Yelena Drapeko

Yelena Grigoryevna Drapeko^{[note 1]} (Russian: Еле́на Григо́рьевна Драпе́ко; born 29 October 1948) is a Russian theatre and film actress.^[2] She has appeared in more than 30 films and television shows since 1972. She is also a member of the State Duma since 2000.

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Yelena Drapeko MP
Елена Драпеко


Member of the State Duma for Saint Petersburg
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 October 2016
Preceded by	constituency re-established
Constituency	Northeast St. Petersburg (No. 214)
Member of the State Duma (Party List Seat)
In office 18 January 2000 – 5 October 2016

Personal details
Born	(1948-10-29) 29 October 1948 (age 76) Uralsk, West Kazakhstan Oblast Kazakh SSR, USSR
Political party	SRZP (from 2006) CPRF (until 2004)
Spouse	Oleg Alexandrovich Belov [ru] (m. 1978; div. 1991)
Children	Anastasia (born 1984)
Education	LGITMiK
Occupation	Actress Politician
Awards
Military service
Years of service	1972-present

Career

On 19 December 1999 Drapeko was elected to the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the III convocation from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation in the Federal district.^[3]

On 7 December 2003, she became a deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the IV convocation on the list of the Communist Party.^[3] In 2004 she was expelled from the Communist Party, remained an independent deputy. In early 2007 she joined Gennady Semigin's People's Patriotic Union Rodina faction, and in mid-2007 she joined Alexander Babakov's A Just Russia – Rodina faction.

On 2 December 2007 she was elected to the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the V convocation from the Party A Just Russia Party.^[3]

On the 4 December 2011 she was elected to the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the VI convocation from the Party A Just Russia.^[3]

In 2016-2021 she was a deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the VII convocation from A Just Russia.^{[citation needed]}

Since 19 September 2021 she is a Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the VIII convocation. She was elected from the Party A Just Russia – Patriots – For Truth.^[3]

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Sanctions

On 29 November 2022, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, she claimed that Ukraine as a separate country doesn't exist, that Ukraine is Russian, that the Ukrainian people would benefit from a Russian takeover, and that it was surprising that the Western countries were assisting Ukraine against the Russian attack.^[4]

In December 2022, the European Union sanctioned Drapeko in relation to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[5]

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Notes

[N 1]
Also transliterated as Elena Grigorievna Drapeko^[1]

Career

Sanctions

Selected filmography

Honours and awards

Notes

References

External links

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