Answer the following question: Facts:   - nationality: russian    - image: ivan melnikov 11 september 2010.jpg     Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ivan melnikov -lrb- politician -rrb- .
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ivan melnikov -lrb- -rrb- -lrb- born in 1950 -rrb- is a russian politician , vice-chairman of the communist party of the russian federation , deputy of the state duma and chairman of the duma 's education committee .he is a professor at moscow state university .