Gennady Zyuganov is the permanent leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. After the collapse of the USSR, he remained one of the most prominent political figures in the post-Soviet space, loyal to the ideas of the once ideologically and territorially united USSR.
Gennady Andreevich Zyuganov was born at the end of the Great Patriotic War, June 26, 1944, at Oryol region. I graduated from school as a medalist. For several years, in the early 60s, he worked as a teacher in his native school.
In 1969, Gennady Zyuganov graduated from the Oryol Pedagogical Institute. He was a notable student, the leader of the Oryol KVN team.
Back in 1966, he joined the CPSU, took up public, administrative and teaching work at the Oryol Pedagogical Institute, and also took his first steps in the management system of the regional committees of the Komsomol and the CPSU, and succeeded in ideological work.
Already in 1972, Gennady Zyuganov began to build an active political career. He climbed the party ladder and held secretarial positions in the Oryol city committee and regional committee. By the early 80s he became a deputy of the Oryol Council of Deputies.
Studying in depth the theory of party affairs, Zyuganov continued his education in graduate school at the Academy of Social Sciences of the CPSU Central Committee and defended his Ph.D.
Already in the mid-80s, Zyuganov held senior positions in the department of agitation and ideological propaganda of the CPSU Central Committee.
At the 28th Congress of the CPSU in June 1990, communist Gennady Zyuganov showed himself as a loyal and unyielding son of the party, to whom radical transformations of society and the political reorientation of a country that was already on the brink of collapse were alien.
Gennady Zyuganov was elected a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of the RSFSR immediately after its establishment in June 1990, and in September he became its secretary.
During this difficult time for the country, communist Gennady Zyuganov was at the forefront of defending the position of preserving the integrity of the USSR, advocating for the speedy removal of Mikhail Gorbachev from government decision-making. After a series of accusatory publications in the press, Zyuganov openly spoke from the podium with sharp criticism of the leaders of Perestroika.
After the unsuccessful coup in August 1991, which discredited the very idea of the existence of the CPSU, Gennady Zyuganov took active opposition to the democratic line of development of Russia.
The opposition of the leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Zyuganov continues to this day; he advocated the impeachment of President Yeltsin in 1998 after the default. He ran for the presidency of the Russian Federation four times (from 1996 to 2012) and every year the number of electorates loyal to the ideas of the CPSU and the Communist Party of the Russian Federation is only increasing. The leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Gennady Zyuganov holds a confident 2nd place in terms of the number of voters.
Gennady Zyuganov's political views continue to be based on the basic Bolshevik doctrines of the last century. Zyuganov actively promotes the socio-economic programs of the patriotic opposition and is an active supporter of the integration of former republics, now sovereign states, into the framework of the single space of the former USSR.
However, on some foreign policy issues, the leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Zyuganov expresses full agreement with the main line of the Russian government, including his full support for the annexation of Crimea to Russia in March 2014.
The personal qualities of Gennady Zyuganov, according to the stories of his entourage, inspire respect and sympathy. Very purposeful and true to his chosen beliefs, he actively participates in charity events and events. An excellent family man, happily married, with two children and eight grandchildren. He is educated, loves nature, athletic, fit, and enjoys floriculture.
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Gennady Andreevich Zyuganov- Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, head of the faction of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. Candidate for the post of President of the Russian Federation (elections will take place on March 2, 2008).
He graduated from the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Oryol State Pedagogical Institute in 1969, the Academy of Social Sciences (AON) under the CPSU Central Committee in 1980, and the graduate school of the AON under the CPSU Central Committee in 1981. Doctor of Philosophy.
He began his career after graduating from school as a school teacher in his native village.
From 1963 to 1966 he served in the Soviet Army and served in the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany in radiation and chemical reconnaissance units.
In 1966 he joined the CPSU.
Since 1968 - at Komsomol work: he was the first secretary of the district Komsomol committee, the Oryol city Komsomol committee.
In 1972-1974 ‑ First Secretary of the Oryol Regional Committee of the Komsomol.
In 1974-1983 ‑ Secretary, Second Secretary of the Oryol City Committee of the CPSU, Head of the Propaganda and Agitation Department of the Oryol Regional Committee of the CPSU; At the same time he taught higher mathematics and philosophy at the Oryol Pedagogical Institute.
In 1970‑1978 ‑ deputy of the Oryol regional and city councils, headed the regional council commission for work with youth.
In 1983-1990 ‑ instructor of the propaganda department, head of the sector, deputy head of the ideological department of the CPSU Central Committee.
He became one of the initiators of the creation of the Communist Party of the RSFSR, at the first congress of the Communist Party of the RSFSR in June 1990, he was elected secretary and member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the RSFSR, chairman of the Standing Commission of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the RSFSR on humanitarian and ideological problems.
In February 1991, he organized the conference “For a Great, United Russia!”, at which the Coordination Council of Patriotic Movements was created, transformed in August 1992 into the Coordination Council of the People's Patriotic Forces of Russia, and since January 1992 - Chairman of this Council.
In 1991-1993 - head of the group of scientific consultants of the International non-governmental research and educational organization "RAU-Corporation".
Since 1993 - political commentator for the newspaper "Soviet Russia".
After the August 1991 events, he became one of the organizers of the re-establishment of the Communist Party Russian Federation, in February 1993, elected Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.
In January 1995, he was elected Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.
Since 1995 - member of the Central Council of the All-Russian socio-political movement "Spiritual Heritage"; since 1996 he was chairman of the Coordination Council of the All-Russian public movement "People's Patriotic Union of Russia".
He was a candidate for the post of President of the Russian Federation in the 1996 elections, in the first round he received 32.41% of the votes, in the second - 40.30% of the votes.
In January 2000, he was nominated as a candidate for the post of President of Russia, and in the elections on March 26, 2000, he received 29.21% of the votes of voters who took part in the voting.
In January 2001, he was elected chairman of the Union of Communist Parties - CPSU (UKP-CPSU) at a plenum of the executive committee and council of the UKP-CPSU.
He was elected as a deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the first (1993-1995), second (1995-1999), third (1999-2003), fourth (2003-2007) and fifth (from December 2007) convocations. Head of the Communist Party faction.
Member of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for the implementation of priority national projects (Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of October 21, 2005).
He defended his doctoral dissertation in April 1995 at Moscow State University. M.V. Lomonosov on the topic "Main trends in the socio-political development of Russia and its mechanisms in the 80-90s."
Author of more than 150 publications scientific works on philosophy, history and politics, books “Power”, “I Believe in Russia”, “Beyond the Horizon”, “Russia and modern world", "My Russia" and numerous other publications; published in many countries around the world in translation into different languages.
He enjoys tennis and volleyball. Has the first sports category in athletics, military triathlon, volleyball. According to Gennady Andreevich himself, he loves “walking” and enjoys team sports - football, hockey. Loves to travel.
Married, has a son and daughter.
One of the most authoritative communists of the Russian Federation and a candidate for the Russian presidency in 2018, Gennady Zyuganov continues to be an iconic face of Russian politics. In the elections in 1996, Zyuganov was virtually on par with President Boris Yeltsin and lost in the second round, the only one in the history of elections in the Russian Federation; subsequent elections also did not bring victory to the leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, but always retained his honorable second place on the pedestal of political figures in the country .
General information
Zyuganov's birthplace was a village called Mymrino, located near Orel; the parents of the future leader of the Communist Party were teachers at a local school, his father was a former war hero. Contrary to popular rumors, Zyuganov's real surname is actually the one he uses, his father's surname.
After graduating from school in his native village, Zyuganov worked there as a teacher for a year, then went to enroll in physics and mathematics at the Oryol Pedagogical University. Studied at the institute at the same time as future wife Nadezhda (she is at the chemistry department).
Zyuganov took a break from his studies for military service (63-66 years), which he served in the intelligence of the Soviet troops, a group located in the GDR. The last military rank with which Zyuganov left the army was colonel in reserve (chemical troops).
Upon returning from service, Zyuganov got married to Nadezhda (nee Amelicheva), and in 1968 their first child was born. Gennady Zyuganov's daughter, Tatyana, appeared six years later (74).
Most of the Zyuganov family, including his wife, are mostly not public people, but Gennady Zyuganov’s son, Andrei, gave his father a gift for the future. The grandson of the leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Leonid, followed in his grandfather’s footsteps and became a deputy of the same party.
IN free time"chief communist" modern Russia he tries to consume it in the healthiest way - he goes to the mountains (he spends his holidays in Kislovodsk), grows flowers on his own plot. Previously, Zyuganov was involved in several sports, including athletics and triathlon, for which he has ranks and prizes.
Biography of Gennady Zyuganov
The biography of Gennady Zyuganov includes many stages - building a career in Soviet times, the serious political challenge of perestroika and the early 90s, the struggle for power at the end of the century, difficult years for the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, stretching from the early 2000s.
In the USSR, Zyuganov was a member of the party and the Komsomol, was a deputy, worked in important positions at the district and regional levels, and was responsible for propaganda issues.
In the late seventies and early eighties, Zyuganov studied at the Academy under the Central Committee of the CPSU, received a candidate's degree in philosophy, and over time he also successfully became a doctor of philosophy, which is true not only on paper, but is confirmed by a mass of documents created. Books by Gennady Zyuganov devoted to acute social, political, philosophical, geopolitical and other issues from the field of social sciences have been published and continue to be published throughout the life and work of the politician, finding a response among a wide audience.
In the late eighties and early nineties, Zyuganov became an important figure in the Communist Party - a delegate to the Congress and a representative of the RSFSR.
In 1991, as secretary and member of the Politburo of the newly organized Communist Party of the RSFSR, Zyuganov formed an opposition to Gorbachev, proposing to remove the then general secretary from his post.
In the winter of 1993, Zyuganov took the place of chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation; in the events of the autumn of 1993, he did not act as a force for active struggle, he called for not organizing rallies and acting prudently.
On December 12, 1993, Zyuganov entered the Duma on the list of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, becoming a deputy of the first convocation, and subsequently the permanent leader of the parliamentary faction that Zyuganov’s party created, and a deputy of all subsequent convocations of the lower house of the Russian parliament.
1996 - Zyuganov stood as a presidential candidate in this year's elections. According to the results of the first round of voting, he received a number of votes almost equal to Yeltsin’s results and advanced to the second round. In the second round, Zyuganov lost to his opponent by slightly less than 10% of the votes.
In 1998, Zyuganov and the Communist Party of the Russian Federation managed to initiate impeachment proceedings against the current Russian President Boris Yeltsin, but the result was not positive for the communists due to a lack of votes during parliamentary sessions.
Continuing to be re-elected to the Duma and maintain the status of the factional and organizational leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Zyuganov took part in the presidential elections of 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012. According to the results of all voting periods, he took second place, behind presidential candidate Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev. At the same time, the performance was lower than in 96.
In the early 2000s, there was a split in the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, they tried to remove Zyuganov from his post, there was an attempt to hold alternative party congresses, as a result, the politician retained his position, and the internal party opposition moved to other, less massive associations of communists.
Zyuganov and Putin
Despite his active confrontation with Boris Yeltsin, Zyuganov did not participate in a tough confrontation with his successor, Vladimir Putin. Based on the results of the 2004 elections, the communist accused the authorities of violations, but did not further escalate the conflict. Presidential actions recent years, including on the events in Crimea and Syria, Zyuganov approves.
Zyuganov speaks generally neutrally about Putin; he often supports the president’s political decisions, which becomes the basis for defining the Communist Party of the Russian Federation as a weak party in opposition terms.
Nevertheless, Zyuganov will run for president in 2018, according to polls, with a chance of winning a significant amount of votes.
President elections
It is difficult to give a definite answer to the question whether Zyuganov will be president, but at the end of 2017, the political weight of the head of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation decreased significantly due to a number of controversial initiatives, the main one of which was the request to the president to restore the monument to Dzerzhinsky in the old place.
Gennady Zyuganov’s election program includes a thesis about ten steps to a decent life; previously, the politician has repeatedly outlined his general political position, which is in the area of the welfare state and communist ideas.
Despite how old Zyuganov is, and the politician has already reached a respectable age at 73 years old, he continues to take an active part in the life of his party, political life countries and play a prominent role on the world stage, including as a member of the Council of Europe.
Gennady Andreevich Zyuganov is a statesman, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, head of the Communist Party faction in the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.
Heads the International Union of Communist Parties operating in the CIS and Baltic republics. Represents Russia in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
Doctor of philosophical science. Military rank - reserve colonel.
Born on June 26, 1944 in the village. Mymrino, Znamensky district, Oryol region, in a teacher’s family.
In 1961 he graduated from high school with a silver medal, then worked as a teacher there.
Since 1957 - member of the Komsomol. He was the first secretary of the district committee, city committee, and regional committee of the Komsomol.
In 1963-1966 he served in the Soviet Army in the special reconnaissance group of Soviet troops in Germany.
In 1969 received higher education at the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Oryol State Pedagogical Institute.
In 1969 – 1970 he taught at the OGPI in the department of higher mathematics.
From 1970 to 1978 - deputy of the Oryol city and regional councils.
In 1974 - 1978 - secretary, second secretary of the Oryol city committee of the CPSU.
In 1980 - 1983 - head of the propaganda department of the Oryol regional committee of the CPSU.
In 1981 he defended candidate's thesis at the Academy of Social Sciences under the CPSU Central Committee.
Since 1983 he has been working for the CPSU Central Committee. He dealt with issues of state building, humanitarian and ideological problems.
In 1989-1990 - Deputy Head of the Ideological Department of the CPSU Central Committee.
In 1990, he became one of the initiators of the creation of the Communist Party of the RSFSR. He was elected a member of the Politburo, secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the RSFSR.
In December 1991, he was included in the coordinating council of the Russian All-People's Union.
In 1992, he was elected chairman of the Coordination Council of the People's Patriotic Forces of Russia. Joined the committee of the National Salvation Front. He was a member of the initiative group for convening the restoration Congress of the Communist Party of Russia.
In 1993, at the Second Extraordinary Congress, he was elected Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. In the same year he was elected to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. Head of the Communist Party faction.
In 1994, he was one of the initiators of the creation of the “Concord in the Name of Russia” movement.
In 1995, at the III Congress of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, he became Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.
In 1995, he was elected to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on the list of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. Re-appointed as the head of the Communist Party faction.
In 1996 he ran for election to the post of President of the Russian Federation. He took part in the creation of the People's Patriotic Union of Russia and was elected its chairman. In the first round he received 32.03 percent of the votes, in the second - 40.31 percent.
In 1997, he publicly demanded the resignation of B.N. Yeltsin from the post of President of the Russian Federation.
In 1998-1999, he initiated the impeachment procedure of B.N. Yeltsin. Creates the election bloc “For Victory”.
In 1999, he was elected to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the third convocation on the list of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. Approved by the faction leader.
In 2000, he ran for election to the post of President of the Russian Federation.
In 2001, he was elected Chairman of the Council of the UPC-CPSU.
In 2003, he was elected to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the fourth convocation on the list of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. He again led the faction.
In 2005, he initiated a People's Referendum on key issues of public life.
In 2007, he was elected to the State Duma of the fifth convocation on the list of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. Leader of the faction.
In 2008, he took part in the elections of the President of the Russian Federation.
In 2008, the work “The Way Out of the Crisis is Socialism” was published, in which G.A. Zyuganov talks about the socialist alternative to the capitalist economy in Russia.
In 2010, against the backdrop of “de-Stalinization,” he published a study, “The Age of Stalin: Figures, Facts, Conclusions,” in which he exposed the “claims” of the new pseudo-liberals.
In 2011, he initiated the second People's Referendum.
In 2011, he was re-elected as a deputy of the State Duma of the fifth convocation on the list of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. Leader of the faction.
In 2012, he again took part in the elections of the President of the Russian Federation.
In 2013, at the XV Congress of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, he was again elected to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, and at the First Plenum of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, convened after the congress, he was elected Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.
In 2016, he was re-elected as a deputy of the State Duma of the fifth convocation on the list of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. Leader of the faction.
At the XVII Congress of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation on May 27, 2017, he was re-elected as a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. At the First Plenum of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, convened after the congress, he was re-elected Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.
G.A. Zyuganov took the initiative to cancel the Belovezhskaya Agreements by the State Duma, as well as the creation of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, unification processes on the territory of the USSR.
On the initiative of G.A. Zyuganov, several dozen important laws were adopted aimed at protecting the socio-economic rights of citizens, including the restoration of pre-reform savings, the protection of children, and the strengthening of the country’s defense capability.
Initiated a People's Referendum on key issues of public life. Among them is the return of its natural resources to the people of Russia; increasing minimum wages and pensions to a level above the subsistence level; restrictions on housing payments and utilities 10 percent of total family income; nationalization and transfer of strategic sectors of the economy to public ownership.
Awarded many orders and medals. Laureate of the international Sholokhov Prize.
Author of more than 80 books and monographs published in Russia and abroad, in many languages of the world. Among them: “The Drama of Power”, “Power”, “I am Russian by Blood and Spirit”, “October and Modernity”, “Fundamentals of Geopolitics”, “Comprehension of Russia”, “Holy Russia and the Kingdom of Koshcheevo”, “Globalization and Fate humanity”, “At the turn of the millennium”, “Builder of a state”, “About Russians and Russia”, “Loyalty”, “Going forward”, “Stalin and modernity”, “Before the dawn”, etc.
Married. Has a son and a daughter, seven grandchildren and a granddaughter.
Gennady Zyuganov- political figure. G. A. Zyuganov is a well-known public figure and politician, once chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. Until now, he has been assigned the title of “Russia’s chief communist.” He published his books more than once and was published in the press. Has a Doctor of Philosophy degree. He was a candidate for President of the Russian Federation four times and all 4 times he came in second place according to the voting results.
Gennady Andreevich Zyuganov born 06/26/1944 in the small village of Mymrino (Oryol region). Gennady's father, Andrei Mikhailovich, participated in the Great Patriotic War. When ours won, he got a job as a school teacher. Marfa Petrovna, Gennady’s mother, also taught at the same school. It is not surprising that he went to study at the school where his parents worked. He was a good student, almost an excellent student. Graduated with a silver medal.
Gennady Zyuganov followed in the footsteps of his parents and got a job as a teacher in the village of Mymrino, but stayed there for only one year. In 1962 he entered the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics at the Oryol Pedagogical University. institute He studies well and shows commendable abilities in the exact sciences. Zyuganov was also active in the field social activities: became the captain of the KVN team from his faculty, and also joined the Komsomol.
At the age of nineteen, Gennady Zyuganov decides to temporarily quit his studies and join the army. He served in the ranks of radiation and chemical reconnaissance in East Germany.
In 1966, after finishing his service, he returned to his native institute, where he studied diligently, and after three years he graduated with honors. At the same time, Zyuganov is engaged in trade union and Komsomol activities. In 1967, he married Nadezhda Amelicheva, and after a while their son Andrei was born. After graduating from the institute in 1969, Zyuganov got a job as a teacher of physics and mathematics.
Since 1970, his attention has increasingly turned to his party career, and he quit teaching at his native institute. Soon Zyuganov becomes the first secretary of the Komsomol of the Oryol Regional Committee, and then one can observe almost lightning-fast advancement up the party ladder. In 1974-1983 he acted both as secretary of the Orel city committee of the CPSU and as head. department of propaganda and agitation, and the secretary of the district committee of the CPSU, and a deputy. But so far all his political activities have been carried out exclusively within his native region.
In 1974, daughter Tatyana is born.
From 1978 to 1980 Zyuganov is additionally studying at the Academy of Social Sciences, which was under the CPSU Central Committee. He completed graduate school as an external student, and until 1989 he worked in the ranks of the party in the Oryol region. During this period, the most prestigious position was deputy. Head of the regional department of propaganda and agitation of the CPSU Central Committee.
Since 1990, the so-called “Communist Party” of the RSFSR was formed, in which Gennady Zyuganov served as Secretary of the Central Committee and was a member of the Politburo. Such an honor was not unfounded. Firstly, Zyuganov has always been valued in political circles as a highly educated person, and secondly, he was one of those who took part in the creation of the Communist Party. Also at that time, Gennady had an excellent reputation and enormous experience in the party ranks.
During the putsch of the State Emergency Committee in not so distant 1991, Zyuganov also played a role. He was the author of the famous address called "A Word to the People." However, Gennady Zyuganov stayed away from the coup attempt, as well as from the political forces opposing at that time. In fact, he went into the shadows, and with the advent of the new government he remains true to his communist ideas. Zyuganov refuses to join power and goes into opposition. This is the time when it becomes a turning point.
Zyuganov is developing a unification of state-patriotic forces. Being a member of the Russian All-People's Association and the head of the Coordination Council, he is also a member of other political structures of that time. In 1992, he was not yet a deputy of the Supreme Council of the RSFSR, but even then he put forward a proposal (and his word was significant, given how many structures he supported at that time) to create an association of political forces “Russian Unity”.
A year later, the Communist Party of the RSFSR was renamed the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. Zyuganov is elected chairman of the party's Central Committee. Then he goes to State Duma. He fought in every possible way for the abolition of the Belovezhskaya Accords and the unification of the former USSR, which was literally falling apart.
In 1996, he nominated himself for the first time in the presidential elections, but lost to Boris Yeltsin with 32.03% after the first round and 40.31% after the second. In 1997, he proposed to force Boris Yeltsin to renounce the presidency (in pursuit of personal or ideological goals), but also to provide him with immunity, as well as a solid pension.
However, at the same time, Zyuganov emphasized that the fight must be waged directly with Yeltsin, since the weakening of the entire state power could lead to even more disastrous consequences than the collapse of the USSR. A year later, Zyuganov returns to this issue again and demands that the current president (Yeltsin) be impeached. In 1999, they held a vote, but in order to declare impeachment, they did not have enough votes (they needed to get at least 300).
In 2000, Zyuganov again tried his hand at the presidential elections and again remained in second place. The election campaign included such points as: the form of government of the Russian Federation - a parliamentary republic, the return of the country's natural resources to state ownership, the introduction of benefits for enterprises, etc.
In 2004, Zyuganov no longer ran for president. The Communist Party agreed on the decision to nominate N. Kharitonov on its behalf. At the same time, Gennady publishes the book “About Russians and About Russia,” which reveals the topic of the danger of the outside world and the need to protect the Russian people.
In 2008 he ran again, but this time he took second place right behind Dmitry Medvedev. When the economic crisis hit this year, the leader of the Russian Communist Party once again put forward a proposal to nationalize Russia's wealth in order to stop its outflow to other countries. Since 2009, there has been a rapprochement between the Communist Party and the current government, and fellow party members accuse Gennady of his complicity, especially with regard to the established direct telephone numbers to Medvedev and Putin.
In 2011, at the next congress, it was again decided to nominate Zyuganov in the presidential elections, but this time he took second place. Putin beat him, but Zyuganov himself managed to outpace Mironov, Prokhorov and Zhirinovsky.
At the moment, Gennady Zyuganov continues to actively participate in the country’s political activities, tirelessly defending the ideals of communism, but is increasingly losing his followers. The latest elections gave him only 17.18% of the vote compared to more than 40% in 1996. In his free time from politics, he plays sports and raises his grandchildren (he has eight of them). He prefers active recreation to a sedentary lifestyle.
Achievements of Gennady Zyuganov:
He has written over eighty books and monographs and numerous publications. Has a Doctor of Philosophy degree. He rose to the rank of reserve colonel. Became an honorary citizen of Orel. Winner of the Sholokhov Prize.
He initiated many bills, of which several dozen were adopted by the Duma.
Leader of the Russian Communists since the collapse of the USSR.
Author of some social and economic programs.
Dates from the biography of Gennady Zyuganov:
1944 – birth.
1961 – graduated from school. He got a job there as a school teacher.
1962 – Oryol ped. institute
From 1963 to 1966 - Military service.
1966 – after completing his service, he joins the ranks of the CPSU.
1969 – graduated from the institute and got a job as a teacher of physics and mathematics.
From 1972 to 1974 - Secretary of the Komsomol of the Oryol Regional Committee, as well as some other political positions.
1978 – entered the Academy of Social Sciences.
1980 – completion of graduate school.
1983-1989 – works in the Agitation and Propaganda Department.
1990 - criticizes the restructured political forces. Secretary of the Central Committee.
1991 – Works in social movement"Fatherland" and many other associations.
1993 – State Duma deputy.
1994 – head of the Communist Party in the State Duma.
1996 – takes second place in the presidential elections.
1999 - supports the initiative to impeach Boris Yeltsin.
2000 – second presidential elections. Second place.
2004 – publishes the book “About Russians and About Russia”.
2005 - became the organizer of a popular referendum, which concerned issues of public life.
2008 – participates in the third elections. Second place.
2010 – releases his study “The Age of Stalin: Figures, Facts, Conclusions.”
2011 – initiator of the next popular referendum.
2012 – the fourth presidential election with his participation. Zyuganov is again in second place.
Interesting facts of Gennady Zyuganov:
Rank of lieutenant colonel.
During the Soviet era, politicians liked to give nicknames to each other. Zyuganov was called Zyugzag of luck, Papa Zyu, Mymrinsky philosopher, etc.
Loves tennis, triathlon, volleyball. Winner of sports awards. Preaches healthy image life.
He won several literary competitions.
