enn on ites ▁Category : M enn on ite ▁writers ▁Category : American ▁Am ish ▁writers ▁Category : 1 9 5 6 ▁death s ▁Category : 1 8 7 2 ▁birth s <0x0A> </s> ▁Vladimir ▁I lich ▁T ik hon ov ▁() ▁( born ▁ 4 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁in ▁Vol ot ovo , ▁Ivan ovo ▁O blast ) ▁is ▁a ▁Russian ▁politician ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁leading ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation . ▁▁ ▁T ik hon ov ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁air line ▁Aer of lot ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁and ▁helped ▁to ▁modern ize ▁it , ▁whilst ▁running ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁partners hip ▁between ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁the ▁private ▁sector . ▁Despite ▁some ▁success ▁T ik hon ov ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁from ▁his ▁post ▁on ▁the ▁advice ▁of ▁major ▁share holder ▁Bor is ▁Bere z ov sky , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁leading ▁Russian ▁o lig arch s . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁leading ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁T ik hon ov ▁rose ▁to ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Committee , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁becoming ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁Ivan ovo . ▁T ik hon ov ▁cl ashed ▁with ▁long - standing ▁party ▁leader ▁G enn ady ▁Z y ug an ov ▁over ▁who ▁had ▁control ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁Z y ug an ov ▁ens ured ▁that ▁T ik hon ov ▁lost ▁his ▁Chair mans hip . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁he ▁set