Alexander Tkachenko: “I’m just sharing my discoveries”

Tkachenko Alexander Evgenievich

Orthodox priest, Archpriest of the St. Petersburg diocese. Member of the Diocesan Council of the St. Petersburg Diocese. Rector of the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. General Director of the state autonomous healthcare institution "Children's Hospice". Director of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund.

Alexander Tkachenko was born on March 1, 1972 in the city of Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, in the family of Evgeny and Galina Tkachenko. In 1989 he graduated from school No. 344 of the Nevsky district. From 1989 to 1994 he studied at the St. Petersburg Theological Seminary. From 1994 to 1998 - at the St. Petersburg Theological Academy. While studying at the seminary, he studied in medical institutions in the USA and Great Britain in the specialty “Activities of a hospital chaplain.”

In 1995, he was ordained as a deacon and served in the parish of the St. Sophia Cathedral of Tsarskoye Selo. In 1997, he was elevated to the rank of presbyter and appointed full-time priest of the St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral. He served there until 2003, when he became rector of the church in honor of the Dormition of the Mother of God at the Northern Cemetery of St. Petersburg.

In 2003, Tkachenko initiated the creation of the non-profit Medical Institution "Children's Hospice" as part of the charitable activities of the St. Petersburg Diocese. Under his leadership, a group of doctors, nurses, psychologists and social workers identified a group of children in need of palliative care and organized systematic care for them and their families.

Since 2004, he has been the rector of the house church of the Nativity of the Prophet John the Baptist (Suvorov) Military School. In the same year, Tkachenko, at the invitation of His Beatitude Metropolitan Herman of All America and Canada, paid an official visit to the United States. Participated in the return to Russia of the miraculous icon of the Mother of God of Tikhvin.

In 2007, on the basis of a Decree of the Government of St. Petersburg, Tkachenko received for his organization “Children's Hospice” the building of the former Nikolaevsky orphanage on the territory of Kurakina Dacha Park. Tkachenko is directly involved in the development of basic documents related to the organization of the provision of children's palliative care.

Since 2008, he has been the rector of the Cathedral of the Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles, which is under construction on the street. Dolgoozernaya St. Petersburg. Since 2011, he has been rector of the parish of the Church of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God in the village of Putilovo, Kirov district, Leningrad region. In 2009, Tkachenko was elected a member of the Diocesan Council of the St. Petersburg Diocese.

The opening of the St. Petersburg State Autonomous Healthcare Institution “Hospice (Children)” took place on June 1, 2010, where Alexander Tkachenko took the position of General Director. A year later, in the village of Lakhta (Olgino), Primorsky district of St. Petersburg, on June 1, 2011, in Tkachenko, he opened the second hospital of the Children's Hospice for children from other regions who were treated in St. Petersburg. In 2014, Alexander Evgenievich Tkachenko became the General Director of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund.

At a ceremony in one of the Kremlin halls on December 8, 2016, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin for the first time presented the newly created State Prize for outstanding achievements in the field of charitable and human rights activities: Alexander Evgenievich Tkachenko and Elizaveta Petrovna Glinka.

Alexander Evgenievich Tkachenko has awards: Laureate of the International Prize of the All-Honorable Apostle Andrew the First-Called “For Faith and Fidelity”; Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation; Certificate of Honor of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation; Imperial commemorative medal “Anniversary of the National Feat. 1613-2013." (2013, Russian Imperial House); Medal "For Humanitarian Achievement" of the Austrian Albert Schweitzer Society; Insignia “For good deeds”; Gratitude from the Legislative Assembly of the Leningrad Region; State Prize of the Russian Federation - for outstanding achievements in the field of charitable activities.

Alexander Tkachenko is married. The married couple has four sons.
01.03.2018

Family

The first wife is Tatyana Gnedash, screenwriter, producer of the Art Forms Priduction studio.

Alexander Tkachenko

The second wife, Anna Tkachenko (nee Barannik), worked under the management of Alexander in the 1+1 Media holding. Her position is HR Director (HR Director).

Now Tkachenko is the father of two children - he has a daughter, Alexandra, from his first marriage, who now holds the position of creative director at Novy Channel, and a son, Danila, born in 2015.

Notes

1. [www.spb.aif.ru/society/details/133554 I want you to live!]
2. [www.patriarchia.ru/db/text/1323596.html The Primate of the Russian Church visited a children's hospice in St. Petersburg]
3. ↑ 12
   [www.fontanka.ru/2014/01/23/176/ The court deprived the temple on Dolgoozernaya of its foundation - News of St. Petersburg]
4. ↑ 12
   [gov.spb.ru/gov/admin/oganesyan-mm/news/42935/ St. Petersburg builders supported the patients of the Children's Hospice]
5. ↑ 1234
   [e-vestnik.ru/news/nazvany_vosem_laureatov_3955/ Eight laureates of the St. Andrew the First-Called Prize “For Faith and Fidelity” have been named/News/ZhMPiTSV]
6. ↑ 12
   [www.ntv.ru/novosti/833426/ Opponents of the temple on Dolgoozernaya came with strong arguments to the City Court // NTV.Ru]
7. ↑ 1234
   [www.kp.ru/daily/25797/2779478/ Cars were donated to the St. Petersburg children's hospice // KP.RU]
8. ↑ 12
   [www.fontanka.ru/2013/12/26/002/ Children's hospice continues the New Year's campaign “Dreams Come True”]
9. ↑ 12
   [www.fontanka.ru/2013/05/06/158/ A second children's hospice building will be built in St. Petersburg in 2015]
10. ↑ 1234567
    [spb.kp.ru/online/news/677948/ A hospice was built for children with cancer in St. Petersburg // SPB.KP.RU Komsomolskaya Pravda in St. Petersburg]
11. [www.kr-eho.info/index.php?name=News&op=article&sid=7470 Alexey Chaly: “Faith and Fidelity” is a reward | News | Crimean ECHO]
12. [www.spb.aif.ru/society/details/134746 How to give life | Details | SOCIETY | AIF St. Petersburg]
13. [ria.ru/spravka/20121101/907082155.html Children's hospices in Russia and the world | RIA News]
14. ↑ 12345
    [svpressa.ru/society/article/15881/ Archpriest Alexander: “Seriously ill children should also dream...”]
15. [vmeste-rf.tv/broadcastRelease/35708.do Together-RF | "People of the Russian Federation". Alexander's father's house]
16. [rusk.ru/newsdata.php?idar=186037 Russian Line / News / The annual diocesan meeting of the St. Petersburg diocese took place]
17. [ruskline.ru/news_rl/2011/12/23/utverzhden_sostav_missionerskoj_komissii_goroda_moskvy/ The composition of the Missionary Commission of the city of Moscow has been approved]
18. ↑ 12
    [regions.ru/news/1544908/REGIONS.RU - Federation news | A delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church arrived in the USA for the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God]
19. [www.sedmitza.ru/text/717008.html On the 5th anniversary of the return of the Tikhvin Icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Russia - Articles - Church-Scientific ]
20. ↑ 12
    [itar-tass.com/spb-news/527628 ITAR-TASS: North-West - The second building of the only children's hospice in Russia will be built in St. Petersburg]
21. [www.baltinfo.ru/2010/11/20/Patriarkh-Kirill-i-Valentina-Matvienko-posetili-detskii-khospis-173342 Patriarch Kirill and Valentina Matvienko visited a children's hospice - St. Petersburg, Patriarch Kirill, medicine, children - BaltInfo.ru]
22. [www.kp.ru/daily/25933.4/2881146/ When children are sick, you can’t stay away // KP.RU]
23. [www.patriarchia.ru/db/text/1300727.html In the northern capital of Russia, the namesake of Metropolitan Vladimir of St. Petersburg and Ladoga was celebrated / News / Patriarchia.ru]
24. ↑ 12
    [vppress.ru/stories/Gorod-nachal-osvoenie-desyatkov-millionov-byudzhetnykh-rublei-na-prazdnovanie-Novogo-goda-2014-20462 The city began using tens of millions of budget rubles to celebrate the New Year 2014 - City - Evening Petersburg ]
25. [www.spb.aif.ru/society/details/667644 A children's hospice has opened in St. Petersburg | Details | SOCIETY | AIF St. Petersburg]
26. ↑ 12
    [www.regnum.ru/news/1289277.html Russia's first children's hospice opened in St. Petersburg - Russian News - REGNUM news agency]
27. [www.fontanka.ru/2013/10/23/119/ The head of the Children's Hospice offers businesses to save money on Christmas - News of St. Petersburg - Fontanka. RU]
28. [topspb.tv/news/news24160/ TV channel "St. Petersburg" - News - Patients of the children's hospice and the Petrov Research Institute saw the city from a helicopter]
29. [www.imperialfund.org/rukovodstvo-rossiyskogo-imperatorskogo-fonda-issledovaniya-rakovyh-zabolevaniy.html Management of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund]
30. [www.fontanka.ru/2012/10/09/081/ Pavel Krupnik: The time of large-format advertising in the city center is over - News of St. Petersburg - Fontanka. RU]
31. [sobor-spb.org/smi-o-hrame-na-dolgoozernoy-sobor-svyatogo-duha/627-speshite-delat-dobro.html Cathedral of the Holy Spirit. Hurry up to do good!]
32. [sobor-spb.org/main/626-prezident-rossii-vladimir-putin-nagradil-znakom-otlichiya-za-blagodeyanie-direktora-sankt-peterburgskogo-detskogo-hospisa-protoiereya-aleksandra-tkachenko.html President of Russia Vladimir Putin awarded the Badge of Distinction “For Beneficence” to the director of the St. Petersburg Children’s Hospice, Archpriest Alexander Tkachenko]
33. [regions.ru/news/2357291/ REGIONS.RU - Federation news | Archpriest - director of the children's hospice met with Dmitry Medvedev]
34. [www.fontanka.ru/2013/03/25/133/ The leaders of the St. Petersburg children's hospice received awards - News of St. Petersburg - Fontanka. RU]
35. [www.dobrieludi.com/articles/1791/ Congratulations to Archpriest Alexander Tkachenko]
36. [legitimist.ru/news/2013/08/12-iyulya-glava-rossijskogo-imperat.html On July 12, the Head of the Russian Imperial House visited the First Children's Hospice]
37. [www.tumentoday.ru/2011/12/24/%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B5-%D1%81%D1%83%D1%85%D0%B8%D1%85-%D1% 81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BA-%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4 %D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE-%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0/ Outside the dry lines of the award sheet | Tyumen region today]
38. [ria.ru/society/20111213/515919987.html Zubkov and Tereshkova awarded the St. Andrew the First-Called Prize | RIA News]

Awards

• Insignia “For good deeds” (Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of February 13, 2014, No. 74)[30][31][32]
• Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation (2011)[33],
• Certificate of Honor of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (2013)[34]
• Gratitude from the Legislative Assembly of the Leningrad Region (2016)[35]
• Imperial commemorative medal “Anniversary of the National Feat. 1613–2013." (2013, Russian Imperial House)[36]
• Medal "For Humanitarian Achievements" of the Austrian Albert Schweitzer Society (2013) K: Wikipedia: Articles without sources (type: not specified) [ source not specified 1979 days
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• Laureate of the International Prize of the All-Honorable Apostle Andrew the First-Called “For Faith and Fidelity” (2011)[37][38][5][5][5]

Thesis five: The commandment to honor parents does not justify parental sins

In a situation of conflict, reminding a teenager the commandment to honor parents should also be done with great caution. In the New Testament, the principle of mutual responsibilities between children and parents is stated openly, leaving no room for discrepancies: Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is what justice requires. Honor your father and mother - this is the first commandment with a promise: that it may be good for you, and that you may live long on earth. And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord (Eph 6:1-4).

Parents are capable of irritating their children, capable of offending them and even driving them to despondency, as the Apostle Paul writes about this in another of his epistle: ... fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, so that they do not lose heart (Col. 3:21). Therefore, if we appeal to the Holy Scriptures in this painful issue for many, then this should be done taking into account the possible sins of parents before their own sons and daughters. And what these sins are, each of the parents probably knows much better than any outside observer. Saint Theophan the Recluse, in his interpretation of this passage in the Bible, listed the most common examples of this kind:

“...Do not provoke your children. By the way you act on them, do not bring them to the point where they can become displeased, angry, annoyed, or angry with you. Anger is generally sinful; Anger at parents is even more sinful. Don't lead them into this sin. This happens from excessive severity, from indiscriminate exactingness and any injustices - from which all children sometimes feel more cramped than slaves.”

Compromising evidence and rumors

Like all representatives of the Servant of the People political force, Alexander Tkachenko was more than once accused by the press of the fact that the Ukrainian oligarch Igor Kolomoisky is behind all the actions and thoughts of the party’s future politicians.

The famous journalist Savik Shuster also considered it necessary to express his opinion, calling Alexander Tkachenko a “servant.”

However, the media manager himself responds to such accusations by saying that acquaintance with many businessmen, including Kolomoisky, does not make him a person controlled by a businessman.

The general director of the holding denied the information that during the nationalization of Privatbank it contained shares of the 1+1 holding.

The last day of 2021 was remembered by many Ukrainians and viewers of the 1+1 TV channel for the unexpected address to the people by the leader of the “Kvartal 95” project, Vladimir Zelensky.

Alexander Tkachenko

Zelensky’s speech replaced the traditional congratulations of the president, causing an unprecedented resonance. The general director of the TV channel said that he does not see anything outrageous in this situation, noting that the tradition of celebrating the New Year with the so-called “chime” has long been outdated. It is noteworthy that the Head of the Supreme Council of Ukraine Committee on Freedom of Speech also noted that the TV channel had not committed any violations.

In the spring of 2021, Alexander Tkachenko announced his decision to sue the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.

The reason for this was the unproven accusations of “intimidation of journalists” made by the president against the 1+1 TV channel in the past. In addition, according to Tkachenko, Poroshenko “shamefully burst into” the air of the “Right to Power” program, which took place on April 11, 2021. The general director of 1+1 noted that the president clearly took advantage of his status as head of state, and that none of the presidential candidates were invited to the broadcast. Tkachenko posted his full comment on his Facebook page.

Tkachenko refutes near-political rumors that he is allegedly considering the opportunity to take the post of mayor of Kyiv. In an interview with TheBabel, he denied insinuations regarding his political plans and noted that at the moment he is focused exclusively on the parliamentary campaign.

Also in an interview with Novoye Vremya, Tkachenko noted that Igor Kolomoisky is not going to look for a new general director for “1+1 Media”; the general director himself will remain in office until the day of the 2021 parliamentary elections.

Declaration

Due to the fact that Tkachenko has never held public office and is entering politics for the first time, he is not required to declare his property. According to information from the shareholders of the 1+1 Media holding, Tkachenko is the third largest shareholder (he owns 22.4 percent of the shares of the foreign enterprise 1+1 Production) and co-owner. Recently, Tkachenko managed to exercise his option, issued several years ago by shareholders, and now become a co-owner of the 1+1 channel.

Answered by Alexander Tkachenko, psychologist, father of four children

A person who is criticized for something he does feels guilty. And the inevitable companions of guilt are fear, shame, pain. Fear that you have turned out to be bad and will now be rejected by others. Shame - for others knowing how bad you are. Pain - because by your misconduct you, as it were, “torn off” yourself from the community of good people living according to the rules accepted by all, and now the mental wound at the site of this “separation” does not allow you to live in peace.

All these feelings have very specific external manifestations that are difficult to confuse with anything: a guilty person stands dejectedly, lowers his head, looks away to the side, and finds it difficult to look other people in the eyes. Simply put, a person feels bad and it shows in him. And therefore, the surprise of someone who sees how a guilty person suddenly begins... to smile is understandable. What is the reason for his reaction?