Lev Schlosberg
| Lev Schlosberg | |
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| Born |
30 July 1963 Pskov, Russian SFSR, USSR |
| Political party | Yabloko |
| Candidate for Yabloko | |
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Election date 18 September 2016 | |
| Member of Pskov Regional Assembly of Deputies |
Lev Markovich Schlosberg (Russian: Лев Ма́ркович Шло́сберг; born 30 July 1963, Pskov) is a Russian politician, human rights activist, journalist,[1] chairman of the Pskov regional branch of Yabloko, and a member of its federal political committee.[2]
He has gained fame after on 25 August 2014 he made a publication in the newspaper Pskov province, where he spread information about the suspicious deaths of troops of 76th Guards Air Assault Division, Leonid Kichatkin and Alexander Osipov.[3]
From December 2011 to 24 September 2015 he was a member of the Pskov Regional Assembly of Deputies, deprived of authority by the court and by vote of fellow deputies. The politician links this fact with his political views.[4][5]
In December 2015 he ran for the post of chairman of the democratic party Yabloko. He was defeated by Emilia Slabunova in the second round.[6]
On 4 July 2016 he was announced as a candidate for federal legislative election from Yabloko.[7]
On 18 September 2016 Yabloko managed to win one seat in the regional assembly of Pskov, and Schlosberg returned to the legislative institution.[8][9]
References
- ↑ Meduza
- ↑ Руководящие органы Псковского регионального отделения
- ↑ BBC Русская служба
- ↑ Льва Шлосберга исключили из псковского парламента
- ↑ "Outspoken Russian Lawmaker Expelled for Truth". Retrieved 2016-09-25.
- ↑ Yabloko.ru
- ↑ "Региональные группы партии "ЯБЛОКО" на выборах в Государственную Думу". www.yabloko.ru. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
- ↑ "Шлосберга избрали в Псковское областное собрание". Retrieved 2016-09-25.
- ↑ Kara-Murza, Vladimir (21 September 2016). "Russia's 2016 Election: Despair, Apathy—and Hope?". World Affairs.