Name Nikolay Bagrayev | ||
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Nationality Ukrainian Known for Ukrainian businessman in media and show business, social activist Notable work Honored Artist of Ukraine (1997); Order "For Merit" III Art. (2004); Honorary citizen of Kakhovka. Born 19 June 1964 (age 59) Digora, North-Ossetian ASSR. Occupation Businessperson Similar Karekin Arutyunov, Arsen Avakov, Vladyslav Bukhariev |
Nikolay Georgievich Bagrayev is a Ukrainian businessman in the fields of media and show business, public figure.
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Personal life

Nikolay Bagrayev was born on 19 June 1964, in Digora village of North-Ossetian ASSR, Russia. His mother name is Chabahan Bagrayeva (born in 1927) and his father is Georgiy Bagrayev (born in 1882) is a farmer in Digora, his father was a veteran of war.
Nikolay Bagrayev is married to Svetlana Bagrayeva (born in 1966), who is a psychologist. They have son Ruslan (born in 1988), he graduated from Kyiv National Economic University with a degree in International Economics and Management faculty. They also have a daughter, Lyudmila (born in 1990). She is also the student enrolled in the International Economics and Management faculty at Kyiv National Economic University.
Education
Career
Nikolay Bagrayev is a successful businessman in mass-media and show business. Founder and Honorary President of the festivals "Tavria Games" (founded in 1992), "Black Sea Games" (1998).
Politics
Nikolay Bagrayev was the People's Deputy of Ukraine in the 4th, 5th and 6th convocations of Verkhovna Rada. Although elected for Bloc Yulia Tymoshenko (and at the time member of All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland") in March 2012 he became a member of the faction of Party of Regions. Although he was earlier one of the architects of the election campaign of Yulia Tymoshenko during the Ukrainian presidential elections of 2010.
In 2012 he was re-elected into parliament on the party list of Party of Regions (number 51 on this list).
Nikolay Bagraev was among MPs from the ruling Party of Regions and the Communist Party, who supported by a voting Ukrainian anti-protest laws (group of ten laws restricting freedom of speech and freedom of assembly), which was described in the media and by experts as "draconian", with Timothy Snyder claiming that they effectively established the nation as a dictatorship.
Later Bagrayev did not participate in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election. From November 2014 - ended authority deputy of Ukraine of the 7th convocation.
Founder of the group of companies representing Ukraine in media music channel M1, M2; group "ТАВР медія", which includes Русское Радио Украина, Хіт FM, Kiss FM, Радіо Roks, Радіо Мелодія, Радіо Relax.