Nikolay Mikhaylovich Volkov (russian: link=no, Николай Михайлович Волков) (born 19 December 1951) is a Russian politician.
Childhood and education
Volkov was born in 1951 in Krasnoye village, in the Shablykinsky district of the
Oryol
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Region. In 1973, Volkov graduated from a civil engineer institute in
Odessa
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.
Politics
Volkov is the former governor of the
Jewish Autonomous Oblast. Volkov is a member of
Our Home Is Russia
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Viktor Gozhy
Viktor Spiridonovich Gozhy (russian: Виктор Спиридонович Гожий; born 10 July 1946, in Ukraine) is a Russian politician, former First vice-chairman of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast. He is the next in the line of succession a ...
is the First vice-chairman of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast and next in the
line of succession after Volkov. In 2006, Volkov met with an American consul general, who also met with representatives of the JAO's Jewish community and visited
Birobidzhan Synagogue. The two men discussed the potential for cooperation between U.S. and JAO businessmen.
Relationship with Jewish Community
In 1997, Governor Volkov stated that he wanted, "our Jewish community to have a permanent
rabbi
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and a synagogue."
Concerning the Jewish community of the
oblast
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and the
Birobidzhan Synagogue, Volkov has stated that he intends to, "support every valuable initiative maintained by our local Jewish organizations."
In 2004, Volkov received an award for the category 'Regional Leader' during the 'Man of the Year 5764' Ceremony organized by the
Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS. This award served as recognition for, "his initiative in the revival of Jewish life in Birobidzhan and in arranging the Jewish Autonomous Oblast's 70th anniversary celebrations."
See also
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List of Jewish Autonomous Oblast Leaders
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Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Volkov, Nikolai
1951 births
Living people
Jewish Autonomous Oblast politicians
People from Oryol Oblast
Governors of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast
United Russia politicians
21st-century Russian politicians
Members of the Federation Council of Russia (after 2000)