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Anatoly Sobchak
Russian politician (1937-2000) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anatoly Aleksandrovich Sobchak (Russian: Анатолий Александрович Собчак, IPA: [ɐnɐˈtolʲɪj ɐlʲɪˈksandrəvʲɪtɕ sɐpˈtɕak]; 10 August 1937 – 19 February 2000) was a Soviet and Russian politician. He was a co-author of the Constitution of the Russian Federation. He was the first democratically elected mayor of Saint Petersburg. He was a mentor and teacher of both Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev.[1]
Quick Facts Mayor of Saint Petersburg, Preceded by ...
Anatoly Sobchak | |
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Mayor of Saint Petersburg | |
In office 12 June 1991 – 5 June 1996 | |
Preceded by | Boris Gidaspov |
Succeeded by | Vladimir Yakovlev |
Personal details | |
Born | Anatoly Aleksandrovich Sobchak (1937-08-10)10 August 1937 Chita, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Died | 19 February 2000(2000-02-19) (aged 62) Svetlogorsk, Russia |
Resting place | Nikolskoe Cemetery Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1988–1991) Independent (1991–1996) Our Home – Russia (1996–2000) |
Spouse(s) |
Nonna Gandzyuk
(m. 1958, divorced)Lyudmila Narusova
(m. 1980) |
Children | Maria, Ksenia |
Alma mater | Leningrad State University |
Profession | Legal scholar, educator |
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Sobchak died on 19 February 2000 in Svetlogorsk, Russia from a heart attack, aged 62.[2][3][4] However, some believe that he was poisoned and murdered.[5][6]