Bogdan Litvin
Bogdan Litvin, born 1994, Moscow. Charges: Article 207.3 part 2 items b, d, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); Article 212 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code (Involvement of persons in mass riots); Article 239 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Establishment of an non-profit organisation persuading citizens to commit illegal acts); “The second case of Vesna”. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Moscow, Saint Petersburg · Moscow, Saint Petersburg · Politicians · Anti-war cases, Extremism cases, Cases against "foreign agents", Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Preventive measure: arrest in absentia since December 27, 2023
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
- Article 207.3 part 2 items b, d, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries (using an official position, a group of individuals, falsification of evidence, for selfish motives, or out of hatred)
- Article 212 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code — Involvement of persons in mass riots
- Article 239 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Establishment of an non-profit organisation persuading citizens to commit illegal acts
- Article 280.4 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Public calls for activities against state security (by an organized group)
- Article 282.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Creation and leadership of an extremist community
- Article 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code — Insulting the memory, symbols, and veterans of the Great Patriotic War (committed by a group of individuals or using mass media or the Internet)
Full wording of the charges
According to Fontanka, the case was prompted by posts in the telegram channel of the movement Vesna published between July 2023 and November 2024.
Latest event
December 27, 2023 — preventive measure: arrest in absentia
Timeline
· Preventive measure: arrest in absentia
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Added to the register of “foreign agents”
· Persecution begins
The second case of Vesna
Criminal case
Bogdan Litvin's case of participation in an extremist organisation
The second case of Vesna
Other defendants in the case
- Arzhanov Vladimir Evgenevich — Not in Russia
- Ekaterina Bushkova — Not in Russia
- Ekaterina Goncharova — Not in Russia
- Lev Gämmer — Not in Russia
- Makar Dyakonov — Not in Russia
- Alexander Kashevarov — Not in Russia
- Gleb Kondratyev — Not in Russia
- Maria Lakhina — Not in Russia
- Andrei Lozitsky — Not in Russia
- Timofey Martynenko — Not in Russia
- Anna Nazarova — Not in Russia
- Kira Pushkareva — Not in Russia
- Vladislav Sorvenkov — Not in Russia
- Mikhail Tukh — Not in Russia
Thematic group: Anti-war case; Vesna case
Details and sources
Full summary
Federal coordinator of the Vesna movement. On 7 May, his parents' flat in St. Petersburg was searched, Litvin himself is outside Russia. According to the investigation, Litvin is the creator and seven other people - participants of the non-profit organization, which "encouraged citizens to commit other illegal acts" and promoted "such acts", namely, urged people to take part in anti-war actions on 25, 26, and 27 February. Litvin was put on a wanted list. On 6 October, the Justice Ministry included Litvin in the register of individuals - "foreign agents".
In 2023, it became known that Litvin was a suspect in the second criminal case, also initiated in connection with the activities of Vesna: he was charged with organising the activities of an extremist community, spreading "fakes" about the Armed Forces, calling for activities threatening the security of the Russian Federation and spreading disrespectful information about the days of military glory.
In August 2025, Fontanka reported that Litvin was also prosecuted for participation in the activities of an extremist organisation because of his posts in the Vesna Telegram channel published between July 2023 and November 2024.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Persecution episodes
- 2
Other people prosecuted under Article 207.3 part 2 items b, d, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.