Oleg Smolin

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]

Oleg Smolin
Member of the State Duma from Omsk Oblast's Moskalenki constituency
Assumed office
5 October 2016
Preceded byConstituency established
Member of the State Duma
In office
17 December 1995 – 24 December 2007
Personal details
Born
Oleg Nikolayevich Smolin

(1952-02-10) 10 February 1952
Poludino, Magzhan Zhumabaev District, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Kazakhstan)
NationalityRussian
Political partyCPRF
Alma materOmsk State Pedagogical University
Ural State University

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]

References
  1. 24 сентября 2009 г. на Рублевском шоссе был ограблен депутат Госдумы от КПРФ Олег Смолин
  2. 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
  3. Winning, Alexander (2013-03-10). "One Year Before Paralympics, Support for Disabled Improving". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  4. "«Мы смогли б сохранить Союз». Омский политик оценил важность подписания договора о дружбе с Донбассом". 23 February 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  5. "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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