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Andrey Pesotsky

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Andrey Pesotsky, born 1983, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of 'The Other Russia' in St. Petersburg”. Sentence (December 27, 2012): fine: '200,000 roubles, but was released from punishment due to the expiry of the statute of limitations'. Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, August 29, 2012; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, August 1, 2011.

In brief

Saint Petersburg · Saint Petersburg · Office workers, Teachers · Extremism cases

Sentence

fine: '200,000 roubles, but was released from punishment due to the expiry of the statute of limitations'.

Verdict December 27, 2012

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

recruited by Dmitriev to organise unlawful activities on the territory of St. Petersburg - the resumption of the activities of the National Bolshevik Party, a public organisation in respect of which a court had issued a legally enforceable decision banning its activities in connection with extremist activities - agreed to participate in organising and directing the activities of the NBP. Together with Dmitriev and Marochkin, they organised the recruitment of new members of the NBP through the use of the Internet site "www.nazbol.ru", printed material in the form of leaflets and brochures, as well as through the personal involvement of other participants; organised the financial support of the activity by collecting money, found flats where they held regular meetings with the participation of Yashin A.M., Petrov O.A., Boyev O.A., and Yashin A.M., who were involved as participants, Petrov O.A., Boykov I.A., Bashirov R.H., Khrenov R.Y., Zentsov A.S., Ivakhnik V.S., Porokhovy S.D., Milyuk A.N., Mamedov V.A. Pesotsky spoke at meetings to present the political ideology of the NBP, coordinated the activities of the extremist organisation's members both personally and through an internal hierarchical system (including by organising unsanctioned extremist mass events on the 31st day of each month, giving them the name "Strategy 31", aimed at expressing intolerance towards the top leaders of the existing state authorities, as well as at promoting extremist activities).

Latest event

December 27, 2012 — first-instance verdict

The court delivered a guilty verdict.

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Recognition by rights defenders

Timeline

  1. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict

  2. · Recognised as persecuted on political grounds

    Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners

  3. · Persecution ends

  4. · Recognised as persecuted on political grounds

    Memorial Human Rights Centre

  5. · Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)

  6. · Persecution begins

    The case of 'The Other Russia' in St. Petersburg

Criminal case

The case of 'The Other Russia' in St. Petersburg

Other defendants in the case

Thematic group: The case of the St. Petersburg "Other Russia" (Case of the Twelve)

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

Pesotsky was subjected to administrative detention on 31 October 2010 during a rally in Gostiny Dvor in St. Petersburg as part of the "Strategy-31" campaign for freedom of assembly; on 1 November in the evening, Judge Kuznetsov sentenced the member of the executive committee of the Other Russia in St. Petersburg to 14 days of administrative arrest; On 3 November, the Kuibyshev District Court sent the ruling on Pesotsky's administrative arrest for review - Pesotsky is released from the court building; on his way out he is detained by officers of the Centre "E" and taken to the city Investigative Committee, where he is notified of the initiation of a criminal case and transferred to the status of a suspect; he signs a non-deportation undertaking; in the evening, Pesotsky's places of residence are searched; on 11 November, he is charged under part 1 of article 282.2 of the Criminal Code. 1 article 282.2 of the Criminal Code (organisation of activities of an extremist organisation); on 28 December 2012, he was sentenced to a fine of 200,000 roubles, but was released from punishment due to the expiration of the statute of limitation

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Sources (2)

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