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Nikolai Tsukanov

Person of interest · Politician

Nikolai Tsukanov 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	Nikolai Nikolajewitsch Zukanow · Nikolai Tsukanov · Nikolai Tsukànov · Nikolajus Cukanovas · Nikolay Tsukanov · 8 more...				[sources]
Alias	Nikolai Nikolayevich Tsukanov · Nikolai Nikolàievitx Tsukànov · Nikolay Nikolayeviç Tsukanov · Николай Цуканов · Цуканов Николай Николаевич · 1 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	尼古拉·尼古拉耶维奇·楚卡诺夫				[sources]
Birth date	1965-03-22				[sources]
Place of birth	Lipowo				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Russia · Soviet Union				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Nikolay				[sources]
Political association	United Russia				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1781687				[sources]
Position	Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast (2010-2016) · Top Management of State Owned Companies · Руководители госкомпаний				[sources]
Education	Northwestern Institute of Management · PhD in Psychology · Saint Petersburg State Agrarian University				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-09	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

Senior Vice President of PJSC Rostelecom and former high-ranking government official.

— ACF List of War Enablers non-official source, 2023-08-04

Russian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Permanent member of the Security Council of Russia	-	-
head of municipality

Data sources

ACF List of War Enablers8,535

A list of Russian decision-makers from government and business composed by ACF/FBK, the anti-corruption organization founded by Alexei Navalny

Russia · ACF · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,199

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata326,240

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions505,060

Entity categorisation decisions by the OpenSanctions team.

External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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