Peeter Baranin (or Pjotr Baranin; 31 January 1882,

Kolkja Kolkja is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Peipsiääre Parish, Tartu County, in southeastern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gul ...

– 11 April 1966,

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...

) was an Estonian politician. Baranin studied at Tartu Reaalkool. He was a firefighter. He was also the mayor of

Mustvee Mustvee is a town in Mustvee Parish, Estonia. It lies on the shore of Lake Peipus in Jõgeva County. Its population of 1,600 is approximately half Estonian and half Russian. The name of Mustvee was first recorded in 1343 at the time of reign o ...

and the chairman of the gentry board. He was a member of the

Riigikogu The Riigikogu (; from Estonian ''riigi-'', of the state, and ''kogu'', assembly) is the unicameral parliament of Estonia. In addition to approving legislation, the Parliament appoints high officials, including the Prime Minister and Chief Jus ...

from 1923 to 1929. He was chairman of the Kolkja branch of

Old Believers Old Believers or Old Ritualists, ''starovery'' or ''staroobryadtsy'' are Eastern Orthodox Christians who maintain the liturgical and ritual practices of the Russian Orthodox Church as they were before the reforms of Patriarch Nikon of Moscow bet ...

until 1914. He had established a new Old Believer church in Kolkja in 1928. Baranin died on 11 April 1966 in Tallinn and was buried on 13 April 1966 at

Metsakalmistu Metsakalmistu (meaning ''Forest Cemetery'') is a cemetery in the Pirita district of Tallinn. Metsakalmistu was originally planned to be a public medieval cemetery. Eduard Vilde was the first to be buried in 1933. The original area of the cemete ...

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1882 births 1966 deaths People from Peipsiääre Parish People from Kreis Dorpat Old Believers Estonian people of Russian descent Members of the Riigikogu, 1923–1926 Members of the Riigikogu, 1926–1929 Burials at Metsakalmistu {{estonia-stub