Aleksey Valentinovich Mitrofanov (, also

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as Alexei Mitrofanov; born 16 March 1962) is a Russian politician and deputy of the

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of Russia from the

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party. He has been Deputy Chairman of the State Duma's Committee on Credit Organizations and Financial Markets and a member of the

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Supreme Council.

Career

Mitrofanov ran for mayor of Moscow in 1999 and again in 2003, unsuccessfully both times. He served in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the

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. He holds degrees in international relations from the

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and from the USA-Canada Institute of the

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. In 2005, he made and released a controversial erotic movie titled '' Yuliya'', which portrayed two people called Misha and Yuliya in various sex scenes, who resembled then-

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and

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Mikhail Saakashvili. He is also known for his strident nationalist comments. For instance, in November 2008, he claimed that the 2008–2009 Ukrainian financial crisis would shut down Ukraine's industry and that this collapse would make Ukraine become a part of the

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. Mitrofanov left the

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(LDPR) in August 2007 to join A Just Russia, led by Sergei Mironov. Opinion polls at the time suggested that the LDPR would fail to gain representation in the

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following the election in December 2007, while Fair Russia was expected to gain seats. LDPR leader

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said Mitrofanov's departure would actually improve Mitrofanov's former party image. Mitrofanov stood as the top candidate for the Fair Russia federal list in

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during the

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. He was not re-elected. In 2011, he was elected to the State Duma of the Russian Federation.

''t.A.T.u. Come Back''

In 2006, Mitrofanov's book ''t.A.T.u. Come Back'' () was published, a text message collection inspired by the band

t.A.T.u. t.A.T.u. (, ) were a Russian pop duo consisting of Lena Katina and Julia Volkova. The two started out as part of the children's musical group Neposedy before being managed by producer and director Ivan Shapovalov and signing with Russian reco ...

The novel was later made into a movie titled '' You and I'', starring

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and the two members of t.A.T.u.,

Lena Katina Elena Sergeevna Katina (; born 4 October 1984), better known as Lena Katina, is a Russian singer who gained fame as one half of the pop/electronica duo t.A.T.u. She started her career at the age of eight, joining the Russian children's act Aven ...

and

Julia Volkova Yulia Olegovna Volkova (; born 20 February 1985), better known by the alternative spelling of Julia, is a Russian singer best known for being a member of the Russian girl group t.A.T.u., along with Lena Katina. Formed in Moscow, Russia by Ivan ...

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