"Sport-Express" learned the secret from the past of the vice-premier on sport, tourism and youth policy Vitaly Mutko. It turns out that in reality he is no Vitaliy. High sports official name is Victor. The journalists went to Shlisselburg (formerly Petrokrepost) of the Leningrad region, where the future vice-premier studied in the maritime vocational school, now the technical school of water transport. The head teacher Zinaida Vasilyevna Ekhropova told the publication about how the young Mutko studied. According to the head teacher, Victor was one of the main winds, with his right hand. He was an active member of the Komsomol and actively participated in all events. "The guys from our country studied from all over the USSR. And we tried to make them better know Leningrad: three times a week they organized excursions to theaters, "recalls Yepropova. After graduating PTU Mutko entered the Leningrad River School, where he immediately became secretary of the Komsomol organization. After the school he was taken to the district committee, then to the hills of the Komsomol, and from there he got into the team of Anatoly Sobchak. Thus began the brilliant career of the Russian functionary. The head teacher recalled remotely that Mutko's favorite subject in PTU was literature, but at the same time he was actively interested in sports: he constantly organized competitions, held tournaments between football, volleyball and other sports groups. "Organizing was his hobby," Zinaida Vassilyevna admitted.. But the main surprise was waiting for the reporters, when Yeropova showed them the name book of all the graduates.

"There is a record about Viktor Mutko," she said.. Indeed, in the book the deputy prime minister is recorded as Viktor, and in the nationality column it is indicated that he is "Ukrainian". "He changed his name: he came to us by Victor, and when he finished, he took the name Vitaly. Reasons I do not know. And I'm not sure if it's worth to focus on this. Although his name was Vitya, and this name is suitable for both Victor and Vitaly, "- answered the head teacher.