Victor Erin Minister of Internal Affairs. Former head of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs Viktor Erin has died
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He began his service in the internal affairs bodies in 1964 as a local police commissioner. He worked for eighteen years in the criminal investigation system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tatarstan. He worked his way up from an operational commissioner to the head of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tatarstan. He held the last post from 1982 to 1984. He took part in the investigation of serious crimes and the exposure of especially dangerous criminal groups.
In 1973 he graduated from the Higher School of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs.
In 1980-1981 he was on a business trip to Afghanistan.
In 1983, he was transferred to the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs to the position of head of a department in the Main Directorate for Combating Theft.
In 1988-1990 he was First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Armenia. The first deputy minister of internal affairs of Azerbaijan at that time was Viktor Barannikov.
For a long time after this, Erin’s career was closely connected with Barannikov’s career; Erin was his “eternal deputy.”
Since 1990 - Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the RSFSR - Head of the Criminal Police Service, since the beginning of 1991 - First Deputy Minister. At the beginning of September 1991, he was appointed First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the USSR (Viktor Barannikov was the Minister of Internal Affairs of the RSFSR and the USSR during this period).
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He was a supporter of the division of law enforcement agencies. One of the first senior leaders of internal affairs bodies to leave the ranks of the CPSU in May 1991.
Together with Barannikov, he participated in the suppression of the coup attempt by the State Emergency Committee in August 1991. He arrested Prime Minister Valentin Pavlov and Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR Anatoly Lukyanov, and took personal part in the failed attempt to arrest Boris Pugo, who managed to shoot himself. He led the group for the operational support of the investigation of criminal cases brought against the putschists on the financial affairs of the CPSU.
In the fall of 1991, Erin had an acute professional and personal conflict with the head of the Department for Combating Organized Crime of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs, General Alexander Gurov, (People's Deputy of the RSFSR), as a result of which Gurov was forced to resign from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Since mid-December 1991, he has been Barannikov’s first deputy in the newly created Ministry of Security and Internal Affairs (MBIA) of Russia. He was one of the most active supporters of the unification of security and internal affairs agencies under the roof of one department, which fully fits into his policy of a strong and tough law enforcement system. Acted as one of the main initiators and developers of President Yeltsin’s Decree on the formation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
After the abolition of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in accordance with the decision of the Constitutional Court of Russia in January 1992, Erin was appointed by decree of President Yeltsin on January 17, 1992 as Minister of Internal Affairs of Russia.
Although Erin had a reputation as a highly qualified professional, a specialist in organizing undercover work and fighting organized crime, his appointment to the post of Minister of Internal Affairs of Russia was received ambiguously by the personnel of the internal affairs bodies, since the former minister Andrei Dunaev (transferred to the post of Erin’s deputy) was popular among many middle and lower rank police officers.
At the beginning of 1992, under the leadership of Erin, the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs developed a draft “Program for Combating Crime for 1992-1993”, which was submitted to the session of the Supreme Council of Russia. This program set the task of stopping the growth of crime within 2 years and reliably guaranteeing the personal and property safety of citizens. The majority of people's deputies participating in the discussion considered such deadlines to be clearly unrealistic. Erin was accused that the main goal of this program was to obtain additional funds from the state budget for the needs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
At the ministry, Erin assembled his team of experienced professionals who had worked for a long time in the structures of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the former Union and Russia.
Erin reacted negatively to the idea of transforming the Internal Troops of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs into parts of the National Guard, believing that the internal troops are capable of effectively performing their functions and there is no need to turn them into units of guardsmen. The idea was not implemented.
Since November 1992, he was the head of the operational headquarters for restoring law and order in the area of the Ingush-Ossetian conflict.
In December 1992, as Minister of Internal Affairs, he entered the cabinet of Viktor Chernomyrdin. After President Yeltsin’s appeals to the citizens of the country in December 1992 and March 1993, he spoke at the request of the people’s deputies of Russia, respectively, at the VII Congress of People’s Deputies and at a meeting of the Supreme Council. He spoke rather cautiously, emphasizing the commitment of the internal affairs bodies to the law and the Constitution.
In September 1993, he expressed his full support for President Yeltsin’s Decree N1400 “On phased constitutional reform” and the dissolution of parliament.
On October 1, 1993, Yerin was awarded the rank of army general. He took an active part in the October events. On October 8, 1993, for his actions in suppressing the riots on October 3-4, he received the title of Hero of the Russian Federation.
On October 20, 1993, by presidential decree, Erin was appointed a member of the Russian Security Council. On November 30, 1994, by decree of Boris Yeltsin, he was included in the Group for the Management of Actions to Disarm Bandits in Chechnya.
In December 1994 - January 1995, he personally (from the headquarters in Mozdok) supervised the actions of units and bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on the territory of the Chechen Republic.
On June 30, 1995, he was dismissed in connection with the events in Budennovsk (hostage-taking by Chechen militants of Shamil Basayev).
In July 1995, Erin was appointed deputy head of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, Yevgeny Primakov. This decision, as emphasized by the head of the SVR press service, Yu. Kabaladze, was made at the personal request of the ex-minister.
Such appointments are made by the President of Russia with the consent of the leadership of the SVR. As a rule, the appointments of all heads of Russian intelligence, with the exception of the director and his first deputy, are classified as “secret”. However, due to the wide popularity of the new intelligence officer, the leadership of the SVR decided to make an exception.
According to a senior intelligence officer who wished to remain anonymous, the new deputy. will not engage in any intelligence activities: “They will find him an occupation that matches his biography, experience and education.” Erin will become the representative of the Foreign Intelligence Service in Poland and will coordinate the efforts of the intelligence services of the two countries in the fight against drug trafficking, terrorism and organized crime.
He has the Order of the Red Star and medals (for the investigation of especially dangerous crimes).
Married, has two children.
On Monday, March 19, at the age of 75, former Russian Interior Minister Viktor Erin died in Moscow after a long illness, the information portal reports. "Kazan 24" .
“The leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia reports with deep regret that on March 19, 2018, the former Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, retired Army General Viktor Fedorovich Erin, died,” the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs said in a statement.
The department also noted the general’s personal qualities.
“The life of Viktor Fedorovich Erin is a worthy example of serving the law and the people.
Extensive experience as a leader and organizer, broad outlook, high internal culture, spiritual generosity and attention to people, readiness to help in any situation have earned Viktor Fedorovich the authority and respect of his colleagues and friends. The leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation expresses deep condolences to the family and friends of Viktor Fedorovich Erin,” the police department’s message summarizes.
The date and place of the farewell ceremony will be announced later, reports FAN .
Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov expressed condolences over the death of Erin, the press service of the head of the republic reports. The telegram was sent to the wife of the ex-minister Lyubov Erina.
“Dear Lyubov Leonidovna! It is with deep sadness that I learned about the death of your husband, Viktor Fedorovich Erin, a Hero of Russia, an experienced statesman, a courageous and strong man. He headed the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs during the difficult years of political and social reforms in the country, and made a worthy contribution to improving the activities of law enforcement agencies and the foreign intelligence service. His departure is a huge loss for Russia, as well as for the Republic of Tatarstan, where he was born and began his career,” the message states.
Victor Erin was born on January 17, 1944 in Kazan. Since 1960, he worked as a toolmaker at the Kazan Aviation Plant named after. S.P. Gorbunova. He began his service in the internal affairs bodies in 1964 as a district commissioner, and then as a detective officer for personnel of the police department of the Leninsky district executive committee of Kazan, reports NSN .
From 1965 to 1969 he was an investigator in the personnel department, and then an investigator in the criminal investigation department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. From 1969 to 1973 he was a student at the Higher School of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs, from which he graduated with honors.
From 1973 to 1983, Erin served in senior positions in the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, and from 1983 to 1988 - in the Main Directorate of the Department for Combating the Theft of Socialist Property of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR.
In 1988, he was appointed to the post of First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Armenian SSR. From 1990 to 1991, Erin entered the federal level, becoming deputy and then first deputy minister of internal affairs of the RSFSR.
In 1992, Viktor Erin was appointed Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. In November of the same year, he headed the operational headquarters to restore law and order in the area of the Ingush-Ossetian conflict.
In October 1993, Erin was awarded the title of Hero of Russia for “courage and heroism shown in suppressing the armed coup attempt on October 3-4, 1993 in Moscow.”
He was also awarded the Order of the Red Star and various medals. He completed his service in the internal affairs bodies in 1995 with the rank of army general, reports RT .
In March 1995, the State Duma expressed no confidence in Erin. On June 30, 1995, after the failure to free the hostages in Budennovsk, by decree of the then Russian President Boris Yeltsin, Erin was relieved of his post with the wording “at his own request.”
Meanwhile, from 1995 to 2000, Erin served in another department - as deputy director of the Foreign Intelligence Service. Then he resigned. In 2005, at the general meeting of shareholders, he was elected to the board of directors of Motovilikha Plants OJSC.
Erin had a negative attitude towards the idea of transforming the Internal Troops of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs into parts of the National Guard, believing that the internal troops are capable of effectively performing their functions and there is no need to turn them into units of guardsmen. Victor Erin's son Leonid is an officer in the Federal Security Service.
Russian military leader, army general
Biography
Education
In 1967 he graduated with honors from the Kazan branch of the Yelabuga Secondary Police School. In 1973 he graduated with honors from the Higher School of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Work in the Ministry of Internal Affairs
He began his service in the internal affairs bodies in 1964 as a local police commissioner. He served in the internal affairs bodies of Tatarstan in positions from operational commissioner to head of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tatarstan (his last post was held from 1982 to 1984), took part in the investigation of serious crimes, exposing especially dangerous criminal groups. From 1980 to 1981 he was on a business trip to Afghanistan. Since 1983 - head of department in the Main Directorate for Combating Theft of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs. From 1988 to 1990 - First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Armenia. Since 1990 - Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the RSFSR - Head of the Criminal Police Service. From the beginning of 1991 - First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the RSFSR, in September 1991 he was appointed First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the USSR. Since December 1991 - First Deputy Minister of Security and Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.
In May 1991, he became one of the first senior leaders of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to leave the CPSU.
On August 22, 1991, as Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the RSFSR, together with the Chairman of the KGB of the RSFSR Viktor Ivanenko, Deputy Prosecutor Lisin and Grigory Yavlinsky, he took part in the arrest of the Minister of Internal Affairs of the USSR Boris Pugo. According to the official version, a few hours before the arrival of the arrest team, Pugo and his wife shot themselves.
Work as Minister of Internal Affairs of Russia
In January 1992, he was appointed Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.
In November 1992, he headed the operational headquarters to restore law and order in the area of the Ingush-Ossetian conflict. According to Valery Tishkov, at that moment, Erin admitted his inability to influence the situation.
In September 1993, he supported the decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 1400 on constitutional reform, the dissolution of the Congress of People's Deputies and the Supreme Council. Units of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs subordinate to Erin dispersed opposition rallies and took part in the siege and storming of the House of Soviets of Russia.
On October 1, 1993 (a few days before the dispersal of parliament by tanks), Yerin was awarded the rank of army general. Erin took an active part in the October events of the armed suppression of opponents of B.N. Yeltsin from the Supreme Council on October 3-4. On October 8, he received the title of Hero of the Russian Federation for this. On October 20, B. N. Yeltsin appointed him a member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.
From December 1994 to January 1995, he led the actions of units and bodies of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs on the territory of the Chechen Republic.
On March 10, 1995, the State Duma expressed no confidence in V.F. Erin (268 deputies voted for no confidence in the Minister of Internal Affairs). On June 30, 1995, after the failure to free the hostages in Budenovsk, he resigned along with the director of the FSB of Russia S.V. Stepashin.
Further activities
In 1995-2000 - Deputy Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation.
Retired since 2000.
On June 18, 2005, at the general meeting of shareholders, he was elected to the board of directors of Motovilikha Plants OJSC.
Awards
- Hero of the Russian Federation (October 7, 1993)
- Order of the Red Star
- Medals for investigating particularly dangerous crimes?
Public service is an extremely responsible matter and requires attention. In this field, not every person is capable of achieving great heights. However, there are people who managed to occupy key positions in society and law enforcement agencies. One of these outstanding statesmen of the 1990s is Viktor Fedorovich Erin. His biography and fate will be discussed in the article.
general information
The future army general was born on January 17, 1944 in the capital of the Tatar SSR, Kazan. The hero of the article graduated from nine classes of secondary school, after which he began his working career at the age of 16. His first place of work was where he worked as a toolmaker. It was at this enterprise that the young guy was noticed by the local district inspector, who invited Erin to be on duty in the factory club in order to ensure order. Over time, Victor was officially registered as a freelance police officer.
Service
In 1964, Viktor Fedorovich Erin became a full-fledged employee of the internal affairs bodies of the Soviet Union. The first place where he performed his duties was the Leninsky district department in Kazan.
Having started his career as a private, within a few months the hero of the article received the special rank of junior lieutenant. And in 1965, he became a cadet at the Yelabuga Police School, which he graduated two years later with honors.
Promotion
After completing his studies at a special educational institution, Viktor Erin (his photo is given above) was transferred as an operational employee of the personnel department of the Ministry of Public Order of the republic. And a little later he found himself in the ranks of criminal investigation officers in Kazan.
In the period 1969-1973, a competent police officer spent time within the walls of the Moscow Higher Police School, from which he graduated with a degree in operational investigative work. This diploma allowed him to receive the rank of captain. Once again in his homeland, Erin continuously headed a department in the criminal investigation apparatus for seven years, and then received the post of head of department “A”, whose main task was to work with the agent network. From 1980 to 1983, Victor was the head of the criminal investigation department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tatarstan.
Fulfilling international duty
In 1980-1981, Viktor Fedorovich Erin was in Afghanistan. The officer became a member of a newly created detachment called “Cobalt”, focused on providing assistance in carrying out operational investigative activities in the territory of this Asian country. The unit was supposed to help the military department as well.
Initially, Erin completed a basic combat training course near Tashkent, where he acquired skills in shooting from a machine gun, grenade launcher, mining and terrain navigation. They did not directly teach operational work in Afghanistan, since the instructors themselves did not have the required information on this issue.
Once in the combat zone, Victor took command of a detachment of 50 people. For almost 8 months, the unit gained invaluable experience, which it subsequently passed on to its colleagues.
Homecoming
From 1983 to 1988, Viktor Fedorovich Erin, a biography whose photos are still studied by people today, was the head of a department within the Main Directorate responsible for combating the theft of socialist property.
Then there were two very difficult years (1988-1990), when the officer served as First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs in Armenia. The situation in this country at that time was very difficult: two earthquakes, a huge number of corpses, an armed conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, numerous rallies. But, as time has shown, Victor’s most difficult trials lay ahead.
90s era
In the spring of 1991, Erin voluntarily left the CPSU, and in the fall of the same year he was in the chair of Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR. From January 1992 to July 1995, Viktor Fedorovich worked as the head of the country's law enforcement agency. Moreover, during this period he experienced a colossal outflow of qualified personnel, persistent underfunding of the police and a huge surge in crime.
During the attempted coup in the fall of 1993, Viktor Fedorovich Erin did not change his oath and took the side of Boris Yeltsin. The minister’s subordinates harshly suppressed popular unrest and stopped the demonstrators’ desire to overthrow the government. For this, on October 1, 1993, the officer received the rank of army general, and six days later he became a Hero of the Russian Federation and received a “Gold Star”. It is worth noting that Erin’s actions caused dissatisfaction not only among ordinary citizens, but also among the prosecutor’s office, which considered that the minister’s actions led to an increase in the conflict in Moscow and the outbreak of mass unrest.
At the end of 1994, a high-ranking government official became a member of a group tasked with disarming bandit groups in Chechnya. This work of the general was subjected to severe and quite fair criticism from journalists and citizens for the huge losses of personnel in the combat zone. As a result, on June 30, 1995, a number of managers, including Victor, were dismissed by decree of the President of the Russian Federation. After this, the general was appointed to the post of deputy head of the country’s foreign intelligence, where he worked until his resignation in 2001.
Family status
Viktor Fedorovich Erin (date of birth is given above) has been married for many years and has raised two children. His son Leonid also chose the path of an officer and works in the Federal Security Service of Russia. My daughter’s name is Nadezhda.
Russian statesman, army general (1993). Minister of Internal Affairs of Russia (1992-1995), one of the main participants in the October 1993 events. Deputy Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation (1995-2000).
In 1967 he graduated with honors from the Kazan branch of the Yelabuga Secondary Police School. In 1973 he graduated with honors from the Higher School of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs.
He began his service in the internal affairs bodies in 1964 as a local police commissioner. He served in the internal affairs bodies of Tatarstan in positions from operational commissioner to head of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tatarstan (his last post was held from 1982 to 1984), took part in the investigation of serious crimes, exposing especially dangerous criminal groups. From 1980 to 1981 he was on a business trip to Afghanistan. Since 1983 - head of department in the Main Directorate for Combating Theft of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs. From 1988 to 1990 - First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Armenia. Since 1990 - Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the RSFSR - Head of the Criminal Police Service. From the beginning of 1991 - First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the RSFSR, in September 1991 he was appointed First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the USSR. Since December 1991 - First Deputy Minister of Security and Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.
In May 1991, he became one of the first senior leaders of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to leave the CPSU.
On August 22, 1991, as Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the RSFSR, together with the Chairman of the KGB of the RSFSR Viktor Ivanenko, Deputy Prosecutor Lisin and Grigory Yavlinsky, he took part in the arrest of the Minister of Internal Affairs of the USSR Boris Pugo. According to the official version, a few hours before the arrival of the arrest team, Pugo and his wife shot themselves.
In January 1992, he was appointed Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. On May 9, 1992, he was promoted to colonel general of the internal service.
In November 1992, he headed the operational headquarters to restore law and order in the area of the Ingush-Ossetian conflict. According to Valery Tishkov, at that moment he admitted his inability to influence the situation.
In September 1993, he supported the anti-constitutional decree of the President of the Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin No. 1400 on the dissolution of the Congress of People's Deputies and the Supreme Council. Units of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, subordinates, dispersed opposition rallies, participated in the siege and storming of the House of Soviets of Russia.
On October 1, 1993 (a few days before the dispersal of parliament by tanks) he was awarded the military rank of army general. He took an active part in the October events of the armed suppression of opponents of B. N. Yeltsin from the Supreme Council on October 3-4. On October 7, he received the title of Hero of the Russian Federation for this. On October 20, B. N. Yeltsin appointed him a member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.
From December 1994 to January 1995, he directed the actions of units and bodies of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs on the territory of the Chechen Republic.
On March 10, 1995, the State Duma expressed no confidence (268 deputies voted for no confidence in the Minister of Internal Affairs). On June 30, 1995, after the failure to free the hostages in Budenovsk, at his own request, he was relieved of the post of Minister of Internal Affairs. At the same time, the director of the FSB of Russia, S.V. Stepashin, resigned.
In 1995-2000 - Deputy Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation.
Retired since 2000.
On June 18, 2005, at the general meeting of shareholders, he was elected to the board of directors of Motovilikha Plants OJSC.