Fabiano Melnichuk
Versions of names: Фабьяно Мельничук
Brazil
Fabiano Melnichuk is a Doctor of International Relations, Professor of the Graduate School of International Strategic Studies at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. He actively cooperates with Russian universities and academia, and is a member of the Russian Valday Club. He teaches political theory and history of international relations. Formerly he was a research coordinator at the BRICS Policy Center (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and professor of international relations at the Institute of International Relations of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. His areas of interest include theory of international relations, USSR, Russia and countries of the former USSR, Europe and BRICS.
Corresponding elections
During the “presidential elections” held in Russia from 15-17 March 2024, Vladislav Davankov (“New People” party), Nikolay Kharitonov (Communist Party), Vladimir Putin, and Leonid Slutsky (Liberal-Democratic Party) competed for the presidency. Enabled to run yet again by controversial constitutional amendments effective 4 July 2020, Putin dominated the “elections” together with his controlled “opposition” excluding genuine opposition figures. These “elections” occurred under Putin’s regime control, both within Russia and illegally in occupied Ukrainian territories, including Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, ARC and Sevastopol.