y ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁head ed ▁by ▁P avel ▁Bor od in . ▁He ▁occupied ▁this ▁position ▁until ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure , ▁Put in ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁foreign ▁property ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁organized ▁the ▁transfer ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁assets ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁and ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁to ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁President ▁Bor is ▁Y el ts in ▁appointed ▁Put in ▁deput y ▁chief ▁of ▁President ial ▁Staff , ▁which ▁he ▁remained ▁until ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁and ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁Main ▁Control ▁Director ate ▁of ▁the ▁President ial ▁Property ▁Management ▁Department ▁( until ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 8 ). ▁His ▁prede cess or ▁on ▁this ▁position ▁was ▁Alex ei ▁K ud rin ▁and ▁the ▁successor ▁was ▁Nikol ai ▁Pat rus he v , ▁both ▁future ▁prominent ▁polit icians ▁and ▁Put in ' s ▁associ ates . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁at ▁the ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ▁M ining ▁Institute , ▁gu ided ▁by ▁re ctor ▁Vladimir ▁Lit vin en ko , ▁Put in ▁def ended ▁his ▁C andid ate ▁of ▁Science ▁dis sert ation ▁in ▁econom ics , ▁titled ▁" The ▁Str ateg ic ▁Pl anning ▁of ▁Regional ▁Resources ▁Under ▁the ▁Form ation ▁of ▁Market ▁Rel ations ". ▁This ▁exempl ified ▁the ▁custom ▁in ▁Russia ▁for ▁a ▁rising ▁young ▁official ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁scholar ly ▁work ▁in ▁mid