Nikolai Aleksandrovich Doluda (russian: Никола́й Алекса́ндрович Долу́да; born 10 June 1952 in Mirolyubovka,
Bohodukhiv Raion,
Kharkiv Oblast
Kharkiv Oblast ( uk, Харківська́ о́бласть, translit=Kharkivska oblast), also referred to as Kharkivshchyna ( uk, Ха́рківщина), is an oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. The oblast borders Russia to the north, Luhans ...
) is a Russian political figure and a deputy the
8th State Duma.
[
] In 1998 he held the position of Deputy Mayor of the city of
Yeysk. In 2001, he started working at the administration of the
Krasnodar Krai
Krasnodar Krai (russian: Краснода́рский край, r=Krasnodarsky kray, p=krəsnɐˈdarskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the North Caucasus region in Southern Russia and administratively a part of t ...
. On 24 May 2006 he was appointed Deputy Governor of the Krasnodar Krai. In November 2007, Nikolai Doluda was elected
ataman
Ataman (variants: ''otaman'', ''wataman'', ''vataman''; Russian: атаман, uk, отаман) was a title of Cossack and haidamak leaders of various kinds. In the Russian Empire, the term was the official title of the supreme military comman ...
of the
Kuban Cossack
Kuban Cossacks (russian: кубанские казаки, ''kubanskiye kаzaki''; uk, кубанські козаки, ''kubanski kozaky''), or Kubanians (russian: кубанцы, ; uk, кубанці, ), are Cossacks who live in the Kuban re ...
army. Three years later, he headed the Council of military atamans. He left the post in 2020 to become the new head of the
All-Russian Cossack Society
The All-Russian Cossack Society () is a government sponsored Cossack advocacy organization in the Russian Federation. It is responsible for the coordination of activities between the 11 registered Cossack hosts. In particular, it works in the sphe ...
.
Since 2021, he has served as a deputy of the
8th State Duma.
On 24 March 2022, the United States Treasury sanctioned him in response to the
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 ...
.
Awards
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Order of Honour
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Order of Friendship
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Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"
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Medal "For the Return of Crimea"
The Medal "For the Return of Crimea" (russian: Медаль «За возвращение Крыма», translit=Medal "Za vosvrashchenie Kryma") is a Russian campaign medal of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. The existence of th ...
*
Medal "For Impeccable Service"
References
1952 births
Living people
United Russia politicians
21st-century Russian politicians
Eighth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)
Russian individuals subject to the U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions
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