Leonid Ivanovich Kalashnikov (Russian: Леони́д Ива́нович Кала́шников; born 6 August 1960) is a deputy for the Communist Party in the 7th State Duma of the Russian Federation. He is the head of the committee on Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots.[1][2]

Leonid Kalashnikov
Леони́д Кала́шников
Kalashnikov in 2019
Member of the State Duma for Samara Oblast
Assumed office
12 October 2021
Preceded byVladimir Bokk
ConstituencyTolyatti (No. 159)
Member of the State Duma
(Party List Seat)
In office
24 March 2010 – 12 October 2021
Personal details
Born (1960-08-06) 6 August 1960 (age 64)
Stepnoy Dvorets, Buryat ASSR, RSFSR, USSR
Political partyCommunist Party of the Russian Federation
EducationEast Siberian Technological Institute

Kalashnikov was sanctioned by the United States Department of the Treasury following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Mr. Leonid Kalashnikov, deputy chairman of State Duma Committee on International Affairs, meets with Christian hierarchs from Syria - The Russian Orthodox Church". mospat.ru.
  2. ^ "Armenia's Parliament Speaker receives Russian delegation led by Leonid Kalashnikov". 22 December 2016.
  3. ^ Office of Foreign Assets Control. "Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions" published 17 March 2022. 87 FR 15305