Kiritsa Oleg Sergeyevich (born May 18, 1983, Tbilisi) — Russian politician, deputy of the Regional Legislative Assembly of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, 7th convocation, representing the CPRF faction [1][2]; since January 2024, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Regional State Power, Local Self-Government, and Rules of Procedure. [1] Before his election, he served eleven years in the Armed Forces and seven years in the penal enforcement system. [1][2] In the elections of September 18–20, 2026, he was nominated by the CPRF on two occasions: registered as a candidate for the State Duma of the 9th convocation in the Prioksky single-member constituency No. 132, and placed fifth on the party's region-wide list for the elections to the Regional Legislative Assembly of the 8th convocation. [30][23]

Biography

Born May 18, 1983, in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, at his parents' place of service. [2] In 2005, he graduated from the Yaroslavl Military Institute of Finance and Economics named after General of the Army A. V. Khrulev, with a specialization in Finance and Credit; in 2012, from the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (specialization: State and Municipal Administration) and the International Law Institute (specialization: Jurisprudence). [1][2]

From July 2000 to August 2011 he served in the Armed Forces of Russia, and from December 2013 to November 2020 in the penal system, holding mid- and senior-level command positions. [1][2]

Kiritsa's name first appeared in public politics shortly before the 2021 elections: in May 2021, the press service of the regional branch of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation identified him as chairman of the civic movement "Course for Justice" — together with the first secretary of the regional Komsomol branch, he tied neckerchiefs on schoolchildren joining a Pioneer organization. [24] That same summer, the regional branch presented him as the head of the movement while announcing his nomination to the State Duma. [29]

Education, Service, Positions
YearsPosition
2000–2011Service in the Armed Forces of Russia (July 2000 – August 2011) [1]
2005Yaroslavl Military Financial-Economic Institute named after Army General A. V. Khrulev — "Finance and Credit" [1]
2012Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration — "State and Municipal Administration" [1]
2012International Law Institute — "Jurisprudence" [1]
2013–2020Service in the Penal Enforcement System (December 2013 – November 2020) [1]
from 2021Deputy of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Legislative Assembly, 7th convocation [1]
10.2021–01.2024Deputy Head of the KPRF faction in the Legislative Assembly [1]
from 01.2024Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Regional State Power, Local Self-Government, and Rules of Procedure [1]

In the Legislative Assembly

Kiritsa entered the Legislative Assembly in 2021 on the CPRF party list: his deputy profile lists his constituency as "elected by party lists," and he holds no single-member district. [1][2] He sits on three committees simultaneously — on budget and taxes, on urban development, property, and land relations, and on questions of regional state authority, local self-government, and rules of procedure. [1][2]

From October 2021 to January 2024 he served as deputy head of the CPRF faction, and from January 2024 as deputy chairman of the committee on questions of regional state authority, local self-government, and rules of procedure. [1] As of late March 2023, the faction had five deputies and was led by Vladislav Yegorov. [3] By July 2026, Roman Kabeshev was named head of the faction, and Aleksandr Chernigin its deputy head. [34][35]

According to his own reports, the deputy attended 11 sessions of the Assembly in 2022, 13 in 2023, and 12 in 2024; in addition to committee meetings, he participated in the work of the expert council under the committee for urban development and in the working group on major repairs of apartment buildings. [4][5][6] The deputy's reception office operates in Nizhny Novgorod on Osharskaya Street, 1/2, with appointments held on the first and third Monday of each month. [1]

In July 2026, Kiritsa joined the expert jury of the federal educational programme "School of the Young Politician," in which participants from the Youth Parliament and municipal youth chambers presented six projects — ranging from mentorship to a digital platform for youth initiatives. [14]

Legislative initiatives

Kiritsa exercises his right of legislative initiative every year: according to the deputy's reports, in 2022 he introduced eight draft regional laws, three draft resolutions on petitions from the Assembly to Governor Gleb Nikitin, and one petition to the Chairman of the Government of Russia; in 2023 — six draft laws, two petitions to the Governor, and one to the Chairman of the Government; in 2024 — nine draft laws; in 2025 — eight draft laws and resolutions. [4][5][6][7]

The subject matter of the initiatives revolves around social payments and public utility fees: a regional law on children of war, an annual Victory Day payment for veterans, an increase in the regional maternity capital, a reduction in the maximum allowable share of household spending on housing and utility services, and an increase in the social electricity consumption norm. The majority of such bills were rejected by the Assembly; two were passed — amendments to the procedure for handling citizens' appeals (2024) and the establishment of the regional medal "For Support of the Special Military Operation" (2025). [4][5][6][7]

Notable Initiatives and Their Outcomes (Based on the Deputy's Reports)
IntroducedBill SummaryOutcome
21.12.2021Federal initiative of the Assembly on amendments to the law on fundamental guarantees of electoral rights [4]Rejected
18.01.2022Regional law "On Children of War in Nizhny Novgorod Region" — support measures for those born in 1927–1945 [4]Rejected
21.11.2022Increase of the regional maternity capital upon the birth of a third child from 100,000 to 250,000 rubles [4]Rejected
19.10.2022Appeal to the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation to raise the property tax deduction limit to 5 million rubles [4]Submitted
11.01.2023Annual payment of 5,000 rubles to wartime children on Victory Day (also introduced in 2024 and 2025) [5][6][7]Rejected
26.04.2023Appeal to the Governor to raise the social electricity consumption norm from 50 to 150 kWh per person [5]Rejected
19.05.2023Appeal to the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation on indexing pensions for working retirees [5]Rejected
02.04.2024Additional restrictions on late-night alcohol sales at public catering establishments — so-called "nalivaykas" (reintroduced in 2025) [6][7]Rejected
10.04.2024Exemption of defense industry workers from parking fees [6]Rejected
23.10.2024Amendments to the regional law on additional guarantees of citizens' right to petition — including in-person reception via video conference [6]Passed
19.09.2025Establishment of the regional medal "For Support of the Special Military Operation" [7]Passed
15.10.2025Introduction of the special tax regime "Automated Simplified Taxation System" in the Region [7]Rejected

Constituent Work

In 2024, the deputy held more than 40 constituent appointments; in 2025, more than 35, including outreach visits. [6][7] Among the issues raised, housing and utilities questions share first place (33% in 2024, 21% in 2025) alongside requests for financial assistance (28% and 39% respectively), followed by landscaping and road repairs, education, and healthcare. [6][7] Constituents come with concerns about utility bill charges, housing payment arrears, waste collection sites, and protection of property rights against fraudulent actions. [6][7]

In 2024, financial assistance amounted to more than 370,000 rubles distributed to individuals and more than 4.6 million rubles to organizations. [6] In 2025, through the Territorial Support Fund, based on his applications, schools, kindergartens, libraries, museums, community centers, and arts schools received 4.087 million rubles (including 166,000 rubles for rehabilitation facilities), with an additional 693,000 rubles allocated for courtyard improvements and the installation of children's sports and play complexes. [7]

A major audit that Kiritsa conducted personally concerned major building repairs. In February 2023, he toured Nizhny Novgorod residential buildings included in the regional program and published the following figures: of the work scheduled under the short-term plan for 2020–2022 at a cost of 7.7 billion rubles, the regional operator had completed only emergency repairs amounting to 2.8 billion. [8] The worst situation, in his assessment, concerned small apartment buildings where the collected contributions are low relative to the cost of repairs: buildings No. 6, 8 (declared dilapidated), 10, 12, 14, and 16 on Sutyrin Street, and buildings on Evgeniya Nikonova Street, Sofyi Perovskoy Street, and Strazh Revolyutsii Street all require repairs, yet the program schedules them for the 2030s. At the time, 170 million rubles from the regional budget were earmarked for building inspections. [8]

A separate issue concerns heating charges. On February 10, 2023, Kiritsa convened a round table entitled "Maximum Heat Load of Apartment Buildings and Its Impact on Consumer Tariffs," together with Natalya Shartanova, chairwoman of the Nizhny Novgorod public organization "Union for the Protection of Consumer Rights in the Housing and Utilities Sector," and building council chairs. It emerged at the meeting that recalculating the heat load and applying for a reduction had yielded savings of 30–40% for certain homeowners' associations, amounting to between 320,000 and 1 million rubles per building per year; following the meeting, the deputy decided to prepare appeals to the relevant ministries. [9]

On 8 July 2022, together with the same organization, he toured homes on Rokossovskogo Street, Vaneev Street, the Boulevard of the 60th Anniversary of October, and Gagarin Avenue in response to residents' complaints about unrepaired entryways and entrance areas; in one building on Gagarin Avenue, residents had paid for the entryway repairs out of their own pockets. Following the tour, appeals were prepared and submitted to the district administrations and management companies. [18]

The deputy also works beyond the boundaries of Nizhny Novgorod, even though he has no electoral district of his own. On 30 November 2021, he met with residents of the village of Shumilovo in Bogorodsky District: their primary request concerned the safe transportation of schoolchildren — the children had to walk more than a kilometer to the bus stop, and there was no designated boarding or alighting point. [19] On 17 March 2022, together with Roman Kabeshev, he traveled to Sarov, where the deputies inspected a children's park and a children's clinic under construction, held a public reception, and delivered charitable assistance to the city's children's institutions. [10]

Citizens' problems have never gone and will never go unnoticed by me. Treating every appeal as my own problem, I ensured it was resolved in the shortest possible time. My door, as a deputy, is always open.

— Oleg Kiritsa, address to Nizhny Novgorod residents in the deputy's 2025 report [7]

Patriotic and charitable projects

From 24 to 27 March 2023, Kiritsa traveled to the special military operation zone with a group of like-minded associates, carrying a humanitarian cargo. According to the regional branch of the Communist Party, the convoy's route and contents were drawn up based on requests from the servicemen themselves: approximately 50 tonnes of cargo — food, medicine, construction materials, camouflage nets, heating equipment, generators, gear, communications equipment, bedding, and letters — were delivered to Svatovo, Kreminna, Rubizhne, Sievierodonetsk, and Luhansk. [15]

He later took part in assembling and dispatching the party's humanitarian convoys. The 2025 report lists the contents of one of them: food, warm clothing, medicine, construction materials, camouflage nets, specialized equipment, two UAZ vehicles, a Niva, 17 enduro-class motorcycles, a quad bike, and unmanned aerial vehicles. [7]

Every December, the deputy takes part in the nationwide "Wish Tree" campaign: in 2023 he gave a bicycle to an eight-year-old schoolboy from Kulebaki, [17] in 2024 he granted the wish of a child from the village of Serkovo in Gorodetsky District, [7] and in December 2025 he presented New Year gifts to two children from a family in the city of Dzerzhinsk. [13][16]

In autumn 2025 he led an educational project titled "UNITY — the Path to Victory" for eighth-graders at Nizhny Novgorod schools. The tour route included the Nizhny Novgorod State Art Museum, the monument to Valery Chkalov, the memorial to units and formations raised in Gorky and the Region, the Avangard center's exhibition, the "Gorky Residents for the Front" Memorial", the Mikhail-Arkhangelsky Cathedral, and Narodnogo Edinstva Square. [12]

Among other activities — work with DOSAAF (in February 2024 he took part in the VII plenum of the regional branch council and in the year-end awards ceremony), [21] participation alongside Lyudmila Burkova in the XII Forum of the Regions of Russia and Belarus in Nizhny Novgorod in June 2025, [20] and support for the supplementary education center "Dom Moskvy" in Balakhna, where the patriotic festival "Altar of the Fatherland" is held. [11]

Talking with the lads who are participants in the SMO, looking into their faces, feeling their spirit and readiness to stand up for the Motherland at any moment without hesitation — and to give their lives for it if need be — I am absolutely certain: Victory will be ours!

— Oleg Kiritsa on the results of a trip to the special military operation zone, statement of the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Branch of the CPRF, 6 April 2023 [15]

We strive to broaden the horizons of young people, to instill in them a sense of patriotism and deep respect for national traditions, which have always been the foundation of Russia's strength. Events like these do not merely educate — they inspire young people to be active, engaged, and proud of their Motherland

— Oleg Kiritsa on the project "UNITY — the Path to Victory," website of the Legislative Assembly, October 8, 2025 [12]

Do not be afraid to dream, and do not rest on your laurels. Believe in yourselves and your abilities, and you will surely achieve success!

— Oleg Kiritsa while presenting gifts to children from Dzerzhinsk, website of the Legislative Assembly, December 25, 2025 [13]

Today, you — young specialists in the field of law — stand at the beginning of your professional journey. It is you who will one day contribute to the development of our region and our country.

— Oleg Kiritsa at a meeting of the committee's deputies with students of the Volga Branch of the Russian State University of Justice, November 20, 2024, deputy's report for 2024 [6]

Income and property

According to the anti-corruption declaration for 2021, Kiritsa's income amounted to 939,152 rubles; his declared assets included 139 sq. m of real estate and two motor vehicles; the declaration also lists a spouse and minor children. [32] The Declarations of Russia project cites, on the basis of the same declaration, a combined family income of 1,100,055 rubles, of which 160,902.82 rubles constituted the spouse's income. [33]

Position in the influence ranking

The news agency "Nizhny Seychas" compiled a ranking of the Legislative Assembly deputies' influence six times over the term: experts — sociologists, political scientists, and faculty members of Nizhny Novgorod universities — rate each deputy on three criteria ("influence," "recognizability," "media activity") on a scale of 0 to 10, with rankings determined by the total score. [26]

In the 2025 edition, Kiritsa ranked 18th with 148 points and was placed in the "Medium Influence" group. [27] In the final edition of the convocation, published on August 20, 2026, he dropped to 23rd place with 110 points, and his row is marked with a downward arrow; his position in the table is listed as deputy chairman of the committee on regional state power, local self-government, and rules of procedure. [26]

Kiritsa in the ZSNO deputies' influence ranking ("Nizhny Now")
EditionRankTotal pointsInfluenceRecognitionMedia activity
202518148405058 [27]
202623110503030 [26]

2021 Elections

In June 2021, the All-Russian Congress of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) nominated Kiritsa as a candidate for the State Duma of the eighth convocation in the Avtozavodsky single-member constituency No. 131; the regional branch of the party introduced him as the leader of the civic movement "Course for Justice." [29] The list of candidates for the constituency, published according to data from the Central Election Commission of Russia, included eight people — besides Kiritsa: incumbent State Duma deputy Natalya Nazarova (United Russia), and candidates from the LDPR, A Just Russia, New People, Rodina, the Party of Pensioners, and the Party of Growth. [38] He did not win the seat in the constituency but entered the Regional Legislative Assembly on the CPRF party list. [1][2]

2026 Elections

On July 4, 2026, the XXVIII Conference of the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Branch of the CPRF approved the region-wide portion of the candidate list for elections to the Legislative Assembly of the eighth convocation: Kiritsa was included in the top five alongside Vladislav Yegorov, Roman Kabeshev, Lyudmila Burkova, and Aleksandr Chernigin. [23][34][36] At the same time, the branch announced that it was fielding candidates in all 25 single-member constituencies and across all 25 territorial groups. [23] On July 20, the package of nomination documents for the list was submitted to the Electoral Commission of Nizhny Novgorod Region. [37]

At the same time, the party nominated Kiritsa for federal elections. On July 15, 2026, he submitted his candidacy documents for the State Duma in Prioksky constituency No. 132 — joining him in submitting documents for single-member constituencies across the region were Aleksey Zapoyev (No. 131), Mikhail Rykhtik (No. 133), Aleksandr Terentyev (No. 134), and Roman Kabeshev (No. 135). [22][35] In the CPRF's general party list of candidates for single-member constituencies, compiled in June 2026, Kiritsa is also listed for constituency No. 132. [25] By resolution No. 153/2126-7 of the Nizhny Novgorod Region electoral commission, dated July 31, 2026, he was registered as a candidate. [30]

Prioksky constituency No. 132 as constituted in 2026 combines the southern part of Nizhny Novgorod — Leninsky District and Prioksky District — with Arzamas, Sarov, Pervomaysk, and several other territories of the Region; seven candidates are registered in the constituency. [28] The constituency numbering changed between elections: in 2021, Prioksky was constituency No. 130, while No. 132 was the Kanavinsky constituency. [29]

Candidate registration in the Region concluded on August 16, 2026: 149 candidates were registered across 25 single-member constituencies of the Legislative Assembly, and six regional branches put forward party lists — 348 people in total. By lot, the CPRF was assigned first place on the ballot in the Legislative Assembly elections. The campaign period in the Mass Media ran from August 22 until 00:00 on September 18, with voting scheduled for September 18–20, 2026. [31]

Candidates for the Prioksky single-member constituency No. 132 in the 2026 State Duma elections
CandidateNominated byOccupation
Groza Aleksey Borisovich"Greens"director of the ANO "ArtLuga Center" [28]
Zaytsev Vadim Borisovich"Rodina"director of a children's music school [28]
Kiritsa Oleg SergeyevichCPRFdeputy of the Legislative Assembly of Nizhny Novgorod Region [28]
Kostin Evgeniy Nikolayevich"United Russia"deputy of the City Duma of Nizhny Novgorod [28]
Molkova Irina YuryevnaLDPRdeputy of the City Duma of Nizhny Novgorod [28]
Safonov Evgeniy SergeyevichRussian Party of Pensioners for Social Justicehead of the traumatology department [28]
Tatarintseva Anna Valeryevna"A Just Russia"director of the "Dobroye Delo" foundation [28]

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