Vladislav Vishnevsky
Vladislav Vishnevsky, born 2000, Zabaykalsky Krai. Charges: Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Vandalism committed by a group of people, or motivated by hatred or animosity); Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public calls for extremism (using mass media or the internet)); “The case of Chita anarchists”. Sentence (April 25, 2024): 1 year 6 months of compulsory labour. Status: location unknown. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, May 25, 2026.
In brief
Zabaykalsky Krai · Chita · Anti-war cases, Extremism cases
Sentence
1 year 6 months of compulsory labour
Upheld November 25, 2024
Charges
- Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Vandalism committed by a group of people, or motivated by hatred or animosity
- Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public calls for extremism (using mass media or the internet)
Latest event
May 25, 2026 — recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted on political grounds — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, May 25, 2026
Timeline
· Recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
The case of Chita anarchists
Other defendants in the case
- Lyubov Lizunova — Imprisoned, 3 years 6 months
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Chita. In January 2024, it became known that he is on the same case with Chita anarchists Alexander Snezhkov and Lyubov Lizunova, who attracted the attention of law enforcers because of the graffiti "Death to the regime" and the Telegram channels they maintained. Vishnevsky is accused of vandalism and calls for extremism. On 25 April 2024 he was sentenced to one and a half years of forced labour.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.