Maksym Buzhanskyi

Maksym Arkadiyovych Buzhanskyi (Ukrainian: Максим Аркадійович Бужанський; born 24 November 1974, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian politician and blogger.[1] He was elected to the Verkhovna Rada in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Arkadyevich and the family name is Buzhanskyi.
Maksym Buzhanskyi
Максим Бужанський
People's Deputy of Ukraine
Assumed office
29 August 2019
Preceded byMaksym Kuriachyi
ConstituencyDnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine's 25th electoral district
Personal details
Born (1974-11-24) 24 November 1974
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Dnipro, Ukraine)
Political partyServant of the People

Early life

Buzhanskyi was born on November 24, 1974, in Dnipropetrovsk in a Jewish family of engineers. His grandfather is Moisei Yurievich Buzhanskyi (born 1924 in Kharkiv) — a participant in the German-Soviet war, awarded the Order of the Patriotic War II degree.[2] In 1992—1997 he studied at the Dnipro National University of Rail Transport, majoring in bridges and transport tunnels (urban engineer).

In 2017—2020, he was a co-author and television presenter of political programs on the ZIK TV channel,[3][4] from 2020 to 2022 on the Ukraine 24 TV channel.

Candidate for People's Deputies from the Servant of the People party in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election. (constituency 25, Chechelivskyi District of Dnipro).[5] At the time of the election: the manager of Arna LLC lived in Dnipro.[6]

Member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Law Enforcement.[7]

During the preparations for the 2020 Ukrainian local elections, Buzhanskyi was appointed chairman of the Dnipro city organization of the political party Servant of the People.[8]

Legislative activities

Buzhanskyi is the author of the law on preventing and combating Antisemitism in Ukraine.[9][10] According to the document, manifestations of antisemitism include, among other things, calls for the murder of Jews and its justification, Holocaust denial, deliberate destruction of buildings and places of worship for Jews.[11] The document stipulates that a person who suffers from manifestations of antisemitism will be entitled to compensation for moral and material damage, and the perpetrators will be subject to civil and criminal liability.[10] On September 22, 2021, the Verkhovna Rada passed the law in its second reading. The bill was supported by all factions and deputy groups of the Rada, except for the parties European Solidarity and Holos.[10] On October 7, 2021, the law was signed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.[12]

He is also the author of the law on voluntary military registration for women.[13] On October 7, 2022, the law was adopted by the Verkhovna Rada.[14] The bill appeared after the order of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine came into force, expanding the list of professions for women who must be registered with the military. The document applied to women working in the field of librarianship, musical art, science, banking and other areas. A petition appeared on the website of the Office of the President of Ukraine for the abolition of the order, which gained 25,000 votes in just 4 days.[15]

Awards

He was awarded the medal "For Merits to the City" by the Dnipro City Council.[16]

Books
  • Buzhanskyi M. A. History of the world in 88 chapters. Publishing house: Folio, 2017. ISBN 978-966-03-7943-5.
  • Buzhanskyi M. A. History for the lazy. Publishing house: Folio, 2018. ISBN 978-966-03-8180-3.

References
  1. "Центральна виборча комісія - Вибори народних депутатів України 2019". www.cvk.gov.ua. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  2. Украина, Комментарии. "Персона Бужанский Максим Аркадьевич | Комментарии Украина". comments.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  3. "Депутати від партії «Cлуга Народу» в мажоритарних округах". Servant of the People (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2019-08-17. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  4. "Бужанський Максим Аркадійович". Chesno (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2019-08-18. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  5. ""Слуга народу" представила мажоритарників у 23 областях і Києві". Українська правда (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  6. "Центральна виборча комісія - Вибори народних депутатів України 2019". www.cvk.gov.ua. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  7. "Парламент затвердив список своїх комітетів і їх склад. ХТО В ЯКОМУ - Новинарня". novynarnia.com (in Ukrainian). 2019-08-29. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  8. Artem Klymenko (2020-06-20). "Нардеп Бужанский стал главой организации "Слуги народа" в Днепре". dnepr.news. Archived from the original on 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  9. "Проект Закону про запобігання та протидію антисемітизму в Україні". kmu.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Government of Ukraine.
  10. "Рада ухвалила закон проти антисемітизму". news.liga.net. 2021-09-22.
  11. Vera Sosenkova (2021-09-23). "В Украине принят закон о противодействии антисемитизму". dw.com. Deutsche Welle.
  12. "Володимир Зеленський підписав закон про запобігання та протидію антисемітизму в Україні". president.gov.ua. Office of the President of Ukraine. 2021-10-07.
  13. "До Ради внесли законопроєкт про те, щоб зробити військовий облік для жінок добровільним". nv.ua. New Voice. 2021-12-28.
  14. Stanislav Pogorilov (2022-10-07). "Рада прийняла закон про добровільний військовий облік для жінок". pravda.com.ua. Ukrayinska Pravda.
  15. "Отмена воинского учета для женщин: петиция к Зеленскому набрала более 25 тысяч голосов". focus.ua. Focus. 2021-12-27.
  16. "Борис Філатов нагородив відомих українських блогерів почесними медалями - Дніпровська міська рада". dniprorada.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-01-19.
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