Anton Dolin
Anton Dolin, born 1976, Moscow. Charges: Article 330.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Violation of the procedure for activities of a foreign agent, committed by a person after being…); “Anton Dolin's case on evasion of "foreign agent" obligations”. Sentence (April 22, 2026): 1 year's imprisonment in absentia. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Journalists · Cases against "foreign agents"
Sentence
1 year
s imprisonment in absentia
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 330.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Violation of the procedure for activities of a foreign agent, committed by a person after being persecuted for an administrative offence
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, in violation of the procedure for the activities of a foreign agent provided for by the Federal Law "On Control over the Activities of Persons Under Foreign Influence", he repeatedly evaded his obligations under the Russian Federation law on foreign agents.
Latest event
April 22, 2026 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 1 year.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 1 year
· Preventive measure: arrest in absentia
· Persecution begins
Anton Dolin's case on evasion of "foreign agent" obligations
· Added to the register of “foreign agents”
Criminal case
Anton Dolin's case on evasion of "foreign agent" obligations
Details and sources
Full summary
Film critic, from 2017 to 2022 - editor-in-chief of the Art of Cinema magazine. In March 2022, shortly after the start of the invasion of Ukraine, he left Russia. Openly opposed the war. On 14 October 2022, the Ministry of Justice added Dolin to the list of "foreign agents".
On 26 September 2025, the Investigative Committee reported that a case had been opened against him for evading his duties as a "foreign agent". On 22 April 2026, Dolin was sentenced in absentia to a year in prison.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Preventive measures
- arrest in absentia
Other people prosecuted under Article 330.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.