Who is Anatoly Sobchak, everyone knows. And not only due to the fact that in modern politics his daughter is one of the most striking characters. It was Anatoly Aleksandrovich who was the main author of the current Constitution of the Russian Federation, was, in fact, the main link in the restructuring and the process of forming democracy in Russia.
The first mayor of St. Petersburg, the politician under whose leadership today's leaders of the country "grew up", one of the most scandalous figures in Russia during the post-perestroika era - this is all about him, about Anatoly Aleksandrovich Sobchak. And what do we know about his biography, career development and personal life, if we exclude publications in the press?
Anatoly Sobchak - who is he and where is he from?
Anatoly Aleksandrovich was born in Chita, in August 1937, in the family of an accountant and a railway engineer. In 1939, after the arrest of his grandfather, his parents decided to move to Uzbekistan, to the city of Kokand. When the war began, and the father went to the front, all the care for the children, and there were four of them in the family, and Anatoly's mother took over the two elderly grandmothers.
Anatoly Sobchak received his secondary education at the school of Kokand, higher education - in Tashkent, and then in Leningrad. Both school teachers and university teachers noted Anatoly's diligence and diligence. He studied well, took an active part in the social life of educational institutions.
Another notable detail of his biography is the controversy over his origin and nationality. According to family legend, he became Russian in 1941. Against the background of the beginning of the Second World War, an order was issued to evict all Poles to the territory of Siberia. The heads of the enterprise helped Alexander Sobchak and his family by giving them passports and birth certificates for children with treason. So the Sobchak family became Russians.
Anatoly Sobchak's education
Back in his school years, friends called Anatoly either a professor or a judge. The boy read a lot, knew a lot, with pleasure and even passion, he established justice in all conflicts, knew how to reduce them to nothing. These character traits determined the choice of profession.
After graduating from high school in Kokand, Anatoly entered the Tashkent University at the Faculty of Law, and a year later he transferred to Leningrad, where he received his first diploma of higher education.
The professor of the Leningrad university noted the diligence and diligence of the student, very soon he became a Lenin scholar, upon graduation he received a red diploma. But Sobchak did not manage to get a job for distribution in the northern capital. He was sent to the Stavropol Territory, where he spent the first years of his career. But Anatoly Alexandrovich himself considered this period an excellent school of life, and was sure that it was work in the outback that made him even stronger, taught him a lot.
Career in Science and Law
In the Stavropol Territory, Anatoly Sobchak worked for several years as a lawyer, lived in a rented apartment, practically devoid of any amenities, in a small village. He recalled this time with warmth, loved to talk about grandmothers who did not miss a single trial with his participation. The “spectators” were imbued with how he skillfully found an excuse to justify his charges.
Soon Anatoly Sobchak got the position of the head of the law office of the Stavropol Territory. But he was too cramped in this position, he wanted to work on more significant matters, and Sobchak returned to Leningrad, where he already took up science in the field of jurisprudence.
In 1964, Anatoly Sobchak defended his Ph. D. thesis on "Civil Law", began teaching at the Police School, and soon moved to an industrial institute, took the place of an associate professor.
In 1973, Sobchak entered the dean's office of his native Leningrad State University, a few years later he defended his doctoral dissertation, headed the department of law in the field of economy. For 20 years he was engaged only in scientific activities, published in scientific publications.
Political career of Anatoly Sobchak
Anatoly Aleksandrovich entered politics in 1989. He was carried away by the changes taking place in the country, he did not want to be just an observer and could not. First, he became a people's deputy, then entered the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, where he got the opportunity to engage in economic jurisprudence already at the state level.
In 1990, Sobchak became the Chairman of the Leningrad City Council. The new position opened up new prospects for Anatoly Alexandrovich. A year later, he created the Movement for Democratic Reforms, whose members, headed by their leader, criticized the government, its principles of economic management, and actively defended precisely liberalistic views.
Anatoly Sobchak enjoyed great respect among the citizens of St. Petersburg, and it is natural that they chose him as the first mayor. Times were very difficult, a huge responsibility fell on Sobchak's shoulders, and he stood the test - stopped chaos, did not allow critical consequences in his city, which was threatened with poverty and hunger in the literal sense.
Not everyone liked the adherence to principles and inflexibility of Anatoly Sobchak. He was accused of exceeding official powers, using his official position for personal gain, corruption, conflicts with business executives and city-level legislators began to flare up. It was an outright persecution, not only of the mayor, but of his entire team.
In 1997, this bullying led Anatoly Alexandrovich to a hospital bed. After recovering, he again tried to take the post of mayor of the city that became his hometown, but to no avail. In 2000, Sobchak became a confidant of the president, and just a couple of months later, unexpectedly for everyone, he died. There were many rumors and speculations around his death, but no criminal trace was found in it.
Personal life and family of Anatoly Sobchak
The first wife of Anatoly Sobchak was Nonna Gadzyuk. In a marriage with her, a daughter, Masha, was born. The family broke up after 21 years. Anatoly Alexandrovich never discussed the reasons for the divorce from his first wife with journalists.
Lyudmila Narusova became his second wife, faithful friend and companion. She gave birth to his daughter Xenia, supported in all endeavors, was a support in difficult times.
Sobchak's youngest daughter Ksenia is worthy of her father. She built a career both on TV and in politics, as a woman and as a person. Even if not all of her deeds and actions are approved by the public, she does not deviate from the intended path. This is exactly what her father was - Anatoly Alexandrovich Sobchak.
