Irina Khakamada

Overview

Irina Khakamada born Moscow April 13, 1955. Economics professor; Russian liberal politician. Member of Duma, 1993-2003. Vice-Speaker of Duma, 2000-03; received 4 million votes for president, 2004; negotiator in Chechen hostage crisis, Moscow, 2002; opposed Chechen War, 2004.

Quotations

"Russians do not want a war. . . That is why an anti-war rally I participated in gathered quite a lot of people, around 50,000." (Kiev, in The Day, May 13, 2014)