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Aleksandr Sokolov

Person of interest · Politician

Aleksandr Sokolov 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 Sokolov · Alekszandr Szokolov · Alexander Sergejewitsch Sokolow · Sokolov Alexander Sergeevich · Александр Соколов · 5 more...				[sources]
Other name	Aleksander Sergejevich Sokolov · Aleksander Sergejevitsj Sokolov · Aleksandr Sergeyevich Sokolov · Alexander Sokolov · Александр Сергеевич Соколов · 3 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1949-08-08				[sources]
Place of birth	Saint Petersburg				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Russia				[sources]
Citizenship	Russia				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Aleksandr				[sources]
Last name	Sokolov				[sources]
Website	old.mosconsv.ru				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1974734				[sources]
Position	Minister of Culture (2004-2008)				[sources]
Education	Doctor of Sciences in History of art · Moscow Conservatory				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-10-02	First seen	2023-02-15

Descriptions

Rector of the Moscow State Conservatory P. I. Tchaikovsky. Signed the Appeal of the Association of Educational Institutions of Art and Culture in support of the war in Ukraine

— ACF List of War Enablers non-official source, 2023-02-15

Rector of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation (2004-2008)

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of the Russian Federation	-	-
Minister of Culture	2004-03-09	2008-05-12

Data sources

ACF List of War Enablers8,519

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 Politically Exposed Persons274,079

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Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories375,911

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Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata349,391

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions546,670

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: acf-9039cee507c34bc7c7a5224a5dcfcf0ae96d5293 · acf-70f5336414d04ced09926783bb665346c4da5713

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