Russian Presidential Candidates

Below is the complete list of Russian presidential candidates nominated by initiative groups and electoral blocs.
  1. Mavsar Aduyev, the editor of a Mirovoy Demokratichesky Soyuz (World Democratic Union) newspaper from Grozny, Chechnya. Did not submit the signatures.
  2. Fanil Akhmadiyev, leader of the Islam Democratic Party. Did not submit the signatures.
  3. Anatoly Akinin, CEO of "AKRiN", a private firm. Did not submit the signatures.
  4. Vladimir Aksenov, pensioner, ex-cosmonaut. Did not submit the signatures.
  5. Alexander Alexeyev, Chairman of the National Association of Russian Trade Unions. Did not submit the signatures.
  6. Viktor Anpilov, leader of the Russian Communist Worker's Party. Endorsed Zyuganov.
  7. Alexander Barkashov, leader of the Russian National Unity, an ultranationalist political movement. Did not submit the signatures. Endorsed Yeltsin.
  8. Tamara Bazyleva, president of an international concern, "Ecology of Man". Did not submit the signatures.
  9. Vladimir Borovkov, deputy head of the All-Russia Lifeguard Society. Did not submit the signatures.
  10. Konstantin Borovoi, leader of the Party of Economic Freedom. Endorsed Yavlinsky.
  11. Vladimir Bryntsalov, member of the State Duma. REGISTERED (APPEAL SUCCESSFUL)
  12. Bashir Chakhkiyev, Chief of the State Archive Service of the Ingushi Republic. Did not submit the signatures.
  13. Viktor Chechevatov, Commander of the Russian military forces in the Far East. Announced that he will not run.
  14. Viktor Chernomyrdin, Prime Minister of Russia. Announced that he won't run and endorsed Yeltsin.
  15. Vasily Chernyshev, Vice President of Glagol' Publishers. Did not submit the signatures.
  16. Nikolai Dalsky, president of the Common Agreement Pacifist Foundation. Did not submit the signatures.
  17. Boris Fedorov, member of the State Duma, former finance minister of Russia. Announced that he will not run. Earlier, expressed support of Yeltsin's candidacy.
  18. Svyatoslav Fedorov, leader of the Workers' Self-Rule Party, eye surgeon. REGISTERED
  19. Viktor Fedosov, CEO of Atilla, a private firm. Did not submit the signatures.
  20. Sergei Fomintsev. Did not submit the signatures.
  21. Yegor Gaidar, director of the Institute for the Economy in Transition, former acting Prime Minister of Russia, former First Vice Premier. Dropped out of the race. Endorsed Yeltsin.
  22. Mikhail Gorbachev, president of Gorbachev Foundation and Green Cross International, former president of the U.S.S.R. REGISTERED
  23. Boris Gromov, Gen. (ret.), member of the State Duma, former Deputy Minister of Defence of Russia, former Deputy Interior Minister of the U.S.S.R., former commander of the Soviet troops in Afghanistan. Announced that he will not run.
  24. Leonid Kazakov, economy advisor of Saratov Defense Fund. Did not submit the signatures.
  25. Oleg Khabarov, CEO of Interozon aerospace consortium. Did not submit the signatures.
  26. Irina Khakamada, member of the State Duma. Did not submit the signatures.
  27. Yan Koltunov, pensioner. Did not submit the signatures.
  28. Vladislav Kuznetsov, entrepreneur. Did not submit the signatures.
  29. Alexander Lebed, Lt. Gen. (ret.), leader of the Congress of Russian Communities. REGISTERED
  30. Alexander Lobanov, president of "Union of Auto Engines", a Russian-Finnish conglomerate. Did not submit the signatures.
  31. Andrei Lychakov, Chairman of the Council of the OZON non-commercial ecological center. Did not submit the signatures.
  32. Nikolai Lysenko, leader of the National-Republican Party of Russia. Endorsed Zyuganov.
  33. Nikolai Maslov, leader of the Popular Accord Party. Did not submit the signatures.
  34. Sergei Mavrodi, former member of the State Duma, owner of MMM, a controversial Russian firm. REGISTRATION DENIED
  35. Vladimir Miloserdov, leader of the Russian Party. Did not submit the signatures.
  36. Vladimir Morozov, CEO of Injurcon Corporation. Did not submit the signatures.
  37. Boris Nemtsov, Nizhni Novgorod Governor. Announced that he won't run.
  38. Vyacheslav Onegin. Did not submit the signatures.
  39. Vladimir Podoprigora, former Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Council of Federation. REGISTRATION DENIED, DECISION APPEALED, APPEAL LOST
  40. Alexei Popov, researcher at "Mir" conglomerate of enterprises. Did not submit the signatures.
  41. Valery Popov, Director General of "Zemlya" scientific center. Did not submit the signatures.
  42. Pyotr Romanov, CEO of Krasnoyarsk Chemical Integrated Plant "Yenisei", co-chairman of the Russian National Congress. Endorsed Zyuganov.
  43. Alexander Rutskoi, leader of Derzhava movement, former vice president of Russia. Endorsed Zyuganov.
  44. Nikolai Ruzavin, farmer. Did not submit the signatures.
  45. Marat Sabirov. Did not submit the signatures.
  46. Alexander Sarychev, president of Agrotechprom concern. Did not submit the signatures.
  47. Viktor Semenov. Did not submit the signatures.
  48. Martin Shakkum, Director General of the Reform Fund. REGISTERED (APPEAL SUCCESSFUL)
  49. Galina Sharova, CEO of Nord-Komplekt. Did not submit the signatures.
  50. Alexei Shevchenko, CEO of Podvorie Central Engineering Corporation. Did not submit the signatures.
  51. Anatoly Sidorov, director of the Institute of Economy and Management. Did not submit the signatures.
  52. Vyacheslav Silayev, president of the Seventh Ray Spiritual Revival of Russia Center. Did not submit the signatures.
  53. Sergei Skvortsov, Editor-in-Chief of Narodnaya Gazeta. Did not submit the signatures.
  54. Mikhail Smirnov. Did not submit the signatures.
  55. Valery Smirnov, leader of the Front of National Salvation. Did not submit the signatures.
  56. Vladimir Solovyov, head of Pushkin Creative Group at MALS concern. Did not submit the signatures.
  57. Anatoly Stankov, member of the Moscow City Duma. Did not submit the signatures.
  58. Galina Starovoytova, member of the State Duma. REGISTRATION DENIED, DECISION APPEALED, APPEAL LOST
  59. Stepan Sulakshin, member of the State Duma. Did not submit the signatures.
  60. Artem Tarasov, financial manager of Alice in Europe (a private firm), economic advisor of the International Confederation of Trade Unions. REGISTRATION DENIED, DECISION APPEALED, APPEAL LOST
  61. Stanislav Terekhov, leader of the Union of Officers. Endorsed Zyuganov.
  62. Vasily Terentiev. Did not submit the signatures.
  63. Sergei Tokhtabiyev, president of the International Fund of Development of Small Nations and Ethnic Groups. Did not submit the signatures.
  64. Aman Tuleyev, speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Kemerovo Region, was a presidential candidate in 1991. REGISTERED, DROPPED OUT, ENDORSED ZYUGANOV
  65. Lev Ubozhko, leader of the Conservative Party. REGISTRATION DENIED, DECISION APPEALED, APPEAL LOST
  66. Vyacheslav Ushakov, president of Moscow Investment Fund. REGISTRATION DENIED, DECISION APPEALED, APPEAL LOST
  67. Alexander Vasilyev, leader of Peace with God, a popular movement. Did not submit the signatures.
  68. Yuri Vlasov, writer, former weight-lifting champ. REGISTERED
  69. Andrei Volkov, former member of the State Duma. Did not submit the signatures.
  70. Arkady Volsky, leader of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.Announced that he will not run and endorsed Yeltsin.
  71. Vladimir Voronin, pensioner, former CEO of Tibet Concern. Did not submit the signatures.
  72. Grigory Yavlinsky, leader of Yabloko. REGISTERED
  73. Boris Yeltsin, President of Russia. REGISTERED
  74. Andrei Zavidiya, president of Galand Concern, former Vladimir Zhirinovsky's vice-presidential candidate (1991). Did not submit the signatures.
  75. Vladimir Zhirinovsky, leader of the ultranationalist Liberal Democratic Party of Russia. REGISTERED
  76. Valery Zorkin, Justice of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, former Chairman of the Constitutional Court. Announced that he will not run.
  77. Sergei Zyrianov, president of "Life", a private firm. Did not submit the signatures.
  78. Gennady Zyuganov, leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. REGISTERED
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