Eduard Shifrin
Ukrainian-Russian entrepreneur
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| May 2025 | Elected as vice-president of World Jewish Congress representing Ukraine. |
| 2023 | Awarded the Cross of Freedom medal by the Orthodox Church of Ukraine in recognition of his work supporting Ukraine during the conflict with Russia. Was subsequently put on the wanted list by Russian authorities without warning. |
| 2023 | Released three singles - 'Whiskey Blues', 'The Cage', and 'Unconditional' - on multiple platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and various US and UK radios. |
| 2023 | Recorded the compositions in Paris for the Upside down Blues Album, with Shifrin singing 9 of the compositions. |
| 2023 | Released music videos for the three singles on YouTube, Facebook, and TikTok. |
| 2022 | Eduard Shifrin publicly condemned Russia's aggression against Ukraine and submitted a request to the Russian embassy in London to renounce his Russian citizenship. He and his family donated to Ukrainian humanitarian organizations like World Jewish Relief to support people in and around war zones. |
| 2022 | Eduard Shifrin wrote 12 jazz-rock-blues compositions, including music and lyrics, as part of the Shyfrin Alliance project. |
| 2022 | Closes all businesses in former-Soviet countries, marking the end of his business operations in the region. |
| 2020 | His children's book Travels with Sushi in the Land of the Mind was named a Distinguished Favorite by the Independent Press Award for Juvenile Fiction. |
| 2020 | Acquires and sells several Moscow properties before finally leaving Russia. |
| 2019 | Published the children's book Travels with Sushi in the Land of the Mind in English. |
| 2018 | Published the book From Infinity to Man: The Fundamental Ideas of Kabbalah Within the Framework of Information Theory and Quantum Physics in Russian. |
| 2017 | Completes asset division with business co-owner Alexander Shnaider by signing a settlement agreement after a trial. |
| 2013 | Ranked No. 20 richest person in Ukraine by Focus magazine, with a net worth of $893.3 million. |
| 2010 | Sells Zaporizhstal Steel Works and all related assets, marking a significant divestment from the steel industry. |
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