Zhuravlev Alexey Alexandrovich

Born on June 30, 1962, he is a Russian public and political figure, and a deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the VI convocation from the Yedinaya Rossiya (United Russia) party.

In early 2014, he acted as a coordinator among pro-russian radical residents of Crimea who assisted in the annexation of the peninsula by the Russian Federation.

Zhuravlev was the first russian parliamentarian to visit the occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, calling it a “humanitarian mission.” He met with the leaders of the separatists and assured them of support from the Russian authorities. On the official website of the Rodina party, his video address was posted, in which he characterized the seizure of power in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions by russian separatists as a Russian national liberation struggle.

In November 2023, Zhuravlev announced a bill on the “eastern ukrainian hectare,” proposing to provide land to those who participated in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

He is a regular participant in russian propaganda shows, where, among other things, he openly called for the killing of ukrainians.

Zhuravlev is known for his outspoken homophobic and chauvinistic views, and throughout his parliamentary career, he has proposed bills restricting the rights of the LGBT community, foreign migrants, and their children.