Sergei Anatolievich Gavrilov (russian: Серге́й Анато́льевич Гаври́лов; born 27 January 1966) is a Russian politician who is a Deputy of the
State Duma representing the
Communist Party of the Russian Federation. He was born in
Tula, during the time period of the Soviet Union; and would go on to receive a
Candidate of Science
Candidate of Sciences (russian: кандидат наук, translit=kandidat nauk) is the first of two doctoral level scientific degrees in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. It is formally classified as UNESCO's ISCED level 8, "d ...
in Economics, considered a PhD equivalent, from
Moscow State University
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in 1989.
On September 18, 2016, he was elected as a deputy of the
7th State Duma as a member of the Communist Party.
He is one of the 324 members of the
State Duma the United States Treasury sanctioned on 24 March 2022 in response to the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. ...
.
2019 Georgia Protests
He was invited to speak within Georgia's parliament through the
Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy.
This speech was done in Russian from the Speaker's chair and was seen as an attack on Georgian sovereignty. It would result in the
2019 Georgia protests.
Awards
* Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" 2nd class on August 26, 2016
References
1966 births
Living people
21st-century Russian politicians
Communist Party of the Russian Federation members
Russian Orthodox Christians from Russia
Christian communists
Russian communists
People from Tula, Russia
Moscow State University alumni
Recipients of the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" II class
Fifth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)
Sixth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)
Seventh convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)
Eighth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)
Russian individuals subject to the U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions
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