The former Russian ombudsman Oleg Mironov died

The former Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia Oleg Mironov died at the 82nd year of life, the current Ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova said on Instagram. Mironov held this position from 1998 to 2004.

Mironov was born in 1939 in Pyatigorsk, graduated from the Kursk Saratov Law Institute in 1963, then the graduate school of this institute in 1967, defended the degree of Doctor of Law.

He taught at this institute, was a professor and vice -rector of the Saratov Higher Party School, was elected a deputy of the State Duma of the first and second convocation, was a member of the Communist Party faction.

In 1995 he entered the Central Committee of the Communist Party, and in 1998 he replaced Sergei Kovalev to the posts of the Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia. After appointing, the Ombudsman left the Communist Party. In 2004, he was replaced by Ombudsman Vladimir Lukin.

Oleg Mironov was a guest of the broadcasts of Radio Liberty.