Stepan Aleksandrovich Tananykin (Russian: Степан Александрович Тананыкин; born on 12 November 1963), is a Russian politician who had served as the head of the municipality of Murmansk and chairman of the Murmansk City Council (from 6 August to 30 November 2010.
[1] He began his career in 1986, since 1988 he worked on Kolguev Island as a rigger.
From 1995 to 2007, he worked in various positions at CJSC Business Service, including 10 years as Deputy General Director.
In 2008, he graduated from the Murmansk Academy of Economics and Management with a degree in Economics and Management at an Enterprise of General Commercial Activities, and was qualified as an Economist-Manager».
[1] On 6 August 2010, Tananykin became the head of Murmansk, but less than 4 months later, on 30 November 2010, having signed a contract with city manager Sysoev, he announced his resignation.