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Governor Of Kursk Oblast ...
The Governor of Kursk Oblast (russian: Губернатор Курской области) is the head of government of Kursk Oblast, a federal subject of Russia. The position was introduced in 1991 as ''Head of Administration of Kursk Oblast''. The Governor is elected by direct popular vote for a term of five years and can hold the position for two consecutive terms. List of officeholders References {{Governors of federal subjects of Russia Politics of Kursk Oblast Kursk Kursk ( rus, Курск, p=ˈkursk) is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym rivers. The area around Kursk was the site of a turning point in the Soviet–German stru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Starovoyt
Roman Vladimirovich Starovoyt (russian: Роман Владимирович Старовойт; born January 20, 1972) is a Russian politician. He served as deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation and head of the Federal Road Agency in that ministry, and since 2019 he is the Governor of Kursk Oblast. He is member of United Russia party. Biography Starovoyt was born on January 20, 1972, in the city of Kursk. His father, Vladimir Aleksandrovich Starovoyt, worked at the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant. In 1974, his father was transferred to the Leningrad NPP, in the city of Sosnovy Bor, Leningrad Region,Старовойт, Роман Владимирович // |
Alexander Nikolayevich Mikhailov
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Mikhailov (russian: Александр Николаевич Михайлов 15 September 1951 – 4 December 2020) was a Russian politician, who served as governor of Kursk Oblast and a member of the State Duma (1993–2000). He graduated froS.M. Kirov Kharkov Institute of Railway Transport Engineers(now Ukrainian State University of Railway Transport) in 1974. He was a member of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation until 2004, and since 2005 affiliated with the governmental United Russia party. He was elected governor of Kursk Oblast in 2000 and resigned in 2018. In 2010, Mikhailov became involved in a controversy over antisemitic Antisemitism (also spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism) is hostility to, prejudice towards, or discrimination against Jews. A person who holds such positions is called an antisemite. Antisemitism is considered to be a form of racism. Antis ... remarks. References 1951 births 2020 deaths Governors of Kur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politics Of Kursk Oblast
Kursk Oblast ( rus, Курская область, r=Kurskaya oblast, p=ˈkurskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Kursk. As of the 2010 Census, Kursk Oblast has a population of 1,127,081. Geography The oblast, with an average elevation of , occupies the southern slopes of the middle-Russian plateau. The surface is hilly and intersected by ravines. The central part of Kursk oblast is more elevated than the Seym Valley to the west. The Timsko-Shchigrinsky ridge contains the highest point in the oblast at above the sea level. The low relief, gentle slopes, and mild winters make the area suitable for farming, and much of the forest has been cleared. Chernozem soils cover around 70% of the oblast's territory; podsol soils cover 26%. ;Borders: ''Internal'': Bryansk Oblast (NW) (border length: ), Oryol Oblast (N, ), Lipetsk Oblast (NE, ), Voronezh Oblast (E, ), Belgorod Oblast (S, ). ''International'': Sumy Obla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kommersant
''Kommersant'' (russian: Коммерсантъ, , ''The Businessman'' or Commerce Man, often shortened to Ъ) is a nationally distributed daily newspaper published in Russia mostly devoted to politics and business. The TNS Media and NRS Russia certified July 2013 circulation of the daily was 120,000–130,000. It is owned by Alisher Usmanov. History In 1989, with the onset of press freedom in Russia, ''Kommersant'' was founded under the ownership of businessman and publicist Vladimir Yakovlev. The first issue was released in January 1990. It was modeled after Western business journalism. The newspaper's title is spelled in Russian with a terminal hard sign (ъ) – a letter that is silent at the end of a word in modern Russian, and was thus largely abolished by the post-revolution Russian spelling reform, in reference to a pre-Soviet newspaper of the same name active between 1909 and 1917. This is played up in the Kommersant logo, which features a script hard sign at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Russian Regional Elections
The 2019 Russian regional elections took place on 8 September 2019 for the election of governors in 19 subjects, among which 16 by direct votes and 3 by indirect votes, and of legislatives bodies in 13 subjects. State Duma by-elections Novgorod constituency Komsomolsk-na-Amure constituency Serov constituency Oryol constituency Gubernatorial elections Direct election * Altai Republic * Astrakhan Oblast * Bashkortostan Republic * Chelyabinsk Oblast * Kalmykia Republic * Kurgan Oblast * Kursk Oblast * Lipetsk Oblast * Murmansk Oblast * Orenburg Oblast * Saint Petersburg Federal City * Sakhalin Oblast * Stavropol Krai * Volgograd Oblast * Vologda Oblast * Zabaykalsky Krai Indirect election * Crimea Republic (20 September) * Ingushetia Republic *Kabardino-Balkaria Republic (3 October) Regional legislative elections * Altai Republic State Assembly * Bryansk Oblast Duma * Crimea State Council * Kabardino-Balkaria Parliament * Karachay-Cherkessia Peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kremlin
The Kremlin ( rus, Московский Кремль, r=Moskovskiy Kreml', p=ˈmɐˈskofskʲɪj krʲemlʲ, t=Moscow Kremlin) is a fortified complex in the center of Moscow founded by the Rurik dynasty. It is the best known of the kremlins (Russian citadels), and includes five palaces, four cathedrals, and the enclosing Kremlin Wall with Kremlin towers. In addition, within this complex is the Grand Kremlin Palace that was formerly the Tsar's Moscow residence. The complex now serves as the official residence of the President of the Russian Federation and as a museum with almost 3 million visitors in 2017. The Kremlin overlooks the Moskva River to the south, Saint Basil's Cathedral and Red Square to the east, and the Alexander Garden to the west. The name "''Kremlin''" means "fortress inside a city", and is often also used metonymically to refer to the government of the Russian Federation. It previously referred to the government of the Soviet Union (1922–1991) and its highest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Starovoyt (2018)
Roman Vladimirovich Starovoyt (russian: Роман Владимирович Старовойт; born 20 January 1972) is a Russian politician serving as Minister of Transport since May 2024. He previously served as Governor of Kursk Oblast from 2019 to 2024, Deputy Minister of Transport, and the head of the Federal Road Agency in that ministry. He is member of United Russia party. He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation. Biography Starovoyt was born on 20 January 1972 in the city of Kursk. His father, Vladimir Aleksandrovich Starovoyt, worked at the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant. In 1974, his father was transferred to the Leningrad NPP, in the city of Sosnovy Bor, Leningrad Region,Старовойт, Роман Вл ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Russian Elections
Election Day in Russia was held on September 14, 2014. Gubernatorial elections * Altai Krai *Altai Republic * Astrakhan Oblast *Ivanovo Oblast *Kabardino-Balkaria *Kirov Oblast *Komi Republic *Kurgan Oblast *Nenets Autonomous Okrug *Oryol Oblast *Pskov Oblast *Stavropol Krai *Udmurtia *Voronezh Oblast Regional legislative elections *Altai Republic * Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol1 *Kabardino-Balkaria *Karachay-Cherkessia *Mari El *Tatarstan *Tuva * Khabarovsk Krai *Bryansk Oblast *Volgograd Oblast *Tula Oblast *2014 Moscow City Duma election *Nenets Autonomous Okrug 1 Internationally recognised as part of Ukraine, see political status of Crimea and 2014 Crimean crisis for details Local (self-government) mayoral elections Local (self-government) legislative elections External links Websiteof the Central Election Commission of Russia Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rossiyskaya Gazeta
' (russian: Российская газета, lit. Russian Gazette) is a Russian newspaper published by the Government of Russia. The daily newspaper serves as the official government gazette of the Government of the Russian Federation, publishing government-related affairs such as official decrees, statements and documents of state bodies, the promulgation of newly approved laws, Presidential decrees, and government announcements. History ''Rossiyskaya Gazeta'' was founded in 1990 by the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR during the '' glasnost'' reforms in Soviet Union, shortly before the country dissolved in 1991. ''Rossiyskaya Gazeta'' became official government newspaper of the Russian Federation, replacing ''Izvestia'' and '' Sovetskaya Rossiya'' newspapers, which were both privatized after the Soviet Union's dissolution. The role of ''Rossiyskaya Gazeta'' is determined by the Law of the Russian Federation N 5-FZ, dated 14 June 1994 and entitled "''On the Procedure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Russia
United Russia ( rus, Единая Россия, Yedinaya Rossiya, (j)ɪˈdʲinəjə rɐˈsʲijə) is a Conservatism in Russia, Russian conservative List of political parties in Russia, political party. As the largest party in Russia, it holds 325 (or 72.22%) of the 450 seats in the State Duma , having constituted the majority in the chamber since 2007. The party was formed in December 2001 through a merger of Unity (Russian political party), Unity, Fatherland – All Russia and the Agrarian Party of Russia. United Russia supports the policies of incumbent president Vladimir Putin, who previously served as party leader during the presidency of Dmitry Medvedev; despite not currently being the official leader or a member of the party, Putin operates as its ''de facto'' leader. The party peaked in the 2007 Russian legislative election with 64.3% of the vote, while in recent years it has seen its popularity decline. The party's ideology has been inconsistent but embraces specific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vedomosti
''Vedomosti'' ( rus, Ведомости, p=ˈvʲedəməsʲtʲɪ, ) is a Russian-language business daily newspaper published in Moscow. History ''Vedomosti'' was founded in 1999 as a joint venture between Dow Jones, who publishes ''The Wall Street Journal''; Pearson, who previously published the ''Financial Times''; and Independent Media, who publishes ''The Moscow Times''. Independent Media was acquired by Finnish media company Sanoma in 2005. Leonid Bereshidsky was the first chief editor, till he entered INSEAD business school in 2002 and was replaced by Tatiana Lysova. From 2007 till 2010, Elizaveta Osetinskaja served as chief editor. In 2010 she became chief editor of the online version of the newspaper. She was replaced by former chief editor Tatiana Lysova. Sanoma sold its stake in the paper to , former chief executive of ''Kommersant'', in April 2015. Ahead of a new Russian media ownership law prohibiting foreign enterprises from owning more than 20% of Russian media c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CPRF
The Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF; russian: Коммунистическая Партия Российской Федерации; КПРФ, Kommunisticheskaya Partiya Rossiyskoy Federatsii; KPRF) is a left-wing nationalist and communist political party in Russia that officially adheres to Marxist–Leninist philosophy. It is the second-largest political party in Russia after United Russia. The youth organisation of the party is the Leninist Young Communist League. The CPRF can trace its origins to the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party which was established in 1898 and the party split in 1903 into a Menshevik (minority) and Bolshevik (majority) faction; the latter, led by Vladimir Lenin, is the direct ancestor of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) and is the party that seized power in the October Revolution of 1917. After the CPSU was banned in 1991 by then–Russian President Boris Yeltsin in the aftermath of the failed coup attempt, the CP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
