Anatoly Karpov Elected Deputy of the State Duma, Representing "United Russia" Party |
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 Ex-World Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov was elected a deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation as a representative of the United Russia party. In 1989-1991 Karpov used to be a deputy in the USSR. In 1996 he supported Boris Eltsin for presidency. In 1997 he made an attempt to get elected to the State Duma from Tula city. In 2007 he supported the Russian Communist Party. In the same year a famous event took place: Anatoly visited Garry Kasparov in a detention center, thus melting the ice between the two great chess champions. In 2010 the duo ran a campaign "Karpov for FIDE President", but Ilyumzhinov retained the position. Here is an excerpt of a video interview given by Karpov to Vladimir Pozner, a famous Russian TV host. March 29th, 2010: V.Pozner: Ok. You don't have to answer this question, but I will ask you anyway. Which party will you vote for? A. Karpov: I used to be in Fedorov's party, then in Mironov's party. Then I quit my membership due to entering the Civil House, thus losing the right to be a member of a political party according to the Russian law. I will vote for Mironov. V. Pozner: I.e. for "Fair Russia"? (a socialist party - Pogonina.com) A. Karpov: For "Fair Russia", yes. In June 2011 Anatoly Karpov became a member of the United People's Front (a pro-Putin political movement; don't mix it up with United Civil Front - an anti-Putin movement led by Garry Kasparov) and, after winning the primaries, was registered as a candidate to the State Duma from United Russia. After gaining support of about 57.12% voters in his district, he became a deputy of the Russian State Duma. The official income & property statement of Anatoly Karpov, provided along with all the other candidates, reveals the following information: Work place - Russian State Trade-Economic University; Moscow Regional State Expertise. Annual income 616 768.2 roubles (roughly $20,000). Owns 1200 sq. m. of land in Moscow district. Has a house in Moscow (188 sq.m.). Also owns four apartments in Moscow: 422.4 sq.m., 134.9 sq.m., 91.7 sq.m. (shared property), 58.2 sq.m. (shared property). Cars: UAZ 3962 (1990); Toyota Avensis (2008) (shared property with his wife); BMW 760 li (2003). Bank accounts: public company AKB Avangard, 113 934 roubles (roughly $3,500); public company Master Bank, 47 085 roubles (roughly $1,500). Shares in the following companies: Anatoly Karpov Cinema, 50% Gazprom Komplekt, 50% Perm office of NSE TEHEKO, 14% MPS Invest, 33.33334% Latan Company, 100% Evrofarm, 80% Polinar-M, 25% MDM-Bank, assets Berhgoff, 5% International Visa Center, 50% Karpov's Mastershop, 50% Trade House Aerolife, 25% Anatoly is also a famous philatelist. His collection of stamps is worth at least 13 million. 
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