Sergei Gavrilov (politician)


Sergei Anatolievich Gavrilov (Russian: Серге́й Анато́льевич Гаври́лов; born 27 January 1966) is a Russian politician who is a Deputy of the State Duma representing the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.[1][2] He was born in Tula, during the time period of the Soviet Union; and would go on to receive a Candidate of Science in Economics, considered a PhD equivalent, from Moscow State University in 1989.[3]

Sergei Anatolievich Gavrilov
Sergei Gavrilov
Born
Серге́й Анато́льевич Гаври́лов

(1966-01-27)January 27, 1966
Tula, USSR
EducationMoscow State University (PhD)
OccupationDeputy of the State Duma
Political partyCommunist Party of the Russian Federation
AwardsOrder For Merit to the Fatherland

On September 18, 2016, he was elected as a deputy of the 7th State Duma as a member of the Communist Party.[3]

2019 Georgia Protests

He was invited to speak within Georgia's parliament through the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy.[4] This speech was done in Russian from the Speaker's chair and was seen as an attack on Georgian sovereignty. It would result in the 2019 Georgia protests.[4][5][6]

Awards
  • Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" 2nd class on August 26, 2016[7]

References
  1. "Russia says Georgia isn't safe. Russians in Georgia say otherwise". BBC News. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  2. "Гаврилов Сергей Анатольевич". State Duma (in Russian). Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  3. "Сведения о проводящихся выборах и референдумах". www.vybory.izbirkom.ru. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  4. Genin, Aaron (2019-07-25). "Georgian Protests: Tbilis's Two-Sided Conflict". The California Review. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
  5. Lebanidze, Kornely Kakachia, Bidzina. "Georgian Dream Meets Georgia's Nightmare". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
  6. Waal, Thomas de (2019-06-24). "What Is Behind Georgia's 'Anti-Russia' Protests". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
  7. "Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации". publication.pravo.gov.ru. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
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