Vasily Likhachyov

Likhachyov in 2008

Vasily Nikolayevich Likhachyov (Russian: Василий Николаевич Лихачёв; 5 January 1952 – 8 April 2019) was a Russian politician. He served as the Permanent Representative for Russia to the European Council, and as Deputy Minister of Justice. He was also vice-president of the federal subject of Tatarstan. From 2011 until his death, he was a State Duma deputy for the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. Likhachyov was born in Gorky (now known as Nizhny Novgorod).

Likhachyov died on 8 April 2019, at the age of 67.