Boris Komotsky | |
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| Борис Комоцкий | |
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| Member of theState Duma (Party List Seat) | |
| Assumed office 12 October 2021 | |
| In office 21 December 2011 – 5 October 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1956-01-31)31 January 1956 (age 69) |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Russian Federation |
| Education | Moscow State University (DPhil) |
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Boris Olegovich Komotsky (Russian:Борис Олегович Комоцкий; born 31 January 1956) is a Russian political figure, editor of thePravda newspaper and a deputy of the6th and8th Russian State Dumas.[1]
From 1978 to 1990, Komotsky taughtscientific communism. In 1990, he participated in the creation and then the work of the press center of theSupreme Soviet of Russia. He is one of the founders of the Center for Research of Political Culture of Russia. In March 1996, he joined the group of consultants and speechwriters of the chairman of the Central Committee of theCommunist Party of the Russian FederationGennady Zyuganov. From 2005 to 2009, he was the Deputy Chief Editor of thePravda newspaper; in 2009 he was appointed to the post of editor, which he still holds. From 2011 to 2016, he was the deputy of the6th State Duma. In 2021, he was re-elected for the8th State Duma.[1][2][3]
In 2022, Komotsky was sanctioned by the United Kingdom government in relation to theRusso-Ukrainian War.[4]
