Alexander Shkurko

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 84.^[2]

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ivanovich and the family name is Shkurko.

Alexander Shkurko L.d'H.O
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