Peeter Baranin (or Pjotr Baranin; 31 January 1882, Kolkja – 11 April 1966,

Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...

) was an Estonian politician. Baranin studied at Tartu Reaalkool. He was a firefighter. He was also the mayor of

Mustvee Mustvee is a town in Estonia. It lies on the west coast of Lake Peipus, and is administratively part of the Mustvee Parish in Jõgeva County. Ethnic Estonians and Russians both make up around half of its current population of approximately 1,60 ...

and the chairman of the gentry board. He was a member of the

Riigikogu The Riigikogu (, from Estonian ''riigi-'', "of the state", and ''kogu'', "assembly") is the unicameral parliament of Estonia. In addition to approving legislation, the Parliament appoints high officials, including the prime minister and chi ...

from 1923 to 1929. He was chairman of the Kolkja branch of

Old Believers Old Believers or Old Ritualists ( Russian: староверы, ''starovery'' or старообрядцы, ''staroobryadtsy'') is the common term for several religious groups, which maintain the old liturgical and ritual practices of the Russian ...

until 1914. He had established a new Old Believer church in Kolkja in 1928. Baranin died on 11 April 1966 in Tallinn and was buried on 13 April 1966 at Metsakalmistu.

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1882 births 1966 deaths Politicians from Peipsiääre Parish People from Kreis Dorpat Old Believers Estonian people of Russian descent Members of the Riigikogu, 1923–1926 Members of the Riigikogu, 1926–1929 Burials at Metsakalmistu {{estonia-stub