What country of origin does Vladimir Permyakov and Lyonya Golubkov have in common?
Vladimir Permyakov Vladimir Sergeevich Permyakov (Russian: Влади́мир Серге́евич Пермяко́в ; born December 2, 1952, Kansk) is a Russian actor, known for his part as Lyonya Golubkov in a notorious MMM commercial. He also starred in several Russian films and TV series.
Vladimir Yakovlev (journalist) Vladimir Egorovich Yakovlev (Russian: Владимир Егорович Яковлев , born March 8, 1959) is a founder and an editor-in-chief of the "Kommersant Newspaper", the first Russian daily business-oriented newspaper. He is a former CEO and owner of Kommersant Publishing house. Yakovlev is considered to be one of the creators of the Post-Soviet format of Russian journalism.