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Elena Sharoykina (Russian: Шаройкина Елена Акинфовна, is a Russian journalist, social communications and corporate consulting expert, environmental activist. She is director of the National Association for Genetic Safety (Moscow), coordinator for the international "FACTOR GMO" study, director of the Russian TV-Channel "Tsargrad". Her articles and comments on GM-technologies, global biotech companies and their connections with the military-industrial complex, as well as on other ecology-related issues, regularly appear in Russian and international press.

Education & career

Elena graduated from the faculty of journalism at Oles Honchar Dnipropetrovsk National University. Her main speciality is TV journalism. She started professional career in Ukraine as a parliamentary journalist and an author of several TV-programs on political and social problems. As a public relations specialist Elena took part in a number of election campaign and humanitarian projects. In the beginning of 2000 Elena established her on company in Moscow "Production Ru Communication Group" which has since been specialized on providing marketing, political and social communication services. United Russia party, the government of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug – UGRA, Financial corporation URALSIB, Rosenergomash, Russian Football Union, Media Holding New Media Stars and others were among clients of the company. In 2006 'White Wing' prize was awarded to Production Ru Communication Group in "Best PR-project in the nonprofit sphere"[1] nomination for the achievements of Kirsan Ilyumzhinov re-election campaign for the President of World Chess Federation (FIDE).

Since April 2016 Elena has been director of the Russian TV-chanell "Tsargrad-TV".

Public activity

In 2004 Elena established non-government non-profit organization National Association for genetic safety (NAGS). Dr. Alexander Baranoff (29 Jul 1946, Moscow, USSR - 14 Oct 2015, Moscow, Russia) from Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology of Russian Academy of Sciences was elected as president of NAGS. Elena was appointed as director of NAGS.

In November 2014 Elena became the main coordinator of the "Factor GMO"[2] international project - the world's largest and most comprehensive study on GMOs and its associated pesticides safety[3][4].

As an expert Elena participates in working groups on environmental and food safety issues in the State Duma,[5] Russian ministries and agencies on regular basis.[6] She takes part in news and analytical programs on federal TV channels,[7] and gives lectures on ecology and food safety at different public premises (Central House of artists, Red October etc.). She is a regular speaker on environmental forums, conferences and other events in Russia and abroad.

Elena is an author and a member of the editorial council of the 'Science & Religion' magazine, a columnist of Russian newspapers 'Green City', 'Vzglyad', etc.

She is a member of the Public control development Council in the Commitee on Public and Religious Organizations in the State Duma.

Lobbysts activity

According to the opponents, Elena Sharoykina played a key role in lobbying of anti-GMO legislation in Russia. After the introduction of the Russian Government's draft regulation for the GMOs governmental registration procedure in 2012, she became one of the main organizer and active participant of public campaign against this decree acceptance. NAGS organized a numerous pickets with slogans 'Say no to Monsanto!' and 'For GMO-free Russia', relevant petition was addressed to the President of Russia V. Putin.

In 2013 after the Government Decree № 839 was passed in spite of the public criticism, Elena along with the representatives of a number of non-profit organizations and biological and food safety experts filed an action in the Supreme Court of Russia to litigate the legitimacy of the act[8].

On 25th of December 2013 Elena became one of the initiators of the open letter to the President of Russia V. Putin from the scientific, public and environmental organizations representatives with a demand to cancel Government Decree № 839 and impose temporary moratorium on GM-cultivation in Russia. In summer 2014 the Decree was postponed for 3 years and in June 2016 The State Duma passed anti-GMO law alongside the Yarovaya law.

Critics were also blaming E. Sharoykina that power ministries are standing behind her lobbying activity.

Fiction and mass-media image

She is a prototype of one of the main characters of fantastic eco–bestseller written by Sergey Tarmashev[9] – "Heritage" and "Heritage II", which was published in 2010 and 2012. The author describes events leading the planet to the enormous genetic catastrophe caused by uncontrolled spread of GMOs. And the main characters struggle with a corrupt world government for the sake of humanity survival.

Views

Strong supporter of the sustainable development ideas,[10] alter-globalization, social responsibility of states and transnational corporations for present and future human generations.[11]

Elena takes interest in the history of arts, psychology, comparative religion studies. She also produces documentaries in spare time.

References

  1. ^ "PROBA-IPRA Golden World Awards | SHORT-LIST 2006". pr-proba.ru. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  2. ^ "GMO battles over 'settled' science spur new study of crops". Reuters. 2014-11-11. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  3. ^ Vidal, John (2014-11-11). "Largest international study into safety of GM food launched by Russian NGO". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  4. ^ "Coming Soon: Major GMO Study (Shhh, It Will Be Done in Secret by Russians)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  5. ^ "Круглый стол: "О качестве и безопасности продуктов без использования ГМО"". fishretail.ru. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  6. ^ http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/monsanto-winter-offensive-strikes-india-china-and-russia
  7. ^ http://www.1tv.ru/sprojects_edition/si5962/fi35867
  8. ^ "Russian Food Security Experts Fight GMO Registrations in Supreme Court". Sustainable Pulse. 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
  9. ^ Tarmashev, Sergey. "Sergey Tarmashev official site".
  10. ^ Food Safety & Sustainable Agriculture Forum 2014, Beijing. "Sustainable Pulse" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Press, Defend Democracy (2016-10-05). "Would you trust Monsanto to play God? - Defend Democracy Press". Defend Democracy Press. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
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