Raisa Novoselova
Raisa Novoselova, Kirov Oblast. Charges: Article 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code (Insulting the memory, symbols, and veterans of the Great Patriotic War (committed by a group of…); “Raisa Novoselova's case of insulting the memory of defenders of the Fatherland”. Sentence (January 15, 2025): 6 months' imprisonment suspended with a probationary period of 1 year, prohibition to publish materials on the Internet… Status: at large.
In brief
Sentence
6 months
imprisonment suspended with a probationary period of 1 year, prohibition to publish materials on the Internet for 1 year
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- 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 the investigation, she left a comment under a post about a dead participant of the war in Ukraine, in which they found linguistic and psychological signs of "humiliation of fighters of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation who died in the zone of the special military operation".
Latest event
January 30, 2026 — imprisonment ends
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 6 months
Criminal case
Raisa Novoselova's case of insulting the memory of defenders of the Fatherland
- Case number
- 2-2/2025
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of the Kirov region, a cleaner. A case was brought against her for insulting the memory of the defenders of the Fatherland. On 15 January 2025, Novoselova was sentenced to a six-month suspended sentence.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.