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Viktor Zolotov

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Head of the Russian Presidential Security Service

Born 1954 · age 72
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Viktor Vasilyevich Zolotov is a Russian military officer who is the Director of the National Guard and a member of the Security Council. Zolotov has served as a bodyguard to former President Boris Yeltsin, former St. Petersburg Mayor Anatoly Sobchak, and current Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

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Putin and Zolotov in Vietnam, March 2001Putin and Zolotov in Vietnam, March 2001Putin with Zolotov, Sergei Shoigu and other senior Kremlin officials in October 2018Putin with Zolotov, Sergei Shoigu and other senior Kremlin officials in October 2018

Awards 23

2024Hero of the Russian Federation
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class
Order of Friendship
Order of Courage
Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"
Order of Alexander Nevsky
Order of Akhmad Kadyrov
Order of Military Merit
Medal "Defender of a Free Russia"
Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg"
Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Medal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms"
medal "For military cooperation"
medal for distinguished service
Medal "For Impeccable Service"
Medal "200 Years of the MIA of Russia"
Order of Saint George 4th class
Medal "For Impeccable Service", 3rd class
Medal "For Impeccable Service", 2nd class
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class with swords
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class

Connected to Viktor 6

Sergei ShoiguAlso won Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class with swordsAkhmad KadyrovAlso won medal for distinguished serviceMurat ZyazikovAlso won Medal "200 Years of the MIA of Russia"Alexander LapinAlso won Order of Saint George 4th classIlya ReznikAlso won medal "For military cooperation"Gabriel PopovAlso won Medal "Defender of a Free Russia"

About this person

Viktor Vasilyevich Zolotov is a Russian military officer who is the Director of the National Guard and a member of the Security Council. Zolotov has served as a bodyguard to former President Boris Yeltsin, former St. Petersburg Mayor Anatoly Sobchak, and current Russian leader Vladimir Putin. While working for Sobchak, Zolotov became acquainted with Putin, as well as figures in the St. Petersburg criminal underworld. A member of Putin's siloviki inner circle, Zolotov's rise to power and wealth happened after he became a close Putin confidant. The Zolotov family has obtained valuable land plots through dubious means.

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Born 1954 · age 72
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