- Alexander Krutov
Alexander Krutov ( _ru. Александр Николаевич Крутов, born
October 13 ,1947 ) is aRussia n politician and a member of theDuma until 2007. His party affiliation wasRodina (Motherland), and he held the positions of Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Information Policy and is a member of the Commission on the Credentials and Deputies’ Ethics Issues in theDuma . He is known for his ultra-nationalist and anti-semitic viewsFact|date=May 2008.hort biography and political views
Born in 1947, Alexander Krutov graduated from the journalism department of the
Moscow State University . For many years he worked as a field correspondent for the Soviet Radio. In 1986, he was the first journalist to broadcast the consequences ofChernobyl ’s catastrophe.Fact|date=May 2008 He occupied various positions in the central TV and radio broadcasting companies. In 1990, Alexander Krutov served as people’s deputy, and from 1997 to 2000 he was named General Director of Moscoviya, a TV and radio broadcasting company. He is also the host of the TV program Russian House and the main editor of the monthly magazine, Russian House. Alexander Krutov is married and has one son. In 2005, he was one of the radical nationalist Russian politicians who demanded the prohibition of "all religious and ethnic Jewish organizations as extremist." [http://www.kroutov.ru/content/biograf1.shtml Autobiography]Alexander Krutov , 12 May 2008] [ [http://www.rodina-nps.ru/ Rodina - National Patriotic Union official website]Rodina , 12 May 2008] [ [http://www.usrbc.org/Members-Only/Russian%20Government%20and%20Regions/duma/deputy.htm Politicians - official profiles]US-Russia Business Council , 12 May 2006] [ [http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2005/01/25/russian_lawmakers_target_jewish_groups/ Russian lawmakers target Jewish groups]Associated Press , 25 January 2005] [ [http://www.jamestown.org/publications_details.php?volume_id=407&issue_id=3218&article_id=2369187 Anti-semitisn and the Russian oligarchs]Eurasia Daily Monitor , 2 February 2005]References
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* [http://www.kroutov.ru/ Official site] ru icon
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