Gennady Andreyevich Zyuganov was born in the village of Mymrino, located in the Oryol region, on June 26, 1944. He is currently the head of the Communist Party, taking an active part in the life of Russian society. Zyuganov is one of the most popular political figures in Russia. Despite this, according to surveys conducted by the Levada Center, the politician does not gain even 5% of the vote. However, experts believe that the fall in the rating of the systemic opposition is not associated with a decrease in confidence in it, but with an increase in confidence in the current president of Russia.
Education
The future politician was born into a family of teachers, which helped Zyuganov graduate from the local school with honors. For academic success, he received a silver medal. After graduating in 1961, he masters the profession of a teacher in his native school for a year, after which he enters the faculty of physics at the Pedagogical Institute in Orel.
Literature
Gennady Zyuganov, in addition to his political activities, is a doctor of philosophical sciences. He is credited with more than 150 published works on philosophy, as well as authorship of 80 books and monographs.
Family and personal life
The parents of the politician worked most of their lives at the Mymrinsk school. At the same time, during the war, Andrei Mikhailovich (father) served in the ranks of the Red Army, occupying the post of commander of artillery crew.
Gennady Andreyevich is married. With his soul mate (Nadezhda Vasilyevna), the politician is familiar from the school bench. Together they went to college. Hope went to the Faculty of History. Gennady Zyuganov entered the physical and mathematical field.
Children were given to the newlyweds not so easily. The wife at her own peril and risk decided to give birth, despite all the warnings of the doctors. The young woman suffered a sore throat, and complications affected her legs and heart. It all ended with the successful birth of the heir, and after a short period of time Nadezhda gave her husband a daughter. As of now, the politician has become a grandfather already 8 times.
Career
During the years of training, he began his career in local party bodies, after which from 1983 he worked in the state department for agitation and propaganda. Since 1990, he headed the Communist Party of the RSFSR. After the actual collapse of the Soviet Union, it supported the Emergency Committee. In 1993, he heads the Communist Party, the leader of which remains to this day. The 90s saw the peak of Zyuganov’s political career. Gennady Andreyevich is actively engaged in party work, publishing his own articles, and also struggles for power with Boris Yeltsin, whose removal from power Zyuganov advocated until 2000, when Yeltsin left the Russian political arena.
Chasing the President’s Chair
In 1996, Gennady Zyuganov almost won the presidential election, losing only 3% to the winner in the first round. In connection with the further actions of Alexander Lebed, the second round, according to official figures, Boris Yeltsin won with a 13% margin. In 2000, Zyuganov gaining 29.21%, losing to Vladimir Putin. In 2004, he did not run, and in 2008 he gained 17.72%, behind Dmitry Medvedev.
During the 2012 elections, he is gaining 17.72% again, after which he disagrees with the election results, claiming fraud. The 2012 election is the fourth election of a career politician. In the political race Zyuganov four times remained second. Thus, the political biography of Gennady Andreyevich Zyuganov is a continuous pursuit of the post of the leader of the Russian state, which so far has not been successful.
Interesting facts from the life of a politician
Career Facts:
- In 1996, according to unofficial data, the results of the presidential election were falsified, which was confirmed by ex-president of Russia Dmitry Medvedev. So Zyuganov could well have become president.
- In 2009, the Communist Party began to draw closer to the authorities, after which the Communists accused Zyuganov of aiding. At the rumor level, the Communists were preparing to remove the non-replaceable party leader from the leadership, but this did not happen.
- Currently, Zyuganov is considered a systemic opposition close to power redoubts. At the same time, at the beginning of his political career, Gennady Zyuganov sharply criticized the authorities, whose active confrontation lasted until Yeltsin’s resignation.
Facts from personal life:
- He has the rank of lieutenant colonel of the chemical forces reserve.
- Favorite sports - tennis, volleyball and eventing. Zyuganov stands for a healthy lifestyle.
- He has a number of comedic nicknames, including “Mymrinsky philosopher”, “Zyugzag of fortune”, “Papa Zyu”.
- Known not only as a politician, he has achievements in the field of literature. Gennady Andreyevich repeatedly participated in literary contests and was their winner.
Prospects for Zyuganov
After the actual destruction of the non-systemic opposition in Russia, the Communist Party went into opposition, supporting the authorities in certain issues. Analysts agree that the Communist Party will remain in the State Duma in the coming years, and Gennady Zyuganov will again attempt to win the presidential race in 2018. The Communist Party is gradually losing voters, in connection with which analysts agree that the politician is likely to take the second position in his fifth presidential election. From the politician himself, there were no statements about participation in the upcoming elections. Analysts agree that Zyuganov’s prospects for the next election depend on the actions of competing politicians.
