Oleg Kuvaev
Oleg Kuvaev, born 1967, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 280.4 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Public calls for activities against state security); Article 280.4 part 2 item v, Russian Criminal Code; Article 330.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Violation of the procedure for activities of a foreign agent, committed by a person after being…); “Oleg Kuvaev's case on calls for activities against the security of the state”. Sentenced on October 5, 2026. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Saint Petersburg · Saint Petersburg · Artists · Anti-war cases, Cases against "foreign agents"
Sentence
4 years 1 month
Imprisonment (general regime)
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 280.4 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code — Public calls for activities against state security
- Article 280.4 part 2 item v, Russian Criminal Code
- 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
- Article 330.1, Russian Criminal Code — Violation of foreign agent legislation
Full wording of the charges
The reason for the case, according to the "Mash on Moika" telegram channel, was one of the episodes, at the end of which Masyanya urges Russian soldiers to surrender with the help of the "I want to live" project created by the Ukrainian GRU.
Latest event
October 5, 2026 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 4 years 1 month.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 4 years 1 month
· Criminal case opened
Oleg Kuvaev's case for failure to fulfil his duties as a "foreign agent"
· Added to the register of “foreign agents”
· Persecution begins
Oleg Kuvaev's case on calls for activities against the security of the state
Criminal case
Oleg Kuvaev's case on calls for activities against the security of the state
- Case number
- 1-921/2026
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Oleg Kuvaev's case for failure to fulfil his duties as a "foreign agent"
Details and sources
Full summary
Cartoonist, author of the series "Masyanya". From the very beginning of the full-scale invasion, he spoke out against the actions of the Russian army, including in the cartoon series. In March 2022, the site mult.ru with issues of "Masyanya" was included in the register of banned materials. Separately, Roskomnadzor blocked the page with the episode "Wakizashi": in this episode, the heroine brings Vladimir Putin a short Japanese sword wakizashi, which was used by samurai for ritual suicide.
In October 2023, it was reported that a criminal case was opened against Kuvaev for public calling for activities directed against the security of the state. In December, the Ministry of Internal Affairs put him on the wanted list. In the same month, the Ministry of Justice added the cartoonist to the list of "foreign agents".
In September 2025, Baza reported that Kuvaev had been prosecuted for evading his duties as a "foreign agent".
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Persecution episodes
- 2
Other people prosecuted under Article 280.4 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.