Alexander Nikolayevich Krutov (russian: Александр Николаевич Крутов, born 13 October 1947) is a Russian journalist and politician, a member of the State Duma (2003-2007). His party affiliation was Rodina (Motherland), and he held the positions of Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Information Policy and is a member of the Commission on the Credentials and Deputies’ Ethics Issues in the

Duma A duma (russian: дума) is a Russian assembly with advisory or legislative functions. The term ''boyar duma'' is used to refer to advisory councils in Russia from the 10th to 17th centuries. Starting in the 18th century, city dumas were for ...

. He is known for his nationalist and anti-semitic views.

Short biography and political views

Born in 1947, Alexander Krutov graduated from the journalism department of the

Moscow State University M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU; russian: Московский государственный университет имени М. В. Ломоносова) is a public research university in Moscow, Russia and the most prestigious ...

. For many years he worked as a field correspondent for the Soviet Radio. In 1986, he was the first journalist to broadcast the consequences of

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’s catastrophe. He occupied various positions in the central TV and radio broadcasting companies. In 1990, Alexander Krutov served as people’s deputy, and from 1997 to 2000 he was named General Director of Moscoviya, a TV and radio broadcasting company. He is also the host of the TV program Russian House and the main editor of the monthly magazine, Russian House. Alexander Krutov is married and has one son. In 2005, he was one of the radical nationalist Russian politicians who demanded the prohibition of "all religious and ethnic Jewish organizations as extremist."Autobiography
Alexander Krutov, 12 May 2008Anti-semitisn and the Russian oligarchs

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, 2 March 2005

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Krutov, Alexander 1947 births Living people People from Murmansk Oblast Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Rodina (political party) politicians Russian monarchists Members of the Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union Fourth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) Russian male journalists Moscow State University alumni