Gavril Popov
Biographical Reference

Present
• President, International University in Moscow (since 1991)
• President, Russian Free Economic Society, Moscow (since 1991)
• President, International Union of Economists (since 1991)
• Chairman, Russian Democratic Reforms Movement (since 1991)
• A member of the Political Council of the Social-Democratic Party of Russia (since 2001)
• President, “Pontos” Federation of Greek Communities (since 1992)
• President, Russian Division of World League for Freedom and Democracy (since 1991)

Gavril Popov

Academic Degrees and Titles
• Candidate of Science in Economics (1963)
• Associate Professor (1967)
• Doctor of Science in Economics (1970)
• Professor (1971)
• Academician, member of Russian Academy of Natural Science (1991)
• Honorary Doctor, Southern Utah University, USA (1991), Dowling College, NY USA (1997)
• Honorary Citizen of Tokyo (Japan), Seoul (Korea), State of Maryland (USA).

Publications
• Books: “Electronic Machines and Economic Management” (1963), “Problems of Management Theory” (1970), “Effective Management”
(1976), “Paths of Perestroika” (1989), “Glory and Poverty of the Administrative System” (1990), “Newly in Opposition” (1994),
“Russia: Path to Social Democracy” (1996), “Will Russia Have Its Second Millennium” (1998), “The Democratic Alternative to Yeltsin” (2001) and others.
• Selected works in eight volumes (1996)
• Selected translated works in four volumes (1997)

Biography
• Born in Moscow, October 31, 1936.

• Graduated from high school (Persianovka, Rostov region)

• 1954-1959 Student, Economic faculty, Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov

• 1957, 1960-1961 Secretary, KOMSOMOL (Leninist Young Communist League of the Soviet Union) Committee at Moscow State University

• 1959-1963 Post-graduate student, Economic Faculty, Moscow State University

• 1963-1967 Assistant at Accounting Department, Senior Lecturer at Planning Department, Moscow State University

• 1967-1971 Head of the Management Laboratory, Moscow State University

• 1971-1988 Head of the Management Department, Economic Faculty, Moscow State University

• 1978-1980 Dean, Economic Faculty, Moscow State University

• 1988-1991 Editor-in-Chief, “Voprosy Ekonomiki” (Economic Issues) journal

• 1989-1991 People’s Deputy of the USSR, Co-Chairman of Inter-regional Deputy Group (together with B. Yeltsin, A. Sakharov, Yu. Afanasyev and V. Palm)

• 1990-1991 Chairman, Moscow Council of the People’s Deputies

• 1991-1992 Mayor of Moscow