Vyacheslav Nikonov
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Vyacheslav Nikonov | |
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Вячеслав Никонов | |
 Nikonov in 2014 | |
| Member of the State Duma | |
| Assumed office 4 December 2011 | |
| In office 1993–1995 | |
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| Born | 5 June 1956 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | United Russia |
| Spouse | Nina Nikonova |
| Education | Moscow State University |
Vyacheslav Alekseyevich Nikonov (Russian: Вячеслав Алексеевич Никонов; born 5 June 1956) is a Russian political scientist.
Early life
[edit]Nikonov is a grandson of Vyacheslav Molotov, prominent Bolshevik and Soviet foreign minister under Joseph Stalin, whom he was named after, and Polina Zhemchuzhina, a Soviet politician.[1][2]
Education
[edit]Nikonov graduated from the History Department of Moscow State University in 1978 where he studied the history of the Republican Party in the United States after World War II.
In July 2012, Nikonov received an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of Edinburgh, which has since been rescinded.[3]
Career
[edit]Nikonov has been involved in Soviet and Russian politics since the 1970s, first as a local Komsomol leader, later in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and as a member of Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin, and Vladimir Putin's staff.
In 1993, Nikonov was elected to the State Duma.
In 2005–2007, he was a member of the Public Chamber of Russia.
Since 2007, Nikonov has headed the Russkiy Mir Foundation established by Putin to promote Russian language and culture internationally.[4]
Since 2011, Nikonov has headed School of Public Administration at Moscow State University.[5]
In 2011, he was once again elected to the State Duma, and became the Chairman of the Education Committee in 2013.[6]
Media
[edit]In 2005, he published an early biography of Molotov (in Russian). As a biographer of his own grandfather, Nikonov cannot be regarded as an objective source, and he personally recognized this fact in an interview. In the same interview, Nikonov stated to be proud that Molotov was a wise and coolly ruthless man, giving him the right to be listed together with Timur (in the words of Winston Churchill).[7]
During the 2014 Winter Olympics, The Daily Show correspondent Jason Jones engaged Nikonov in a mock interview about Russia–United States relations.[8]
In April 2022, he declared the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine to be a holy war and the Russian forces to be the embodiment of good.[9]
Sanctions
[edit]On 24 March 2022, the United States Treasury sanctioned Nikonov in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[10]
In April 2022, the UK government sanctioned Nikonov in relation to the Russo-Ukrainian War. [11]
References
[edit]- ^ Yale Richmond. Cultural Exchange & the Cold War: Raising the Iron Curtain. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2003. ISBN 0-271-02532-8. P. 173.
- ^ Lynn Berry. Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact seen in new light. Associated Press, 22 August 2009.
- ^ "Honorary graduates". The University of Edinburgh. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Management Board". www.russkiymir.ru. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ "Декан факультета государственного управления". www.spa.msu.ru. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ "Vyacheslav Nikonov: Education Is an Inertial System, and Sharp Changes Are Dangerous".
- ^ Answers on the questions of journalist from the «Родная газета» (English translation).
- ^ "Gorbachev Threatens 'Daily Show' Reporter". HuffPost. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "God’s Propagandists", Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), 22 March 2023
- ^ "U.S. Treasury Sanctions Russia's Defense-Industrial Base, the Russian Duma and Its Members, and Sberbank CEO". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Russian people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent
- Russian political scientists
- Eighth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)
- First convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)
- Historians of the United States
- Members of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation
- Seventh convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)
- Sixth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)
- Russian individuals subject to U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions
- Russian individuals subject to United Kingdom sanctions