Alexander Shkurko

Russian historian and politician (1937–2022)

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Alexander Shkurko

President of the State Historical Museum
In office 1992–2010
Preceded by	Konstantin Levykin [ru]
Succeeded by	Aleksey Levykin [ru]
First Deputy Minister of Culture of the Russian SFSR
In office 1981–1992

Personal details
Born	Alexander Ivanovich Shkurko 4 November 1937 Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	10 April 2022(2022-04-10) (aged 84) Moscow, Russia
Nationality	Russian
Political party	CPSU
Education	Moscow State University
Occupation	Historian

Alexander Ivanovich Shkurko (Russian: Алекса́ндр Ива́нович Шкурко́; 4 November 1937 – 10 April 2022) was a Russian historian and politician. He served as president of the State Historical Museum from 1992 to 2010.^[1] He died in Moscow on 10 April 2022, at the age of 84.^[2]