Yelena Drapeko | |
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| Member of the State Duma from St. Petersburg's North East constituency | |
| Assumed office 18 January 2000 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yelena Grigoryevna Drapeko 29 October 1948 Uralsk, West Kazakhstan Region Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | A Just Russia — For Truth |
| Occupation | Actress, politician |
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| Military service | |
| Years of service | 1972-present |
Yelena Grigoryevna Drapeko (Russian: Еле́на Григо́рьевна Драпе́ко; born 29 October 1948) is a Soviet and Russian theatre and film actress.[1] She has appeared in more than 30 films and television shows since 1972. She is also a member of the State Duma since 2000.
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. [2]
Sanctions
In December 2022 the EU sanctioned Yelena Drapeko in relation to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]
Selected filmography
- 1972 The Dawns Here Are Quiet as Lisa Brichkina
- 1973 Eternal Call as Vera Inyutina
- 1973 Failure of Engineer Garin as duty at the hotel
- 1975 Between Day and Night as Zinaida
- 1983 Offered for Singles as Nina
Honours and awards
References
- ↑ "Елена Драпеко". lenta.ru. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ↑ "Russia's Imperial Farce". Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). 1 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ↑ "COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022/2477 of 16 December 2022". Retrieved 8 February 2023.
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