Kropachev, Nikolai Mikhailovich

Born February 8, 1959 in Leningrad. In 1981 he graduated from Leningrad State University . Professor V. S. Prokhorov, supervisor of the thesis, recalled: “We focused on discussing complex discussion issues - the debate was hot. The theme of responsibility and justice worried Nicholas from the first courses. And these thoughts formed his ideology, worldview . ”

• From 1981 to 1984, he studied at the graduate school at the Department of Criminal Law, Faculty of Law, Leningrad State University , and in the same years joined the Communist Party . In 1984, under the guidance of Professor N. A. Belyaev, he defended his PhD “Criminal Legal Relations”.
• Since 1985 - Assistant of the Department of Criminal Law of Leningrad State University, since 1991 - Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor , in 1993 was awarded the title of Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Law.
• Since 1992 - Dean of the Special Faculty of St. Petersburg State University for the retraining of personnel in the legal sciences.
• From 1993 to 1998 - First Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Law, St. Petersburg State University.
• Since 1996 - Vice-President of the Interregional Association of Law Universities of Russia, member of the Presidium of the Russian Bar Association .
• In 1996, he initiated the first project in Russia to computerize the courts of St. Petersburg in order to ensure openness of justice; in 1998, he initiated the creation of the first legal clinic in Russia - free legal assistance to the poor .
• In 1998 he was elected Dean of the Faculty of Law; in 1999, dismissed from his post. The rector’s order on the dismissal of N. M. Kropachev No. 669/1 was issued on August 30, 1999 and was canceled on September 22, 1999 by Order No. 738/1 ^[4] .
• In 2000 he defended his doctoral dissertation "The mechanism of criminal law regulation", was awarded the degree of Doctor of Law. Since 2003 - Professor in the Department of Criminal Law. In the sphere of his scientific interests: educational law, theory of state and law, criminology, criminal law, the issues of which he considered in more than 80 scientific and educational-methodical works, including in a number of monographs and textbooks.
• In 2001-2010 - Professor, Head of the Department of Criminal Law, Faculty of Law, St. Petersburg State University.
• September 14, 2000 he was elected a judge of the Statutory Court of St. Petersburg ^[5] . From September 2000 to September 2005 - Chairman of the Statutory Court of St. Petersburg ^{[6] [7] [8]} . He has the rank of Acting State Advisor to St. Petersburg, Class 1.
• Since 2002 - Chairman of the Bar Association of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region (branch of the Russian Bar Association ).
• Since 2003 - Member of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation on issues of improving justice .
• In 2004-2008, he was a member of the Presidium of the Council of Judges of the Russian Federation.
• From October 2006 to May 2008, he combined the post of first vice-rector of St. Petersburg State University with the duties of dean of the law faculty.
• In 2007-2010 - Chairman of the Public Council at the Federal Drug Control Service of the Russian Federation .
• Since February 18, 2008 - Acting Rector of St. Petersburg State University, May 21, 2008 at the conference of the labor collective was elected rector of St. Petersburg State University. Chairman of the Editorial Board of the Bulletin of St. Petersburg University .
• Since June 26, 2008 - Member of the Supervisory Board, Chairman of the Human Resources and Remuneration Committee of VTB Bank (PJSC). In 2013, he left the VTB Supervisory Board; in 2015, he rejoined it.
• Since 2008 - Member of the Presidium of the Council on Science, Technology and Education under the President of the Russian Federation , since September 6, 2010 - Deputy Chairman of the Council ^[9] .
• On December 21, 2009, by decree of the President of the Russian Federation, D. A. Medvedev was appointed rector of the university for a term of 5 years ^[10] . In 2014, he was appointed rector of St. Petersburg State University for the next term.
• Since 2010 - Chairman of the Public Council under the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation , Chairman of the Association of Leading Universities of Russia, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Coordinating Committee of the Petersburg Dialogue Forum, Chairman of the Russian Coordinating Committee of the Russia-Republic of Korea Dialogue Forum.
• Since 2011 - Chairman of the Council of Rectors of the Northwestern Federal District, member of the Commission under the President of the Russian Federation for the formation and preparation of a reserve of managerial personnel, chairman of the Public Council at the Central Internal Affairs Directorate and the Ministry of Internal Affairs in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region.
• Since November 2012 - Member of the Board of the Ministry of Education and Science ^[11] .
• Since 2013 - Member of the Commission under the President of the Russian Federation for Civil Service and Management Reserve.
• Since 2014, he has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the State Memorial Museum of A.V. Suvorov , as well as a member of the Grants Council of the President of the Russian Federation for state support of young Russian scientists and for state support of leading scientific schools of the Russian Federation.
• Since September 16, 2016 - a member of the party " United Russia " ^[12] .

Married, son Sergei (born 1988) is a graduate of the Faculty of Law of St. Petersburg State University, Deputy Director General for Development and Marketing of Petersburg Sales Company JSC ^[13] , daughter Elizabeth is a schoolgirl ^[14] .

In the field of his professional interests: educational law , theory of state and law , criminology , criminal law , the issues of which he considered in more than 80 publications, including in a number of monographs and textbooks.

• 1999 - A.F. Koni Medal (Order of the Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation No. 257-k).
• 1999 - Certificate of Merit of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation .
• 2001 - Laureate of the Presidential Award in the field of education for 2001 - for the series of works “Creating New Learning Technologies Based on the Library Information and Computer Complex” for higher education institutions . ^[15]
• 2004 - Order of Honor - for merits in the development of Russian justice and active social activities . ^[sixteen]
• 2004 - the badge "Honorary Worker of Justice of Russia" (Order of the Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation No. 263-k) ^{[ specify ]} .
• 2007 - Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of education for 2007 - for the scientific, practical and methodological development “Creation of the Medical Treatment, Prevention and Educational Scientific Center of FSEI HPE“ St. Petersburg State University ”for the implementation of the system of continuous fundamental professional medical education and medical and preventive assistance to students and faculty ”for educational institutions of higher professional education . ^[17]
• 2009 - Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV degree - for merits in the field of education, science and a great contribution to the training of qualified specialists . ^[18]
• 2010 - the breastplate “Lawyer of the Year” (Order of the Autonomous Republic of South Africa of November 26, 2010 No. 271).
• 2010 - diploma of the Laureate of the Highest Legal Award “Lawyer of the Year” in the nomination “Legal Science and Education”. ( ^[19] )
• 2010 - A.F. Koni Medal (order of the Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation ).
• 2010 - Certificate of Merit of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation .
• 2014 - Order of Merit to the Fatherland, III degree — for achieved labor successes, a significant contribution to the socio-economic development of the Russian Federation, merits in the humanitarian sphere, active lawmaking and social activities, many years of conscientious work . ^[20]
• 2015 - All-Russian Legal Prize named after M.M. Speransky
• 2016 - Order of the Rising Sun III degree ( Japan ) ^[21]
• 2018 - Honorary Citizen of Seoul (South Korea) ^{[22] [23]}
• Honorary professor of the Faculty of Law and History of the Southwestern University named after Neofit Rylsky ( Bulgaria ).
• Honorary Professor of the Administrative-Political Academy named after Ho Chi Minh ( Socialist Republic of Vietnam ).

• "The mechanism of criminal law regulation: norm, legal relationship, responsibility." Monograph, co-author, 1989.
• “Criminal Law at the Present Stage: Problems of Crime and Punishment.” Monograph, co-author, 1992.
• "Criminology. A common part". Textbook, co-author, 1992.
• “The Criminal Code of the Russian Federation with official article-by-article comments,” co-author, 1994.
• "Criminal law. The special part. " Textbook, co-author, 1995.
• “Criminal legislation of the Russian Federation with a comparative analysis of articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (1996) and the Criminal Code of the RSFSR (1960),” co-author, 1996.
• “Criminal law regulation: mechanism and system.” Monograph, 1999.
• "The mechanism of criminal law regulation: criminal liability." Textbook, co-author, 2000.
• “Criminology: a textbook”, scientific editor and co-author, 2005.
• “The criminal law of Russia. A common part". Textbook, scientific editor and co-author (chapter “General characteristics of criminal law” and chapter “Criminal liability, its basis and mechanism of criminal law regulation”), 2006.
• Commentary on the Federal Law “On the State Language of the Russian Federation” (Part 1. Norms of the modern Russian literary language as the state language: a comprehensive regulatory dictionary of the modern Russian language), project manager, 2007.
• “The language cannot be forbidden: without a native speech, the“ Russian project “is incomplete,” co-author. Article. News. 2007. No. 139.
• Commentary on the Federal Law “On the State Language of the Russian Federation” (Part 1. Doctrinal and Legal Commentary), 2009.
• “The criminal law of Russia. The special part. " Textbook, co-author and editor, 2010 (chapter "General characteristics of the Special part of criminal law" and chapter "Crimes against constitutional rights and freedoms of man and citizen").
• “On the concept of international terrorism,” co-author. “University News. Jurisprudence ”, 2010 No. 1.
• "Russian Law in brief. Digest for foreign investors ”, co-author. Monograph, 2010.
• Commentary on the Federal Law “On the State Language of the Russian Federation” (Part 2. Norms of the modern Russian literary language as the state language (Comprehensive Normative Dictionary of the Modern Russian Language). Book 1 (AM), Book 2 (NY, AZ)), 2012.

• The mechanism of criminal regulation: Dis. for a job. learned. step. Doctor of Law in the form of scientific. doc. : specialty 12.00.08; SPbSU - SPb., 2000.59 s.
• Criminal legal relations: Author. dis. for a job. learned. step. Cand. legal Sciences: (12.00.08). Leningrad State University - L., 1984. 17 p.

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• Kropachev Nikolay Mikhailovich. Information about the teacher (inaccessible link)
• Nikolai Kropachev: “The crisis of education is a common problem of globalization”
• Volokhonsky V. Five-year plan of the rector Kropachev
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