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Anatoly Sobchak
Russian politician (1937–2000) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Aleksandrovich and the family name is Sobchak.
Anatoly Aleksandrovich Sobchak (Russian: Анатолий Александрович Собчак, IPA: [ɐnɐˈtolʲɪj ɐlʲɪˈksandrəvʲɪtɕ sɐpˈtɕak]; 10 August 1937 – 19 February 2000) was a Russian politician, a co-author of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the first democratically elected mayor of Saint Petersburg. He is known to be the mentor of Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev.
Quick Facts Mayor of Saint Petersburg, Preceded by ...
Anatoly Sobchak | |
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Анатолий Собчак | |
![]() Sobchak in 1990 | |
Mayor of Saint Petersburg | |
In office 12 June 1991 – 5 June 1996 | |
Preceded by | Boris Gidaspov |
Succeeded by | Vladimir Yakovlev |
Personal details | |
Born | (1937-08-10)10 August 1937 Chita, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Died | 19 February 2000(2000-02-19) (aged 62) Svetlogorsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia |
Resting place | Nikolskoe Cemetery, Saint Petersburg, Russia |
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Spouses | |
Children | Maria, Ksenia |
Alma mater | Leningrad State University Faculty of Law |
Profession | Legal scholar, educator |
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