the founder of an online fashion guide. As a helmsman and co-owner of his sailing team Synergy, he frequently participated in sailing competitions on his RC44 yacht. In 2013, Lebedev earned a PhD by Belgorad State Technological University in colloidal chemistry (the topic of PhD dissertation: Kolloidno-elektrokhimicheskiye aspekty zashchity ot korrozii konstruktsionnykh staley oborudovaniya yadernykh energeticheskikh ustanovok (Colloidal and electrochemical aspects of anticorrosion protection of structural steel in nuclear power plants equipment). In 2017, it was reported in The Guardian that Lebedev had acquired Cypriot citizenship. Philanthropy Lebedev supports numerous philanthropic projects in the field of culture and education. Lebedev "enjoys a reputation as a discreet patron of the arts" and is one of the founders of the Chuvashia Fund, which operates in the Russian region of the same name and supports various initiatives in the region in the fields of healthcare, education, and culture. Among other social projects in the Chuvash region, Lebedev has donated funds for the construction of two churches in Cheboksary. In 2011, he was awarded the Order of the Russian Orthodox Church of St. Innocent for supporting the publication of the book "Orthodoxy in China." He was also awarded the Order of the Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna and the Order of Sergius of Radonezh for his chartable work. Lebedev was one of the sponsors of the 2005 exhibition of Russian art at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, held to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the UN, which was the first time a retrospective of Russian art from 12th-century icons to modern art objects was shown outside of Russia. References 1956 births Living people Russian billionaires Russian company founders Cypriot billionaires Russian emigrants to Cyprus Naturalized citizens of Cyprus Members of the Federation Council of Russia (after 2000) Belgorod Technological University alumni Primetime Emmy Award winners Russian businesspeople in Cyprus