Nikolai Starikov
Nikolai Viktorovich Starikov (; born 23 August 1970, Leningrad) is a Russian writer, opinion journalist and social activist. Founder and former leader of Great Fatherland Party () and its subsidiary social NGO, Union of Russian Citizens (). Starikov is the organizer of the "Goebbels' Award", which is awarded to "people who lie about, slander and vilify Russia", following the results of a vote among readers of his websites: nstarikov.ru and nstarikov.lj.ru. Biography. Nikolai Starikov was born on 23 August 1970 in the city of Leningrad. He is married and has two daughters. In 1992 he graduated from the Saint Petersburg State  University of Engineering and Economics, with a degree in economics. He frequently appears as an expert in economics in documentaries, for example in "Parvus of the Revolution", "Storm of the Winter Palace. Refutation." Starikov about conspirology: Political activity. Starikov is the leader of several political organizations, including the Union of Russian Citizens (), founded on 25 April 2011, and the conservative Great Fatherland Party (), registered on 10 April 2013. He has championed a revisionist view of Joseph Stalin, portraying him as an effective leader and bulwark against western expansion. In 2020, he became a member of the For Truth political party