Oleg Smolin

Oleg Smolin
Oleg Smolin
Олег Смолин
Member of the State Duma; for Omsk Oblast
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 5 October 2016
Preceded by	Constituency established
Constituency	Moskalenki (No. 140)
	In office; 17 January 1996 – 24 December 2007
Constituency	Omsk (No. 129)
Member of the State Duma; (Party List Seat)
	In office; 24 December 2007 – 5 October 2016
Personal details
Born	10 February 1952 (age 72); Poludino, Magzhan Zhumabayev District, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian
Political party	CPRF
Alma mater	Omsk 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.

External links

[1] Omsk has been constituency No. 139 since 2016

[2] 24 сентября 2009 г. на Рублевском шоссе был ограблен депутат Госдумы от КПРФ Олег Смолин

[3] 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

[4] Winning, Alexander (2013-03-10). "One Year Before Paralympics, Support for Disabled Improving". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2023-06-05.

[5] "«Мы смогли б сохранить Союз». Омский политик оценил важность подписания договора о дружбе с Донбассом". 23 February 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

[pbs-protests-6] "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.

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Oleg Smolin
Олег Смолин


Member of the State Duma for Omsk Oblast
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 October 2016
Preceded by	Constituency established
Constituency	Moskalenki (No. 140)
In office 17 January 1996 – 24 December 2007
Constituency	Omsk (No. 129)^[a]
Member of the State Duma (Party List Seat)
In office 24 December 2007 – 5 October 2016

Personal details
Born	(1952-02-10) 10 February 1952 (age 72) Poludino, Magzhan Zhumabayev District, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian
Political party	CPRF
Alma mater	Omsk State Pedagogical University Ural State University