Alexander Ivanovich Gurov is a Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

n politician and Lieutenant General of Interior Affairs who made his name in the Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

 fighting organized crime in the 1980s. In 1999 he took part in the creation of the pro-government Unity Party of Russia. Since 1999 he has been a member of the State Duma

State Duma

The State Duma , common abbreviation: Госду́ма ) in the Russian Federation is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia , the upper house being the Federation Council of Russia. The Duma headquarters is located in central Moscow, a few steps from Manege Square. Its members are referred to...

, its Unity and United Russia

United Russia

United Russia is a centrist political party in Russia and the largest party in the country, currently holding 315 of the 450 seats in the State Duma. The party was founded in December 2001, through a merger of the Unity and Fatherland-All Russia parties...

 factions, and Committee for Security.

External links

• Russia: Corruption Scandal Could Shake Kremlin by Victor Yasmann. Radio Free Europe
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  /Radio Liberty, September 26, 2006. Official page