Yuri Pivovarov
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.4 (part unknown), Russian Criminal CodeArticle 278, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war casesTerrorism casesCases against "foreign agents"
Case summary
Historian, political scientist. Shortly after the outbreak of the war he became a member of the Anti-War Committee of Russia. In May 2025, he was included in the register of "foreign agents". On 14 October 2025, the FSB reported about the initiation of a case against Pivovarov and other members of the Anti-War Committee of Russia for forcible seizure of power and organisation of activities of a terrorist community. The reason was the adoption of the "Berlin Declaration" on the need for a change of power in Russia.
Others charged under Article 205.4 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
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