Sergei Vadimovich Stepashin Russian: Серге́й Вади́мович Степа́шин; born 2 March 1952 is a Russian politician who briefly served as Prime Minister of Russia in 1999. Prior to this he had been appointed as federal security minister by President Boris Yeltsin in 1994, a position from which he resigned in 1995 as a consequence of the Budyonnovsk
Anatoly Aleksandrovich Sobchak Russian: Анатолий Александрович Собчак, IPA: ; 10 August 1937 – 19 February 2000 was a Russian politician, a co-author of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the first democratically elected mayor of Saint Petersburg, and a mentor and teacher of both Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev. Contents 1Biography 1.1Soviet legal scholar 1.2Legislator 1.3Mayor of
xVladimir Vladimirovich Putin born 7 October, 1952 is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who is serving as the current president of Russia since 2012, previously being in the office from 1999 until 2008. He was also prime minister from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. Putin was born in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) and
Yevgeny Maksimovich Primakov Russian: Евге́ний Макси́мович Примако́в, tr. Yevgeniy Maksimovich Primakov; 29 October 1929 – 26 June 2015 was a Russian politician and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of Russia from 1998 to 1999. During his long career, he also served as Foreign Minister, Speaker of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, and chief of the
Sergey Mikhailovich Mironov Russian: Серге́й Миха́йлович Миро́нов; born 14 February 1953 is a Russian politician. He was Chairman of the Federation Council, the upper house of the Russian parliament, from 2001 to 2011. He leads the faction A Just Russia in the Parliament of Russia. Contents 1Life and career 2Personal 3Electoral history 3.12004 presidential campaign
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev /mɪdˈvɛdɪf/; Russian: Дмитрий Анатольевич Медведев, IPA: ; born 14 September 1965 is a Russian politician serving as Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia since 2020. Medvedev served as President of Russia from 2008 to 2012 and Prime Minister to Vladimir Putin from 2012 to 2020. Medvedev was elected President in the 2008 election. He was regarded as more liberal than his
Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko Russian: Валенти́на Ива́новна Матвие́нко, IPA: , Ukrainian: Валентина Іванівна Матвієнко; née Tyutina Тю́тина; IPA: , Ukrainian: Тютіна); born 7 April 194 is a Russian politician serving as the Senator from Saint Petersburg and Chairwoman of the Federation Council since 2011. Previously she was Governor of Saint Petersburg from 2003 to 2011. Born in Ukraine, Matviyenko started her political career in the 1980s in Leningrad (now
Yury Mikhailovich Luzhkov Russian: Ю́рий Миха́йлович Лужко́в, IPA: ; 21 September 1936 – 10 December 2019 was a Russian politician who served as mayor of Moscow from 1992 to 2010. He was the vice-chairman and one of the founders of the ruling United Russia party. During Luzhkov’s time, Moscow’s economy expanded and he presided over large construction projects
Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov Russian: Серге́й Ви́кторович Лавро́в, pronounced ; born 21 March 1950 is a Russian diplomat and politician. In office since 2004, he is the Foreign Minister of Russia. Previously, he was the Russian Representative to the UN, serving in the role from 1994 to 2004. Contents 1Early life and education 2Career 2.1Soviet Union 2.1.1Diplomatic career in Sri
Sergey Vladilenovich Kiriyenko né Israitel; Russian: Серге́й Владиле́нович Кирие́нко; born 26 July 1962 is a Russian politician. He serves as the First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration of Russia since 5 October 2016. Previously he served as the 30th Prime Minister of Russia from 23 March to 23 August 1998 under President Boris Yeltsin. Between 2005 and 2016 he