Sergey Alexandrovich Shargunov (; born 12 May 1980,

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) is a Russian writer and political figure and a deputy of the

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and 8th State Dumas. Sergey Shargunov is a prominent Russian writer, who began his career by winning the Debut Prize for long-form fiction in 2001 at the age of 21. Since his Debut Prize win, Shargunov has gone on to have his ''Book Without Photographs'' shortlisted for the National Bestseller Award in 2011; his novel ''1993'', set in the early 1990s, was also shortlisted for the NatsBest Award, in 2014. In 2019 he was appointed editor-in-chief at the literary journal

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. Sergey Shargunov is the son of the clergyman . While studying at the

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, Shargunov worked as an assistant to the deputy of the State Duma

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. At the age of 19, he started writing for the literary journal

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. From 2002 to 2003, he worked as a correspondent at the

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. From 2003 to 2007, he worked at the

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. In 2004, he co-founded the Youth Movement "Ura!" that cooperated with the Rodina party. In 2006, Shargunov joined the

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. In 2013, he worked as a columnist at the

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FM radio station. He also wrote a blog on the website of the

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radio station. In 2016 and 2021, he was elected deputy of the

and 8th State Dumas, respectively.

Sanctions

He was sanctioned by

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under the Special Economic Measures Act (S.C. 1992, c. 17) in relation to the

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for Grave Breach of International Peace and Security, and by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shargunov, Sergey 1987 births Living people Communist Party of the Russian Federation members Russian individuals subject to United Kingdom sanctions Eighth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) Politicians from Moscow Yunost editors Rodina (political party) politicians