Mikhail Georgiyevich Astafyev (born September 16, 1946) (russian: Михаил Георгиевич Астафьев) is a physicist and a former
Russia
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n politician. Born in
Moscow
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, he was the
Peoples' Deputy of the Russian Federation from 1990 to 1993.
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1946 births
Defenders of the White House (1991)
Living people
Russian nationalists
Russian politicians
Soviet politicians