Preceded by Office created Name Gavriil Popov Spouse(s) Irina Role Russian Politician | Children Chariton
Basil Alma mater University of Moscow Succeeded by Yury Luzhkov | |
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Political party Just Russia (2007-present) Other political
affiliations Communist Party (1959-1990)
Democratic Russia (1990-1994)
Independent (1994-2001)
Social Democratic Party (2001-2007) Party Social Democratic Party of Russia Books Summoning the Spirit of General Vlasov | ||
Education Moscow State University | ||
Gavriil Kharitonovich Popov (Russian: Гаврии́л Харито́нович Попо́в; born 1936) is a Russian politician and economist. He served as the mayor of Moscow from 1990 until he resigned in 1992.
Born to a Greek family in Moscow, Popov graduated Moscow Lomonosov University in political economy. He joined the Soviet Communist Party in 1959 and served as a secretary of the Komsomol committee of his university. Popov remained at the faculty of economics as a graduate student, then docent, and in 1978 became dean of the faculty. Yegor Gaidar, who would become Prime Minister of Russia, was one of his students.
During Perestroika Popov became heavily involved in politics. He quit the CPSU in 1990, becoming a staunch proponent of democratization. On April 20, 1990, he became the first democratically elected mayor of Moscow. He resigned in 1992 and was replaced by the vice-mayor, Yury Luzhkov.
After 1992, Popov returned to academia. He is now president of the International University in Moscow.