Oleg Nikolayevich Smolin (; born 10 February 1952) is a Russian politician. He is a State Duma deputy, as a member of the Communist Party. He is blind, and was the vice president of the Russian Paralympic committee.
He was the only member of the State Duma who voted against the recognition of the separatist Lugansk People's Republic.But he then stated that he made a mistake when casting his vote, and asked to correct the vote tally.
However, he later said that he was "shocked" by the invasion and express that "military force should be used in politics only as a last resort"
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External links
Официальный сайт Олега Смолина
Страница на сайте ГД РФ
Страница на сайте КПРФ
1952 births
Living people
People from North Kazakhstan Region
Russian philosophers
Academicians of the Russian Academy of Education
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