Pavel Kalitaev
Pavel Kalitaev, born 1963, Tyumen Oblast. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); “Case of "USSR Citizens" in the Tyumen region”. Sentence (October 30, 2023): A fine of 350,000 roubles, compulsory observation and treatment by a psychiatrist on an outpatient basis. Status: at large.
In brief
Tyumen Oblast · Tyumen · Entrepreneurs · Terrorism cases
Sentence
A fine of 350,000 roubles, compulsory observation and treatment by a psychiatrist on an outpatient basis
Upheld March 4, 2026
Charges
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, being an active supporter of the idea that the Russian Federation should cease to exist illegally, he participated in a public movement aimed at reviving the former USSR state in Russia and disseminated information about it on the Internet. Wishing to violently overthrow the State power in the Russian Federation, he became a member of an organized group whose goal was the violent seizure of State power and the violent betrayal of the State.
Latest event
March 4, 2026 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
Case of "USSR Citizens" in the Tyumen region
Other defendants in the case
- Elvira Abdullina — Imprisoned
- Vladimir Ignatov — Imprisoned
- Vasily Korostil — Imprisoned
- Larisa Pashnina — Imprisoned
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of the Tyumen Region. A case was brought against him for calls to terrorism due to his involvement in the "citizens of the USSR" movement. On 30 October 2023, Kalitaev was sentenced to a fine of 350 thousand rubles and compulsory psychiatric observation and treatment in outpatient conditions.
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.