Andrei Polyakov
Andrei Polyakov, born 1967, Tambov Oblast. Charges: Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries); Article 282.4 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Repeated propaganda or public display of Nazi or extremist symbols); “Andrei Polyakov's case of repeated display of prohibited symbols”, opened on September 1, 2022. Sentenced on April 27, 2026; previously convicted under Article 354.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Tambov Oblast · Tambov · Anti-war cases
Sentence
3 years
Ban on activity, Imprisonment (in absentia)
No information about an appeal ruling.
Other verdicts
- June 23, 2022 — a fine of 250 thousand roubles
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)
- Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries
- Article 282.4 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Repeated propaganda or public display of Nazi or extremist symbols
- Article 354.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Full wording of the charges
in his publications on VKontakte, equated the actions of the USSR leadership, the Red Army and Soviet partisans with the actions of Adolf Hitler and Nazi troops.
Latest event
April 27, 2026 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 3 years.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years
· Criminal case opened
Andrey Polyakov`s case of public insults to the memory of the defenders of the Fatherland
· Criminal case opened
Andrei Polyakov's case of repeated display of prohibited symbols
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Persecution begins
Andrei Poliakov's case
Criminal case
Andrei Polyakov's case of repeated display of prohibited symbols
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Andrei Poliakov's case
Andrey Polyakov`s case of public insults to the memory of the defenders of the Fatherland
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
An activist, a resident of Tambov. A case of rehabilitation of Nazism was brought against him. Polyakov claims that he was prosecuted because of an appeal from a local Stalinist who claimed that Polyakov had spread false information about Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya, Stalin's order No. 428 "on scorched earth", the siege of Leningrad and the evacuation of the inhabitants of Stalingrad. During the investigation new episodes were added to the case. On 24 June 2022 he was sentenced to a fine of 250 thousand roubles.
In June 2023, Polyakov was detained and later a report was drawn up on him for production and distribution of extremist materials (Article 20.29 of the Code of Administrative Offences) because of his profile picture with a white-blue-white flag in the form of a heart in Telegram. Polyakov left Russia no later than August 2023: he reported threats of criminal charges against him.
In September, Tverdyi Znak Tambov reported that Polyakov was prosecuted for repeated propaganda and demonstration of Nazi or extremist symbols (Article 282.4 of the Criminal Code). At the same time his wife Ekaterina Logvinova was summoned for 14 consecutive interrogations. During one of them, the investigator confessed to Logvinova that his superiors "gave him a good beating" because Polyakov had managed to leave the country. Therefore, the investigator began to summon Logvinova for regular interrogations as a witness. The couple's underage children were also summoned for questioning.
In March 2024, it was reported that a case of public insults to the memory of the defenders of the Fatherland was brought against Polyakov.
In July 2025, one of Polyakov's criminal cases was brought to the court - he was accused not only of repeated propaganda and demonstration of Nazi or extremist symbols, but also of repeatedly discrediting the army.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Persecution episodes
- 3
Other people prosecuted under Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.