Alexey Chesnakov
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Alexey Chesnakov (born September 1, 1970, Baku, Azerbaijan SSR) is a Russian political scientist and director of the .[1] He is the author of several publications dealing with the domestic and foreign policy of Russia.[2] Chesnakov has also served as Deputy Head of internal policy for the Administration President of the Russian Federation (2001–2008), as a member of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation (2009–2010), and Deputy Secretary-General of the United Russia political party (2012–2013). Since 2019, Chesnakov has been a professor at the Higher School of Economics.[3]
Often called as a ”right-hand man” of the former adviser to the President of Russia, Vladislav Surkov.
Education[]
Graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy at Moscow State University.
Researcher, Institute of Mass Political Movements of the Russian-American University (RAU), 1991-93.
Research Fellow & Project Manager, Center for Current Politics in Russia (CPC), 1993-97.
Director of the Center for Current Politics in Russia (CPC); director of the Center for Social and Political Information Institute of Social and Political Research (ISPR) 1997-2000.
In 2000, Chesnakov defended his thesis "The Electoral Process as a Form of Structuring the Political Regime: the Case of Elections to the State Duma".
Political activity[]
Head of Information and Analytical Planning, Deputy Head of the internal policy of the Presidential Administration, 2001-08.
Member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, 2009-10.
Chairman of the Public Council Presidium of the General Council of the political party "United Russia" in interaction with the media and expert community, 2010-11.
Deputy Secretary of the General Council of the political party "United Russia", 2012-Jan. 2013.
References[]
- ^ "About us". ЦПК (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- ^ "The “Brave” Democrats of Russia's Growing Civil Society" Global voices online
- ^ "Чеснаков Алексей Александрович". www.hse.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- 1970 births
- Russian political scientists
- Living people
- Writers from Baku
- Moscow State University alumni