Nikolai Lukashenko

Nikolai Aleksandrovich Lukashenko (Belarusian: Мікалай Аляксандравіч Лукашэнка, Russian: Николай Александрович Лукашенко; born 31 August 2004) is the third son of Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus.

In this Eastern Slavic name, the patronymic is Aleksandrovich and the family name is Lukashenko.
Mikalaj Lukašenka
Мікалай Лукашэнка
Николай Лукашенко
Lukashenko in 2019
Born (2004-08-31) 31 August 2004[1][2]
Minsk, Belarus
Other namesKolya
Parents
RelativesViktor Lukashenko (half-brother)
Dmitry Lukashenko (half-brother)

Biography

Early life and education
Nikolai and his father during the 2020 Moscow Victory Day Parade.

There has been no official commentary regarding the identity of Nikolai's mother. However, according to a wide-spread version, his mother is Irina Abelskaya, a former personal physician of Alexander Lukashenko.[1][3] Alexander Lukashenko remains formally married to his wife Galina Lukashenko, although the couple are believed to be separated.[4] In 2011, Nikolai Lukashenko entered Ostroshitsko-Gorodok Secondary School. In 2020, he entered Belarusian State University Lyceum.[5] Later in August 2020, Nikolai Lukashenko was reported to have withdrawn from the Lyceum, being transferred to a gymnasium in Moscow State University.[6][7]

Public role

Lukashenko appeared in public for the first time in 2008.[8] He has attracted significant media attention as his father, President Alexander Lukashenko, has frequently taken him to official ceremonies and state visits, including meetings with Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez, Russia's president Dmitry Medvedev, Pope Benedict XVI, and US president Barack Obama.[9] According to his father, Nikolai was so close to Alexander that he insisted he follow Alexander to these meetings, but it has been speculated that Nikolai was being groomed to be president after Alexander.[3] Kolya attracted further media attention in 2013, when Alexander stated that his son would become a President of Belarus, causing numerous speculations in the press.[10] In 2015, Lukashenko, at the age of 10, took part in a session of the United Nations General Assembly. In June 2020, he and his father attended the Moscow Victory Day Parade on Red Square.[11]

Private life

Lukashenko, speaks English and is learning Spanish. He has been taking piano lessons since he was 9.[12]

References
  1. Spasyuk, Elena (31 August 2017) День рождения Николая Лукашенко. Что мы знаем о сыне президента, принце Беларуси также он носит титул «КрашВсеяРуси». naviny.by
  2. Младшему сыну президента — 15 лет. Как Николай Лукашенко становится самостоятельной медиаперсоной. news.tut.by. 31 August 2017
  3. Quinn, Rob. "Europe's 'last dictator' Lukashenko has 'Mini Me' in young son". USA TODAY. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  4. Parfitt, Tom (5 April 2009). "Belarus squirms as son accompanies dictator to meetings". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  5. Николай Лукашенко поступил в Лицей БГУ. Здесь также будет учиться внучка президента Беларуси, tut.by, 30.06.2020.
  6. "Источник: Николай Лукашенко не будет учиться в Лицее БГУ, он забрал документы". TUT.BY (in Russian). 31 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  7. "Protest-Plagued Belarus Strongman Transfers Son to Moscow School – Reports". The Moscow Times. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  8. "День рождения Николая Лукашенко. Что мы знаем о сыне президента". naviny.by. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  9. "Why does Belarus President Lukashenko take son Kolya to work?". BBC News. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  10. Shadmy, Daniel. "Meet Kolya Lukashenko, A Nine-Year-Old Dictator In Training". worldcrunch.com. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  11. Николай Лукашенко — сын президента Белоруссии, друг Владимира Путина и талантливый музыкант
  12. "Lukashenko fields questions, ranging from the serious to the personal, in an unusual interview". eng.belta.by. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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