Victor Shenderovich

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Victor Anatolievich Shenderovich (Russian:Виктор Анатольевич Шендерович) (born August 15, 1958 in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian popular satirist, writer and scriptwriter. In 1980, Shenderovich graduated from the Moscow State Art and Cultural University, specializing in "direction of volunteer theatrical groups". He is best known as a scriptwriter of popular political puppet show Kukly (Puppets) which was aired on NTV 1994 to 2002. Shenderovich runs a weekly program "Processed Cheese" on the Echo of Moscow radio station. He is also known as outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin's rule and the government's stance on war in Chechnya.

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December 4, 2005 he ran for a seat in the State Duma but came second to Kremlin-backed Stanislav Govorukhin. The winner took 38% of votes and Shenderovich took 17%. Before the election, Shenderovich protested the "widely illegal and immoral practices" of Govorukhin in court, but his appeal was rejected by the judge as "unfounded".

In 2006, he published a book [1], in which he summarized his experience as a candidate.