Viktor Stepanovich Chernomyrdin (Russian: Ви́ктор Степа́нович Черномы́рдин) (9 April 1938 - 3 November 2010)[1] was the founder and the first chairman of Gazprom company, the longest serving Prime Minister of Russia (1992 to 1998) and Acting President of Russia for a day in 1996. He was a key figure in Russian politics in the 1990s, making a great contribution to the Russian transition from a planned to a market economy. From 2001 to 2009, he was Russia's ambassador to Ukraine. After that he was designated as a presidential adviser.[2]
Chernomyrdin is known in Russia and Russian-speaking countries for his unique language style, containing numerous malapropisms and syntactically incorrect speech.[3] Many of his sayings became aphorisms and idioms in Russian language, the most famous being his expression "We wanted the best, but it turned out as always" (Russian: Хотели как лучше, а получилось как всегда).[4]
Viktor Chernomyrdin died on the morning of 3 November 2010[1] after a long illness.[5][6] He will be buried beside his wife in Novodevichy Cemetery on 5 November 2010, and his funeral will bebroadcast live on Russian federal TV channels.[5]
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