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Arzhanov Vladimir Evgenevich

Not in RussiaChecked October 18, 2026

Arzhanov Vladimir Evgenevich, born 1998, Moscow. Charges: Article 282.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Creation and leadership of an extremist community); “The second case of Vesna”, opened on June 5, 2023. Status: not in Russia.

In brief

Moscow, Novosibirsk Oblast · Moscow, Novosibirsk · Regional parliament deputies · Anti-war cases, Extremism cases, Cases related to mass actions

Sentence

No information about a verdict.

Charges

Latest event

September 19, 2023 — added to the rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”

  2. · Criminal case opened

    The second case of Vesna

  3. · Persecution begins

    The case of Vladimir Arzhanov about the theft of 22 362 rubles and 5 kopecks from Novosibirsk city council

Criminal case

The second case of Vesna

Other defendants in the case

Thematic group: Anti-war case; Vesna case

The case of Vladimir Arzhanov about the theft of 22 362 rubles and 5 kopecks from Novosibirsk city council

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Thematic group: Anti-war case

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

Assistant to Novosibirsk City Council deputy Helga Pirogova. On March 6, Arzhanov and his parents' residences were searched, law enforcers broke down the door of his parents' flat. According to the ruling, the case was opened on the fact of embezzlement of 22,362 rubles 5 kopecks from the city council "by deceit and breach of trust". Arzhanov stated that he was essentially accused of stealing his own salary. In 2023, it became known that Arzhanov was a suspect in the case of the Vesna movement, charged with organising the activities of an extremist community.

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Persecution episodes
2

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