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Oleg Nikolayevich Smolin (; born 10 February 1952) is a Russian politician. He is a
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deputy, as a member of the Communist Party. He is blind, and was the vice president of the Russian Paralympic committee. He was the only member of the
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who voted against the recognition of the separatist
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. But he then stated that he made a mistake when casting his vote, and asked to correct the vote tally. However, he later said that he was "shocked" by the
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and express that "military force should be used in politics only as a last resort"


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КПРФ The Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF; ) is a Communist party, communist political party in Russia that officially adheres to Marxism–Leninism, Marxist–Leninist philosophy. It is the second-largest Political parties in Russ ...
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