Maxim Kurnikov
Maxim Kurnikov, born 1984, Orenburg Oblast. 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…); “Maksim Kurnikov's case of evading the duties of a “foreign agent””. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Orenburg Oblast · Orenburg · Journalists · Cases against "foreign agents"
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
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, being a member of an association included in the register of foreign agents, being twice in a year brought to administrative responsibility under part 5 of article 19.34 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation for violation of the procedure of activities of a foreign agent, he allowed posting materials in messenger on an open channel without indicating that they were produced and distributed by a foreign agent.
Latest event
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Criminal case
Maksim Kurnikov's case of evading the duties of a “foreign agent”
- Case number
- 1-210/2026
Details and sources
Full summary
Editor-in-chief of Echo internet radio. In July 2024, he was listed in the register of "foreign agents" as the only participant of the publication "BILD in Russian". In April 2026, it became known that a case of evasion of foreign agent duties had been brought against him and had already gone to court.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 330.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.