Nikolay Kropachev

Nikolay Kropachev
Nikolay Kropachev
Николай Кропачев
	Kropachev in 2019
Born	8 February 1959 (age 65); Leningrad, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Nationality	Soviet Union, Russian
Citizenship	Soviet Union, then Russian Federation
Alma mater	Andrei Zhdanov Leningrad State University
Known for	44th Rector of Saint Petersburg State University (2008–); 1st President of the Charter Court of Saint Petersburg (2000–2005)
Awards	Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (2009, 2014, 2024); Order of Alexander Nevsky (2019); Order of the Rising Sun (2016); Order of Honour (2004); Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg" (2003);
	Scientific career
Fields	Jurisprudence, criminal law, administrative law
Institutions	Rector of Saint Petersburg State University; Professor, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Sciences in Law

Nikolay Mikhailovich Kropachev (Russian: Николай Михайлович Кропачев; born February 8, 1959) is a Russian legal scholar specializing in criminal law and administrative law, who has served as the 44th Rector of Saint Petersburg State University since 2008. He is a Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and holds the academic rank of Professor and a doctoral degree in law.^[1]