Anton Bakov
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Anton Alekseevich Bakov was a Member of the State Duma
of the Russian Federation from 2003 to 2007. He is a well-known Russian businessman, politician, traveller, writer and human rights
activist. He is the Vice-Chairman of the Federal Political Council of the Party Action
.
(now Yekaterinburg
) in a family of engineers at the Uralmash
machine building plant. He graduated from the Ural Polytechnic Institute (now the Ural State Technical University
) in 1988. He was a Lenin grant-aided student and graduated with honours. While a student he became an activist in the anti-communist movement. He organized several political activities including the public boycott
of uncontested elections to the Supreme Soviet
of the USSR in 1984, the founding of a public movement aimed at re-opening churches closed down by the communists and the saving of the memorials of national history in Verkhoturye
in 1987. In 1988 he also initiated the removal of the plates with the names of Joseph Stalin
’s executioners from city streets.
Later he became a professional traveller, one of the few Russians to visit Tibet
, Eritrea
and other far-away corners of the planet. Bakov still takes an active part in environmental projects. He finances a project to increase the trout population in the rivers of the Northern Urals
. He organizes rallies and other political actions for the protection of forests and lakes in the Urals and fights against the dumping of nuclear waste on the territory of Russia.
county deputy of Sverdlovsk Oblast
Parliament - Sverdlovsk Oblast Duma and the Chairman of the Duma Legislative Committee. His first actions as a deputy were aimed against the federal appointments of city mayors and regional governors. He and his like-minded team succeeded in holding the executive government elections in 1995-1996.
At the same time Bakov created and supported the so-called Social Ambulance – a system of social control. In 1994 he became an active member of Duma's Chairman Eduard Rossel
's team, he was appointed a political coordinator of the "Urals Transfiguration" ( political party campaigning for the independence of Urals from the Russia). He was a member of the pre-election committee for E. Rossel in 1995, a good year for Rossel as he won the election.
Bakov participated in the Yekaterinburg
mayor elections in 1995, and came second behind the current mayor, Arkady Mikhailovich Chernetsky
. In 1996 he was elected the Vice-Chairman of Sverdlovsk Regional Duma, and then was nominated for the post of the Governor of Kurgan region, but his candidature was not registered.
(from Serov single-mandate electoral district). He fought against corruption
(organized "Anti-Mafia" public movement, which opposed the criminal organisation "Uralmash”) and against the propriety redistribution process.
In order to increase the wellbeing of the population, Bakov was involved in educational activities, created consumer and credit cooperatives, councils of local public self-governing bodies and condominiums.
As an MP, Bakov proposed to increase the size of the allowances for children and the introduction of regional additional payments to state pensions.
of having links with the criminal organisation “Uralmash”. In the second round Anton Bakov lost, gaining 330,000 votes against the more than 600,000 obtained by Eduard Rossel.
In 2003 he was elected to the State Duma
from single-mandate Serovskiy electoral district № 167. After the election, he joined the party “the Union of Right Forces
”. He supervised all the successful election campaigns of the party in all the regions, except for Chechnya
, in 2004-2007.
Because of the defeat of the Union of Right Forces
in the Russian legislative election, 2007
and the abolition of single-mandate electoral districts, Anton Bakov did not get into the State Duma for the next term.
In 1997-2000 Bakov became the General Director of the city-forming enterprise - Serovskiy Metallurgical Plant (9000 employees). This experience became very important for his future career.
Since 2002 Bakov has been engaged in buying land, and now is one of the largest landowners of the Urals. As a developer, Bakov actively started building country houses for sale. In addition, he is actively involved in political consulting. In recent years he specialized in the development of Internet, media and political social networks, including those which are aimed at mobilizing people to fight corruption.
He is a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), and has 20 patents for inventions. He is married and has four children and three grandchildren.
and maximum autonomy of the Urals from Moscow
. In addition, he is interested in oceanology, opposes marine pollution
and global warming
and calls for the preservation of the natural heritage of our planet.
In October 2011, Bakov claimed to have purchased the atoll of Suwarrow
from the Cook Islands
and declared it the capital of a new Russian Empire. The claim was denied by Prime Minister Henry Puna
.
State Duma
The State Duma , common abbreviation: Госду́ма ) in the Russian Federation is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia , the upper house being the Federation Council of Russia. The Duma headquarters is located in central Moscow, a few steps from Manege Square. Its members are referred to...
of the Russian Federation from 2003 to 2007. He is a well-known Russian businessman, politician, traveller, writer and human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
activist. He is the Vice-Chairman of the Federal Political Council of the Party Action
Party Action
- History:On September, 22nd, 2010 a group of economists and businessmen declared that a new party under the name Party Action will soon be organized....
.
Biography
Bakov was born on 29 December 1965 in SverdlovskYekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District with a population of 1,350,136 , making it Russia's...
(now Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District with a population of 1,350,136 , making it Russia's...
) in a family of engineers at the Uralmash
Uralmash
Uralmash is a heavy machine production facility of the Russian engineering corporation OMZ. The facility is located in Yekaterinburg, Russia. The surrounding residential area where workers live is also called Uralmash....
machine building plant. He graduated from the Ural Polytechnic Institute (now the Ural State Technical University
Ural State Technical University
Ural State Technical University is a higher education institute in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian Federation. It is the biggest technical institution of higher education in Russia, with close ties to local industry in the Urals...
) in 1988. He was a Lenin grant-aided student and graduated with honours. While a student he became an activist in the anti-communist movement. He organized several political activities including the public boycott
Boycott
A boycott is an act of voluntarily abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with a person, organization, or country as an expression of protest, usually for political reasons...
of uncontested elections to the Supreme Soviet
Supreme Soviet
The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union was the Supreme Soviet in the Soviet Union and the only one with the power to pass constitutional amendments...
of the USSR in 1984, the founding of a public movement aimed at re-opening churches closed down by the communists and the saving of the memorials of national history in Verkhoturye
Verkhoturye
Verkhoturye is a historic town and the administrative center of Verkhotursky District of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located in the middle Ural Mountains on the left bank of the Tura River north of Yekaterinburg. Population: 7,815 Verkhoturye is a historic town and the administrative center of...
in 1987. In 1988 he also initiated the removal of the plates with the names of Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin was the Premier of the Soviet Union from 6 May 1941 to 5 March 1953. He was among the Bolshevik revolutionaries who brought about the October Revolution and had held the position of first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee...
’s executioners from city streets.
Later he became a professional traveller, one of the few Russians to visit Tibet
Tibet
Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...
, Eritrea
Eritrea
Eritrea , officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa. Eritrea derives it's name from the Greek word Erethria, meaning 'red land'. The capital is Asmara. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast...
and other far-away corners of the planet. Bakov still takes an active part in environmental projects. He finances a project to increase the trout population in the rivers of the Northern Urals
Ural Mountains
The Ural Mountains , or simply the Urals, are a mountain range that runs approximately from north to south through western Russia, from the coast of the Arctic Ocean to the Ural River and northwestern Kazakhstan. Their eastern side is usually considered the natural boundary between Europe and Asia...
. He organizes rallies and other political actions for the protection of forests and lakes in the Urals and fights against the dumping of nuclear waste on the territory of Russia.
1990s
In 1994, Anton Bakov was elected a SerovSerov
Serov is a mining and commercial town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the eastern foothills of the Ural Mountains, on the left bank of the Kakva River, a tributary of the Sosva River, about north of Yekaterinburg. It serves as the administrative center of Serovsky District, although it...
county deputy of Sverdlovsk Oblast
Sverdlovsk Oblast
Sverdlovsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia located in the Urals Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Yekaterinburg formerly known as Sverdlovsk. Population: -Geography:...
Parliament - Sverdlovsk Oblast Duma and the Chairman of the Duma Legislative Committee. His first actions as a deputy were aimed against the federal appointments of city mayors and regional governors. He and his like-minded team succeeded in holding the executive government elections in 1995-1996.
At the same time Bakov created and supported the so-called Social Ambulance – a system of social control. In 1994 he became an active member of Duma's Chairman Eduard Rossel
Eduard Rossel
Eduard Ergartovich Rossel was the governor of Sverdlovsk Oblast, an oblast in Russia. He was born on October 8, 1937, and is of German origin. He returned into office in 1995. He is a member of the Federation Council of Russia.Eduard Rossel was born a village near Nizhny Novgorod...
's team, he was appointed a political coordinator of the "Urals Transfiguration" ( political party campaigning for the independence of Urals from the Russia). He was a member of the pre-election committee for E. Rossel in 1995, a good year for Rossel as he won the election.
Bakov participated in the Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District with a population of 1,350,136 , making it Russia's...
mayor elections in 1995, and came second behind the current mayor, Arkady Mikhailovich Chernetsky
Arkady Mikhailovich Chernetsky
Arkady Mikhailovich Chernetsky is a Russian politician who has served as Mayor of Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia since January 1992 to November 2, 2010.-Early life:...
. In 1996 he was elected the Vice-Chairman of Sverdlovsk Regional Duma, and then was nominated for the post of the Governor of Kurgan region, but his candidature was not registered.
2000s
In 2000 Anton Bakov was elected to the House of Representatives (the upper chamber) of the Legislative Assembly of Sverdlovsk oblastSverdlovsk Oblast
Sverdlovsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia located in the Urals Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Yekaterinburg formerly known as Sverdlovsk. Population: -Geography:...
(from Serov single-mandate electoral district). He fought against corruption
Corruption
Corruption usually refers to spiritual or moral impurity.Corruption may also refer to:* Corruption , an American crime film* Corruption , a British horror film...
(organized "Anti-Mafia" public movement, which opposed the criminal organisation "Uralmash”) and against the propriety redistribution process.
In order to increase the wellbeing of the population, Bakov was involved in educational activities, created consumer and credit cooperatives, councils of local public self-governing bodies and condominiums.
As an MP, Bakov proposed to increase the size of the allowances for children and the introduction of regional additional payments to state pensions.
Governor elections
In 2003, Bakov participated in the elections of the Governor of Sverdlovsk region. He accused Eduard RosselEduard Rossel
Eduard Ergartovich Rossel was the governor of Sverdlovsk Oblast, an oblast in Russia. He was born on October 8, 1937, and is of German origin. He returned into office in 1995. He is a member of the Federation Council of Russia.Eduard Rossel was born a village near Nizhny Novgorod...
of having links with the criminal organisation “Uralmash”. In the second round Anton Bakov lost, gaining 330,000 votes against the more than 600,000 obtained by Eduard Rossel.
In 2003 he was elected to the State Duma
State Duma
The State Duma , common abbreviation: Госду́ма ) in the Russian Federation is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia , the upper house being the Federation Council of Russia. The Duma headquarters is located in central Moscow, a few steps from Manege Square. Its members are referred to...
from single-mandate Serovskiy electoral district № 167. After the election, he joined the party “the Union of Right Forces
Union of Right Forces
The Union of Right Forces, or SPS , was a Russian democratic opposition party associated with free market reforms, privatization, and the legacy of the 'Young Reformers' of the 1990s: Anatoly Chubais, Boris Nemtsov, and Yegor Gaidar. Nikita Belykh was the last party's leader...
”. He supervised all the successful election campaigns of the party in all the regions, except for Chechnya
Chechnya
The Chechen Republic , commonly referred to as Chechnya , also spelled Chechnia or Chechenia, sometimes referred to as Ichkeria , is a federal subject of Russia . It is located in the southeastern part of Europe in the Northern Caucasus mountains. The capital of the republic is the city of Grozny...
, in 2004-2007.
The Union of Right Forces
In December 2006, Bakov was elected the Secretary of the electoral work of the “Union of Right Forces”. He is considered to be the one who proposed abandoning traditional right-wing party liberal rhetoric and populist slogans such as raising pensions and supporting the poor.Because of the defeat of the Union of Right Forces
Union of Right Forces
The Union of Right Forces, or SPS , was a Russian democratic opposition party associated with free market reforms, privatization, and the legacy of the 'Young Reformers' of the 1990s: Anatoly Chubais, Boris Nemtsov, and Yegor Gaidar. Nikita Belykh was the last party's leader...
in the Russian legislative election, 2007
Russian legislative election, 2007
Legislative elections were held in the Russian Federation on 2 December 2007. At stake were the 450 seats in the State Duma, the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia . Eleven parties were included in the ballot, including Russia's largest party, United Russia, which was supported by...
and the abolition of single-mandate electoral districts, Anton Bakov did not get into the State Duma for the next term.
Business
Bakov is one of the first legal businessmen in Russia. In 1987, 4 months after the permission to set up the first independent cooperative societies in the USSR and while still at university, Bakov established the private tourist agency "Cedar", the first such agency in the country. In 1991 on the basis of this agency, he established the company "East Line".In 1997-2000 Bakov became the General Director of the city-forming enterprise - Serovskiy Metallurgical Plant (9000 employees). This experience became very important for his future career.
Since 2002 Bakov has been engaged in buying land, and now is one of the largest landowners of the Urals. As a developer, Bakov actively started building country houses for sale. In addition, he is actively involved in political consulting. In recent years he specialized in the development of Internet, media and political social networks, including those which are aimed at mobilizing people to fight corruption.
The Party Action
On October 14, 2010, Bakov was elected the Vice-Chairman of the Federal Political Council of the Party Action.Personal information
Anton Bakov is the author of the books The Christian History of the Urals, Civilization of the Mediterranean and Which Russia do I serve.He is a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), and has 20 patents for inventions. He is married and has four children and three grandchildren.
Political views
He is an anti-communist. He stands for a social market economyMarket economy
A market economy is an economy in which the prices of goods and services are determined in a free price system. This is often contrasted with a state-directed or planned economy. Market economies can range from hypothetically pure laissez-faire variants to an assortment of real-world mixed...
and maximum autonomy of the Urals from Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. In addition, he is interested in oceanology, opposes marine pollution
Marine pollution
Marine pollution occurs when harmful, or potentially harmful effects, can result from the entry into the ocean of chemicals, particles, industrial, agricultural and residential waste, noise, or the spread of invasive organisms. Most sources of marine pollution are land based...
and global warming
Global warming
Global warming refers to the rising average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans and its projected continuation. In the last 100 years, Earth's average surface temperature increased by about with about two thirds of the increase occurring over just the last three decades...
and calls for the preservation of the natural heritage of our planet.
In October 2011, Bakov claimed to have purchased the atoll of Suwarrow
Suwarrow
Suwarrow is a low coral atoll in the Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean. It is about 1,300 km south of the equator and 930 km NNW of Rarotonga, from which it is administered....
from the Cook Islands
Cook Islands
The Cook Islands is a self-governing parliamentary democracy in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand...
and declared it the capital of a new Russian Empire. The claim was denied by Prime Minister Henry Puna
Henry Puna
Henry Tuakeu Puna is the current Prime Minister of the Cook Islands. He is leader of the Cook Islands Party.-Early life:Puna grew up in Aitutaki. He was educated on Aitutaki and Rarotonga before studying law at the University of Auckland in New Zealand and the University of Tasmania in Australia...
.