Kristina Rozhkova
Kristina Rozhkova, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 148 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public insult of the religious feelings in places of worship); Article 244 part 2 item a, Russian Criminal Code; “The case of the cemetery photoshoot”. Sentence (February 19, 2026): 2 years’ imprisonment with a 2-year probation period. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, July 6, 2025.
In brief
Saint Petersburg · Saint Petersburg · Artists
Sentence
1 year 6 months
2 years’ imprisonment with a 2-year probation period
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 148 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public insult of the religious feelings in places of worship
- Article 244 part 2 item a, Russian Criminal Code
Full wording of the charges
The reason for opening the case was a photo shoot in a cemetery with artist Anna Panteleeva, who was filmed topless in a BDSM costume.
Latest event
February 19, 2026 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 1 year 6 months.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, July 6, 2025
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 1 year 6 months
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Preventive measure: house arrest
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Persecution begins
The case of the cemetery photoshoot
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
The case of the cemetery photoshoot
- Case number
- 1-206/2025 (1-1036/2024;)
Other defendants in the case
- Yaroslava Gumennaia — At large, 1 year 6 months
- Sergei Evstiukhin — At large, 1 year 6 months
- Anna Panteleeva — At large, 1 year 6 months
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of St Petersburg and an artist, she was detained on 19 June 2024 as a suspect in a case of abuse of burial sites, following a photo shoot at a cemetery. Rozhkova maintains that she did not take part in the shoot. She was remanded in custody on 20 June, but on 15 August her preventive measure was changed to house arrest. On 19 February 2026, Rozhkova was sentenced to a two-year suspended sentence.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Preventive measures
- travel ban (written undertaking)
Other people prosecuted under Article 148 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.