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Alexandra Ochirova

UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador

Member of the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO.

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Graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy of Moscow State University in 1972; completed postgraduate studies at the Institute of Philosophy of the USSR Academy of Sciences in 1976 and the Higher Diplomatic Courses at the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Foreign Ministry in 1995.

Elected a deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the first convocation, where she served as Deputy Chair of the Duma Committee on International Affairs.

Founder and president of the first non-governmental women’s organisation in the country, the “International Women’s Center”, which was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1995.

From 2006, for three terms, she was a member of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation, where she led the social block of issues and took an active part in shaping the country’s social policy; for this she was awarded the Certificate of Honour of the President of Russia, the Prime Minister, state orders, medals and public awards.

In 2006, by decree of the President of Russia, she was appointed a member of the Presidium of the Council for the Implementation of the National Priority Projects.

She is a member of many national and international public organisations, creative unions and scientific communities.

Doctor of Sciences in Philosophy, poet, member of the Writers’ Union of the Russian Federation, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Arts.

A. Ochirova is a recognised authority on conceptual questions of civil society, national security, international cultural cooperation and the development of human civilisation. She is co-president of the All-Russian public movement “For the Preservation of the People” and chair of the board of trustees of the national pension association.

As a scholar and poet she supports the ideas of a new moral order, humanism, social security and responsibility. A. Ochirova is the author of many books, articles and twelve poetry collections, for which she has won wide recognition and public respect. According to prominent public, scientific and cultural figures, the poetry of Alexandra Ochirova represents a new direction in poetic creativity called “Russian Cosmism”.

Her work is known both in Russia and abroad and is aimed at the preservation and development of the human being and of human civilisation. She is also an ambassador of the International Chamber of Commerce of the Great Silk Road (China, Hong Kong).

Source: the old ochirova.com (Russian original, translated).