Oleg Smolin

Oleg Nikolayevich Smolin (Russian: Оле́г Никола́евич Смо́лин; born February 10, 1952, the village Poludino, North Kazakhstan Region) is a Soviet and Russian politician and philosopher, a specialist in the philosophy of politics and social philosophy. State Duma deputy, member of the Communist Party faction,[1][2] First Deputy Chairman of the Education Committee of the State Duma. Doctor of Philosophy, corresponding member of Russian Academy of Education. President of the Society Znanie of Russia.[3][4] Chairman of the All-Russian Public Movement Education for All.

Oleg Smolin
Member of the State Duma from Omsk Oblast's Moskalenki constituency
Incumbent
Assumed office October 5, 2016
Preceded by	Constituency established
Member of the State Duma
In office December 17, 1995 – December 24, 2007
Personal details
Born	Oleg Nikolayevich Smolin (1952-02-10) February 10, 1952 Poludino, Magzhan Zhumabaev District, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now in Kazakhstan)
Nationality	Russian
Political party	CPRF
Alma mater	Omsk State Pedagogical University Ural State University

He is almost blind from birth.

First Vice-President of the Russian Paralympic Committee,[5] the vice-president of the All-Russian Society for the Blind (VOS), an honorary member of the All-Russian Society for the Disabled.

Cavalier of the Golden Honorary sign Public Recognition. Order of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of States — members of the Commonwealth of Independent States Commonwealth.[6]

He was the only member of the State Duma who voted against the recognition of the Lugansk People's Republic. However, he later claimed he made a mistake when casting his vote, and asked to correct the vote tally.