Vladimir Pastukhov

Vladimir Borisovitch Pastukhov (; born 22 April 1963) is a Russian political scientist, lawyer (advocate) and honorary professor of the University College London's School of Slavonic and East European Studies. He is an author of the so-called "constitution by concepts", which is a written code of unwritten rules that define the real substance of life in Russia.

Biography Early life Vladimir Pastukhov was born on 22 April 1963 in Kyiv. His father was an advocate, his mother was an economist. After secondary school graduation, Vladimir Pastukhov enrolled at the Faculty of Law of the Kyiv State University, from which he graduated in 1985 with a specialist degree in law.

Postgraduate education In 1989, Pastukhov defended his thesis on the topic "The political power in socialistic society: the essence and the appearance (gnosiological aspect of the study)" at the Institute of State and Law and became a candidate of juridical sciences. namely in its subdivision named "Advocate's office № 21".

As an advocate, Pastukhov specialized in corporate disputes. The criminal case was closed in September 2010 due to the expiration of the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution. Alexander Antipov, an advocate who defended Pastukhov in this case, appealed the relevant investigator's decision, demanding to change the legal ground of closing the case to the absence of corpus delicti.

Academic career In 1989–1995, Pastukhov worked in the Institute of International Labour Movement (Moscow). In 1995–1999, he was a leading research associate of the Institute of Latin American Studies (Moscow). In 1999–2008, he was a scientific director of the Institute of Law and Public Policy (Moscow).

Activity as publicist Pastukhov is an expert on Russian politics. He wrote many analytical articles dedicated to Russian politics and legal system. He is a columnist of the Novaya Gazeta, the Republic.ru, the Kasparov.ru, the MBK-media, the Echo of Moscow (until its closure in 2022).

"Foreign agent" status On 5 May 2023, the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation declared Vladimir Pastukhov a "foreign agent".

Family Vladimir Pastukhov has a wife Julia, whom he married in 1988. The couple has a son Boris, who was born in 1993 in Moscow,

Notable works Books Три времени России. Общество и государство в прошлом–настоящем–будущем. (Moscow. 1994. ISBN 5-86004-015-6) Украинская революция и русская контрреволюция. (Moscow. 2014. ISBN 978-5-94282-744-1) Революция и конституция в посткоммунистической России. (Moscow. 2018. ISBN 978-5-94282-830-1)

Articles Государство диктатуры люмпен-пролетариата. Для России сегодня актуально не демократическое, а национально-освободительное движение. (Novaya Gazeta. 15.08.2012. No.91) Конституционный тупик. Допустима ли дискуссия о маршрутах эвакуации из авторитарного государства? (Novaya Gazeta. 12.10.2018. No.113) «Крысы» вместо юристов. Почему требование правового государства должно стать для России главным лозунгом десятилетия. (Novaya Gazeta. 07.01.2020.) Переучредить Россию! За фасадом транзита власти и текстом послания президента скрывается идея создания корпоративного государства. Такое уже было, и не в СССР. (Novaya Gazeta. 22.01.2020. No.6) Революция отходит с Белорусского вокзала. Стратегия мирного протеста серьёзно дискредитирована в Минске. (Novaya Gazeta. 18.09.2020. No.102) Операция «Русская хромосома». Что делать после. (Novaya Gazeta. 23.03.2022. No.30)