Lev Schlossberg

Lev Markovich Schlossberg (Russian: Лев Ма́ркович Шло́сберг; born 30 July 1963, Pskov) is a Russian politician, human rights activist, journalist,[1] chairman of the Pskov regional branch of Yabloko, and a member of its federal political committee.[2][3]

Lev Schlossberg
Born (1963-07-30) 30 July 1963
Pskov, Russian SFSR, USSR
Political partyYabloko
Lev Schlossberg
Candidate for
Yabloko
Election date
18 September 2016
Member of Pskov Regional Assembly of Deputies

Biography

He has gained fame after on 25 August 2014 he made a publication in the newspaper Pskov province, where he spread information about the suspicious deaths of troops of 76th Guards Air Assault Division, Leonid Kichatkin and Alexander Osipov.[4]

From December 2011 to 24 September 2015 he was a member of the Pskov Regional Assembly of Deputies, deprived of authority by the court and by vote of fellow deputies. The politician links this fact with his political views.[5][6]

In December 2015 he ran for the post of chairman of the democratic party Yabloko. He was defeated by Emilia Slabunova in the second round.[7]

On 4 July 2016 he was announced as a candidate for federal legislative election from Yabloko.[8]

On 18 September 2016 Yabloko won one seat in the regional assembly of Pskov, and Schlossberg returned to the legislative institution.[9][10]

References
  1. Meduza
  2. Руководящие органы Псковского регионального отделения
  3. Шлосберг о законе Димы Яковлева: нам предложили подписаться под подлостью
  4. BBC Русская служба
  5. Льва Шлосберга исключили из псковского парламента
  6. "Outspoken Russian Lawmaker Expelled for Truth". Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  7. Yabloko.ru
  8. "Региональные группы партии "ЯБЛОКО" на выборах в Государственную Думу". yabloko.ru. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
  9. "Шлосберга избрали в Псковское областное собрание". Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  10. Kara-Murza, Vladimir (21 September 2016). "Russia's 2016 Election: Despair, Apathy—and Hope?". World Affairs.
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