Timofey Timofeyevich Bazhenov (; born 25 January 1976,

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) is a Russian political figure, former TV host, and deputy in the 8th convocation of the

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. Starting from 1994, Timofey Bazhenov began to work on the

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channel, and in 1998 he was officially hired as a reporter. Since then, he has hosted many entertainment TV shows. Bazhenov's political career started in 2015 when he was appointed the head of the press office of the city of

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. In the

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, Bazhenov ran for deputy of the Babushkinsky constituency under the

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political party, obltaining a seat with 38.40% of the vote. He is also a founder of the

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that shares his name.

Publication

He is the author of the book of short stories "Wild stories. Diary of a real man" ("Дикие истории. Дневник настоящего мужика") - (2019).

Sanctions

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

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References

1976 births Living people Politicians from Moscow Russian television presenters Russian individuals subject to United Kingdom sanctions United Russia politicians Eighth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) {{Russia-StateDuma-Deputy-stub