Anatoly Sobchak

Anatoly Aleksandrovich Sobchak (Russian: Анатолий Александрович Собчак, IPA: [ɐnɐˈtolʲɪj ɐlʲɪˈksandrəvʲɪtɕ sɐpˈtɕak]; 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. He is known to be the mentor of Vladimir Putin.

Anatoly Sobchak
Анатолий Собчак
Sobchak in 1990
Mayor of Saint Petersburg
In office
12 June 1991  5 June 1996
Preceded byBoris Gidaspov
Succeeded byVladimir Yakovlev
Personal details
Born(1937-08-10)10 August 1937
Chita, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died19 February 2000(2000-02-19) (aged 62)
Svetlogorsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia
Resting placeNikolskoe Cemetery, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Political party
Spouses
Nonna Gandzyuk
(m. 1958, divorced)
    Lyudmila Narusova
    (m. 1980)
    ChildrenMaria, Ksenia
    Alma materLeningrad State University
    ProfessionLegal scholar, educator
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