Ksenia Shirokova
Ksenia Shirokova, Moscow. Charges: Article 148 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Public insult of religious feelings); “The case of a hookah on an Easter cake”. Sentenced on May 27, 2026. Status: at large.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Bartenders
Sentence
3 years
Imprisonment (general regime)
Upheld July 3, 2026
Charges
- Article 148 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Public insult of religious feelings
Full wording of the charges
The reason for the case was a video of hookah cooking on an Easter kulik with the comment "Even Christ rose from such a thing"
Latest event
July 3, 2026 — court ruling
The court delivered a guilty verdict.
Timeline
· Court ruling
guilty verdict
· Imprisonment begins
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years
· Preventive measure: ban on certain activities
· Persecution begins
The case of a hookah on an Easter cake
Criminal case
The case of a hookah on an Easter cake
- Case number
- 01-0031/273/2026
Details and sources
Full summary
Employee of a Moscow bar. On 13 April 2026, a case of insulting the feelings of believers was brought against her because of a video of her preparing a hookah on an Easter kulich. From the discussion behind the scenes it follows that she was asked by a man to cook hookah in such a way. The case was initiated after Shirokova's video was published by the leader of the movement "Male State" Vladislav Pozdnyakov, who also posted her personal data. On 15 April, a preventive measure in the form of a ban on certain actions was chosen against the girl.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 148 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.