Alexander Vasilyevich was born on May 31, 1950. In 1973 he graduated from the Siberian State Road and Automobile Academy with a Degree in Bridge Construction. In 1988 he graduated from a Higher Soviet Party School. From 1973-1977 he worked in various engineering positions of the Ministry of Transport of the USSR.

He held the positions of Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee, first Deputy Chairman of the Khanty-Mansiysk regional Executive Committee of the district Council of People's Deputies.

From 1987 until 1989 he was the second Secretary of Khanty-Mansiysk regional Committee of the CPSU and later he was the Chairman of the Khanty-Mansiysk regional Executive Committee of the district Council of people's deputies.

During the nineties and until 2010 he was the head of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug Administration and the Governor of the Khanty – Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug – Ugra.

On March 3, 2010 Filippenko A.V. at the suggestion of the President of the Russian Federation was appointed auditor of the accounts chamber of the Russian Federation by the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.

     From 2001 to 2010 he was a member of the Presidium of the state Council of the Russian Federation. His military rank is reserve Colonel. He enjoys reading books. He is married, has two children and six grandchildren. His State awards are

Order of merit for the Fatherland, II degree, Order of merit for the Fatherland, IV degree, medal of honor, the honorary title "Honored Builder of the Russian Federation, The title of "Honorary Builder of Russia». His Public award is Order of the Russian Orthodox Church of Saint Blessed Prince Daniel of Moscow I.

Salmanov Farman Kurban

Salmanov was born on 28^th of July 1931 in a village of Morul which is in Shamkor region of Azerbaigan Repulic of the Soviet Union. After graduating from Azerbaigan Industrial Institute he worked as a geologist until 1970. He was the head of party in the region, the leader of oil exploration and expedition.

    He is a legendary man and the greatest specialist in geology. He is one of the most world-known scientists and practical geologists. He was very authoritative and knew a lot about oil and gas West-Siberian oil and gas fields including the coastal ones hidden under the sea water. He’s been working in the Western Siberia for more than 30 years. He’s the discoverer and participant of explorating more than 130 deposits of “black gold” and “blue fuel”. Among them are the unique, outstanding and huge ones: Samotlorskoe, Mamontovskoye, Megionskoye, Pravdinskoye, Surgutskoye, Fedorovskoye and many others that became a foundation of our oil complex, our national pride, the main factor of energetic state independence.

    Due to Siberian oil and impact of a geologist Salmanov who discovered the oil notwithstanding the opinion of many scientists who considered the Western Siberia to be non-perspective in this sphere our country overcomes crisis, its golden resource grows and Gross Domestic Product doubles.

By the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of July 4, 1966 for outstanding achievements in the implementation of the seven-year plan for the development of exploration, discovery and prospecting of mineral deposits to Salmanov Farman Kurban ogly has been awarded the title of Hero of Socialist Labor and the gold medal "Hammer and Sickle". In 1970 he was appointed a chief geologist for oil and gas, Deputy chief of the Tyumen production and geological Department, and in 1978 he became the Head of "Glavtyumengeologiya". Salmanov worked in Western Siberia for more than 30 years.

Under his supervision Prospan International finished investigations and Achimov’s reservoirs of oil formations with the lower Cretaceous sediments with gas, condensate and oil of Novo-Urengoiski and East-Urengoiski deposits were found. The roads, bridges and places for new oil wells were prepared for new deposits.

    The drilling reached 3 milliards of cubic metres of gas, one million of tones. Farman is the author of fundamental scientific works, devoted to huge oil and gas formations.

    160 scientific articles and 10 studies were published by him. Documentaries and fiction films were made about him. They are “Sibiriada”, “Risk Strategy”. One of his latest books is “Life as a discovery” (2003).