Alexander Viktorovich Stranichkin (born 5 April 1955 in Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai) is an

Abkhazia Abkhazia, ka, აფხაზეთი, tr, , xmf, აბჟუა, abzhua, or ( or ), officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, recognised by most countries as part of Georgia, which vi ...

n politician. A former vice-speaker of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia, Stranichkin currently serving as one of the four vice-premiers of the

Republic of Abkhazia Abkhazia, ka, აფხაზეთი, tr, , xmf, აბჟუა, abzhua, or ( or ), officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, recognised by most countries as part of Georgia, which vi ...

Biography

Stranichkin was born in Chita on April 5, 1955. He studied in Rostov, embarking on a career path as an economist."Александр Страничкин Назначен Вице-Премиером Республики Абхазия".
''APSNY Press'' No. 68. 10 March 2006. APSNY State Information Agency of Abkhazia. Retrieved 30 June 2009. Stranichkin was first elected to the People's Assembly of Abkhazia (Parliament) in 1996 for its thirteenth session in 1997 and was re-elected to its fourteenth session in 2002."Александр Страничкин назначен вице-премьером Абхазии".
''Day.Az''. 10 March 2006. Retrieved 28 June 2009. He was serving his second term in the Assembly when he was named as vice-premier by Sergei Bagapsh. He was replaced as vice-speaker by

Albert Ovsepyan Albert OvsepyanThe Abkhazian language employs a modified form of Cyrillic rather than Latin letters, and Ovsepyan's surname, written in Armenian script as Հովսեփյան, may also be transliterated as ''Ovsepian'', ''Hovsepian'', or ''Hovsepya ...

, with Stranichkin's support."Грузия нуждается во внешней поддержке: Абхазия за неделю".
Regnum Information Agency. 5 April 2006. Retrieved 28 June 2009. On 15 June 2012, Stranichkin was re-elected as head of the

Russian Community of the Republic Abkhazia Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries * Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and pe ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stranichkin, Alexander Viktorovich 1955 births Living people People from Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai 2nd convocation of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia Vice Premiers of Abkhazia 3rd convocation of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia