Vasily Mikhailovich Tarasyuk (ru|Василий Михайлович Тарасюк, also transliterated as Vasily Mikhailovich Tarasuk; October 10, 1948 – May 6, 2017) was a member of the State Duma of Russia. He was a member of the LDPR, and was Deputy Chairman of the State Duma's Committee on Natural Resources and Utilization. He previously served as chairman of a petroleum company.[1] He drowned in the Dead Sea while on vacation in Israel.[2]