Vladimir Iosifovich Gurko (; December 12, 1862 in

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– February 18, 1927 in

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) was a Russian government official and a member of the Russian Assembly.

Life

He was the son of Iosif Gurko. His brother was general Vasily Gurko. He graduated from

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, and worked in the State Chancellery of the Ministry of Interior. In 1906, he became Assistant Minister of Interior, and worked with ministers Pyotr Durnovo and

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. In 1906 he and the businessman Eric Lidval were involved in the Gurko-Lidval corruption affair.Footnote 174, "The Social-Democrats and the Duma election"
volume 11 of the ''Collected Works'' (1965) by V.I. Lenin. In 1909 he was elected a member of Tver

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assembly. He campaigned for the position of Tver Marshal of Nobility, but lost. In 1912 Gurko was elected Member of State Council by the Tver zemstvo and joined its right-wing group. He opposed the 1917 revolution and left Russia afterwards. He represented the State Unity Council at the Jassy Conference. He wrote detailed memoirs, which were published by

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References

Works

* V.I. Gurko
Features And Figures Of The Past. Government And Opinion In The Reign Of Nicholas II.
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