Alexander Gurov (politician)
Template:Eastern Slavic name Alexandr Ivanovich Gurov (Militsiya Lt. Gen., Professor) (Russian: Александр Иванович Гуров; born November 17, 1945 in Tambov Oblast) is a Russian politician and previously a Soviet police detective in the 1980s who made his name researching Soviet organized crime and commenting on it for the media.
In 1999, he co-founded the pro-government Unity Party of Russia. Since 1999, Gurov has been a member of the State Duma, its Unity and United Russia factions, and Committee for Security.
External links
- Russia: Corruption Scandal Could Shake Kremlin by Victor Yasmann. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, September 26, 2006.
- (in Russian) Official page