Vladislav Zotin

Vladislav Maksimovich Zotin
Владислав Максимович Зотин
1st President of Mari El
In office
December 24, 1991  January 5, 1997
Preceded by Position established
Succeeded by Vyacheslav Kislitsyn
Personal details
Born (1942-05-22) May 22, 1942
Kilemary, Mari ASSR, RSFSR, USSR
Nationality Mari
Political party Communist Party of the Russian Federation
(???-1991)
Profession Mechanical Engineer

Vladislav Maksimovich Zotin (Russian: Владислав Максимович Зотин) (born 1942) is a retired Russian Politician who served as President of Mari El in 1991 to early 1997. As president, he was responsible for maintaining peace, order and the rule of law in Mari El. At the same time, he garnered controversy for electoral fraud.

Biography

Zotine was born in the village of Kilemary, of the Mari ASSR to Maxim Zotin, a newspaper editor and Zoya Zotina, a school teacher at a rural school. His father was killed during a World War II attack in 1943, leaving Zotine completely dependent on his mother. Zotine was educated in Moscow, and spent much of his life as a chief engineer of industrial development. Shortly after he entered politics. In 1991, he was elected president of Mari El. Shortly after 1997, Zotine retired from politics and now is in retirement. He is married and has two sons.

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