High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Aleksandr Sergeyevich Makarov is the mayor of Tomsk, Russia. He is currently suspended from his office, pending the outcome of a criminal case against him for corruption. Born in Slavyansk-na-Kubani, Krasnodar Krai, his family moved to Tomsk in his childhood. After graduation from Tomsk Medical Institute, he worked as a surgeon in Krasnoyarsk Krai before returning to Tomsk to work in the local psychiatric hospital. Later, he entered the Tomsk State Pedagogical University and earned his teaching certification.