Alexander Gurov (politician)
Alexander Gurov | |
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| Member of the State Duma | |
| In office 18 January 2000 – 21 December 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 November 1945 Staroyuryevsky District, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | United Russia |
| Other political affiliations | Unity |
| Education | Moscow State University |
| Occupation | Police officer, politician |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
Alexandr Ivanovich Gurov (Militsiya Lt. Gen., Professor) (Russian: Александр Иванович Гуров; born November 17, 1945, in Tambov Oblast) is a Russian politician and previously a Soviet Militsiya detective in the 1980s who made his name researching Soviet organized crime and commenting on it for the media.
On July 25, 1973, Junior Lieutenant of the Police Alexander Gurov shot and killed the Berberov family's pet lion, King, who was at the time participating in the filming of Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia [1][2] [3] at the time, after it attacked a person.
In 1999, he co-founded the pro-government Unity Party of Russia. Since 1999, Gurov has been a member of the State Duma, its Unity and United Russia factions, and Committee for Security.
Awards
[edit]- Order of Honour
- Order of Friendship
- Medal "For Distinction in Military Service"
- Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
- Jubilee Medal "300 Years of the Russian Navy"
- Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"
- Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg"
- Medal "Veteran of Labour"
- Medal "For Impeccable Service"
- Honoured Lawyer
References
[edit]- ^ Раззаков 2012.
- ^ Юрий Щекочихин (1988-07-20). "Лев прыгнул!". «Литературная газета». «Новая газета». Archived from the original on 2016-10-29. Retrieved 2016-07-21.«Лев прыгнул» Archived 2011-11-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Андрей Моисеенко (2003-10-17). "Цирк уехал, а клоуны спились". «Комсомольская правда». Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
Sources
[edit]- Раззаков, Ф. И. (2012), "Расстрелянные звезды", Их погасили на пике славы, Moscow: Эксмо, ISBN 9785699556038, archived from the original on 2013-06-30 Archived 2013-06-30 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- Russia: Corruption Scandal Could Shake Kremlin by Victor Yasmann. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, September 26, 2006.
- (in Russian) Official page
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- 1945 births
- Living people
- Moscow State University alumni
- Soviet police officers
- Russian criminologists
- United Russia politicians
- Members of the Supreme Soviet of Russia
- Third convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)
- Fourth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)
- Fifth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)
- Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia)
- Recipients of the Order of Friendship
- 21st-century Russian male writers