Professional field/official position/biography:
Member of the Federation Council Committee on Science, Education and Culture, representative of the executive body of state power of the Tver region. Position before election (appointment): Rector of Tver State University.
Accused of:
Public support for Russian military aggression against Ukraine. Lyudmila Skakovskaya is included in the report "1500 warmongers" compiled by the Free Russia Forum. The report contains the names of Russian public figures, military commanders, members of the parliament, propagandists, artists and athletes who have publicly spoken out in support of Putin's aggression or are directly involved in it. The Free Russia Forum is seeking sanctions against them in the European Union.