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Andrey Kartopolov

ImprisonedChecked October 18, 2026

Andrey Kartopolov, born 1967, Altai Republic. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of a “citizen of the USSR” in Gorno-Altaisk”. Sentence (February 19, 2024): 2 years 6 months' deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony, 8 months' restriction of liberty. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since May 3, 2024.

In brief

Altai Republic · Gorno-Altaysk · Entrepreneurs · Extremism cases

Sentence

2 years 6 months

deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony, 8 months' restriction of liberty

Verdict February 19, 2024

Upheld May 2, 2024

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to the investigation, despite the recognition of the interregional public association "Union of Slavic Forces of Russia" (other names "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics", "USSR") as an extremist organisation and the prohibition of its activities on the territory of the Russian Federation by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Komi Republic of 11 July 2019, which came into legal force on 16 August 2019, in the period from 11 October 2019 to 23 November 2021 took an active part in the activities of the interregional public association "Union of Slavic Forces of Russia" (other names "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics", "USSR"). Namely, participated in meetings of the interregional public association “USSR”, posted on the Internet video materials promoting the ideology and goals of the extremist organization “USSR”, produced and sent to the authorities documents aimed at obstructing the lawful activities of the State authorities of the Russian Federation and perceiving the Russian Federation as the name of a commercial organization.

Latest event

May 3, 2024 — imprisonment begins

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Imprisonment begins

  2. · Appeal ruling

    upheld

  3. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 2 years 6 months

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

Criminal case

The case of a “citizen of the USSR” in Gorno-Altaisk

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Full summary

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No earlier than November 2021, a case was opened for participation in the activities of an extremist organisation. On 19 February 2024, Kartopolov was sentenced to two and a half years' imprisonment.

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