Olga Alimova
Russian politician (born 1953)
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Olga Nikolaevna Alimova (Russian: Ольга Николаевна Алимова; born 10 April 1953) is a Russian politician who was a member of the State Duma for Saratov Oblast from 2011 to 2016 and from 2018 to 2021.[1] She was re-elected to the State Duma in the 2021 Russian legislative elections.[2] She is a member of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, and is the leader of that party's Saratov branch.[3][4] Alimova is an advocate for the re-introduction of the death penalty.[5] Alimova received attention in October 2019, when she denounced indie video game Sex with Stalin as "disgusting".[6]
Olga Alimova | |
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| Ольга Алимова | |
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| Member of the State Duma (Party List Seat) | |
| Assumed office 12 October 2021 | |
| In office 21 December 2011 – 5 October 2016 | |
| Member of the State Duma for Saratov Oblast | |
| In office 17 September 2018[1] – 12 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Oleg Grishchenko |
| Succeeded by | Vyacheslav Volodin |
| Constituency | Saratov (No. 163) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 April 1953 |
| Party | CPRF |
| Other political affiliations | CPSU (until 1991) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | |
| Occupation | politician, engineer |
Legislative activity
From 2011 to 2019, during her tenure as a deputy of the State Duma of the 6th and 7th convocations, she co-authored 98 legislative initiatives and amendments to draft federal laws.[7]
In October 2019, after the murder of a nine-year-old schoolgirl in Saratov, she advocated lifting the moratorium on the death penalty.[8]
She also criticized the draft law on domestic violence developed by State Duma deputy Oksana Pushkina.[9]
