Yuri Milner. Paul fortune to charity Bashny.Net

Yuri Milner, co-owner of the fund DST Global and large Russian Internet holding Mail.ru Group, has promised to give half of his fortune to charity, writes RBC with reference to Forbes. Milner, whose fortune is estimated today at 1, 1 billion dollars, has given "The Giving Pledge" joined the initiative of The Giving Pledge. Its authors - Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates, who also promised to give half of their capital to charity. Among other famous people involved in The Giving Pledge - Michael Bloomberg, Richard Branson, Larry Ellison, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and even Vladimir Potanin. "My joining The Giving Pledge is not just a desire to give, and an attempt to make sense of life experience to make an effective charity. Humanity is at the very beginning of a long journey. I'm here to invest in our best minds and our joint future ", - said Milner. Milner - benefactor with the experience. In 2012, he presented nine current physicists from around the world $ 27 million, and in early 2013, along with Mark Zuckerberg and Sergey Brin announced the creation of the award for a breakthrough in the field of medicine.