Sergei Zheleznyak

Sergei Zheleznyak

Sergei Zheleznyak (born 1970) is a Russian Member of Parliament.[1] In 2007 he was elected as a member of State Duma and then became its Deputy Chairman as of June 2012. Prior to the political career he was an advertising, media, and public relations executive.[2] Following his nomination he co-authored a law which allowed the government to block websites that it sees harmful for children. He also co-authored a law which would force internationally funded non-profit organizations to register as "foreign agants".[3] In 2013 he spoke to RIA Novosti about prohibition of pedophilia in theatres after seeing a Golden Mask winner play called A Midsummer Night's Dream.[4] In May of the same year Zheleznyak suggest the Duma to pass a bill that would make criticism of the World War II coalition member states' illegal and will be punished by imprisonment for up to 3 years.[3] In June 2013 he told Economics and Life online journal that

The US, which presents itself as a bastion of democracy, has in fact been carrying out minute-by-minute surveillance of tens of millions of citizens of Russia and other countries.

Following this remark which was in reference to Edward Snowden's leak, he referred to anti-gay law in Russia that it is an American reproach of sticking their noses into the personal correspondence of tens of millions of Russian citizens.[5]

His daughter Anastasia Zheleznyak lives in London.[6]

Sanctions

As a result of the 2014 Crimean crisis, the federal government of the United States under Barack Obama blacklisted Sergei Zheleznyak.[7][8][9][10][11][12]

References

  1. ↑ Alec Luhn (May 23, 2014). "Russia toughens up punishment for separatist ideas – despite Ukraine". The Guardian. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Duma Vice-Chair: Russian-speaking people in Ukraine risk 'genocide'". March 13, 2014. Archived from the original on March 14, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "United Russia to Dismiss Shamed Isayev as Party Ideologist". The Moscow Times. November 8, 2013. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Sergey Zheleznyak, proposed to prohibit the promotion of pedophilia in the theater". Black Bear Entertainment. May 4, 2013. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Russia needs to reclaim its 'digital sovereignty' from US, says MP". The Guardian. June 19, 2013. Archived from the original on January 5, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  6. ↑ Elisabeth Braw (July 30, 2014). "Educating Their Children Abroad Is the Russian Elite's Guilty Secret". Newsweek. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Executive Order - Blocking Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the Situation in Ukraine". The White House - Office of the Press Secretary.
  8. ↑ "Treasury Sanctions Russian Officials, Members Of The Russian Leadership's Inner Circle, And An Entity For Involvement In The Situation In Ukraine". US Department of the treasury.
  9. ↑ www.treasury.gov
  10. ↑ Specially Designated Nationals List (SDN)
  11. ↑ Shuklin, Peter (March 21, 2014). "Putin's inner circle: who got in a new list of US sanctions". liga.net. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  12. ↑ President of The United States (March 19, 2016). "Ukraine EO13661" (PDF). Federal Register. Retrieved February 20, 2016.


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