Elena Tsunaeva Explained

Native Name Lang:ru
Office:Deputy of the 8th State Duma
Term Start:19 September 2021
Birth Date:13 January 1969
Birth Place:Volgograd, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, USSR
Alma Mater:Volgograd State University

Elena Tsunaeva (Russian: Елена Моисеевна Цунаева; born 13 January 1969, Volgograd) is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 8th State Duma.[1]

Biography

In 2010, Tsunaeva was granted a Candidate of Sciences in History degree. For 18 years, from 1992 to 2010, she worked as a teacher at schools and institutes of the Volgograd Oblast. Starting from the 1980-s she has been engaged in field search expeditions to search for and reburial the remains of Soviet soldiers. Tsunaeva even co-founded the Volgograd public organization titled "Poisk" (English: Search). In 2000, she became a researcher at the Research Institute for Problems of the Economic History of Russia in the 20th Century of the Volgograd State University. In 2015, she joined the organizational committee of the Immortal Regiment movement. In 2017, she became a member of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation. On 29 November 2018 she was elected one of five co-chairs of the All-Russia People's Front. Since September 2021, she has served as deputy of the 8th State Duma.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Sanctions

Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Цунаева, Елена Моисеевна. ТАСС. ru. 2022-04-20.
  2. Web site: Список избранных депутатов Государственной Думы РФ восьмого созыва. 2021-09-25. Российская газета. ru. 2022-04-20.
  3. Web site: В Новгородской области Елена Цунаева подала документы на участие в праймериз "Единой России". 2021-05-14. Информационный портал «Новгородские ведомости». ru. 2022-04-21.
  4. Web site: Цунаева Елена Моисеевна. Федерал Пресс. ru. 2022-04-20.
  5. Web site: CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK . 16 April 2023.