Vladimir Borisovich Rushailo (russian: Владимир Борисович Рушайло; born July 28, 1953 in
Morshansk
Morshansk (russian: Морша́нск) is a town in Tambov Oblast, Russia, located on the Tsna River (Oka's basin) north of Tambov. Population: 44,000 (1970).
History
The exact origins of Morshansk are unknown; however, documents mention ...
,
Tambov Oblast
Tambov Oblast (russian: Тамбо́вская о́бласть, ''Tambovskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Tambov. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,091,994.
Ge ...
) is a
Russian
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*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
politician.
While Rushailo was
Moscow City Police
The Moscow Police (russian: Московская полиция), officially the Main Directorate of Internal Affairs of the City of Moscow (russian: Главное управление внутренних дел по городу Москве) ...
General of the Moscow
RUOP, he was in open conflict with Georgian mob boss
Otari Kvantrishvili Otari Kvantrishvili ( ka, ოთარ კვანტრიშვილი, russian: Ота́ри Квантришвили; January 27, 1948 – April 5, 1994) was a Georgian mafia boss and one of Moscow's leading organised crime figures during ...
.
From 1999 to 2001, he was the
interior minister of Russia, and secretary of
Security Council
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from 2001 to 2004. As the minister of the interior, he was charged with overseeing the security of sensitive internal sites and materials such as high-value train shipments and nuclear weapons facilities. His tenure coincided with a period of serious concern over the security of Russia's nuclear weapons stocks, especially with regard to the 2000 computer bug and its potential effects in the run up to and after the Y2K switch.
From 14 July 2004 to 5 October 2007, he was the executive secretary of the
Commonwealth of Independent States
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.
In 2002, he was injured in a road crash in
Kamchatka
The Kamchatka Peninsula (russian: полуостров Камчатка, Poluostrov Kamchatka, ) is a peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of about . The Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk make up the peninsula's eastern and west ...
together with region's governor
Mikhail Mashkovtsev
Mikhail Borisovich Mashkovtsev (russian: Михаил Борисович Машковцев; 1 January 1947 – 29 October 2022) was a Russian politician who was the governor of Kamchatka Oblast from 2000 to 2007.
Early life
Mikhail Mashkovts ...
.
Honours and awards
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Hero of the Russian Federation (October 27, 1999)
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Order of Merit for the Fatherland
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, 3rd class (2003)
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Order of Courage (1998)
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Order of Honour (1998)
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Order of the Badge of Honour
The Order of the Badge of Honour (russian: орден «Знак Почёта», orden "Znak Pochyota") was a civilian award of the Soviet Union.
It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding ...
(1986)
*
Order for Personal Courage (1992)
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Jubilee Medal "300 Years of the Russian Navy"
The Jubilee Medal "300 Years of the Russian Navy" (russian: Юбилейная медаль «300 лет Российскому флоту») was a state commemorative medal of the Russian Federation awarded to deserving citizens to denote the 3 ...
(1996)
*
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(2003)
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Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow The Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow (russian: Орден святого благоверного князя Даниила Московского) is an award of the Russian Orthodox Church, established in 1988. There are three classes.
Hist ...
, 3rd class (Russian Orthodox Church)
References
1953 births
Living people
People from Morshansk
Interior ministers of Russia
Heroes of the Russian Federation
Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class
Recipients of the Order of Courage
Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia)
Recipients of the Order "For Personal Courage"
Recipients of the Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow
Commonwealth of Independent States people
Members of the Federation Council of Russia (after 2000)
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