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Vasily Shandybin
Василий Шандыбин
Member of the State Duma from Bryansk Oblast's Bryansk constituency
In office
17 December 1995 – 29 December 2003
Preceded byAnatoly Vorontsov
Succeeded byNikolay Denin
Personal details
Born(1941-07-25)25 July 1941
Russian Federation
Political partyAPR (2007-2009)
Other political
affiliations
CPRF (1993-2007), CPSU (1970–1991)
Children2

Vasily Ivanovich Shandybin (

Russian politician. He was a member of State Duma representing the Communist Party of the Russian Federation until 2003. He failed to get re-elected and subsequently joined the Agrarian Party of Russia
, intending to run at the next elections.

Shandybin was a former

metalworker and was well known for his bald head and his frank manners. Shandybin was involved in many charitable activities in favour of orphans asylum, poor people, schools and pensioners.[2]

Biography

Early life and career

Vasily Ivanovich Shandybin was born on 25 July 1941 in large suburban Tyomnoye village (now Krasnoye village, Trubchevsky District, Bryansk Oblast. He received secondary general and secondary special technical education. Vasily Shandybin started his work life on the oldest industrial enterprise in Bryansk - Bryansk Road Building Machinery Plant ("Dormash", now CJSC "Bryansk Arsenal"). Shandybin worked as locksmith for 34 years up until his election to State Duma.

Vasily Shandybin actively participated in plant's community life. For his successful and skilled work Shandybin received numerous governmental and ministerial honors.

State Duma Member

In

CPRF to run in an open-seat contest in Bryansk constituency No.64. Vasily Shandybin won the election with 32.26% of the vote trouncing his nearest opponent by 22 points.[3] In State Duma Shandybin was appointed to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, but since April 1996
he served in Committee on Labour and Social Policy.

In 1999 Vasily Shandybin won re-election to State Duma with 36.59%, easily defeating his opponents - “Snezhka” poultry factory director Nikolay Denin (Independent, 17.73%) and fellow State Duma member Lyudmila Narusova (Independent, 5.90%), wife of former Saint Petersburg Mayor Anatoly Sobchak.[4] In State Duma Shandybin was first appointed to the Committee on Energy, Transport, and Communications, and later to the Committee on Property Issues.

In 2000 Vasily Shandybin was rumoured to run for Governor of Bryansk Oblast, but he ultimately declined endorsing incumbent Communist Governor Yury Lodkin.[5]

In

Gennady Seleznyov’s Party of Russia's Rebirth.[7] Soon after the election Vasily Shandybin announced he was planning to return to State Duma running in 2004 Ulyanovsk by-election.[8] However, he ran in Verkh-Isetsky constituency №162 but lost to former State Duma member Yevgeny Zyablitsev, winning only 8.80%.[9] After his departure from State Duma Vasily Shandybin was appointed as Central Committee of CPRF
consultant for labour movement and union activity.

Later Political Career

In upcoming 2004 Bryansk Oblast Duma elections

CPRF and APR decided to form a single electoral bloc - "CPRF-APR-For the Victory!". Vasily Shandybin was invited to join the bloc list and also to run in a single-mandate constituency, but he declined to join the bloc list if it was going to be headed by Governor Yury Lodkin accusing the latter of mismanagement and Bryansk Machine-Building Plant forced bankruptcy.[10] Governor Lodkin accused Shandybin of preparing to run against him in upcoming gubernatorial election (Vasily Shandybin considered running for Governor in 2004 but later endorsed Yury Lodkin). Nevertheless, Vasily Shandybin ran for Bryansk Oblast Duma in one of metropolitan Bryansk single-mandate constituencies but lost in an upset.[11] Yury Lodkin
also lost the governorship after being disqualified from the ballot by Bryansk Oblast Court.

Vassily Shandybin twice tried to reclaim his old seat in State Duma by running in both 2005 and 2006 by-elections after Nikolay Denin was elected as Governor of Bryansk Oblast. In 2005 Shandybin ran as Independent but he was disqualified by the Supreme Court for residency controversy.[12] The results of the 2005 by-election, which was won by Vice-Governor Viktor Malashenko (United Russia), were annulled due to low turnout, so another by-election was scheduled for 12 March 2006. Vasily Shandybin for the second time ran as an Independent in 2006 by-election but 5 days before the by-election Shandybin and 2 other candidates withdrew from the race leaving Viktor Malashenko the sole candidate in an attempt to postpone the by-election for the second time.[13] However, LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky personally visited Bryansk to convince party candidate Valery Khramchenkov return to the race which he did. Vasily Shandybin accused Zhirinovsky and local militsiya of severe beating of Khramchenkov to force him to cancel his withdrawal. Viktor Malashenko defeated Valery Khramchenkov on 12 March retaining the seat for United Russia.

Vasily Shandybin left

Vladimir Plotnikov and milkmaid Nina Brusnikova).[14] APR
took only 2.30% in the general election and failed to win any seats in State Duma.

In 2008 Vasily Shandybin unsuccessfully tried to take his old job as a locksmith.

Death

On 18 December 2009 Vasily Shandybin was hospitalised at

removal.

12 days later, on 30 December 2009 at 2:30 am Vasily Shandybin died at the age of 68. The preliminary cause of death was thrombosis.[17] Shandybin was buried in Mitinskoe Cemetery on 3 January 2010.[18]

Incidents in State Duma

Vasily Shandybin is well known for his frank manners and impulsive behaviour. There were several incidents in State Duma when Shandybin physically or verbally abused fellow State Duma members.

Personal life

Vasily Shandybin was married and had two children. He was into playing pool (some report he "maniacally" loved the game). Shandybin called himself "Doctor of Work Sciences".[19]

Vasily Shandybin had a cameo in fantasy film Day Watch.

See also

References

  1. ^ Биография Василия Шандыбина
  2. ^ Шандыбин всегда доходчивыми словами выражал интерес трудового народа
  3. ^ Результаты выборов по одномандатному избирательному округу, 1995
  4. ^ Результаты выборов по одномандатному избирательному округу, 1999
  5. ^ Василий Шандыбин не хочет быть брянским губернатором
  6. ^ Результаты выборов по одномандатному избирательному округу, 2003
  7. ^ «Красный пояс» меняет кожу
  8. ^ За место в Госдуме от Ульяновска поборются Шандыбин и Хакамада
  9. ^ Василий Шандыбин проиграл повторные выборы в Госдуму
  10. ^ Василия Шандыбина обещают выгнать из компартии
  11. ^ ВЫБОРЫ В БРЯНСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ 5 ДЕКАБРЯ 2004 ГОДА
  12. ^ Рабочего подсидел безработный
  13. ^ Коммунисты опротестовали итоги избиения
  14. ^ Аграрии сделали ставку на рабочего и колхозницу
  15. ^ Бывшие депутаты обменяли мандат на бизнес, научную и общественную деятельность
  16. ^ Шандыбин Василий Иванович. Биографическая справка
  17. ^ Умер Василий Шандыбин
  18. ^ Москва простилась с политиком Василием Шандыбиным
  19. ^ Умер Василий Шандыбин, "белая ворона" среди коммунистов

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