Facts: - birth name: sergei victorovich pugachev - spouse: alexandra tolstoy-miloslavsky -lrb- civil partnership -rrb- - birth date: 4 february 1963 - image: .jpg - birth place: kostroma , soviet union - occupation: businessman , public figure , politician Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of sergey pugachyov .
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sergei pugachev , also spelled sergey pugachyov , -lrb- ; born 4 february 1963 in kostroma , ussr -rrb- is a businessman , public figure , and politician .a billionaire , pugachev was a major influence on russian politics , helping to get both boris yeltsin and vladimir putin elected president of russia .in 2001 , he became a senator , a position he served for ten years .