Anatoly Sobchak

Anatoly Aleksandrovich Sobchak (; 10 August 1937 – 19 February 2000) was a Soviet and Russian politician. He was a co-author of the Constitution of the Russian Federation. He was the first democratically elected mayor of Saint Petersburg. He was a mentor and teacher of both Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev.
Sobchak died on 19 February 2000 in Svetlogorsk, Russia from a heart attack, aged 62. However, some believe that he was poisoned and murdered.