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RUBEN VARDANYAN PLANS TO SET UP "AN INDUSTRY OF CHARITY"
Mediamax
Aug 29, 2011
Armenia
Yerevan/Mediamax/. Head of Russian "Troyka Dialogue" investment
company Ruben Vardanyan plans to set up "an industry of charity".
Ruben Vardanyan told SPEAR'S Russia magazine about this in his
interview, Mediamax reports.
"I think everybody understands that apart from production capacities,
infrastructure and oil fields human being is becoming a more important
component in achieving success. The issue of quality education,
upbringing and healthcare is getting so significant that simply helping
children, those suffering from AIDS and deprived of parental care is
not a solution to the problem. Independent people face the following
question now: if you are successful you should do your best so as
the money meant for charity purposes could work effectively.
Charity became a part of life in Russia still before the Revolution:
one could sin and then pay off by helping people - a very dangerous
thing. To give a billion of dollars for no particular purpose is even
worse than not to give anything at all. Without an effective system
of money use many funds may be simply plundered", said Ruben Vardanyan.
"Charity is a great volume of work, it is a huge area. Everything may
change, of course, but now I think that it's a serious horizon. On the
whole, I am a man who looks many years ahead, that's why I think there
is at least 20 years of work", said the head of "Troyka Dialogue".
Ruben Vardanyan also answered a few questions of personal character.
In particular, he thinks it's important not to lie to yourself.
"I know my faults and mistakes very well and it's important for me
to be honest towards myself as I am the strictest judge of myself",
said Ruben Vardanyan.
"I made a decision very long ago that I don't want to find myself in a
situation when I will have to move to the opposite side of the street
on seeing somebody just because of feeling ashamed to look into his
eyes. I know that I haven't done anything mean and dishonest. This
is the feeling of security and peace of mind. Though I can't claim I
have always behaved correctly and haven't offended people wrongly",
noted the businessman.
Answering the question about his "living wage" Ruben Vardanyan said
that he didn't do special calculations.
"I feel free flying equally by economy class and charter. Books are
not a very expensive pleasure. I neither collect cars nor watches. I
spend very little on clothes. Not counting journeys and charity it's
several hundred thousand dollars a year", said Ruben Vardanyan.
Mediamax
Aug 29, 2011
Armenia
Yerevan/Mediamax/. Head of Russian "Troyka Dialogue" investment
company Ruben Vardanyan plans to set up "an industry of charity".
Ruben Vardanyan told SPEAR'S Russia magazine about this in his
interview, Mediamax reports.
"I think everybody understands that apart from production capacities,
infrastructure and oil fields human being is becoming a more important
component in achieving success. The issue of quality education,
upbringing and healthcare is getting so significant that simply helping
children, those suffering from AIDS and deprived of parental care is
not a solution to the problem. Independent people face the following
question now: if you are successful you should do your best so as
the money meant for charity purposes could work effectively.
Charity became a part of life in Russia still before the Revolution:
one could sin and then pay off by helping people - a very dangerous
thing. To give a billion of dollars for no particular purpose is even
worse than not to give anything at all. Without an effective system
of money use many funds may be simply plundered", said Ruben Vardanyan.
"Charity is a great volume of work, it is a huge area. Everything may
change, of course, but now I think that it's a serious horizon. On the
whole, I am a man who looks many years ahead, that's why I think there
is at least 20 years of work", said the head of "Troyka Dialogue".
Ruben Vardanyan also answered a few questions of personal character.
In particular, he thinks it's important not to lie to yourself.
"I know my faults and mistakes very well and it's important for me
to be honest towards myself as I am the strictest judge of myself",
said Ruben Vardanyan.
"I made a decision very long ago that I don't want to find myself in a
situation when I will have to move to the opposite side of the street
on seeing somebody just because of feeling ashamed to look into his
eyes. I know that I haven't done anything mean and dishonest. This
is the feeling of security and peace of mind. Though I can't claim I
have always behaved correctly and haven't offended people wrongly",
noted the businessman.
Answering the question about his "living wage" Ruben Vardanyan said
that he didn't do special calculations.
"I feel free flying equally by economy class and charter. Books are
not a very expensive pleasure. I neither collect cars nor watches. I
spend very little on clothes. Not counting journeys and charity it's
several hundred thousand dollars a year", said Ruben Vardanyan.