Ivan Melnikov (politician)
Ivan Ivanovich Melnikov (Russian: Ива́н Ива́нович Ме́льников; born 7 August 1950) is a Russian politician. He is the vice-chairman of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), and First Vice-chairman of the State Duma.[1] He is also a professor at Moscow State University.
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ivanovich and the family name is Melnikov.
Ivan Melnikov
- Vyacheslav Volodin
- Sergey Naryshkin (2011-2016)
7 August 1950
Bogoroditsk, RSFSR, USSR
- Teacher
- Lab Engineer
- Professor
- Politician
Early Life and Education[edit]
Melnikov was born on 7 August 1950 in Bogoroditsk, Tula Oblast. He attended the faculty of mathematics at Moscow State University, graduating in 1972.[2] Following this, he worked as a mathematics teacher at Boarding School No. 18,[3] later renamed the Kolmogorov Boarding School, a mathematics and physics oriented secondary school affiliated with the university.[4]
He completed a DPhil in mathematics in 1982, working as an instructor/lecturer and eventually an associate professor at his alma mater Moscow State University. In 1999, he obtainted a DSc in pedagogy (education science) and obtained a full professorship in 2002.[5]
Sanctions[edit]
Sanctioned by the UK government in 2014 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War.[6]
Melnikov was sanctioned by the United States Department of the Treasury following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7]