Lyudmila Razumova
Lyudmila Razumova, born 1967, Tver Oblast. Charges: Article 115 part 2 item v, Russian Criminal Code (Minor bodily harm (with a weapon)); “Lyudmila Razumova's case of causing minor harm to health”, opened on April 1, 2025. Previously convicted under Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code; Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since April 14, 2022; place of detention: Penal colony No. 5, Tver Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, January 29, 2023.
In brief
Tver Oblast · Konakovo, NULL · Artists · Anti-war cases
Sentence
7 years
imprisonment in a general regime penal colony
Upheld June 6, 2024
Charges
- Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries (based on political, ideological, racial, national or religious hatred or enmity, or on grounds of hatred or enmity in relation to any social group)
- Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Vandalism committed by a group of people, or motivated by hatred or animosity
- Article 115 part 2 item v, Russian Criminal Code — Minor bodily harm (with a weapon)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, together with Alexander Martinov, she "posted on her page in one of the social networks, openly accessible to other users, video clips, presenting knowingly false information about the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to destroy cities and civilians in Ukraine", obtained from unofficial Russian sources, as well as using paint and stencils to "desecrate buildings and other structures" and "deface property" in the villages of Mokshino, Varaksino and Teshilovo, as well as in the village of Mirny and Novozavidovskii settlement - in particular, writing "Ukraine, forgive us" on the back wall of the shop "Candy".
Latest event
April 1, 2025 — criminal case opened
Lyudmila Razumova's case of causing minor harm to health
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, January 29, 2023
Timeline
· Criminal case opened
Lyudmila Razumova's case of causing minor harm to health
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 7 years
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for Tver Oblast
· Persecution begins
The case of residents of the Novozavidovskii settlement about "fakes" about the activities of the Russian Armed Forces on the territory of Ukraine
Criminal case
The case of residents of the Novozavidovskii settlement about "fakes" about the activities of the Russian Armed Forces on the territory of Ukraine
- Case number
- 1-33/2023 (1-321/2022;)
Other defendants in the case
- Alexander Martynov — Imprisoned, 6 years 6 months
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Lyudmila Razumova's case of causing minor harm to health
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 5, Tver Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
171161, Тверская область, г. Вышний Волочек, Ржевский тракт, д. 7, ФКУ «ИК № 5 УФСИН России по Тверской области», Разумова Людмила Александровна, 1967 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Artist, photojournalist. Detained and taken into custody in April 2022. Initially it was reported only that Razumova was accused of spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces, later it became known also about the charge of vandalism. At the investigation stage, Razumova admitted guilt, but during her last word she stated that she did not consider the videos she had published about the deaths of civilians in Ukraine to be "fakes". This was the reason for the resumption of the court investigation. In addition, Razumova said that the investigator blackmailed her child - her underage daughter. While in detention, she made a series of illustrations for Bulgakov's The White Guard.
On 7 March 2023, Razumova was sentenced to seven years.
In February 2025, Razumova was sent to a punishment cell in a penal colony for 14 days. The formal reason for this was that she allegedly "ate a candy from her neighbour's container". On 28 February, she went on a dry hunger strike.
In March Razumova was transferred to the prison hospital. On 24 March she had a conflict with another prisoner, Ksenia Nabatchikova. Razumova poured water on her in response to her aggressive action. After that, she attacked the artist, started beating and strangling her with a cord from a boiling pot, crossing it as a noose. On 22 April 2025, it became known that because of this conflict against Razumova initiated a case of causing minor harm to health. Razumova believes that Nabatchikova was deliberately placed with her in order to provoke a conflict.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Preventive measures
- pre-trial detention
- Persecution episodes
- 2
Other people prosecuted under Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.