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.
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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
For Truth (russian: За правду; ''Za pravdu'') was a national-conservative political party in Russia. It was established in February 2020 by writer Zakhar Prilepin. On January 28, 2021, the party united with the Patriots of Russia party an ...
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,
[ having received the mandate previously declined by Prilepin following the ]2021 Russian legislative election
Legislative elections were held in Russia from 17 to 19 September 2021. At stake were 450 seats in the 8th convocation of the State Duma, the lower house of the Federal Assembly. Going into the elections, United Russia was the ruling party aft ...
.
After 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...
, Kuznetsov declared the party's plans to open branches in Kherson
Kherson (, ) is a port city of Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers appr ...
and Lugansk. In his interview, he also mentioned that Russia needs to be "self-cleaned".
In November 2023, he made a proposal to Christian parliamentarians from different countries to unite for the protection of traditional values and peacemaking efforts around the world.”
Together with parliamentarians and public figures from Europe, Russia, Latin America and Africa, he created the organizing committee of the “World Christian Association of Parliamentarians" and the “Commission on Value-Based Humanitarian Cooperation and Interreligious Dialogue BRICS+” for international cooperation based on common spiritual and moral values.
As part of the work of the organizing committee of the World Christian Association of Parliamentarians, he organized a humanitarian medical mission to help refugee children and displaced persons in African countries and visiting prisoners.
In the spring of 2023, together with the office of the Ukrainian Ombudsman, he started mutual verification of the conditions of the captives and asked the President of the Russian Federation to assist in the issue of exchange of civilian prisoners.
Dmitry Kuznetsov created the program “ MPs' Headquarters for Assistance to Mobilized Soldiers and their Families”. The essence of the program is to protect the rights of soldiers and solve problems with payments, documents, social protection, necessary medical care and other. Kuznetsov received more than 10000 requests. More than 50 thousand people received help.[
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References
1975 births
Living people
A Just Russia politicians
21st-century Russian politicians
Eighth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)
Politicians from Moscow
Moscow State University alumni
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