Mikhail Nikolaevich Matveyev (, born 13 May 1968) is a Russian politician and historian. A member of the Communist Party, Matveyev represents the Promyshlenny constituency in the

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Education

In 1992, Matveyev graduated with honors at Samara State University.

Political career

He was elected to the

in the Promyshlenny constituency in 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 State Duma, 8th convocation of the State Duma, the lower house of the Federal Assembly (Russia), Federal Assembly. Going into the election ...

after a recount and legal challenge. In February 2022, Matveyev voted in favor of the recognition of the separatist Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics but later spoke out against the "

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", stating that he had not intended the recognition to precede an offensive war. In 2022, he officially supported the state-promoted narrative that Ukraine is governed by

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s and "neo-Nazis", and his only criticism concerned military operations outside the Donbas. On 12 September 2022, Matveyev proposed that Russian governors and lawmakers enlist in the Russian army as volunteers. On 18 July 2024, Matveyev was injured in what authorities described was an "attempted murder" in

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, with Matveyev saying that he was assaulted by migrants when he tried to prevent them from assaulting a passerby. Three people were arrested over the incident.

References

1968 births Living people Politicians from Dnipro 21st-century Russian historians Eighth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) Communist Party of the Russian Federation members Samara State University alumni {{Russia-StateDuma-Deputy-stub