Galina Starovoitova (Галина Старовойтова) (31st December 1946 - November 20, 1998) was a Russian politician, who was born in Chelyabinsk. From 1989 until 1991 she was a People's Deputy of the Soviet Union. From 1991 until 1992 she was advisor of the Russian president for nationalities. At the 1995 Duma election she gained a constituency and became a leading member of the elected body but was eventually assassinated. In June 2005 two men, Yuri Kolchin and Vitali Akishin, were convicted for her murder and sentenced to 20 and 23 years of imprisonment respectively. Akishin was the one who actually pulled the trigger and Kolchin was one of the people who organized it. The person who ordered the assassination and paid for it still has not been identified at that point. December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Chelyabinsk Theatre. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... A Duma (Ду́ма in Russian) is any of various representative assemblies in modern Russia and Russian history. ... This is an incomplete list of persons that were assassinated for political and other reasons, and who have individual entries. ...