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Dmitry Kuznetsov | |
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Дмитрий Кузнецов | |
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Member of the State Duma ( Party List Seat) | |
Assumed office 20 October 2021 | |
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Born | Moscow, RSFSR, USSR | 5 March 1975
Political party | A Just Russia — For Truth |
Alma mater | Moscow State University |
Dmitry Vadimovich Kuznetsov ( Russian: Дмитрий Вадимович Кузнецов; born 5 March 1975, Moscow) is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 8th State Duma. [1]
In 1997, Kuznetsov graduated from Moscow State University. From 1997 to 2015, he was engaged in marketing and worked as a producer in showbusiness. He also worked at the Media Star company founded by Yuri Aizenshpis. In June 2019, he joined the All-Russia People's Front. In 2020, Kuznetsov was appointed secretary of the central committee of the For Truth party initiated by writer Zakhar Prilepin. In 2021, the party was merged with the parties A Just Russia and Patriots of Russia. Since October 2021, he has served as deputy of the 8th State Duma, [1] [2] [3] having received the mandate previously declined by Prilepin following the 2021 Russian legislative election. [4] [5]
After 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kuznetsov declared the party's plans to open branches in Kherson and Lugansk. In his interview, he also mentioned that Russia needs to be "self-cleaned". [6]