In Russian politics, those whose age is between 30 and 35 years are considered young. Such as Vasily Vlasov, representative of the Liberal Democratic Party, in the State Duma units. You can safely call it "unique", but is it so unambiguous? Who is he and where from? How did Vlasov become a deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation at the age of 21?
In 2016, Vasily Vlasov became a deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation from the LDPR party. Many experts were critical of such a young politician, but he himself is full of optimism, confident in his abilities and that he can be useful to his voters. Basil regularly puts forward initiatives, many of which may well be implemented.
Biography of the youngest Russian politician
State Duma deputy Vlasov Vasily Maximovich - a native Muscovite. He was born at the end of June 1995. Nothing is known about his parents. The young man received secondary education at Moscow school No. 1350, where they study mathematics and physics in depth. In 2012, he entered the social and humanitarian institute, functioning on the basis of Moscow State Pedagogical University (Moscow State Pedagogical University), at the same time studied at the Institute of World Civilizations, which is supervised by his mentor for development in politics V. Zhirinovsky.
Already at the stage of higher education, Vasily Vlasov began work on his career. More precisely, he was engaged in it from the age of 16, and according to some sources - from 13. Politics was always interesting for a young man; he closely monitored the activities of the LDPR party and the work of his idol, Vladimir Zhirinovsky. Vasily Vlasov became a member of the LDPR youth fraction at the age of 16.
LDPR
It is no secret that V. Zhirinovsky actively supports young politicians and young people in general. In his party, in one of the few, there is a whole fraction of aspiring politicians and activists. In one of these, Vasily Vlasov began his career. Almost immediately after joining the party, he proved himself as an initiative member of the association, for which he was entrusted with the leadership of an entire branch in the capital.
Activities in this post helped the future deputy to thoroughly prepare for the further development of his career, to complete his education. His professional piggy bank has positions such as
- head of the secretariat of the LDPR leader,
- assistant deputies Sikorsky and Zhurko,
- Head of the LDPR Youth Bloc in Moscow,
- Head of the All-Russian Youth Party Association.
In the elections to the State Duma of the VII convocation, he was nominated by the LDPR for the Leningrad constituency of the city of Moscow, and also entered the list of candidates from the party. Vlasov went to the State Duma precisely on the list from the LDPR. Based on the results of the vote, Vasily got 12% of the vote at his polling station and took third place among opponents.
Deputy initiatives
Almost immediately after receiving the mandate, the youngest State Duma deputy was included in the Council on Sport, Culture, Youth Affairs and Tourism. Three years later, he became deputy chairman of the committee on land relations, property and natural resources.
Of the initiatives that the deputy Vasily Vlasov put forward for discussion in the State Duma, the following proposals are worth noting:
- allow those over 16 to take part in the elections,
- to reduce the working week for citizens who do not smoke or abandoned this bad habit,
- oblige to open rooms of matter and a child in shopping centers of a certain area (more than 10, 000 sq. m),
- replace cars of foreign-made officials with domestic models,
- create a federal agency for entrepreneurship support, provide IP advertising support on TV,
- develop and support the movement of video bloggers, create a single center for them in Moscow.
In addition, Vasily Maksimovich proposed to shorten the school week in schools (cancel classes on Saturday), increase the term of study in secondary schools by one year (12 years), and extend the summer vacation by 30 days. These initiatives of the deputy were not supported by colleagues, they were rejected immediately.
In 2018, Vlasov proposed creating a single platform for debate, where everyone who nominates their candidatures in the State Duma elections could voice their programs and discuss. But this proposal was left without attention. His recommendations on amending Article No. 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (incitement to hatred and enmity, humiliation of human dignity) were also rejected.
