Boris Aleksandrovich Chernyshov (; born 25 June 1991, in

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) is a Russian politician, a deputy of the

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of the

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Biography

Education

Chernyshov graduated from the

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in 2012, and completed further studies at

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(2014).

Early career

Prior to election to the State Duma, Chernyshov was coordinator of the Moscow branch of the

Liberal Democratic Party of Russia LDPR – Liberal Democratic Party of Russia () is a Russian Ultranationalism, ultranationalist and Right-wing populism, right-wing populist List of political parties in Russia, political party. It succeeded the Liberal Democratic Party of the ...

(LDPR). In this role, he organized a public protest in front of the Turkish Embassy against the

2015 Russian Sukhoi Su-24 shootdown On 24 November 2015, a Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet shot down a Russian Sukhoi Su-24M attack aircraft near the Syria–Turkey border. According to Turkey, the aircraft was fired upon while in Turkish airspace because it violated the b ...

by a Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet.

State Duma of the Russian Federation

In 2016, Chernyshov was elected as a deputy in the State Duma, the lower house of the

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. He is a representative for the Orekhovo–Borisovo constituency in Moscow. His first day in office was September 18, 2016. He is also the Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Education and Science. Chernyshov drafted two bills in November 2016 to regulate

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s. He proposed banning sales to minors, prohibiting vaping in certain public areas such as parks, and creating regulations to avoid harmful ingredients. In November 2016, Chernyshov and fellow LDPR deputy Vasily Vlasov prepared a bill to lower the voting age in Russia from 18 to 16. This has been a policy of the LDPR since 2014, reflecting the popularity of the party among young people. However, the bill was swiftly rejected by the Russian government. Following this, Chernyshov and Vlasov advanced the idea of lowering the minimum age of LDPR membership to 16 years. Chernyshov suggested that membership of the LDPR by young people might motivate other family members and friends to also join the party.

Sanctions

He was sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the

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. On 24 March 2022, the United States Treasury sanctioned him in response to the

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References

External links

Boris Alexandrovich Chernyshov's official telegram channel
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chernyshov, Boris 1991 births Living people People from Voronezh Liberal Democratic Party of Russia politicians Seventh convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) Moscow State University alumni Eighth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) Russian individuals subject to United Kingdom sanctions Higher School of Economics alumni Russian individuals subject to U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions