Yevhen Tsarkov

Yevgen Igorovich Tsarkov (; ; born 14 October 1974) is a politician. He was a People's Deputy of Ukraine of the Verkhovna Rada during its VI сonvocation for the Communist Party of Ukraine.

Early life Tsarkov was born on 14 October 1974 in the city of Kommunarsk, which was then part of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union (now Alchevsk). After attending secondary school, he graduated from the Professional College of Maritime Transport in Odesa. During the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary elections, he attempted to run again for the 7th convocation but lost to the Party of Regions candidate Oleksandr Presman. He declares himself an opponent of capitalism, NATO, fascism and nationalism. In 2008, when he was still the First Secretary of the Odesa Oblast Committee, during the debate regarding making Russian the official second state language of Ukraine, he heavily supported the legislation and helped set up the "I speak Russian!" campaign in Odesa to collect signatures in support of the referendum.

He supports the traditional family and once initiated a legislation proposal for prohibiting the "propaganda of homosexuality". In October 2012, at the height of the legislation's support, he argued that the bill targeted "deliberate" promotion of values rather than factual coverage, and that it did not apply to personal use. He also, at the time, rejected counterarguments that the bill could be a potential block to Ukraine's future visa-free access with the European Union. Separately, Amnesty International released a public statement opposing the bill, saying it violated multiple international obligations.