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1999 Russian Gubernatorial Elections
Gubernatorial elections in 1999 took place in 16 regions of the Russian Federation. In 1999, the tenures of the governors of 12 provinces, elected in 1995, expired. An early election was held in Leningrad Oblast, year after resignation of Vadim Gustov. The first direct elections for the Head of Karachay-Cherkessia also took place that year. In the last two parliamentary republics, Dagestan and Udmurtia, direct elections have not come any closer: in Dagestan, the referendum on the introduction of the presidency was held in the summer of 1999, with the majority voting against; and in Udmurtia, a new State Council was elected and its chairman Alexander Volkov was re-elected. Race summary Karachay-Cherkessia In April and May 1999, elections were held for the head of Karachay-Cherkessia. The mayor of Cherkessk Stanislav Derev received 43.1% of the vote in the first round, surpassing former Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces general Vladimir Semyonov, with 17.9% o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Current Heads Of Federal Subjects Of Russia
The following is a list of heads of the federal subjects of the Russian Federation. Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol were annexed by Russia in 2014 and, according to its constitution, are Federal subjects. However, internationally these entities are recognized as part of Ukraine. Current Former This is a complete list of the former heads of the federal subjects of Russia. *Republic of Adygea: Aslan Tkhakushinov (2007–2017), Khazret Sovmen (2002–2007), Aslan Dzharimov (1992–2002) *Altai Republic: Alexander Berdnikov (2006–2019), Mikhail Lapshin (2002–2006), Semyon Zubakin (1998–2002), Vladilen Volkov (1997-1998), Valery Chaptynov (1994–1997) *Republic of Bashkortostan: Rustem Khamitov (2010–2018), Murtaza Rakhimov (1993–2010) *Republic of Buryatia: Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn (2007–2017), Leonid Potapov (1991–2007) *Chechen Republic: Alu Alkhanov (2004–2007), Sergey Abramov (2004, acting), Akhmad Kadyrov (2003–2004), Anatoly Popov (2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yevgeny Savchenko
Yevgeny Stepanovich Savchenko (russian: Евгений Степанович Савченко) (born 1950) is a Russian politician, who is currently the Senator of Belgorod Oblast on legislative authority since 22 September 2020. He had served as the governor of Belgorod Oblast in Southern Russia from 1993 to 2020. Savchenko is a member of United Russia. Savchenko is a supporter of President Putin and won by a clear majority against his communist challenger, Vasily Altukhov in 2003, receiving 61% of the votes. He had previously been elected in 1999, when he won against Vladimir Zhirinovsky Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky, ''né'' Eidelshtein (russian: link=false, Эйдельштейн) (25 April 1946 – 6 April 2022) was a Russian right-wing populist politician and the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) f .... He initiated a campaign against swearing in his district. References External links *Official website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonid Polezhayev
Leonid Konstantinovich Polezhayev (russian: Леонид Константинович Полежаев) (born 30 January 1940 in Omsk) is the former governor of Omsk Oblast. He is a hydro-engineer. In 1991 he became head of the administration of Omsk Oblast. Honours and awards * Order of Merit for the Fatherland; **3rd class (30 January 2006) – for outstanding contribution to the socio-economic development of the field and many years of honest work **4th class (11 December 2001) – for outstanding contribution to the socio-economic development of the field and many years of honest work * Order of Honour (2 May 1996) – for services to the state and many years of diligent work * Order of the Badge of Honour * Order of the Red Banner of Labour * Order of Friendship, 2nd class (Kazakhstan) * Medal "For military cooperation" (Russian Federal Security Service, 2006) * Medal "For promoting drug control bodies" ( Federal Drug Control Service of Russia, 2007) * Corresponding Mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omsk Oblast
Omsk Oblast (russian: О́мская о́бласть, ''Omskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in southwestern Siberia. The oblast has an area of . Its population is 1,977,665 ( 2010 Census) with the majority, 1.12 million, living in Omsk, the administrative center. The oblast borders with Tyumen Oblast in the north and west, Novosibirsk and Tomsk Oblasts in the east, and with Kazakhstan in the south. Geography Omsk Oblast shares borders with Kazakhstan ( North Kazakhstan Region and Pavlodar Region) to the south, Tyumen Oblast in the west and Novosibirsk Oblast and Tomsk Oblast in the east. It is included in the Siberian Federal District. The territory stretches for from north to south and from west to east. The main water artery is the Irtysh River and its tributaries the Ishim, Om, Osha, and Tara Rivers. The region is located in the West Siberian Plain, consisting of mostly flat terrain. In the south is the Ishim Plain, gradua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikhail Prusak
Mikhail Mikhaylovich Prusak (russian: Михаил Михайлович Прусак; born 23 February 1960) was the governor of Novgorod Oblast, Russia from 1991 to 2007. Biography Born and raised in Western Ukraine, in 1979 he graduated from the Kolomyia Pedagogical School. Then he worked for a year as a teacher of an extended day group in a rural school in Halych District. After graduating from the Higher Komsomol School he worked as the second and (since May 1987) the first secretary of Kholmsky District branch of Komsomol. From 1988 to 1991 he headed a ''sovkhoz''. He was a deputy of the 12th Supreme Soviet of the USSR and a member of the committee on self-government. Prusak was a member of the Inter-regional Deputies Group. He supported Boris Yeltsin's candidacy in the 1991 Russian presidential election. On 24 October 1991, Prusak was appointed head of Novgorod Oblast administration. In 1994, the regional law "On tax benefits for enterprises and organizations located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novgorod Oblast
Novgorod Oblast (russian: Новгоро́дская о́бласть, ''Novgorodskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Veliky Novgorod. Some of the oldest Russian cities, including Veliky Novgorod and Staraya Russa, are located in the oblast. The historic monuments of Veliky Novgorod and surroundings have been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Population: 634,111 ( 2010 Census). Geography Novgorod Oblast borders with Leningrad Oblast in the north and in the northwest, Vologda Oblast in the east, Tver Oblast in the southeast and in the south, and Pskov Oblast in the southwest. The western part is a lowland around Lake Ilmen, while the eastern part is a highland (northern spurs of the Valdai Hills). The highest point is Mount Ryzhokha in the Valdai Hills (). In the center of the oblast is Lake Ilmen, one of the largest lakes in Central Russia. The major tributaries of Lake Ilmen are the Msta, which or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transformation Of Ural
Transformation of Ural (russian: Преображение Урала, Preobrazheniye Urala) was a regional political association in Russia, operating in Sverdlovsk Oblast. It participated in 1995 Russian legislative election as Transformation of the Fatherland (russian: Преображение Отечества, Preobrazheniye Otechestva). Origins In 1993 autonomist movement in Sverdlovsk Oblast resulted in proclaiming the Ural Republic on 31 October. Ten days after the regional leader, the head of administration of Sverdlovsk Oblast Eduard Rossel was removed from office by president Boris Yeltsin, and the republic ceased to exist. Transformation of Ural was founded in November 1993 by Rossel's supporters. Alexey Vorobyov, a close ally of Eduard Rossel, was its initial organizer, and Anton Bakov was Transformation's political coordinator for a long time. Electoral history Regional level The first elections, in which the Transformation of Ural took part, took place on 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkady Chernetsky
Arkady Mikhaylovich Chernetsky (russian: Арка́дий Миха́йлович Черне́цкий; born May 8, 1950) is a Russian politician who has served as Mayor of Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast Sverdlovsk Oblast ( rus, Свердловская область, Sverdlovskaya oblast) is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia located in the Ural Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Yekaterinburg, formerly known as S ..., Russia since January 1992 to November 2, 2010. Early life Arkady Mikhailovich Chernetsky was born on May 8, 1950, in Nizhny Tagil to an engineer (his father) and a surgeon (his mother). In 1972, he graduated from the metallurgical department of the Ural Polytechnic Institute. From 1972 to 1974 Chernetsky served as a tank platoon commander in the Soviet army. He was stationed in the Turkmenia Military District. He completed his term of service as a colonel. After leaving the army, he began working at a factory where he re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Workers' Movement For Social Guarantees "May"
The Workers' Movement for Social Guarantees "May" (russian: Движение трудящихся за социальные гарантии «Май») or shortly "May" Movement was a social-populist regional political organization, operating in 1999–2000 in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. "May" was created by then-head of Serov (town), Serov metallurgic plant Anton Bakov. Member of the Legislative Assembly of Sverdlovsk Oblast Alexander Burkov was elected its chairman at the founding congress, which was held in Yekaterinburg on 17 April 1999. The creation the May movement was associated with the 1999 Russian gubernatorial elections#Sverdlovsk Oblast, election of the governor of Sverdlovsk Oblast. The incumbent governor Eduard Rossel, his long-time opponent Arkady Chernetsky and Alexander Burkov fought for the chair of the head of the region. Alexander Burkov gubernatorial campaign The movement was largely populist and in a situation of 1998 Russian financial crisis, ongoing econ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Burkov
Alexander Leonidovich Burkov (russian: Александр Леонидович Бурков; born 23 April 1967) is a Russian politician, serving as governor of Omsk Oblast from 2017. He is a member of the Central Council of A Just Russia — For Truth party. Biography Alexander Burkov was born in 1967 in Kushva in Middle Urals. He graduated from the Ural Polytechnic Institute in 1989. After graduating from the university, he became an employee of the tourist cooperative "Malakhit" (later East Line Group). It was founded by Anton Bakov, a graduate of the same institute. In the early 1990s, both Bakov and Burkov worked in Moscow at the Working Center for Economic Reforms under the Government of Russia. Regional deputy In 1994 Burkov was elected a deputy of the Sverdlovsk Oblast Duma from the Party of Russian Unity and Accord. In 1995, he was appointed chairman of the Committee for State Property Management of the regional administration. In 1998 he was elected a deputy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduard Rossel
Eduard Ergartovich Rossel (russian: Эдуард Эргартович Россель; born 8 October 1937) is a Russian politician, who was the governor (1995–2009) of Sverdlovsk Oblast, an oblast in Russia. He returned into office in 1995. He is a member of the Federation Council of Russia. Childhood and war Eduard Rossel was born in Bor, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast to Volga German parents. His father was executed by the NKVD in 1938 and he was left living with his mother, who at that time found a Ukrainian man and married him instead. Rossel's original language was German, but due to his mother's marriage to a Soviet national, the German language was abandoned and Russian kicked in. He lived with his mother and stepfather until 1942, when both of his parents were forced into oppressive “labor camps” in Ukhta. He lived completely alone for three days, until a neighbor took him in. Realizing that she had many children to feed, he decided in fall 1942 to leave, taking along a b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sverdlovsk Oblast
Sverdlovsk Oblast ( rus, Свердловская область, Sverdlovskaya oblast) is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia located in the Ural Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Yekaterinburg, formerly known as Sverdlovsk. Its population is 4,297,747 (according to the 2010 Census). Geography Most of the oblast is spread over the eastern slopes of the Middle and North Urals and the Western Siberian Plain. Only in the southwest does the oblast stretch onto the western slopes of the Ural Mountains. The highest mountains all rise in the North Urals, Konzhakovsky Kamen at and Denezhkin Kamen at . The Middle Urals is mostly hilly country with no discernible peaks; the mean elevation is closer to above sea level. Principal rivers include the Tavda, the Tura, the Chusovaya, and the Ufa, the latter two being tributaries of the Kama. Sverdlovsk Oblast borders with, clockwise from the west, Perm Krai, the Komi Republic, Khanty–Mansi Auton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
