Oleg Kolesov
Oleg Kolesov, born 1971, Rostov Oblast. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of "Citizens of the USSR" in the Rostov region”. Sentence (August 16, 2024): Seven and a half years' deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony, followed by restriction of liberty for 1 year… Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since August 16, 2024.
In brief
Rostov Oblast · NULL · Extremism cases
Sentence
7 years 6 months
Seven and a half years' deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony, followed by restriction of liberty for 1 year and 6 months and a 10-year ban on activities related to the organisation of public associations.
Upheld March 18, 2025
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he joined the interregional public organization "USSR" in 2017, took a leadership position in the structure, becoming the head of the Rostov region of the RSFSR within the USSR (acting manager); despite the ban on the activities of the "USSR", he continued to be a member of the organisation and recruited new members.
Latest event
March 18, 2025 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Imprisonment begins
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 7 years 6 months
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
The case of "Citizens of the USSR" in the Rostov region
Other defendants in the case
- Alexander Akulinichev — Imprisoned, 5 years
- Elena Akulinicheva — Imprisoned, 4 years
- Maria Kamenskaia — Imprisoned, 5 years
- Galina Moreva — Imprisoned, 4 years
- Lidiya Tokhmakhova — Imprisoned, 4 years
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Full summary
He was a resident of Rostov region, working as a masseur. A case was brought against him for organising activities of an extremist organisation due to his involvement in a movement of "citizens of the USSR", which did not have a strict structure but represented disparate groups of people denying the collapse of the USSR. On 16 August 2024, he was sentenced to seven and a half years in a penal colony, followed by a one-year restriction of freedom and a ten-year ban on engaging in activities related to the organisation of public associations.
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.