Galina Starovoitova never made compromises, fought for her views and was not afraid of the blows of fate. With her participation, dozens of Russian servicemen returned from Chechen captivity. Galina Vasilievna communicated on equal terms with leading world politicians. Starovoitova's name was mentioned in almost every newscast two decades ago.
From the biography of Galina Starovoitova
Galina Vasilievna Starovoitova was born on May 17, 1946 in Chelyabinsk. On the male line, her ancestors were Belarusian peasants, on the female line - the Ural Cossacks. Galina Vasilievna's father was an excellent designer and believed that there was nothing better in the world than an engineering profession.
From an early age, Galya often showed perseverance and showed strength of mind. Once in class, she was not afraid to enter into an argument with the teacher and proved him wrong. For this, the girl had to sit over the books. Galina has always been on good terms with her younger sister Olga.
After graduating from Starovoitov's school, at the insistence of her father, she entered the Leningrad Military Mechanical Institute. But the girl was not interested in the engineering profession. Two years later, Galina changed the faculty, choosing the psychology department of the same university. After marriage and the birth of a child, Galina switched to correspondence courses. After completing her studies, Starovoitova entered graduate school, choosing an ethnographic topic for her dissertation: she was interested in the culture and life of the Caucasus.
Galina Starovoitova was married twice.
Career in politics
The first place of work of Galina Vasilievna was the Krasnaya Zarya enterprise. She subsequently transferred to government service. In 1989, Starovoitova moved to Moscow, and a year later she became a deputy. Starovoitova also headed the laboratory of ethnopolitical problems at the Institute for Economic Policy. She was also the president's adviser on national issues.
Since 1995 Galina Vasilievna has been a deputy of the State Duma. The woman politician paid much attention to legislative creativity. After some time, an initiative group of voters nominated her to the highest post of the state. Starovoitova collected the required number of signatures, but the procedure was violated. The Central Election Commission refused to register Starovoitova's candidacy.
Having failed, Starovoitova began implementing social projects. She was interested in the issues of rehabilitation of those who took part in military conflicts. By 1998, Galina Vasilievna was actively involved in human rights activities and began to have weight in international politics. For her uncompromising character, will and endurance, Starovoitova was more than once compared to Margaret Thatcher and was called the “Russian Iron Lady”.
However, Starovoitova's political career was cut short on takeoff. On November 20, 1998, Galina Vasilievna was killed at the entrance of his house in St. Petersburg. Death came after two gunshot wounds. The investigation into this incident was completed only in 2014. The perpetrators of the murder were members of the so-called Tambov criminal group.
