at top Russian stores[17]: 12 );
- "Modern Encyclopedia";
- "The most beautiful and famous" album book series etc.
Encyclopedia for Children Avanta+ is recommended by the Ministry of General Education of the Russian Federation[18] and the UNESCO Academic department by International Center of Educational Systems (ICES), and is also recognized as a national project.[2][15]
Maria Aksenova as an author wrote more than 50 popular science introductory[2] and 8 encyclopedic articles in The Encyclopedia for Children.
Nine employees of the Avanta+ Publishing House and Encyclopedia for Children's authors have become laureates of the Russian President's Prize in the field of education. The winners of the Award were: Maria Aksenova, Viktor Volodin, Dmitry Volodikhin, Andrey Gryaznov, Elena Dukelskaya, Lyudmila Petranovskaya, Georgy Khramov, ValerySanyuk.[5]
Publishing House team's mission statement: "We present in an accessible form the sum of all knowledge".[19]
My partners and I were not interested in money for the sake of money, but in business bringing positive changes to the world. In general, I believe that it is possible to speak of a business as successful only if it has both a financial and a social component.
— Maria Aksenova about publishing work.[20]
Maria can look at the problem from different points of view, find some aspects of the phenomenon under consideration that are not obvious at first glance.
— George Hramov, сo-founder Avanta+ Publishing House.[21]: 107
The Printing Pioneer Fund
editSince 2007, Maria Aksenova has been the chairman of the board of The Printing Pioneer Fund. Fund activities:[1]
- Educational TV programs;
- Acceleration, exportand other programs for impact-startups;
- International cultural and educational events (ex: International Wiki-Conference 2021).
The Fund became the initiator and creator of the intersectoral impact cluster in The Moscow Innovation Cluster.[22][23]
Entrepreneurial and investment activity
editM. D. Aksenova is a co-founder and investor in a number of projects:[1]
- Sweets Empire Café, Marocana restaurant chain (Moroccan cuisine), Niyama Japanese restaurant chain (franchise, food production, IT, delivery);
- Gayatri Publishing, Avanta+ Publishing House;
- Innovation project: EdTech, HealthTech, etc.
As an investor, she has more than five exits. There are four startup impact in the current portfolio.[1]
Organizations and business communities
editMaria Aksenova was and is a member of organizations and business communities:[1][2][15]
- Business Women of Russia Confederation;
- New Moscow Entrepreneurs Club;
- a number of Boards of Trustees;
- Russian Supreme Council of Ecology;
- National Independent director Registry (as an Independent director since 2002);
- AngelsDeck Investors Club (since 2020).
Research work
editMaria Aksenova is a researcher of the cultural and religious traditions of various countries,[6] the author of a number of publications and speeches. In 1998, Obshchaya Gazeta published two articles on the death of Carlos Castaneda: Viktor Pelevin's "The Last Joke of a Warrior" and Maria Aksenova's "Who Left This World?"[24].
Maria Aksenova tells about unknown details of Classics writers' fates and their works in her book – "Do We Know Everything About the Classics of World Literature?" (ISBN 978-5-227-07865-0).[25]: 107
Poetry
editA book combining a collection of poems "Cascade Splashes" of the Silver Age poet, Peter Evdóshenko, and a collection of poems "Blues of Emptiness" of his great-granddaughter Maria Aksenova was published in 2007 (ISBN 5-98396-010-5).
Do We Know Russian?
editIn 2008-2012, Maria Aksenova and her colleagues conducted work on the study of the history of Russian words, names, adages. The work resulted in a cycle of television programs, events and books[26]:
- 168 episodes of "Do Russians know Russian?" TV show;[27]
- Three-Volume Edition "Do We Know Russian?" (1st volume: ISBN 978-5-227-03682-7; 2nd volume: ISBN 978-5-227-03330-7; 3rd volume: ISBN 978-5-227-03747-3 and 2nd combined edition: ISBN 978-5-227-07086-9). In 2012, the 1st and 2nd volumes was shortlisted for the Enlightener Prize by the Dynasty Foundation;[28]
- meetings with readers and schoolboys.
On TV, Films and Radio
editAuthor's and acting works:[29][2]
- 2003 – "The Taming of the Success" talk show (TDK TV channel)
- 2006 – "Outlook beyond the MKAD" on Moscow Speaking radio station;
- 2008-2010 – a series of documentaries "A Novel in Stone" ("World masterpieces of love");[30]
- 2008-2010 – poetic art videos based on the poems of Russian poets;
- 2008-2012 – 168 episodes of "Do Russians know Russian?" TV show.[27]
Selected filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2010-2011 | Institute of noble maidens | Matryona | (ru, 519 episodes) |
| 2013 | Puppeteers | Senior lieutenant Maria Chub | Russian: Кукловоды |
| 2014 | House at the River | Veronika | Russian: Домик у реки, romanized: Domic u reki |
Sport
edit- 1980s – finalist of the national championship, 4-time champion of Moscow Russian Draughts.[31]
- 2000s – PADI Rescue Diver.[8]: 98
Awards and honors
edit- Laureate of the Russian President's Prize in the field of education for the development of a scientific and methodological concept for the presentation of educational materials and the creation on its basis of the fundamental book series the Encyclopedia for Children (2001).[5]
- Winner of Manager of the Year award in the nomination "Publishing Business" (2001, Kommersant Publishing House).[2]
- Among the Top 100 businessperson of the rating "Who manages the finances of Russia" in 2001 – the first and only woman.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Government of Moscow. "Фонд развития венчурного инвестирования города Москвы. Инвестор Мария Аксёнова" [Investor Mariya Aksonova] (in Russian). Moscow Seed Fund.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Ralph Hübner 2007, p. 68.
- ^ Vasiliy, Danilov (2000-06-19). "«Человек книги»: Мария Аксенова, энциклопедист" ["Human of the book": Maria Aksenova, encyclopedist]. The Book Review (in Russian). 25.
- ^ Viktor, Menshov (2003-11-01). Alexandróvich, E. (ed.). "Инь и Ян Марии Аксёновой" [Yin and yang by Maria Aksenova]. Our School (in Russian). 48 (9): 40–43. Archived from the original on 2011-12-16.
- ^ a b c d "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 03.10.2002 г. No. 1114 О присуждении премий Президента Российской Федерации в области образования за 2001 год" [Russian Presidential decrees, 3 October 2002 No 1114 On awarding the prizes of the President of the Russian Federation in the field of education for 2001] (in Russian). President of Russia. 2002-10-03.
- ^ a b c Marina Belova, Ludmila Chernova 2007, p. 25.
- ^ Alexei, Sedov (2002-04-01). Anna, Barinova (ed.). "Энциклопедия успеха" [Encyclopedia of success]. Marie Claire (in Russian). 100 (4): 107.
- ^ a b c Youlia, Makarova; Alexei, Antonov (2007-04-01). A., Zotikov (ed.). "Чётки и цели" [Prayer beads and Goals]. Career with Entrepreneur (in Russian). 100 (4): 98–99.
- ^ a b Dmitry, Butrin; Sevastian, Kozitsyn (2001-10-31). Sergei, Yakovlev (ed.). "Кто управляет финансами России" [Who manages the finances of Russia]. Kommersant Dengi (in Russian). 347 (43): 18–23.
- ^ a b c Marina, Skalkina; Sergei, Petrukhin (2007). ""Мы насадим новый сад, роскошнее этого..."" ["We will plant a new garden, more luxurious than this..."]. Persona (in Russian). 63 (2): 24–27. Archived from the original on 2007-10-24.
- ^ "В канун 8 Марта Владимир Путин встретился с представительницами деловых и общественных кругов" [On the eve of March 8, Vladimir Putin met with women's business and social community] (in Russian). President of Russia. 2001-03-07.
- ^ "Владимир Путин встретился с представительницами российских деловых кругов" [Vladimir Putin met with businesswomen] (in Russian). NEWSru.com. 2001-03-07. Archived from the original on 2004-10-25.
- ^ Ksenia Lipinskaya 1974.
- ^ Boris Yeltsin Presidential Center (1997-09-01). "Посещение Президентом РФ Б.Н. Ельциным московской школы № 1253 (видео c 13 мин 25 с)" [President of the Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin visited Moscow School No. 1253 (3m2s)] (in Russian). Цифровые копии видео документов Управления пресс-службы и информации Администрации Президента РФ (1996–1999).
- ^ a b c Marina Belova, Ludmila Chernova 2007, p. 24.
- ^ Lucas, Romriell (2002-12-06). "Readers choosing pulp over literature. The book-publishing industry has come to be dominated by detective novels and foreign writers – both of which have displaced the former state-run propaganda machine and producer of children's literature". The Russia Journal: 6–7.
- ^ Vladimir, Merkushev (1999-12-06). "Publisher finds knowledge is priceless. Kids' books prove a hit. A new way of thinking, learning". The Russia Journal: 12.
- ^ Edition notice in each volume of The Encyclopedia for Children
- ^ Olga, Utesheva (1997-07-01). "Мечта детства нашего общества" [The childhood dream of our society]. Domovoi (in Russian). 7: 6–7. Archived from the original on 2016-02-13.
- ^ "Maria Aksenova. Projects". Maria Aksenova Official website.
- ^ Ekaterina, Vinokurceva (2002-02-24). "Энциклопедический подход" [Encyclopedic approach]. Company (in Russian). 253 (7): 107. Archived from the original on 2017-01-06.
- ^ The Moscow Innovation Cluster. "Межотраслевой импакт-кластер / кластер социального воздействия. 41 участник. Рынки EdTech, HealthTech и др" [The intersectoral impact cluster: EdTech, HealthTech, etc. 41 members] (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2022-01-10.
- ^ Anastasia, Maryina. "Начался отбор российских EdTech-стартапов, которые будут выведены на экспорт" [The selection of Russian EdTech startups that will be exported has begun]. Rusbase (in Russian).
- ^ Maria, Aksenova (1998-06-24). "Кто покинул этот мир?" ["Who Left This World?"]. Obshchaya Gazeta (in Russian). 255 (25). Archived from the original on 1999-11-28.
- ^ Ekaterina, Vinokurceva (2018-11-14). "Книга недели: «Знаем ли мы всё о классиках мировой литературы?»" [The book of the week: "Do We Know Everything About the Classics of World Literature?"]. Literaturnaya Gazeta (in Russian). 6667 (46): 1.
- ^ Anastasia Litvinova (2013-02-23). "О премудростях русского языка. В книжном магазине «Москва» состоялась встреча с писательницей и телеведущей Марией Аксёновой" [On the difficulties of the Russian language. A meeting with the writer and TV presenter Maria Aksenova took place in the Moskva bookstore] (in Russian). Pionerskaya Pravda.
«…книга, по… отзывам просвещённой публики, вовсе не похожа по своему содержанию на скучный учебник, а скорее на увлекательную и занимательную историю о нашем языке.» ["…the book, according to… reviews of an enlightened public, is not at all similar in its content to a boring textbook, but rather to a fascinating and entertaining story about our language."]
- ^ a b Телепрограммы «Знают ли русские русский?» playlist on YouTube
- ^ "Объявлены авторы 25 книг из длинного списка премии «Просветитель»" [The authors of 25 books from the long list of the Enlightener Prize have been announced]. Polit.Ru (in Russian). 2012-06-09. Archived from the original on 2019-10-15.
- ^ "Актёрские работы" [Acting work] (in Russian). Maria Aksenova Official website. Archived from the original on 2020-01-28.
- ^ Документальные фильмы «Роман в камне» playlist on YouTube
- ^ Marina Belova, Ludmila Chernova 2007, p. 24-25.
Works cited
edit- Marina Belova, Ludmila Chernova (2007). Персона России: литературно-биографический альманах [Person of Russia: literary and biographical almanac] (in Russian). Moscow: Elite-Press Plus, Border Publishing Group. p. 24-25. ISBN 978-5-94691-270-9.
- Ralph Hübner (2007). Who is who в России. Биографическая энциклопедия успешных людей России [Who is who in Russia. Biographical encyclopedia of successful people in Russia]. Encyclopedia of Personalities by Hübner Who is who (in Russian) (1st ed.). Moscow: Ralph Hübner. p. 68. ISBN 978-3-7290-0063-6.
- Ksenia Lipinskaya (1974). Далеко в заснеженной Сибири [Far away in snowy Siberia] (in Russian) (3rd ed.). Krasnoyarsk: Krasnoyarsk Book Publishing House. p. 54, 58.
External links
edit- Official website by Maria Aksenova
- "Лица фонда. Президент Фонда Мария Аксёнова" [Foundation faces. President of Found Maria Aksenova] (in Russian). The Printing Pioneer Fund.