Victor Vorobyov

Victor Vorobyov (Russian: Ви́ктор Ви́кторович Воробьёв; born 19 June 1989) is a Russian lawyer, politician, and human rights defender, who is the head of parliamentary opposition at the Komi Republic State Council since 2021.^[1][2] He was born in Syktyvkar, Komi Republic.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Victorovich and the family name is Vorobyov.

Victor Vorobyov
Виктор Воробьёв
Member of the State Council of the Komi Republic
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 October 2021
Personal details
Born	(1989-06-19) 19 June 1989 (age 35) Syktyvkar, Komi Republic, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, USSR
Political party	Yabloko (2012–2013) Libertarian Party of Russia
Education	Saint Petersburg State University Nevsky Institute of Language and Culture Higher School of Economics

In 2022, after Vorobyov's public statement against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian Ministry of Justice has included him on the "foreign agents" list. Thus Vorobyov became the first MP to be included on that list.^[3]

References

1. "Постановление о регистрации депутата". Избирательная комиссия Республики Коми.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2. "Не на сто процентов красный, но мышей ловить умеет Спецкор "Медузы" Андрей Перцев рассказывает, как рокер и либертарианец Виктор Воробьев стал главным коммунистом в парламенте Коми". Meduza (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2023-03-13. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
3. "Депутата Госсовета Коми Виктора Воробьева объявили "иноагентом" после того, как он получил 25 фунтов за возврат билета на поезд в Лондоне". Meduza (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2023-03-15. Retrieved 2023-03-15.