- Grigorij Mesežnikov
Grigorij Mesežnikov (born 1958,
Oryol in the USSR) is a Slovak political analyst.He was born in the USSR. In 1979 he moved to
Slovakia with hiswife , who waspregnant with their daughter. At first, he worked in theSlovak Academy of Sciences inBratislava , then with his good friendMartin Bútora (presidential candidate in the 2004 election) they founded theIVO (Institute for Public Affairs, Slovak: "Inštitút pre verejné otázky"). Since 1998 he is the president of the institute. IVO's aim is spreading principles ofdemocracy in Slovakia.Grigorij Mesežnikov is a frequent contributor in many politics-related newspapers in
Slovakia .External links
* [http://www.ivo.sk IVO Official Site]
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