Oleg Ivanovich Lobov (born 7 September 1937 in Kiev

Kiev

Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....

) is a Russian politician who served as acting First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic) from 19th April 1991 - 15th November 1991 and also was acting Chairman of the Council of Ministers – Government

Government of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

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 of the Russian SFSR from 26 September 1991 - 6 November 1991, shortly before the dissolution of 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....

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Until 17 March 1997 Lobov has served in various capacities in Russian state and government bodies. His last position was Deputy Head of the Government of the Russian Federation. As of October 2010, Lobov is the chairman of the non-governmental Association for International Cooperation and participates in various construction-related associations and unions.

Education

Candidate of Technical Sciences (Ph. D) degree. Graduated from Rostov Institute of Engineers of Railway Transport (1960).

Career

1960 - 1972 Employed in chemistry and construction industries in Sverdlovsk

Yekaterinburg

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. Occupied various posts in Sverdlovsk Communist Party of the Soviet Union

Communist Party of the Soviet Union

The Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the only legal, ruling political party in the Soviet Union and one of the largest communist organizations in the world...

), where Boris Yeltsin

Boris Yeltsin

Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999.Originally a supporter of Mikhail Gorbachev, Yeltsin emerged under the perestroika reforms as one of Gorbachev's most powerful political opponents. On 29 May 1990 he was elected the chairman of...

 has made a party career, rising up to the regional party head. Then worked in construction, returned to 'party work' (партийная работа) definitively since 1982.

Controversies

In 1991–1995 Lobov actively helped Aum Shinrikyo

Aum Shinrikyo

Aum Shinrikyo was a Japanese new religious movement. The group was founded by Shoko Asahara in 1984. The group gained international notoriety in 1995, when it carried out the Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway....

, a Japanese new religious movement

Shinshukyo

is a Japanese term used to describe domestic new religious movements. They are also known as in Japanese, and are most often called simply Japanese new religions in English. Japanese theologians classify all religious organizations founded since the middle of the 19th century as Shinshūkyō. Thus,...

, in establishment of their operations in Russia. According to allegations made in the United States Senate in 1995, Lobov's relationship with Aum began in December 1991 and continued through 1995. Lobov was accused of receiving cash advances from Aum and regularly meeting with Aum executive Kiyohide Hakawa. Lobov allegedly met with Shoko Asahara

Shoko Asahara

, born on March 2, 1955, is a founder of the controversial Japanese new religious group Aum Shinrikyo. He was convicted of masterminding the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway and several other crimes, for which he was sentenced to death...

 in Japan and arranged Asahara's own visit to Russia in 1992.

Business activity

Established two business entities - Rinco (РИНКО) and ZentrEKOMASH (ЦЕНТР ЭНЕРГОМАШ).

Awards

Medal "Defender of the Free Russia" (August 5, 1994) - for execution of citizen duty during the defence of democracy and constitutional order/system/regime (конституционный строй) at 19-21 August 1991, large input towards realization (проведения в жизнь - literally: incarnation) of democratic transformation, fortifying friendship and collaboration between nations.

Distinguished construction worker of RSFSR (РСФСР - Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic).

Russian Federation Government Award in Science and Technology (2000).