▁Front . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁State ▁D uma ▁with ▁Mik h ail ▁Ast af ye v ' s ▁Constitution al ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁- ▁Party ▁of ▁Popular ▁Fre edom , ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁get ▁elected . ▁ ▁Sh af are v ich ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁editor ial ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁magazine ▁Nash ▁Sov re men nik , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 – 1 9 9 2 ▁of ▁the ▁editor ial ▁board ▁of ▁Den ▁of ▁Alexander ▁Pro k han ov ▁( which ▁ceased ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁and ▁later ▁re open ed ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁Z av tra ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁" All - Russ ian ▁National ▁Right ▁Wing ▁Centre " ▁cha ired ▁by ▁Mik h ail ▁Ast af ye v . ▁ ▁Acc us ations ▁of ▁ant is emit ism ▁ ▁Sh af are v ich ' s ▁ess ay ▁titled ▁Russ oph ob ia , ▁expanded ▁into ▁the ▁book ▁Three ▁thousand ▁year ▁old ▁mystery ▁( Т ре х ты ся че лет няя ▁за га д ка ) ▁resulted ▁in ▁accus ations ▁of ▁ant is emit ism . ▁He ▁completed ▁the ▁Russ oph ob ia ▁ess ay ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁initially ▁circul ated ▁as ▁sam iz dat . ▁In ▁the ▁USS R ▁it ▁was ▁first ▁officially ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Russ oph ob ia ▁ess