Gurov Alexander Ivanovich, whose biography is taken as a basis in the novels of the writer N. Leonov about the famous operative Lev Gurov, is a co-author of Yuri Shchekochikhin. He took part in writing sensational publications in Literature on the rise of organized crime, entitled "The Lion Jumped."
After these articles, his name became quite popular among various segments of the population.
The beginning of the biography
Gurov Alexander Ivanovich was born on November 17, 1945 in the Staroyuryevsky district of the Tambov region, in the village of Shushpan-Olshanka.
After graduating from school in 1964, he was called up for military service in the army. Demobilized, he went to work in law enforcement agencies as an employee of the police escort regiment of the Moscow police department. Gurov went from a private to a deputy chief of a convoy.
In 1970, he came as an officer in the threat department at Vnukovo Airport. As a junior police lieutenant, Alexander Gurov came to the attention of journalists due to an incident with a home lion King, who was kept in the Berberov family. Leo, who took part in the filming of "The Incredible Adventures of Italians in Russia", attacked a man and was shot by Gurov, who happened to be nearby.
After studying at the Law Faculty of Moscow State University, in 1974, he transferred to the service in the threat department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR.
At the front of the fight against organized crime
In 1978, Gurov Alexander became a researcher at the All-Union Research Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR, where he later rose to the rank of head of the unit studying the problems of combating organized crime.
In 1979, he defended his thesis.
In 1988, he headed the Sixth Main Directorate of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs, which was created to organize the fight against organized crime, drug trafficking and corruption.
In 1990, Gurov was invited as a consultant to the shooting of the film "Beyond the End."
From 1992 to 1994, he was the head of the anti-corruption bureau , the first deputy head of the Center for Public Relations, a consultant in the Regional Office for Combating Organized Crime, and headed the Scientific Research Institute for Security Problems at the Ministry of Security of the Russian Federation.
Participation in elected bodies and further work
From 1990 to 1993, Gurov Alexander Ivanovich, whose photo could be found on the pages of many publications writing about crime, was elected as a deputy. He entered the committee of the Supreme Council of the RSFSR, which oversees law, order and the fight against crime.
Soon Gurov Alexander Ivanovich became a doctor of law. The topic of the dissertation was organized crime in the Soviet Union.
During this period, Literaturnaya Gazeta published two articles on the intensification of organized crime, prepared by journalist Shchekochikhin and Gurov, which brought both of them widespread fame.
Gurov Alexander stood at the origins of creating a new structure, which later became known as the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR and the Russian Federation.
Since 1994, in connection with the reorganization of law enforcement agencies and the liquidation of the research institute on security issues, he retired to the reserve, having the rank of major general of counterintelligence, after which he headed the security service of the Moscow TEPCO Bank. In 1995, he became vice president of Infoservice.
Return to service
Since 1998, Gurov Alexander again returned to law enforcement and headed the All-Russian Research Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. He also served as adviser to the head of the Russian government.
12/19/1999 Gurov again joined the State Duma of the Russian Federation. He was the third on the federal list of the Unity bloc. The list was headed by Sergey Shoigu. In it one could also meet the name of the repeated champion of the Olympics, wrestler Alexander Karelin. From the Unity faction, Gurov headed the State Duma committee on security issues.
In the next fourth convocation of the State Duma in December 2003, he passed from the United Russia party. From this faction, he again entered the Duma Committee on Security.
In the fifth convocation of the State Duma of the Russian Federation in December 2007, Lieutenant General Alexander Gurov was also on the federal list from United Russia. He again entered the security committee, and also stood at the head of the credentials committee of the State Duma.
Deputy activity
A.I. Gurov showed considerable activity as the people's deputy.
12/12/1991 in the Supreme Council, he supported the proposal to ratify the agreement signed in Belovezhskaya Pushcha, as a result of which the Soviet Union ceased to exist.
In 1991, he joined the commission of the Supreme Council that investigated the 140 Billion Case.
He voted for the proposal to suspend the sixth constitutional article, which secured a leading party role in public life.
In 1992, he became a member of the deputy group "Civil Society", which united the radical democrats who are in opposition to Boris Yeltsin and Yegor Gaidar.
Gurov was given a sanction to conduct an investigation in the case of Istok, a company led by A. Tarasov.
Work on the law "On Police"
Gurov is a member of the group of authors who developed the law "On Police". In 2010, in the fall, in an interview about this law, he said that people in uniform should work in the police, guided only by public interests, and not their own pockets. He expressed the opinion to the correspondent that one should not pay attention to the costs of implementing this law, if only it would be useful. The police have somewhat discredited themselves among the people, therefore, renaming it to the police should be a real step in reforming the police department, which is absolutely necessary for the development of the modern Russian state, Gurov said.
According to him, in order to avoid the complete collapse of public order, the collapse of national security, as well as the accelerated collapse of society and the onset of the historical end of Russian statehood, a serious reform of law enforcement structures should be carried out.
About posts, titles and awards
Alexander Gurov, police lieutenant general, is a member of the National Civil Committee, which interacts with representatives of law enforcement, legislative and judicial authorities, as a member of its presidium.
He is an Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation. He was awarded several state awards, in particular, the Order of Honor and the Order of Friendship.
Taking into account outstanding achievements and a great personal contribution to the development and strengthening of Russian statehood, in 2003 Gurov was awarded the Order of Peter the Great of the first degree.
In 2002, he was awarded a gold medal and the title of Andropov Prize Laureate for his outstanding contribution to ensuring the country's security.
In 2001, he was awarded a golden honorary sign of public recognition.
A.I. Gurov is a member of the Russian Union of Writers, has over one hundred and fifty monographs, study guides, and scientific research. He has published several books. In 1995, he released The Red Mafia, a book about organized crime clans during the collapse of the USSR.