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Russian politician (1937-2000)
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]
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 10 August 1937 Chita, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 19 February 2000 (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) |
| Children | Maria, Ksenia |
| Alma mater | Leningrad State University |
| Profession | Legal scholar, educator |
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]
- ↑ Newsweek, "Russia's Mighty Mouse", 25 February 2008.
- ↑ "Валерий Лебедев. Собчак и Исаев: две смерти — причина одна?". Archived from the original on 2006-03-25. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
- ↑ Анатолий Собчак был убит // СМИ.ru
- ↑ "Загадка смерти Анатолия Собчака" [The riddle of the death of Anatoly Sobchak]. ds.ru (in Russian). 12 April 2000. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ↑ Arkadi Vaksberg and Paul McGregor Toxic Politics: The Secret History of the Kremlin's Poison Laboratory from the Special Cabinet to the Death of Litvinenko, pages 175-186, 2011, 978-0-313-38746-3
- ↑ Gatehouse, Gabriel (5 March 2018). "The day Putin cried". BBC News. Retrieved 5 March 2018.