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Victor Cherkesov

Politician · Sanctioned entity

Victor Cherkesov is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Victor Cherkesov · Viktor Cherkesov · Viktor Tcherkessov · Viktor Tsjerkesov · Viktor Tšerkessov · 10 more...				[sources]
Other name	Cherkesov Viktor Vasylovych · Victor Vasilyevich Cherkesov · Viktor Cherkesov · Viktor Tcherkesov · Viktor Tsjerkesov · 15 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	维克多·切尔科索夫				[sources]
Birth date	1950-07-13				[sources]
Place of birth	Saint Petersburg · м. Ленінград · м. Санкт-Петербург, Російська Федерація				[sources]
Death date	2022-11-08				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Russia				[sources]
Country	Russia				[sources]
Citizenship	Russia				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Viktor				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1189178				[sources]
Position	Duma (member, 2011-2016) · member of the State Duma (2011-2016) · депутат Державної думи РФ VI скликання (2011–2016 роки)				[sources]
Education	Faculty of Law, Saint Petersburg State University · Saint Petersburg State University				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-11-03	First seen	2019-05-21

KGB officer (1950–2022)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-11-05

Sanctions
Country	Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Ukraine	National Security and Defense Council		2018-05-14	-

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Черкесова, Наталья Сергеевна Close Associate	spouse	-	-

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: ua-nsdc-person-176-2018-2063 · evpo-b55568f2-c1df-4d18-8753-f0ce53704099 · ua-nsdc-12349-cerkesov-viktor-vasilovic

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