Alexei Blinov: a scholar with great experience

He rightly can be considered a veteran of the intellectual casino "What? Where? When? ", Despite the fact that he is not included among the elders of an elite club. Alexei Blinov is a great intellectual and a versatile person. The sphere of his professional interests is very extensive, he worked in many industries, so he acquired a rich life experience. How did Alexei Blinov become involved in the popular game "What? Where? When? "Let us consider this issue in more detail.

Biographical information

Alexey Blinov was born on January 11, 1964 in the city on the Neva. He received two education at once: engineer-technologist (Leningrad Institute of Textile and Light Industry named after SM Kirov) and management and economics at the enterprises of the transport complex (St. Petersburg Academy of Engineering and Economics).

Work days

The future captain of the elite club team began his working career as a replacement foreman in the company.

For some time he worked as an employee of the youth center. Diploma of the manager opened Alexey's doors to state structures. The young man took up the post of adviser to the vice-governor of St. Petersburg, who oversees transport and energy issues. Then Alexey Blinov worked in the mayor's office as an assistant to the head of the committee on transport. Having gained experience in the bureaucratic apparatus, he decided to try his hand at commercial structures, occupying managerial positions in banks and a leasing company. Ex-captain in "What?" Where? When? "Even managed to chastise a major fuel company" PTK ". Alexei Blinov is the author of several scientific monographs. He is also the owner of a patent for an invention.

Scrabble

From school, Alexei Blinov ("What? Where? When?"), Whose biography will be of much interest to him, tried not to miss a single game in the elite club that he watched on television. Once the weekly "Seven Days" initiated a contest, according to the terms of which the author of the best question for an elite club will be able to be photographed with six extra-class connoisseurs.

For the future graduate of the Leningrad Institute of Textile and Light Industry. SM Kirov it was something fantastic, about which he could only dream. Blinov even organized a kind of analogue of an elite club under the Komsomol committee. Naturally, for a teenager to meet with Alexander Druz himself and say hello to the great Voroshilov - it's something unreal. And the dream was helped by the creation of Blinov. In the club of fans "What? Where? When? ", Established in the Komsomol committee, began a real contest in erudition, in which the most" clever "and" smart "questions were born.

Brain Ring

To get Alexis in an elite club helped his majesty the case. Directorate "What? Where? When? "Organizes a telephone tour, the winners of which will be on television. Blinov, along with his colleagues in the club sends 25 rubles to participate in the contest. A year later they were the best of the best in the intellectual game "Brain Ring". It was done.

Debut in the elite club

His first game in an intelligent casino graduate of the Leningrad Institute of Textile and Light Industry. SM Kirov held in 1991. She was broadcast on television, and Alexei Blinov recalls that he felt uncomfortable before the camera.

He felt real shyness that millions of viewers watch him. The team of Alexei Blinov consisted entirely of erudite. It included F. Dvinyatin, A. Druz, M. Bass, I. Gandelian, O. Kotlyar. Feelings after the game were unforgettable, excitement took possession of the minds of the players.

During his time at the table of the elite club as captain Blinov managed to become the owner of the Crystal Owl twice, and he was awarded the epaulettes as "The best captain of the Club".

In Alexey's life there was a stage when he somewhat cooled to the game in "What? Where? When? ", But after a while he opened it for himself in a new capacity, and interest again became searing.

Currently, Blinov does not sit down to play at a table in an intelligent casino.

Hobbies

Ex-captain of the team "What? Where? When? "- A passionate football fan. His favorite club is St. Petersburg's Zenit. Alexei Blinov collects collectible plates, likes to read books and take walks in his native city. He is married and has a daughter.