Talk:Oleg Chirkunov

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Request to update education content

Latest comment: 4 days ago3 comments2 people in discussion

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.

Hi editors, as a part of my work with Beutler Ink on behalf of Oleg Chirkunov, I would like to propose updates to the article. My goal is to fill in gaps and expand the article where appropriate, so that it's a stronger biographical article overall. For the first request, I'd like to suggest an updated Early life section:

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Education

Chirkunov graduated from Perm Polytechnic Institute in 1981 with a specialization in Economics and Organization of the Mechanical Engineering Industry.^[1] He received a degree from the Higher School of the KGB in 1985, after which he served in the KGB until the dissolution of the Soviet Union.^[2]^[3]^[4] He subsequently graduated from the Law Department of Perm State University in 1988. He received his PhD in economics in 1990.^[4]

References

↑ Kovalenko, Artem (28 May 2012). "The governor is outside the system". Expert. Archived from the original on 23 December 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
↑ "Russian City Moving from Tanks to Culture". Voice of America. Archived from the original on 2021-05-14.
↑ Rogers, Douglas (2015-11-23). The Depths of Russia: Oil, Power, and Culture after Socialism. ISBN 978-1-5017-0156-6.
1 2 Follath, Von Erich (23 October 2009). "From Russian Gulag to Avant-Garde Mecca". Spiegel International. Retrieved 17 February 2026.

This new section replaces the heading Early life with Education, since that is the specific focus of the content. It also adds information about what he studied and his undergraduate degree. Let me know what you think! Thanks, Danilo Two (talk) 18:50, 3 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Done. --Altenmann >talk 19:56, 3 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Altenmann: Thank you! What do you think of updating the section heading from Early life to Education? Danilo Two (talk) 20:38, 3 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Updates to Career

Latest comment: 1 day ago3 comments2 people in discussion

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest was declined.

Hi editors, I have another request on behalf of Oleg Chirkunov, this time to update the Career section. I would like to propose a subsection to replace the first two sentences of the existing Career section to reorganize and expand on his work before he became governor of Perm, something like Entrepreneurship or Business. Following this request, I plan to continue to propose content for his early political career, time as governor, and then his post-political career.

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Business

Chirkunov was sent to Switzerland as an expert with the Russian trade commission from 1991 to 1994.^[1]^[2] Chirkunov worked in wholesale food distribution in Europe.^[3] He founded the Semya supermarket chain. In an interview, he reported they were the first to bring Nestle and Kinder Surprise products to Russia.^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

↑ Follath, Von Erich (23 October 2009). "From Russian Gulag to Avant-Garde Mecca". Spiegel International. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
↑ "Олег Чиркунов" [Oleg Chirkunov]. kommersant (in Russian). 5 September 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
1 2 Astrakhantseva, Maria (21 January 2022). ""They believed that the customer is always right." Oleg Chirkunov on the history of the Semya chain from its founding to its sale". 59. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
↑ Elena Trubina (30 September 2020). Strukov, Vlad; Hudspith, Sarah (eds.). Russian Culture in the Age of Globalization (1 ed.). Routledge. ISBN 9780367663995. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
↑ Jones, Finn-Olaf (2011-07-22). "A Bilbao on Siberia's Edge? (Published 2011)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-02-10.

Let me know if you have any feedback! Thanks, Danilo Two (talk) 20:03, 5 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Not done. YOur text was incorrect. Also "nestle" is non-encyclopedic trivia. I wrote something else instead. By the way please take a look how to format refs from sussian sources: you ave to use fields "tiete" and "trans-title". Please pay more attention to what is written in sources you cite. Also, so not do what is called WP:REFBOMBING.Three footnotes to a srivial sentence is an overkill. --Altenmann >talk 20:48, 5 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
Thanks for the feedback, and for making your adjustments to the article. I'll be sure to take your feedback into consideration for my future requests. Danilo Two (talk) 16:05, 6 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Request: Early political career

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Summary of request: Seeking updates on early political career

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Hi editors, I have the second edit request on behalf of Oleg Chirkunov to update the Career section. For this request, I am seeking an Early political career subsection, to cover his time in politics before he became governor of Perm.

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Early political career

Chirkunov was a deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Perm Oblast from 1997 to 2000.^[1] On the eve of Vladimir Putin’s first election, Chirkunov published an article in the Novy Kompanyon titled The Thaw in which he warned of the risks of a dictatorship being established.^[2]^[3]

In January 2001, he became a representative of the Perm Region Administration in the Federation Council of Russia and Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Budget.^[4] He became known for being the only senator who voted against the introduction of Alexandrov’s Soviet-based anthem.^[1]

References

1 2 Svoboda, Karel (2019). "History as a Unifying Tool in Putin's Russia". Journal of Euro-American Civilization. 6 (2).
↑ Fedotova, Svetlana (3 September 2015). "Губернатор Олег Чиркунов" [Governor Oleg Chirkunov]. Newsko.ru. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
↑ Chirkunov, Oleg (21 March 2000). "The Thaw". Novy Kompanyon (Perm).
↑ Kovalenko, Artem (28 May 2012). "Губернатор вне системы" [The governor is outside the system]. Expert. Archived from the original on 23 December 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2026.

Let me know what you think! Thanks, Danilo Two (talk) 16:33, 6 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

[expertru-1] Kovalenko, Artem (28 May 2012). "The governor is outside the system". Expert. Archived from the original on 23 December 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2026.

[voa-2] "Russian City Moving from Tanks to Culture". Voice of America. Archived from the original on 2021-05-14.

[Douglas-3] Rogers, Douglas (2015-11-23). The Depths of Russia: Oil, Power, and Culture after Socialism. ISBN 978-1-5017-0156-6.

[Spiegel-4] 1 2 Follath, Von Erich (23 October 2009). "From Russian Gulag to Avant-Garde Mecca". Spiegel International. Retrieved 17 February 2026.

[Spiegel-5] Follath, Von Erich (23 October 2009). "From Russian Gulag to Avant-Garde Mecca". Spiegel International. Retrieved 17 February 2026.

[6] "Олег Чиркунов" [Oleg Chirkunov]. kommersant (in Russian). 5 September 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2026.

[semya59-7] 1 2 Astrakhantseva, Maria (21 January 2022). ""They believed that the customer is always right." Oleg Chirkunov on the history of the Semya chain from its founding to its sale". 59. Retrieved 7 May 2026.

[ET-8] Elena Trubina (30 September 2020). Strukov, Vlad; Hudspith, Sarah (eds.). Russian Culture in the Age of Globalization (1 ed.). Routledge. ISBN 9780367663995. Retrieved 7 May 2026.

[nyt4-9] Jones, Finn-Olaf (2011-07-22). "A Bilbao on Siberia's Edge? (Published 2011)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-02-10.

[Svoboda-10] 1 2 Svoboda, Karel (2019). "History as a Unifying Tool in Putin's Russia". Journal of Euro-American Civilization. 6 (2).

[11] Fedotova, Svetlana (3 September 2015). "Губернатор Олег Чиркунов" [Governor Oleg Chirkunov]. Newsko.ru. Retrieved 16 July 2026.

[12] Chirkunov, Oleg (21 March 2000). "The Thaw". Novy Kompanyon (Perm).

[expertru-13] Kovalenko, Artem (28 May 2012). "Губернатор вне системы" [The governor is outside the system]. Expert. Archived from the original on 23 December 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2026.

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