Mikhail Gennadyevich Delyagin (Russian: Михаи́л Генна́дьевич Деля́гин, IPA: [mʲɪxɐˈil ɡʲɪˈnadʲjɪvʲɪdʑ dʲɪˈlʲæɡʲɪn]; born 16 March 1968) is a Russian author, economist and member of the State Duma.

Mikhail Delyagin
Михаил Делягин
Member of the State Duma (Party List Seat)
Assumed office
12 October 2021
Personal details
Born (1968-03-19) 19 March 1968 (age 56)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Political partyA Just Russia - For Truth
EducationMoscow State University (DPhil)
OccupationEconomist

Career

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A member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Delyagin took part in the experts team by the Supreme Soviet council from 1990 to 1991 and obtained an academic degree in economics in 1998.

Director of the Problems issued by Globalization Institute (IPROG) and former chairman of the ideological council of the Rodina political party.

State Duma

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In September 2021, Delyagin was elected to the State Duma. He was subsequently nominated deputy chairman of the Duma’s Committee on Economic Policy.[1]

In March 2022, Azerbaijan issued an arrest warrant for Delyagin on account of his incitement on public television.[1] The General Prosecutor’s Office filed a criminal lawsuit against Delyagin on charges of “open calls to start an aggressive war,” “terrorism,” and “cultivation of hate and hostility on national, racial, social or religious grounds" in response to Delyagin threats against the country. The prosecutor also asked Interpol for an international search warrant for the culprit.[2][3]

In February 2024 Delyagin supported a successful bill to increase the revenue floor beyond which Russians would need to pay taxes.[4]

Sanctions

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On 24 March 2022, the United States Treasury sanctioned him in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5]

Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War.[6]

Partial bibliography

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Azerbaijan has issued an arrest warrant for Russian MP Mikhail Delyagin". meydan.tv. 30 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Russian MP threatens to nuke Azerbaijan | Eurasianet". eurasianet.org. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  3. ^ "Azerbaijan declared Mikhail Delyagin who called for bombing of Baku, int'l wanted by Interpol". ann.az. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  4. ^ "The State Duma approved the abolition of personal income tax for Russians with salaries below 30 thousand rubles 16:00". 15 February 2024.
  5. ^ "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 2022-04-10.
  6. ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.