Vasily Kuzmich Bochkaryov (; 29 April 1949 – 22 June 2016) was a Russian politician. He served as Head of Zheleznodorozhny District of

Penza Penza (, ) is the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and administrative center of Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Sura (river), Sura River, southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 Russian census, 2010 Census, Penza had ...

from 1987 to 1998, and was elected Head of the Administration of Penza Oblast in April 1998. He became Governor of Penza Oblast in June 1998, and since then has been re-elected two times – in 2002 and 2005. He won his 2002 election by a small margin over his Communist challenger. Since 2015 until his death, Bochkaryov represented Penza Oblast in the

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Early life and education

Vasily Bochkaryov was born on 29 April 1949 to a peasant family in the village of Iva, in Nizhnelomovsky District of

Penza Oblast Penza Oblast () is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Penza. As of the Russian Census (2010), 2010 Census, its population was ...

, Russian SSR. In 1968 Bochkaryov completed Alatyrsk Forest Industry Technical School, then he enrolled at Maxim Gorky Mari Polytechnic Institute and graduated as a forestry engineer in 1973. He later continued his studies and graduated from Penza State Technical University with a degree in State and Municipal Management in 1994, and from the Penza State Agricultural Academy with a degree in Economics and Agricultural Production Management in 1999. In 2002 he defended his Candidate of Sociological Sciences dissertation at Modern Humanitarian Institute, titled "The Level and Quality of Life as the Object of Control (Regional Aspect)". On 29 September 2013 the community

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published the results of their examination of his thesis, which revealed extensive

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from two other theses.

Career

Early career

Bochkaryov began his career in 1973 as a forester in Penza Oblast. From 1975 to 1976 he worked as Chief Forester in Kameshkirsky District of Penza Oblast, and then headed the regional forestry workers' supply department until 1977. He became Superintendent and Deputy Chief of Penza Transport Enterprise No. 1547 in 1977, then headed the Penza Cargo-Motor Transport Enterprise No. 2 from 1980 to 1987. He joined the

CPSU The Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU),. Abbreviated in Russian as КПСС, ''KPSS''. at some points known as the Russian Communist Party (RCP), All-Union Communist Party and Bolshevik Party, and sometimes referred to as the Soviet ...

at that time.

Executive-branch service

On 27 April 1987 he was elected Chairman of Penza's Zheleznodorozhny District Executive Committee, while simultaneously serving as Chairman of District Soviet of People's Deputies since 1990. During that time, he befriended Anatoly Kovlyagin, Chairman of Penza Oblast Executive Committee. He died on 22 June 2016 at the age of 67.

Accusations of academic dishonesty

The grassroots expert community

accused Vasily Bochkarev of heavily plagiarising his Candidate of Sciences thesis.Vasily Bochkarev's dissertation expertise results
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bochkaryov, Vasily 1949 births 2016 deaths Governors of Penza Oblast United Russia politicians Members of the Federation Council of Russia (1996–2000) Members of the Federation Council of Russia (after 2000) People from Nizhnelomovsky District Penza State University alumni Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia)