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Viktor Zolotov
Head of the Russian Presidential Security Service / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vasilyevich and the family name is Zolotov.
Viktor Vasilyevich Zolotov (Russian: Ви́ктор Васи́льевич Зо́лотов; born 27 January 1954) is a Russian military officer who is the Director of the National Guard (Rosgvardiya) and a member of the Security Council. Zolotov is a former bodyguard to former President Boris Yeltsin, former St. Petersburg Mayor Anatoly Sobchak, and current Russian leader Vladimir Putin.[2] While working for Sobchak, Zolotov became acquainted with Putin, as well as figures in the St. Petersburg criminal underworld.[3] A member of Putin's siloviki inner circle, Zolotov's rise to power and wealth happened after he became a close Putin confidant.[2][4][3] The Zolotov family has obtained valuable land plots through dubious means.[3]
Quick Facts Director of the National Guard of Russia, President ...
Viktor Zolotov | |
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Виктор Золотов | |
![]() Zolotov in 2023 | |
Director of the National Guard of Russia | |
Assumed office 5 April 2016 | |
President | Vladimir Putin |
Preceded by | Position established (himself as Commander-in-Chief of the Internal Troops of Russia) |
Commander-in-Chief of the Internal Troops of Russia | |
In office 12 May 2014 – 5 April 2016 | |
Preceded by | Nikolay Rogozhkin |
Succeeded by | Position disestablished (himself as Director of the National Guard of Russia) |
Personal details | |
Born | Viktor Vasilyevich Zolotov (1954-01-27) 27 January 1954 (age 70) Sasovo, Ryazan Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Military service | |
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Branch/service | KGB Border Guard Federal Protective Service Internal Troops of Russia[1] National Guard of Russia |
Years of service | 1975–present |
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