Sergei Baburin: Russia Must Bolster Its Standing in Eurasia

Sergei Baburin is a veteran of Russian politics who distinguished himself as one of the few Soviet Russian lawmakers to vote against the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991, and for his opposition to President Boris Yeltsin during the Russian constitutional crisis in October 1993.

Baburin proposes reforming Russia's Constitution, adopted in 1993, to strengthen both the executive and the legislative branches of power. The candidate believes that the state's social policy should aim to bring back the best aspects from Russia's Soviet past. Baburin and the All-People's Union favor curbing immigration, and have been characterized as having socialist, nationalist, pan-Slavist and monarchist tendencies.

On foreign policy, Baburin focuses on strengthening Russia's geopolitical standing in Eurasia, which includes shoring up Moscow's role in BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

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Sergei Baburin (right) speaking with clergymen at Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow during the 19th congress of the World Russian People's Council.

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Russian Soviet Socialist Federative Republic people's deputy Sergei Baburin.

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Russian Popular Union leader Sergei Baburin speaking at a meeting dedicated to the defense of children in Moscow.

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Sergei Baburin and Duma deputy chairwoman Lyubov Sliska speak following the Russian president's annual address to the Federal Assembly.

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Duma vice-speaker Sergei Baburin during a rally "in defense of Orthodox Christian culture and the traditional way of life," organized by the People's Union party, in Moscow.

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Procession dedicated to the anniversary of the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis. Baburin, center, was one of the most outspoken leaders of the anti-Yeltsin opposition during the crisis, which culminated in the shelling of the Russian White House.

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Baburin posing for the media with his registration card as a candidate in the 2018 Russian presidential election.

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Sergei Baburin speaks to journalists in the Kremlin Palace during a break at the extraordinary congress of people's deputies in September 1991. Baburin was one of the few deputies to vote against the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991.

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Presidential candidate Sergei Baburin at a campaign event in Russia's Tula region.

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Duma Vice-Speaker Sergei Baburin in his office following the final session of the 4th convocation of the Russian Duma, 2007.

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People's deputy Baburin barricaded in the Russian White House during the 1993 constitutional crisis.

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Sergei Baburin at the opening of the 19th congress of the World Russian People's Council, a non-profit organization and international forum dedicated to Russia's present and future headed by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow.

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