Alexander Rutskoy Александр Владимирович Руцкой
Photo by Mikhail Evstafiev. Mikhail Aleksandrovich Evstafiev ( Russian: Михаил Александрович Евстафьев born in 1963 is a Russian Artist, Photographer
Vice President of the RFSFR/Russian Federation
In office July 10, 1991 – October 4, 1993
President	Boris Yeltsin
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Born	September 16, 1945 (1945-09-16) (age 62) Kursk, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian

Alexander Vladimirovich Rutskoy (Russian:Александр Владимирович Руцкой) (b. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin () (1 February 1931 23 April 2007 was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999 For the constitution of the Imperial Russia see Russian Constitution of 1906 The current Constitution of the Russian Federation Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar History KurskOld2jpg|thumb|200px|Pre-1917 view of Kursk]] Archaeology indicates that the site of Kursk was settled in the fifth or fourth century B The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 September 16, 1947) is a Russian politician and a former Soviet military officer of partially Jewish descent. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Rutskoy served as the first and only Vice President of Russia from July 10, 1991 to October 4, 1993, and as the governor of Kursk Oblast from 1996 to 2000. __FORCETOC__ For the Vice President of the United States, their roles and other information see Vice President of the United States. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government Kursk Oblast (Ку́рская о́бласть Kurskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an Oblast) In the course of the Russian constitutional crisis of 1993, he was proclaimed acting president of Russia^[1][2], in opposition to Boris Yeltsin. The Russian constitutional crisis of 1993 began on 21 September when Russian President Boris Yeltsin dissolved the country's legislature ( Congress of People's The President of Russia (Президент России or the President of the Russian Federation, Президент Российской Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin () (1 February 1931 23 April 2007 was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999

Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Russian constitutional crisis of 1993 3 References 4 External links

Early life and career

Alexander Rutskoy was born in Kursk, Russia. History KurskOld2jpg|thumb|200px|Pre-1917 view of Kursk]] Archaeology indicates that the site of Kursk was settled in the fifth or fourth century B Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Rutskoy graduated from High Air Force School in Barnaul (1971) and Gagarin Air Force Academy in Moscow (1980). For the Barnaul meteorite of 1904 see Meteorite falls. For the bird see Barn owl. He had reached rank of Colonel when he was sent to the Soviet war in Afghanistan. The Soviet war in Afghanistan, also known as the Soviet-Afghan War or just the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, was a nine-year conflict involving He was in command of an air assault regiment and was shot down twice, in 1986 and the second time in 1988 by an F-16 flown by Sqn. A regiment is a Military unit, composed of a variable number of Battalions – commanded by a Colonel. Ldr. Athar Bukhari of the Pakistan Air Force. Pakistan Air Force ( Urdu: پاک فضائیہ, Pak Faza'ya) ( PAF) is the Aviation branch of the Pakistan armed forces Rutskoy was then flying a Su-25 aircraft and entered by mistake Pakistan's airspace. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Airspace means the portion of the atmosphere controlled by a particular country on top of its territory and Territorial waters or more generally any specific three-dimensional He managed to eject but was captured by mujahideen, and later released. For his bravery in 1988 he was awarded Hero of the Soviet Union. The title Hero of the Soviet Union ( Russian: Герой Советского Союза Geroy Sovyetskovo Soyuza) was the highest distinction in the Soviet As a soldier and a populist, he was chosen by Boris Yeltsin to be his vice presidential running mate in the 1991 Russian presidential election. Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin () (1 February 1931 23 April 2007 was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999

Rutskoy was vice president of Russia from July 10, 1991 to October 4, 1993. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) As vice president, Rutskoy gave a speech in Bendery in 1992 advocating self-determination for Transnistria, delivering a clear message of the moral support for the population. Bendery or Bender, also known as Tighina, is a city in Moldova. Self-determination is defined as free choice of one’s own acts without external compulsion and especially as the freedom of the people of a given Territory to determine their Transnistria, also known as Trans-Dniester, Transdniestria, and Pridnestrovie (full name Pridnestrovian

Russian constitutional crisis of 1993

Main article: Russian constitutional crisis of 1993

Following the initial period of peaceful collaboration with Yeltsin, from the end of 1992, Rutskoy began openly declaring his opposition to the President's economic and foreign policies and accusing some Russian government officials of corruption. The Russian constitutional crisis of 1993 began on 21 September when Russian President Boris Yeltsin dissolved the country's legislature ( Congress of People's His opposition to Yeltsin became especially clear during the crisis in March, 1993 when the Congress of People's Deputies tried, unsuccessfully, to remove Yeltsin from the presidency. In subsequent months, Rutskoy himself was accused of corruption by the officials of Yeltsin's government. On September 1, 1993, President Boris Yeltsin "suspended" Rutskoy's execution of his vice-presidential duties, due to alleged corruption charges. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin () (1 February 1931 23 April 2007 was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999 The Russian Constitutional Court subsequently declared Yeltsin's decree as unconstitutional. A constitutional court is a high court that deals primarily with Constitutional law.

On September 21, 1993, President Boris Yeltsin dissolved the Supreme Soviet, which was in direct contradiction with the articles of Russian Constitution, e. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin () (1 February 1931 23 April 2007 was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999 The Supreme Soviet of the USSR (Верхо́вный Сове́т СССР Verkhóvnyj Sovét SSSR) was the highest legislative body in the Soviet Union in A constitution is a system for government often Codified as a written document that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity g. :

Article 121-6. The powers of the President of Russian Federation cannot be used to change national and state organization of Russian Federation, to dissolve or to interfere with the functioning of any elected organs of state power. In this case, his powers cease immediately.

On the night from September 21 to September 22, Rutskoy arrived at the residence of the Russian parliament and, at 12:22 a. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians m. , assumed the powers of acting president of Russia, in accordance with the above article. An Acting President is a person who temporarily fills the role of an organization's or country's President, either when the real president is unavailable (for example ill or He took the presidential oath, and said: "I am taking the authority of President. The anti-constitutional decree of President Yeltsin is annulled. " Rutskoy's interim presidency, although constitutional, was never acknowledged outside Russia. After the two-week standoff, and the violence erupting on the streets of Moscow, on October 4, the Parliament building was taken by Yeltsin's military forces. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Rutskoy and his supporters were arrested and charged with organization of mass disturbances. On the same day, Yeltsin officially dismissed Rutskoy as vice president and fired him from the military forces. __FORCETOC__ For the Vice President of the United States, their roles and other information see Vice President of the United States. Rutskoy was imprisoned in the Moscow Lefortovo prison until February 26, 1994, when he and other participants of both August 1991 and October 1993 crises, were granted amnesty by the new State Duma. Lefortovo prison is a Prison in Moscow, Russia, since 2005 in the command of the Ministry of Justice of Russia. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt ( August 19 - August 21, 1991) also known as the August Putsch or August Coup was a three-day The State Duma (Государственная дума (Gosudarstvennaya Duma common abbreviation Госдума (Gosduma in the Russian Federation is the

Soon after his release, Rutskoy founded a populist, nationalist party Derzhava (Russian for 'great power'), which, however, did not succeed in the State Duma election of 1995, gathering only about 2. 5% of the votes, thus not passing the 5% threshold. He decided not to run for the presidency in the summer of 1996, but did run for the position of the governor of his native Kursk Oblast in the fall of the same year. A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government Kursk Oblast (Ку́рская о́бласть Kurskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an Oblast) Being a joint candidate from the Communist and "patriotic forces," he was initially banned from the election, but allowed to run by the Russian Supreme Court only a few days before the election, which he won in a landslide, with about 76% of the vote. Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation ( Russian: ru Верховный Суд Российской Федерации is the final instance in Administrative law

His tenure as governor was marred by accusations of incompetence and nepotism from his political rivals. Nepotism is the showing of favoritism toward relatives and friends based upon that relationship rather than on an objective evaluation of ability Meritocracy or suitability He was banned from running in 2000 Kursk's governor elections on a technicality for failing to register his car. History KurskOld2jpg|thumb|200px|Pre-1917 view of Kursk]] Archaeology indicates that the site of Kursk was settled in the fifth or fourth century B The analysts attributed his exclusion from the election to the pressure from Kremlin. View01jpg|thumb|right|250px|Remains of the Kolomna Kremlin]] Kremlin (Кремль Kreml) is the Russian word for "fortress" "citadel" or "castle"

Sound file of negotiations between Rutskoy and the Central Internal Affairs Directorate (GUVD)

References

External links

• About Rutskoy's Derzhava movement

Persondata
NAME	Rutskoy, Alexander Vladimirovich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Руцкой, Александр Владимирович (Russian); Rutskoy, Aleksandr
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Russian politician, Vice President of Russia.
DATE OF BIRTH	September 16, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH	Kursk, Soviet Union
DATE OF DEATH	living
PLACE OF DEATH

Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. History KurskOld2jpg|thumb|200px|Pre-1917 view of Kursk]] Archaeology indicates that the site of Kursk was settled in the fifth or fourth century B The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991

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