Alexander Donskoy

Alexander Donskoy
Александр Донской
6th Mayor of Arkhangelsk
In office
28 March 2005 – 19 July 2007
Preceded byOleg Nilov
Succeeded byViktor Pavlenko
Personal details
Born (1970-06-10) 10 June 1970 (age 54)
Arkhangelsk, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Spouse
Marina Viktorovna Donskaya
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(divorced)​
ChildrenAlexander and Evita

Alexander Victorovich Donskoy (Russian: Александр Викторович Донской) is a businessman and former mayor of the Northern Russian city of Arkhangelsk.[1] He was the first prominent Russian politician to announce intentions to run in the 2008 Russian presidential election.[2][3] He was later arrested in July 2007 on charges of economic crimes and abuse of power. He received a three year suspended sentence and two years of probation on March 6, 2008, four days after the conclusion of the 2008 election.[4]

  1. ^ Alexander Donskoy. Investigators require that I resign office Archived 2007-09-13 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2007-11-24.
  2. ^ Elena Larionova. Archangelsk mayor is arrested Retrieved on 2007-11-24.
  3. ^ Factiva Public Figures & Associates. Top Stories: PEPs, corruption & money laundering Archived 2007-10-31 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2007-11-24.
  4. ^ Мэр Архангельска получил три года условно; приговор будет оспорен Archived 2008-05-08 at the Wayback Machine(in Russian), Igor Kluchnikov, Radio Svoboda, March 6, 2008