Aleksey Zhuravlyov | |
|---|---|
| Алексей Журавлёв | |
 Zhuravlyov in 2018 | |
| Leader of the partyRodina | |
| Assumed office 29 September 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Babakov |
| Member of theState Duma for Tambov Oblast | |
| Assumed office 12 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Polyakov |
| Constituency | Tambov (No. 177) |
| Member of the State Duma for Voronezh Oblast | |
| In office 5 October 2016 – 12 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | constituency re-established |
| Succeeded by | Andrey Markov |
| Constituency | Anna (No. 89) |
| Member of the State Duma (Party List Seat) | |
| In office 21 December 2011 – 5 October 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1962-06-30)30 June 1962 (age 63) |
| Political party | Rodina |
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| Education | |
Aleksey Aleksandrovich Zhuravlyov (born 30 June 1962) is a Russian nationalist politician and member of theState Duma. Since 29 September 2016 he has been chairman of theRodina political party.[1][2] His views are oftenmilitarist,hawkish, andirredentist.
Zhuravlyov was born 30 June 1962 inVoronezh inSoviet Union. In 1984 he graduated fromVoronezh Polytechnic Institute majoring in "Physics of Metals". In 2004 he graduated from theRussian Academy of Public Administration under thePresident of the Russian Federation.
In 2001-2004 Zhuravlyov was an authorized representative of the Governor of the Voronezh OblastVladimir Kulakov in theOblast Duma.[1] In 2006–2007 he participated in the preparations for the creation of the partyGreat Russia led byDmitry Rogozin.[1] From 2009 to 2011, was an advisor to the governor of the Voronezh OblastAlexey Gordeyev.[citation needed]
In 2011, the results of the primaries has been nominated as a candidate for deputy of the State Duma of theAll-Russia People's Front for the party list ofUnited Russia. In theelections, he was elected to the6th State Duma.[3]
On 29 September 2012, at the founding convention of the partyRodina Zhuravlev was elected as its chairman, while retaining his membership in the faction Rodina in the State Duma.[1]
On 3 December 2013, Zhuravlyov got into a brawl withAdam Delimkhanov, a fellow member of the State Duma and cousin ofChechen leaderRamzan Kadyrov, losing two teeth in the process and landing in the hospital.[4] Delimkhanov allegedly instigated the beating in Zhuravlyov's 15th floor Duma office after becoming irate over a letter written by Zhuravlev to Prosecutor GeneralYury Chaika requesting an investigation into a monument erected to female heroes of the18th century Caucasian War in the Chechen village of Khangish-Yurt. The fight ended when staffers intervened and Delimkhanov brandished a gold plated pistol.[5][6]
In the2016 parliamentary election, he headed the party list of theRodina, and ran throughAnna Constituency. The party list of theRodina did not overcome the 5% electoral threshold, however, won in his constituency. In the State Duma of the7th convocation did not join any of the factions.[citation needed]
In 2020, he got taken in by a prank about a brothel for zoophiles.[7] This was subsequently debunked by Russian commentatorRustem Agdamov, leaving Zhuravlyov with significant egg on his face.
In 2021, Zhuravlyov made negative comments about the participation oftransgender athleteLaurel Hubbard in the2020 Summer Olympics as a competitor in theWomen's +87 kg Weightlifting section, condemning Hubbard's involvement in the competition as "smut and perversion."[8] His comments were flatly condemned by news outlets from around the world, as well as theInternational Olympic Committee.[9][10]
On 15 December 2021, Zhuravlyov appeared on the Russian television program60 Minutes, advocating for thekidnapping and imprisonment of United States CongressmanRuben Gallego for his comments in support of providing arms and military training to Ukraine in theRusso-Ukrainian War.[11] Gallego responded on Twitter with the message "fuck around and find out".[12]
In January 2022, Zhuravlyov suggested that the Russian military should place nuclear weapons inCuba andVenezuela in response toNATO military aid toUkraine andGeorgia, claiming that the alliance will use closer ties to position nuclear weapons near Russia's borders with the countries.[13]
Appearing in a military uniform in a video posted toInstagram in February 2022, Zhuravlyov told his followers "the Russian world was and will be ours" and "all of Ukraine will be Russian."[14] He also claimed "the Fatherland" was in danger from Ukraine, urging Russians to volunteer to fight inDonbas, and asserting he was "the first on the list of volunteers leaving for the south-east of Ukraine."[15] Following the Russian government's recognition and invasion of theDonetsk andLuhansk People's Republics, Zhuravlyov called the move "a historical frontier, beyond which a fundamentally new era begins."[16]
On 28 April 2022, he appeared on Russian state TV, threatening the West with Russian nuclear weapons, specifically saying that Russia can wipe out all of Germany, France, and Great Britain in less than 200 seconds. When presented with facts that Britain also possesses nuclear weapons, he preferred to double down on his threats.[17][18]
On 22 February 2022, Zhuravlyov was sanctioned by theEuropean Union along with the other 350 members of the State Duma in retaliation for the vote in favor of recognition of the separatist republics of Ukraine in violation of theMinsk agreements.
He was sanctioned by theUK government on 11 March 2022 in relation to theRusso-Ukrainian War.[19]
