Boris Sergeevich Kashin (; born July 3, 1951, in

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) is a Russian mathematician, Academician of the

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(since 2011),

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, Professor at the

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. Member of the

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since 2000. He graduated from the

in 1973. And then entered to the

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, where he currently works. In 1976 he defended his

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's Dissertation. In 1977 he defended his doctoral dissertation. In 1990 he received the title of Professor. Member of the

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since 1980. He was elected a corresponding member of the

in 1997. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of the journal ''

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''. In 2012, as a deputy of the

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, Kashin was among the initiators of the bill of the

Dima Yakovlev law Federal Law of 28 December 2012 No. 272-FZ "On Sanctions for Individuals Violating Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms of the Citizens of the Russian Federation",

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kashin, Boris 1951 births Living people Soviet mathematicians Russian mathematicians Academic staff of Moscow State University Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Full Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences Communist Party of the Russian Federation members Fifth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) Sixth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)