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Aleksandr Potekhin

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Aleksandr Potekhin is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Aleksandr Potekhin · Alexander Wladislawowitsch Potechin · Потехин, Александр Владиславович				[sources]
Alias	Aleksandr Vladislavovich Potekhin · Alexander Potechin · Александр Владиславович Потехин				[sources]
Birth date	1961-11-25				[sources]
Place of birth	Saint Petersburg				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Russia				[sources]
Citizenship	Soviet Union				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Aleksandr				[sources]
Political association	Communist Party of the Soviet Union				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q15081623				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	ruwiki.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Education	Saint Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-16	Last processed	2026-03-16	First seen	2025-12-09

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journalist

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-12-11

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