Grigorij Mesežnikov (born 25 March 1958,

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) is a political analyst of Jewish descent who lives in

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. Born in the Soviet Union, in 1979 Mesežnikov moved to Slovakia with his wife. At first, he worked in the

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in Bratislava. With

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(presidential candidate in the

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), he founded the Slovak Institute for Public Affairs (IVO). He has been president of the institute since 1998. IVO's aim is spreading principles of

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in Slovakia. Mesežnikov is a frequent contributor to many politics-related newspapers in Slovakia.

References

External links

IVO Official Site
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Biography
1958 births Democracy activists Jewish scientists Living people People from Oryol Soviet emigrants to Czechoslovakia Members of the Slovak Academy of Sciences Slovak Jews Comenius University alumni Slovak political scientists {{Slovak-scientist-stub