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Mikhail Nikolaevich Matveyev (Russian: Михаил Николаевич Матвеев, born 13 May 1968) is a Russian politician and historian. A member of the Communist Party, Matveyev represents the Promyshlenny constituency in the State Duma.
Mikhail Matveyev | |
|---|---|
| Михаил Матвеев | |
 Matveyev in 2011 | |
| Member of the State Duma for Samara Oblast | |
| Assumed office 12 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Igor Stankevich |
| Constituency | Promyshlenny (No. 162) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 May 1968 Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Russian Federation |
| Alma mater | Samara State University |
Education
editIn 1992, Matveyev graduated with honors at Samara State University.[1]
Political career
editHe was elected to the State Duma in the Promyshlenny constituency in the 2021 Russian legislative election after a recount and legal challenge.[2] In February 2022, Matveyev voted in favor of the recognition of the separatist Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics but later spoke out against the "special military operation", stating that he had not intended the recognition to precede an offensive war.[3]
"I voted for peace, not for war. I wanted Russia to become a shield so that Donbas would not be bombed, not for Kyiv to be bombed."[4]
In 2022, he officially supported the state-promoted narrative that Ukraine is governed by Banderites and "neo-Nazis", and his only criticism concerned military operations outside the Donbas.[5][6][7][8]
On 12 September 2022, Matveyev proposed that Russian governors and lawmakers enlist in the Russian army as volunteers.[9]
On 18 July 2024, Matveyev was injured in what authorities described was an "attempted murder" in Samara, with Matveyev saying that he was assaulted by migrants when he tried to prevent them from assaulting a passerby. Three people were arrested over the incident.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Биография | Архив сайта Самарской Губернской Думы 4-ого созыва" [Biography | Archive of the website of the Samara Provincial Duma of the 4th convocation]. samgd.ru. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ^ "Матвеев против Станкевича: избирком отказался принимать итоги выборов по Промышленному округу" [Matveev vs. Stankevich: the electoral commission refused to accept the results of the elections in the Industrial District]. 63.ru (in Russian). 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ "Russian lawmaker Mikhail Matveyev, who voted to recognize Donetsk and Luhansk, calls for an immediate end to attack on Ukraine". Twitter. BNO News. February 26, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ "The war must end immediately, said Mikhail #Matveev, a member of the #KPRF faction". Twitter. Nexta. February 26, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ "Новые акты нацистского террора на Украине". Kprf.ru. 2022-03-06. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- ^ Зюганов Геннадий Андреевич (2022-03-04). "Г.А. Зюганов: Нет фашизму на нашей земле!". Kprf.ru. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- ^ Зюганов Геннадий Андреевич (2022-03-05). "Фашисты из Европы и террористы с Ближнего Востока поддерживают нацистов-бандеровцев. Заявление Председателя ЦК КПРФ Г.А. Зюганова". Kprf.ru. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- ^ "'Defending the Donbas is one thing. Bombing Kyiv is another'. Russia's Communist Party officially supports the war against Ukraine. But its younger members are speaking out". Meduza. 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Putin is facing pressure from Russia's hawkish nationalists who want all-out war in Ukraine". Business Insider. 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Police Launch Probe After Russian Lawmaker Attacked". The Moscow Times. July 19, 2024.
