Nikolay Kropachev
Nikolay Kropachev | |
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Николай Кропачев | |
 Kropachev in 2019 | |
| Born | 8 February 1959 |
| Nationality | Soviet Union, Russian |
| Citizenship | Soviet Union, then Russian Federation |
| Alma mater | Andrei Zhdanov Leningrad State University |
| Known for | 44th Rector of Saint Petersburg State University (2008–) 1st President of the Charter Court of Saint Petersburg (2000–2005) |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Jurisprudence, criminal law, administrative law |
| Institutions | Rector of Saint Petersburg State University Professor, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Sciences in Law |
Nikolay Mikhailovich Kropachev (Russian: Николай Михайлович Кропачев; born February 8, 1959) is a Russian legal scholar specializing in criminal law and administrative law, who has served as the 44th Rector of Saint Petersburg State University since 2008. He is a Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and holds the academic rank of Professor and a doctoral degree in law.[1]
Biography
[edit]Kropachev graduated from the law faculty of the Andrei Zhdanov Leningrad State University in 1981 and competed postgraduate studies in the same university in 1984. During his time in postgraduate school, he joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.[citation needed]
Since 1985, he has successively worked at the Criminal Law Department as an assistant lecturer, senior lecturer, and associate professor (docent).[citation needed]
In 1992, Kropachev headed the special faculty for the personnel development in legal sciences, from which notable Russian politicians Igor Artemyev and Sergey Mironov have graduated.[citation needed]
In 1998, Kropachev initiated the first law-school clinic in Russia. The same year, he was elected dean of the Saint Petersburg State University Faculty of Law.[2][3][4] In 2000 he obtained a Doctor of Sciences degree in law and in 2003 he became full professor at the Criminal Law Department.
From 2000 to 2005, he headed the newly established Charter Court of Saint Petersburg, a single instance court meant to hear cases relating to conformity with the Charter of Saint Petersburg of regional law adopted by the Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg and decrees of the Governor of Saint Petersburg.[5][6][7]
From 2001 to 2010, Kropachev headed the Criminal Law Department. In 2006–2008, he concurrently served as the university's First Vice-Rector.
On May 21, 2008, Professor Nikolay Kropachev succeeded Lyudmila Verbitskaya as the Rector of Saint Petersburg State University.
In 2016, he joined the United Russia political party.[8]
In March 2022, Kropachev signed a letter of support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[9] Since June 2022, he has been sanctioned by the Ukrainian presidential decree.[10] The same year, the Anti-Corruption Foundation put Kropachev on its list of bribe-takers and warmongers.[11] The Free Russia Forum also included Kropachev in its "Putin's List".[12]
Since 2023, he has been a member of the Presidium of the Saint Petersburg Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.[13]
He was a campaign surrogate to Vladimir Putin during his 2024 presidential campaign.[14][15]
In a 2024 interview to Vedomosti, Kropachev stated that he supports reinstatement of capital punishment in Russia.[citation needed]
Awards
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Russia: Order "For Merit to the Fatherland":
- 2nd class (2024)[16]
- 3rd class (2014)
- 4th class (2009)
Republic of Karelia: Medal "For Merit to the Republic of Karelia"[17]- Russia: Order of Alexander Nevsky (2019)[18]
Republic of Korea: Honorary Citizen of Seoul (2019)[19][20]
Japan: Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class (2016)[21]- Russia: Order of Honour (2004)
- Russia: Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg" (2003)
References
[edit]- ^ "РАН объявила имена новых академиков" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 2019-11-15. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
- ^ "Об увольнении декана Юридического факультета Н. М. Кропачева за противодействие коррупции в СПбГУ (документы)". Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ "Прием — прозрачный - Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет". spbu.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-10-06.
- ^ "Материалы ректорского совещания - Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет". spbu.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-10-06.
- ^ Валентина Матвиенко победила Уставный суд Санкт-Петербурга // Izvestia
- ^ Борьба Н. М. Кропачева и В. И. Матвиенко // Ogoniok
- ^ Boris Vishnevsky. Ректором может стать неудобный профессор // Novaya Gazeta
- ^ "Ректору СПбГУ вручили партийный билет "Единой России"". Санкт-Петербургское региональное отделение всероссийской политической Партии "Единая Россия". 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- ^ "Обращение Российского Союза ректоров 04.03.2022". Российский Союз Ректоров. March 4, 2022.
- ^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №401/2022 Про рішення Ради національної безпеки і оборони України від 9 червня 2022 року «Про застосування персональних спеціальних економічних та інших обмежувальних заходів (санкцій)»" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-04-01.
- ^ "Kropachev Nikolay Mikhailovich". OpenSanctions. 8 February 1959. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
- ^ "Санкционный «Список Путина» пополнен ректорами российских ВУЗов, поддержавших войну". Форум Свободной России (in Russian). 2022-03-16. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
- ^ "Президиум Санкт-Петербургского отделения РАН (постановление Президиума РАН N 213 от 31 октября 2023)" (PDF). Russian Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ "О регистрации доверенных лиц кандидата на должность Президента Российской Федерации Владимира Владимировича Путина". cikrf.ru. 2024-01-29. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ "О регистрации доверенных лиц кандидата на должность Президента Российской Федерации Владимира Владимировича Путина". cikrf.ru. 2023-12-28. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 29 мая 2024 года № 444 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации»
- ^ "Указ Главы Республики Карелия от 6 февраля 2024 года № 5 «О награждении государственными наградами Республики Карелия»". Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 29 мая 2019 года № 240 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации»". Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ "Николай Кропачев и Ли Кюхён обсудили вопросы организации «большого» форума ДРРК — ДРРК" (in Russian). drrk.ru. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
- ^ "Ректор СПбГУ стал почетным гражданином Сеула - Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет" (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-11-08.
- ^ "Ректор Московской консерватории Александр Соколов и ещё пятеро россиян награждены Орденом Восходящего солнца". Retrieved 2016-11-07.
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- 1959 births
- Living people
- Saint Petersburg State University alumni
- Rectors of Saint Petersburg State University
- Academic staff of Saint Petersburg State University
- Corresponding Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Lawyers from Saint Petersburg
- Russian legal scholars
- Scholars of criminal law
- Russian judges
- Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class
- Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class
- Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class
- Recipients of the Order of Alexander Nevsky (Russian Federation)
- Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia)
- Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class
- United Russia politicians