Vladislav Zotin

Vladislav Zotin
Владислав Зотин
Zotin in 2008
1st President of Mari El
In office
December 24, 1991  January 5, 1997
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byVyacheslav Kislitsyn
Personal details
Born (1942-05-22) May 22, 1942
Kilemary, Mari ASSR, RSFSR, USSR
NationalityMari
Political partyCommunist Party of the Soviet Union
(???-1991)
ProfessionMechanical Engineer

Vladislav Maksimovich Zotin (Russian: Владислав Максимович Зотин; born 1942) is a Russian retired politician who served as President of Mari El in 1991 to early 1997. As president, he was responsible for maintaining peace, order and the rule of law in Mari El. At the same time, he garnered controversy for electoral fraud.