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2019 Saint Petersburg Gubernatorial Election
The 2019 Saint Petersburg gubernatorial election was held on 8 September. The acting governor Alexander Beglov won, getting more than 60% of the votes. Initially 28 candidates were declared, but finally only three were admitted and confirmed: Mikhail Amosov, Alexander Beglov, and Nadezhda Tikhonova. Background Until October 2018, Georgy Poltavchenko was the Governor of Saint Petersburg, his term expiring in 2019. In August 2018, Poltavchenko announced that he would run in 2019, but on 3 October 2018 President Vladimir Putin proposed him to become Chairman of the Board of Directors of United Shipbuilding Corporation. After the resignation of Poltavchenko, Alexander Beglov was appointed as the Acting Governor. Declared candidates At the stage of candidate nomination, 28 people were declared. Some of these were supported by the leading parties in Russia. So Vladimir Bortko, member of the State Duma, was nominated by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation; Mikhail Mashkovts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Beglov 1
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre (given name), Alexandre, Aleks (given name), Aleks, Aleksa (given name), Aleksa and Sander (name), Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria (given name), Alexandria, and Sasha (name), Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genetive, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy shield wall, battle line. The earliest Attested langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamchatka Oblast
Kamchatka Oblast (russian: Камча́тская о́бласть, ''Kamchatskaya oblast'') was, until being incorporated into Kamchatka Krai on July 1, 2007, a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). To the north, it bordered Magadan Oblast and Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Koryak Autonomous Okrug was located in the northern part of the oblast. Including the autonomous okrug, the total area of the oblast was , encompassing the southern half of the Kamchatka Peninsula. The administrative center of Kamchatka Oblast was the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Population: Kamchatka's natural resources include coal, gold, mica, pyrites, and natural gas. Most of the inhabitants live in the administrative center, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The main employment sectors are fishing, forestry, tourism (a growing industry), and the Russian military. There is still a large military presence on the peninsula; the home base of Russia's Pacific submarine fleet is across Avacha Bay from Petrop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maksim Shevchenko (journalist)
Maxim Shevchenko (born in Moscow on February 22, 1966) is an editor, journalist and presenter on television and radio in Russia, one of the leading Russian journalists and experts on ethno-cultural and religious policies. He is the leader of the opposition Russian Party of Freedom and Justice. He is the presenter of the Russian nationalist socio-political TV programs ''Judge for yourself'' ( Судите сами) and ''In the context'' (В контексте) on Channel One. He also presents ''Choice of faith'', ''Strategy'' and other analytical programs on Radio Mayak, and live broadcasts on the Internet TV channel Russia.ru. Biography and journalistic activities In 1990, he graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute, "Engineering and system analysis of microelectronic devices." The second education (unfinished) - lecture of Oriental Studies at the Institute of Asian and African ( Moscow State University). In 1993–95 he worked as a teacher of the history of Russia and W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krasimir Vranski
Krasimir (Bulgarian: Красимир) is a common masculine given name in Bulgaria. It is derived from the words: ''krasi'' "beauty, adornment", and ''mir'' "peace" or "world". An alternate spelling is Krassimir. The feminine form is: Krasimira / Krassimira (Красимира). The name may refer to: Krasimir *Krasimir Balakov (born 1966), Bulgarian former footballer turned manager * Krasimir Bezinski, former Bulgarian football player *Krasimir Borisov (born 1950), former Bulgarian football midfielder *Krasimir Dimitrov (born 1971), Bulgarian footballer *Krasimir Durchov (born 1979), football defender from Bulgaria *Krasimir Georgiev (born 1986), Bulgarian footballer *Krasimir Khristov (born 1953), Bulgarian sprint canoeist * Krasimir Kolev (born 1971), former Bulgarian goalkeeper *Krasimir Krastev (born 1984), association football player from Bulgaria *Krasimir Radkov (born 1971), Bulgarian comedy actor (television and theatre) *Krasimir Zafirov (born 1950), retired Bulgarian fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Regional Development (Russia)
Ministry of Regional Development of Russia (russian: Министерство регионального развития Российской Федерации – Минрегион России) was the federal ministry in the Russian government that was responsible for regional social development. The last minister was Igor Slyunyayev, who was appointed in 2012 as part of Dmitry Medvedev's Cabinet. On 8 September 2014 President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev approved the abolishing of the ministry with the competences being spread to a number of ministries. ''The Moscow Times'', 8 September 2014 Previous names *Ministry for Regional Policy (Министерство региональной полити� ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igor Albin
Igor Nikolayevich Albin (russian: Игорь Николаевич Албин, until 2014 Igor Slyunyayev (), born 4 October 1966) is a Russian politician, former Vice Governor of Saint Petersburg (2014–2018). Biography Igor Slyunyayev waas born in 1966 in the town of Isilkul, Omsk Oblast. From 1984 to 1986 he served in the airborne troops of the Soviet Army. In 1988 he became a student, and then an adjunct of the Moscow Higher School of the USSR Interior Ministry, from which he graduated in 1992. From 1994 to 1996 - deputy chairman of the board of Mossibinterbank, advisor for economics and finance of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. Since 1996, Slyunyayev was an adviser to the affairs department, head of the financial and credit relations, from January 1997 to November 1998 - deputy minister for Cooperation with the CIS member states. In February 1999, Slyunyaev took the post of head of the department for road funds of the Federal Road Service of Rus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federal Antimonopoly Service
The Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia (FAS) (russian: Федеральная антимонопольная служба России, ФАС России) is the federal-level executive governmental organ that controls the execution of the antitrust law and related areas. The FAS was established by President Vladimir Putin through Decree #314, which was issued on March 9, 2004. The agency was led from its inception in 2004 to 2020 by Igor Artemiev. He has since been replaced in this capacity by Maksim Shaskolsky, the former vice governor of Saint Petersburg. History The predecessor of the Federal Antimonopoly Service is the RSFSR State Committee on Antimonopoly Policy and Support for New Economic Structures, formed in accordance with the RSFSR Law of July 14, 1990 “On Republican Ministries and State Committees of the RSFSR”. Valery Chernogorodsky was appointed Chairman of the Committee. The staff of the apparatus was determined to be 150 units in accordance with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igor Artemyev
Igor Yurievich Artemyev (russian: Игорь Юрьевич Артемьев) (born 27 November 1961 in Leningrad, Soviet Union) is a Russian politician and government official. Biography Artemyev graduated from the Leningrad State University Faculty of Biology and from the Faculty of Law of the St. Petersburg State University. According to former opposition leader Marina Salye, Artemyev worked for the KGB during the Soviet era. On 10 March 2004, Artemyev was appointed the head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia (FAS) by President Vladimir Putin through presidential decree № 329-р. He served in this role for 16 years, retiring in 2020. Artemyev was replaced in this capacity by Maksim Shaskolsky, the former vice governor of Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oleg Kapitanov
Oleg (russian: Олег), Oleh ( uk, Олег), or Aleh ( be, Алег) is an East Slavic given name. The name is very common in Russia, Ukraine and Belаrus. It derives from the Old Norse ''Helgi'' ( Helge), meaning "holy", "sacred", or "blessed". The feminine equivalent is Olga. While Germanic in origin, "Oleg" is not very common outside Eastern European countries. Russian pronunciation Олег (Oleg) is pronounced �ˈlʲekin Russian. The English pronunciation of Oleg is based on the transliteration of the Cyrillic alphabet, and overlooks three key features of the Russian pronunciation: # The stress is on the second syllable. In spoken Russian, the initial short unstressed 'O' is reduced to � similar to the 'a' as in 'about'. # The 'л' (l) becomes palatalized to ʲ─ that is, it gains a 'y'-like quality, and but is still most closely approximated by a plain English 'l'. # The word-final final 'г' (g) is devoiced to Thus, rather than "Oh-leg", the phonetically cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Democratic Party Of Russia
) , abbreviation = LDPR (English)ЛДПР (Russian) , native_name = , newspaper = ''For the Russian People'' , youth_wing = , seats1_title = Seats in the Federation Council , seats1 = , seats2_title = Seats in the State Duma , seats2 = , seats3_title = Governors , seats3 = , seats4_title = Seats in the Regional Parliaments , seats4 = , seats5_title = Ministers , seats5 = , colours = Gold and blue (official) Light blue (customary) , flag = , website = , country = Russia LDPR — Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (russian: ЛДПР — Либерально-демократическая партия России, LDPR — Liberal'no-demokraticheskaya partiya Rossii) is a right-wing populist and ultranationalist political party in Russia. It succeeded the Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union (LDPSU) in Russia after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yabloko
The Russian United Democratic Party Yabloko (RUDP Yabloko) (russian: Росси́йская объединённая демократи́ческая па́ртия «Я́блоко», Rossíyskaya obyedinyónnaya demokratícheskaya pártiya "Yábloko", apple, ru-яблоко.ogg, links=yes) is a social-liberal political party in Russia. The party consequently participated in the elections of deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of all eight convocations. Until 2003, Yabloko was represented by a faction in the State Duma and later until 2007 by individual deputies. In March 2002, the party became a full member of the Liberal International, and since November 1998, it had been in observer status. The founder of the party Grigory Yavlinsky is an honorary vice-president of the Liberal International and winner of its Prize for Freedom. Since 2006, Yabloko has been a member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE). As of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris Vishnevsky
Boris may refer to: People * Boris (given name), a male given name *:''See'': List of people with given name Boris * Boris (surname) * Boris I of Bulgaria (died 907), the first Christian ruler of the First Bulgarian Empire, canonized after his death * Boris II of Bulgaria (c. 931–977), ruler of the First Bulgarian Empire * Boris III of Bulgaria (1894–1943), ruler of the Kingdom of Bulgaria in the first half of the 20th century * Boris, Prince of Tarnovo (born 1997), Spanish-born Bulgarian royal * Boris and Gleb (died 1015), the first saints canonized in Kievan Rus * Boris (singer) (born 1965), pseudonym of French singer Philippe Dhondt Arts and media * Boris (band), a Japanese experimental rock trio * ''Boris'' (EP), by Yezda Urfa, 1975 * "Boris" (song), by the Melvins, 1991 * ''Boris'' (TV series), a 2007–2009 Italian comedy series * '' Boris: The Film'', a 2011 Italian film based on the TV series * '' Boris: The Rise of Boris Johnson'', a 2006 biography by Andrew G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
