Viktor Ivanovich Dorkin (; October 3, 1953 – March 30, 2006) was a Russian politician. He served as Mayor of

Dzerzhinsky, Moscow Oblast Dzerzhinsky () is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the bank of the Moskva River, south of the city of Lyubertsy. The western part of Dzerzhinsky borders with the territory of the federal city of Moscow. Population: History St. ...

from 1991 until his death.

Biography

Dorkin grew up in Novodevichinsky

sovkhoz A sovkhoz ( rus, совхо́з, p=sɐfˈxos, a=ru-sovkhoz.ogg, syllabic abbreviation, abbreviated from , ''sovetskoye khozyaystvo''; ) was a form of state-owned farm or agricultural enterprise in the Soviet Union. It is usually contrasted w ...

in Shigonsky District of

Kuybyshev Oblast Samara Oblast (, ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Samara. From 1935 to 1991, it was known as Kuybyshev Oblast. As of the 2021 Census, the population of the oblast was 3,172,925. The obla ...

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. He obtained a degree in

chemical engineering Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of the operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production. Chemical engineers develop economical commercial processes to convert raw materials ...

in 1976 from Kuybyshev Politechnical School. After graduation, he was assigned to

Lyubertsy Lyubertsy (, ) is a city and the administrative center of Lyuberetsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Demographics Population: History It was first mentioned in 1621 and was granted town status in 1925. It is sometimes described as a wo ...

Science and Research Institute of Chemical Technology. There, he worked hard, advancing from engineer to senior research officer and deputy chief of the 142nd laboratory. In 1990, he was elected as a chairman of the Dzerzhinsky town council. In 1991, he became the head of the local government board of Dzerzhinsky. In 1996, he was elected

mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a Municipal corporation, municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilitie ...

of Dzerzhinsky. In 1999, he was re-elected as the head of the local government board of Dzerzhinsky. He was married and had two children.

Death

Dorkin was assassinated in 2006. The prosecutor's office named Dmitry Lukin, former vice-president of the local football club Orbita, as mandator in the assassination. He was arrested at

Vnukovo Airport Vnukovo, formally Vnukovo Andrei Tupolev International Airport (named after Andrei Tupolev) ( rus, links=no, Внуково, p=ˈvnukəvə) , is a dual-runway international airport located in Vnukovo District, southwest of the centre of Moscow, ...

near Moscow in 2016 and acquitted by jury two years later.

References

External links

Official website of Dzerzhinsky
* Mayor of the town of Dzerzhinsky near Moscow shot dead 1953 births 2006 deaths People from Samara Oblast Mayors of places in Russia People from Moscow Oblast Assassinated Russian politicians European politicians assassinated in the 2000s Politicians assassinated in 2006 {{Russia-mayor-stub