Oleg Smolin

Russian politician and philosopher

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Олег Смолин

Member of the State Duma
for Omsk Oblast

Incumbent

Assumed office
5 October 2016Preceded byConstituency establishedConstituencyMoskalenki (No. 140)In office
17 January 1996 – 24 December 2007Constituency Omsk (No. 129)^[a]Member of the State Duma
(Party List Seat)In office
24 December 2007 – 5 October 2016 Personal detailsBorn (1952-02-10) 10 February 1952 (age 72)
Poludino, Magzhan Zhumabaev District, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakh SSR, Soviet UnionNationalityRussianPolitical partyCPRFAlma materOmsk State Pedagogical University
Ural State University

Oleg Nikolayevich Smolin (Russian: Оле́г Никола́евич Смо́лин; born 10 February 1952) is a Russian politician. He is a State Duma deputy, as a member of the Communist Party.^[1]^[2] He is blind, and was the vice president of the Russian Paralympic committee.^[3]

He was the only member of the State Duma who voted against the recognition of the separatist Lugansk People's Republic.But he then stated that he made a mistake when casting his vote, and asked to correct the vote tally.^[4]

However, he later said that he was "shocked" by the invasion and express that "military force should be used in politics only as a last resort"^[5]

Notes

^ Omsk has been constituency No. 139 since 2016

References

^ 24 сентября 2009 г. на Рублевском шоссе был ограблен депутат Госдумы от КПРФ Олег Смолин
^ Г.А.Зюганов о нападении на депутата-коммуниста Госдумы Олега Смолина: Это очередной факт, свидетельствующий о переходе административного давления на коммунистов в стадию политического разбоя и насилия
^ Winning, Alexander (2013-03-10). "One Year Before Paralympics, Support for Disabled Improving". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
^ "«Мы смогли б сохранить Союз». Омский политик оценил важность подписания договора о дружбе с Донбассом". 23 February 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^ "Anti-war sentiment grows in Russia as troops close in on Ukrainian capital". PBS. 26 February 2022. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.